mpldr

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[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I agree partially. For indie devs: get the game directly from the dev if possible, never get the codes, because the dev doesn't really get money for those.

With AAA games, the picture is different. The business model for most has now pivoted to be about extracting money to the point where its absurd. And for them, I have absolutely no qualms with taking advantage of their bad business decisions.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If we have to use crypto (which I don't really see a reason for to be perfectly honest), then I'd much rather seean privacy coin like Monero being used.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Just because it bugs me to no end: thats the original purpose of a VPN, not some privacy snakeoil. That being said most host-discovery doesn't work reliably, or is not implemented by most programs.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

As someone who quite enjoys lengthy video essays about obscure topics, I disagree.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am split here. I dont expect anyone to know the manages by heart, but at least doing a quick search should be possible. If that obviously wasn't done I'm fine with referring people to the friendly manual.

RTFM nice(1)

I really don't see a reason to write more just to summarise what has already been written. Is that toxic though? I don't think so. If someone then says that they don't understand what that reference means, I'll gladly explain how manpages work and how to search for info. Teach a man to fish and stuff.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

If you see crypto as an investment, you shouldn't use crypto, imho.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Dear Debian users: please also update your Debian version, not just your packages. Like... once a decade would be an improvement for many poor servers.

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

Only acoustic guitar covers of Wonderwall

[–] mpldr@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I want it to last. At least 5 years.

That is something that would be very hard to legislate. Especially since battery lifetime is dependent on a variety of external factors (charging-style, temperature of the device, luck). Build quality certainly also factors in, but even the best battery won't survive a 10 year old regularly overheating their phones with games and charges it for the entire night. I would love to see OEMs implement nice things like "capacity settings", where you can set your device to stop charging at 80% and show it as 100%.