MurrayL

@MurrayL@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why did in game cameras take so long to get good?🤔⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Because the things that seem like obvious best practices now weren’t known at the time; they had to be developed and improved through iteration, like every other technology.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo wins $2 Million settlement against Switch modchip seller who previously denied wrongdoing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  “Typically, when a customer purchases a hacked console or the circumvention services, Defendant preinstalls on the console a portfolio of ready-to-play pirated games, including some of Nintendo’s most popular titles such as its Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid games.”

  Yeah, that’ll bring the hammer down every time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes, I too remember the part of 1984 in which Big Brother improved Oceania’s outdated train ticketing system.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The GDPR applies to any professional or commercial activity which involves the processing of the data of EU citizens.

  There are a few caveats, but yes - the GDPR does apply outside of the EU.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After More Layoffs, Unionized IGN Workers Are Done Picking Up The Slack: "We feel greatly understaffed and undervalued"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Weird that worker exploitation is so amusing to you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I went to the UK last week. Nothing about my trip was legal.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry but I don’t believe you.

  A quick web search for relevant keywords (‘uk legally registering entry immigration border small boat’) immediately brings up not only the supposedly impossible to find link, but also a guide from the Royal Yachting Association that tells you that you need to register in advance and links directly to the form.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I went to the UK last week. Nothing about my trip was legal.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The ‘beta website’ for announcing your arrival says right at the top that its been live since November 2023, so it seems more like you just didn’t bother to do the proper research before arriving?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI at the World’s Biggest Games Event(Gamescom) Booked Random Meetings for Attendees⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately this was added to the gamescom b2b meeting platform, used by actual game developers and publishers to organise actual meetings with each other at the event. It’s not a throwaway marketing email to be sent straight to junk; it affected everyone using the system for genuine business purposes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨new Star Trek Voyager videogame: Across the Unknown⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A previous press release says they have the licenses for TNG, VOY, and DS9, and they plan to ‘deliver a deep, story-driven game that puts players into the captain’s chair’ 🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is the next Nightdive Studios release⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Love Outlaws and hope this makes it easier to play on modern systems as even the GOG version can be temperamental.

  That said, the trailer here looks rushed, which raises concerns. Notice how the player goes out of their way not to actually shoot any enemies, often actively aiming away from them before firing. Suggests maybe the damage/death sprites weren’t even ready?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek: Infection VR - Official Release Date Trailer | gamescom 2025 - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the sad reality of so many recent games being locked to the meta store is because meta are one of the only remaining publishers still willing to throw money at vr games, in exchange for exclusivity of course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My petty gripe: forced software updates just make everything worse⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re still doing ‘pay up or allow all cookies’ popups, so definitely not good on them as far as I’m concerned.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it’s impossible to get the execs to approve a 23-episode season of almost sitting these days, let alone sci-fi, and one of the (many) criticisms of Discovery was that it was lacking the more offbeat episodes and character pieces that helped define Trek’s golden age.

  Rock and a hard place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox Is Investing In AI For Their Next Gen Console⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What do you think is powering the latest upscaling and frame generation tech?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m from the UK and have visited much of Europe at one time or another. I’ve been to Munich a couple of times.

  Germany is one of the countries where I would say I experienced the least culture shock - people in general seem to have very similar attitudes and social mores to folks back home.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why aren't there many controllers with the ability to physically swap out the ABXY layout between Xbox/PC and Nintendo layout?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I always assumed Nintendo’s buttons are that way round because Japanese is read right-to-left.

  You’ve got to admit it’s pretty funny that we’ve whittled the field down to three console manufacturers and they all put the ‘X’ button in a different place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why aren't there many controllers with the ability to physically swap out the ABXY layout between Xbox/PC and Nintendo layout?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably because it adds functional & mechanical complexity (and therefore cost) for a feature most people don’t need.

  Are you really looking down at the buttons often enough that it would actually make a difference?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canon Connections: SNW 3x05 - Through the Lens of Time⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Much like Rick Berman

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former BioWare exec producer says EA was pitched multiple times to remaster the first three Dragon Age games⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t imagine a way of remaking DA:O for modern audiences without losing what made it special to begin with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California May Ban Lyft And Uber From AI Price Gouging Users With Low Phone Batteries⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally, I’d rather have a robust and up-to-date set of consumer protections rather than leaving everything up to ‘buyer beware’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California May Ban Lyft And Uber From AI Price Gouging Users With Low Phone Batteries⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nowhere in the article or the original report does it say this is specific to Apple devices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Domino’s Pizza profits dive as people cut back on takeaways in UK⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So is McDonald’s and their UK profit doubled in the last year, so sadly I don’t think BDS is having much of an effect.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x04 "A Space Adventure Hour"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Directed by Frakes too!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Does 400 charge cycles really amount to just over a year of use for most people? I’m assuming one cycle means a full power cycle, not just a top up.

  For reference (and I understand it’s a bit apples to oranges) I’ve had my iPhone 15 since Dec 2023 and charge it every night and it’s currently showing 125 charge cycles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, he was treated poorly but the concern is understandable IMO

  You can’t walk around in public with what looks a lot like a combat knife and then act surprised when the police show up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds about right. 41% of game devs got laid off last year, and there have been more since.

  Statistically, this is a terrible time to try and join the industry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop Killing Games reaches its goal of 1.4M signatures, covering the risk of valid signatures going under 1M⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This isn’t about you, America.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rising rocket launches linked to ozone layer thinning⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The billionaires’ various acts of performative space tourism are dumb to be sure, but they’re just a drop in the ocean for this specific issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Star Wars Outlaws flop - Guillemot blames waning interest in the franchise⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m struggling to get my head around someone who just got into Star Trek starting with Picard.

  I mean, fine - if you enjoyed it that’s great! But it’s a show explicitly about exploring the later life of a franchise figurehead. If you didn’t watch any of the earlier series or movies first you’re missing 90%+ of the context for what’s happening, surely?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people hate coldplay?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In that case you might remember people having similar reactions to Hootie & the Blowfish or Nickelback.

  They’re all very popular, but very ‘safe’, overproduced, bland perhaps. That creates a backlash and it becomes cool to hate them.