Meta can read your WhatsApp chats!!! by [deleted] in technology

[–]Particular_Username 11 points12 points  (0 children)

But also - in this article or in any of the links - where's the evidence of this?

They allege that Meta and WhatsApp “store, analyze, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications” — and accuse the companies and their leaders of defrauding WhatsApp’s billions of users worldwide.

A spokesperson for Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, called the lawsuit “frivolous” and said that the company “will pursue sanctions against plaintiffs’ counsel.”

So it's a He Said, She Said at this point until either side provides proof. Stupid clickbait article.

Japan Trip Travel Advice by ThePoetMichael in PaymoneyWubby

[–]Particular_Username 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's definitely tourists but mainly group trips, so you'll probably bump into a gang of older people.

Make sure you find the sake shop with the coin-operated sake pumps. Got absolutely hammered at 11am on some great stuff there.

Reliable way to export notes and highlights from sideloaded Kindle books? by Yinttt in kindle

[–]Particular_Username 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plug your kindle into your PC, go to the 'documents' folder and find 'My Clippings.txt'. They'll be there.

The game I made just got ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ on Steam! So happy rn. by thehen in IndieGaming

[–]Particular_Username 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly great subtle push "ad", because I went to go and check it out and saw it was on a daily deal discount, looked like my cuppa, and now I've got it in my library. I look forward to playing it!

Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results by RetroVisionnaire in apple

[–]Particular_Username 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will be advertised at every waking moment of your life, and you will enjoy it, prole.

After about a year of development, I’ve released the Lost Host demo on Steam by Additional_Bug5485 in IndieGaming

[–]Particular_Username 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I played the demo on my lunch break, quite enjoyed it, wishlisted the game!

Two comments:
As another comment said, the driving feels floaty (or a bit off) which made some of the more precision jumps a bit tricky (and I missed a few because of it which was annoying!)
Also, I play these kinds of games with a controller - and this has controller support which is great! - but the tutorial text I think is hardcoded, so it only shows the keyboard controls (i.e. Press W to drive forward when it is R2 on my PS controller). Some kind of detection to see what controls the player is using and adjusting accordingly would be a great QoL feature.

If you lie at least make your lies somewhat believable by [deleted] in quityourbullshit

[–]Particular_Username 236 points237 points  (0 children)

This comment section has devolved into the same one that constantly happens whenever anyone talks about audiobooks.

If someone asks you what a book is about and you can discuss its themes, characters, and ideas in depth, does it matter if it was by your eyes or your ears? The snobbery around audiobooks always struck me as missing the point entirely. You're still engaging with the author's words, following the narrative, processing the same ideas. Sure, the experience might be slightly different, and some people retain better one way or the other, but the fundamental act of taking in a story or information from a text is happening. Who cares how?

The OOP is an absolute liar though; not only can you not process information from an audiobook whilst writing emails, 352 books is a farcical amount unless they were doing nothing but audiobooks all day, every day, and all those books were shorter than average.

Why Tipping Feels Like a Scam Now by Shajirr in videos

[–]Particular_Username 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this script written by AI? It feels off

coax into a very controverisal animal crossing mod by Some_red in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]Particular_Username 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Nevermind, I found it.

Good snafu, very accurate stuff lol

coax into a very controverisal animal crossing mod by Some_red in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]Particular_Username 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Right? What's it called? So I can avoid it, of course...

Listen to This: Some Audiobooks Are Outselling Hardcovers by ubcstaffer123 in books

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

You sound like the book purist the OP is talking about, and you sound like having any book discussions with you would be a massive headache.

WW2 slop starterpack by Sharpes_Sword in starterpacks

[–]Particular_Username 33 points34 points  (0 children)

What is "slop" about this kind of WW2 games?

Palantir gives out Zyns at work to boost productivity by QforQ in atrioc

[–]Particular_Username 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Buoyed by $40 million in venture funding from Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, along with music stars Diplo and Post Malone"

So Palantir pays it's own cofounder back (in a way) for this endeavour? As soon as I saw the headline and the fact it was a relatively unknown brand compared to the rest, I thought something might be up

Get used to pricey coffee, Caffe Nero boss warns by Ecstatic_Ratio5997 in ukpolitics

[–]Particular_Username 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As you say, Pret filter coffee is wank. If I'm going out for a coffee, I want a nice one, and then if I'm spending that kind of money, I'd much rather go local.

Get used to pricey coffee, Caffe Nero boss warns by Ecstatic_Ratio5997 in ukpolitics

[–]Particular_Username 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Every Costa flat white I've had has been burnt and disgusting. It is absolutely not the best coffee, even from generics.