EssentialCoffee
@EssentialCoffee@midwest.social
- Comment on ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say 6 months ago:
Not really. It depends on what it is. There are entire games and items that aren’t available in the US, but make a killing in Asia.
Like, here’s Genshin Impact numbers from 2023.
On that game, the US comes in at 7th, is less than half of the top country (Japan) and is notably behind Switzerland.
For Tik Tok specifically, we can look at their annual reports.
Let’s look at average annual users per region. 682M in Asia Pacific, which does not include China. 192M in North America.
China’s numbers are 750M daily.
I don’t think most of their money comes from the US.
- Comment on It would be terrifying if it were to actually start raining men. 6 months ago:
Just watch video footage from 9/11 while the song it playing.
- Comment on LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy 7 months ago:
Why would you ever divulge your master password to anyone? There’s not a reason to. Even if you die, you can set for someone else to get access to your account after X number of days, all without giving your master password.
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 7 months ago:
It’s a lot easier for me to scoop 1/2 teaspoon of two spices, one tablespoon of another, and 2 teaspoons of a fourth than to measure 1.8 grams of one, 2.2 grams of one, 5.2 grams of one, and 3.8 grams of a fourth. The scoops I can put in the container and level off the top using the same container. The other way, I have to gently sprinkle or slowly scoop and sprinkle so it doesn’t go over the required amount.
Way faster for me to scoop, level, dump.
- Comment on Dollar stores are shutting down across America. They did this to themselves 7 months ago:
The Family Dollar is the closest store with basic essential groceries (bread, milk, etc) to where a friend’s parent lives. The actual grocery stores are 30+ minutes away.
This just contributes to the increase of food deserts in some areas.
- Comment on How does the day-to-day work of not wearing shoes in the house? 7 months ago:
You just take your shoes off at the door and put them back on when you leave.
- Comment on How did overalls and jumpsuits went from male work clothe to female fashion without becoming "male fashion" ? 7 months ago:
Or they died.
- Comment on Despite Microsoft's push, Windows 11 and Edge see decreases in user share 7 months ago:
but is there any compelling reason to switch to Windows 11
Windows 10 is set to sunset at the end of 2025.
- Comment on Republican senator renews push to make daylight savings permanent 8 months ago:
Omg, please for the love of everything, get rid of the time change.
I don’t care which way they pick, just get rid of it. It’s absolutely useless.
- Comment on 23-year-old Nintendo interview shows how little things have changed in gaming 8 months ago:
We got a Switch to play BotW.
I guess you had to grow up playing Zelda games after Link to the Past in order to enjoy the gameplay. Coming from other systems, it was very unintuitive, uncomfortable, and basically unplayable since we couldn’t remap the controls. Also, the world was just kind of dead?
I dunno, it was a big disappointment.
- Comment on Now that search engines suck, people will start to bookmark again. 8 months ago:
People stopped bookmarking?
- Comment on What are some good games with *zero* replayability? 8 months ago:
What do you need to know about the main game to play the DLCs that isn’t in the DLCs?
- Comment on Diablo 4's new mount costs more than the actual game 9 months ago:
I find it bizarre that someone would ever pigeonhole themselves into one developer. I don’t even know who makes games half the time. There’s only one that I have blocked on Steam.
- Comment on ‘Zombie Offices’ Spell Trouble for Some Banks - The New York Times 9 months ago:
So… rezone for residential, tear down, rebuild for residential…
- Comment on What game fits this? 9 months ago:
I can only do a round or two before the particle effects hurt my eyes too much to continue. The new Among US DLC is really bad for that because you can get so many so early, and then extend for over an hour past the thirty minute mark. (That’s about when I got bored and tried to do everything I could so the red deaths would kill me, so I don’t know how long it would have gone).
- Comment on Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023's best-selling game worldwide 9 months ago:
Honestly it was just a good game. I saw it attracting both Potterheads and non-Potterheads. (I would not consider myself a Potterhead).
Does it have a bunch of replay value? Not really (neither do a lot of games). But man, that initial playthrough was just really good. It also looks like I clocked 113 hours on the game, so that’s a pretty decent return to me.
Also, despite the source material and the author, it had a lot of very inclusive elements, which were a nice touch.
- Comment on Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist 9 months ago:
Has South Korea moved on from Internet Explorer for their banking yet?
- Comment on Where are the good political songs? 9 months ago:
Well, NPR did an entire article of 20 protest songs that came out in 2020. Looks like they might have made a Spotify playlist of them at one point too.
Here are 30 protest albums that came out in the first half of 2022
Here are 50 protest songs from 2023.
These are just results from pretty simple Google searches. ‘protest songs year’.
- Comment on Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them? 9 months ago:
I also went to a public school. Kids were definitely singled out for the brands and perceived value of the clothes they wore. There was definitely a pressure to keep up with the latest trends and styles, including those at other schools around the city.
- Comment on TikTok sounds go silent as songs disappear from app 9 months ago:
I read your comment and was trying to figure out why people were listening to an 8 year old Korean song, but realized you’re probably talking about something else.
- Comment on Palworld isn’t slowing down, hits 19 million players across Steam and Xbox 9 months ago:
My friends all call it Valheim, but with cute fluffy animals.
The ability to customize difficulty settings is also a big hit.
- Comment on It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription 9 months ago:
The return policy is really what seals it for me. I’ve never had an issue with returning something, ever.
Other places make it such a hassle and make you pay to return it.
- Comment on It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription 9 months ago:
I know 1 or 2 people buying cat litter every month and having it delivered, but why? Just go to the store!
Subscribing to deliveries typically gives a discount, which makes the cost cheaper than going to the store and removes wear & tear on your vehicles and your own gas costs.
Depending on what kind of litter you want, the store might not even carry it. My cat litter is from a major brand, but is one that doesn’t get as much in stock at my local places and when itis in stock, it’s rarely the cheaper, larger box, so that also increases the cost.
Cat litter is fucking heavy. I don’t blame anyone wanting it delivered to their door.
- Comment on A literal child taking orders in a fast food restaurant in the US 10 months ago:
The one near me that does fundraisers doesn’t have any students working. Usually the teachers go to say hi to families that come.
- Comment on HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly 10 months ago:
According to a 90s article I linked deeper in this thread, the medical arm split off from the company in 1999.
- Comment on HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly 10 months ago:
I’m not even finding HP listed among MRI manufacturers.
According this NYT article from 1999, the medical arm of HP was announced to split off from the printer company 23 years ago.
- Comment on Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 10 months ago:
My keyboard is a Microsoft Comfort curve. It cost $20 and has lasted for 15 years through multiple computers. Completely got rid of my wrist issues from standard keyboards.
Glad you found a keyboard that works for you though.
- Comment on 23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch 10 months ago:
For the grand majority of folks, Name, relationship label, self-reported location (city or zip), and birth year.
The ones with DNA compromises would be the ones whose accounts were directly accessed.
- Comment on 23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch 10 months ago:
I’m not sure how much MFA would have mattered in this case.
23andme login is an email address. Most MFAs seem to use email as an option these days. If they’re already reusing passwords, the bad actor already has a password to use for their emails that’s likely going to work for the accounts that were affected. Would it have brought it down? Sure, but doesn’t seem like it would’ve been the silver bullet that everyone thinks it is.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 has won Steam's 2023 GOTY Award 10 months ago:
Your Only Move is Hustle
Starfield
Shadows of Doubt
Contraband Police
Remnant 2
Which game out of the choices given do you think most people have heard of?