I think I read in a gaming magazine in the late 90s that in Germany games are censored so that blood spilling from enemies is coloured green or in some cases the enemies are robots that spill black oil.
I think I read in a gaming magazine in the late 90s that in Germany games are censored so that blood spilling from enemies is coloured green or in some cases the enemies are robots that spill black oil.
I don’t care if they pull the plug on Twitter. My point was that if the EU bans one website, it sets a precedent for the future where it’s easier to do it again. The rules that could lead to Twitter being banned today might be sane but who knows about the future? Maybe they start blanket banning Lemmy or Mastodon instances if the fediverse grows so large that moderation can’t keep up?
We don’t need a precedent for the EU censoring the internet.
It’s not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all.
But the lesson for the consumer is: Don’t buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent…
There is speedtest-cli at least that you can run from a script.
Why does that portal need to exist in the first place?
What’s the benefit of it versus emulation?
Heck, even electronic voting systems in the US is closed-source.
How can elections even be trusted to be fair in that case?
Woah, in 2021 their best paid developer got 775K. I wonder how much work he produced for that money.
Is it that the decade of 0% interest rates and angel funding for startups lulled us into unrealistically thinking we could get unlimited everything for 9.99 per month, or is it that companies are suddenly starting to rip off people?
As an end consumer it’s impossible to gauge what is a proper price for entertainment.
They don’t deny having them is the official stance.
People who buy electric sharpeners also buy cheap shit knives and store them loosely in a drawer with all the other kitchen stuff so it all balances out in the end.
Just run portable Firefox without the root cert?
I wear socks with at least 60% merino wool and wear the same pair for 5 days. After airing the they have zero smell.
They’re great for blasting rock while getting drunk in the sauna.
How much power do they pull from the plug?
I just learned about these things today when researching for a device to test that there’s no voltage present before installing a ceiling light. Such a great innovation since it works even through insulation, so no risk of getting shocked.
I always digged the earthy colour tones. Combined with the level designs it’s a cozy feeling game.
We need this in the EU too. Actually, every country should adopt this policy.