Devmapall

@Devmapall@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve now require UK Steam users to verify their ages with a credit card, thanks to the Online Safety Act⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I imagine they have steam cards in the UK.

  The age check is only with credit cards though. Debit cards won’t verify your age.

  They force you to open a line of credit if you can’t verify your age via the other methods they have.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Digg's new app is basic, but a great start⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “because AI reads that ads also” is fucking funny

  You’d think summarizing just the article is something a LLM could do. Ah well

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI can find cancer pathologists miss⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There was also a study going around claiming that llms caused cancer screenings by humans to decrease in accuracy. I’m not a scientist but I’m pretty sure the sample size was super small and localized in one hospital?

  Anyway maybe they’re remembering that in addition to the automatic AI hating down votes.

  Not that I’m a fan of AI being shoved everywhere but this isn’t that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jimmy Wales Says Wikipedia Could Use AI. Editors Call It the 'Antithesis of Wikipedia'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh gross

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My parents have a garage full of junk. It used to drive me crazy. We have strong storms where we live and a tree/branches falling are a real possibility of damaging their cars. Plus hail storms sometimes.

  It’s mainly my moms stuff. Some of it is worth money but it’s not being sold or anything.

  If they used the garage as something other than storage it would be one thing. Instead it’s full of stuff for no real reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Pre-Order Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I really liked the first one when I was younger. More than it deserved probably. It hit a lot of the right stuff for me.

  I don’t have any good expectations for this new one. It should be something I’m looking forward too but I’m not. Much less pre ordering it.

  I hope it’s good. If it is I’ll play it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was watching some TV with friend. Show on prime and on Hulu.

  Both had ads. Granted they were far less than actual television is but I do not miss ads at all. They really spoil the experience. Especially for a paid service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Slay The Princess - Official Announcement Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This post made me finally start this game up. I bought it a long time ago but didn’t play it.

  I played maybe an hour and so far it is fantastic. Can’t wait to play more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a place online where I can apply for a bunch of free books? I was thinking of creating a library in my local county jail to help educate and pass the time in a healthy way?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People like to read?

  I’m not sure what you’re asking. I grew up with books as gifts and access to a library. I would literally sometimes read a random book. Some of my favorite books are unknown because they’re old and not remarkable to most people. They just got read by me at the right time to leave a lasting impression.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So Long to Tech's Dream Job: It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When money and power are funneled to the few then yes. Something more cooperative or democratic probably wouldn’t have the same intensity of the problem.

  I think it’s only inevitable because of how our society is structured.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My autocorrect always tries to correct “its” to it’s" no matter the context

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Megathread] Payments Processors & Collective Shout VS NSFW games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh, I never really thought about it when I was on reddit but I sure ended up ignoring the megathreads.

  On steam there’s often dedicated threads to post bugs/questions and somehow they make it harder for me to find a problem or solution also. I usually will find what I need in a different thread.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Readers are canceling their Vogue subscriptions after AI-generated models appear in August issue⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s hard to tell from the Twitter video but yeah the photos looked good. I wonder how long it would have taken if they didn’t have the AI credit on the image.

  This article is entirely about the reaction on Twitter. I realize that’s kind of how we interact nowadays but also I wonder how the Twitter reaction compares to the base readership. I didn’t see anything concrete in the article but I wasn’t reading too closely.

  On a side note Alex Jones show is entirely him reacting to Twitter now and it’s become even worse than it already was. As I have learned from Knowledge Fight. Only way I keep any tabs on that guy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Japan sets new internet speed world record — 4 million times faster than average US speeds⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Holy crap that website is quick

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mass Effect 5 is "still in pre-production" says director as BioWare shifts full focus to the sci-fi RPG amid dev reshuffles and reported layoffs⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought the gameplay was improved. I mean the actually mechanics. Clearing whatever the underground chambers were was a slog. The majority of the enemies were rather uninteresting too.

  The story was pretty weak but it had some interesting side stuff. It could have been far better especially with the arks.

  Huh…I guess I agree with middling. I had more fun replaying the trilogy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never been into them either. Their show is well worth it though.

  It was over a decade ago and before Oderus died. I’m sure it’ll still be fun though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When I went I didn’t bring any spare clothes. Took the train home. I don’t think the color sticks much.

  It was a long time ago but I don’t remember any weird looks from anyone or feeling any different from leaving other concerts.

  Gwar was a ton of fun and I hope you have a blast!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ancient Aliens vs Predator game briefly resurrected by Steam player thirst for Six Packs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember getting stuck as predator in some jungle encampment. Definitely was a game.

  AVP2 has more memories for me as a kid. Loved starting as a face hugger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meet Demonlisher, the maze game that's actually a demon slayer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a few games I really enjoyed that have mixed reviews. It’s a shame that when I’m browsing I’ve been conditioned to mostly ignore mixed and below. Usually they have significant problems that negate anything cool.

  I’m going to try this out based on your post and the other positive reviews I saw

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨(PC) Chill farming games (non-Anime)?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I second travelers rest. I’m not too far in it despite owning it for years. It’s very chill. I don’t think there’s any real time limits. The only real issue I’ve had with it was accidentally opening my inn and not realizing a crowd has developed with no one to serve them.

  Graveyard keeper is pretty good too but I stopped playing after needing extra kinds of materials. It’s been a while but the farming of the resources was just a little too much for the type of experience I was after. I’ll get back to it eventually. I liked the idea of the game a lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The bizarre, dismal page you see if you open YouTube without an account.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the type of stuff I love YouTube for. I don’t watch it like I used to but when I do it’ll usually recommend me something else I’d enjoy.

  …in addition to shorts I don’t want to watch and tons of videos I’ve already watched. At least I don’t get the right wing trash most people get.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are ways to independently make a few bucks on the side?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Aw I was curious.

  Thanks though seriously for the book suggestion. I’m going to read it as I am at a position in life I need to make a serious change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are ways to independently make a few bucks on the side?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What career did you discover with this book?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Dishonored-style sim about escaping a town ruled by a kaiju policeman is getting a public playtest⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This game looks pretty interesting. I wonder how it will handle damage to buildings from the giant hands.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amid AI Plagiarism, More Professors Turn to Handwritten Work⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Article says the teacher is using handwriting for in class assignments. I suppose you could hide your phone and copy answers from that but at that point your back to regular cheating.

  I always hated handwriting in school because my hand also cramps easily. I’ve heard the proper way to write is using arm motions. Makes sense to me because my writing is all using my wrist with my hand crab clawed around a pencil.