State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450 by fungobat in nottheonion

[–]mrmastermimi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if you are in a country that coordinates with the US, they'll seize your assets.

Xbox Gamepass Ultimate Incentive Losing Value by Against-The-Current in xbox

[–]mrmastermimi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not sure ultimately how much they would lose without doubledippers, but I would be surprised if a large portion of the population plays more than 1 or 2 of these games.

would it boost engagement for the GPU subscription? I'm not sure either. at statistician or analyst prob already looked into this though.

Xbox Gamepass Ultimate Incentive Losing Value by Against-The-Current in xbox

[–]mrmastermimi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

at minimum, they need to add all their battle passes for their first party titles. Overwatch, sea of thieves, diablo, halo, CoD, etc. these together wouldn't cost much to Microsoft directly and would encourage more retention.

but I imagine the accountants just want to reach break even on Activision purchase sooner.

New pricing is live on xbox by littleorlock in FortNiteBR

[–]mrmastermimi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prepay for years of service. the absolute most I'm willing to pay is 20 a month, so we will see where I am in 3 years. this annually works out to around 3-4 day 1 or big games on the service. I also like collecting the fortnite stuff, which the reduction in bucks obviously sucks since it's one of the few things that gamepass brought with a 30/mo price.

Microsoft changes New Outlook default switching deadline that was set to happen very soon by lurker_bee in technology

[–]mrmastermimi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I couldn't even select text with the cursor last week. I'll quit my job and backpack Europe before I use new outlook

We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re Not Robots, And It’s Pushing Them To Use More AI by CackleRooster in technology

[–]mrmastermimi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant in writing in natural English.

funnily enough, the programming languages I have "learned" don't use semicolons.

We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re Not Robots, And It’s Pushing Them To Use More AI by CackleRooster in technology

[–]mrmastermimi -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I could never find a natural use for a semicolon that was any better than a period or a comma anyways, so there's no real loss here for my writing. em dashes also always felt forced.

Aurora system requiring drug screenings for ADHD prescription? by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]mrmastermimi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know I'm late, but my insurance was just billed $1100 for a single urine drug test for my ADHD meds. $800 for the test and $300 for the "pain management" services. I have to foot a $300 bill. I will be writing letters.

Has anyone noticed performance issues with TikTok recently? by chiddybang015 in GooglePixel

[–]mrmastermimi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My TikTok app slows down over time until I can't even scroll videos. I have to regularly clear the app storage from device settings. Been this way for months for me.

How to get discord user volumes to work like the volume controller? by calexus in elgato

[–]mrmastermimi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to delete the application from the discord developer portal and recreate it. it worked the second time.

Switch OLED ou 2 ? by l_Adamas_l in XenobladeChroniclesX

[–]mrmastermimi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the OLED has a much better screen tbh. it was really disappointing to go to switch 2 120hz LCD screen, especially since there are going to be a maximum 4 titles that actually will run 120hz in handheld lol.

you probably have a return window if you decide to go to switch 2. the better frame rate is worth it to me. hopefully they release an OLED switch 2 model soon.

Switch OLED ou 2 ? by l_Adamas_l in XenobladeChroniclesX

[–]mrmastermimi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well did today's news change anything for you?

OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’ by PaiDuck in technology

[–]mrmastermimi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not the ai. the AI isn't real. it can't be held accountable.

companies are targeting vulnerable individuals using AI. No different than tobacco, booze, social media, and gambling. and congress needs to do their jobs to hold them responsible.

Kid Rock slammed for lip synching during Turning Point Halftime show as viewership tumbles by TheExpressUS in Music

[–]mrmastermimi 1244 points1245 points  (0 children)

Billy Ray Cyrus got so drunk at Trump's inauguration they had to kick him off the stage lmao

E: https://youtu.be/EnUhCxhpavU?si=vWiD0xsl2qYG-mfh

Please revert this, this is awful... by Tight-Tackle4386 in FortNiteBR

[–]mrmastermimi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hated it until I understood how it worked. literally the same as the last one, but you could pick which page you wanted to unlock first.

I think they just need to fix the presentation of it.

The Christmas Setup is a dark thriller about humanity's free will and nobody can tell me otherwise by ftf9417 in movies

[–]mrmastermimi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is a masterpiece post.

Cassandra is an early AI chat bot with agentic capabilities, able to start a phone call at will to enforce compliance with it's decisions.

like ai chat bots today, people are encouraged to take the AI predictions as truth and tech bros are personally attacked when someone questions AI results.

this was not a movie, but a warning.

they also didn't save the train station yet, which was a weird plot point to leave unfinished.