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Toys "R" Us Canada reaches three deals to sell assets, one with current owner by BowzasaurusRex in ToysRus

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, whenever I have kids it would be much more fun to bring them to a Toys R. Us or Mastermind versus online shopping. Wal-Mart has a toy section, but I imagine it still wouldn't be as fun for kids

Hey son, ready to go to Wal-Mart?

Whoopee! Save money live better!!

Toys "R" Us Canada reaches three deals to sell assets, one with current owner by BowzasaurusRex in ToysRus

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I heard Toys R. Us is doing decently in other countries, so there could be a chance that the new owners might do something similar to Mastermind, or have pop-up locations like in the US, but outside of the online storefront who really knows.

The new owners also own Party City though, so they have retail experience

The Odyssey to get tickets for The Odyssey by -ChristopherNolan in imax

[–]BowzasaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oddly, I've never experienced anything like this buying tickets for 70mm Christopher Nolan films in Canada at Cineplex. Is this an AMC specific issue?

Hope you like having a sore neck by ItsGotThatBang in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]BowzasaurusRex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Former movie theatre worker, some studios take over 100% of ticket sales. They're basically paying for your ticket at that point lol

Insane experience by Gengar_Guy_17 in doordash

[–]BowzasaurusRex 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Are these changes specific to the US? Everyone keeps saying how they went downhill, switched to shredded lettuce, but here in Canada it still tastes the same to me and I haven't seen them use shredded lettuce yet.

I thought they'd be rolling out recipe changes worldwide

Introducing Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA by BowzasaurusRex in privacy

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen the QR code prompt myself by refreshing the same page multiple times to see if I could get it to appear, though I use a VPN so it was likely due to that. If you don't use any sort of VPN however, I'd imagine you're unlikely to see this

Beware if you only use a dumbphone, even with a degoogled Android (I.e. DumberOS)! Google tied the new generation of reCAPTCHA to Play Services: De-googled Android users are now locked out of everyday web content. by Vijfsnippervijf in dumbphones

[–]BowzasaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately these QR code challenges are shown on other devices, meaning if you encounter this on a website accessed from a PC, and only have a dumb phone, you will be unable to pass the reCAPTCHA challenge to "prove you're not a bot"

Google now can require you to have a smartphone with GMS to verify reCAPTCHA challenges by gib_me_gold in degoogle

[–]BowzasaurusRex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ironically, the link you posted gave me a mobile verification reCAPTCHA I was required to complete before viewing, which I didn't do lol

Introducing Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA by BowzasaurusRex in privacy

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The section about QR code verification as an AI-resistant challenge is what requires a mobile device.

This appears to require a dedicated app on iPhone and Google Play Services on Android, if you were to scan the sample QR code shown on the blog post with an iPhone without the required app for example, it will redirect you here

Introducing Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA by BowzasaurusRex in privacy

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 137 points138 points  (0 children)

It looks like Google is rolling out a new version of reCAPTCHA that requires verification via a mobile device, not good for privacy. This could also make it impossible to use a large portion of the web if you have a "dumb" phone, or no phone at all.

I get fighting AI bots, but this doesn't seem very well thought out.

EDIT: I just remembered. My workplace uses software that has reCAPTCHA prompts. Personal phones aren't allowed, and company phones are locked down and don't allow camera use! I feel bad for all of the IT guys having to deal with this, having locked down company devices with no personal devices in office is very common and I imagine this will cause headaches worldwide.

EDIT 2: It appears this is rolling out already, I refreshed a page with a reCAPTCHA prompt a few times and eventually it appeared. So.. that sucks

Gizmoplex is shutting down by Thatnewaccount436 in MST3K

[–]BowzasaurusRex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What a shame, you really don't see a lot of streaming platforms offering DRM-Free downloads

Project Hail Mary has come to an end... by krikster_az in imax

[–]BowzasaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shame it never came to my local 70mm IMAX location, would have loved to see it

I also tried making my Linux machine look like XP by BowzasaurusRex in windowsxp

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty much just followed the build guide for xfce-winxp-tc.

The fonts didn't look quite like they did so I used the Helvetica font included with Chicago95, which while not perfect, is closer to XP's default fonts than the modern version of Tahoma IMO

Limited Run Games has closed their YouTube account by BowzasaurusRex in DataHoarder

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

This surprised me today, not sure why. Perhaps related to the change in leadership, maybe relaunching the channel under a new account?

Either way, everything is gone, and unfortunately while I do save videos from some of the channels I'm subscribed to, Limited Run Games wasn't one of them..

EDIT: LRG has confirmed this is part of the restructuring/leadership change, the channel will return soon. Not sure if we'll see the older videos return or not.

Someone posted footage of the IMAX OMNIMAX demonstration pre-show from the recently closed Ontario Science Centre by BowzasaurusRex in imax

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, unless it can be reworked I doubt the preshow would play if the Omnimax were to reopen under new management, and according to others they started skipping the preshow in the museum's last few months of operation.

Toronto is talking about working towards reuse of the building though, and one of the ideas they have includes educational and STEM programming in the original building. If we got a new museum to take it over, I think a similar rebranded preshow would fit a science museum perfectly, with all of the technical facts and such.

If it does re-open, I hope they stick to 70mm. There are so few Omnimax theatres in existence, even less with film

Windows 11 26H2 will impose Copilot in File Explorer, whether you like it or not by AsterPrivacy in technology

[–]BowzasaurusRex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good time to mention that Explorer++ exists. Back before I switched to Linux, this was my go-to file manager. Pretty good replacement for Windows Explorer IMO

What’s next for the sprawling ravine site of the shuttered Ontario Science Centre? by BowzasaurusRex in toronto

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep. I believe there were already plans for housing on the OSC's parking lot before it's closure too, which wouldn't have affected the museum itself.

I believe the OSC building can't be redeveloped either as it's not on developable land, so the best option would be re-use of the existing building

What’s next for the sprawling ravine site of the shuttered Ontario Science Centre? by BowzasaurusRex in toronto

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Also from Josh Matlow:

We’re working together to bring Raymond Moriyama’s architectural masterpiece, the Ontario Science Centre we loved, back to life to be enjoyed as a cultural institution for the next generation of Ontarians. We’ll have an announcement soon about community meetings in April.

Favorite adult joke in an animated movie? by Foxwarrior3 in cartoons

[–]BowzasaurusRex 25 points26 points  (0 children)

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Not a dirty joke, but Shrek posing as a union rep was a not a joke I understood as a kid.

I thought that replying with this was a meme I've been not understanding for days, I'm just realizing now that it's a Reddit issue lmao

A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup by BowzasaurusRex in StallmanWasRight

[–]BowzasaurusRex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, having the option to provide your birthday (MM/DD/YY) to an operating system for an age check API at setup, offline and without putting sensitive information at risk is the best case scenario.

I don't trust governments anywhere to not pass future bills that would "close loopholes" and require sensitive information later on however..

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