atomicbocks
@atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Infinite Monkey Theorem 1 week ago:
What if you could math the monkeys?
- Comment on Hrr hrr 2 weeks ago:
It also required expensive ROM chips and cartridge assembly and came in a full color box with a full color manual.
Digital games don’t come with anything and don’t cost anything to ship.
Not to mention that salaries have absolutely not kept up with inflation so it’s not like that money is going to the developers.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed 3 weeks ago:
I would have bet real money if you had asked me yesterday that it would have been limited to 1080p to reduce cost. I am very curious to know more about how it actually performs in each setting, how much of it is upscaling, etc. I imagine that most 4k games won’t have much in the way of better graphics than the Switch 1, the higher memory bandwidth could help with higher res textures though.
- Comment on Reddit’s 50% Plunge Fails to Entice Dip Buyers as Growth Slows. 3 weeks ago:
There is also a PWA version for those looking to try it out, and I believe it’s on F-Droid as well.
- Comment on Microsoft's many Outlooks are confusing users and employees 4 weeks ago:
Ahem… it’s Edge Webview 2. Which I promise is in no way exactly the same as Electron…
- Comment on Apple ordered by EU regulators to open up to rivals. 5 weeks ago:
I didn’t say that. What I said was if you change “monopoly” for “anticompetitive practices” my question still stands. “How is it different from how Nintendo acts with the Switch?” Keeping in mind that I had already conceded that better smartwatch access made sense.
- Comment on Apple ordered by EU regulators to open up to rivals. 5 weeks ago:
While I appreciate semantic clarity as much as anybody else I’m not sure it changes my question in this case.
- Comment on Apple ordered by EU regulators to open up to rivals. 5 weeks ago:
I rarely find myself defending giant corporations but after having looked at the list it seems I am going to have to.
Some of the things do make sense, like allowing other smartwatches the same notification access as Apple Watches. But others like the audio switching seem to lack a fundamental understanding of how that even works.
I keep trying to figure out though what exactly Apple has a monopoly in… they don’t have the largest segment of any market they are in so it makes it seem like the EU is complaining that they have a monopoly on iPhones… which… yes… but that is like saying Nintendo has a monopoly on the Switch.
- Comment on The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied. 1 month ago:
I would argue it is closer to 60 years.
- Comment on Even as a collector, I've never laid my hands on one of these. 1 month ago:
One of my favorite fun facts about video game consoles is that both the PlayStation and CD-i exist largely due to Nintendo being an ass to Sony and Phillips while looking for a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES to compete with the Sega CD. After getting the run around, both companies basically said ‘fine fuck it we are making our own consoles with blackjack and hookers…’
- Comment on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals 1 month ago:
Did they ever make the excess ink parts user replaceable?
That they weren’t in some models kept me from getting one when I was in the market a few years ago.
- Comment on Why can't we go back to small phones? 1 month ago:
I don’t understand why so many people here keep saying that it’s too hard to make a small phone when all these companies literally make watches with 5G connections…
- Comment on The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office 1 month ago:
Spending profits on stock buybacks and bonuses is literally the opposite of wanting to grow.
- Comment on The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office 1 month ago:
No they do not. They need to break even only. Profit is the result of charging customers too much, paying employees too little, or enshitification.
- Comment on Current chain of command 1 month ago:
I don’t know… I am starting to think that’s the plan. That way they have somebody divorced from the situation waiting on the bench when shit finally hits the fan.