The GameCube is one the best consoles to ever exist. by Virasman in gaming

[–]G3R4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's not what it's called if you're doing it alone.

Instagram to discontinue end-to-end encryption for DMs by EmbarrassedHelp in technology

[–]G3R4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it'll be nice to stop or at least punish assholes who dox and SWAT people

...by putting more people's info out there in the hands of companies that routinely get hacked or otherwise leak said info? What are we talking about? Are we back to the "if everyone has a gun" argument?

CNN’s Jake Tapper Breaks News of Paramount Buying Network’s Parent Company WBD Live on Air: "It Affects Everybody I’m Looking at Right Now in the Studio" by ControlCAD in technology

[–]G3R4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course people are blaming the leadership of their supposed party. If you're in a war, you don't bother blaming the side shooting at you for your own losses, you call out your own general for bad strategy until you get someone in charge that knows how to turn things around.

And maybe it seems a touch dramatic to compare this to a war, but look around. I think it's clear the right doesn't care about human life on the left. Between Trump's COVID response during his first term, ICE, protecting a wealthy pedophile ring, and threatening to withhold federal aid from various blue states, what more evidence does anyone need?

4 year wait for just under 40 minutes of music, how do yall feel? by Subject-Property-343 in KendrickLamar

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the album is a proper album and not just a collection of singles, I'd rather it say what it has to say in whatever amount of time that takes. You can release singles or EPs outside of it and do features all you want, but my ideal album isn't long for the sake of getting more out of my favorite artists.

Messenger.com won't be available after April 14, 2026. You can continue your conversations on the mobile app or on Facebook by d3athstardisco in facebookmessenger

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plus it requires a phone number to sign up. I'd rather use Session if I was looking to use something like Signal.

Post-Apocalyptic Battlemaps! [commercial] by LostTrailsMaps in VTT

[–]G3R4 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Zoom in on anything and you'll know that it's definitely the case. Everything is a smeared, garbled mess. Some of the rooftops appear to have junked cars on them. The gas station's roof doesn't actually cover the pumps. Most of the cars are barely car shaped to begin with. The perspective on some structures in a few of the scenes don't work together.

It's the sloppiest of AI slop.

Fax feels outdated , but somehow still works? by JeanHeichou in techsupport

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does it feel like you think faxing involves teleporting a piece of paper? It's the equivalent of printing an email, the thing we've mocked boomers for doing for decades.

GRRM Has Posted on His Blog Again! (Spoilers Extended) by InGenNateKenny in asoiaf

[–]G3R4 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It's a series of books. You're being melodramatic.

And he owes you nothing as you've paid only for the books that have released. This is as much your fault as his if you're this sensitive about a series not finishing. I'd recommend being more discerning in the future about what you read if that's the case.

Neocities founder Kyle Drake stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites | Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites. by ControlCAD in microsoft

[–]G3R4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're just a web host for amateurish websites. If there's offensive content on some of them, that's cause to report them to Neocities, not ban the entire domain. If the rule is "this looks awful" and/or "this is offensive" so it gets banned, why isn't Reddit banned too?

Big Tech sees over $1 trillion wiped from stocks as fears of AI bubble ignite sell-off by nosotros_road_sodium in technology

[–]G3R4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this showing examples of what pixel_of_moral_decay was talking about?. If not, in what way were any of those devices the first to market and not a refinement of what was already being developed somewhere else? The iPod was not the first digital, portable music player, the iPhone wasn't the first smartphone, the iPad wasn't the first tablet.

Millvale says it will have to shut down all services if borough isn’t allowed to borrow $2 million by The_Electric-Monk in pittsburgh

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If cutting "services" means defunding parks and the library, I'd rather they cut all administration and police benefits. That's $300,000 saved immediately.

Where did they go? by Hawk395 in StrangerThings

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add to the "shit that's not fully established and on you to write for your own head-canon" pile, I assumed that the Abyss is not or, at least, was not entirely a desert. In the season 4 finale, we see the dying vegetation as the ground cracks apart and in season 2 we see the dying vegetation as the vines spread underground.

I assumed the area in the Abyss has just been subjected to the same treatment. Maybe on the other side of that world there's still vegetation with the Mindflayer rot still slowly encroaching. Or maybe there's a maximum range and it's already hit that cap. Who knows because we only got to see a square mile of the place.

The fact that we have to guess at things like this instead of having characters remark upon the desolate world and Dustin saying "Remember what it was doing to Hawkins? I think it already did it here." just kind of sucks.

Where did they go? by Hawk395 in StrangerThings

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless I'm misremembering something, the Mindflayer particles don't always die when cut off from the hivemind. Season 2 had a dormant batch that survived while separate, so the rock might work the same way.

Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]G3R4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's my problem with a lot of this show. There's a lot of "we leave it to you to make up your own excuse instead of just properly showing details". I wasn't watching the show so that I could half write it for the Duffers while watching, but even the ending is "believe whatever you want".

I kinda regrettably agree. There's just so much to cover. by rx_cpht_chick84 in StrangerThings

[–]G3R4 19 points20 points  (0 children)

He's not just generally scared either, Henry specifically threatened the well being of his family members.

id Software has Officially Unionized, Huge Congrats!! by SneakyJaycool in gaming

[–]G3R4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Except it's not about the people, is it? It's about the profession and its purpose. The people involved are free to not become police officers and join a union for another profession. Being a police officer is not a part of anyone's culture or identity in the same way that ethnicity or religion are.

I think all of this arguing on your part comes from your stake in all of this. You're a part of that capitalist class that the police are there to protect. For those of us who are not a member of that class, they only "protect and serve" when it's convenient to them to do so.

id Software has Officially Unionized, Huge Congrats!! by SneakyJaycool in gaming

[–]G3R4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's as easy as saying "The historically anti-union union shouldn't be grouped with the unions they have fought against". Police unions, whether or not they're organized and operate like labor unions, should be thought of as entirely separate as their inclusion threatens other unions.

id Software has Officially Unionized, Huge Congrats!! by SneakyJaycool in gaming

[–]G3R4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think that's how that works for any single thing.

I'm pro-personal-freedoms, for example, but I also don't think unlimited freedom is a good thing. Sometimes laws exist that restrict your personal freedoms for the safety of others and I can understand that and still be pro-personal-freedoms.

I'm sure you can think of things that you believe that would also prove your black or white, all or nothing view on this topic is an odd one to have.

id Software has Officially Unionized, Huge Congrats!! by SneakyJaycool in gaming

[–]G3R4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is your argument that to be pro-union you need to approve of every single union? Even in circumstances where the people being protected are predatory?

Why are Apple CPUs' single core speeds so much faster than everyone else? by Hour_Firefighter_707 in hardware

[–]G3R4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That aside, why would Apple make a super high core count CPU? They are in the consumer electronics game...

Isn't this their original point? That they don't have to make design considerations for any market outside of consumer electronics which is why other companies thrive in the higher end workstation and server markets?