I think its partly because the Federation process takes time (which can throw off any more precise notifications between instances) but much more significantly because many of the most active Lemmy users really hate bots.
Basically, the actual processor on the card is made by Nvidia and sold to card manufacturering companies like Asus, Zotac, ect. Those manufacturers will then build the rest of the graphics card around that processor. Most of the card will be very similar between manufacturers, as the processors require very specific card designs but some layout details, cooling, overclock specifics, and appearance can all be changed by the card manufacturer. As well as that, different manufacturers will have different design and quality standards, and different support systems.
"I gooed the squirrel a bunch, catch her and let Lion finger her."
Edit: And considering that Lion's "Finger of Death" ability is shortened to "fingering", you can guess what the callout is for its upgraded form, "Fist of Death".
Unfortunately, neither fixes this. Grayjay seems to work, but its inconsistent in my experience, often repeatedly returning to the beginning of the video part-way through.
The disbling of lifesteal on Bristleback's Bristleback feels like it destroys him as a hero. I have no idea how you'd make a viable core build for him now.
Generally, its because people don't know its an option, or how to do so. Like, even knowing its a good idea, I have no idea where I'd start looking to buy one and I'm fairly informed around tech.
I was kinda suprised too. I know someone else was saying they're popular in developing nations, because of better regional pricing, although I can't confirm that. I also know that they were a popular choice for crypto grifts and similar shady and scammy games, since they had less moderation than Steam, so its possible some of the income also comes from stuff like that.
In comparison, spending on third-party titles declined by 18% to $255 million
Some key context from the article.
Basically, profit from Fortnite increased significantly, although the store itself isn't doing great.
Given that its $255 million in customer spending, not revenue or profits, and Epic reportedly takes only 12% plus reduced fees on Unreal Engine effectively lowering it further, I can't imagine its profitable. If we assume 10%, that leaves revenue of $25.5 mil, which doesn't seem like it'd be anywhere near enough to cover exclusivity deals, and giveaways, nonetheless infrastructure and other factors.
Thanks for your thorough answer. That was my understanding from the research I was doing as well, but I am probably even less of a lawer and was hoping someone with more experience could check my work.
I'm a bit confused as to what you're asking for? Just like, programming project ideas that benifit the Fediverse? Or specifically something related to promoting Lemmy on Mastrodon?
As I said in the post, I understand the technical side. Its the legal aspect I'm asking about. For example, yes, you can freely download a reuseable launcher from GOG, but as its only granting you a licence to the game, that licence can't be transfered (without GOG's permission), resold, ect. and if the licence is revoked, continuing to use the installer would be piracy. I'm asking what happens if any of these stores shut down legally. Would licences be revoked/invalidated, or how would that work?
You're buying a licence either way. Its not like you can resell your GOG games or anything. If that licence is revoked or invalidated, continuing to play the games is piracy. They say you will have three days to backup your installer, but what happens to the licenses in that case? If they end when GOG or Steam go under, legally, it doesn't matter what DRM is used.
It might be possible that my standards are just higher regarding that. I left Reddit (relatively) ealry, and when I did use it, I think the War Thunder sub was the biggest I participated in. I know it was worse in the bigger subreddits and got significantly worse over time. Since Lemmy doesn't have any niche communities, and has fewer users in general I think that can easily push toxic users to the forefront and make it harder to avoid them.
Is least compared to where I spent my time on Reddit before the api was removed, I've actually found Lemmy far more hostile. On Reddit, I found discussion fairly light-hearted with even more divisive discussions generally given the benifit of the doubt. On Lemmy, on the other hand, I can make a relatively uncontroversial statement like, "Steam provides useful tools." and be called a fanboy shill who supports fascists.
I'd agree if not for the fact that TikTok knowingly choses to use an algorithm that promotes stuff like this. In the same way, if someone was putting up bilboards suggesting mixing cleaning chemicals, or if someone was taking out TV ads promoting violence, sure, the responsibility might not only be on them, but they knowingly chose to take part.
Looks like the general consensus is that its not terrible, but is unfinished and not at all worth the price.
If you're looking to get into Civ, I'd probably recommend either five for a more complete, and polished game, or six for a weirder and more experimental game.
Shouldn't this be BFSDS instead?