I’d like there to be an OLED option for people who use handheld mode heavily and want to pay more for a better display. But for the base model, it makes total sense for it to be an LCD display. That’s just prudent, as the average player probably doesn’t care and wants to pay less. Especially parents buying this at Christmas.
IMO it’s very condescending that there is a Russia-Africa summit where all the leaders of Africa are summoned to St Petersburg (and the US does the exact same thing with the US-Africa summit). As if they need to come and pay tribute.
Well yes, you are definitely exaggerating if you are suggesting that half the planet is a ‘death cult’. Maybe if you want to say that the foreign policy establishment in certain countries is, then it would be a more reasonable statement.
I don’t think that “the West” is even a useful term.
I mean Japan is typically included as part of The West, and it is to the east of China. Cuba is in the western hemisphere, but it is Marxist-Leninist. I don’t think directional terms of the globe make as much sense in the 21st century as they did in the premodern world.
It must be incredibly frustrating to be the new CEO that he just appointed, only to have him continuing to run his mouth and make ruinous decisions that tie your hands.
It’s really apparent that Spez and the rest of the admin team don’t actually use Reddit on a day to day basis. Their decisions are like some consultant coming in and recommending ideas.
There was a post from a mass media site the other day saying Turkey was approving Sweden to join NATO. This turned out to be a bit of wishful thinking.
I think it’s very on-brand for Reddit to announce that they are removing a feature without having a replacement ready for primetime.
Why on Earth would you announce this now when you’re not ready for whatever is coming next? It’s like they are purposely trying to kill Reddit.
I’m only half joking that I’m expecting Mark Zuckerberg to announce a new app called “Links” next week that looks suspiciously like Reddit, because this pattern is starting to feel familiar.
Complex internet services fail in interesting ways as they grow in size and complexity. Twitter’s recent issues show how failures emerge slowly over time as relationships between components degrade. Meta’s quick launch of Threads demonstrates how platform investments can compound over time, allowing them to quickly build on...
True in society at large, but to be fair, I don’t think this post is trying to be “Team Threads” as much as it’s trying to point out the consequences of the very different decisions they made. And hopefully in the future, some stupid CEO will think twice when trying to implement shit like Elon Musk did.
This is just my own take, but I feel like at least part of the reason they went back to releasing new versions is because of the recent resurgence of macOS. Not only do Macs have the excitement of Apple Silicon, but they have annual “new” OS releases; even if not much has changed, it creates excitement with their fanbase. I think Microsoft realized that it’s not very exciting to just be on Windows 10 forever. So we got Windows 11.
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application.
Amusing that Twitter’s cease and desist notice claims that Meta is using its “trade secrets”. Lmfao what trade secrets? Twitter has no unique technology or patents. Their whole business position is nothing more than first mover advantage for their format of social media.
That’s why they’ve never made money. They don’t have any novel IP or “trade secrets” to leverage in the first place.
Say what you want about Meta, but at least they have a whole ad platform that they created that competes with Google Ad Sense, and is an actual asset.
I never had a PS3 back in the day. I have a PS5 now, and when I was looking at the PS+ packages, I was fascinated by the fact that all the PS3 games have to be streamed. And what’s more, relatively few PS3 games are even on the service. I didn’t realize that the PS3 was such a unique/powerful console, that it still...
Oh man that is so generous of you! I wish I had seen this earlier, but I already bought one locally off of Facebook marketplace. Donating it is a great idea though, especially if you can find some charity that works with kids. Rock on.
The increasingly public feud between Russian military leaders and the head of a Russian paramilitary group escalated dramatically on Friday, when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the paramilitary Wagner Group, accused Russian armed forces of attacking his soldiers and vowed retaliation. It was a shocking accusation, one with...
I find it very strange how much Russia relies on this mercenary group. I know there are other groups like this in the West (I’m mainly thinking about Blackwater), but Wagner seems many orders of magnitude larger and more powerful, seemingly rivaling Russia’s own military itself.
I’m surprised that someone as notoriously paranoid as Vladimir Putin has allowed this man to gather so much power, and indeed, his own personal army. Putin will probably still come out on top, but this is going to hurt him tremendously in the PR arena.
The NY Post got their hands on some pretty damning text messages where this CEO was irresponsibly downplaying the risks and cutting the ticket price for a potential prospect. I know he’s dead now, but I hope some sort of regulations come out of this.
It’s funny how Reddit rarely if ever has stepped in to reign in actual problematic mods in the past, instead just encouraging people to create their own subreddit if they don’t like how it’s being run.
But now, they suddenly change their tune, and spout this sentimental blather about how mods are “stewards” and “in a position of trust”, and now they will solemnly respond with “next steps” if mods don’t open these important communities. Their arguments are totally incoherent.
took a deep dive into how CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain at the center of Reddit's still-raging protests: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/reddit-protests-steve-huffman-api-chaos.html
Huffman’s public reactions to Redditors’ outrage haven’t helped. While he once appeared even-keeled yet decisive while dealing with online mobs, he appears to have alienated a far wider swath of users by coming off as hard-nosed, condescending, and stubborn.
This is the big thing that is different this time around, to me. His behavior, towards the community and towards developers, has become more aggressive amd openly hostile. I don’t know if his earlier “saving Reddit” moments emboldened him to the point of arrogance, or what.
Yeah, honestly I just realized today that I haven’t been on Reddit at all for anything all week. I’ve been on Lemmy (on a few different instances ever since this all started, but I’m finally feeling comfortable and not tempted to check Reddit at all.
That’s what needs to change. If there was enough support internationally, the UN could facilitate a treaty being signed between nations with uniform regulations on submersibles. Then it wouldn’t matter if it was international waters.
Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
From article:...
$360B on nuclear subs, locking into US military strategy, opening up our country to US troops and military hardware, we ask them to free an Australian citizen and the US says piss off!
–Former Australian senator, Doug Cameron
Which Dragon Age games are worth playing?
I have never played any of the Dragon Age games, but I just gained access to the GamePass tier that has EA games, so I can play any of them....
President who threatened to eat his opponent to attend upcoming Russia-Africa summit, while most invited leaders decline (theins.ru)
South Korea has given up on talking to the North (www.economist.com)
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned (www.cnn.com)
Can spez really be that stupid? (www.theverge.com)
Yes. Yes he can.
What gaming console / platform do you prefer?
I’ve gone from PC to Xbox 360 to Nintendo Switch and very excited about the recent addition of a Steam Deck. Curious what y’all gaming on?
Sweden in NATO? Maybe not (thehill.com)
There was a post from a mass media site the other day saying Turkey was approving Sweden to join NATO. This turned out to be a bit of wishful thinking.
Reddit is replacing / modifying the Reddit gold feature, what are your thoughts ? (www.theverge.com)
Twitter, Threads, and the misunderstood nature of engineering (beehaw.org)
Complex internet services fail in interesting ways as they grow in size and complexity. Twitter’s recent issues show how failures emerge slowly over time as relationships between components degrade. Meta’s quick launch of Threads demonstrates how platform investments can compound over time, allowing them to quickly build on...
Jerboa v0.0.39 Release (github.com)
The Release Date and Key Features of Windows 12 Unveiled (ux-news.com)
I…didn’t think windows 12 was actually a thing but here we are?
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads (www.semafor.com)
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application.
Update from thread this morning: I bought a PS3 on Facebook marketplace. This is the amount of dust. O_O (lemmy.ml)
Somebody mentioned de-lidding the CPU. I am hoping to get away with not doing that, but we’ll see how it runs....
Is buying a PS3 worth it in 2023?
I never had a PS3 back in the day. I have a PS5 now, and when I was looking at the PS+ packages, I was fascinated by the fact that all the PS3 games have to be streamed. And what’s more, relatively few PS3 games are even on the service. I didn’t realize that the PS3 was such a unique/powerful console, that it still...
To fellow penguins, What is your distro?
This may start a war in the replies, but let's see!
The public feud between Prigozhin and Russian military brass just got very real (www.vox.com)
The increasingly public feud between Russian military leaders and the head of a Russian paramilitary group escalated dramatically on Friday, when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the paramilitary Wagner Group, accused Russian armed forces of attacking his soldiers and vowed retaliation. It was a shocking accusation, one with...
Doomed Titanic sub CEO tried to sell cut-price tickets, saying it was ‘safer than crossing the street’ (nypost.com)
The NY Post got their hands on some pretty damning text messages where this CEO was irresponsibly downplaying the risks and cutting the ticket price for a potential prospect. I know he’s dead now, but I hope some sort of regulations come out of this.
Well, I'm probably banned now. Here's to the future of kbin/lemmy! (media.kbin.social)
Slate article: "How CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain..." (indieweb.social)
took a deep dive into how CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain at the center of Reddit's still-raging protests: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/reddit-protests-steve-huffman-api-chaos.html
TITANIC SUB SEARCH | USCG concludes missing Titan sub met 'catastrophic implosion' (www.youtube.com)
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the discovery of debris from the sub, and that the five people aboard are believed to be dead.