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thragtacular, do scifi w Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’

Something both gross and beautiful about the sci-fi awards falling victim to dystopian dictatorship.

johnwilker, do scifi w Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’

This whole saga has been… what a mess. Sucks for those impacted. There’s no real way to make it up to them, which adds to the harm.

Cyberflunk, do astronomy w Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

Dyson Sphere Program Vibes.

neo,

Or hyperspace bypass.

MummifiedClient5000, do scifi w How tech's richest plan to save themselves after the apocalypse

Imagine being more concerned over surviving an apocalypse with your accumulated wealth intact than over how you can improve conditions now.

Billionaires should not exist.

ArugulaZ, do gaming w Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’
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Mission accomplished. Many, many times over.

BubsyFanboy, (edited ) do wiadomosci w Wybory prezydenckie w Argentynie wygrał prawicowy kandydat Javier Milei (ang.)
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W ramach ścisłości, jego partia jest maleńka w argentyńskim parlamencie, więc raczej ciężko będzie mu jakikolwiek akap wprowadzać.

lnxtx, do wiadomosci w Wybory prezydenckie w Argentynie wygrał prawicowy kandydat Javier Milei (ang.)
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Taki odpowiednik Memcena.

stopthatgirl7, do games w Chinese video games are on the rise, but I wish they got more respect
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Genshin Impact is good, and Honkai Star Rail, is sadly empty of things to go even though I like the gameplay better. There are some really good Chinese games out there, but they’re mostly on mobile and PC because the Chinese government wouldn’t allow consoles for so long, so gaming in China developed in a way that’s incompatible with how a lot of western gamers play.

Also, I’m never gonna forgive China for how dirty they did Red Candle Game’s Devotion. Or GOG for backtracking on carrying it because CDP didn’t want to risk Cyberpunk not being sold in China, and giving a complete bs excuse for why.

520, do games w Chinese video games are on the rise, but I wish they got more respect

On a console, for an offline game, sure.

I don't trust my details aren't being sent to the CCP any other way.

Omega_Haxors,

Are you fine with it being sent to corporations? Because news flash, they sell your data to way more than just the CCP.

520,

If it's on a console, sure.

What are they gonna sell, my play time habits?

good_girl,
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Who are you that’s so important that the government of China wants your information so badly they’ll track your every habit through… a video game?

520,

You do realise the CCP data monitoring systems are known to be completely indiscriminate, right? They try to monitor everyone they can, as much as they can

absentthereaper, (edited )
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And? PRISM’s been doing that for more than a decade now, and you never had an issue with that.

520,

What do you expect me to be able to do about PRISM, exactly? American made software and services aren't exactly avoidable like their Chinese equivalents are.

absentthereaper,
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So where’s your xenophobic indignance at that? “That and I don’t live in China, so I don’t have a social credit file that I care about being affected.” You got a FICO score here, don’t you? That FICO score can lock you out of cars, apartments, and necessities to fuckin live, right? Where’s your indignance about that? Or is it just ‘you can’t trust those damn dirty thieving asiatics’ when American oligarchs bear you so much more potential harm, just like every other Kyle in this thread?

520, (edited )

You got a FICO score here, don’t you?

Are you fucking serious? Do you know how the FICO system actually works? I mean clearly you don't because you compared it to the Chinese social credit system.

To get a good FICO score simply requires 1) paying for things with a credit card and 2) paying off that credit card asap. That's it. The consequence of a bad FICO score means you cannot get decent loans because you've already proven yourself to be a risk.

The Chines social credit system is a WHOLE different scenario. Basically EVERYTHING you do can affect it. If what you do conforms to the CCPs dictates, it goes up. If you go against the CCP, it goes down. Buying too many video games can decrease your score, for instance. And the penalties are much harsher too. Low social credit scores means you get barred from high end jobs and your kids can't go to good schools. Your ability to travel is limited, no-fly-list style. They can even straight up take your pets away over a low score.

So how the fuck does that sound anything close to FICO?

Dremor,
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Hi,

Your comment wans removed for breaking Rule 2. Chinese social score may be a very discutable topic, it is no reason for insults.

Best regards,

Dremor, c/games mod

Dremor,
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Hi,

Your comment was removed for breaking Rule 2. FICO score may be a very discutable topic, it is no reason for insults.

Best regards,

Dremor, c/games mod

good_girl,
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What are they gonna log, your play time habits?

520,

That's why I'm fine with it on consoles. That and I don't live in China, so I don't have a social credit file that I care about being affected.

PC games though? Whole 'nother story. People often use their gaming PCs for more serious stuff too, plus it isn't nearly as big an opportunity cost to later ship a PC update granting remote code execution.

correcthorsedickbatterystaple,

who are you, Winston Smith, that's so important...

terkaz, do news w Ekwador: Fernando Villavicencio - antykorupcyjny kandydat na prezydenta zastrzelony po swoim wiecu

Reuters.com:
[Ang.] Niedawne ataki na prominentne osoby w Ameryce Łacińskiej | G. Translate
[Ang.] Podejrzany o zabójstwo Villavicencio, kandydata na prezydenta Ekwadoru, nie żyje - podała prokuratura | G. Translate
aljazeera.com: [Ang.] Ekwador ogłosił stan wyjątkowy po “zamachu” na Villavicencio | G. Translate

W środę doszło do zaszczelenia Fernando Villavicencio - kandydata do prezydenckich wyborów w Ekwadorze mających się odbyć 20tego sierpnia. W swojej kampanii krytykował korupcje i przestępczość zorganizowaną. Obiecywał uszczelnienie systemu podatkowego.
Do ataku doszło podczas spotkania wyborczego w północnym Quito. Zamachowiec został postrzelony przez ochronę, ujęty i przeniesiony do jednostki prokuratury generalnej w Quito. O jego śmierci doniosła załoga ambulansu straży pożarnej.
Partia Fernanda Villavicencio - Movimiento Construye zamieściła wpis na X, w którym donosi, że ich biuro w Quito zostało zaatakowane przez nieznanego sprawcę.
Villavicencio miał 7,5% poparcia, był na piątym miejscu wśród ośmiu kandydatów na prezydenta.

newtraditionalists, do gaming w From Big Macs to Baftas: the incredible story behind the hit video game Vampire Survivors

Nice read and very happy for Galante! He is clearly a fan of gaming who made something awesome for fans of gaming. It’s not exactly a game I got addicted to (played maybe 10 or 15 hours total?) but it truly is such a refreshing treat. If you haven’t tried it, give it a go. It’s super nostalgic and super easy to pick up immediately. Mostly, I’m excited to see what other things Galante and his team can do! But as long as they are happy continuing to make Vampire Survivors as good as they can, I’m happy for them.

falsem, do gaming w From Big Macs to Baftas: the incredible story behind the hit video game Vampire Survivors

Objectively I think this game SHOULDN'T have worked in so many aspects. But it obviously does and it's truly genre-defining.

ptolemai, do games w Four wheels good, two wheels bad: why are there no exciting cycling games?

All games are equal, but some games are more equal than others.

Lanceroy, do games w ‘Even after 20 years, I still cry’: Why Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is one of the best video games ever produced

Metal Gear is just typically fun in general

Wahots, do games w Is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just another ‘lazy’ addition to the franchise?
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It got lazy around Black Ops 1.

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