[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I wonder why they settled

Because they were engaged in code theft, piracy and Nintendo had them dead to rights. Leaked chats and drive folders showed they were actively pirating games, paywalling questionable content and using the Switch SDK. Clean room emulation implementations are completely legal. Their methods and behavior were not.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Can't kill what is already dead.

    The communities are all but gone.

    The signal to noise ratio is the worst it's ever been.

    Most subs are barely moderated. Actual mod involvement (as opposed to Automod) is low.

    Reddit now openly collects and sells user data.

    The Reddit we knew is dead and gone.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They 'allow' people to delete their posts and accounts...

    But never actually delete anything from their databases. I've had years-old comments I deleted mysteriously reappear despite being gone for months.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    First time I was prompted for a username, I happened to have a Roadkill Cafe poster on my wall. Couldn't find anything better in my room unless I was going to use "LampBookDumbassCat"

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, it's a novelty. Especially considering it only appears to have 8GB NAND total with 2GB taken up by the OS. For the price, although with a smaller screen (and is much more travel friendly), might as well buy an Ayn Neo or Retroid Pocket 4. Both would have substantially more CPU power, storage and ram.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I suspect you feel that way because it's easier to know what DOES mine you, free or paid, on Android, than it is on any other mobile OS. Consequentially, it's also easier to block such stuff on Android with custom dns, custom roms, root and a hosts file or using apps to track the trackers like Exodus. So, no, I disagree: You say it's highly limited when trying to avoid those kinds of apps... We have F-Droid and other third party app stores. There's a plethora of FOSS apps that can replace the common garbage data collecting apps out there. People just don't want to make the effort and look a little bit harder elsewhere for what they would feel more comfortable using. That's why we have privacy nightmares: people are lazy.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Way to out yourself as an iDevice troll. Shame y'all have the exact same bag of tricks cause we could see that coming from miles away... but that's just what happens when the extent of your understanding of technology relies on something being called 'magical' before you'll use it.

    Shame that you don't really care to address Apple's longstanding habit of overcharging for outdated specs as it is especially egregious. Especially when you consider I had an HP Envy 13 laptop that had 3200x1800 resolution, 8GB Ram and 256GB SSD... That sold for under $1000... In 2015. ($849.99.)

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