I always thought of steam as neutral evil for being a corporation, but that was just plain wrong of me. Compare them to Digital Extreme and the fact they accidentally created a lucrative loot box and prompt remove from the game. They actually called the mechanic a slot machine instead of surprise mechanic.

From a documentary: https://youtu.be/NA5vT1LooXk?t=1360

As far as I know, gnocchi tells you when it’s done, so you are probably right and they just simplify the process so they don’t have to have someone scoping it out.

Please, people, don’t discuss the new polygraph as if it were more real than the old one. They are both tools, but, also, they are first both lies. It’s just a guess, but I believe there’s probably someone at every stage of the implementation saying it doesn’t quite work like that or that it doesn’t work at all. But who cares? The product they are selling is justifiable exploitation.

If it wasn’t free, it was pirated. I remember asking a teacher for a copy of clipper to practice at home and he reacting strangely and saying we would have to ask the director. I don’t remember the details, but I got my copy and learned piracy was okay.

When I was in Barcelona, I did exactly that to eat without spending too much. Two or three blocks away from touristic attractions and I could have nice meals in small establishments with nice people.

There’ll be people that see this as a good thing and not exploitative at all. We are absolutely too used to the people above taking two kidneys and forcing us to pay for the life support they provide that them asking kindly for just one kidney feels OK.

Kay said she was also concerned about the presence of adverts on some newer, discounted Kindle devices, and how these might alter the reading experience.

Some people still insist you have options and that the market change because of organic choice. You don’t and it doesn’t. Companies are subtle and gently guide you to where they want when it works. When it doesn’t, they push you while thanking you for your support.

To offer some perspective. The Linux kernel will now stop supporting a CPU from 1989.

The secret is going beyond making logical sense to regular people. How does an executive can make it look like their job matters? By offering solutions to problems that don’t exist. They can just pay someone to manipulate numbers and have accomplishments on their résumé.

I think people around here could listen to the whole album if they chose to at FNAC.

If not here, I don’t know where. If you don’t understand the technology is being overhyped, it’s just a silly joke that doesn’t reflect reality.

I’m sorry to jump in out of nowhere, but this argument can be used against your top comment in this thread. Some people listen to single tracks, others to whole albums. Am I missing something? I thought you two were just comparing points of view, not trying to decide who was right.

My provider, small one from my town, or the attendant just decided to give me the password. After months, I found out how to extract the configurations and used my old router instead.

I was talking about how we always have this type of discussion frequently with my therapist earlier today. It’s always nice to pause and remind ourselves and those outside of our philosophy. One thing that I’d like to add is we might not be(e) nice sometimes because of personal circumstances. We are having a bad day and a comment will trigger a reaction that would be uncommon or we might be aggressive without provocation.

In cases we feel the need to hit back, I’d advise postponing the response by at least one hour. Give yourself time to clear your mind and think things over. And if you are the target of users having a bad day, reminding them that they are not be(e)ing nice is the alternative. Asking questions is the best. “Did I offend you?”, “Did I say something wrong?”, “I don’t understand what the issue is.” Even if they keep the aggression, they will point to the specific issue that needs to be worked on, or prove they don’t want to discuss genuinely.

There was a serious security vulnerability previous to Python 3.11 if I recall correctly. You can use pyenv to manage Python versions though: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv

I just now realized that your vote means nothing if the majority of the group you’re assigned to voted differently, and it means little when with the majority. I’m not from the US and I thought I had understood the modular voting system and the issues with only two great parties, but their combination is horrifying.