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- Comment on Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices 11 hours 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 17 hours 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 21 hours 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 21 hours 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 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days 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 days 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 days 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 6 days 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 1 week 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 1 week 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:
- 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 2 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 2 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] 3 weeks 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 1 month 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. 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Nice try.
- Comment on Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact 1 month 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 1 month 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.
- Comment on Star Citizen fans sigh deeply, rub their foreheads as developer casts doubt on Squadron 42's 2026 release: 'I don't know if we're going to make it' 2 months ago:
You can say it’s a bad deal, they are mismanaging the project etc. but calling it a scam is just hyperbole.
- Comment on Exactly Six Months Ago, the CEO of Anthropic Said That in Six Months AI Would Be Writing 90 Percent of Code 2 months ago:
The number is bullshit in the first place meant only to impress clueless CEOs.
- Comment on Borderlands 4 Launches To Mostly Negative Steam Reviews Over Performance Issues And Crashing 2 months ago:
Yeah the whole series is geared towards co-op, though the first a bit less so than the sequels.
Gotta say I’m surprised people report so many challenges with the games. I’ve played all four mainline titles, three of them in co-op, and rarely had session troubles and never performance issues.
- Comment on Wikipedia is resilient because it is boring 2 months ago:
I don’t quite follow. You’re saying she is financed by Russia?