Creat

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lime bikes dumped in canals and rivers 'posing pollution risk'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in the EU. The violations of Google and Amazon I mentioned also happened in the EU. Feel free to look up the repercussions on those. Having rules is irrelevant if there is no way to actually enforce them, or at least verify them. It would be doable (maybe not quite “easy”) to have that verifiable, but there is no system or law in place for it as it stands right now.

  You can trust them companies that would put surveillance equipment like that in their stuff to not abuse it, that’s your call. I just won’t use it. In quite a few EU countries this wouldn’t be allowed anyway, btw. At least not with current laws in regards to video recording in and around traffic. For example dash cams are still not fully legal in Germany, and only very limited recording (and storing) of footage is permitted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lime bikes dumped in canals and rivers 'posing pollution risk'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes totally. I would trust any company to always do this the right way. And there would never be an incident where some footage gets leaked, or passed around the office. “Oops there must have been a malfunction”.

  Yes like Amazon AND Google haven’t been caught saving private conversations that their voice assistants recorded totally unintentionally even though they weren’t triggered. They did totally say “sorry” and won’t do it again, ever. Right? Right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lime bikes dumped in canals and rivers 'posing pollution risk'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds nice until you think about the implications for everyone that doesn’t vandalize or destroy these bikes. I’m most certainly not going to rent one if it has 360° surveillance capabilities.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG summer sale is live⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  … and Amazon games. People who have or had prime accounts often have large amounts of free games on there from claiming them in the past (often via twitch).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Voting in the threadiverse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That also means you can’t downvote just wrong information anymore. Look at YouTube, which disabled down votes and nothing got better. And their votes weren’t even public.

  I think that’s a terrible idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Patreon plans to consolidate its Pro and Premium plans starting August 5, taking a 10% commission, rather than the current 8% for Pro and 12% for Premium users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They took very large sums of money from venture capital firms. As in many millions. Those now require constant and perpetual number-go-up. This won’t stop getting worse, let alone get better. There are other services. If you’re a creator, use them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top D&D designers join Critical Role after quitting Wizards of the Coast⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  WotC did some shady shit before, too. Certainly right improve since the acquisition though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bambu Lab Controversy Deepens: Firmware Update Sparks Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  While I agree with the most valuable users statement, I can’t imagine that is how they see it. Or that they even should realistically care from a purely financial standpoint. Most users buy their printers and just use them with whatever software came with them. And most of those didn’t even watch or read reviews. Or worse: they did, and possibly heard about the firmware and online thing and just didn’t care.

  I disagree with your second part though. Voron is only relevant for the complete opposite end of the spectrum. People who are multi-discipline tinkerers (electronics, hardware, …) and capable and interested in building their own printer. Actual overlap with all Bambu customers is probably sub-1%. The commercial printers that are Voron-adjacent (inspired by or based on the design in some way) still have a different demographic and severely lack in software polish and especially out of the box experience. It isn’t remotely close. Even if they innovated over night and made it even with Bambu, there is nothing that would cause that to be actually relevant in the market without millions in marketing. They might be able to gain momentum, but only slowly and I highly doubt they can catch up to Bambu momentum even in years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bambu Lab Controversy Deepens: Firmware Update Sparks Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also the only way they have to act against the change, which might cause enough users to protest, which might (temporarily) get Bambu to back out. Or delay at least. Probably not, but again it’s their only option.

  If they go along with it, the users that could or would proper will just use Orca until inevitably Bambu also removes that possibility, then everyone is fucked anyway.

  What percentage of Bambu users are using Orca? Single digit percentage? Maybe barely double digit? It’s probably not gonna change anything in the end. Clearly this has always been their plan.

  I always thought their entire product strategy was clearly designed to be an eventually rug pull just like this, which is why I never got one. Other people that care about fully owning and controlling their devices probably didn’t either, or that number might be higher.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40,000 Security Cameras Found Compromised Online.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t remember when it came into effect, but randomized device specific passwords are also mandatory in the EU now. This was relatively recently though. It means they single device (item, not model type or class) has to have an individual password (also usually it’s on a sticker or something).

  And yes, connecting any ip camera to the Internet is just dumb.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 2 is free to claim on Steam for the next two days⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No of course not, but if it’s run under proton/wine it doesn’t even have access to any normal files. When it’s run natively it does (documents and all that). I’m not saying it’s doing anything with this, or even that it would make sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 2 is free to claim on Steam for the next two days⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not in general. Typically, games with kernel level drm or anticheat just didn’t work at all.

  Borderlands 2 specifically has a native Linux version though, and it may or may not abuse this fact. It isn’t run in a sandbox-like environment like Windows games that run through proton, but according to protondb it does run through proton? In any case yes, it’s probably better than running it on Windows.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Definitive Guide to Steam Play Tools⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This comes at the perfect time. I was thinking I’d have to find out how to run modloaders or managers on Linux, but I guess I got my answer right here. Thanks for posting!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  With my backlog of games I have, but never played, I really find it hard to care. I’m not running out of games. Keep piling on reasons for never buying your games. So I won’t. Not my loss.

  Eventually it’ll be enough reasons for enough people that they’ll notice. Guessing it isn’t that time yet though?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨List of Alternatives to Adobe Programs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No Linux support though, which is a bummer these days.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I want to build a Mini ITX PC for my home server, where do I start?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I disagree with those saying that you can’t do a build for that budget, but I would suggest looking into used parts, at least for some things, to improve the result significantly.

  Since your system goal doesn’t seem to be storage related, as nextcloud includes storage obviously, but typically isn’t used to house multi-terabyte data sets. So assuming you can make that work for the “future homelab projects” to with dual 500gig NVME as storage. Search for a used mITX board+CPU that can accommodate that (has the slots), and go from there. Things like CPU cooler, if not part of a possible mainboard+CPU bundle, should be selected after the case at that is the limiting factor for it. Didn’t skimp on RAM size if you can (new or used is fine, depends what you can get in your area).

  With this list you’re basically done to get it up and running.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean for ksp2 saying it failed cause they had “no experience with this kind of work” is kind of weird, since neither did the ksp1 devs when they started that. And they didn’t fuck it up either, let alone this badly. Remember that it was a passion project of harvester, working at a PR firm that just happened to let him do it under their roof and employment. The company did not even have any basic experience in game development, arguably even software development in general.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ZimaBoard 2 is a single-board server with Intel N150, dual SATA interfaces, and two 2.5 GbE LAN ports - Liliputing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Finally! I was waiting for a version of the original zimaboard with a modern/competitive processor. Such a versatile little device.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mailbox.org now has normal 2FA⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure I quite understand how this would make them unable to support normal 2fa until now.

  Keycloak is one of the most configurable and flexible auth solutions, and there is no way it didn’t support otp based 2fa until recently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mailbox.org now has normal 2FA⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well fucking finally. I have no idea what took them so long.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re into primarily gaming, try PikaOS. It’s Debian based and uses the same tooling, but it’s on an optimized kernel. Is generally geared toward gaming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG seems to be considering paid membership option⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You do know Heroic exists, right? It works perfectly fine.

  And I prefer an open source solution integration multiple platforms to a single closed solution per platform.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that a new internet/account bypass during Windows 11 installs already exists. Here is a 7 step guide.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just look into answer files, WDS isn’t a requirement for using them (just makes it easier). It can contain three local admin and set it up. You shouldn’t even see the oobe in most cases (depending on how you prefer to handle that).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that a new internet/account bypass during Windows 11 installs already exists. Here is a 7 step guide.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re setting them up for a company, you’ll join too a domain anyway and it’s a non-issue. Probably even have it automated using WDS or a similar 3rd party solution.

  Doesn’t make it any less annoying as a policy from Ms, but for any company of like 50+ employees, it shouldn’t affect anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You kinda missed most of my points. Because a core advantage of building a PC from individual parts is that you can buy some parts used, or adjust them to what you actually need. You can’t buy the PS5 used cause it just came out, but the components are actually relatively old.

  A case can be had for cheap (often with fans). Also a used GPU might allow you to get a bit more performance for the same money (or the same perf for less money). Keep in mind that the hardware specs of the PS5 aren’t exactly cutting edge top tier performance. You can also find a complete used PC with roughly the right specs, and a quick check showed an eBay listing for case+PSU+mobo+3700x+16gb and 512gb nvme + 2tb HDD for 309€. And that was the first hit, with “buy it now”, after 30s on the site.

  You can also tailor what exactly you buy to your needs. Maybe 1TB nvme is enough for you, or you can even start out with 500gb. It’s a PC, just buy another m.2 when you really need it, takes 5 minutes to install.

  But all that is kinda not the point either. Mainly the advantage is that it’s a PC. It’s not just a gaming thing (though it can be). That is what makes it worth it, also obviously depending on the individual needs. And that’s the point. The PC does what you need, and can be made to change to whatever that is.

  When you said “from a pure budget standpoint, no PC isn’t worth it” you also one again COMPLETELY IGNORE that you need to buy games to play. Those are so much more expensive (and have a much more limited selection) on console. And over the lifetime of the console, game costs will have been much more than the device. That’s the point, and why they are relatively affordable, they are subsidized by the manufacturer who makes money on every game bought for it. When a console comes out, they typically loose money on it.

  Finally, once a few years have gone by, you can actually upgrade PC parts individually where needed. You don’t have to buy the next generation new one, like with consoles. Again, much cheaper. For people who are on tight budget, this is or should be a huge consideration. Once you got a PC, the next upgrade is so much cheaper than a new console, yet it’ll be equivalent to that new console.

  Consoles are cheaper the day you buy them (and not by a lot). Even just weeks or months later the PC is cheaper. Years later it’s cheaper by a lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless I misunderstood something, the PS5 isn’t “true 4k”, but uses upscaling just like any semi-modern GPU can do as well (DLSS and FSR I think is the AMD version). That changes that equation quite a bit.

  I would argue that reocmmending a PC over a (new) console has gotten easier, especially for someone on a budget. Because you can actually get an incredibly competent machine these days (used of course). Even if you decide to pay more to get a better PC, you then have access to the vast PC library with all the bundles, frequent and often deep sales, giveaways, … The cost of the console isn’t just the console, but also what you can play on it and what it costs, and this aspect has improved massively on PC in recent years (and was already pretty good before then).

  Of course, if you’re interested in exlusives or first-party titles (like nintendo), or you generally play mostly AAA games, the console might just be the better or only option, but you better bring the wallet for the whole journey.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can we please make a viable (federated!) amazon alternative? I have an idea!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There is absolutely nothing “simple” about that. It sounds simple, but what does “someone has purchased a product” actually mean, in technical terms?

  Let’s start basic, since this is a proposal about a federated system, there are instances. Who runs these and why? Does ever seller run an instance? can there be users/customers on those? if not, who runs the customer-instances? Who defines what a product is, and are products like communities? or more like posts? how do you correlate different sellers selling the same item, where a review would obviously apply to both? can you review a shop or seller? Are delivery services their own “entitty” and can you review those, too? When you purchase an item

  Now without any answers to any of those question, let’s just go to the next level. Where are the reviews stored? in the instance where the item is sold (possibly owned by the shop)? or with the user? if it’s with the user, how does a webserver displaying an item find all the reviews for it? Does this differ between reviews for items and reviews of shops/sellers?

  If a review is stored on the instance of the seller, he can just add an entry to the database stating “user x purchased item y”, and the review is valid. If the reviews are stored with the user, he can spin up an instance, and create a bunch of users there who can leave reviews, because he can mark sales as “valid” as the seller, no matter if there was any item and/or money exchanged.

  I wrote all of this thinking about the classic sellers attempt at “creating good reviews to boost a product”, but there is the opposite threat of review-bombing (might be a competing product or seller, or you just don’t like pink shirts and decide to review-bomb those): How you protect against those has similarities, but reverses the roles essentially. Sellers are now the “target”, and reviewers the “threat”.

  Aaaand this all is just about reviews, which have no monetary value. The platforms main goal would be to deal with physical items, exchanged for real money, and creating physical effects (like shipping). All those have to also be secured in a much more robust way. If a fake review or two slip through the cracks, who cares. But if just one valuable item goes missing (or is never shipped), or the payment for it, that’s immediately a problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I understand that not everyone has the expertise, but for 800$ you can put together a very capable system that will beat the PS5 easily. It will probably include some used parts. You don’t need a 4070 in there, not even remotely close.

  But yes, obviously the prices have gone up quite a bit over the last years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can we please make a viable (federated!) amazon alternative? I have an idea!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Condescension was not the intention at all. The fact that you mention logistics only as a foot note is what lead me to believe you really didn’t understand, and it was just meant as an explanation. Amazon is just scale, in every aspect, and I don’t think that can be achieved with a federated approach in the physical retail world.

  As for being constructive, you can be constructive by talking someone out of an idea. I really don’t believe there’s any viability in the idea, no matter how much I wish there was. I personally value my time, so I assume others do as well. I consider saving someones time incredibly constructive, but that only applies if you intend to pursue the idea to actually get somewhere “real” with it, let’s say reaching “profit” or improving participants existing profits.

  You might enjoy spending your time figuring out solutions here, maybe you see it as an economic experiment or hobby project, so it’s fun no matter the outcome. I’m that case my comment really isn’t constructive in your situation, and I’m sorry.

  Rest assured I didn’t comment out of malice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can we please make a viable (federated!) amazon alternative? I have an idea!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But you’re saying yourself that those are “obviously bots”. It’s easy to ignore those. And just to be clear, I really did mean the reviews, and not the score (where the skew is less transparent).

  Everyone leaving a review has to have an account somewhere in the federated network. This includes seeing up an instance just to use it for review bots, or fake votes on something. Obviously there’s is defederation and other mechanisms, and I’m sure there are ways to improve the situation. But the whole base setup is just inherently much harder to get into a trustworthy position. Even the common centralized sites (not just Amazon) have trouble getting it under control when they can “see” will the related data, for finding outliers and such. I’m just saying it’s an even harder proposition.