@MurrayL@lemmy.world
member since 2 Jul 2023 00:33
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- on Hyper Light Drifter Studio Forced To Lay Off "Nearly Everyone" As Publishing Deal Falls Through in c/games@lemmy.world · 6d ago
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on Enjoy owning your devices while you still can. in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
the fact that they were able to buy a device that they control and didn’t get configured as a child is the proof
That would just move the burden of age verification onto retailers.
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on The best Spotify alternatives to ease your conscience in c/technology@lemmy.world · 15 Aug 2026
Honestly, some are better than others depending on priorities, but literally anything is a better option than Spotify on most fronts these days.
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on Phones should have a 'guest lock' feature in c/technology@lemmy.world · 14 Aug 2026
The first link I posted is for Guided Access.
I also mentioned hidden albums because that was the second thing the author requested in the blog post.
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on Phones should have a 'guest lock' feature in c/technology@lemmy.world · 14 Aug 2026
Literally both of these things already exist.
Android example already posted, but for iOS:
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on Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony's move to digital-only sales: 'You won't have any choice at all' in c/games@lemmy.world · 14 Aug 2026
Physical deterioration is another reason to focus on DRM free rather than physical for the sake of physical.
Classic ROM-based cartridges have proved pretty resilient so far, but older games on CD are experiencing a culling due to disk rot. Lots of folks with PS1 collections will already have a few unplayable games, even if they don’t realise yet.
Thankfully almost all of them are backed up somewhere, but those backups are in a precarious legal position and could be lost.
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on uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook in c/technology@lemmy.world · 12 Aug 2026
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on YouTube announces monetization changes that make it harder for new creators to make money in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
What’s with the editorialised title? How do these changes make it harder for new creators?
Not to be a party pooper, but a studio is only as good as its staff. If they really have laid off ‘nearly everyone’ then any creative vision they had is inevitably lost along with them.
They can claim continuity with a skeleton crew and design documents to use as reference, but it won’t be the same. Once you blow up a team there’s no going back.