CaptDust

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[–] CaptDust 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

What does matter though is that if we as Linux gamers want them to care, they need to see that Linux users are generating revenue. They're greedy corpos and revenue is all they give a shit about.

I appreciate you mentioning this, I agree. If linux made a blip on a chart, executives would prioritize figuring out a solution.

[–] CaptDust 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

We didn't get any visits either, second year this has happened. I'm definitely cutting back how much candy I buy next year. I think parents are preferring trunk n treat or whatever controlled halloween exchanges are going on these days. Aww well, guess I'll just have to eat all this myself.

[–] CaptDust 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I'm not sure what your point is? Perhaps I incorrectly assumed this was obvious but yes - if players do not financially support a game, even "free to play" games, those games disappear. There is not a single company on the planet that is going to continue investing in a negative revenue project for funsies. The teams working on the game are relocated to other projects or laid off, and the game shuts down.

If you believe I'm in the wrong for supporting a game that, until this point, was friendly to linux - then so be it.

[–] CaptDust 17 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

Counterpoint - Devs need to eat. Especially devs that are thoughtful enough to enable their anti-cheat to work on Linux. So yeah, they had my attention, my support, and my money. In return I got to play a fun game and rock some cool skins and accessories - it certainly seemed like a win-win. Now they've retroactively backed out of their support, and I'd like to back out mine as well.

[–] CaptDust 25 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

Uh, I'm losing access to everything I bought with apex coins though..

[–] CaptDust 37 points 3 weeks ago

Well, your employer will make you get out of bed and shower, because without them you won't have the junk food. Then after you get the junk food, your teeth will rot out of your skull further indebting you to participate in the charade we call society. Yay adulthood.

[–] CaptDust 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No change 😞

This is the full list of communities available to select after I reset data and logged back in. (How the hell does pop_os end up on there?? Heh)

[–] CaptDust 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah, I can open the post in the WebUI/Browser and share that way. That's been my approach for the moment - but just community "Linux" (local) doesn't seem to appear on Voyager's list the same way. I think it's an issue with this app specifically, not lemmy or the instances.

Thanks for taking a look!

[–] CaptDust 12 points 3 weeks ago

Nobody I know is asking for lax immigration policies. We want more judges to process the cases in a timely manner. We want migrants to be treated humanely during that process - given shelter, care, and not separated from their children. We want border control to have the resources necessary to deter unauthorized entry, and ensure authorized entry is available to those who need it.

These are not radical desires, it's about fixing the completely overwhelmed systems already in place. It should not take years to determine if someone was qualified to enter.

Or, we can go with trump's approach of denying everyone entry by default, detaining and separating their families, and sorting out the details never.

[–] CaptDust 4 points 4 weeks ago
[–] CaptDust 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

There's plenty of reasons to hate on the verge, but Nilay Patel is an undeniable powerhouse. Really any feature he writes are worth a read.

Edit: this one is particularly special. What a well articulated expression of qualities modern republicans are lacking.

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