I was basing my question on the plan how Google uses contract work. Well it's fucking hard to just throw that staff away if it's not easy or what? Try to fucking give two seconds of thought before being an asshole fucking shit head.
My question was about them not being easily replaceable, like that other comment seemed to describe.
Sorry about coming off as rude but all I wanted was an answer why they'd be easily replaceable because that's the only way Google can willynilly just fire the entire staff. Otherwise the premise doesn't make sense.
But you're probably six feet deep on a five foot pole so apologies probably won't do too much for your.
Tried browsing Temu on mobile browser. Fucking impossible. They push the app so hard that the website is basically unusable after few clicks. Compared to them, Reddit's gentle reminder feels like a favor.
Anyway, turned me off totally from the site. If someone wants me to use their app when I'm potentially a paying customer, website or not, seems really suspicious. Seems like my instincts were correct.
Why do people behave as if Starfield was the first game not released on PlayStation?
Who is doing that? It's just blatantly obvious that it would've been released on PlayStation without Microsoft meddling and their games sell a shitload, I mean Skyrim has been chugging along over a decade now. So I'm not really sure how Starfield is irrelevant to Ms buying shit conversation.
It's not what being an exclusive means (let not get into linguistics here, I mean strictly the gaming industry term). I agree this specific case was anticompetitive but framing it as an exclusive just weakens this point in my opinion and allows to shift the debate away from it.
Away from what? Everyone knows what it means -- or maybe I don't, please enlighten me in that case.
It's more like a default platform seeing as even former PlayStation exclusives are slowly getting a PC release as well. And I did call Starfield Xbox/PC exclusive, not just Xbox.
It's probably not the word to describe what's getting released where and stems from marketing but it's commonly used in gaming so most understand its meaning.
Microsoft is a good underdog because they have infinite money. And a really bad market leader, I bet worse than Sony. It would've been way better for the industry to not let them acquire the big boys they have.
Unity has apologized for the "confusion and angst the runtime fee policy" it announced last week has caused and has revealed it will be "making changes" to it.
I'm still on my Bing diet from Google but they'd be an easy recommend if the search didn't suck ass. I'm not saying Google is that good either, equally bad on most cases, but from time to time I still need Google's help because they're getting me closer to what I want than Bing.
But sure, focus on spammy, intrusive ads straight in the OS. Fucking idiots. I don't understand how they think they'll win that war without improving the product. I hate the AI as well because I can't trust it.
It definitely is a different story when your (presumably) really good friend with industry connections is a piece of shit compared to just doing the right thing without risking anything, even getting praise for it. He's just a human with maybe less than average integrity who did good when it suited him. Who can really say why they wrote the letter.
Also this probably will have an unintended consequence of letting the popular gender choice(s) earn more, as there is less supply and more demand than if the whole driver pool was available.
My guess is that women don't prefer to pay a higher price to get home safely but that's just reality they live in. Also it's an inconvenience to wait longer for a ride so why would they choose that just to spite men?
Also they (women) can probably decide from experience if they usually get harassed by men or someone else and choose to opt in to this program based on that. If it's nonsense then they won't do it because why would they.
Also only 23% of Lyft's driver are women (based on a super fast search) so this actually happens to also help that issue as well indirectly as their demand grows.
Ubisoft could potentially launch somewhere between the middle of September to the middle of October after being denied certification by PlayStation and Xbox....
There is a lot of discussion happening in the background of our project here. We could not anticipate all of the challenges that we were going to face a few years ago. One of the reasons for this was because we had no idea what our choice of a platform would bring....
Honestly, I wholeheartedly support this move. For a couple of (obviously subjective) reasons:
Lemmy/kbin isn't ready. If Beehaw staff were able to fork their own version of the base code with their moderation etc. design preferences in mind, this would be another thing -- though even then it might not be enough to be worth it with the headache of fediverse moderation.
Closed system/community is more personal, hence more productive and less noisy. At least before it outgrows itself.
What I'd hope but is also more work and potentially creates conflicts, is that the new platform provides good moderation logging etc. Which I think is key feature to ensure trust and self policing.
That game seems pretty loved, I wouldn't be that surprised about a remaster. Though it would have to be a pretty barebones if it can't compete with a ten year old release.
like, it’s caffeine and water and brown, who cares. i drink diet soda so it’s no calories, no sugar. versus the stereotype starbucks order, why is soda so demonized...
Maybe a bit of context would be in order because I don't know anyone who would even blink if you started your day at work with soda.
Though I think if you started your average morning with drinking a soda first thing would be a bit weird. But it's the same kind of weird that having hamburger meal or a full roast as breakfast is. It's just not customary.
I know mastodon joked about not changing their name in their recent changelog but I wish they really did change it. It’s long, doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue and it’s difficult to pronounce in most languages....
While I don't think it's as straight forward calculation as Norgur thinks, you're forgetting that star power has marketing reach beyond just name recognition on a poster. People want to hear from them. They give interviews, promote at events and give status to the movie: It will be featured more in media which in itself means that more people will hear about it (even if they don't choose the movie based on that name) which means they're more likely to consider seeing it at a later date as they recognize it.
If I'm sure about one thing, it's that people are disgusting. I'd much rather avoid touching the door after using the toilet when my hands are clean. And even in the case that the door is disgusting, you can wash your hands both before and after.
That's the story of almost all EA studios. Respawn afaik has kept their senior staff but also have expanded too much for me to believe there's a "Respawn identity" anymore.
What's funny that happened with Bioware and Criterion, too.
Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources....
I thought Ken Jennings was a cool dude. This doesn't feel like a cool dude move.
Scabbing or not, it's semantics, but supporting the strike seems right to me. Though like you mentioned there's the rest of the crew to think about. Maybe they need this check.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives individuals the right to ask for their data to be deleted and organisations do have an obligation to do so, except in the following cases:
the personal data your company/organisation holds is needed to exercise the right of freedom of expression;
there is a legal obligation to keep that data;
for reasons of public interest (for example public health, scientific, statistical or historical research purposes).
This will greatly enhance the intelligence of future generations and make education accessible to almost everyone on earth at a similar high level.
You mean at the current ChatGPT level? Because I'm unsure if the future versions will be open source or open access, if not surely it will just raise the disparity in education.
Yeah, might. It's good good to question it even if that's the case. Maybe next time someone will think twice about doing something similar if it's not consensual.
This has been on my mind lately. My dad is going through it, his sister has got it pretty bad and I apparently have the predisposed gene to get in my future....
I wonder could you interpret this as AI created movie script isn't copyrightable but the actual filmed movie is. That would invite some weird competition, like we've seen over the years with the copycat movies.
Humans who run instances are real people who have jobs and mortgages and kids. I also like having piracy communities around to balance the greedy ass corporations trying to control media and copyright…I’m glad to know they are there if I need them or feel like screwing around with it. I just wonder if the people ranting all...
That comment was made after exclusively arguing with folks who had nothing to say, expect that the decision was fascist/narcissistic/etc. No explanation beyond weird buzzwords.
Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike (www.vice.com)
George R.R. Martin and other authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement (www.theverge.com)
Shopping App TEMU reported as Spyware by Grizzly Research group (grizzlyreports.com)
IGN Mortal Kombat 1 For Switch Review: 3/10 (www.ign.com)
It’s ugly and load times last around 40 seconds....
Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo (www.theverge.com)
The leaks revealed plans for a revised Xbox Series X.
Phil Spencer: "getting [acquiring] Nintendo would be a career moment for me"; Nintendo's future "exists off of their own hardware" (www.resetera.com)
Archive link: archive.ph/NF2r0...
Unity doesn't consider Planned Parenthood a charity (but a political groups), won't exempt them from install fees (steamcommunity.com)
Original Title: UNITY, consent is key and you don't have ours....
Striking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI (fortune.com)
The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors.
Unity Has Apologized For Its Install Fee Policy and Says It 'Will Be Making Changes' to It - IGN (www.ign.com)
Unity has apologized for the "confusion and angst the runtime fee policy" it announced last week has caused and has revealed it will be "making changes" to it.
In the Google antitrust trial, defaults are everything and nobody likes Bing (www.theverge.com)
Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-child sex abuse organization after backlash over Danny Masterson letter (www.nbcnews.com)
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The Unity Games That Could be Impacted Most by Controversial Fees, From Silksong to Cult of the Lamb - IGN (www.ign.com)
Lyft’s new feature lets women and non-binary riders request their driver’s gender (www.cnn.com)
Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender....
Ubisoft's XDefiant Delayed After Being Rejected by PlayStation and Xbox - IGN (www.ign.com)
Ubisoft could potentially launch somewhere between the middle of September to the middle of October after being denied certification by PlayStation and Xbox....
The Beehaw project is entering some significant challenges
There is a lot of discussion happening in the background of our project here. We could not anticipate all of the challenges that we were going to face a few years ago. One of the reasons for this was because we had no idea what our choice of a platform would bring....
Star Citizen reaches $600 million raised but the game future is really worrying (gamerkick.com)
Ubisoft has quietly pulled Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag from Steam (www.xfire.com)
Why do people act like coffee in the morning is such a sacred routine but soda in the morning [basically the same drink] is lowbrow and unhealthy?
like, it’s caffeine and water and brown, who cares. i drink diet soda so it’s no calories, no sugar. versus the stereotype starbucks order, why is soda so demonized...
Mastodon is a terrible name
I know mastodon joked about not changing their name in their recent changelog but I wish they really did change it. It’s long, doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue and it’s difficult to pronounce in most languages....
Donald Trump campaign raises more than $7m by selling mugshot merchandise (www.aljazeera.com)
Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'Bring back Twitter' (www.pcgamer.com)
Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.
TIL that Jim Carrey was paid $7 million for ''Dumb and Dumber'', while his co-star Jeff Daniels made just $50,000 (www.yahoo.com)
What psychopath architects are still designing bathrooms that you have to pull the door open in order to leave?
It’s both a hazard for emergencies as well as a hygienic nightmare. We all see the people leaving without washing their hands!
BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts (www.eurogamer.net)
Guess story is not a priority at Bioeare anymore
Mayim Bialik Declines to Host ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Amid Strikes, Replaced by Ken Jennings (variety.com)
Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources....
How Did That Flagrantly Illegal Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Happen? The Editor Has an Idea. (slate.com)
A federal lawsuit is now planned.
Linux players getting banned on Apex Legends again (www.gamingonlinux.com)
What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?
Ill start:...
Generative AI boom "could come to a fairly swift end" (www.dezeen.com)
Spanish FA president criticised for Hermoso kiss (www.bbc.co.uk)
Luis Rubiales is criticised by a Spanish government minister for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup victory.
If you knew you were going to get Alzheimer’s at 65 would you have kids?
This has been on my mind lately. My dad is going through it, his sister has got it pretty bad and I apparently have the predisposed gene to get in my future....
AI-Created Art Isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says In Ruling That Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Trump cancels news conference to release report on 2020 election (www.reuters.com)
People bitching about Lemmy.world blocking piracy instances sound like spoiled teenagers with no consideration of consequences
Humans who run instances are real people who have jobs and mortgages and kids. I also like having piracy communities around to balance the greedy ass corporations trying to control media and copyright…I’m glad to know they are there if I need them or feel like screwing around with it. I just wonder if the people ranting all...