cantrips

@cantrips@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anybody have favorite Master System games?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Surprised I had to scroll this far down for Psycho Fox. That and Wonder Boy 3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This was the first result on Google⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Shannon Martin says just shake the battery and you’ll get DC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Betavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, you might have to wheel around a super heavy cart full of batteries …but think of the CONVENIENCE of not having to charge your phone!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At SpaceX, worker injuries soar — Reuters documented at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries at rocket company: crushed limbs, amputations, electrocutions, head and eye wounds, and on...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “reach Mars at breakneck speed” - great choice of words there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would it be?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a fun memory with your mom. With parents like that, how did you grow up to be an angry seal?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 | Schreier: Kotick will depart after 33 years, employees are "very excited."⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Add some kielbasa

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The FTC wants to ban hidden 'junk fees' that jack up the price of your purchases⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s an imperfect solution. VPNs are an issue - and even if you don’t use a VPN, the API only knows the location of the ISP’s servers - which can be in a different state.

  My point was that, the law should leave tax inclusion in pricing as optional. There is no way to implement automatic detection cleanly, other than prompting the user to confirm their location, which is a huge annoyance - so the ‘tax inclusion’ rule would not make things better or more convenient.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The FTC wants to ban hidden 'junk fees' that jack up the price of your purchases⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d rather see prices without tax, than have to enter my zip code before I can see any pricing for anything online.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The FTC wants to ban hidden 'junk fees' that jack up the price of your purchases⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  How would a company advertise pricing across multiple states? E.g. on the web…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nightmare Scenario⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  So happy to see a reference to Escape Velocity. I spent so many hours playing that game as a teen, modding and creating my own spaceships in Mechanisto. Good times.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Twitter / X is losing daily active users. CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed it.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think he bought it to make it a conservative echo chamber for the next election.