Adalast

joined 2 years ago
[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

For a microsecond I thought that said "microbeards" and I was very confused.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Eh, I would have agreed 20 years ago, but of late he seems to be at least trying to right the books before he shuffles off this mortal coil.

Besides, we have new oligarchs to shit on and blame for things and they are infinitely more culpable and shitty than he ever was really.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Absolutely. I won't touch shit until I see the EULA. The fuckery with the ownership of mod code was enough to burn me for KSP. How the fuck do you seize ownership in completeness for an entire code base just because it happens to extend your product. That is like Pillsbury claiming ownership for your grandma's cookie recipe because it contains their flower as the primary component.

"Wah wah DOTA wah wah." So fucking what. It isn't a stand alone, just because someone makes an entirely different game inside of your game and it is more popular than your game does not give you the right to claim their code and profiteer off someone else's passion project without compensating them. You want to own the code, buy it. All of the players still have to buy your game to play the mods, so you are still making even more money you dillholes.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am subscribed here on Lemmy and they seem to be progressing quite a bit. I am not a game dev myself, but I have some ideas I have been contemplating dabbling in on there.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

On 2) Godot has entered the chat.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Interesting take. Would you attribute the overall look to short term gains to the same point in time and reasoning? It is obviously a nuanced problem and I am sure Nixon and Reagan's fingerprints can be found on the problem somewhere, but they were obviously not the root.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I think you had a woosh. "plot" (NSFW)

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Judging by the descriptions given by another user these "between track" drives are A. Part of the race and removing actual time on the actual tracks, and B. Not optional. Those things together make for some seriously bad game design.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

For purely academic reasons, is there any "plot" in this for which to watch it?

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Agree, but let's not dilute the meaning of "gaslighting". That word has a VERY specific definition and it had been getting used in inappropriate contexts so much that that very specific and necessary definition is being lost. It refers to a specific abusive behavior pattern which needs a good and concrete word to communicate it. My teen stepdaughter had it in her head that us educating her on the world was "gaslighting", which is dangerous because she had the "gaslighting bad" reaction to things that were not gaslighting, and it is not limited to her. There is a concerted effort on the part of some political groups to break and weaponize the definitions of things like gaslighting and manipulation, we need to work to make sure it is not successful.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That is a big question. Rectally sourced information here, but I would probably guess it started in the wake of the Dust Bowl.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Also, under US law, ignorance is not a defense in both civil and criminal court. It does not matter if you did not know it was illegal, it does not matter if you did not know it was happening, if you provide an avenue and forum for illegal activity you are culpable at minimum. The corporate shield will prevent any criminal charges against individuals, unfortunately, but the civil liability is pretty evident. It occurred on their platform which means that they did not take sufficient steps to prevent or discourage the practice in the first place. It should not have been a thing that was present to report or react to in the first place. It falls into the same vein as doing background checks and personality evaluations on prospective teachers and daycare workers. Doing 0 checks to validate that these people are not a danger and then claiming ignorance when they touch children in the broom closet is a nonstarter too.

 

So I am out with my family for Father's Day and we passed a church who had:

"What's your favorite Bible verse? Post it on our Facebook."

And it got me to wondering how they would react if someone started posting all of the verses from their storybook that specifically call out the behavior of modern Christians. All the ones about welcoming immigrants and providing shelter and care for the poor, or deriding capitalism. Wonder what would happen if people did that en masse? I almost want to write a bot to go through and do it.

 

My son was just born, and while a few photos will go on the likes of Facebook and Instagram, overall my partner and I are wanting to keep our shared photos private from the EULA abuses that we all know and hate.

Does anyone here have any good suggestions? I would create my own front end, but I can't swing hosting or a static IP to do it from my local box. Are there any companies out there who aren't total shit bags who claim immediate irrevocable license to all of my photos to do with whatever the fuck they please?

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