toynbee

@toynbee@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems like blame can be applied at least three ways at once.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I like the steam deck and use it as a controller, but you could make the same argument about the switch. Regarding the switch, my answer would be that while it is a controller, it is - IMHO - a poorly designed and uncomfortable-to-use controller.

  While you and I like the ergonomics of the deck, others may not. One can hardly blame those people for wanting something they feel more usable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube starts showing ads when you pause a video on TV⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Respect to you!

  The only reason I know is because I primarily watch YouTube on my TV. People have pointed out to me that you can side load clients onto your TV, and they’re right, but I’m inclined to at least wait until my warranty expires before doing so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube starts showing ads when you pause a video on TV⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As I understand it, DNS blocking does not work for any YouTube ads as the ads are hosted on the same servers as the videos.

  Certainly, my pihole - which has successfully blocked many ads - does not do anything for YouTube.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Wars Outlaws creative director admits forced stealth sections are “incredibly punishing”, says next patch will ease up on them⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Back in the good old days, RPS used to deliberately do this kind of thing to troll their readers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From Baldur's Gate to Rogue Trader, the latest RPG-themed Humble Bundle is a horrifying assault on your time⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You have accurately portrayed the decline of RPS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The FCC proposes requiring robocallers to disclose when they’re using AI⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I kinda thought they were already.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Total War Warhammer 3 teases new content this month, and a hotfix ensures goblins will now get dismembered correctly⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The scar on the character in the thumbnail looks like he tried to scratch his forehead with his tooth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In a better world, this patent could perhaps be used to prevent other companies from using this method.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Robots that know if we’re sad or happy are coming | Biometric Update⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I rarely know if I’m sad or happy, can they teach me?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What the hell! Let's all just go crazy!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t solder, so I’m no expert, but I’ve only ever heard it pronounced “sodder” (though agreed, leaving out the “l” sound is an odd choice).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Romantic gesture⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What was the expected surprise?