Blockchain itself isn’t the part that causes a waste of resources, it’s the proof of work aspect that has everyone competing to get the next block hash.

Imagine if Ironbottom Sound was to resurface like this?  Geological catastrophe of all that displaced water aside, that would be an impressive array of battle shattered husks to behold.

The “Don’t do this at home” crap is definitely a requirement from the laywers/business but the fact that this video even got made and they literally included the line, “You have every right to open it up and do what you want,” in that video is a huge step forward.

There are some general standards available, and the government requirements are published, but unless the developer is providing the software or service as an ancillary to a public service, ADA is not legally applicable.

French Bread end-game play; everyone calling all the girls in the game “Saber-face”, just add Saber.

As long as you aren’t susceptible to Collector’s Syndrome (in terms of possible characters), and you don’t mind progressing normally, Genshin is actually pretty F2P friendly, and you’ll be able to keep enjoying it without hitting a pay wall.

Then there’s me dealing with the JSL reality of JP voices conflicting with the EN map labels and character names.

I will say, the game itself is definitely fun, and the biggest reason why I don’t agree with other people using the “predatory” label is that the game doesn’t force you to pull to enjoy the game. You can fully and absolutely enjoy the core gameplay without spending anything.

I disagree that it’s predatory, but I think their monetization system is definitely aggressive and obviously bad. It is at least obvious that a new 5star character will outright cost you around 75-100$USD.

As an additional note to the other reply, Pyro is just too saturated in the current Genshin meta. With the release of Yoimiya, there’s even a 5-star Pryo Bow user to replace the extremely subpar starter Amber, so they really couldn’t have put her in with that role. Lighting also has a solid 4-star, Fischl that most…

Primary issue is licensing costs. The console manufacturers hide behind DMCA laws to claim that peripherals for their proprietary device are protected intellectual property, so if you want to make a controller for their consoles, you have to jump through hoops, spend lots of money, probably pay them royalties on…

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And the community continues to provide that the “There is no such thing as good-willed Hacktivism” theory holds up under testing.

You’d expect to receive sexual innuendo laced remarks about being penetrated if you as a 50+ man wore a shirt that said “Penetration Tester” at a computer security conference, where penetration testing is a standard business practice?

Snowflake much?

That’s always been my opinion. I really don’t think these ‘crosshair cheats’ should be considered unfair, regardless of whether they’re built into the monitor, a piece of clear tape with a sharpie dot, or other method created to make a click-bait video.

True.  But at least now maybe he’ll get 15 minutes to himself without being intentionally interrupted by his parents.  You spend all day taking care of your elderly parents, and then they won’t even give you 20 minutes private time at night?  He might actually enjoy jail.

Each one of those ASIC units would have been pulling something between 1500~2000watts. That’s 1.5megawatts an hour, 24/7. Best case scenario.

It’s actually fairly common with these irritant type chemicals. Essentially the irritant triggers the immune system to begin releasing histamine in response to what it sees as a dangerous foreign body.

My counter point to this opinion has always been that the medium these people use for their entertainment, hobby, or work pursuits is not the problem.