JohnEdwa

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[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 25 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Though nyko should be on the hook to buy you a new switch if they design a piece of shit that wrecks your switch

Nintendo also tried to lock down the Switch 1 docking, and 3rd party manufacturers had to hack together workarounds. "When Nintendo released the original Switch in 2017, accessory makers similarly had to figure out how to crack Nintendo’s esoteric docking protocols, and some of them (Nyko) allegedly led to damaged handhelds."
I'd more blame that for causing the issues in the first place, if the Switch spoke standard USB-C, then all reputable docks would work with no weird hacks.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It isn't, and many now do.
Autosetting the glyphs correctly is actually one of the requirements for a Steam Deck Verified badge and Steam supplies a library that has them all, so modern games are pretty good at it. And if you implement that, you might as well add a menu option to change "Auto" to "Switch" or "Playstation".

There just was a quite long period where majority of games used Xinput thanks to Microsoft, basically only working with Xbox controllers, and as a response a whole bunch of controllers identify as Xbox controllers when plugged in. Therefore, xbox icons were the only thing they were "designed" to ever work with.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

AFAIK there hasn't been a single death in Finland involving one. Biggest thing is that they stick out like a sore thumb in traffic so you reduce the risk of getting driven over by an inattentive car driver by multiple orders of magnitude.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

I was basically after that same concept - create that credential, and have the website only verify it's legit and nothing else.
I think my example of how it's currently done for basically everything in Finland just confused people, I wasn't suggesting every country implements adult age checks with their banks.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The Holocene extinction event is just going to be the sixth one so far, and it certainly won't be the last. As the saying goes, "life finds a way".
We just won't be around to see it.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Still a lot safer than actual mopeds.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Here in Finland they are mopeds (EU classification L1e) - limited to 45km/h, allowed on the road and most bike lanes, can be driven without a license if you were born before 1985 (grandfathered) otherwise requires the quick and cheap AM license you can get at 15.
Which is why they are almost entirely advertised for the elderly, literally known as senior scooters, as a vehicle that doesn't require a license means you can keep driving one even if the doctor takes your drivers license.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Was an example of the security, not who is running the service. But I mean, guess who knows if you pay for OnlyFans or stuff like that?
Your bank.

And like I said, it's only really secure if the service doesn't keep a database of logs connecting the two.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

Depends entirely on how it's implemented, because the website doesn't need to know who you are, only verify that you are over 18. Which can be done reasonably securely - you generate a random ID on a secure service (e.g here in Finland, we use our online banking stuff for official verification purposes), give that ID to the website, and the only communication between the two of them is "Is id 123 valid and an adult? Yes/No".

Now, if that "secure service", most likely a government contract done as cheaply as possible turns out not to be, and they keep logs linking those IDs to the URLs requesting verification, then the entire thing goes belly up.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Self-driving cars are a thing, Weymo is doing pretty fine.

But you might be able to spot a few (dozen) teeny-tiny (huge, bulky and extremely obvious) differences between a Waymo and a Tesla cybercab.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 week ago

the subscription feed still and always has completely bypasses Youtube’s recommended brainrot anyway

Though they are messing with that too, on mobile there is a "Most Relevant" section on top. Though thankfully they are videos from your subs.
...for now.

 

I completely understand why Valve decided that the touchpad haptics were good enough, the deck is heavy as it is already. I'd still love to have the option of adding some proper rumble on the deck for the games that deserve it.

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