[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This impacts more than just cheaters. Rockstar apparently didn't enable Proton support with Battleye meaning many Linux users can no longer play GTA Online. I don't play GTAO but I am not looking forward to when I can no longer play Red Dead Online.

"As we mentioned previously, BattlEye on Proton integration has reached a point where all a developer needs to do is reach out BattlEye to enable it for their title. No additional work is required by the developer besides that communication." source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/3104663180636096966

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 65 points 1 month ago

DM: "Alright. Everyone else, please make up and write down two things about this player's backstory and let me know. Do not tell each other what you wrote. I'll choose which ones I'll use plus may throw in a couple myself" evil laugh

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I was a child when I got Weird Al's autograph when he performed at an antique car show with the audience all sitting on grass. He was super nice.

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I break the spaghetti into 3 pieces before cooking it as then it's much easier to deal with. :)

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I agree re opaque policies as if someone can get suspended for this, it would be nice if it was easy to find a policy regarding it. Thanks for your response.

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate your response and I agree. And likewise nothing wrong with the dev making money and fans supporting that too. (I've seen complaints of some people who think all Lemmy apps should be free...and I feel that's very entitled demanding someone else's time and effort for free, but they too can just use free apps.)

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Cool. It's great that you did this.

However, my concern is there are no guarantees it wouldn't change and there would be no recourse for Google to give us a refund since from Google's standpoint we gave permission for the app to track our data regardless of whether we paid or not.

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I was going to try the app based on all they hype but I noped out based on the trackers and that you have to accept all those permissions regardless if you pay. A dev saying they won't use the data of paid users -- that isn't the kind of thing I would expect to be enforceable when legally you've already signed permissions for the data to be collected/used.

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

A post doesn't matter to me if I legally agree for that data to be collected as a requirement for installing the app.

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I don't like the lack of transparency with how the Google Play Store doesn't list the permissions if one pays for the app and instead only shows the permissions if one doesn't pay.

I generally prefer it when devs release two apps -- a free version and a paid version. This way it's very clear on the Google Play Store what is being tracked in the paid app.

This won't affect me personally, but I am curious if others would be more likely to use and pay for Sync if the permissions were more clear for the paid usage case.

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Both of you rock. I love Lemmy. :)

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've been using Logseq for 3-4 months now and I love it. It takes a bit of getting used too, e.g., using the journal, but one can also use it as only a wiki if they prefer.

For me, I tend to do a mix of both. For information I want more organized, I'll update the specific page and otherwise I use the daily journal.

I also really appreciate the queries and addons.

Here's an excellent in-depth guide for beginners on getting started with Logseq. YouTube Video by Keep Productive channel is here

[-] dialecticcake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I also don't know anyone who uses a Brita filter. I prefer tap water and have never had to boil it but I've mainly lived in large cities in southern Ontario, Canada.

However for a few months when I lived in a very small town (< 250 people) and the house I rented got water from a well -- at that point I drank only bottled water. The well water turned the shower wall orange so I really wasn't keen to drink it.

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