DebatableRaccoon

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DebatableRaccoon ,

You can't delete what was already destroyed!

DebatableRaccoon ,

It's not exactly difficult to have more content than those services when they keep fucking around with exclusivity bullshit.

Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important ( www.techdirt.com )

This is a good example of how copyright’s continuing obsession with ownership and control of digital material is warping the entire legal system in the EU. What was supposed to be simply a fair way of rewarding creators has resulted in a monstrous system of routine government surveillance carried out on hundreds of millions of...

DebatableRaccoon ,

Some of us have been saying that for years

DebatableRaccoon ,

A coma? Sleeping? A technology cleanse?
I'm not sure I understand the intent behind the question.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Think you triggered the HP fans. God knows why they exist but here we are.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Mention Lemmy or insult Spez. That way you'll just be regular banned.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Tis the new age of sailing the seas, yaaarrrr!

DebatableRaccoon ,

Not to mention generally shitty business practices and eve more arbitrary regional locking than you might think. I was living in a non-English speaking country back when I was willing to pay for Netflix and I tried watching an anime only to find I couldn't get the English dub. I contacted support and their answer was "You don't live in an English-speaking region so it doesn't make sense for you to have access to it 🤷🏻‍♂️". I stopped paying on the spot.

DebatableRaccoon ,

If this doesn't scream anti-preservation, I don't know what does.

DebatableRaccoon ,

These fucks just can't stop spoiling everything for people

DebatableRaccoon ,

CEO says "I want to make more money". Crowd responded "No shit".

I've seen a theory that Steam is holding, possibly even for a time when Sony puts it in writing that players won't need a PSN account permanently before they're willing to relist the game which I think is a fair desire at this point.

DebatableRaccoon ,

You could give WPS a look

DebatableRaccoon ,

As if the Chinese don't already have your data... You really think that just because MS Office is paid software that MS isn't also selling your data to the highest bidder?

DebatableRaccoon , (edited )

Free MS alternative. It's from a Chinese company and will occasionally hound you for their subscription but it's not needed to use in most everyday tasks.

Oh and a more niche note: it has themes so a true dark mode is possible, not like this far-too-common mud grey eyesore that everyone's using. Not a perk for everyone for but those of us who see white on black better than black on white, it's a godsend

DebatableRaccoon , (edited )

Haven't heard of that one before. I'll give it a look even if it's just to have a potential alternative if WPS goes to crap on me.

Edit: Sadly, doesn't fit my requirements. Thanks anyway.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Why do people eat food they know isn't good for their health? Why do people continue to buy products from companies that have proven to only sell bad products or engage in scumbag practices?

They all have the same answer.

DebatableRaccoon ,

I see what you did there

DebatableRaccoon ,

As if this comes as a surprise in any capacity. Governments are the biggest criminals out so why wouldn't they back up other thieves so long as they're also worth millions already.

That said, this reads as though they truly think the protections that are already in place are good enough. It's the standard governing body problem of being at least a decade behind, they still live in a world where things can't just be unplugged by someone not inside your house.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Then what do you suggest?

DebatableRaccoon ,

I don't disagree but aside for The Crew (at a time before Ubi crafted a reputation as a bunch of scumlords) I haven't bought one yet the market is still littered with them. I used to be one of those people who would preach from the gospel of Jim Fucking Sterling Son and just like the original, I've only watched things get predictably worse.

Unfortunately this as a suggestion doesn't fix the problem of games that are being stolen now, only the ones you don't buy in the future, assuming things don't get even worse. It'll only get worse before it gets better. Voting with your wallet is a fix for the future and only if people aren't short-sighted morons (something you should absolutely never bank on) but we need a fix for the past.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Just the standard ones. Do a purge and a manual update. So long as the script has been updated, you'll be good to go

DebatableRaccoon ,

I don't have personal history with romance scams but this video is a good example of other sites being used. In this instance it was Instagram but I've heard of Facebook stories in the past. I'd say it can happen on any website that is designed to have some personal level of interaction, so not the standard screaming match that is Twitter but I wouldn't be surprised to learn of them happening there too.

For avoiding it, it's as simple and harsh as "don't accept invites from people you don't know" and "don't send money to people you don't know". Going beyond romance scams, such as hacked accounts from friends who are "suddenly in trouble", do everything possible to be sure it's them before even looking at a payment link. Consider if this is a person who would ask you for money (some people are too proud to do so and a scammer wouldn't know that), get them in a call and have a full conversation with them so you can be 100% sure it's them.

Back on romance scams specifically, particularly good scammers can wait months or even a couple of years before they pull on the money thread. It's more likely they'll start off with actually paying the person back (they do this by having multiple victims on the hook at once and just shuffling money around between them to look legit). Slowly but surely, the figures will increase before there's a sizeable honey pot before they dip.

Golden rule I can say for anyone is only send money to someone you are presently physically looking at, otherwise only send money you're comfortable with never getting back. This also applies to buying stuff for them with a "I'll pay you back". If you're the sort of person who would feel bad about not helping out a friend in need, you are the target. It's harsh to say "don't help the people you think are friends" as a blanket statement but it's having absolute rules such as "don't add people" and "don't send money. EVER" that will keep you out of danger.

DebatableRaccoon ,

A common tactic is to pay your victims back to build trust and later ask for larger sums because "well they paid me back last time"

DebatableRaccoon ,

Given the botched launch, this isn't much of a surprise. Only thing I can say is that I hope it serves as a lesson to people with the mindset of "this game'll be great ^in 5 years^"

DebatableRaccoon ,

In which case, I'll clarify that I meant the people who bought, found it was borked then chose to wait for updates instead of getting an easily deserved refund.

DebatableRaccoon ,

As lemann pointed out there's a setting for that in the YT add-on im the sources tab, not the app settings. Also myself and others have had loading issues with Revanced. It'll start playing, suddenly start buffering and never stops. Grayjay works as it should and still has the settings I want from Revanced. Not to argue, just want to let others in my situation know Grayjay is the upgrade we need.

DebatableRaccoon ,

That's what I saw in a reddit post way back but updating and reinstall never fixed it. I was using YT on browser for a while just because it was more reliable and didn't have ads. UI sucked ass though. Ky biggest critique on Grayjay so far is the lack of vertical swipes to adjust volume/brightness.

DebatableRaccoon ,

Make the jump to Grayjay, my friend. It's worth it.

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