neatchee

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly this. I work in the games industry as well and even big studios are falling over themselves NOT to release anywhere near GTA6.

  Nobody believes there won’t be people playing other games at that time. But it’s going to dominate the media cycle for a month, especially if it is either better or worse than fans hope. And the reality is that many, many people have limited gaming budgets. If you’ve only got $100 to spend, GTA6 is very likely to be the default pick at that time.

  It’s a behemoth in terms of grabbing attention from both the media and players. All the best laid plans for a successful release can be completely derailed by a game like GTA6.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cute People don't backstab Twice⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is It Wrong to Solo Cuties In a Dungeon?

  That Time I Rizz’d My Would-Be Killer

  Gawd this show is off the rails and I don’t even care

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is this, a crossover episode?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are so many different images you could show in panel 2 and it would work just as well

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We like music because our brains crave pattern recognition.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Interestingly there is a body of research that suggests enjoyment of music comes from having exactly one of two things, never both:

  Familiarity and predictability

  If it’s neither familiar nor predictable, it is inscrutable and therefore discomforting to listen to

  If it is both familiar and predictable it is boring

  If it’s familiar but unpredictable, it feels like a journey through known emotions

  If it’s predictable but unfamiliar it feels like ‘logical discovery’ and is fun and satisfying

  A bit reductive but I love this idea

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastodon's federation consistency is laughably bad.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m curious what you mean by “better moderation”? Are you comparing to specific instances? Or do you mean consistency, because it’s more centralized?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How should one access their servers when in China if at all?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, no, not really. They are absolutely able and willing to confiscate your devices at any time once you’re on Chinese soil, and once you’ve lost physical control, that’s the end of trust for that device. Even beyond that, it’s not unheard of for there to be vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc that make your device susceptible to wireless attacks. IMO it’s not worth the risk.

  Here is just one example of this type of thing uncovered by The Guardian, New York Times, and others in a joint investigation: theguardian.com/…/chinese-border-guards-surveilla…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How should one access their servers when in China if at all?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do not bring your normal personal devices to China. They are notorious for injecting spyware on foreign devices at every opportunity. Use a freshly formatted device and create all new accounts to use with it.

  Regarding services: do not use self-hosted services unless you are extremely confident in your network security OR you spin up fresh, isolated instances of your services for use while abroad and spin them down afterwards, including formatting any OS they were hosted on.

  Regarding VPN: because we are aiming that any device used in China is compromised, do not connect to your VPN unless you have set up a segregated VLAN and are connecting through a VPN server instance created specifically for use while in China.

  Basically, assume anything you use in China is compromised. And assume your connections are being monitored. And assume that any device you are connecting to from China is at risk of being compromised. So everything needs to be segregated from the rest of your network and set up specifically to be deleted after you’re back home.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half as Hot⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For anyone questioning this logic, try running your “idle” CPU without a heatsink of any kind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a planet was completely covered in water, wouldn't it all be freshwater?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hahaha I figured something like but couldn’t resist the opportunity :D

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a planet was completely covered in water, wouldn't it all be freshwater?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For those following along: SEAWATER IS NOT SALINE EITHER. Just making sure we’re clear on everything