If anyone hasn't played this game yet: don't read the article!

I highly recommend you experience this for yourself while knowing as little as possible about it. Top tier game.

It's not like dedicated people aren't going to be able to just patch out the calls to this API from the apps themselves...

This feels like yet another attempt at DRM that is doing more harm than help.

Having done it for a living for a few months, you cannot possibly imagine how bad it gets.

No, seriously. I already had very little faith in humanity going in, and thought I'd seen the worst the internet had to offer. Scraping the actual bottom of the barrel is difficult to even describe. I had to force a stunned sense of humor about it to detach myself a bit as a coping mechanism.

I did not have Zimbabwean tariff rate hyperinflation on my 2025 bingo card.

There are SO MANY parents that are not willing to teach and monitor their kids online safety. I would even say most parents don't take that responsibility themselves.

Oh this is awesome. I can see so many cool applications for this in wearable electronics and custom form factor batteries. I hope their research into improving the voltage pays off.

Some nerd probably wanted to be able to say they literally decimated their management teams

Your lease says you can have one cat - you already have one cat. Unless you're mentally and financially prepared to potentially find a new place to live in short order, I would recommend against violating your lease terms. Or at the very least ask your landlord first.

maybe the blur is because the hand dryer was in motion when the pic was taken?

They already offer a subscription service. And on top of that they have not-so-microtransactions in their shop.

You'd think someone whose username complains about reddit would exhibit less reddit-like behaviour

The rarest human resource there is: good management.

Back when I was in high school, it wasn't uncommon for teachers to use the same restrooms as the students. I can't quite remember but I think there were only a couple staff toilets on the campus, one in each gendered locker room and one in the front office.

Anyway, my point is there's at least the possibility that the principal was just using the bathroom normally and the poor kid was being... less than subtle about what he was doing in the stall.

OP has a very niche identity.

if they really cared about intellectual property rights, this would be OPT-IN.

Darkness in science often means mystery. But mysteries can be answers in and of themselves—at least, until you dig even deeper.

Dark, darker, yet darker...

I think it's a bit of a stroke of genius on the article author's part, because it's a great double entendre the way it's written.

This is the best article I've seen yet on the topic. It does mention the "how" in brief, but this analogy really explains the "why" Gonna bookmark this in case I ever need to try to save another friend or family member from drinking the Flavor-Aid

I imagine this is one of those studies where laymen like me will be tempted to say "well, that was obvious, why'd they study that?" before thinking twice.

It says that the findings aren't novel, which I think means this is a confirmation of a phenomenon that was found before. It's good that this kind of thing is quantifiable and reproducible. Hopefully it helps contribute to more funding for public health and better conditions for nurses and other healthcare workers.

Without giving any specific spoilers, the game has a primarily archaeological feel, you will be following breadcrumbs around to various places in the solar system (your journal is important!!!) and learning about the ancient civilization that mysteriously disappeared. finally piecing together the whole picture is one of the most powerful moments I've ever had in gaming. while there are some NPCs to talk to, the game is primarily driven by your own exploration and the knowledge you pick up along the way.

there's no "correct order" to do things in, so if you feel like you've hit a dead end or you can't figure out what you should be doing at a particular place, consider going somewhere else. and most importantly: follow your curiosity