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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can still block it easily with the command prompt (Shift+F10 during the install) as mentioned. But don't let that stop you from switching to Linux if you feel like it.

God of War Ragnarok PC requires a PSN account. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Are there any cases of such payout actually happening...? I'm not buying it. (Literally and figuratively.)

Men with 'toxic masculinity' are more likely to make sexual advances without consent, study finds in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I wouldn't say it's the definition, but I agree this is not surprising.
Toxic masculinity is much more though. Men bullying men because they do something "not manly" is toxic masculinity. It can be anything from not enjoying sports to showing emotion for any reason (even crying if a family member died).

The level of engagement on Reddit these days in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I see a ton of this under random.
Here's my front page at this very moment: https://i.imgur.com/4IsJ68f.png

when you upgrade an OS, do you clean install or upgrade? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I don't think I've ever made a "clean upgrade" on Linux. I've done the opposite though, that is, bring an old install over to a new computer.

Is RAID1 over USB Reliable? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Always use /dev/disk/* (I use by-id) for RAID, as those links will stay constant even if a disk is renamed (for example, from sdb to sdd).

Steam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switch in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Because the games that run on the Steam Deck are PC games, no emulation required. It's a joke.

Name & shame. :) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Ah, that makes more sense. I looked up the original abstract and indeed it looks more like what you'd expect (hard to comprehend for someone that's not in the field).

Though to clarify (for others reading this) they still did use generative AI to (help?) write the paper, which is only part of why it was withdrawn.

Using Google whilst Duck Duck Go is down. How long has Google been this bad? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Same here. I switched to DDG last year, but had to go back within two weeks; it was just too annoying.
Google search results have indeed gotten pretty bad, but I've yet to see anyone surpass them.

Name & shame. :) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The entire abstract is AI. Even without the explicit mention in one sentence, the rest of the text should've been rejected as nonspecific nonsense.

Does anyone really need a 1,000 Hz gaming display? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not obvious at all. Motion blur at high movement speeds makes things unreadable even at 540 Hz, proving that even at 540 Hz there is still plenty of motion blur that the human eye can see.