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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentIt is a form of communication, sure, but it can't communicate anything more than how many people agreed with a post. That doesn't add any value to the conversation, it just adds a social cue for...It is a form of communication, sure, but it can't communicate anything more than how many people agreed with a post. That doesn't add any value to the conversation, it just adds a social cue for everyone else to feel pressured to agree with the more popular comment, rather than reading all of them and making their own decision.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentYou were talking about only using the voting system as a feed-in to the trust system, but I don't know what that means. I am talking about not using the voting system at all.You were talking about only using the voting system as a feed-in to the trust system, but I don't know what that means. I am talking about not using the voting system at all.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link ParentI think that tying games to some kind of social profile is a bad expectation to have. A lot of people use this, but when these systems are built, they usually aren't voluntary (Like steam) and you...I think that tying games to some kind of social profile is a bad expectation to have. A lot of people use this, but when these systems are built, they usually aren't voluntary (Like steam) and you have to resist them to maintain privacy.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentThe only rules about behavior in the code of conduct say that you can't incite violence against other individuals here, and that you can't post anything illegal, or pretend to be someone else....The only rules about behavior in the code of conduct say that you can't incite violence against other individuals here, and that you can't post anything illegal, or pretend to be someone else. Anything else is OK behavior. If you don't like that, nothing stops you from replying to comments you don't like and explaining why. Anything more than that is censorship.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentIf you are the only person not influenced by the voting system. It isn't meaningful because it doesn't stop the voting system from changing the behavior of the community. The problem with the...If you are the only person not influenced by the voting system. It isn't meaningful because it doesn't stop the voting system from changing the behavior of the community. The problem with the voting system happens in everyone's interactions with the voting system, not just your own.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link Parentpeople who are new to Linux will always exist; but its a bad idea to assume that this is some kind of unchanging state. Everyone has been new to windows and not known how to use it's interface;...people who are new to Linux will always exist; but its a bad idea to assume that this is some kind of unchanging state. Everyone has been new to windows and not known how to use it's interface; Linux isn't different. There isn't anything that makes the interface to Linux "not casual" or a big deal to know how to use compared to any other operating system. If you believe in some kind of social idea that it's too difficult, that just makes it into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link ParentLinux has most of it's features as command-line only, while windows has GUI's for almost all of it's functions. People being new to Linux is just like being new to any other operating system; you...Linux has most of it's features as command-line only, while windows has GUI's for almost all of it's functions. People being new to Linux is just like being new to any other operating system; you have to learn how to use it.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentThe voting system is designed as a form of "soft-censorship" by hiding posts that aren't voted on at the bottom of the page. The idea about picking battles or socializing new members by ignoring...The voting system is designed as a form of "soft-censorship" by hiding posts that aren't voted on at the bottom of the page. The idea about picking battles or socializing new members by ignoring them is the mindset that voting systems and online handles create. It formalizes a hive-mind control over what is and isn't posted and makes it worse by turning it into a first-class feature of the website. You said earlier in your post that it's not about enforcing a hive mind, and then proceeded to talk about how people have to "pick their battles" and "helping new members understand the opinions of the community"; which is exactly how the voting system teaches users to adopt the opinions of the community and only express those opinions if they want other people to see their posts.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentIf people want to express themselves, they can do it with words. There is more to participation than just clicking on a like button. You shouldn't see forums as a game about influencing people but...If people want to express themselves, they can do it with words. There is more to participation than just clicking on a like button. You shouldn't see forums as a game about influencing people but as a place to talk to other people.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link ParentMost things on Linux can't be done with a GUI, and the Linux GUI options are a lot worse than the GUI in windows. The average gamer uses Windows, and not Linux. So when you distribute software for...Most things on Linux can't be done with a GUI, and the Linux GUI options are a lot worse than the GUI in windows. The average gamer uses Windows, and not Linux. So when you distribute software for Linux, you're already making software for people who are not your average user.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentIt's not meaningful for one person to opt-out of the voting system, because everyone else is still being influenced by it.It's not meaningful for one person to opt-out of the voting system, because everyone else is still being influenced by it.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentIf you are just writing comments to maximize the amount of praise you get for them, then you are not really using this place as a way to express yourself. The quality of a post is not an extension...If you are just writing comments to maximize the amount of praise you get for them, then you are not really using this place as a way to express yourself. The quality of a post is not an extension of what other people think of it. When you let other people decide your behavior like that, you stop being an individual.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link ParentThe command line is how you interact with Linux. You have to at least be able to assume that your users know how to use their own computer.The command line is how you interact with Linux. You have to at least be able to assume that your users know how to use their own computer.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link ParentGOG could write it's own package manager, and that would be fine. Very different from writing a whole client on Linux.GOG could write it's own package manager, and that would be fine. Very different from writing a whole client on Linux.
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Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games
ika Link ParentIt's not complicated and it doesn't take a long time to compile software. The reason you would do it is mostly because the source code works on any distro if you compile it, while package formats...It's not complicated and it doesn't take a long time to compile software. The reason you would do it is mostly because the source code works on any distro if you compile it, while package formats only work on specific distros. So it's easier to compile.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown in ~news
ika LinkGiuliani is a huge Zionist so of course he would say that. The recent anti-Iranian actions happening now are a direct response to the US/Israeli/Saudi political and military failure in Syria. In...Giuliani is a huge Zionist so of course he would say that. The recent anti-Iranian actions happening now are a direct response to the US/Israeli/Saudi political and military failure in Syria. In the US government, only people who are loyal to foreign (jewish) interests support a new war against Iran.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
ika Link ParentI was only really talking about the comments, because we already can choose how links are ordered without the voting system- the "newest" sorting and the "activity" sorting and the "most comments"...I was only really talking about the comments, because we already can choose how links are ordered without the voting system- the "newest" sorting and the "activity" sorting and the "most comments" sorting.
Even then I don't think the sorting of the links matters. How interesting a link is to you isn't just an extension of what other people think about it.
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Comment on Should comments show votes? in ~tildes
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Comment on Donald Trump administration seeks to limit access to visas or US residency for immigrants who use or are likely to use public assistance in ~news
ika LinkThis is good. We don't pay into the tax system to care for foreigners.This is good. We don't pay into the tax system to care for foreigners.
It would be difficult to compile an AAA game. But compilation is how it should be done whenever possible. If your software really has nothing malicious to hide, like many AAA games do, then anyone should be able to read the source code and try to compile it, at the very least.