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  1. Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | Cinematic story trailer in ~games

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    You sound just like me. I spent a good chunk of my life in Halo 3 multiplayer. I thought Infinite was a good start but there were too many little changes that disrupted things. No friendly fire,...

    You sound just like me. I spent a good chunk of my life in Halo 3 multiplayer.

    I thought Infinite was a good start but there were too many little changes that disrupted things.

    No friendly fire, no collision with teammates, vehicles being made out of paper, vehicle handling still feeling off, the weird vehicle drop in system, map design forcing vehicles into tight corridors.

    The whole launch of Infinite was just weird. It was like they were surprised by their own release and didn't have any plans ready for post launch stuff. The whole thing about "the UI doesn't support additional game modes" or whatever it was they said was wild.

    6 votes
  2. Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | Cinematic story trailer in ~games

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    Oh yeah, I forgot it did actually release on Mac too.

    Oh yeah, I forgot it did actually release on Mac too.

  3. Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | Cinematic story trailer in ~games

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    Anyone I know who used to be into Halo is pretty much over it after 343's (mis)handling of the franchise. I'm still open to being won over but my expectations from Microsoft/343/Halo Studios are...

    Anyone I know who used to be into Halo is pretty much over it after 343's (mis)handling of the franchise.

    I'm still open to being won over but my expectations from Microsoft/343/Halo Studios are at rock bottom.

    Also, it's not in this video but I believe the video showing parts of the new prequel missions showed what seems like a possibly significant alteration to the Master Chief's timeline.

    4 votes
  4. Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | Cinematic story trailer in ~games

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    Xbox release PC release Anniversary remaster MCC Now this

    Xbox release
    PC release
    Anniversary remaster
    MCC
    Now this

    4 votes
  5. Comment on US Pentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasion in ~society

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    If only there was anything we could do about that that didn't involve military action. I'm not well-versed in Cuban-US relations so someone please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the US...

    “Having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States.”

    If only there was anything we could do about that that didn't involve military action.

    I'm not well-versed in Cuban-US relations so someone please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the US embargo/blockade and US treatment of Cuba in general a big part of why Cuba is in state it is today?

    15 votes
  6. Comment on America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices in ~life

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    Yeah, to exaggerate a bit, this feels like banning books in class because kids were reading ahead instead of listening or banning paper because kids were drawing.

    Yeah, to exaggerate a bit, this feels like banning books in class because kids were reading ahead instead of listening or banning paper because kids were drawing.

    4 votes
  7. Comment on America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices in ~life

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    Absolutely but unrestricted YouTube, which it sounds like what they got, is just asking for kids to be distracted. If they don't have a way to filter the videos kids can access it's better to not...

    Absolutely but unrestricted YouTube, which it sounds like what they got, is just asking for kids to be distracted. If they don't have a way to filter the videos kids can access it's better to not allow it at all.

    12 votes
  8. Comment on America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices in ~life

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    YouTube shouldn't have been allowed on school devices in the first place. In the article, it seems like most of the issues stem from "school"devices being used for all kinds of entertainment. If...

    block YouTube on school devices

    YouTube shouldn't have been allowed on school devices in the first place. In the article, it seems like most of the issues stem from "school"devices being used for all kinds of entertainment. If it's a school device it should be used for educational stuff and nothing else.

    20 votes
  9. Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv

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    Ah, fair enough. Containers really simplify things.

    Ah, fair enough. Containers really simplify things.

  10. Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv

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    Yeah I would actually respect them if they said that the lifetime pass is no longer viable and they just stopped selling it.

    Yeah I would actually respect them if they said that the lifetime pass is no longer viable and they just stopped selling it.

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv

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    I'm very confused by this. Jellyfin is available as a single container image that essentially requires only a couple volume mounts and a couple ports to run. You start it up and it's ready to go....

    I'm very confused by this.

    Jellyfin is available as a single container image that essentially requires only a couple volume mounts and a couple ports to run. You start it up and it's ready to go. It's honestly much easier to set up than several other self-hosted projects I run.

    Also, I don't see how the project's language is related ot the ease of setup anyway. I'm self-hosting dozens of services running the gamut of both language/platform and setup complexity and I've never seen a correlation. It just depends on what the developer(s) decide or are able to do.

    3 votes
  12. Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv

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    I think $250 was an ok price a few years ago but I wouldn't buy it at $250 today. Jellyfin has caught up enough that if you're reasonably tech savvy it'll do the job. $750 is clearly a "F off" price.

    I think $250 was an ok price a few years ago but I wouldn't buy it at $250 today. Jellyfin has caught up enough that if you're reasonably tech savvy it'll do the job.

    $750 is clearly a "F off" price.

    4 votes
  13. Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv

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    I don't have a link for it and I'm on mobile so I can't easily search but on the Plex subreddit I've seen a former Plex dev say that they do see more people using their streaming offerings than...

    And if so, what do they think their users actually use their software for?

    I don't have a link for it and I'm on mobile so I can't easily search but on the Plex subreddit I've seen a former Plex dev say that they do see more people using their streaming offerings than people using Plex to stream their own media these days. It's been sounding like the personal media functionality is pretty much in just maintenance mode for a while now.

    1 vote
  14. Comment on Canvas hack impacts university students and professors during finals week in ~tech

  15. Comment on SteamOS runs on jailbroken Nintendo Switch in ~games

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    This looks like a cool and still worthwhile accomplishment but calling it SteamOS seems incorrect. The article itself says it's just the Steam client running on ARM Ubuntu. Not to detract from the...

    This looks like a cool and still worthwhile accomplishment but calling it SteamOS seems incorrect. The article itself says it's just the Steam client running on ARM Ubuntu.

    Not to detract from the work though - it's still impressive.

    4 votes
  16. Comment on Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was in ~tech

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    It's not just you. I actually had the same thought when I saw this post.

    It's not just you. I actually had the same thought when I saw this post.

    6 votes
  17. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    Idk how common it is now but for a while, overly enthusiastic Harry Potter fans were often seen as pretty shallow by other readers. I'm not exactly sure what you would call it but there was a...

    Idk how common it is now but for a while, overly enthusiastic Harry Potter fans were often seen as pretty shallow by other readers. I'm not exactly sure what you would call it but there was a stereotypical Harry Potter fan who seemed to have read no other books and saw everything through the lens of Harry Potter - https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/read-another-book

    I think a lot of that got overshadowed once JKR really let loose with her transphobia.

    8 votes
  18. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 23 in ~society

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    Judge Cannon might be Trump's best return on investment. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard of a baffling ruling blatantly favoring Trump coming from Cannon I'd be able to buy a judge of...

    Judge Cannon might be Trump's best return on investment. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard of a baffling ruling blatantly favoring Trump coming from Cannon I'd be able to buy a judge of my own.

    11 votes
  19. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    Joke's on them, I haven't turned my Xbox on in years.

    Joke's on them, I haven't turned my Xbox on in years.

    4 votes
  20. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    My first reaction on seeing this headline is finally. His whole "I'm just like you gamers" thing got tiring quickly after year after year of mediocre or cancelled games. Edit: sigh the new...

    My first reaction on seeing this headline is finally. His whole "I'm just like you gamers" thing got tiring quickly after year after year of mediocre or cancelled games.

    Edit: sigh the new leadership coming from the AI side of Microsoft is not a good sign.

    26 votes