Quoting: tmtvlSo long as GOG keeps using AI I'm not gonna buy games from GOG.

So long as Valve doesn't shut down the CS skin trading, doesn't reduce their 30% cut (and stops doing the stupid 'the more you sell the less you have to pay' nonsense), and doesn't stop ('allegedly') pressuring publishers to sell their games at the same price on other stores; I'm not gonna buy games on Steam.

So long as Epic doesn't stop buying exclusives I'm not gonna buy games on Epic.

So long as Itch doesn't properly re-index adult games and doesn't stop withholding payments from creators I'm not gonna buy games on Itch.

That leaves... er... Zoom? I'm sure I can find some controversy there as well.

Every platform has its issues, but at least GOG has an anti-DRM stance, which immediately makes it way better than Steam or Epic. If your feelings really are that strong, at least switch to Itch or Zoom, but don't come here to complain about GOG using AI and then go and buy games on Steam, because you're just being a hypocrite at that point. And for those who complain about 'IP theft', you don't know that they didn't use something like Adobe Firefly. Just going 'AI -> IP theft' is a clear sign you have no idea what you're talking about and are just looking for an excuse to put GOG down (and indirectly advocate in favour of current copyright law, which is horrible and stupid and should be reformed).

We humans have differing priorities each, as we are not exact clones of each other. It is a concept difficult to understand for bots.

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Quoting: benstor214I was always wondering in what world 'I want this free game' meant 'Yes, I DID change my mind: I now DO want to receive spam'.

Remember: When something is free, you're the product.

I did not forget that, sometimes I just like to complain about things.

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Quoting: objectActually they still do, when you click ”go to giweaway” in the second screen where you can actually add game to library. It says by doing so, you agree to get marketing letters from them.

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Thanks! I guess I need to log in again to uncheck checkboxes… *sigh*

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They no longer seem to sneak a newsletter subscription through the backdoor when claiming one of their giveaways. That’s refreshing.
I was always wondering in what world 'I want this free game' meant 'Yes, I DID change my mind: I now DO want to receive spam'.

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Quoting: GerarderloperEA just going to keep breaking this shit. Their like Bethesda, every update MUST break compatibility! Like its the whole goal of the updates to begin with!

It certainly feels like it, does it? There surely is a consistency of these updates breaking compatibility.

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Just recently I asked AI to write a snippet for an insertion sort. It provided a loop that iterated to array[-1].
I thought I’ll play along playing dumb and wrote something along the lines of 'Oh no! It crashes!'
The tool was adamant that I check if my array is sane while never catching it’s mistake in trying to touch array[-1]. I let this go on for a full hour (not joking) before finally caving in telling it that it’s iterating to array[-1].

While the AI was apologetic for not catching the bug it would from that point on only refer to the snippet as 'your code' and straight up deny responsibility for the snippet it provided. 😅

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This documentation actually went up last month[…]

And this part shows that Liam is a pro.
In the meantime, a whole cohort of YouTubers, Redditors and Discorders want to make you believe that Valve put this up just a few days ago, only because one of them happened to stumble upon it a few days ago.

I was reading this on Christmas Eve, and I am certain it was up way before then…

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Quoting: PyronickGreat hardware, but I'm sticking to open hardware projects like Ploopy. Once you get used to the freedom of open firmwares like QMK or ZMK on your peripherals, it's hard to go back to closed ecosystems. It is too bad, though, that open firmwares for wireless mice are still pretty much non-existent or broken.

Hey!! 👋🏻 I thought I would be the only one in this thread. LOVE my nano trackball, and am looking forward to build their headphones, too.
Building the headphones would be just for the fun of building it though as I am happy with my beyerdynamic.

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We should start embracing what cannot be stopped anyway

That’s good advice! We should apply it to more parts in our life. Let’s say, for the sake of an argument…
rape?

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Well, thanks for the info.
Although, what are we supposed to do with it?

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