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Comment on Bungie announces final update for Destiny 2 in ~games
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Comment on Bungie announces final update for Destiny 2 in ~games
Macha Link ParentI don't even think they've put their eggs in marathon. Sony are just cutting their losses at this point: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mmfkf3v63c2tI don't even think they've put their eggs in marathon.
Sony are just cutting their losses at this point: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mmfkf3v63c2t
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Bungie announces final update for Destiny 2
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Comment on Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ in ~tech
Macha LinkOh, not the estonian/european taxi/micromobility app Bolt.Oh, not the estonian/european taxi/micromobility app Bolt.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
Macha Link ParentJellyfin has had hardware transcoding since the beginning, it was part of the initial feature set it inherited from EmbyJellyfin has had hardware transcoding since the beginning, it was part of the initial feature set it inherited from Emby
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Comment on What stock do you put in gut feelings? in ~talk
Macha Link ParentI think it's easy to remember the times avoiding your gut feeling lost a positive outcome, but equally it can go wrong the other way too. Like I sold all my Nvidia stock a few years ago, figuring...I think it's easy to remember the times avoiding your gut feeling lost a positive outcome, but equally it can go wrong the other way too.
Like I sold all my Nvidia stock a few years ago, figuring the crypto craze was somewhat of a local maximum for some time, especially with AMD looking like they were clawing their way back into the GPU game.
Needless to say, in reality nvidia's trajectory was somewhat different.
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Comment on Linux privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431) in ~comp
Macha Link ParentThe fix was quietly merged in at the start of the month so rolling release distros and those which frequently update their kernel have been patched. The distros doing "stable"/"LTS" branches on...The fix was quietly merged in at the start of the month so rolling release distros and those which frequently update their kernel have been patched. The distros doing "stable"/"LTS" branches on the other hand are generally not patched and are working out how to backport it to their older kernel versions.
Arch has had the fix for a while since they keep their kernel up to date.
NixOS has had patched kernels available if you used linux-latest, linux-6_18 or linux-6_19 which admittedly is not the default but is pretty common.
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Comment on IETF has published an IPv8 draft in ~comp
Macha (edited )Link ParentSimply stating something is backwards compatible does not make it so. You have a host address 205.76.34.212.98.132.0.123 - it wants to communicate with the server at 76.234.201.54.78.143.156.4 The...Simply stating something is backwards compatible does not make it so.
You have a host address 205.76.34.212.98.132.0.123 - it wants to communicate with the server at 76.234.201.54.78.143.156.4
The specification claims that the networks do not need modification. So this communication and routing needs to happen over the IPv4 address. What do you put in the source and destination field of the IPv4 packets? How does an intervening network get the packet to the right place?
The draft’s actual proposal is that network operators deploy a whole bunch of middleware and new protocols that will enable IPv8->IPv4 connectivity but that is only one sided (at least one end needs to be reachable over IPv4), doesn’t meet its own criteria of not modifying the networks, and all of this exists for IPv6 already and has not solved the chicken and egg problem of “why would you deploy an IPvX only service when N% of your clients can’t reach it” and “why would an ISP deploy IPvX infrastructure when no IPvX-only services exist?”
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Comment on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price drops to $22.99 USD/month in ~games
Macha Link ParentI wonder is there is more stickiness/activation energy/gravity with consumer subscriptions. Like if their raise last year was from $20 to $23, I probably wouldn’t have cancelled (probably, there...I wonder is there is more stickiness/activation energy/gravity with consumer subscriptions. Like if their raise last year was from $20 to $23, I probably wouldn’t have cancelled (probably, there was a little bit of “so soon” especially as all the streaming services were hiking prices around the same time). But conversely, now I have cancelled, dropping it back to $23 or even all the way back to $20 aren’t appealing enough to resub.
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Comment on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price drops to $22.99 USD/month in ~games
Macha LinkIt launched at $15/mo in 2019, raised to $20/mo in 2024, then tried to go all the way to $30/mo in 2025, which caused many people (including me) to decide it was a bridge too far. I guess this is...It launched at $15/mo in 2019, raised to $20/mo in 2024, then tried to go all the way to $30/mo in 2025, which caused many people (including me) to decide it was a bridge too far. I guess this is an attempt to regain customers they lost with the 2025 price hike.
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Comment on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election in ~society
Macha LinkI can't be the only one who's reaction was "Wait, he actually conceded?", was expecting at the very least yelling and claiming fraud.I can't be the only one who's reaction was "Wait, he actually conceded?", was expecting at the very least yelling and claiming fraud.
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Comment on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election in ~society
Macha Link ParentMy impression is Magyar is somewhat more democratic, more pro-European, but still fairly right wing by European standards. He was a former member of Orban's party when it was clear what it was,...My impression is Magyar is somewhat more democratic, more pro-European, but still fairly right wing by European standards. He was a former member of Orban's party when it was clear what it was, which does leave me with some reservations beyond just disagreeing with him politically, but it's at least directionally correct compared to more Orban.
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Comment on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted with molotov cocktail in ~tech
Macha Link ParentSadly what's actual happening is people are instead convincing people that it's the immigrants, wind turbines, trans kids playing sports, bike lanes etc... causing their problems and not the...Sadly what's actual happening is people are instead convincing people that it's the immigrants, wind turbines, trans kids playing sports, bike lanes etc... causing their problems and not the unchecked neoliberalism, then using that to push for even more unregulated capitalism.
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
Macha Link ParentIt's likely because supporting older devices is what has held them back from turning off older/weaker DRM and they want to tell publishers that new stuff will be locked down more.It's likely because supporting older devices is what has held them back from turning off older/weaker DRM and they want to tell publishers that new stuff will be locked down more.
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
Macha Link ParentI have one worse. I own a handful of domains. Various internet screennames, projects (launched or unlaunched), etc. I set these up with catch all inboxes and redirect to my main email address....I have one worse.
I own a handful of domains. Various internet screennames, projects (launched or unlaunched), etc. I set these up with catch all inboxes and redirect to my main email address.
Anyway, some years back a decently sized medical supply company rebranded to a name that was close in both spelling and phonetically to a domain I had had for about ten years.
I had to turn the catch all off after a few years of emails from technically illiterate GPs or their secretaries going "Hey, do you have any updates on the catheters for Joe Bloggs, we need them ASAP", often with references to (or in one or two cases, attached records) of these people's medical history...
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
Macha Link ParentHow is the request different from the status quo if you think that people should keep discussing the author? The post is asking for a change, what other change could it be?How is the request different from the status quo if you think that people should keep discussing the author? The post is asking for a change, what other change could it be?
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
Macha (edited )Link ParentRowling is the primary executive producer and as far as I know has creative control. This both means that a legacy style countering of her message is incredibly unlikely, and also she probably...Perhaps the show could be used as a vehicle to increase visibility and acceptance for LGBT+ and other marginalised communities.
Rowling is the primary executive producer and as far as I know has creative control. This both means that a legacy style countering of her message is incredibly unlikely, and also she probably gets a much bigger cut as it is adapting her novels directly and she’s a prominent member of the production, unlike legacy which merely licenses the franchise IP
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
Macha Link ParentThe request is "Please don't discuss what a bigot JKR is (and how it relates to where she is directing her largest expenditure) when discussing the new adaptation, as that makes HP fans...What exclusion? What rule is there that you can't make your own topic to discuss Rowlings real world damage? Why is it that the same people who feel the need to bring it up on any topic with her aren't requesting a weekly topic then? Tildes is for discussion, but that's clearly not the goal if you're going to veer off topic every single time. Further its not as if posting it every single time changes literally anything. The odds anyone here isn't well aware of the issues with Rowling are slim, and bluntly, it would probably be better severed to HAVE a dedicated topic on the issue if you think there are.
The request is "Please don't discuss what a bigot JKR is (and how it relates to where she is directing her largest expenditure) when discussing the new adaptation, as that makes HP fans uncomfortable". That is excluding a major aspect of the new productions. I didn't make the choice that JK Rowling was going to plow her fortune into "For Women Scotland" or set up the JK Rowling Women's Fund to take rights away from trans people (rather successfully, in the UK).
And that using her funds in a big way and achieving success is what makes Rowling different and worse than e.g. James Woods. Woods has some shit views. His actions based on those views have mainly been tweeting about them. That makes separating the art from the artist much easier. This also applies to people tweeting their takes on Israel/Palestine conflict. People tweeting their views are whatever, seperate the art from the artist if you like. If they declared that revenue from their properties was going directly to fund settlers or Hamas on the other hand, that might be a little harder.
I also think that what the original author and first executive producer says she is going to use her (presumably decently large) revenue share from the show is not off topic to announcements about the show.
I find it sad for the people who I know who grew up with Harry Potter that they're literally told "you can never discuss something that made a huge impact on your life because your creator sucks".
What's done is done. I too enjoyed the original books and movies as a kid growing up and it was a disappointment to see what Rowling became. I don't begrudge anyone for these properties having a place in their heart despite the author. But that doesn't mean you have to support the new adaptation (especially as it hopes to displace the movies they're apparently fond of).
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
Macha LinkIs this a goal people want? Especially to the exclusion of discussing the real harm the author is doing and will continue to do with the financial support this new work will bring. To take it to...- Exemplary
yall want to be a welcoming place for Potter fans to discuss that world
Is this a goal people want? Especially to the exclusion of discussing the real harm the author is doing and will continue to do with the financial support this new work will bring.
To take it to an extreme, do we want to be a "welcoming place for Nick Fuentes fans to discuss his works"? For a less extreme and somewhat more likely here example: If Neil Gaiman's work becomes the topic of a discussion, should people avoid discussing his actions?
The person who has made Rowling a political figure (and by extension caused her works to receive political commentary) is Rowling herself.
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Comment on Hisense TVs show ads during normal operation in ~tech
Macha Link ParentI have seen this claimed for years but never proven. It seems to be based on a Sony (iirc) patent for putting SIM cards in TVs that was never built, and one post on the Samsung forums several...I have seen this claimed for years but never proven. It seems to be based on a Sony (iirc) patent for putting SIM cards in TVs that was never built, and one post on the Samsung forums several years ago that given it has never been replicated, seems likely at this stage a house mate just connected the TV to the WiFi previously.
They probably won't delete any more content now, but with no dev team to port the deleted content (especially pre-BL content) I wouldn't count on it coming back. Theoretically BL-TFS seasons should be compatible but if they're even shutting down the rotation of seasonal events, I can't see them bringing seasonal stories back