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- Comment on Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog 3 days ago:
Seems like something that you should sue over, but that’s easier said than done for most folks. If you want to try and help maintain your privacy, use a virtual device or a “burner” that’s only used to access what’s necessary and for nothing else. Keep them off unless you actively need them and deny all unnecessary permissions. It’s not perfect but it’s less bad than giving them even more information to datamine for profit at your expense.
- Comment on Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog 1 week ago:
Damn right I did.
- Comment on Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog 1 week ago:
The world is a big place and disconnecting gives you a huge boost in privacy. It’s not all black-and-white.
- Comment on Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog 1 week ago:
Wow, the UK sounds like an awful place.
- Comment on China Has Reportedly Built Its First EUV Machine Prototype, Marking a Semiconductor Breakthrough the U.S. Has Feared All Along 1 week ago:
I mean, it kinda still does, but even if they did eventually invade, it wouldn’t necessarily make China the only game in town.
- Comment on China Has Reportedly Built Its First EUV Machine Prototype, Marking a Semiconductor Breakthrough the U.S. Has Feared All Along 1 week ago:
If Taiwan gets invaded they’ll just blow their chip fabs, they’ve said as much multiple times and presumably have a plan in place to do it at a moment’s notice.
- Comment on Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases 1 week ago:
There are lots of good indie games every year, just have to find them!
- Comment on Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases 1 week ago:
Me too: AAA games are just kinda shit these days, which is kind of a slap in the face given the skyrocketing prices. Plus there’s invasive shit a lot of them started using in the name of anticheat.
The appeal of AAA games was killed long ago by corporate greed.
- Comment on I hate how inescapable politics are on Lemmy, but ya know, at least nobody's constantly asking how I wipe my butt or pick up my dog's poop then completely ignoring me when I try to answer. 3 weeks ago:
You are now a poop sherpa, thank you for your kind service.
- Comment on There's now an AI warning notice browser plugin for itch.io as well as Steam 3 weeks ago:
Anything the helps me avoid AI slop sounds is welcome.
- Comment on What game is a guilty pleasure of yours? 4 weeks ago:
Probably Vampire Survivors or Vampire Hunters: Sometimes it’s just nice to play something where you don’t really have to think too hard.
- Comment on Valve confirm the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC with similar specs, rather than a console 4 weeks ago:
I am a PC gamer and am considering one as long as the price is reasonable.
- Comment on Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, but you can though. Go spec your own gaming rig if you don’t believe me.
Also, again, there’s pretty much no way it’ll be $1,000.
- Comment on Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. 5 weeks ago:
Less than $1,000? Yes, definitely. We’ll see what the price actually is, but I doubt it’ll be anywhere near that high. Valve was pretty smart about sourcing their parts for low cost and decent performance. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were closer to $500 even.
- Comment on How do you respond to unwanted advice? 5 weeks ago:
Ah ok, sure, got it, understood, etc.
- Comment on Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. 5 weeks ago:
At $1,000 that’d be a hard pass for me even though I love Valve.
- Comment on Years later, Arkane’s Dishonored is still a modern stealth classic 5 weeks ago:
Hey, those are on my list too!
- Comment on Years later, Arkane’s Dishonored is still a modern stealth classic 5 weeks ago:
Damn, I should really go back and play this. Bet it runs great on Steam Deck too!
- Comment on Valve says it’s still waiting for better chips to power Steam Deck 2 1 month ago:
Fine by me, I still use my Steam Deck all the time and am regularly impressed at what it can run.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 1 month ago:
Still kind of getting into it, but I haven’t quit playing yet lol
The airship thing is kinda what sold me on it actually.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 1 month ago:
The Dread Delusion - First person RPG with N64-esque graphics set in a broken world.
- Comment on How to Remove Burn Mark from (acrylic ?) Sink 1 month ago:
If it’s acrylic, you can use an acrylic tub/sink repair kit but you need to use the right kind of kit so make sure you know which it is before you try. Based on what it looks like, it appears to be some sort of plastic.
Tap on it: Does it sound ceramic? Plastic? Metal maybe? Do magnets stick? If so, it’s probably some sort of enamel over steel.
- Comment on How to Remove Burn Mark from (acrylic ?) Sink 1 month ago:
First you need to determine what the sink is actually made out of.
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 1 month ago:
presses X to doubt
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
How is that abusing them exactly?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
How is that gaslighting?
- Comment on Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes 1 month ago:
Yep, on phones and other mobile devices, lower resolutions help with battery life and much better framerates. My favorite phone was probably the Xperia Z3 Compact, which only had a 720p display but ran for days in a compact form factor. Tiny super high resolution displays are pretty much pointless unless you’re using a VR headset (then the resolution matters more).
- Comment on Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes 1 month ago:
Well, the thing is the 1080 on the 4k projector still looks a little better than it does on a native 1080 because it upscales with pixel shifting. It doesn’t look as sharp as 4k, but still a bit better than 1080 (at least from ~10’ at 120").
- Comment on Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes 1 month ago:
Pixel shifting is for when it upscales, isn’t it? If you have a 4k source, you’ll get a 4k picture.
- Comment on Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes 1 month ago:
I get what you are saying, however at 120", less than 20 feet away, you can literally see the individual pixels (especially at 1080). It absolutely does make a difference under the right circumstances, that is empirically true. You can test it yourself if you are skeptical but I’m telling you for a fact that on resolution alone there is a noticeable difference for anyone who has 20/20 vision.