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Comment on Babylon 5 is now free to watch on YouTube in ~tv
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Comment on Babylon 5 is now free to watch on YouTube in ~tv
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI think a separate topic at bare minimum, if only to let people know it's a thing. One option is a standalone topic with top-level comments for each individual episode. That's what we did in...I think a separate topic at bare minimum, if only to let people know it's a thing.
One option is a standalone topic with top-level comments for each individual episode. That's what we did in ~anime when we did a community watchthrough of Erased. Of course, that only had twelve episodes though. Probably not advisable to have a single topic for a show with 100+ episodes though, would be best to break it up somehow. I'd say either have one post for each season, or a monthly recurring thread with top level-comments to discuss the episodes released that month.
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Comment on Tubi will start featuring Warner Bros. Cartoons on March 1st in ~tv
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThe lineup has been like that for a while (though last I checked here last week, I was pleasantly surprised to see Dexter's Lab during the day). I remember one or two Christmases ago I checked the...The lineup has been like that for a while (though last I checked here last week, I was pleasantly surprised to see Dexter's Lab during the day). I remember one or two Christmases ago I checked the lineup to see if they were airing any nostalgic specials... Nope, absolutely no Christmas programming, but they were airing Wonder Woman for some reason.
Though I'm guessing your country doesn't have Adult Swim, if it's airing Totally Spies! at 2 am. That, or they decided the thinly veiled fetish stuff was too inappropriate for kids
I think Boomerang has also been geared more towards babies and toddlers for a bit. Though I remember even as a teen, they'd started airing older Cartoon Network originals alongside the old Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tunes stuff. That said, I remember the last time I tried to check out Tom and Jerry (years and years ago), there was something weird about the aspect ratio...? Can't remember the exact issue, but I think they basically stretched it to fill the screen instead of using black boxes. Really put me off since that's such a basic thing to do. Sincerely hope they don't still do that...
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Comment on Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say in ~society
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThat was a prior poisoning. Here's the Wikipedia page, and the section "Telephone conversation with an FSB agent" details a phone call Navalny himself made to an operative involved with it, while...That was a prior poisoning. Here's the Wikipedia page, and the section "Telephone conversation with an FSB agent" details a phone call Navalny himself made to an operative involved with it, while posing as someone else, to get him to confess. Pretty crazy stuff, I forgot about that phone call.
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Comment on Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say in ~society
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI wonder if they could detect he was poisoned based on physical symptoms, but wanted to determine which poison it was exactly before making a definitive announcement? Harder for Russia to deflect...I wonder if they could detect he was poisoned based on physical symptoms, but wanted to determine which poison it was exactly before making a definitive announcement? Harder for Russia to deflect responsibility when they can't even name the exact poison. I suspect poison dart frogs' neurotoxins aren't part of the typical screening process. This may be the first time I've heard of an actual murder committed with their toxins (at least, outside locals in their native regions using their toxins to coat weapons).
Thinking about it, the announcement also serves as a subtle warning to Russia that they will know to test for that specifically in the future. So, Russia is unlikely to use it again since it will be a dead giveaway given how unusual it is. Seriously, have there been any other murders or assassinations with this? Search results so far just bring up the generic "these frogs' poison is very deadly" articles or mentions of the show High Potential using it in one episode.
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Comment on Babylon 5 is now free to watch on YouTube in ~tv
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI'd be down for a weekly discussion thread. I've never seen it and wouldn't watch it solo, but it'd be fun to have the chance to discuss a show online! Especially one as beloved as this.I'd be down for a weekly discussion thread. I've never seen it and wouldn't watch it solo, but it'd be fun to have the chance to discuss a show online! Especially one as beloved as this.
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Comment on CGA-2026-02 🕹️🚗 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Racing Lagoon in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentGlad you enjoyed the writeup! I don't think emulating it on my 3DS would have occurred to me if JC hadn't linked that guide. It's definitely a bit surreal. I'd been planning to take my Switch on...Glad you enjoyed the writeup! I don't think emulating it on my 3DS would have occurred to me if JC hadn't linked that guide. It's definitely a bit surreal. I'd been planning to take my Switch on our upcoming trip to play some visual novels, but given how long this game's campaign reportedly is, I might just take my 3DS and books instead. I'd be taking it anyway in hopes of getting some Street Passes (man I miss that), and the 3DS is definitely more portable!
As a little side-note, really hope it's not too hard because I had no clue how to get the "easy mode" save to my 3DS, and my internet is apparently going to be spotty. Should probably look up tips and advice in advance just to be safe. xD
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Comment on CGA-2026-02 🕹️🚗 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Racing Lagoon in ~games
CannibalisticApple LinkSo, have I started yet? Nope. But I am now prepared, because I just spent the past two hours getting ready to play it on my 3DS. Was already planning on it after @J-Chiptunator posted this handy...- Exemplary
So, have I started yet? Nope. But I am now prepared, because I just spent the past two hours getting ready to play it on my 3DS. Was already planning on it after @J-Chiptunator posted this handy guide for emulating PS1 on the 3DS, and then I doubled down because we're going on a trip this month for like 10 days and there's no way I would have time to play it. This was an adventure since I have never emulated a PS1 game on... anything, actually. And apparently it includes more steps than emulating Nintendo stuff.
So! Allow me to give you some tips! And I'll add a TL;DR at the bottom with those tips in a more succinct form. Because this post ended up being a recounting of my full adventure because it's now going on 3 AM and my brain is in a weird state after spending two hours stressing out over my poor laptop crying at the strain I put on its overloaded cyberbrain.
For context: I have a modded 3DS, and have a Macbook that hasn't had the OS updated in years, so it's on OS 10.15.6, Catalina. I also have homebrew already installed.
Of note, the guide's segment about converting files to CHD is apparently written specifically for Mac and requires OS 10.13 and above. Convenient, right?
...Yeah, so that failed for me. A good chunk of those two hours was just waiting for the terminal to update my outdated homebrew and install rom-tools, and from that I found out my Xcode is so out of date I'd have to download the latest compatible version from online. (On that note, I also managed to log into my Apple ID for the first time in years! ...I'm starting to suspect that's the actual reason my computer stopped pestering me to do system updates.) And the file I could find is apparently 10 GB, and my laptop said something about having 9 GB of free space. So. I tried installing rom-tools, and I still cannot say whether it downloaded or not. I just know that when I tried the commands later, it gave me errors that the file could not be found, and eventually my attempts to try "chdman" on its own brought up errors at which point I gave up on that method.
Here's another fun discovery I made while waiting for the terminal to maybe-maybe-not install the rom-tools! The English translation patch from Patreon needs Windows to work since it includes a .exe file as basically the first step.
...Yeah. That's a big roadblock on Mac.
Luckily, when searching for the Japanese rom, I saw a link that said "Racing Lagoon (Full English)" and decided to download it and hope it had the patch already applied. To test whether it was, indeed, English, I then booted up OpenEmu, a handy emulator on Mac (highly recommend, it's basically a bunch of emulators in one program) and... got to spend time trying to figure out how the heck to get PS1 to work because it gave me an error about needing three PS1 BIOS files.
Tangential Adventures in Troubleshooting OpenEmu!
So first step: I needed to look up what those files. A quick Google search for the names brought me to multiple posts linking a repository on Archive.org for files relating to OpenEmu, which demanded an account to view all the files this time. And then began the eternal loading when I tried to log in with a Google account. ...And also gave me an error when I asked it to "email me a key" instead.
Around this time, it came to my attention that Google was acting way too slow and just not loading. Perhaps due to something weird on Google's end, or possibly due to my computer being overloaded. (Again, my laptop showed only 9 GB of free space at some point in this process. And during 90% of the two hours, the terminal was trying to run the install rom-tools command. This poor thing was running at full power.) So I went to duckduckgo.com, and eventually I found a link to a site that DID have the BIOS files (two of which were apparently already downloaded at some point in the past, since they showed up with a "(1)" at the end of the name).
So I get them in, and the game finally opens. A long intro plays regardless of button pushing, with lovely looking English language credits. So lovely looking, in fact, I immediately wonder if they're part of the original game. I finally reach the start menu, and... the keyboard does nothing, OpenEmu does not recognize it. Turns out I needed to mess with app input permissions a bit to finally get the controls working. Though before that, I also added the Japanese ROM I'd already installed, just to double check the credits.
Here's a fun heads up: the opening and start menu are all written in English in the original, Japanese release. It's not until you reach "new game" and it asks you to pick a save slot that it finally shows some Japanese text at the bottom of the screen. So if you want to confirm the patch worked, you'll need to get to that point. On a brighter note: There is indeed a pre-patched English version somewhere out there. Great news for a Mac user like me!
And this brings me to the final piece of advice: if, like me, anyone uses a Mac and needs to convert it to a CHD? I found this. A glorious, brilliant online CHD Creator for cue+bin files, using MAME with "processing happens locally on your own machine". It's incredibly simple: just make a new folder, drag the .cue and .bin file into it, and upload the folder. Seriously, way simpler than messing with the terminal. (Side note: It's part of a larger site for a small team dedicated to researching and building emulators. Might be some other useful stuff on there!)
I found it in this reddit post from one month ago, and am currently trying to figure out how to express my gratitude and whether I can send these glorious human being an invite to Tildes, and if so how to do it without sounding like I'm a scammer. (It's
2:303:20 AM and I spent the past two hours dealing with my laptop running out of memory. My brain is at a weird rambly point where I think I'm high on the relief of success after a long struggle, and I probably shouldn't communicate with anyone.)From that same post, someone also shared a link to https://romtools.io/ which has a bunch of useful tools for people! In my case, I used the handy Rom Checker to check if the CHD file would work. Just a quick heads up: for me at least, the game lingers on a black screen for a few seconds before the SquareEnix logo appears, so be patient.
...And a final tangent about my struggles: I had a very choppy experience with that tester initially, because at that point my laptop threw up a "You're out of memory, force quit unused applications now" window. So that was fun. And after force-quitting everything and deleting the now-useless Japanese ROM and English patch along with some other files (and one game... maybe), I now have apparently 21.44 GB of free space. I've decided to just accept it and leave it there. I did confirm the Rom Tester runs at a normal speed when my laptop isn't actively crying out for mercy. So, good tool!
Luckily, the rest of it went smoothly. The part of the guide talking about setting up Retroarch is much more straightforward. After plugging in my 3DS's micro SD card, I followed the rest of the guide and tested it, and confirmed the game works. It runs probably as smooth as you can expect a PS1 game to run on a New Nintendo 3DS. It did give me a little pop-up that said "Playstation BIOS not found", but... eh, it boots and doesn't seem to stutter. It's probably fine. Please be fine, my heart can't take any more problems.
Thus concludes my adventures.
TL;DR: The Advice
- This guide works for the RetroArch setup. Download all the files the guide tells you. Zero problems.
- When you need to convert the .cue/.bin files to .chd: Save yourself the headache and just use this site. Seriously, this probably would have saved me at least an hour. You can also use the Rom Tester on this site to confirm the output works if you're worried about that.
- For people not patching this on Windows: The fan translation patch uses a .exe file to apply it. Look for the "Full English" version if your device can't run those. I won't link it, but it's easy to find.
(Actually, chances are you'll find it before the original Japanese ROM) - A final note for everyone: the game's opening and menu are already written in English in the original version. If you want to test if the game is properly patched or the full English, you'll need to get to the point where it asks you to choose a save slot.
So I hope that helps someone! I'm going to go crash in bed now.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentGlad you enjoyed it! The mechanics sound really unique and like a whole lot of fun. Destroying the environment is always fun, but it's so rare to do it with fire. A shame it's so short, but...Glad you enjoyed it! The mechanics sound really unique and like a whole lot of fun. Destroying the environment is always fun, but it's so rare to do it with fire. A shame it's so short, but perhaps it's better to have it be short and polished.
It made me wonder if the developer is the type to release DLC or expand the game later. And turns out they recently dropped a demo for a sequel! Hopefully it will be just as good as the first, and longer!
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Comment on archive.today is directing a DDOS attack against my blog in ~tech
CannibalisticApple Link ParentHaving read the original blog post that started this whole mess, it doesn't really read like an attempt to dox the site's owner. It reads to me as a writeup of someone getting curious about the...Having read the original blog post that started this whole mess, it doesn't really read like an attempt to dox the site's owner. It reads to me as a writeup of someone getting curious about the details of the background and workings of a widely-used online service, and writing down their exploration into the surrounding rabbithole. I've read countless similar write-ups over the years, people share them because it's just interesting to them and figure others will also find it interesting.
In a vacuum, it actually reads pretty positively to me compared to a lot of such write-ups. It literally ends with "It’s a testament to their persistence that they’re managed to keep this up for over 10 years, and I for one will be buying Denis/Masha/whoever a well deserved cup of coffee." Without the DDOS attack, I would've found the whole thing pretty neat and gotten some more respect for the creator.
Meanwhile, the webmaster's responses are seriously just... Crazy. Started with a GDPR complaint, followed by a polite enough email request to remove the article temporarily, and then moved on to DDOS attacks by the next day after not getting a response. And... Was possibly the person to initially bring the DDOS attacks to public attention on Hacker News?? Because the name "rabinovich" is one of the names linked to archive.today, so... It's really weird.
And then they moved on to attack the character of his grandfather by accusing him of being an ex-Nazi who changed his name in 1944 to hide his Nazi history? And also claim Jani's family must have insisted he not use the family name for the blog's URL because they were ashamed of him and didn't want the blog associated with them?? Seriously, check out the webmaster's Tumblr. It's just spitting a bunch of ridiculous accusations and blatant character attacks.
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Comment on Europe’s $24 trillion breakup with Visa and Mastercard has begun in ~finance
CannibalisticApple LinkAs an American, I support this because it is disturbing how much control Visa and Mastercard have over global industries. First came to my attention when Steam removed many games due to payment...As an American, I support this because it is disturbing how much control Visa and Mastercard have over global industries. First came to my attention when Steam removed many games due to payment processors demanding they censor certain NSFW content, which took me down a rabbithole of payment processors can control content. Here's another post I made about a change.org petition relating to the situation, with links to various sources that expand on the problems with this.
There are a lot of examples of Japanese businesses in particular, operating in Japan and selling to Japanese citizens, having to fight payment processors about selling adult content. The demands had nothing to do with local laws, but just Visa and Mastercard's own sensibilities.
If Visa and Mastercard stop working with a digital storefront, then that store loses countless customers due to just not having a way to pay. And with the direction the US is heading, I don't know how strict their guidelines will become to appease the government. The world desperately needs non-US-based payment processors.
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Comment on Nine dead after shooter opens fire at Canadian high school in ~news
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI've mentioned this many times in the past, but one of the most disturbing things about being an American is how desensitized we are to mass shootings. Especially because I can distantly remember...I've mentioned this many times in the past, but one of the most disturbing things about being an American is how desensitized we are to mass shootings. Especially because I can distantly remember a time when we weren't this desensitized. My mom talked about going on vacation shortly after Columbine and learning their waitress was from there, and the waitress commented, "Yeah, people didn't used to know it but now everyone does." There was a genuine shock that permeated everyone. To this day, Columbine holds an almost mythical status among mass shootings.
Now though, shootings are common enough that when I saw a video about how the Brown University shooter was identified, it took me a minute to place it. At the time it was notable because he didn't die or get apprehended like most mass shooters, and then he did go on to shoot someone. I was even fairly active on the thread about it, and had a whole tangent about how this was common enough to notice a pattern and have general expectations of mass shooters, which this shooter broke.
And yet even then, I forgot about it within less than two months. It quickly became just another of the countless mass shootings that plague this country.
In retrospect, I think this desensitization was already in place by the time the Sandy Hook shooting happened. I was most likely the first person in my school aware of it because I saw a headline on my laptop about a shooting at the end of lunch. I didn't bother clicking it and reading about it though, and didn't see an urgent need to mention it to people. Even back then, I think I was already kind of "used" to it and didn't see it as something horrifying enough to derail the day.
I've long thought that Sandy Hook was our last real chance to get gun violence under control, but now I think we may have already been too far gone. We definitely are now.
In comparison, I'm glad to see other countries are still able to be shocked and horrified by shootings. I sincerely hope they never lose that sense of horror, because this is something no one should become numb to. It's too late for the United States, but if we can serve as an example of how bad it can get and give other countries incentive to never reach this point, then at least I can take comfort in that.
I sincerely hope that the general horror and grief felt by all of Canada means they won't hyper-focus on politicizing the shooter's gender identity over the rest of the tragedy.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
CannibalisticApple LinkEnded up watching six episodes of Violet Evergarden! It's very nice and heartfelt, and the animation is also beautiful. I'm sure plenty of people have raved about it already. (Though I want to...Ended up watching six episodes of Violet Evergarden! It's very nice and heartfelt, and the animation is also beautiful. I'm sure plenty of people have raved about it already. (Though I want to express my shock that she is FOURTEEN. I thought she'd be 16/17!!)
Anyways, this comment is going to be about the Dub vs Sub.
I can be picky about the version not because of the voices or acting, but because of how dubs can change the dialogue. Minor changes in word choice can really alter a character's personality or the meaning of their words. So I decided to first try English with subtitles for Violet Evergarden, and was happily surprised to find that the dub was VERY close to the subtitles. I even thought the subtitles were just captions at first before someone finally said a different line. So I was happy to watch it with dub voices, but I kept the subtitles on just to see minor differences (had fun doing that with Erased a couple years back).
That is how I got to notice a funny detail: the English dub avoids mentioning Charlotte and Damian's ages.
When Alberta first mentions Damian, the subtitles explicitly said he was 24 while the dub said he was 10 years older. I thought that was a bit odd, but didn't clue into the intention until Charlotte talks about her tenth birthday party. The dub makes a point to NEVER say her age, just a vague "when I came of age" instead. Subtitles meanwhile even have her mention how "10 is considered of age for marriage in the royal family", but the dub just keeps it vague.
On the one hand, I get why they don't want to openly point out this is a romance between a 14-year-old and a 24-year-old. That is genuinely icky, and a lot of people would get stuck on that age gap.
On the other hand, I know that such age gaps and underage brides were historically very common in royal marriages. If anything, I was happy to see a fictional one where the bride was happy and liked her partner, and he liked her back. Usually fictional royal romances are between people of the same age, or are very unhappy since it's arranged, so this one felt a bit more "realistic" than most. The marriage was for political reasons and there's an age gap, but the two have long-term compatibility from what we see.
Still. When I realized the dub was avoiding any references to Charlotte's age, I actually laughed. In part because she does look more like a 14-year-old to me than Violet. Seriously still in shock about that! Most shocking part of the series so far!!
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Comment on new Date("wtf"); How well do you know JavaScript's Date class? in ~comp
CannibalisticApple Link ParentSo, how would you define the end of your notice period using the Date class? c:So, how would you define the end of your notice period using the Date class? c:
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Comment on Nine dead after shooter opens fire at Canadian high school in ~news
CannibalisticApple Link ParentIt sucks, but I think it's mainly there for safety and because they collect it anyway. They likely keep on top of that information so they can avoid routing people through dangerous places, so...It sucks, but I think it's mainly there for safety and because they collect it anyway. They likely keep on top of that information so they can avoid routing people through dangerous places, so makes sense to just make it a public pin rather than only internally flag it. Looking it up, I found this Reddit post with a screenshot of an alert for "London Bridge violence" back when that stabbing incident happened, and mentions of alerts for terrorist attacks like the Barcelona van attack.
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Comment on new Date("wtf"); How well do you know JavaScript's Date class? in ~comp
CannibalisticApple LinkI got 11 right somehow despite being very rusty in JavaScript. Nice way to highlight how convoluted the date system is. I was starting to fear it would manually count all months after the start...I got 11 right somehow despite being very rusty in JavaScript. Nice way to highlight how convoluted the date system is.
I was starting to fear it would manually count all months after the start date one by one... And that may actually be more logical than how it actually works.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
CannibalisticApple LinkLast night I started watching Shiboyugi / Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table on Netflix. The concept is some kind of messed-up future or something where girls participate in death games...Last night I started watching Shiboyugi / Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table on Netflix. The concept is some kind of messed-up future or something where girls participate in death games to earn money. The main character is a veteran (first episode is her 28th game) and has a goal to win 99 death games.
And... my word, this is the prettiest death game anime I've ever seen.
The art is genuinely some of the prettiest I've seen. It feels genuinely ethereal at times. There are also many shots where they zoom out and are featureless with no outlines. The aesthetic of those distinctly reminds me of some shots from the game Your Turn to Die.
It's also not gorey. That's probably my biggest complaint about death game series, they're more focused on gore and shock value, but Shiboyugi bypasses that.
Minor Spoiler about how Blood is Handled
Somehow, participants' blood is replaced with stuffing as part of a "Preservation System" meant to both prolong their lives, and avoid squicking the people watching it in-universe. We find out when one girl dies in a gruesome trap but doesn't bleed, there's just stuffing everywhere. The Preservation System also means that (most?) damage can be fixed after the game ends. Blood loss isn't really a concern, one character loses a hand to a trap but doesn't really need first aid or anything special to avoid bleeding out.
Heck, even stuff that SHOULD be fatal doesn't seem to be as instantly lethal. One girl gets carried around after having her body blown up and losing her legs. She's a bit out of it when she wakes up, but she doesn't have any of the usual symptoms from blood loss.
So uh... Dismemberment is a fairly casual option to veteran players. This adds a whole new dimension to players' potential choices in death games.
Because of this lack of blood, the series doesn't focus on shock or gore like most death games, but more on the characters and games themselves. And it makes it stand out in the genre.
So far I've seen two games, and both are fairly creative. The first episode is about an escape room-type game from a mansion with some traps and puzzles that can require some sacrifice. The second game is in a dark, abandoned building that they need to descend to the bottom floor. Can't say more without spoiling it, but the game's design was definitely leaning more into the psychological aspect than constant physical peril.
Both those games involved teamwork to reach the end, while leaving room for betrayal only at the last moment. So far it's largely avoided the typical "hope spots" a lot of death game series have where they think they've survived only to get cruelly blindsided by a sudden twist as someone unexpectedly dies. It doesn't linger on the angst or brutality of each death, while also not just completely brushing them aside, if that makes sense?
Besides that, the protagonist is refreshing. She states her play style is altruistic and she'll try her best to ensure as many people survive as possible, and she means it, but she's not the overly optimistic hero trying to defy impossible odds to save everyone. She's incredibly realistic: she knows people will die, and is willing to sacrifice people as needed. She helps people survive, gives newbies guidance, and keeps them from freaking out because it raises her chance of survival (and also her ratings with the viewers). She has rules for herself, and pointedly doesn't get hung up over people who die. Her primary goal is ultimately survival.
She's not bad or evil or callous, and her morality definitely leans more into good, but she's not naively optimistic and cheerful. She approaches the games as a job (and to her, it is).
Just, a pretty refreshing take on the death game genre. (And seriously, so PRETTY. The aesthetic makes me think of Sailor Moon Crystal, except the art and anatomy is actually good xD)
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
CannibalisticApple Link ParentFor me personally, one of the big issues really is just moving the communities that have been built exclusively on Discord. People will be more likely to move to a similar platform. So if Discord...For me personally, one of the big issues really is just moving the communities that have been built exclusively on Discord. People will be more likely to move to a similar platform. So if Discord disappears, I have no idea where we'd all go.
At bare minimum, I think most communities would want: fairly easy installation and setup; real-time text-based chat; the ability to DM people; message history that isn't session-specific; and to be able to send images.
Yeah... Looking for alternatives with even just those features is surprisingly limited. It gets harder when you want more of Discord's features like voice chat or screen sharing. We can at least break those up a bit among various other programs, but... It's going to be a very annoying transition for people who use all those features on Discord.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentBehold, the Bundle Browser of Randombundlegame.com! As far as I recall it started after the Racial Inequality bundle (I think the first charity mega bundle, maybe?), and typically updates with new...Behold, the Bundle Browser of Randombundlegame.com! As far as I recall it started after the Racial Inequality bundle (I think the first charity mega bundle, maybe?), and typically updates with new charity mega bundles. I assume this one will be added in the near future.
Also, I think these massive charity bundles can gain more games as the days go on? I could swear at least one had some new additions during the timespan as more developers submitted to it. Not sure if that's standard or not.
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
CannibalisticApple Link ParentDo you have a source on Zendesk being the one breached? I'm not asking to be snarky or combating, I'm genuinely asking because I'm finding sources (namely Discord itself) claiming it's a company...Do you have a source on Zendesk being the one breached? I'm not asking to be snarky or combating, I'm genuinely asking because I'm finding sources (namely Discord itself) claiming it's a company called 5CA that was breached. I initially only found articles referencing 5CA (if they named the vendor at all), and after I saw your comments mentioning Zendesk I had to dig a bit to find some.
Based on this site, the leak was first attributed to Zendesk and then Discord publicly named 5CA as the vendor. Both 5CA and Zendesk naturally denied being the ones hacked. And... That's essentially all I can really confirm.
Honestly, it's a bit confusing trying to sort out where, exactly, the breach happened. A lot of the articles are from right when the breach was announced, or after Discord named 5CA. And with today's announcement, there's even more articles to sift through. This is one of the few more in-depth writeups I can find from after October, with a focus on 5CA, but I have no clue how accurate or reputable that particular site (or writer?) is. There was a failure at some point, and the fact it's not clear where that failure point was doesn't really sit well with me given how major of a breach this is. If you have some a source that goes more in-depth, I'd really appreciate it.
That aside, to address your first point, I'll just quote the relevant bit from the Discord blog post I shared:
Privacy-protecting process. Discord and k-ID do not permanently store personal identity documents or users’ video selfies. Images of a user's identity documents and ID match selfies are deleted directly after their age group is confirmed, and the video selfie used for facial age estimation never leaves their device.
Succinct and direct promise to users that they will delete images of identity documents and ID match selfies. I'll grant you that it specifies "Discord and k-ID", which does leave some leeway to argue they never promised the same of third party vendors. They also don't use the word "immediately" or any language to specify when it would be deleted. Which is arguably just as bad, because that bullet point in their statement implies an explicit promise that they'll secure our privacy while leaving Discord leeway to avoid or minimize accountability precisely in cases like this.
Just... Discord really hasn't done anything to convince me (and others) that they've taken measures to ensure this never happens again. After that breach, I and many others just don't want to risk giving our government-issued IDs to any private companies over the internet. It really doesn't matter who was hacked, just that it happened to Discord users once and we don't want it to happen to us.
The post would be monthly in that case, but discussion would still be weekly. A new top level comment would be made each week to discuss the latest episode. "Episode 1 discussion here!" "Episode 2 discussion here!" Etc.
It's just one option. Maybe we can make an individual thread first to gauge interest in a community watchthrough, and formats people would like?