I got back into Overwatch. Only playing Illari.

Continuing my daily Idle Slayer login for minion quest-sending. Offline progression is a nice thing. I just wish it would end already. It’s too endless.

I’ve bought a shooter bundle, so I may play Selaco soon. There are a few other games to play and clear out from installed, a demo, another small game.

Noteworthy (not about the person in the title):

A hidden-camera detector, widely sold online as a “must-have” for hotel guests, gave no warning they were being spied on.

“In this video game, despite the random allocation of individual digital content from the Packs, the human player can use their own skills to control the course of the game with a probability suitable for success, thus establishing a rational expectation of winning,” the court concluded.

Apparently it’s not about the loot box itself but that what you get out of it is used in a game that involves skill.

I don’t think it’s a bad thing. And it’s not weakness. It’s humanizing. It’s the alternative model to showy leaders. Being human and vulnerable can be great for rallying support and empathy. It’ll certainly elevate reach of reports about this occurrence.

As long as actions remain firm and decisive, being human does not change those.

For a democratic human system vulnerable humans seem like appropriate leaders. As long as they’re competent and caring for the right things.

Quite naive either way. Oppression works quite well. And we have history and also multiple current regimes to show for it.

Internet was cut, we will see who comes out on top when the lights turn back on. The oppression already killing thousands, or the revolting and demonstrating citizens.

It’s not the first time Iran had demos.

It’s definitely been a thing before Trump. A lot of corporate and publicity speak is like this. Trump is certainly the most prominent, visible, and ‘obvious through exposure’ figure and example of this right now though.

Biological and psychological variance is an Internet part of humanity. When you say this I’m immediately reminded of fascist ideals and efforts to ‘normalize’ and ‘conformize’ people, and not just from this side of the spectrum. So I think this is a somewhat dangerous argument to make.

At large, it’s human nature to elevate these kinds of people, that’s why they end up in such high positions. I’m not sure we can change that. And that’s where regulations and requirements by law come in, as well as public record and press, to keep them in check.

I get the sentiment and frustration in your comment though.

Part of this service is covering the risk of unforseen cost. Heating breaks? That may become expensive. You pay a monthly fee and don’t have to manage risk and cost like that. Many people would be ruined if they had to cover that and repair becomes necessary, or face worsening condition.

How many people did you betray until now? :p

Grapple Dog, was gifted to me via giveaway. It’s pretty good, a decent enough title.

I like weird. Of course they mean something different when they say weird.

Regarding your last point, it seemed pretty clear to me that they gave only one or few URLs to AdGuard, AdGuard informed archivetoday, and they removed that content. What they’re saying here is that the other URLs, the other illegal content they did not even disclose URLs to, still exist and have not been removed. Which is obvious, why would they have been removed when they are not known or reported.

This understanding of mine is supported by their text earlier in the document where they talk about having shared only few of those they know of, and that these are available upon request by law enforcement or adguard.

All of this still leaves open why they do not report the illegal content themselves, so that it gets removed. And the answer seems likely to be: So they can report to proxies with the intention that archivetoday gets blocked on “proxy” services.

It they’re not willing to admit fault then they’re inevitably announcing or implying standing opposite to and working against their workers.

The org in question, website linked to in the article, published a response/“rebuttal” press release.

I shared my assessment and conclusions from reading it in this comment.

The AdGuard post is certainly much more convincing than their “rebuttal” with logical errors and misrepresentations.

It’s in the name after all. “No one lives forever”. Ironic.