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the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.world•Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against GoogleEnglish
6·5 months agoThe article says google will be fighting this, but I don’t think they have a leg to stand by. Unless they want to be liable they will need to sanitize the data. But then we are just back to regular old search results.
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.world•DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical mediaEnglish
3·9 months agoI don’t care for the medium, I just want to watch my shows. In Canada we get basically the same shows as the US, but many are not available for streaming. So I want to watch Danny Phantom for example, I can’t. It’s not on any channel not streaming services.
And the same goes for dozens of other shows ranging from obscure like Martin Mystery to the ultra popular like The Fairly Odd Parents.
Heck even Disney doesn’t have everything.
DVD does and it cost less than most of these services.
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Games@sh.itjust.works•Turn ‘Em On: Modern Nintendo Cartridges May Have A Limited LifespanEnglish
20·11 months agoYou can’t make rom backups we here at Nintendo say their unnecessary.
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.world•Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll outEnglish
101·1 year agoI think we’ve hit the end times for AI. The biggest player in the space OpenAI couldn’t be profitable by selling its services to business, nor directly to consumers. Subscription moneys nor licensing its models is working too. So the last avenue they have is this, shilling to marketers hoping for scrap.
On top of Nvidia having to stop selling RAM I think the breaks are about to hit AI and hard once the current supply runs out. I wonder how long that could take?
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Games@sh.itjust.works•Here's a list of the best retro handheld sales for Black FridayEnglish
21·1 year agoI recently got a few of these. Miyoo A30, Ambernic RG 28XX and 35XXH as well as an R36s.
My advise is do your research before buying since all had issues.
Miyoo A30 has a minuscule battery life (4-6 hours) and had poor thermals (hot to touch). And while it promises PSP and DS compatibility, you’d be lucky to run basic 2d games from these systems.
R36s I got was a clone system and finding a real one is like finding a needle in a haystack. The buttons were cheap feeling and with the older processor (same as real one) it’s no better than the A30.
Anbernic systems performed the same and was the best experience… until my 35XXH tried to set itself on fire. Thankfully it didn’t and while talking to support was like talking to a chat bot. I was able to get a replacement. So far no fire.
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Technology@lemmy.world•In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeksEnglish
371·1 year agoZorin pro was the main reason I never stuck with Zorin OS however while they heavily advertise that the price is for the software. I think the real cost comes with “installation support”.
For many first time users, having support help with an install is a necessity and they will pay for it. See Geek Squad as an excellent example.
Plus having a preconfigured Linux experience is good for these users.
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.world•An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’English
1·1 year agoDestruction of the planet, hardly. The earth has and will shrug of worse than humanity. Thinking otherwise is giving humanity too much credit.
Destruction of humanity is more likely. We are actively making the earth worse for us, and many other species. But there are many more which will survive and thrive after we destroy ourselves.
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Games@sh.itjust.works•Xbox consoles are about to get more expensiveEnglish
1·1 year agoHave a One, can confirm it’s everything I need. It plays every good Assassins Creed game without Uplay, and it was Chaper to get than paying for Conkers bad furday
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.world•Bye Intel, hi AMD! I’m done after 2 dead IntelsEnglish
3·1 year agoI went from Ryzen 1000 to intel 12000 since I need single threaded performance above all else (CAD). Plus it was a steal of a deal.
If Intel ever sorts out their drivers or it gets cheap enough I might for at 14000 chip but no further.
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Games@sh.itjust.works•Stop Killing Games has exceeded 1.4 Million Signatures!English
39·1 year agoWhile it’s easy to be pessimistic about this. This is one of the few options to make actual change. Leaving thing as they are is a worse situation since it means that companies like Ubisoft can and will destroy the games which we own.
Will there be resistance? Yes Ubisoft is already stated their opposition to it.)
But it’s not up to companies like Ubisoft for how the EU makes it’s laws, it’s up to the EU itself. When there is potentially 1.4 million people in Europe telling you to “stop killing games” it’s going to be hard to tell them no.
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.world•In Response to Amazon preventing to download books you bought: Some DRM free bookstores and publishersEnglish
1·2 years agoIf you are into light novels the publisher JNovel Club sells their books DRM free from their website
the16bitgamer@programming.devto
Games@sh.itjust.works•PSN Down as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play OnlineEnglish
0·2 years agoNope, but if you resub you’ll get the games back.


From my experience AI works well as a alternative to Stack overflow or searching for the answer, or rewording the solution to be easier understood.
AI is good at rewording the documentation of code so if the documentation isn’t good or written by someone who’s lived in the sauce for too long, AI can be very very helpful.
But you need to know how to code, and not just blindly copying the output, you need to understand what it’s doing and make sure that it fits your code base.
I have touched C in ages so AI helped me get to grips with it again when working in a project. But it didn’t write my code, I did. Which made fixing bugs a lot easier when they were found or reported.