Fuck the algorithm. I'll take word of mouth any day. Forces me to crawl out of my hovel and be social once in a while. Lol.
Is it a light read?
There's a lot of reasons people still eat fast food. Others have pointed out though that fast food these days isn't all that cheap and in some cases isn't even all that fast/convenient when compared to other alternatives.
I can't speak to that as it's been decades since I've stepped inside a fast food restaurant save to use the bathroom while traveling, but I can guess that it also has to do with nostalgia. Some people grew up eating that shit and it provides them with a sense of comfort and familiarity. While I'm not going to hold my breath, it is my hope that the predominance of fast food will die alongside cable news when the younger generations come of age.
I pre ordered it. I had just finished building a new PC with just barely enough resources to handle it. Strangely enough I never encountered any of the bugs people complained about, so I was lucky.
I kept replaying it and heavily awaited the patch releases to see what the devs were going to fix and/or add. Been there since the beginning and play it through once a year (fully, clear the map of objectives every time). Simply put, I'm a fan.
I even was running it on Linux pretty much from day one (though certain patch numbers and updates to Nvidia drivers would occassionally break this compatibility). A small thing, but one that I greatly appreciated.
The driving mechanics to this day is the biggest pain point for me. Even though a patch at some point improved on it, it still feels wrong whenever going around a corner at even moderate speeds. There's a reason most people opt to use motorcycles in the game (or use mods).
The story is well done IMHO. I feel like they could have spent way more time in the prologue section, fleshing out one particular character (anyone who's played knows who I'm referring to). Other than that, I'm happy with only a few very small nitpicks.
The combat system is well fleshed out since patch 1.68, and iirc patch 2.0 brought some significant QOL changes. It's fun and varies extensively depending on how you build out your character's skill tree.
The atmosphere is perhaps the developers' biggest achievement. The depiction of Night City is difficult to put into words. It feels lived in, and there are still areas of the map seasoned players are discovering. Other than the combat system, the environment is definitely one of the game's strongest selling points.
Ever since patch 1.68, the game has run smoothly. I can't run Ray Tracing or other high resource requiring features as my PC, again, is considered to be mid to low tier depending on who you're talking to. But if you're running a high end PC, the visuals are likely to be far more stunning for you.
If you do buy, definitely get the Phantom Liberty DLC, the side content adds quite a bit to the story, including a new ending, and is overall a fun addition to the entire experience.
Lastly, if you do dive in, enjoy yourself, and want more, I'd highly recommend watching the anime mini series, Cyberpunk: Edge Runners, which depicts a prequal to the events of the main game. And of course, if you're really in love, perhaps get together with some friends and play the Table Top RPG.
It wasn't too late when Hitler was at the height of his power and it's definitely not too late now.
As long as there is even a single antifascist who's heart beats, it is not too late.
Great work. They haven't commented on this matter for some time now and its good to see an updated comment on this issue.
I use Grapheme OS, but do use Mull. I also use Vanadium and base Chromium. Each for different uses. Mull for general browsing (I have many extensions, but I feel a bit more secure by running NoScript).
Vanadium is for when I need more functionality, and raw Chromium for inspecting responsive design of my own sites.
The GrapheneOS community is a great asset to the Android ecosystem, and their mentality has always seemed to be security above all else (even above privacy), which is a voice that is needed in any organization.
Again, thanks for doing this investigation.
I'll push back a bit on this, though I generally agree with you. I've only worked for a small startup as my career in tech is still in its infancy, but in previous roles I've had in other industries, this cult like aspect of corporatism pervades to varying degrees.
That said, when I first started socializing and networking with those involved in the tech sector, I noticed that there definitely is a subsection of the tech industry predominated by those who, in my view, took the concept of "There's God In The Machine” thing way too far.
This subsection seems to be mainly populated by those who have only a passing understanding of the tech itself and don't actually write the code or architect the software. This subsection also seems to be populated by those who can code and do architect the software, but appear to me to have a selfish and shortsighted mindset reminiscent of stock traders and crypto bros, communities for which I personally have a particular disdain.
This obsession and claim that tech can do anything from save the world to destroy the planet is very dangerous as it is a perceived pseudo reality that many people, both with power and not, seem to be desperately trying to make real (mainly fueld by a fear of the future and a desire to have some semblence of control over it through power mongering and vacuuming up influence in the present).
And this problem of progress for its own sake with some ambiguous "tech will save us" mindset is only recently exacerbated by the claim that these chatbots are AI (IMHO making a mockery of the term, intelligence).
Additionally, among this subsection, there seems to be an almost ravenous push for AGI, which, whether a boon or blight on future generations of humanity, they tend to argue is an inevitable outcome because technological and economic progress can never be nor should be slowed or halted.
I have definitely encountered this sort of "progress at all cost" mindset in other industries, but never have I seen it so vehemently defended among a not insignificant subsection of an entire economic sector (tech). And I'd imagine it is particularly pronounced in the major FAANG companies.
If you follow Ed Zitron's other work, his recent articles and podcast episodes highlight a sort of "Villain of The Week" format, and so I don't think it's lost on him that this problem is not solely the purview of Microsoft, but rather is an indicator of a larger societal problem.
Indeed the issue Zitron is highlighting here is simply the newest incarnation of the strange cultish mantle that the Tech Industry can and has taken on in recent memory. The topic of Tech Work as Religion/Cult is thoroughly explored in the 2022 book, Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley, by Carolyn Chen.
I recently got fitgirl's Cyberpunk 2077 repack working on Artix Linux with Lutris by following this guide:
It doesn't take into account you also need to use GEProton as well (for Cyberpunk at least), but its easy enough to install GEProton via ProtonUp, and then just configuring the game to use GEProton in the settings via lutris.
I got mangohud working as well, that was relatively simple.
I also noticed that I needed to install and setup dxvk as an overlay for Vulkan.
Yeah, it was a lot of setup and you need plenty of hard drive space as both the repack and the installed game are huge (have double the space available listed on the repack site).
I have the game on Steam, but wanted to know how to do this, and it was not as bad as I thought it would be.
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Heavy Edit: Just finished watching this documentary after reading this article. Truly a heartwarming story, but is definitely a tearjerker at times. Great watch.
I created my account a couple years before any of the recent reddit migrations. I am always interested in alternatives to the status quo and simply searched in DDG "reddit alternatives" one day and bam, Lemmy came up.
I signed up, but honestly I barely used it back then as the traffic was miniscule.
I kind of just hung onto this account and it ended up being my main social media outlet now that there's more people here. I'm hoping Lemmy thrives and attracts more users. It is objectively better than Reddit, it just needs more users and communities imho.
It's in it's user profile.
https://mstdn.social/@remindme
Example:
@remindme 1 day
Edit: "@remindme 1 hour”
Pretty much in the title. Maybe you wouldn't even use it, but would like to simply see it exist for the sake of having a federated alternative.
For me, it'd be the following:
I am on the first two, but would prefer a federated alternative. I'm not on Tiktok, but would like to see a federated alternative.
I'll admit these might not be a good idea. But as a thought experiment, I'd be curious about the community weigh in on what you all think this might look like.
I found this vid from a few years back on Philosophy Tube's Channel. Every argument about Data Privacy I've ever heard or had is here. Kind of a depressing ending though.
No, he's just a sad excuse for a sack of shit, let alone a human being. He's talked openly about wanting a child bride, amongst other despicable crap that's oozed out of the hole he calls a mouth.
I appaude this woman and any others that come for him and his ilk. Fuck Nick Fuentes.