atrielienz

@atrielienz@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Takes it all back because A. There was no review bombing, people who left mixed reviews had reasonable a valid complaints, and B. He reverses course as soon as people started pointing out how he was protesting quite a lot about exactly nobody calling him a Nazi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palworld confirms ‘disappointing’ game changes forced by Pokémon lawsuit⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Either you haven’t read into what Nintendo is doing and kept up with what’s been going on in the court case, (and perhaps meant to put a /s at the end of your first comment), or you’re blaming Pal world for something Nintendo did because they are big mad that anyone would dare make a game even remotely similar to theirs. I don’t care if you’re defending Nintendo or not.

  NINTENDO LITERALLY APPLIED FOR PATENTS FOR GAME MECHANICS used in Palworld after the game was already released to the public. They invented a reason to sue. They directly manufactured it. Your inability to communicate your thoughts on the matter is not my problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palworld confirms ‘disappointing’ game changes forced by Pokémon lawsuit⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So, Nintendo can file parents after years of not filing them just to fuck with an Indie company after that company put out a product with game mechanics that “infringe said parents”, but not to go after other large gaming companies like Microsoft that also infringe those same patents. Interesting take.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I would like to remind you of two things. The first is that reddit user to have a mod tool called “BotDefense”. It’s shutdown in July of 2023 directly lead to a major uptick in Spam Bots.

  The second is that part of the ad revenue is “impressions”. Impressions are just an account (bot or human) “viewing” the ad and they do not require a click-through. The platform hosting the ad still gets paid for those.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft and Asus’ Xbox handheld appears in leaked photos⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The Duke WILL RIDE AGAIN!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah. That no upvote rule. I’ve heard tell the corporate overlords don’t like Luigi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What “don’t upvote” rule?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Rofl… Oh. They’re serious. Well. I’m that case. Rotflmfao.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't believe we have to say this but, don't use your work email for adult content⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  At one point the IT department where I work were asking questions about why I tether my phone to my work laptop when I’m out of the office (working from home). I told them very specifically that I would not connect any device I didn’t have administrator control over to my home network. They didn’t ask anymore questions after that. I have a work phone and work laptop for work things. I use both only for work things. I have two personal computers, and two personal phones (one for messing with roms). I don’t need their hardware for anything in my personal life. Nope. Not even a Google search.

  They also asked me if I wanted my personal phone logged into the wifi and I gave them serious side eye before saying no thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any community for Linux for noobs ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for this post. I have been talking the ear off my one Linux friend since I installed Bazzite and I’m sure he’s got better things to do with his time than help me every time I text him with a problem or a question. A lot of online forums on the subject talk over my head so I need clarification even when I can find the solution to my problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge Rules Apple Senior Executive Lied Under Oath, Makes Criminal Contempt Referral⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It seems that he made claims in court that Apple the company did not knowingly engage in practices that would be considered anti-competitive under the law.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Redditor accidentally reinvents discarded ’90s tool to escape today’s age gates⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I sometimes wonder if I’m the only person who remembers top sites. Like sites where you went to get straight up pirated material for the purposes of making bootlegs etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Social media sites should have 'reverse' Parental Controls; where adult children can block their boomer/senior parents' accounts from viewing conspiracy and radicalizing content.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Social media sites thrive on the engagement that comes from those people doom scrolling so this whole premise is antithetical to the purpose of social media sites and the only reason they aren’t doing the same to children is because the law prevents them from doing so wholesale (but they will try to edge around the law every chance they get).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft rolls Windows Recall out to the public nearly a year after announcing it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. My entire windows machine is locked down specifically to combat the copilot ms365 plague. I’m also using Bazzite and generally loving it. But I have a work machine for work things and some of my programs require windows to work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’: Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I for one will not be putting any gibberish into Google’s AI for any reason. I don’t find it fun. I find it annoying and have taken steps to avoid it completely on purpose. I don’t understand these articles that want to throw shade at AI LLM’s by suggesting their viewers go use the LLM’s which only helps the companies that own the LLM’s.

  Like. Yes. We have established that LLM’s will give misinformation and create slop because all their data sets are tainted. Do we need to continue to further this nonsense?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Airbnb will now show users the total cost of their stay right away⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Long term/ extended stay hotels exist that will provide these things. But the vast majority of people don’t even consider those. They rely on what they can search up on Google for the area and algorithms don’t take into account that you need to bring your dog, want a separate set of bedrooms in the same suite, or that you’re looking for a kitchen.

  I see this Everytime AirBnB is mentioned and every time I wonder if people even know extended stay hotels exist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is largely the problem with most social media, and generative AI has made this problem worse just like it has made other pretty terrible facets of human interactions worse.

  Anyone who was paying attention on reddit the last couple years (even pre-pandemic) could see that bots were taking over. The main difference (love mods or hate them) was that mods who’s subreddits didn’t rely on bot content to stay active were moderating the bot problem as best they could.

  Now, most of those mods aren’t mods anymore and the vast majority only really want the engagement anyway so of course they’ll let bots basically take over.

  Reddit the corp never cared about keeping bots off the platform and they care even less now. Bot engagement counts. Not views of ads count. Removing bots actively hurts their bottom line in the short term so of course they aren’t going to do anything with that.

  The actual human users on Reddit don’t care because they’re there to consume. It doesn’t matter to them if the posts they engage with are made by bots or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Claude gets depressed, calls the FBI and attempts to shut down a vending machine business after being filled will existential dread.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s honestly hilarious though. They made Marvin and don’t see the problem with that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But things up in the fallout. The power vacuum the collapse will create will be ripe for anyone who comes out financially ahead in such a situation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tech giants welcomed Trump because they thought he would enable two things. A roll-back of regulations, and to increase profits. The thing is, the monkey wrench in this situation is twofold. The first problem is Elon Musk being placed in a position of power that enables him to detrimentally effect the profits and regulations of these industries to benefit his companies first and foremost while also being detrimental to these other tech companies. We see that a lot with the data he’s been stealing from all kinds of government agencies under the guise of saving the government money.

  This means that even regulations that are removed that page the way for these companies to enact policy or even just products to enrich themselves are hindered by Musk being a direct competitor to a lot of them. Facebook/Instagram vs Twitter, Tesla vs Ford, SpaceX vs Blue origin.

  The second problem is the tariff situation. It cuts off a majority of tech companies from the cheap manufacture of components, devices, and even just consumer electronics that a lot of tech companies rely on in order to get their products into the hands of users so they can siphon up user data.

  A third problem is that Musk has his hands in so much stuff that he’s pressuring the government to place his companies first in the running for. SpaceX and Tesla especially for things like bullet proof vehicles (where previously the government had contracts with other automotive manufacturers), and SpaceX being used for missions that NASA might have previously handled using Boeing products etc.

  All these tech companies went to Washington DC to “Kiss the Ring” with the intention not just of avoiding a lot of legislation being leveled at them by previous administrations, but also in the hopes that they could position themselves as Musk had. For further government contracts. Because long after Trump is dead and buried, the contracts would be lucrative.

  But that assumes they survive all the upheaval his administration is causing (and not just survive it, but come out largely economically and financially unharmed).

  Anything may be possible, but the market has to survive in order for these companies to remain supreme.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump’s first administration filed the lawsuit that led to the court determination that Google held a search monopoly. The result of that is the DOJ filed a proposal that Google sell chrome web browser to another entity. Google has been fighting this proposal tooth and nail.

  So the answer is, I’ll believe Meta gets broken up when I see it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Government Has Already Won the Meta Case⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s true. But that doesn’t mean they don’t get to choose a better option than Facebook or Google or Amazon. Amazon at the very least isn’t a main competitor of theirs because Amazon doesn’t have a short form video product that’s mainstream. And they can afford to buy Tik Tok. So there’s that at least.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google used AI to suspend over 39M ad accounts suspected of fraud⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh the third hand, Google fomented the scam ads that then took over that they are now using their AI tool to solve, and it’s come very late to the table to do so. They shouldn’t have to rely on AI to clean up their mess. They should have been facilitating protocols to vet ads long before now. At best the AI might be faster, but those results will still more than likely need to be checked by people (at the very least, appeals will be, but perhaps most of these scam ad companies won’t try to appeal).

  With the use of AI to deny or approve healthcare insurance claims etc, this is exactly why we should be pushing for legislation that regulates AI. There’s too many people who are all “cats out of the bag” and not enough people going, we should be regulating this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Government Has Already Won the Meta Case⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They haven’t “won” until Meta has to pay damages. And even then, that win is hollow because not only will Meta try this again if the penalty isn’t high enough, but they’ll use the advantages of our weak leadership to further avoid any serious repercussions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Gamers UPSET With The Switch 2?! - The Act Man⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a bad time for an increase economically. But when you realize that we have been paying $60 USD for games since at least the 90’s and $60 in 90’s money is something like $150 in 2025 money, you realize just how good we’ve had it for a long time. And then take into account that games have become more and more expensive to make (yeah yeah I understand that a lot of the cost is down to a lot of non-game development relevant jobs), you don’t start to wonder why they didn’t increase prices before?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Gamers UPSET With The Switch 2?! - The Act Man⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of them are just fine with the switch 2 hardware and even understand that game prices have been stagnant for some time. But Nintendo has been constantly showing us they aren’t a company we want to continue to support and if you couple that with affordability you’re gonna have a bad time.

  They’re charging $90 for a game that plays better on non-oem hardware than it did on it’s original intended hardware, a game a lot of fans have already bought (who would still need to pay an additional $10 fee just to get the game running the way it probably should have run from the start).

  I mean this in the best possible way, but Nintendo fans are avid collectors and they want this, but Nintendo dissuades them in multiple ways from showing support.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tech tariff exemptions are only temporary, according to Trump’s commerce secretary⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The sarcasm lost on you, or?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tech tariff exemptions are only temporary, according to Trump’s commerce secretary⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So, did the market tumble again after he said this nonsense?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My imaginary children aren’t using your streaming service – Terence Eden’s Blog⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They have 2 good points though (even if I generally agree with you that this is a first world problem). The first is that this will likely show up for parents who have lost a child or potential parents having fertility issues and that does suck.

  The second is that it’s just good UI to add a little box that says “never show this message again”. It wouldn’t take but the smallest iota of extra effort to do that. Annoying popups are honestly a first world problem. But they absolutely also show that these companies do not care, while these companies are trying to show they care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI isn’t ready to replace human coders for debugging, researchers say⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Additionally, as others have said in the thread, programmers learn the skills required for debugging at least partially from writing code. So there goes a big part of the learning curve, turning into a bell curve.