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I want to buy RDR2 in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

More accurately, the law (which is about the same as the EU law and large parts of EU consumer law were actually modelled on our consumer law) has to have clearly defined edges. IIRC it stipulates that the "real" price advertised during a sale must have been the price for a minimum of X months (not sure what exactly, I think it's six).

That's why we're currently seeing toothpaste for £7 - so they can do the price drop promo in 6 or so month's time without breaking advertising law while at the same time raising the baseline price in our psyches.

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    • Job applications want your whole life in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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    ...not everyone gets circumcised at birth. I got circumcised in my 30s due to phymosis. No one undergoes FGM at any age for any medical reason. Conflating the two is deeply unhelpful to both the stigma around medical circumcision and to protect people from the brutality of FGM. Not every country is America.

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    • "This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired colleagues get reinstated in c/games@lemmy.world
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    Steam Controller in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
    [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Not sure if you're being obstreperous or not...

    First, these are suffixes not prefixes. Second, this isn't unusual.

    Xbox Series X was updated in 2024 with no update to show it was the second Xbox Series X.

    MacBooks and iPads aren't released with suffixes.

    Amazon have released how many Echos by now?

    This isn't some weird conspiracy...

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    • Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions! in c/technology@lemmy.world
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    [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Yep. Monzo implemented an emergency-use website about 5 years ago, Revolut shortly after (and I think they have a desktop app now). I'm with neither (though I can SEE my accounts online, I cannot DO anything with them).

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Nope, it is FCA/Prudential registered bank. These fintech solutions are very common in the UK.

    I've discovered I can access my account online, but cannot send money from there (Zopa).

    Monzo and Revolut now have some barebones web implimentation (over a decade after launched).

    Atom has no web access at all.

    Chase UK doesn't have web access as far as I can tell.

    All of the above are registered banks.

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    Prescient speculative fiction (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 9 months ago by to c/books@lemmy.ml
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    Reading J.G. Ballard's final novel (Kingdom Come). He perfectly explains the link between consumerism and the rise of "suburban fascism". It was written 20 years ago but it feels like it should have been released last week.

    What speculative fiction have you read that feels like it perfectly predicted the future?

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    Personal Opinion: the GameDev.tv Godot course isn't great (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/godot@programming.dev
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    Before the humble bundle came out, I bought the GameDev.tv "complete" Godot course - I had a good early bird discount since I've used them for Unity.

    Over the past few years, I have completed the 2D, 3D, and several of the RPG intermediate courses for unity as well as a Blender course so was super excited for this new one!

    And then was super disappointed.

    I start with the 2D course every time and this one was...hollow. Super empty. Maybe a quarter of the content as the Unity course with a lot of basic things missing and some really bad practice promoted. I did the whole course on 1.25x speed and still had to skip through a lot of waffle.

    I'm now doing courses for free on Youtube and have learnt far, far more.

    It really is a shame as I'm a fan of GameDev.tv, but they really missed the mark with the Godot offering.

    EDIT: clarity

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    Augmented Reality in Godot? (lemmy.ml)
     

    Hi! I've been making games for a little while, though nothing too fancy - mostly mobile platformers, delivery games, and visual novels. I recently moved from Unity to Godot and finished the "Complete" Godot 2D course on Gamedev.tv.

    I want to challenge myself and have a really strong design for an AR mobile game. I have never programmed an AR app before. I have found dozens of courses/tutorials for Unity, but none for Godot.

    Does anyone have any suggestions? I've read the documentation, but would much rather a hands on tutorial or course.

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    Is this normal? (lemmy.ml)
     

    Came but to NMS after about 2 years off. Played a new permadeath game with a friend, no other options changed from normal. But I couldn't last more than a few minutes.

    Had to sprint to ferrus, I had to sprint to sodium, and even then I died about 50% of the time. Three sodium plants got me to maybe 30% hazard protection. My hazard protection was ticking down at 1% per second. Falling from any height (even jetpack softened) meant my jetpack broke.

    And after four attempts, I finally got the ship and recharged to max with a good ten harvested sodium plants before going off on the Hermetic Seal quest. Half way there, the game throws a storm at me. Totally open ground, no shelter at all. And my entire stock of Sodium goes in seconds and then I die.

    My friend's hazard protection was going down a lot slower, even when we were next to each other and his sodium filled him up a lot more (he said about 50 to full, I needed over 100 to full).

    No idea what I did wrong.

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    Waiting mode for work (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/adhd@lemmy.world
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    Recently I feel like I'm working, sleeping, or waiting for work to start. I hate it, I can't figure out how to break this waiting mode. Does anyone have any advise?

    EDIT: That ADHD moment where you see loads of people have given great advice, but there's so much it's overwhelming! Thank you all, I'll try and go through and implement what I can

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    Any magazine suggestions? (lemmy.ml)
     

    I've been diving headfirst into the world of short story magazines and found some absolute gems!!

    Khoreo Magazine has been my absolute favourite so far! I 100% recommend it. Diaspora-focused speculative fiction, usually with very novel story telling techniques and beautiful artwork.

    Clarkesworld I've found to be pretty hit and miss, though the hits make it worth it! Some really great new and established authors with vivid sci-fi stories.

    CRAFT has been great for a more literary and CNF bent.

    Do you subscribe to any creative magazines? If so, which ones? If not, why not?

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