BadlyDrawnRhino

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[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 4 points 16 hours ago

The OAIC announced on Thursday afternoon that privacy commissioner Carly Kind would close the investigation after being satisfied that I-MED’s data had been “de-identified sufficiently”. She found this despite a “small number of instances” where the company had accidentally provided non-anonymised information.

I'm getting really sick of corporations being held to a different standard to individuals. If I were to accidentally give out non-anonymised client data, I would be facing disciplinary action at least. Until corporations start getting held to account for all of these privacy breaches, they're just going to keep on maximising their own profits at the expense of our data.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 14 points 6 days ago

Depends what she means by it. It's completely normal for rewrites and reshoots to happen during the filmmaking process, simply because some stuff that works on paper just doesn't translate that well on screen, and sometimes the actors do something on the fly that is better than what was in the script, but that triggers rewrites to accommodate the change.

If Marvel actually didn't have a completed script before the initial shooting began, that would be potentially worrying, but highly unusual.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's also interesting to include Luther in there. Luther is the embodiment of an anti-hero, and is constantly getting into trouble for disregarding due process. He's certainly not lauded as the hero in the end.

I'm not familiar with too many of the other shows portrayed, that just stood out to me. I don't doubt that there are some instances where "copaganda" plays into it, but I think it's more likely that due process is kind of boring to show on screen, it's just more entertaining to have the main character do whatever it takes to solve the case. And really good cop shows explore the negatives of doing so just as much as any supposed positives.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago

Inside is currently 90% off, so good time to buy it anyway. Limbo is full price, but it is a great game and well worth it in my opinion.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The original Duke was much closer to what you described, funnily enough. Go back and play Duke Nukem 1 and 2, before the 3D era when they made the misogyny of the character much more overt.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But you can't just pair two entirely unrelated hyper-palatable things as some kind of gotcha. No one pairs fish fingers with gummy worms because that's an absurd idea, but plenty of people will pair fish fingers with potato gems, because they're delicious separately as well as together.

No one is saying that marketing isn't a factor here. But to ignore the combination of cheap, easy, and tasty misses a big part of the puzzle, and if we're going to fix the problem, you need to consider all aspects.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did the guy ever tell you why he randomly stopped after merging into a new lane? Pretty clear from the video that you weren't "overtaking on the shoulder", but rather avoiding a collision caused by someone behaving erratically.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

I don't disagree with any of the technological suggestions in the article, but one glaring omission is how much productivity is being impacted by climate change. Perhaps it's something to consider the next time rural areas vote for the Nats or Libs.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

That's fair. I was thinking more about the overall aesthetic, as it's a bit more stylised rather than leaning towards realism like in 1 and 3.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They are remaking the first game, but I don't know if there are enough details about it yet to know how extensive the overhaul will be. The second game doesn't need one.

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

There's also the fact that hardware costs keep going up, but there's not really a big technological leap between generations anymore. There's little reason to buy into the next generation when the selling point boils down to "Play the same games, but slightly smoother*!"

*If there's enough development time to implement the option to do so

[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Part of my enjoyment is not necessarily knowing what is coming next so that I can experience it for myself. Spoilers won't completely ruin something for me, but it is taking something away from the experience.

Also, to everyone out there, just tag the spoilers so people can make up their own mind what they read. It takes a bare minimum of effort to do so. It's akin to holding the door open for someone behind you, it's not going to be the end of the world if you don't, but it can make someone's day a fraction better if you do.

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