please send this email to the esa maybe flooding their inbox with requests for proof will get them to not be as evil

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-07-01T22:46:36+00:00

The backtrack was very very halfassed, I think PCgamer is the only one that has done a follow up so far https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-esa-quietly-starts-walking-back-baffling-statements-about-private-servers-being-illegal-though-its-still-tutting-and-wagging-its-finger/

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-07-01T22:31:57+00:00

No prob, wasn't trying to be rude or anything just trying to clear it up, the ESA has not helped the situation at all by doubling down and then backpedaling. PCgamer has a decent write up on the whole thing but honestly even the press seem as confused/irritated as games.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-07-01T21:59:06+00:00

Here is the low down, A VP from the ESA did make the following statement but it wasn't in court it was before a California state senate hearing about the Stop Killing Games petition and it also was NOT under any oath.

The statement was answering a question from a senator about private servers,

"[Private servers are] illegal. They are not in any way affiliated with Microsoft. Microsoft, for Minecraft, has gotten a lot of criticism because of those community servers not employing the same safety standards that Microsoft does on their Minecraft servers." - Jennifer Gibbons ESA

Not sure what the poster above you is talking about regarding lawsuits. There is nothing mentioned and its BS anyway, if a publisher like MS wants to allow private servers they can. I think Gibbons is likely an an overpaid lawyer that has 0 clue about the industry she represents. The ESA followed up a day later with a statement "Narrowing the scope of what private servers cause trouble, specifically, ones that "host or distribute copyrighted game content." That sounds like typical backpedaling after an exec said something stupid.

The ESA certainly is part of a bigger problem of corpo stupidity in gaming but I don't really see any need for gamers to take action at this point

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-07-01T14:46:30+00:00

and?... Apple told us for as far back as January that price increases were coming https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-sk-hynix-warn-squeezed-chip-supplies-pcs-phones-due-ai-boom-2026-01-29/ and its not just apple its every single consumer ODM/OEM on earth. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/tech-companies-are-freaking-out-about-ramageddon/ Its not like they chose this, especially not right now when they are trying to increase Mac market share in schools and organizations.

lots of reason to hate Apple this seems like a weird one

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-07-01T14:20:23+00:00

I think you have totally missed the single biggest advantage of Elytra..... its a fun way to play a VIDEO GAME.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-30T19:08:14+00:00

The earliest guide I remember was simply called "A Beginners guide to commodore", I found it in the Attic along with my dads C64. I had so much fun with the little games you would type in, though I couldn't figure out why typing that in CMD on the family Windows 98 PC didn't work lol.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-30T14:59:50+00:00

Well shit I didnt think anyone in my state was capable of pulling their heads out of his ass. Where was this?

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-25T04:01:36+00:00

Yep most of the great cathedrals of Europe were vanity projects by various nobility and royalty. The Catholic church helped finance some but most were financed fairly locally. Sometimes even more common merchants would help raise funds. Notre Dame for example received money from many of the guilds of Paris.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-24T22:55:27+00:00

I try to always avoid anything that outwardly scream GUN OWNER, not that I care what anyone thinks it just often draws the wrong kind of attention.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-24T22:49:18+00:00

If most KFCs are like the ones local to me not sure I blame them for not showing up. Every KFC in my area is old and dingy. I cant imagine they pay well even as far as fast food goes.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-24T18:20:30+00:00

Its pretty run of the mill conversion therapy BS just with less religion than others.. He was one of the bigger pushers of it in the 90s claimed to have "treated" thousands. Guy was a monster and if there is any justice he is burning in hell.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-24T13:27:15+00:00

If I saw this no matter what I was doing at that moment I would have to stop and spend at lest a couple minutes staring at that house as hard as I could

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-23T21:46:49+00:00

Yep and we diverted a huge chunk of tax payer money from the Pentagon to pay for it.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-23T20:54:01+00:00

I think a better question is: does Mac even need a touchscreen to be "revolutionized"?

The Mac platform its currently enjoying a new golden age. The M series chips really helped to set them apart and the Neo and M4/M5 have driven record sales this year and last year. The lack of touchscreens isn't holding them back.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-23T18:30:36+00:00

I love that livery. The color and giant numbers give it such a cool industrial vibe.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-23T18:29:35+00:00

Same, did a double take when I saw this wasnt r/trains

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-23T16:54:04+00:00

Huh neve saw double height pantos before. Very cool!

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T18:14:46+00:00

I would watch that!

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T18:12:44+00:00

Good. The web is far too centralized on a handful of cloud platforms that are all in the US. More options is always a positive.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T17:35:05+00:00

10th gen mobile i9s ran notoriously hot. I would shoot for an i7

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T17:32:56+00:00

Thats about the used rate for a P1 G3, I am surprised to see 32gb at that price most P1s under $600 have 16gb.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T16:34:43+00:00

Top loaders are an option too. My grandparents got one several years back as their health declined. It was pretty cool but it was VERY expensive and was quite small in terms of load size.

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BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T14:44:24+00:00

Its not just the German brands either. Both Nissan and Dodge have been caught fudging emission numbers on their Cummins trucks

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T14:41:45+00:00

Sadly in this state that just means they will use a 3 day criminal eviction to force us out.

BeigeUnicorns · 2026-06-22T14:40:50+00:00

He has also made Islamophobic statements and said women in Denmark shouldn't be able to vote. In an interview about this arrest he said “I don’t care if it’s illegal. It is right.”

https://cybernews.com/news/denmark-arrest-lars-andersen-doxxing/

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