Nexus is run by posturing fools. But that isn't exactly news, is it?

Thankfully, the app is never really needed as all mods I've ever used can either be applied manually or there are game-specific apps.

The worst part is really the lack of alternatives to the Nexus website itself.
Some mods are only available from there.

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Quoting: posthum4nI made a chick crusher 2000 and now I feel bad.

With the bounding box changes do automated cooked chicken contraptions work anymore, I wonder. I'm curious if it didn't IMPROVE the rates actually.

Now wouldn't THAT be something? Make you feel worse while also giving you better results 😇

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"There's a reason we don't see many modern arena shooters - because they're just not really popular now. The industry clearly moved onto other genres a long time ago."

That is really the biggest mystery to me.
This particular genre did not have any big successes in... decades, at this point?

All games that tried to enter had rather small launch peaks and then kind of fizzled to low hundreds (if that much).

Online games without any kind of progression that are pure PvP arenas just don't do well anymore.
And those that bungle their own launches and sit at about 60% or so obviously don't stand much of a chance, relaunch or not.

Sure, it sucks for the devs, and maybe the game is even great now, who knows.
But in a market with way too many games, in a genre that hasn't been popular in a long while, you really only get one shot.

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Quoting: PenguinIt's ironic seeing the majority of votes being in favor of AI usage. Everything tech-related is getting prohibitively expensive because of it. I could sort of understand those that were pro generative AI / LLM before, but now it's nonsense to defend what is leading the tech industry to its doom (at least for the regular users)

It doesn't really matter what one thinks of the impact AI has. It is here and it will stay.
You won't be getting lower prices if you become a luddite trying to fight the direction the wind blows in.

The question is how do you adapt to it:
Not at all and fall by the wayside when it comes to job opportunities, productivity, etc. (at least in the sectors touched by AI, which is like 99% of tech).
Or look at it reasonably, and at least learn to be able to use it efficiently if not outright learning how to develop it.

The doom you are talking about will be similar to the dotcom bubble burst.
Was there an overwhelming hype about the internet and all things online, leading to absurd investments in turn leading to futility and all kinds of other negative effects? Sure.
But when the bubble burst, did the internet go away? Certainly not.

The same is going to happen with AI. Right now we see the bubble grow.
Rather soon (I hope) we'll see it pop.
And then we'll see regular adaptation of AI in ways that are a bit less "clueless managers jumping on bandwagons" and a bit more "ah, yes, this makes sense".

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I ordered another Framework one just a few weeks ago. Is taking its time, unfortunately...

Quoting: NumerfoltUnfortunately they lost quite some people that now thinks that framework is fine with sponsoring fascists :/

Some people are generally not missed after they are "lost".
Those who will call others all kinds of names for having a differing opinion from theirs, even the most lukewarm of differences (such as "maybe don't try to push a political ideology through entirely unrelated software?"), are very high on that list of "won't be missed".

In the end, Framework seems to be doing just fine, so all that is just the usual tempest in a teapot social media brainrot.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyAs a consumer, not only did I not notice getting chopped, I hadn't even realized I was made of liver!

I always knew you'd be tasty with onions. :woot:

Also, that statement is hilarious.
Let me rephrase:

We are thankful to our millions of customers who made us what we are today, and who we'd now like to leave behind for temporary gains. Thank you for understanding.

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I played many hours of the original Guild Wars. In fact, it was the first MMO that I ever played. Guild Wars 2 was fun for what it was, but it just didn't have the same feel.

Yes, I definitely agree there.

While I also enjoyed GW2 for a while, it is definitely "just" a normal MMO with a few nice touches.
The gameplay in GW1 is entirely different, I'm not even sure I'd call it an MMO to be honest.

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Age verification should be illegal. This world has gone crazy. The ruling cast is infested by predators.

The world has gone crazy, but with those statements, you fit right in! :grin:

Maybe step outside a little, take a walk, take a few breaths.
Less tinfoil, more nature.

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Why on earth do these sites keep the ID scans?? Validate the user, save the date date and a 'yes valid' checkmark. Then delete the damn id.

That is really the biggest wtf of this whole thing.

Age verification? Sure, do it.
In fact, should just be mandatory to access social media at this point (fully on board with Australia's plan here).

But there are honestly drastically better ways to do this than scanning and sending government IDs.
Such as how this has been done for many, many years in Finland for example. There are several ways to confirm your identity, often through your banking or mobile providers.
Those can confirm (after 2FA in general) that you are you and they could say "yes" or "no" when asked "is this person age X+?". No scanning, no webcam crap to compare ID and picture, just call an API with minimal data and get an answer to your query.

But even if you did it the oldschool way with government ID scanning - why the hell store them? That is just gross negligence.

Daddy and his old worn-out privacy concerns. Sigh.

Think your kids might be right here.
There is no way your data is fully safe anywhere - you'd have to be off the grid, essentially, to achieve that.
And since that is the case, quite frankly: Why bother?

Take this very example, right?
So now some actors could find out person X has authenticated themselves on Discord.
Oh no, the horror.

Be reasonable with what you share of yourself in public (or semi-public) spaces and you'll be fine.
Because eventually, your data can and will very likely leak and your "anonymity" will be gone.
That's a much better lesson to teach kids than appear all tinfoil hat to them with cumbersome "solutions".

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as Java user we still have to wait...

As Java users we have access to the far superior Minecraft experience anyway, heavily modded and with launchers like Modrinth.
I honestly find it hard to get excited about anything vanilla MC anymore, as the modded experience has just advanced so far beyond it with hundreds of more creatures, biomes, weapons, RPG systems, village management and whatever else you want.
It is great that they are expanding the game, but 90% of the time I just think "I've had this and so much more for ages".

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