Orvanis

joined 2 years ago
[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One of the DLLs Notepad++ uses was compromised/customized by the CIA. Any apps that then use that DLL essentially allowed it to start up and do data collection in the background. The users were unaware it was happening, because all they saw running was Notepad++ rather than random_program.exe

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Any of the LEGO games are a great choice starting around ages 3 or 4. They use button picture prompts, and often obstacles can be overcome by the parent while the little one jumps around smashing things.

Re-enforces moving around in a 3d space, and gets good familiarity with button locations doing different things (while really only needing jump and punch for most things).

After a while with LEGO, started getting into games like Minecraft Dungeons - again parent can do most of the work while the little one tags along for the ride.

Was around age 5/6 that my son was able to pick up Minecraft - nothing sophisticated and again I did most of the building, but allowed him to contribute more than he had previous games, and strongly builds spatial awareness skills. Pokemon also became accessible as reading skills were good enough to understand what was on the screen.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

From a tech perspective, insanely clever to use modern phones rolling shutter mode to sample significantly more data points.

From a "is this going to cause problems for the average person" perspective - not even close. Requires 65 minutes of recorded, stable footage. The camera must be < 6 feet away if the lights are on, and the cryptography algorithm must be running during that magic hour of recording...

It does enable remote attacks, but only if all very specific requirements are met, and it requires you have access to a camera for a long period of time that is perfectly positioned.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah the benefits seem to be greater on the marine side...

But even then how much better they are is essentially unknown with an awful lot of drawbacks. They weigh more which is problematic for drones, are significantly more complex to manufacture and thus are more expensive.

So unless they can quantify how much better (and for those cons they need to be significantly better) I don't see this gaining any traction.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (6 children)

This is incredibly depressing to me, it's very hard not to feel hopeless.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Seriously thank you for this! The notes were extremely helpful for me. I'm staying cautiously optimistic that a couple months after release we will have a stable game worth playing.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm here for the vegetables.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I absolutely loved the humor. All hail the vegetables

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

The alpha build included a community contribution that opens significantly more image links directly in-app.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yes, which is why selling ads on that sub has them so excited. It gives the appearance their product will last forever, without that annoying hassle of actually needing to make their product last forever.

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which is fine, but the main problem is it isn't obvious how to sign into your first account. And intuitively clicking the Person icon bottom right just tells you that you aren't logged in (which is not at all helpful - if that is the case open up the login screen instead)

[–] Orvanis@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

That's the fun part, there is you just can't see it!

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