Quoting: EagleDeltaSo, how does GDPR apply to distributed data systems?

I don't think your git example is relevant. The names and emails are willingly attached to commits for copyright purposes (among other things), and git itself is software, not a web business. Services like gitlab will have to comply by making it explicit what data they collect and how they use it. And local git clones are not their responsibility any more than a saved screenshot from facebook is facebook's problem. I don't think the laws even apply to software in general, just the web.

Quoting: minjLet's dig into this a little deeper. You must allow the user deny cookies in that prompt, and must needs to remember that choice. Seeing a contradiction, anyone?

Is there really a rule that says that choice needs to be remembered beyond the session? I don't think so.

Quoting: minjThe (cookie) technology is not the problem, third-party tracking is. But since the law-makers are clueless as ever, they are now wielding the proverbial hammer on the little guy. The big ones will find a different way, any way.

It does limit what the "little guy" can do with visitors' private data, but why is that a problem?

EDIT: I'm slow.

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Quoting: NaibSo if my "layman's" explanation to a windows user, in terminology they understand as to why it doesn't matter that there are hundreds of distros... WHAT do you suggest?

The right answer could be something like: "Don't worry about it. Give Ubuntu or maybe Mint a try as they're well supported by games and software, and look into the others when you've got a feel for it."

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I wholeheartedly approve of any and all legislature to ban, destroy and eviscerate all tracking cookies and privacy-invading "features" the net is now full of. If it brings down half the world's advertisers and social networks, all the better. None of this really benefits us as individuals and consumers.

Going for the Antisocial Tinfoil Hat of the year award here. And I'm completely serious.

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Quoting: Naib( I explain distro's to windows users as people only applying certain kb)

That sounds like a very inaccurate explanation. It implies the biggest difference is the amount of security you get.

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Quoting: Patola

Quoting: liamdaweAnd yes, it's a massive burden for webmasters. I'm not against it though, privacy is massively important, just the way the EU is going about it isn't great for smaller sites like us. Even though GOL is hosted in the USA, the law applies to anyone from the EU visiting GOL.

What I meant was: couldn't the site just fetch the twitter data, and render it statically in pure text with a link to the twitter entry on twitter? There is impossible to have cookie collected this way if the person does not click the link.

That's possible, sure, but it's another thing to do if we want it. Likely just not worth the effort :)

Custom embed widgets and tweet scraping could very well be against Twitter's terms of service.

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Quoting: GuestEDIT : all this post is pointless. The real reason is VSYNC is forced when forcing compo pipeline.

I got highs above 120 in my benchmark with full composition pipeline turned on, so can't be forced V-Sync at least for me. Performance is affected but not that much.

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Quoting: GuestThe question: is the gameplay and story good enough to pay that much for this game?

(sorry to burst your happy bubbles guys, but that is the truth)

The story, I'd say doubtful judging by the previous game. (I bought this one last night but didn't have time to even start it yet.) Matter of taste of course. But the gameplay and production quality should easily be worth at least the current sale price.

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Quoting: ShmerlCan anyone analyze the binary please. Is it using D3D11 → Vulkan translation, or D3D12 → Vulkan?

Have you considered asking Feral? They've been communicative in the past. Or maybe Liam would ask them for an interview/report on how their porting process has evolved for these latest Vulkan titles? :)

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Quoting: MichaelTunnellUpdate . . . the tournament is activating right now not on April 20th

still time to play if you are some how reading the comments at the moment. :)

Well, it's been the 20th for a few hours already on this side of the pond. Maybe that's what caused the mixup? :)

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Quoting: JahimselfI think composition pipeline is no more available on nvidia-settings (at least on my setup), you have to tweak the X configuration manually which I'm not familiar with, as I don't know what it could do in case of updates.

I also use an IPS panel so without v-sync tearing is too obvious in any game, I don't know if composition pipeline will work in my case.

It works just the same on IPS panels, and you can find the setting by clicking "Advanced..." under X Server Display Configuration.

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