vord's recent activity
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Comment on Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows in ~tv
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Comment on Dbrand has cancelled their "Companion Cube" Steam Machine case, because they didn't ask Valve for permission in ~games
vord Link ParentIt's a hell of a lot less profitable to license something. Seems that just blatantly bootlegging is worth a shot for a hefty margin before the IP owner even notices.It's a hell of a lot less profitable to license something. Seems that just blatantly bootlegging is worth a shot for a hefty margin before the IP owner even notices.
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Comment on Fines doubled as teens outsmart Australia's world-first social media ban in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentTo be clear, I mostly agree wirh you. This was more in the abstract 'I hate it but it is what it is' mentality you see everywhere. 'Club' was also shorthand for ' government announcements' or 'all...To be clear, I mostly agree wirh you. This was more in the abstract 'I hate it but it is what it is' mentality you see everywhere.
'Club' was also shorthand for ' government announcements' or 'all the local businesses.'
Most newer small businesses I've come across don't have websites, they have a few handles.
And, as with Walmart's rise, we collectively feel powerless, in part because Amazon is often dramatically cheaper.
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg's increasingly bizarre war on whistleblowers in ~tech
vord Link ParentYea just cause it's standard doesn't mean it should be legal. "Cult of Silicon Valley" indeed.Yea just cause it's standard doesn't mean it should be legal.
"Cult of Silicon Valley" indeed.
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Comment on Fines doubled as teens outsmart Australia's world-first social media ban in ~tech
vord Link ParentThen maybe they should have listened to those of us whom have been screaming about this for 25+ years and not the CEO who says that them being unregulated is 'good for growth.' Literally every...don't understand modern technology but understand damage is being done to society
Then maybe they should have listened to those of us whom have been screaming about this for 25+ years and not the CEO who says that them being unregulated is 'good for growth.'
Literally every step down this path we've had a giant surge of warnings from people who did understand, and they were promptly ignored because it was inconvenient.
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Comment on Fines doubled as teens outsmart Australia's world-first social media ban in ~tech
vord Link ParentOh, the disdain for all of those is real and palpable. But what are you gonna do? Be late to work instead of getting a rideshare? Not interact with the local clubs that only post news on one of...Oh, the disdain for all of those is real and palpable.
But what are you gonna do? Be late to work instead of getting a rideshare?
Not interact with the local clubs that only post news on one of the big social media platforms?
Not have a smartphone? Spend an hour driving around instead of just having Amazon deliver?
It's a feeling of helplessness and lack of genuine alternative. If it wasn't Amazon, it'd be Walmart.
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Comment on Modern, abstract art makes me angry in ~arts
vord Link ParentThat's one of those truisms where the need for such rigorous evaluations demonstrates that this absolutely did, does, and will occur though. And that the effectiveness of such is only good as the...That's one of those truisms where the need for such rigorous evaluations demonstrates that this absolutely did, does, and will occur though.
And that the effectiveness of such is only good as the hype not hitting the panel.....which I would say is far from assured.
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Comment on Agentic test processes, LLM benchmarks, and other notes on agentic coding in ~comp
vord LinkI use caveman mode unironically, and care not about performance or token-saving, but because without it the pychophantic babble-chatter is unbearable. I've noticed if I send Claude on a bug hunt...I use caveman mode unironically, and care not about performance or token-saving, but because without it the pychophantic babble-chatter is unbearable.
I've noticed if I send Claude on a bug hunt without caveman, and I give even the slightest hint what I think the problem might be, it presumes I'm a supergenious and blows smoke up my bum from here to Timbuktu.
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Comment on ‘Minions & Monsters’ fizzles over July 4th weekend with franchise-low $61 million debut, ‘Supergirl’ suffers brutal 74% drop in ~movies
vord LinkThey're expecting families to hit M&M after Pixar just dropped Toy Story 5? They just my $120. The theater will have to wait a month or so.They're expecting families to hit M&M after Pixar just dropped Toy Story 5?
They just my $120. The theater will have to wait a month or so.
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Comment on Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores in ~games
vord Link ParentYou know what...no. Sony doesn't get bonus points for keeping a service that they demanded for the console to function online. That's what sane people call 'the absolute bare minimum.' Just...You know what...no. Sony doesn't get bonus points for keeping a service that they demanded for the console to function online. That's what sane people call 'the absolute bare minimum.'
Just because other companies are even worse does not make their actions better.
Valve gets a lot of love because they do these bare minimums, and then some. I can still download and play the very first titles they released on Steam in 2003/4. They're still patching them periodically. I can still download every game I bought even if the publisher yanks it. And that's a pretty sad state of affairs that only 1 company in 20 years has been successful at that bare minimum.
There is precisely 0 reason that the PS3 server functionality rolled into the broader PlayStation offering other than "eh we don't feel like it and then people will just buy a new console and their games again."
Just because they decided it was defunct does not mean it is. Especially when it's obviously not a hardware limitation like "unpatchable firmware that can't do 802.11g."
Any service that is required for a given purchase to work should be forced to be kept online in perpetuity. And if they do want to desupport it? Then the source code gets deployed along with unlock keys and developer instructions to patch the devices in question.
If they don't want to do that? Then they should get precisely 0 legal protections from people cracking open their machines and DRM and reverse engineering and unlocking everything.
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Comment on Longshot - anyone has DVD or Blu ray of Convoy (1978) starring Kris Kristofferson, Burt Young and Ernest Borgnine in English? in ~movies
vord Link ParentA resounding testament to the benefits of crowdsourced archival projects.A resounding testament to the benefits of crowdsourced archival projects.
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Comment on A California farmer is giving away tons of nectarines that he’s not allowed to sell in ~food
vord LinkFuck everything about patented life. If you buy Glofish, and they reproduce, you are legally obligated to kill them. Life is life. You can patent your initial mechanism to make your initial...Fuck everything about patented life.
If you buy Glofish, and they reproduce, you are legally obligated to kill them.
Life is life. You can patent your initial mechanism to make your initial genetic modification.....but not reproductive rights.
Life should not be bound by IP law. Full stop.
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Comment on The biological dogma that women don’t make new eggs after birth may be wrong in ~science
vord Link ParentIt's actually kind of sad though, as it kills a nice mysticism. Motherhood was an unbroken chain of internal organs. My wife grew her daughter....and her grandchild's eggs. There is something...It's actually kind of sad though, as it kills a nice mysticism.
Motherhood was an unbroken chain of internal organs. My wife grew her daughter....and her grandchild's eggs.
There is something poetic about that.
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Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles in ~games
vord Link ParentKickstarter is also a patronage system. Just one-off grants to make stuff. You are correct: The nature of what is available will naturally shift. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.Kickstarter is also a patronage system. Just one-off grants to make stuff.
You are correct: The nature of what is available will naturally shift. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles in ~games
vord Link ParentThe problems we already have? Star Citizen? Duke Nukem Forever? Bad faith creators will generally only get a one-off support at best. Creator is paid at time of creation by zero or members of the...The problems we already have? Star Citizen? Duke Nukem Forever? Bad faith creators will generally only get a one-off support at best.
Creator is paid at time of creation by zero or members of the public. Ownership is public domain.
Distribution will sort itself out with time. Thousands of people already dedicate years of their time curating and distributing public domain works for free.
The easiest way to solve digital ownership is to dissolve the very concept of digital ownership. The work exists, it is free. We only need to pay creators to create in advance.
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Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles in ~games
vord Link ParentThe path is patreon-like development: Pay in advance, end good is free. Avoids all this nonsense entirely.The path is patreon-like development: Pay in advance, end good is free.
Avoids all this nonsense entirely.
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Comment on US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections in ~tech
vord LinkGood start. How about some privacy protections from private companies next? Used to be I could show up at Uhaul with a credit card, show the guy my ID, then they would physically inspect it, and...Good start. How about some privacy protections from private companies next?
Used to be I could show up at Uhaul with a credit card, show the guy my ID, then they would physically inspect it, and I'd drive off with my overpriced 30 yr old shitbox.
Now they basically just walk me through the website, including uploading the ID, DEMANDING EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION IF YOUR ID IS "TOO NEW", make me self-serve the inspection and dropoff while demanding my location.
I want a 'minimally required' law. If my ID needs checked, a staffer looking at it counts. I want a "no phone" law: I should never be required to use a phone or computer to do anything.
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Comment on ‘Supergirl’ fall to earth with $68m worldwide opening in ~movies
vord Link ParentAh yes, the good old self-fulfilling prophecy. "We can't make another female-led superhero movie...they always bomb!" (nevermind the Vogon-like marketting and timing)Ah yes, the good old self-fulfilling prophecy.
"We can't make another female-led superhero movie...they always bomb!"
(nevermind the Vogon-like marketting and timing)
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Comment on US releases powerful Anthropic model Mythos to some US companies in ~tech
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Comment on Power consumption of LLM's in ~tech
vord Link ParentAnd bear in mind model training costs never go down unless they stop training models entirely. The whole point is that they're maximizing available compute.And bear in mind model training costs never go down unless they stop training models entirely.
The whole point is that they're maximizing available compute.
Firefly was cut off at the knees. That finale was fine as a launching point for Season 2 that never happened.