More than 15 years ago we left France in part because we saw a future in which the far-right became the leading party. It actually took ~5 years longer than we expected but it’s happening now. Interestingly, though, Macron’s weird strategy may buy us more time before a far-right president… we’ll see.
The Stochastic Game
Ramblings of General Geekery
Pushing for repairability in consumer electronics sometimes pays off: “From 0/10 to 8/10: Microsoft Puts Repair Front and Center”. Good job by the Microsoft Surface engineers!
The enshittification of TV continues: “[Paramount+] has several South Park specials and the 1999 feature film Bigger, Longer and Uncut, but the show’s primary streaming home is on Max.” (* Not available in Canada)
Speaking of AI: “I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again”. This is a fun rant about companies jumping on the AI bandwagon… “How about you remain competitive by fixing your shit?” 😆
Microsoft thinks all content on the web is “freeware”. Hold on while I use the Microsoft logo (available “freely” on the “open web”) for my new porn startup… (and yes, all AI-bros everywhere apparently are absolute shitheads)
Avoiding Playing Law Enforcement in Delta Green
I recently answered a question on Discord about Delta Green1 and since I had seen that question a couple times before I figured I would post (and heavily edit and expand) my answer here for posterity2. The question generally takes the following form:
Playing a character that’s a member of US Federal Agencies such as the FBI or the CIA raises many problematic aspects because of <insert reason here>. Is it possible to play Delta Green while also avoiding this?
This is a totally fair question as far as I’m concerned. There are indeed several good reasons to not want to portray a member of an American (or many other countries’) Law Enforcement organization as the hero of your story. But fear not! Well, I mean, do fear, this is Delta Green after all, but yes, I’ve got some hopefully helpful advice for you.
It’s mind-blowing to me that US tech bloggers really believe that Apple isn’t releasing stuff like “screen-sharing to your Mac” in the EU because “the DMA created uncertainty”. Come on, there are many precedents that Apple can be a petty, vindictive corporation, and this is clearly another example.
Yesterday we visited a place that I’m sure I’ve seen many times in films & TV shows: the old abandoned Riverview Mental Hospital! (aka Səmiq̓wəʔelə since the land was given back to the Kwikwetlem First Nation) It looks very appropriate for a horror LARP…
Interesting: business owners apparently often overestimate the number of customers driving, leading them to incorrectly oppose regulation promoting cycling/walking/etc. even though it’s generally good for business.
“Adobe’s hidden cancellation fee is unlawful, FTC suit says”. YES, MORE OF THIS, PLEASE.