Valve dev counters calls to scrap Steam AI disclosures, says it's a "technology relying on cultural laundering, IP infringement, and slopification"
A Valve artist has defended AI disclosures on storefronts like Steam, saying they only scare those with "low effort" products.
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Canada | Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law
Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada
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TryHackMe races to add women to Christmas cyber challenge roster after backlash
Training outfit scrambles to fix all-male lineup before December kickoff
TryHackMe races to add women to Christmas cyber challenge roster after backlash
: Training outfit scrambles to fix all-male lineup before December kickoffConnor Jones (The Register)
Intel could finally return to Apple computers in 2027
Is Intel making a comeback?
Intel could finally return to Apple computers in 2027
Intel could supply Apple’s lowest-end M-series chips by 2027, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
Airbus Calls for Urgent Safety Measures After Solar Radiation Risk Found on A320 Family
Airlines affected by the widespread recall of Airbus A320 jets to correct a software glitch must complete the required fix before the aircraft’s next scheduled flight, except when conducting a repositioning flight to a repair facility, according to an Airbus bulletin issued on Friday. This would involve some 6,000 jets, or over half the global fleet.
Airbus Calls for Urgent Safety Measures After Solar Radiation Risk Found on A320 Family
Update 19:00 GMT Breaking News Airbus A320 repairs must be before next flight Airlines affected by the widespread recall of Airbus A320 jets to correct a software glitch must complete the require…aviationnews.eu
"Can Become a Nation of Jailbreakers, Reclaim Our Digital Sovereignty, Win the Trade-War, and Disenshittify Our Technology." - Cory Doctorow
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS modernizes default applications
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will feature a revamped set of default applications. Canonical has confirmed that both the Totem video player and GNOME System Monitor
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS modernizes default applications - Techzine Global
The new versions of Ubuntu should form a more consistent and user-friendly whole, with the applications functioning in harmony.Mels Dees (Techzine)
DOOM gets ported to board design app, transforming walls into PCB traces, iconic demons into 64-pin packages, and ammo into 3-pin parts
It kinda looks like DOOM ported to the Atari Battlezone wireframe arcade games era.
Data center cooling issue halts world's largest derivatives exchange — CME trading shutdown ripples across Malaysia, UK, and EU markets
One of the largest derivative exchanges in the world gets taken down by a broken refrigerator.
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KDE Plasma sets date to dump X11 as Wayland push accelerates
If that's a step too far, then there are new versions of CDE – and tmux
KDE Plasma sets date to dump X11 as Wayland push accelerates
: If that's a step too far, then there are new versions of CDE – and tmuxLiam Proven (The Register)
GrapheneOS bails on OVHcloud over France's privacy stance
Project cites fears of state access as cloud sovereignty row deepens
GrapheneOS bails on OVHcloud over France's privacy stance
: Project cites fears of state access as cloud sovereignty row deepensRichard Speed (The Register)
Brit telco Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ customer records
Crims claim to know which customers are marked 'vulnerable'
Brit telco Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ customer records
: Crims claim to know which customers are marked 'vulnerable'Connor Jones (The Register)
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Feeling brave: made a blueberry stout
Had some leftovers from a sahti x stout run I recently made for a birthday bash. Not enough of the crucial Viking Malt Chocolate Light to replay the well-received recipe, though, and the hops box was on its last crumbs of whathaveyou. I decided this is the time to be brave...
Bought a bag of frozen blueberries (200 g). Mashed a dark brew with a colourful ensemble of malts (Simpsons Maris Otter pale, Simpsons Premium English caramalt, Viking Black malt and Chocolate Light, and Tuoppi rye caramel malt). Infused the blueberries in 1,5 L of water (no boiling) with 20 g of Amarillo pellets. Realised my only option for first hops was Citra – well at least it's high in alphas, in we go at T minus 45 minutes. Brought the infusion to boil and added to the wort at 20 minutes. Scraped the last of a Kent Goldings bag for a 15 min addition.
I've never been a fan of beer with seasonings, so this is quite the experiment. We'll see what kind of animal comes out the tap in due time.
And what is total volume?
We had 200g/L of blueberries in mead (which is quite clean) and that was OK, but with hops and all this amount might be lost.
We've made belgian style witbier with bilberries from forest recently. Those are still maturing, will post about them later. It was about 150g/L, which was quite balanced against witbier.
21 L in total... so probably not a great deal of blueberriness is to be expected after looking at your numbers 😁 I was going for a nuance, but might not get even as much.
Years ago in heady engineering student days we made blueberry wine (while stationed at a nuclear power plant revision, naughty!) and the taste still lingers, in a good way. Maybe I'll try your numbers later 😀
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang allegedly asks managers discouraging AI use: ‘Are you insane?’ — assures employees their jobs aren’t at risk because of AI
The Nvidia chief reportedly made the statement during an all-hands meeting after its record quarterly earnings.
US adults social media usage by platform
Far from a relic, Facebook remains a fixture for more than 70% of Americans.
Okay, which of you are still using Facebook?
Pew research suggests around half of Americans use Facebook and YouTube daily, cementing their place as the country’s most popular social media platforms.Robert Hart (The Verge)
Retiring the Slack Bridge on matrix.org
Bridges are one of the reasons Matrix is called Matrix: let’s matrix all the networks together! They are key to onboard new users into the network. However, maintaining and operating bridges, in particular to closed, proprietary platforms, is expensive: they need to be kept up to date with any change made by the platform on a regular basis and they’re fiddly to keep up and running.
Retiring the Slack Bridge on matrix.org
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsAmandine Le Pape (matrix.org)
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About Matrix
The Matrix.org Foundation is overseen by its Guardians. The Spec Core Team works on maintaining the Matrix Specification in accordance with the Foundation rules and manifesto.matrix.org
In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity
https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/
Ehud Barak: U.S. And Canada Can ‘Join Hands’ With Israeli War Industry
The Halifax International Security Forum’s main objective is to entrench faith in military supremacy among America’s allies at any cost.
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Public GitLab repositories exposed more than 17,000 secrets
After scanning all 5.6 million public repositories on GitLab Cloud, a security engineer discovered more than 17,000 exposed secrets across over 2,800 unique domains.
French Football Federation discloses data breach after cyberattack
The French Football Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach on Friday after attackers used a compromised account to gain access to administrative management software used by football clubs.
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GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you're part of a botnet
GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy networks.
[Announcement] Path of Exile 2: Fate of the Vaal League Announcement Teaser
Early Access Announcements - Path of Exile 2: Fate of the Vaal League Announcement Teaser - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
[Announcement] Brasil Game Show 2025 Recap
Early Access Announcements - Brasil Game Show 2025 Recap - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
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in reply to CannonFodder • • •Which demos? Those are long dead on Steam. Demos are now basically paid early access releases...
It's one of the quality indicators. Just like the game engine. E.g. I know Bethesda games will have shit performance and be bug ridden because they use Creation Engine.
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in reply to CannonFodder • • •CannonFodder
in reply to BrikoX • • •BrikoX
in reply to CannonFodder • • •Sure they do. That's what game engine disclosure does.
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in reply to CannonFodder • • •Godwins_Law
in reply to BrikoX • • •(Probably not true of AAA)
BrikoX
in reply to Godwins_Law • • •I guess the situation is a bit better since their 2024 overhaul, but it's mostly limited to indie devs not like before demos were used by every single studio and publisher as a marketing tool to allow people actually playtest the game not only to see if the game is interesting but also it's performance on your machine.
itch.io still beats Steam into ground in this area.