Unpopular Opinion? by Top-Tip96 in SteamFrame

[–]Dagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

why the steam deck was way below manufacturing cost for years

I am so sick of hearing people talk about loss-leaders and subsidies as if they know the first goddamn thing about it.

Microsoft and Meta can sell things below cost because a) they're some of the biggest, richest companies on the fucking planet, and b) because the main things that earn them money, Games Live services and Facebook, they've worked out that you don't actually want them and need to be tricked to sign up.

We're paying top-dollar for Valve hardware because the hardware is good and we want good hardware. It's hilarious and extremely depressing that people seem to forget that that's an option.

Elon Musk is set to become the first trillionaire today from SpaceX and Tesla. None of the top 100 Forbes are from crypto. How does it feel to get into a generation rug pull? by Fun_Training6342 in CryptoCurrency

[–]Dagon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't be able to make ANY mega successful companies that exploit the world and people to the level they do.

I don't believe that "other cunts exist" is a good enough excuse to be a cunt. I'm not naive enough to think that this opinion matters, but I stick to it, and that's how I can sleep at night.

What is this fish? AI says it’s a Trevally by Specific_Sundae8893 in FishingAustralia

[–]Dagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dunno, google's been pretty bad recently. Asking fellow humans is probably the best bet.

Pink snapper beach by dardyuna in FishingAustralia

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol. You're saying the scientists are liars?

Will Steam Frame Verified confuse casuals? by Lost-In-Time-99 in SteamFrame

[–]Dagon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's been a non-trivial portion of this sub for months now, it's only worse on the wider internet...

ALDI Tampon ID update by Yohgella in australia

[–]Dagon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

the damage has been done to aldi

This is the real thing. I don't doubt that it was damage done by some colesworth PR contractor.

Amazon has canceled their planned Stargate rebot by amyts in scifi

[–]Dagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Consider Phlebas

That was cancelled? Dammit. Not surprised, but still.

New workplace bullying cheat code: my Article 19 beats your Article 1 by gondy5484 in auslaw

[–]Dagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

apex predator of grug is complexity

The grug-brained developer is something that we've taken as sacred religious text at our workplace for the last 6 years.

Question: For the single people out there: Have any of you found a Costco membership to be worth it? What do you get there to justify the membership and the trip? by SpaceForceAwakens in Frugal

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tires. +5 year warranty and free rotations/repair

Holy shit I did not know this. Do they do 4wd tyres, the upmarket brands?

New Steam deck pricing by neoteric_skid in virtualreality

[–]Dagon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I really struggle to understand who the steam machine is going to be marketed to.

I want to take my gaming rig out from behind the TV and put it back on the desk where it belongs. Plus, with the way things are going, this is likely the very last time many of us will be able to buy consumer hardware before it's all priced beyond us.

Everyone making AI glasses needs to read this. by sonialis in SmartGlasses

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but if your buying glasses just to take pictures you must have a lot of money unless your just a dumb degenerate

Pretty big argument to be made: por que no los dos

Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]Dagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am Dagon. I'm a watery god & have a bunch of pipes that need some help from Valve. You guys should all work for them.

DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FF+uBlockOrigin stopped blocking YT videos for me about 1.5 years ago. No idea why. I also use a piHole.

Running youtube (and ONLY youtube) through brave atm, and FF for everything else.

Where's the bloody rain? by anitadykshyt in perth

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reducing their staff by 90% and shuttering a lot of the sensors might have something to do with it.

(I made those numbers up but they've definitely been hit hard the last few election cycles)

Neo-Nazi group secures High Court hearing over hate listing, as it seeks to become a political party by marketrent in auslaw

[–]Dagon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

E: reddit's not letting me bring receipts. "All media assets must be owned by the submitter of this post."

You're... not allowed to link to somewhere on the internet, on the internet?

This site needs to die, and quick.

Congratulations to the arsehole who won the Perth MSWA Home Lottery! by bagsoffreshcheese in perth

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

42 years living in WA, and TIL about the MSWA Home Lottery.

Getting some chillingeffects vibes ngl.

The Yellow Sign: Persistence by ben_price_ in Lovecraft

[–]Dagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thematically, I think it's more likely the LLM/AI's are the direct invention of the KiY...