DebatableRaccoon @ DebatableRaccoon @lemmy.ca

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A common tactic is to pay your victims back to build trust and later ask for larger sums because "well they paid me back last time"

I don't have personal history with romance scams but this video is a good example of other sites being used. In this instance it was Instagram but I've heard of Facebook stories in the past. I'd say it can happen on any website that is designed to have some personal level of interaction, so not the standard screaming match that is Twitter but I wouldn't be surprised to learn of them happening there too.

For avoiding it, it's as simple and harsh as "don't accept invites from people you don't know" and "don't send money to people you don't know". Going beyond romance scams, such as hacked accounts from friends who are "suddenly in trouble", do everything possible to be sure it's them before even looking at a payment link. Consider if this is a person who would ask you for money (some people are too proud to do so and a scammer wouldn't know that), get them in a call and have a full conversation with them so you can be 100% sure it's them.

Back on romance scams specifically, particularly good scammers can wait months or even a couple of years before they pull on the money thread. It's more likely they'll start off with actually paying the person back (they do this by having multiple victims on the hook at once and just shuffling money around between them to look legit). Slowly but surely, the figures will increase before there's a sizeable honey pot before they dip.

Golden rule I can say for anyone is only send money to someone you are presently physically looking at, otherwise only send money you're comfortable with never getting back. This also applies to buying stuff for them with a "I'll pay you back". If you're the sort of person who would feel bad about not helping out a friend in need, you are the target. It's harsh to say "don't help the people you think are friends" as a blanket statement but it's having absolute rules such as "don't add people" and "don't send money. EVER" that will keep you out of danger.

Given the botched launch, this isn't much of a surprise. Only thing I can say is that I hope it serves as a lesson to people with the mindset of "this game'll be great ^{in 5 years}"

Although it'd more than likely be pronounced "magné"

Hands down Jerboa for Android.

Bugthesda tried to patch something and fucked it up? Oh no, I am thoroughly shocked. Definitely didn't see that coming.

Twas foretold in the stars that one day a raccoon would arise, one of debatable taste, ethics and moral code. Many eons later, I took on that mantle and ascended to my true calling

For such limited usage, it's absolutely not worth monthly. Unlimited for X amount is only good value if you're making enough use out of it to outweigh the cost of PAYG. I used to travel for work and even at a bargain price of ~$10 for 20GB/unlimited/unlimited, I was only really using my data for Spotify while driving so come the end of the monthly cycle, I'd have an evening of watching YT or whatever else on my data since I'd still typically have about half left.

Pay-as-you-go is still popular in poorer markets, more rural areas or even in pro-competitive markets. It's only particularly scummy markets that force customers to use their credit within a certain time period so for those who only rarely call/text and have consistent access to wifi, even 5-10 dollars worth of credit can last a year or more. Extremely consumer-friendly.

Define cool properly, please.

Probably the spiciest instance of fighting fire with fire I've ever seen

This screams so damn fake. If they ever wanted to make a good game, they should have made it before releasing it, let alone prioritising DLC for a game they are more than aware of being borked at release.

Was thinking exactly this. Both films and video games - especially one the size of BG3 - take far longer than a couple of years to come to fruition which means the only thing she had a hand in was the OGL and every other small-to-medium controvery I've only really heard about through One Shot Questers' round up videos. Burn the witch.

It's amazing how much potential the world of Fallout has when not shackled to a terrible engine, isn't it?

Thanks for the info. I don't think I'll ever make use out of it personally since I don't see myself ever getting an Apple device but I'll try to keep it in mind if a friend ever needs it.

I've heard of an app called Spotilife and some endeavour to port xmanager to iOS but Apple's anti-sideloading stance makes it so you have to re-sign the app weekly (a process I have very little concept of since I'm on Android) and is a faff on a nin-jailbroken device.

I hate to be that guy but Mikufan is kinda right, the easiest solution is to swap to Android. Apple's design philosophy is a walled garden and making customers pay extra. "You want x? No problem, that'll only cost you $y"

Can we keep in mind that back when The Crew launched, Ubisoft hadn't quite established themselves as abysmal-tier company they are now.

Deuteronomy 15:10: “You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.”

Sounds like "share with thy neighbour" to me 😉

Or the writers could jist fuck off given the terrible writing we've been seeing out of Hollywood lately.

What do you call a deer with three eyes?

Seymour