Bruisedback

joined 1 year ago
[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Even after this walk back, the whole situation still sucks for everybody but Unity. Even the part about removing the "requirement to use the Made with Unity splash screen" bit seems like blatant self-preservation more than capitulation. They've got to be aware that there are probably consumers out there willing to boycott any game with that splash screen, leading to lower install numbers. I'm not in game dev, so I'm just talking out of my ass, but it doesn't seem like studios are really bothered by including those pre-roll splash screens all that much.

[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

One of these plants is right off an interstate and I drive past it frequently. Within a few weeks of this news breaking, there were "NOW HIRING" billboards put up for miles in either direction. Ignorance is a virtue in the American South.

[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

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Dogdammit they're right!

[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I'm not a political analyst in any capacity and this is pure conjecture, but my gut is telling me that he's getting info that enough West Virginia republicans are willing to vote independent to carry him over the line in the next election. So, walking that out, if republicans are willing to break straight ticket voting to keep a "half-flipped democrat" in office, I think that speaks more to the fracturing of their voting bloc than the acumen of an individual politician who seems to be seeking office for personal gain over party goals. I'm very interested to see how much money is spent on this race this/next year.

[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found myself on Reddit by way of Google the other day while looking for an answer to a niche question. I noticed that whatever post I clicked on opened in a new window (on mobile). Maybe it's just been that long, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember this being the default behavior. Reddit's other shenanigans aside, any site that seems to use target="_blank" for every link has definitely lost my eyeballs.

[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm pretty sure they do it to prove copyright infringement should another dev/publisher copy and paste their exact agreement into their game or service, like how cartographers put fake cities/landmarks on a map to easily prove someone copied their work. I remember an AWS service having a "zombie apocalypse" clause at some point.

[–] Bruisedback@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

So that's what the "G" in GPT stands for!