CaptObvious

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Switch 2 users report online console bans after running personal game “backups” in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago

The problem with renting rather than owning your hardware and software

Nintendo limits a game-sharing loophole as it introduces Virtual Game Cards in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Why is anyone still buying Nintendo products at all?

Wiki Wars: Editors and propagandists are fighting for influence over the online encyclopedia’s most controversial entries in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I LOL’d at taking the ADL as a credible source. Any group who tried to spin Musk’s Nazi salute has no business speaking publicly ever again. I hope Wikipedia continues to give them the respect they deserve — none at all.

Ubisoft open sourced Chroma, their colourblind simulation tool in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Any word on when they plan to cancel access since no one owns anything except Ubisoft?

Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This is the problem with rented software. The obvious solution is to support indie developers and retailers like GOG.

China admits they drastically underestimated how high Trump could count in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Actually, he can’t count at all. He’s just discovered that lining up numbers gets a reaction, so he keeps doing it.

BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I mean, it was always GOG anyway. This just shows that it’s the right decision.

Ubisoft launches new subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed and other big games with funding from Tencent in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

So the founders figured out how to sell the company AND keep control of it. Neat!

New Bi-Partisan Bill Sets Aside Money to Train Out-of-Work Midwestern Farmers to Write Introspective Emo Songs in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I find more and more that I have to check the source to be sure which are Onion articles and which are real headlines. Sadly, the truly outrageous ones tend to be real these days.

The Echoing Abyss in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe the AI was trained on a Pornhub-heavy dataset?

Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I think Welsh also has the lower teeth-upper lip variant. I think it’s phonemic and not an allophone of /f/, but I’m not certain.

As for why, these seem like good hypotheses. I sure don’t know :)

Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

It’s been a few years since Intro to Phonetics, but aren’t labiodentals produceable with either upper teeth-lower lip, as seems the case in this study, or with lower teeth-upper lip, as would be the case in edge-to-edge alignment?

Diet affecting evolution and thus language seems plausible, but this doesn’t seem a strong argument.

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Has Title IX Outlived Its Usefulness? (www.ted.com)
 

One takeaway from this TED Talk is that Title IX, rather than balancing the playing field for women, tilted it against men. Are there any clear solutions?

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Dell Data Breach (literature.cafe)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
10 comments fedilink
 

Has anyone else received an email from Dell about a data breach? I’ve gotten three messages just today. What’s going on?

Dell Technologies takes the privacy and confidentiality of your information seriously. We are currently investigating an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of customer information related to purchases from Dell. We believe there is not a significant risk to our customers given the type of information involved. 

What data was accessed?
At this time, our investigation indicates limited types of customer information was accessed, including: 

  • Name 
  • Physical address 
  • Dell hardware and order information, including service tag, item description, date of order and related warranty information 


The information involved does not include financial or payment information, email address, telephone number or any highly sensitive customer information. 

**What is Dell doing? **
Upon identifying the incident, we promptly implemented our incident response procedures, began investigating, took steps to contain the incident and notified law enforcement. We have also engaged a third-party forensics firm to investigate this incident. We will continue to monitor the situation. 

**What can I do? **
Our investigation indicates your information was accessed during this incident, but we do not believe there is significant risk given the limited information impacted. However, you should always keep in mind these tips to help avoid tech support phone scams. If you notice any suspicious activity related to your Dell accounts or purchases, please immediately report concerns to [email protected].

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‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit (www.theguardian.com)
 

What is it with Nike and sexualized athletic uniforms these days (see MBA see-through pants)? Did PornHub invest without anyone noticing?

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It's very quiet around here (literature.cafe)
 

Are any peeps from OSGrid active here?

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