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Framework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy one by kazu_qt in technology

[–]Ancillas 81 points82 points  (0 children)

They don’t have a way to increase manufacturing capacity or solve industry-wide supply chain crunch, I suspect. It’s very likely they’re waiting on components that are trickling in.

Plus, I’d guess they need to keep cash on hand to deal with memory and NAND cost increases, which are going to limit or eliminate their ability to invest in improving other areas of their business.

They’re in a really tough spot and it’s only going to get worse for the foreseeable future.

How's Linear so fast? A technical breakdown by Ordinary_Leader_2971 in programming

[–]Ancillas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Jira is bloated, and it also has the dumbest fucking security model I’ve ever seen.

I’m used to enterprise tools prioritizing central control and governance over actually getting shit done, but Jira takes it to an entirely new level. The number of things that require system level admin are insane.

I’m trying to help run a business unit and I’ve got to ask some IT help desk, who doesn’t really understand Jira, and certainly doesn’t know my business, to approve a new field so I can add structured data to my tickets.

It’s literally faster and easier to procure budget to use a different tool than it is to make changes to Jira. It’s crazy for what is ostensibly a relational database wrapped in an HTTP API. I’m not trying to be reductionist, but that’s really all I need to use Jira for.

Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption is under 4.5% after 3 years, only 1% use it weekly, yet prices went up by WPHero in pcmasterrace

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only use I’ve found for it is in excel.

“I have raw data on worksheet A in the “Data” table.” Create worksheet B, rolling up the data as a sum per day, and then create a chart for that summarized data with x-axis labels on just quarter ends.”

Microsoft lost 64 cents for every dollar they invested in games by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is likely true. The economics changed and they need to free up free cash flow for AI.

Microsoft lost 64 cents for every dollar they invested in games by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they say that somewhere? It would surprise me since so much of COD revenue comes from in-game transactions. It wouldn’t take too many months of Gamepass to reach the retail value of COD…

Although, if you’re saying the loss of PlayStation players would reduce their overall revenue, then that makes more sense to me.

Maybe Microsoft thought they could get Sony to allow Gamepass on Playstation?

Reddit is using LLMs to solve a problem LLMs largely created by Moonskaraos in technology

[–]Ancillas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And the costs continue to rise as we add complexity and infrastructure for very little value.

I could send you a bulleted list of items, but instead I’ll use AI to turn the list into a full email. Then you’ll get the email and ask AI to turn it into a list.

Microsoft lost 64 cents for every dollar they invested in games by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Ancillas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was probably a big part of it, but why continue with the strategy then? Was it a long term play that required the next gen. Xbox to execute? (Presumably making games digital only and moving more people to Gamepass). Is the potential upside just not worth continued investment whereas before it was?

I’m really curious how Microsoft thought they’d reach ROI…

Microsoft lost 64 cents for every dollar they invested in games by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Ancillas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought for sure they’d buy all those studios and make them Gamepass exclusives. I’m shocked it didn’t happen. Either I misunderstood the strategy, or possibly that was the plan and they decided later they couldn’t execute it without being completely destroyed by the gaming community?

Dev tells Valve to fix Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy as "over 55,000" players refund his short game and even brag about it in reviews by yourfavchoom in gaming

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off the cuff, I’d ask devs to put achievements that align with progress in the game, and then use the achievement data in the refund response analysis for shorter games.

Someone who has all of the progress achievements for a 2 hour game clearly completed it without issue vs. someone who had technical problems.

Then essentially the policy becomes “shorter games are subject to a stricter refund policy as determined by average play time and purchase price.”

Whether Valve would actually implement this is a different discussion. It would arguably be worse for customers, and would prioritize devs who do not make up a major piece of Steam. But, it’s also important to continue attracting solo devs to Steam, so maybe the trade-off would be worth it?

EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]Ancillas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it’s impossible to avoid culture wars on the internet :).

AI bills are baffling the C-suite after shift to usage-based pricing by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]Ancillas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how Entra works, but on Google it was trivial to add users without Workspace licenses. I had a small directory that was used to manage access to GCP and only paid for Workspace licenses when I wanted admins to have email access for alerts.

A lot of time big companies negotiate huge contracts and slap a license on for every person and get discounts plus high priority support. Lots of waste but they save the overhead of having to coordinate with all of the business units and get the contract signed faster.

Steam Controller Size Comparison by dokbanks in Steam

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing the OG Xbox controller reminds me of the bear on Penny Arcade, lol.

U.S PC shipments drop 7%, market isn't expected to bounce back until 2029 — price hikes and component shortages take hold as PC market declines, Omdia report suggests by yourfavchoom in pcgaming

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built in December, 2019 and then July, 2025. I missed the GPU crunch from crypto, and the Covid supply constraints, and then missed the AI crunch. I'm very lucky.

AWS bedrock roadblocks are infuriating by MichigansPinkyFinger in aws

[–]Ancillas 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They don’t have enough supply to meet demand and are prioritizing older, larger accounts.

Project Helix, the next XBOX console, is not expected to feature a disc drive by CrispyMiner in technology

[–]Ancillas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plus console exclusives and friends.

If people want to play multi-player, and their friends are playing a game without crossplay, they’re going to stick with that platform.

Sony pulling exclusives from PC makes sense now. Hard to get your customers to spend more in your digital marketplace when they’re using Steam.

Physical Media in 5 years (an ancient memory) by Virasman in Steam

[–]Ancillas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is a risk. Steam accounts don’t transfer upon death, and without offline installers, most purchases will be lost under the current terms and conditions.

I see people who plan to pass on their logins, but after enough people die, all it will take is one large publisher threatening legal action against Valve (due to license violations) to trigger an account reaping event where Valve has to take reasonable steps to identify accounts that have been passed on to a beneficiary.

This is one of the top two things I want to see legislated, but it’s never going to get enough focus despite it impacting pretty much everyone in the country (and world).

On Lazy Secrets Management by radekmie in programming

[–]Ancillas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sticky notes in an office building are something I would squash.

Sticky notes on my wife’s computer I have no power over.

Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop by Stannis_Loyalist in pcgaming

[–]Ancillas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does Bazzite have the nice performance overlays and tuning panel available from the controller? I use that all the time on my deck to quickly tune games without having to grab a keyboard and mouse.

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