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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The distinction may seem like nitpicking but no, CSAM is a legally defined term of depicting actual children being sexually abused.

  This game does not feature any such content. Not just because there are no depictions of real children, but also because the fictional children depicted aren’t sexually abused.

  Valve’s language cites “sexual conduct” which in this case reportedly (I didn’t watch it myself) has been stretched to include nudity that is non-sexual in nature.

  I get why Valve would err on the side of caution, but that TOS decision is no basis to turn around and make the legally relevant claim that the game features actual CSAM.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Embark almost put crafting timers in Arc Raiders when the game was F2P, but the model made it "hard to respect the player's time"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a new sentiment. Most games try to occupy as much of their players’ time as possible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh no!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this is a joke about the first copper-tier sponsor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another angle of this modern art installation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not. Roundabouts work better than intersections.

  The whole game can be read as propaganda against car-centric traffic management because road planning just becomes a nightmare at some point that incentivizes you heavily to diversify into public transportation and even walkable city blocks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So in short, this question could have been used in all sorts of ways to provide an answer that clarified the commenter’s position.

  I mean, in the way it was asked not really. It was explicitly asked, or rather condescendingly demanded, as a simple binary choice stripped of all context.

  That’s not how you engage with someone when you actually want to get their take on a complex issue. That’s how you engage if you want to score an easy win for upvotes. And I for one am done with that kinda hostile “debate bro” culture / popularity contest that’s defined many subreddits over the years. It shuts down any chance for an actual exchange. So let’s not act surprised at the result.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah it was asked in bad faith and framed in a manupulative way.

  That’s not a good thing, no matter if you disagree with the person it was directed at.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The question itself was a cheap gotcha. Shockingly, it’s not as simple as that as I’ve been pointing out.

  It’s unfortunate that any attempt to insert some nuance automatically makes me the enemy in your simplistic position on the matter. And now ego prevents you from backing off of this kind of thinking by any means, no matter what toxic and regressive conclusions it takes you to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t say the people of South Korea are being subjugated. Not sure how I could have made clearer that these are two separate issues…

  You also won’t find me defending NK. Not everything should devolve into tribalism and dunking on whatever we perceive as the other team. Which is exactly what I’m criticizing about this question and the way it was asked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So prosperity for one people is worth any price to you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s two issues. The one is that prosperity is already very ambiguous, and in the context of nations we usually default to easily measurable things like GDP but that doesn’t define human well-being. Look at the US for a stark example. And the person who asked the question didn’t clarify for a reason.

  But the bigger issue is that it’s just the wrong question. Any definition of prosperity for one people can be built upon the subjugation and exploitation of others. And that’s exactly what happened and continues to happen for “former” colonial powers, as well as aligned governments (which includes a lot of puppets). Hence US foreign policy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I guess you got me down to your level.

  So now only the difference remains that I didn’t misconstrue your point on purpose to score a cheap dunk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I said literally: it means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.

  Do I need to explain to you what this means, or do you have a clue about South Korean history and US foreign policy?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What a pointlessly hostile and totally asshole way to make your point! But yeah let’s pretend that’s what “prosperity” means in this context rather than just amassed wealth and GDP which says nothing about how well the population is actually doing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “More prosperous” means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fortunately I don’t sweat that easily, Alyx was fine for me so far (about 2 hours in). What REALLY gets me going is (modded) Beatsaber. I can only play it wearing briefs and it’s a serious workout if you want to challenge yourself, but it’s so much fun that I’ve managed a few play sessions that lasted for over 3 hours.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s quite physically demanding and the experience just doesn’t translate to 2D.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I got an Index for cheap last year and was very excited to play a number of my favorite games with optional VR mode. Turns out:

  1. the Index ecosystem is more accessible than expected. 2) the games I was looking forward to all played like ass and made VR seem like a stupid gimmick. 3) In a desperate move that felt like sunk cost fallacy, I tried several VR-only games, and got TOTALLY hooked on modded Beatsaber. It’s way more fun than I expected.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah. I’ve spent hundreds of hours on Anno games and always considered them part of the range of RTS. Are you sure those terms are incompatible? Seems like a strategy game can be “grand” and “real-time” at the same time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  tbf a lot of people don’t buy a top notch rig for RTS games, so I think it’s entirely valid to test on a dated PC and point out if this is a weakness - but not record gameplay on it exclusively.

  If one reviewer has an insufficient PC, assign it to a different person - at least the gameplay recording.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How did you take that picture?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘My buyer’s guilt is insane. It’s $1,300 on trash’: the adults addicted to blind box toys like Labubus⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But it’s a conservation worth having to understand how corporations are manipulating the human psyche to identify “whales” and get them to buy this crap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google just broke *all* third-party web clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah last I’ve seen even smartphones and tablets are decreasing quickly relative to smart TVs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice try.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, here’s a specific response to your question: I’m not ChatGPT you lazy fuck. And since you proudly do not care, why would I spend any more time on you than to write this comment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazing. If you build and sell tools to commit horrible crimes against humanity, that’s all cool, it’s just good business actually as long as someone else is pushing the button.

  A kindergardener has more robust ethics than this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Aim for flat angles on the porcelain, I guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re making it gross.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, not if you sit down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Perfect aim still splatters small droplets all around. Try placing a newspaper next to your toilet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Extremely silly post. Reactionary gender war nonsense. Everyone can and does and should sit down, that’s why it’s unisex. Stop hitching your identity and ego to the way your dad told you to piss.