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CaptObvious

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NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of ‘Marvel’ Game To Not Critique The Game (www.techdirt.com)

It’s a funny thing what game publishers sometimes try to do when it comes to releasing games early to internet streamers as a way to boost interest in their games. I’ve heard stories of all kinds of crazy stipulations that streamers have to sign off on contractually in order to get access to the game. They can only show...

CaptObvious ,

Talk is cheap. Until we see action, nothing has changed.

CaptObvious ,

Makes me really glad that my Win 10 machine can’t be upgraded – despite upgrading to Win 11 being one of the selling points when I bought it. It may have something to do with the kludge to make Home accept a group policy. I’m also quite happy; I never intended to install Win 11 on it, so stopping the reminders that it’s ready to go was a blessing.

I’ve always planned to replace Windows with Linux anyway. Mint, either Ubuntu or Debian flavor, has been a great replacement on my 2008-era Macbook (still in use) after Apple pulled a similar stunt 15 years ago. I see no reason not to take the same route with more modern Dells. With advances in Wine for gaming, there's not much I need to do that Firefox and LibreOffice don't handle.

CaptObvious ,

Isn’t this a definition of insanity?

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Judge Alsup isn’t wrong. Yet Disney routinely writes its own copyright laws and has Congress pass them. Musk is just trying to cut out the middle step.

CaptObvious ,

https://artrepreneur.com/journal/disney-copyright-enters-public-domain/

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It seems likely.

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Oh man I miss him!

CaptObvious ,

My uni forced us to resume in-person classes barely five months into the pandemic. No one is more productive. To this day, I’m only in the office when my contract says I have to be there. Even then, the door is closed and the lights are off. I can literally count on one hand the number of useful hallway conversations in the last four years. Generally, I’m far more productive without the interruptions and pointless random socializing.

CaptObvious ,

I couldn’t figure out if this is enterprise-only or if it will be forced into home editions.

CaptObvious ,

Well done!

CaptObvious ,

I never go anywhere near Chrome if I can possibly help it. Manifest v3 nonsense just reaffirms that position.

CaptObvious ,

Threads isn't exactly the fediverse.

CaptObvious ,

They’ll never have the full Mastodon functionality because they’re Facebook. It’s always going to be a one way proposition where Masto can see them but they can’t see us. It’s honestly kind of like being a creepy Peeping Tom.

Assuming, of course, that your instance doesn’t block Threads. Many (most?) do. Some even block second-degree connections.

CaptObvious ,

Not that I’m aware of.

And LibreOffice

Is there anything unsavory about ProtonMail?

For some reason I have it in the back of my mind that they were at one point accused of being a honeypot for US intelligence because of their association with MIT. Probably complete BS, but maybe not. Are they as open source as they claim to be? Looks like they're on github. F-Droid seems to think they have some Google libraries...

CaptObvious ,

Proton fell into the black hole when they pitched to replace Gmail on Huawei phones. Being eager to do business with the CCP was a dealbreaker.

That said, I have a Tuta account. I don't use it for everything, but I have no complaints.

CaptObvious ,

And in fairness, isn't his project itself a fork? What is he paying to the upstream dev for use of their source code?

CaptObvious ,

Honest question: How is CC-BY-NC not open source?

CaptObvious ,

But it is open for any use.

CaptObvious ,

That’s one of many definitions.

CaptObvious ,

Yea, I know. The license doesn’t restrict use. Anyone can use the software for any purpose. They just can’t sell it.

CaptObvious ,

It doesn’t appear to be.

CaptObvious ,

No, commercial exploitation is assumed ownership. It isn’t use. Open source is not CC0 — or at least that’s not the only possible open source license.

BTW, I agree that, in this case, the dev is just throwing a tantrum over using the wrong license for his earlier work.

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Is Waterfox still owned by the advertising company?

CaptObvious ,

You don’t understand why an ad company owning a “privacy focused” browser is a problem?

CaptObvious ,

Isn’t Brave problematic in its own right?

CaptObvious ,

Isn’t Brave problematic in its own right?

CaptObvious ,

Thanks for posting this. Zoom creeps me out. They try to force-download their POS app, they seem to have begun degrading service for browser-based users, their app won’t behave properly. I’m also in the market for alternatives.

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