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Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games
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Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games
Tardigrade LinkThe q and a that addresses the elephant in the room.The q and a that addresses the elephant in the room.
Q: What if I am personally incompatible with Vanguard?
We get it, and we 100% respect your decision. Hopefully one day soon, the platforms our games run on will offer developers the security features required to prevent cheating without necessitating extracurricular software. However, if your beef is only about data privacy at Riot, running the game client or running Vanguard makes not one bit of difference. Data can still be retrieved from user-mode, and we're all engineers for the same studio with the same goals, none of which are collecting your personal information. If Riot hasn't earned your trust, do not run our software.
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Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games
Tardigrade LinkThe other interesting change as part of this is the tpm 2.0 requirement. I wonder how much of the playerbase that'll kill off as it means I won't be playing anymore.The other interesting change as part of this is the tpm 2.0 requirement. I wonder how much of the playerbase that'll kill off as it means I won't be playing anymore.
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Comment on 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland on Tuesday morning, killing one and seriously wounding two other students, police said in ~news
Tardigrade LinkThis was rather shocking to read as I'm currently in Helsinki and hadn't heard anything until I saw the headline now.This was rather shocking to read as I'm currently in Helsinki and hadn't heard anything until I saw the headline now.
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Comment on Playtron’s wildly ambitious gaming OS aims to unite stores, lure “core casuals” in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentThanks for the clarification, teaches me to read the article more carefully. I agree with you on the in bed with idiom as I'd be surprised if those connections produced anything but downsides for...Thanks for the clarification, teaches me to read the article more carefully. I agree with you on the in bed with idiom as I'd be surprised if those connections produced anything but downsides for the end users.
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Comment on Playtron’s wildly ambitious gaming OS aims to unite stores, lure “core casuals” in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentWhat is this a dig at? I'd not heard of any of the major "gamer linux"s as in bed with crypto?isn't in bed with crypto
What is this a dig at? I'd not heard of any of the major "gamer linux"s as in bed with crypto?
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Comment on Positive (personal) news discussion? in ~talk
Tardigrade Link ParentThe Belfast titanic museum is fantastic if you go there.The Belfast titanic museum is fantastic if you go there.
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Comment on Positive (personal) news discussion? in ~talk
Tardigrade Link ParentThe willow tea rooms is also a lovely brunch spot with history. I've enjoyed both floors there.The willow tea rooms is also a lovely brunch spot with history. I've enjoyed both floors there.
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Comment on Riot's League of Legends MMO is being 'reset,' likely going dark for 'several years' in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentAnd yet we all still choose to play itAnd yet we all still choose to play it
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Comment on Fun programming challenge: figure out which sets of passports grant visa-free access to the whole world in ~comp
Tardigrade Link ParentPresumeably one could force the program to use passports one already owns by putting them with a naturalization weight of 0? It could be interesting to see how it would change if you already had a...Presumeably one could force the program to use passports one already owns by putting them with a naturalization weight of 0? It could be interesting to see how it would change if you already had a starting point of an EU option or US as neither of those are included.
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Comment on Boeing whistleblower found dead in US in ~transport
Tardigrade Link ParentIsn't the actual ownership of Airbus a little more complicated than straight out nationalised? Sure 25% is owned by three govts (DE,FR,ES) but the rest is just subject to normal share ownership of...Isn't the actual ownership of Airbus a little more complicated than straight out nationalised? Sure 25% is owned by three govts (DE,FR,ES) but the rest is just subject to normal share ownership of a listed company.
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Comment on Owning a dog is a complete misery at the moment in ~life.pets
Tardigrade Link ParentThe feed store is probably the best shout, I've got a few in my area I could ask at. UK so there's a lot more options in a 90 min drive aha.The feed store is probably the best shout, I've got a few in my area I could ask at. UK so there's a lot more options in a 90 min drive aha.
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Comment on Owning a dog is a complete misery at the moment in ~life.pets
Tardigrade Link ParentEggs and companionship is how the hens have always been for me. With defences and an autofeeder I can easily go a week away and haven't lost any for years but the maths might be different in my...Eggs and companionship is how the hens have always been for me. With defences and an autofeeder I can easily go a week away and haven't lost any for years but the maths might be different in my head with chickens and bantams with the lifespans they have compared to up to 20 years. That's a good shout about the lifestock boards as that's how I've got some of the weirder bantams I've had.
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Comment on Europe hopes barbed wire will keep migrants out. It won’t. in ~misc
Tardigrade Link ParentThose examples (Congo, Tigray, and Afganistan) were places being disrupted. I believe the arguament was chosing stable nations nearby (e.g. Kenya) and empowering them not empowering places run by...Those examples (Congo, Tigray, and Afganistan) were places being disrupted. I believe the arguament was chosing stable nations nearby (e.g. Kenya) and empowering them not empowering places run by the Taliban as you pointed out. People are less incentivised to travel thousands of miles when the country nearby with a more similar culture is good enough to live in. See the example of far more migrants settling in countires nearby from Syria compared to the numbers coming to the EU.
I'm not disagreeing with the rest of your points just trying to clarify what I think was a misunderstanding of ignorabimus' point.
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Comment on Owning a dog is a complete misery at the moment in ~life.pets
Tardigrade Link ParentI probably wouldn't for a whole weekend but this a just a single day no? Just feed it before you go and when you get home and it'll be happy to just sleep. Side question: Are the geese for eggs?...I probably wouldn't for a whole weekend but this a just a single day no? Just feed it before you go and when you get home and it'll be happy to just sleep.
Side question: Are the geese for eggs? I've wanted to get geese and have had birds for eggs before but haven't found it easy to know where to get geese from.
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Comment on Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California in ~transport
Tardigrade Link ParentI've always been more interested in LPG than Hydrogen as we've got lots of it around produced from fossil sources currently with a established supply chain alongside a large market base of LPG...I've always been more interested in LPG than Hydrogen as we've got lots of it around produced from fossil sources currently with a established supply chain alongside a large market base of LPG vehicles in some nations and LPG being a lot easier to store than hydrogen. Non fossil sources of LPG are currently an expanding market (a small one currently but there's a lot of money going into it with promising results so far).
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Comment on My marriage is non-monogamous, and I am considering approaching a friend to propose a relationship with him. I would appreciate some advice from monogamous people (and reasonable people in general.) in ~life
Tardigrade LinkFor my perspective as someone monogamous who lives with ENM folks I wouldn't say there's any reason not to proceed and see how things go as it certainly seems to be headed in that direction. My...For my perspective as someone monogamous who lives with ENM folks I wouldn't say there's any reason not to proceed and see how things go as it certainly seems to be headed in that direction. My only concern would be if things didn't work out not being able to get the friendship back that you currently have at the end of it all. There's definitely something to be said for intentionally broaching the discussion and working out how you both feel instead of just drifting towards it and not having anything laid out.
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Comment on How much does a creator's worldview influence whether you use their tech or consume their media? in ~talk
Tardigrade Link ParentThe only one of those I'm familiar with is AvE with a similar experience. What used to be rather "flavoured" well read references slowly have included more and more questionable viewpoints to the...The only one of those I'm familiar with is AvE with a similar experience. What used to be rather "flavoured" well read references slowly have included more and more questionable viewpoints to the point where I cut that cord as well.
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Comment on Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses in ~transport
Tardigrade Link ParentI presume there's all the infrastructure in the school yard to charge them included in that 600k each though?I presume there's all the infrastructure in the school yard to charge them included in that 600k each though?
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Comment on A trip down the UK in ~travel
Tardigrade LinkIf you like museums Edinburgh has the National Museum of Scotland which can be a really fun afternoon. London has too many to mention but if you're passing nearby I'd recommend the Tate Modern...If you like museums Edinburgh has the National Museum of Scotland which can be a really fun afternoon. London has too many to mention but if you're passing nearby I'd recommend the Tate Modern Turbine Hall gallery just to stick your neck in as it's a large rotating installation hall that's normally fairly interesting.
If you plan on doing things like the changing of the guard in London or the gun salute in Edinburgh then it's well worth making sure you get your timings right as it's easy to miss with travel hiccups.
I'd also recommend Mildred's if you're vegetarian as a nice mid range restaurant.
To answer your final point I imagine it does mean that but you can shut Vanguard down at any point and cheat all you want before rebooting to play League. Or at least that's how it seemed to explain it in the q and a.