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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA's big AI push is reportedly leading to staff concerns about "flawed code" and setting up your own layoff⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, become a contractor if you can. Its a different budget than they have for employees so no problem getting paid, while employees are given a tiny bag of money every year, distributed to each employee as “the budget for salary increases”. Usually a couple of percent increase, where half goes away as tax.

  Its such a scam.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I was wondering that too… Appearently it has a camera inside and you can connect to it using wifi so you dont have to walk 10 steps to look inside it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA's big AI push is reportedly leading to staff concerns about "flawed code" and setting up your own layoff⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Thats the end goal yeah. Salaries are the most expensive cost for companies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I think in the future, the screen will keep track of whats inside the fridge and be able to create shopping lists and maybe even order things.

  But right now, I would never pay for it. Its like the wifi i have in my owen. Never connected it but I paid for it since it was included…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Thats true but what examples is there of successful distributed apps with tons of users?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After laying off 9,000 employees , Microsoft records $27.2 billion profit in latest quarter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems minor. If they wanted people to pay for it, they would block games since thats what most young people use windows for…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After laying off 9,000 employees , Microsoft records $27.2 billion profit in latest quarter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. I havent used windows in a long time but when I was, you could play games without any license… What is locked?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After laying off 9,000 employees , Microsoft records $27.2 billion profit in latest quarter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually these days, windows is free because what Microsoft wants is your user data. And unless you stop that from being sent to Microsoft, you are generating profit for them every time you use your computer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨France’s new laser rifle silently melts electronics at 500 meters — and Ukrainian infantry could really use it⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Its funny because humans see themselves as very smart, but they built a society where everyone has to work all day to pay their bills, because fantasy “money” is seen as a real thing despite just existing inside computer programs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump administration fires US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And then you are fired if that sales guy is actually running the show. Politics…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Survey for April 2025 results available, Linux sits at 2.27%⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Im happy we are small, so we dont get fucking game installers with sign in and ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google is on the Wrong Side of History.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody is shocked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dating apps could have negative effects on body image and mental health.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha “could have”. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pakistan Cracks Down On Free Speech Online.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like Lemmy. Someone says something not based in science and it’s reported as misinformation. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xfce 4.20 desktop released with experimental Wayland support⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone trying xfce should be amazed how fast it is. I think current generation of computer users never used an operating system that is as instant as xfce. It’s quite an experience, almost stressful, because the system is constantly waiting for you. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨KDE Plasma 6.3 will have much better fractional scaling⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool. I don’t think I will notice a difference but maybe. It’s already good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google says its new quantum chip indicates that multiple universes exist⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So it’s fine to make statements like this but it’s not fine to write an angry post on the web. Yeah makes sense. /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Path Of Exile 2 is so "severely overloaded" by players that Grinding Gear are hiring new support staff⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is what happens when you make a good game. Luxary problems. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California could become the first state to require social media warning labels⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Toxic gas also has warning labels. What’s the point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Path of Exile 2 Peaks at Over 459,000 Concurrent Steam Players on Early Access Launch⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And as usual, no activity. What’s wrong with just a gaming community? All these communities are just useless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m happy with the current state actually. Too much people using Linux and it’s going to become a target for ads and tracking. Currently we are flying under the radar, and it’s amazing. We are in the sweet spot of having enough quality software without the downsides.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Path Of Exile 2 early access release delayed to December to ensure your POE microtransactions carry over⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the good loot drop rate is way to rare in the original game, made me tired of it. Didn’t feel like doing the same thing a million times (running maps) and die thousands of times either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Subnautica 2 early access should last "2 to 3 years" - it'll launch with "several biomes" and "some narrative"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking this too.

  It’s a worse experience for players who play an unfinished game, and then when the game is done, most players have already played it and are tired of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open-sourcing of WinAmp goes badly as owners delete entire repo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, WinAmp is still around: the audio player of choice for the Napster generation. You know, folks who are in their 40s now and are starting to get middle-aged presbyopia. If they remove their new reading glasses, it might make some of the many skins in the WinAmp Skin Museum look rather better.

  At least the napster generation understood that digital copies is not stealing. :) They understand the concept of a copy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Today it’s everywhere so hard to miss. :) Used to be a conspiracy theory when I was growing up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  We should make webpages that actively disables chrome and letting the user know why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Players are now less "accepting" that games will be fixed, say Paradox, after "underestimating" the reaction to Cities: Skylines 2's performance woes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I also feel like I don’t want to start the game, because it just lags and feels slow even in the damn menus.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The only difficult part is getting Linux on to a USB stick. After that, you boot your computer from the USB stick and click next, next, next until it’s done. It’s super easy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Smells like Microsoft air in here… A bit stale, dirty, corporate vibe.

  Windows users have no idea what they are missing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh. I guess they do have some brains there.