detren
@detren@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on 390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives 1 week ago:
From the article:
Aside from that, RAM, SSD, and HDD prices have been steadily rising due to the AI infrastructure build-out, resulting in higher hosting expenses for Myrient as well. We’ve actually seen this with German data center giant Hetzner, which is hiking prices up to 37% starting April 1. The archiving site said it needed “necessary upgrades to the storage and caching infrastructure,” which it cannot afford due to memory chip and storage shortages.
The creator also complained about abusive users who were monetizing Myrient content. Not only did they bypass the donation messages and the site’s built-in download protections, but they also added a paywall that defeated the site’s policy against paywalls.
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 week ago:
I think part of it might be that DVDs are easier to find used or just cheaper new. GenZ isn’t really rolling in cash and in my area for example used stores rarely if ever carry Blu-ray.
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 week ago:
There is a bit of a romantic feeling in only having a physical copy of a photo though, and Polaroids are the easiest ones to do this with.
- Comment on Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform 1 month ago:
Oh shit lol. I should stop responding before having coffee!
- Comment on Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform 1 month ago:
It’s more like old iTunes and the like. No subscription, just buy albums. Artists define the price, and keep the majority of their revenue with some Fridays being Bandcamp Fridays where they get to keep all the revenue. You can download everything you own or you can stream it from the website or app on your phone also.
Only real downside with Bandcamp is that you won’t find some artists there but it all depends on what you listen to and want to find.
- Comment on Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog 2 months ago:
Completely off-topic but that article has the wildest transition to a segment selling you stuff in the “best VPN list” part I’ve ever seen.
- Comment on ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with — new test shows up to 32% higher FPS 4 months ago:
Apple has passkey support in all their OS’s too
- Comment on Microsoft is making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC 4 months ago:
You can also buy a framework which doesn’t come with anything
- Comment on On January 1st of 2026, Texas will be required to give ID to download apps from the app stores. It doesn't matter if it's NSFW or not. 4 months ago:
Didn’t even Steve jobs envision iPhones just doing everything through web apps at first too
- Comment on A Tech Rule That Will ‘Future-Proof’ Your Kids 6 months ago:
I recommend reading this article if you’re worried about this www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/…/683742/
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 7 months ago:
Just started Arco and it’s super fun.
- Comment on ‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing 7 months ago:
My girlfriend and I share our locations mainly for convenience and safety. It’s nice to know that she’s 3 tram stops away from home so I can start cooking dinner for example. She’s also terrible at responding to texts and calls though lol
- Comment on Musk’s Starlink hit with hours-long outage after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service 7 months ago:
SpaceX sure but Tesla has been in decline for so long that I wouldn’t be surprised if by the end of the decade it’s either irrelevant or sold off / taken from Musk.