[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Or by people formerly paying for their internet service with money that should have been going toward food or heat.

Losing the $30 monthly discount could force families to choose between broadband and other necessities,

Exactly.

It's also important to note that some ISPs created a low-cost service plan specifically for ACP. (It's reasonable to assume this was possible in part because ACP handled income verification and eliminated the costs of individual billing and credit card payments.) That plan will likely disappear if ACP goes away, leaving poor people stuck paying a bill much higher than the program ever paid.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago

I've seen an argument that defederation would just hurt the fediverse, and that even an exploitative giant like Meta should therefore be welcomed.

I think that's like arguing that we should get rid of antitrust laws, which we have for good reason.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

Sigh... You conveniently deleted important parts of my comment, such as "at least with low-graphics settings" and "adjust for a few years of hardware inflation", and completely ignored the fact that I am talking about cases of abnormally bad performance compared to entire categories of games. The straw man you're arguing against is not what I wrote.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

with books, games, movies, and drawings it’s easy to discern fantasy from reality

I don't think it is easy with movies or books, unless you are certain of the source.

Either way, we don't have a causal link.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Let's also remember that Apple computers have ARM chips already, and RISC-V might be competitive before long.

It would be nice to have some choice in architecture without having to give up games.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

I wonder if this could be mitigated (or even nullified) by a cooperative game developer, through DMCA takedown notices sent to Fandom. There is a lot of art on these wikis, after all, and I imagine the copyright holder has some say in who is allowed to distribute it.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Lenovo’s machine will run on Windows 11 as opposed to it being a Linux-based system.

No thanks. I want less Microsoft in my life, not more.

(Also, I would rather give my money to Valve than Lenovo.)

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A couple minor broken ability examples: Mage Hand requires a short rest to recharge, which is fundamentally wrong for a cantrip, and Feather Fall is a bonus action instead of a reaction, making it useless for its primary purpose. These aren't game-breaking, of course, but annoyances like this add up, and it never feels good to have chosen an ability that turns out not to work as it should.

One of the more problematic issues is stupid pathing logic, especially around known hazards: Party members absolutely love to spot traps, announce them, and then walk right into them. Sometimes it results in someone getting a minor injury. Other times it nearly wipes out the whole party.

I suggest saving often.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

They're easy to find for $15-20 USD. What does it matter if they're discontinued?

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

It is annoying, especially for those of us who are diligent about our existing factors and unlikely to be compromised, but the sad reality is that most people aren't that diligent and supply chain attacks are a serious problem that needs addressing.

For your own projects, it might be worth considering a move away from GitHub. (I've been thinking about it since Microsoft bought them.) Codeberg looks like a good alternative.

For participating on existing projects, I suppose the silver lining is that they chose standard TOTP, instead of some awful proprietary system. I can use whatever open-source code generator I like.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's obviously impossible for me to recommend specifics without seeing their code and data. But a lot can be done in 10 GiB with some effort and clever resource management. They might have to make fundamental changes to their engine if they didn't plan for such constraints ahead of time, so maybe it won't happen for this game. But what they learn through this experience could benefit their future work.

[-] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

That chart is full of outdated information and outright falsehoods. What a mountain of misleading bias.

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