MurrayL
@MurrayL@lemmy.world
- Comment on YouTube says goodbye to decade-old video player UI, but users hate the new design 2 days ago:
A rare, levelheaded take.
The changes are fine. Nothing earth shattering, nothing wildly or fundamentally broken, just an visual update to better fit with Google’s new material design language.
- Comment on Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive 1 week ago:
The Internet Archive is a fantastic resource, but to say they take a lackadaisical approach to copyright/IP law is putting it lightly. There is SO much pirated content on there that it’s a wonder they’ve managed to last as long as they have being US-based.
Whether you agree with the spirit of the laws or not, there’s no arguing that they’ve long been on a collision course with major US copyright holders and I doubt they can survive without a massive effort to relocate somewhere out of reach.
- Comment on Google is shutting down Assistant on Fitbit smartwatches 1 week ago:
They’re shutting down Assistant everywhere, in favour of Gemini.
- Comment on Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology. 2 weeks ago:
Right. There’s plenty to criticise Apple for, both in general and for chasing the AI trend, but looking at it purely in terms of user privacy within AI features they’re miles ahead of the competition.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 3 weeks ago:
The approach isn’t what became a joke, it was the absolutely unhinged way in which it was presented.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 3 weeks ago:
Gabe Newell?
- Comment on Shenmue beats Doom as the most influential game of all time in BAFTA poll 3 weeks ago:
I’m sorry if you’re a fan, but there is no way that Shenmue was more influential than fucking Doom, or many of the other games on the list.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
As someone who was dating (and found my wife!) online around that time, it was Tinder that marked a watershed moment.
Tinder gamified online dating and made it accessible to everyone with a smartphone, which at the time was itself experiencing massive growth as a platform.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview 3 weeks ago:
Not that I agree with it, but isn’t this what other consoles have done for about a decade already?
Physical media for games is on its deathbed.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed 3 weeks ago:
There’s a price on the UK official store: £395.99 for the system. £429.99 including digital copy of MKW.
Preorders open on 8th April.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed 3 weeks ago:
Yes, for all but the simplest games it will be one or the other, not both at once.
- Comment on UK: Couple arrested and shut in cell after complaining about daughter's school on WhatsApp. 4 weeks ago:
Horrendously editorialised, too; it’s written in such a way as to specifically get people riled up. Tabloid-style rubbish.
- Comment on Ninja sword owners will be paid to surrender weapons before ban 4 weeks ago:
Because it’s a weapon.
Ninja swords – which have a blade between 14 inches and 24 inches long with one straight cutting edge with a tanto-style point – have been linked to the surge in knife crime which has risen to more than 50,000 offences in the past year, close to its record high in 2019.
- Comment on Ninja sword owners will be paid to surrender weapons before ban 4 weeks ago:
Why? Is there a legitimate reason for anyone to own or be able to easily purchase a ninja sword?
- Comment on What metrics did people evaluate arcade games by when they were popular? 4 weeks ago:
For players, the length of play you’d likely get out of a single credit.
For owners, the amount of money a given cabinet could make, on average, per week.
- Comment on The System Shock 2 remaster comes out June 26th 5 weeks ago:
It’s pretty funny how much the tone shifts if you play with the co-op mode they added in a later patch. I’m guessing that’s one feature they won’t include in the remaster, haha
- Comment on Favourite Mario Kart game? 1 month ago:
I grew up on Double Dash, but MK8D offers so much choice and variety that nothing else comes close - at least for pick-up-and-play casual games.
- Comment on Please tell me I'm not going nuts 1 month ago:
‘Ah-ha! You’ve stepped right into my trap!’ they cried, as the dagger pierced their heart.
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 1 month ago:
I think the Atari XEGS probably wins the battle for ‘ugliest grey box’
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 1 month ago:
Similar to how the NES was made to look like a VCR, the PlayStation was made to look right at home as part of a fancy 90s home hi-fi setup. Functional/industrial grey was the aesthetic du jour, and gave it a look that said this isn’t just a toy; it’s the future of home entertainment.
- Comment on Itch.io California Fire Relief Bundle - 422 items for $10 1 month ago:
Besides Tunic, there are still several good to great games in the first dozen (and no doubt a bunch more if you’re willing to dig into the smaller indies):
- Cook, Serve, Delicious - Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 3,631) all time
- Hoa - Very Positive (89% of 2,098) all time
- Tangle Tower - Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 4,760) all time
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch - Very Positive (93% of 8,480) all time
- Whispering Willows - Very Positive (81% of 1,166) all time
- Hidden Folks - Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 7,333) all time
- Eldritch - Very Positive (88% of 1,673) all time
- They Bleed Pixels - Very Positive (84% of 2,014) all time
- Comment on What's the Standard Operating Procedure for if someone steals your phone while you were using it and its unlocked? 1 month ago:
a vital defense against having your phone stolen is having an Android phone to begin with
Sorry, but this is just a laughable claim to make. Phone thieves aren’t going to hold back and try to figure out if the small slab in your hand is an iPhone 14 or a Pixel 9, they’re just going to take it and figure out what they’ve taken after the fact.
If anything, if they were paying attention to what targets were carrying, they’d be more likely to go for Android because they can still strip them for parts.
- Comment on Is there a way to watch DS9 whole skipping the prophet & pah wraith plotline 1 month ago:
No, it’s integral to the show and most of the characters and only becomes more important as the show goes on.
I’m sure someone could assemble a list of episodes where the prophets/pah wraiths aren’t important, but it would just be a list of random filler episodes devoid of context.
- Comment on The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot 1 month ago:
The sea will throw it back
- Comment on The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot 1 month ago:
Unfortunately even then the M.O. is to flatten half the country, dismantle any existing government, then half-heartedly declare victory before leaving any survivors to clean up the mess.
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 2 months ago:
Also a lifelong Windows user, but have to use a Mac for work as of last year. I was expecting it to be a nightmare, but honestly 99% of the day to day stuff is either identical or similar enough that you can figure it out in a minute or two at most.
Things get a bit trickier if you’re trying to do more complex power user type stuff, since there are different paradigms at play, but even then a quick search will easily point you in the right direction.
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 2 months ago:
I’d consider myself an average ublock user on desktop, and as a point of comparison I’ve yet to run into anything on iOS that wasn’t blocked just as well by AdGuard for Safari, plus the distraction control feature for hiding one-off annoyances.
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 2 months ago:
All good points, but the restrictions on alternative app stores and browser engines are no longer true (although the latter only in the EU for now)
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 2 months ago:
- Comment on William Shatner Confirms Talks for Star Trek Return at 93 Years Old 2 months ago:
Knowing Shatner’s ego, this project will never see the light of day unless it’s a vanity project.
