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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If dark matter doesn't emit, absorb, or reflect light, what happens when light hits it?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally, I’m a big fan of “there are unknowns in the universe”, so imo they found lens, which could be a gravitational lens ;)

  Cool nontheless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Supreme commander from 2007 has the best strategic unit control from any RTS I’ve ever played. Even newer entries in the same-ish genre don’t do it that well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If dark matter doesn't emit, absorb, or reflect light, what happens when light hits it?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  What physicists and astronomers do, is they look at how things work here on earth and where we can observe things.

  For example, we can observe that the earth orbits the sun, we know that orbit takes a year, and it’s pretty stable. And from that and the speed and orbit of other planets, we can calculate the mass of each. And with the same math, we can do it for our galaxy.

  But when we look way, way deeper into the universe, we can only see: electromagnetic things, that is light and radio. And by observing that or how it behaves, in the case of black holes, we can say where things are, what they’re like and how they move. Including how big they are, how massive, we can calculate how much mass is required to keep a galaxy together.

  The problem is the movement we can see, doesn’t match the calculated weight and gravity of the things we can see.

  The solution is that we assume that things do behave as we think it does, we just can’t see it. The weight that we can directly or indirectly observe accounts for about 5% of the effect we can see. So we make up the rest. That’s “dark matter”. Not because it’s different from what we know, but because we can’t observe or “see” it, we think it’s there.

  Or we’re wrong about the rules that we use to calculate stuff or things are happening we don’t understand yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How has there not yet been a leak of the Epstein files? Surely there is someone with access to them that could have been subject to worldwide pressure to let something out.⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Worse, Snowden did leak an absurd amount of gov details and documents and info and it did nothing to stop what’s happening. People barely acknowledged it.

  Maybe someone would martyr themselves. But doing it for nothing? Not appealing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I would be happy to be wrong.

  The entire “proposal” is absolutely crazy from start to finish anyway. It’s just that these companies will have to do ______ or be labeled or held liable for aiding in the distribution of CP.

  Who knows what they will come up with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That won’t work in the sense on page 35, Article 2 definition (f) it says that this applies to

      (ii)an interpersonal communications service;
      (iv) an internet access service;
  

  as well, meaning your phone provider and ISP. It’s highly the approach to enforce this would couple e-SIM and some app on your phone or computer that things have to be routed through. Or you just don’t get cell/internet service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Very fair, I had a lot of fun with it as a casual game to relax with. Not so easy it’s trivial, not so hard it needs a lot of thinking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how do you explain selfhosting to the non-techies in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You know [Burger chain]? Self hosting is making your own burger. Kinda similar ingredients, kinda looking product overall, it’s still a burger.

  But you’re in control.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the most popular conspiracy theories?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends.

  Birds aren’t real is fake, but pretty popular, because it’s funny.

  Flat earthing is also fake but somehow has a huge following.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do video game leaks (such as the huge GTA VI videos leak) cause "low morale" for the staff working on it?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Besides, it’s GTA, it’s not like they’re gonna break much new ground in terms of gameplay mechanics that need to be kept secret.

  Why Would You Say Something So Controversial Yet So Brave?

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  Honestly, I think it’s relatively simple: eeeeveryone and their dog signs an NDA. The people working on it are excited and have to bite their tongue every. single. day. and they are waiting for the release where they can just talk about it.

  Then some douche with access leaks it and so all that effort goes to waste, and they still can’t talk about it, because that would make things worse. Also, if someone says something negative, they can’t show the positive and defend their work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Was the fall of Rome this stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Kind of.

  Mostly yes. As others have written, it involved some money issues. There were also problems with logistics and agriculture, Rome had an absurdly high population for that time. That stuff just has to be managed and managed well.

  And also you had some external factors.

  And also the religious shift from the old greek gods to christianity, were suddenly a whole bunch of stuff was “against god” the way you would think it is now. It is unclear how much knowledge was lost and exactly why, but the facts remain that you have relatively skilled military doctors in one century and then that disappearing into thin air in the next.

  The thing you can observe at the moment, the question of loyalty from universities, into giving positions to loyal or just compliant people over skilled people is roughly the same process.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've recently turned into a blocker.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m more on mastodon and their filter system is so nice

  I made a filter for “idiot did a thing” and every time the news has another article about how some idiot whose name is on my list did something again, as they do, because that’s all they’ve been doing for 20 years, I no longer have to read it.

  But I still get the little “something was blocked, click here to read it” thing, so it’s very satisfying.

  I don’t block often, but I would expect it’s a similar upgrade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A lot of media depict the United States as being invaded by fascists from the outside. Nobody thought fascism will come from within until now.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess you didn’t watch “Iron Sky”

  Good movie.

  I’d like to point out that the timing in the prediction was off by… one presidency? 8 years? Pretty prophetic if you ask me…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does information want to be free⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Information is an abstract thing, like 1+1=2, it doesn’t exist like physical things. Physical things can be arranged to represent it and be used to communicate it, but the information itself is something different and other.

  The natural state of things is entropy. Every data carrying medium will decay, and break or die. But if that’s a guaranteed, constant problem, the only way for information, that different, other thing to continue to exist, is to spread. Spreading is easier when it happens without barriers: freely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The “tongues have taste zones” thing is the only thing that comes to mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨9 months after its 1.0 launch flopped, an indie dev just learned that Steam never emailed the 130,000 people who wishlisted its game⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And to reward you, we’re giving you 24-hour visibility

  (which is nothing special; there are 6 slots available for this visibility every day of the year for various Steam invitations).

  He has no clue what he’s talking about Steam in 2021 had 69 MILLION daily active users. WTF do you think is a bigger number 130.000 wishlists or getting even 1% of 69 million people to look at something in the reel?

  People don’t understand the size of steam or the value of that space (that one of six slots) sometimes. It’s wild.

  And also, THEY noticed, THEY informed him, THEY apologized, and THEY offered some form of compensation, which they legally don’t have to.

  I am soooooooooooooooo tired of indie devs blaming everything from the constellation of the stars to the quality of the donuts on a different continent for their game not doing well, except that maybe the game isn’t that good, and also those 100.000 already sold units is the actual size of the market for that game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨yeah everything is probably made of like, idk, earth water, fire and air or something idrk⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The thing that always gets me about the renaissance is Galileo:

  He did those experiments with things falling down? Measuring speed?

  Yeah. Without a clock.

  The theory for how to build those came later, based on what Galileo did.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a federated alternative to Wikipedia?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  First of all, there is the problem of senior editors being in control and if you do anything, they just revert it, or delete it. There are reasons why there are already many different wikis and not just one.

  Then as the other commenter shared, they have the goal of a neutral point of view, but that’s an idealistic goal that can’t be reached. The neutrality with which something is presented is sometimes a problem. For example in political spheres it can make more sense to read two very biased articles from opposing sides, than one that tries to present both sides objectively.

  So it would be really helpful to see side by side comparisons or disambiguation pages that lead to different perspectives.

  And you can sort of do this already, but the point of federation is also that it’s more tightly integrated than “you can have your own forum” which was true before as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video game addiction in teens likely stems from preexisting mental health issues⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s fundamentally bad science to say:

  Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder marked by isolation, distress, interpersonal conflicts and severe neglect of responsibilities.

  And actually talk about mostly kids.

  The abstract of the actual paper is very clear and much better:

  Key Points

  Question Is preexisting psychopathology associated with subsequent gaming disorder among adolescents, or is compulsive gaming associated with the development of psychopathology?

  Findings In this cohort study of 4289 adolescents, longitudinal models revealed that higher baseline levels of psychopathology were significantly associated with an increased risk of developing gaming disorder 1 year later. However, there was no significant association between gaming disorder and the development or worsening of psychopathology.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨skate. | Early Access Release Date Trailer (September 16)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Absolutely love the very unsubtle hint that doing this in real life wouldn’t be a good idea. But that it is very fun to do in a video game. Excellent message for the trailer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New article says #StarCitizen will release in 2027-2028, we contacted the author to ask for clarification on the source and he quoted Chris Roberts himself as saying "1 or 2 Y probably after S42"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Who cares. If it does fully release I’m sure plenty of people will give it a proper go, until then it will remain the somehow incredibly profitable meme that it is.

  We’re like 10 years after the last date when “it’ll release soon, trust us” deserved any kind of trust.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨better paying job dealing with egos vs peace of mind job that pays poorly. I'd be taking a 20% financial hit. Worth it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Make sure it’s not a “the grass is greener on the other side” situation.

  I really hate my job but need the money.

  If you “need” need the money, you don’t really have the choice.

  Also, it’s turbulent times, it might be smarter to get that bag now while you can.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK government suggests deleting files to save water⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  straight up not feasible

  It’s very feasible to create the law, collect the fine, and raise the price on energy sources or industrial process that require the cooling.

  It’s a formality, you could do it in an afternoon. Costs a bit of ink and a piece of paper.

  “But then it gets more expensive!” and “This might push corporations out of the city/country.” is the consequence the people / the government / the country have to have the balls to endure, if they want to stand by things like “having enough water” or “living on earth in the 22nd century”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mozilla under fire for Firefox AI "bloat" that blows up CPU and drains battery⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have zen and librewolf on linux and waterfox on android.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Stop Killing Games’: Demands for game ownership must also include workers’ rights⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The headline is part of the article.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feeling insecure about going to a 'girlie pop' concert as a 30 year old man, am i overthinking it?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s possible you will feel weird about being there and not enjoy it. I was to two concerts of one of my favorite bands and I just didn’t really get it and enjoy it that much, because it was in a big crowd. The “live” thing just didn’t do it for me, so my conclusion is that I just prefer music by myself.

  But the mood at the event itself shouldn’t keep you out, you like what you like and if it’s a cool community, they will not gatekeep it.

  My wife and I

  Showing up alone would be a bit weird. With your wife, nobody should give you a second look.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What game sequel ruined a beloved franchise or character for you?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The concept makes a lot of sense and was really really cool.

  I saw a playthrough and I had 3-4 problems:

  • everyone seems to be better at colonizing on their own, separate from the home base, whose literal only purpose is to colonize.
  • (mechanically the whole colonization thing is trivialized by mary sue story progression and deus ex machina devices)
  • all the new aliens are once again roughly 2m tall humanoids
  • the ending felt… very “we need setpieces” and “absolutely make it a parade of every minor character we talked to”

  ME1 even had Rachni, as non-humanoid npcs, could have something like that…

  (And obviously most parts of the art departments did their job well. It’s 99% a direction and writing problem.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would you do if your gym trainer is 5 minutes late?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Talk to them. Then if it keeps happening, talk to their manager.

  Sometimes life happens, but if it’s consistent it’s annoying, and people have to be professional about it. If they signed up for the job and the job says the gym unlocks at 7, he better be inside at 6:30, get stuff ready and then unlock at 7.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What game sequel ruined a beloved franchise or character for you?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think mass effect is a clear contender, the ending to mass effect 2 was a bit meh, and then it really hit the fan with mass effect 3 and for those who didn’t get message, they also made mass effect andromeda.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Battlefield 6 Official Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The official title is a bit misleading, it says “gameplay”, but clearly what they’re showing is carefully arranged, in engine stuff.