CaptObvious

@CaptObvious@literature.cafe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard will somewhat surprisingly not use Denuvo at all

  There’s the tell. Publishers might start listening to their customers, who generate income, rather than their vendors’ sales personnel, who create expenses. He’s panicked over a potential existential crisis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If I read a forum where people are known to object to what I do, there’s a fair chance I’ll get my feelings hurt. That’s on me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given how much data they hold on a significant number of people, that’s mildly terrifying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  23andMe are going out of business?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨700 Ubisoft Workers Strike In France, Across Their Different Locations⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ubisoft has problems. Ghoulish activist investor looking to destroy the company for a quick buck is not helping.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THE DEMONS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  All I see is a flame-type Pokémon. Kinda cute, really

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Human shield propaganda’: Backlash mounts as Israel's Bennett claims Lebanese families house Hezbollah rocket launchers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate stereotypes, but it must be said: The one sure way to know an Israeli politician is lying is to check if their lips are moving.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Tor Project merges with Tails, a Linux-based portable OS focused on privacy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is actually the Tails project merging with Tor. The Tor project manage Tails and not the other way around.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Academic writing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  One of my favorite Calvin & Hobbs. :D

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Square!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  IDIC!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨God of War Ragnarok PC port suffers review bombing on Steam due to PlayStation Network account requirement⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  God of War Ragnarok PC port suffers earns review bombing on Steam due to PlayStation Network account requirement

  Fixed it for them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saber won't say whether their CEO wrote this highly baity comment about games "imposing morals on gamers"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Whether he said it or not, social engineering is perhaps as inappropriate in games as in schools. I agree with the sentiment that I play games to get away from reality, not to get slapped with extra-strength RL issues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hasbro CEO Says AI Will Become Core Part of Dungeons & Dragons⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’ll definitely lead to a few never-imagined-by-humans campaigns.

  Now I want to plug in the rules to ChatGPT and let it run a session, just for fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wine team now hosting Mono, looking to adopt the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Someone wants to remind them that Ehmke lost. There’s such a backlash against her brand of approved discrimination that DEI is being dismantled, made illegal, and generally thrown in the dustbin. She’s probably not the best person to advise on equality issues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unity is ditching their much-hated runtime fees effective immediately, a year after they infuriated basically every game developer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I genuinely hope this is too little too late.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Families logo is clearly a Rorschach test, so what do you see?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A dog

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Ubisoft investor wants to dethrone Ubisoft's founders so Ubisoft can lay more developers off⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude, it happens to all of us. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Ubisoft investor wants to dethrone Ubisoft's founders so Ubisoft can lay more developers off⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sure that French would pronounce it /u/ not /ju/.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An Ubisoft investor wants to dethrone Ubisoft's founders so Ubisoft can lay more developers off⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Activist investors should be sidelined by any means necessary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rejoice fellow pagans, for stop-motion Scottish Border brawler Judero will launch in September⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not the one who brought athletics into this. I’m just following the conversation. But no, “esports” do not meet the definition of “sport.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Sport” is defined as athletic activity, and “athlete/athletic” refers to physical exercise, agility, stamina, and strength. So no, playing a video game doesn’t count.

  If girls make you sweat, good for you. Sex could arguably be athletic, depending on what you get up to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice work if you can get it, I guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure if you’re an artist yourself or if your handle is meant to poke society’s nose. :)

  Either way, yes, I know what art is. I also know that it is very much in the eye of the beholder. I just don’t happen to agree that playing video games rises to either an art form or a profession. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Used to”. And they also included architecture, chess, and dueling alongside other non-sport activities. They were dropped fairly early on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I did seem to find a soft spot, didn’t I?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve commented elsewhere on the death of modern Olympics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Curling is at least a legitimate sport.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really, they haven’t. And videogames are hardly sports.