Figures. Patents are the backbone of capitalism. Some say it invented capitalism as we know it.

People know the U.S. better than almost any other country. The U.S. is very loud while China is rather quiet. And that‘s not from a lack of trying from China‘s side. It makes sense people feel stronger about someone so loud. Someone who had influenced the world so much with pop culture and politics.

Personally I still prefer the U.S. over China but that‘s a very low bar. As a European I want to be more independent from both.

Some of us may lose their basic human rights but that‘s a sacrifice shareholders are willing to make.

Suing AI companies for the biggest heist in history: 🥱

Ban basic human rights for profit: 🤑

Enshittification has come a long way over the last 60 years. Let‘s hope aliens won‘t detect us or they might pulverize this blue dot before the stupid spreads.

Now I wonder if the ISS has one IP address and they can use the same Netflix account or if it keeps changing so they‘ll lose access before they‘ll return to earth.

That‘s funny because I firmly believe they showcased DLSS5 at that time in this state only to cover up news coverage about their Palantir partnership and passionate support for Israel. It was genius.

It’s executives cutting jobs because they want the money now and run away with it. Oracle is basically speedrunning their end.

A bit late, isn‘t it? The saudis loaded it with debt and I doubt EA will exist for very long.

They‘re going full tech feudalism. There will be a shortage of everything. Especially of electricity and clean water.

Same with Konami and Nintendo. Japanese game companies have very quickly made their stuff very expensive in the west while still launching somewhat affordable in their home country. I don‘t buy their new releases. They‘re out of their goddamn mind.

Ah, the next step of Gleichschaltung.

Reminds me of that time when Instagram went went full short brainrot where sound was always re-enabled or how the Youtube app started it last week.

Honestly? I would expect hackers to actually spread the truth here for once.

I think of Eurojank as a genre of an era that is long gone. Odd simulation games and janky indie hits come from all over the world these days while European games are critically acclaimed and steamroll award shows.

Eurojank is a nostalgic label. An afterthought. Like how the term Gothic architecture was slapped onto cathedrals later on. When I think of Eurojank I think of the late 90s to early 2010s.

And yes for every Eurojank game like Gothic you can probably find a US equivalent like Morrowind that is just as unpolished and raw. So this nostalgic cliché likely isn‘t even all that accurate. The dev has a point here. At least I think so.

I agree. It‘s the only way to actually overcome capitalism. Same rules for all is important of course.

I’m reading and odd headline about the EU and wonder if it’s the Commission again. Then I‘m reading EU Commission and think lobbyist groups, foreign think tanks and the filthy rich.

I really enjoyed Sunset Overdrive. The platforming mostly consists of skateboard-esque rail jumping that I actually enjoyed a lot.

They will use placeholders but none of these things will make them considerably more productive, I think. They use LLMs because managers got FOMO.

His presidency perfectly summarized. He‘s a mean bully that destroys things but if you give him your lunchbox and make some flattering remarks he‘ll be a little less shitty to you, personally. Rinse and repeat until the country he runs is no more.