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  1. Comment on IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more in ~games

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    Long-time Staffers At RPS, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247 Surprised By Layoffs As IGN Buys Network: https://aftermath.site/ign-gamer-network-eurogamer-gamesindustrybiz-layoffs

    Long-time Staffers At RPS, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247 Surprised By Layoffs As IGN Buys Network:
    https://aftermath.site/ign-gamer-network-eurogamer-gamesindustrybiz-layoffs

    According to laid-off staffers, employees were aware that a sale was in the works. They were not forewarned about layoffs, however.

    9 votes

  2. Comment on Valve's next game may have just leaked / Deadlock appears to be a multiplayer hero shooter that combines elements of Overwatch, Valorant, and Dota 2 in ~games

  3. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    haha only reason i'm saying that is because spoilers! she addresses the points that you bring up!

    haha only reason i'm saying that is because

    spoilers! she addresses the points that you bring up!
    2 votes

  4. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    it was mentioned in the video too, but it would really naturally boost D+ numbers to investors too, I imagine. having x numbers of active users where x is every single room in every Disney hotel...

    it was mentioned in the video too, but it would really naturally boost D+ numbers to investors too, I imagine. having x numbers of active users where x is every single room in every Disney hotel isn't nothing, right? seems kinda dumb that they don't.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    highly suggest finishing the video! :)

    highly suggest finishing the video! :)

  7. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    yeah, that's super wild to me that they were so stingy that they wouldn't even have Disney+ in their own hotel rooms, I imagine it's probably the same in their normal hotels too? It's...

    yeah, that's super wild to me that they were so stingy that they wouldn't even have Disney+ in their own hotel rooms, I imagine it's probably the same in their normal hotels too? It's microtransactions IRL lol.

    10 votes

  8. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    I liked her conclusion the most, because you can really see it in all of Disney's parks and she calls it out. I know "enshittification" is an overused and kinda tired term at this point, but it's...

    I liked her conclusion the most, because you can really see it in all of Disney's parks and she calls it out. I know "enshittification" is an overused and kinda tired term at this point, but it's basically what she's describing and it's fun cuz it's not in tech!

    11 votes

  9. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of May 19 in ~games

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    Fanatical has a Killer Bundle 30 (that's the name of the bundle, not how I feel about it): https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-30 It's a pretty decent deal though, if you don't have...

    Fanatical has a Killer Bundle 30 (that's the name of the bundle, not how I feel about it):
    https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-30

    It's a pretty decent deal though, if you don't have Monster Train and Rain World + it's new DLC. Adding Dragon's Dogma too, makes it probably worth the $20!

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Magnus Carlsen triumphed at the inaugural Casablanca Chess 2024, clinching first in a dynamic finish versus Hikaru Nakamura in ~games.tabletop

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    I only have a very passing knowledge of chess (though I've been doing daily puzzles to try and learn a bit! (I'm really bad)) but I think the starting positions came from previously played games...

    I only have a very passing knowledge of chess (though I've been doing daily puzzles to try and learn a bit! (I'm really bad)) but I think the starting positions came from previously played games throughout history. I think if you play with help on on chess.com it'll tell you your relative strength at any given position, I imagine they use that kind of algorithm.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Magnus Carlsen triumphed at the inaugural Casablanca Chess 2024, clinching first in a dynamic finish versus Hikaru Nakamura in ~games.tabletop

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    To anyone curious like me, and ended up on a really random Wikipedia page for "Capablanca Chess" which was completely unrelated: Levy mentions it in the beginning of his video but basically in...

    To anyone curious like me, and ended up on a really random Wikipedia page for "Capablanca Chess" which was completely unrelated:

    Levy mentions it in the beginning of his video but basically in Casablanca Chess, they start at a random position in a game that's equal, bypassing openings altogether!

    4 votes

  12. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    In addition to what @Noox mentioned, just wanted to point out that all tiers of her Patreon get the exact same monthly video, and they're all in the same style! Would recommend, I'm only a casual...

    In addition to what @Noox mentioned, just wanted to point out that all tiers of her Patreon get the exact same monthly video, and they're all in the same style! Would recommend, I'm only a casual fan but figured it's worth the $2 a month.

    9 votes

  13. Comment on The lonely work of moderating Hacker News in ~tech

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    Sure, but I feel like a quick eye test isn't necessarily difficult (maybe in my very cherry-picked examples, at least). I don't think an American style Biden v Trump should be the predominant...

    This distinction, about what counts as related politics, can’t be done rigorously - someone needs to make a call about a nebulous boundary.

    Sure, but I feel like a quick eye test isn't necessarily difficult (maybe in my very cherry-picked examples, at least). I don't think an American style Biden v Trump should be the predominant conversation in every conversation about AI, but if you say that "minorities have to do something different to get the same results using the same technology" is political, you end up in the same line of thinking of people screaming about politics that women, trans people, and minorities simply existing is "political".

    Maybe that's why I wouldn't be a good moderator though, in that position I'd just ban people on sight for that lol.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    Jenny Nicholson is amazing! I highly suggest all her other videos too, I think she has a great way of taking things that I don't care too much about and making it super interesting.

    Jenny Nicholson is amazing! I highly suggest all her other videos too, I think she has a great way of taking things that I don't care too much about and making it super interesting.

    11 votes

  15. Comment on Helicopter carrying Iran’s President has crashed, state media reports (gifted link) in ~news

  16. Comment on The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel in ~movies

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    It's been a while since Jenny Nicholson has posted and it's a big one!!! I'm... not done with it but figured I'd post it!

    It's been a while since Jenny Nicholson has posted and it's a big one!!! I'm... not done with it but figured I'd post it!

    15 votes

  18. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of May 19 in ~games

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    A couple of free games to carry through from last week: 100% Orange Juice https://store.steampowered.com/app/282800/100_Orange_Juice/ Copy/Paste a Reddit comment I saw regarding Steam Inventory...

    A couple of free games to carry through from last week:
    100% Orange Juice
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/282800/100_Orange_Juice/

    Copy/Paste a Reddit comment I saw regarding Steam Inventory with this Freebie. Warning: This game adds permanent stuff to your Steam Inventory, and creates a category for itself (Just like CS2 does) that you can never get rid of. If you are an inventory clean freak, steer clear. If you don't care about clogging up your inventory and having to look at this game everytime you look at your inventory, then go ahead.

    Endless Legend:
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/289130/ENDLESS_Legend/

    Dragon Age: Inquisition on Epic Games Store (thanks @Carrow):
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/dragon-age-inquisition-game-of-the-year-edition-2f0cbd

    4 votes

  19. Comment on The lonely work of moderating Hacker News in ~tech

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    Sorry, I don't follow. Did you reply to the wrong comment? What I'm saying is that discussion purely about tech, which should be for everyone, should consider everyone their target audience. The...

    Sorry, I don't follow. Did you reply to the wrong comment? What I'm saying is that discussion purely about tech, which should be for everyone, should consider everyone their target audience. The two examples I made are for digital photography and AI and how they unfairly treat certain groups of people, which should be discussed in tech groups if people insist that tech is for everyone.

    10 votes

  20. Comment on The lonely work of moderating Hacker News in ~tech

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    I feel like the problem (read: not a problem with you specifically, just want to point out a shortfall of this kind of thinking) with this is that technology isn't and shouldn't be divorced from...

    I feel like the problem (read: not a problem with you specifically, just want to point out a shortfall of this kind of thinking) with this is that technology isn't and shouldn't be divorced from diversity, especially in a world so increasingly reliant on it. It's mentioned in the OP article about photography and darker skinned people and how they're not being captured properly, and we've had discussions here on Tildes even about it. If we don't talk about diversity alongside the technology, we run the risk of leaving people behind unfairly.

    12 votes