It is hard to ignore the similarities between the commotion around the use of AI in making art, to that of using CGI in the early 90s, 00s, and even now. Of course, the former is more vehement.

Also,

soulless and creepy dystopian

It is an ad. That too by a mega corporation known for their unethical practices, what did you expect?

I only completed the game towards the end of last year or start of this year, and have been itching to play more of it.

I can only imagine how excruciating the wait has been for those who finished the game back in 2017/2018.

No problem. Thank you for adding the link to the story update.

You could highlight the relevant content of the second link, like you did with the first. Most people are not going to click a second link.

E: noticed that the title has been updated.

The left image evokes Hollow Knight memories.

I clicked in to mention the same thing.

Seems like it has been AI upscaled or generated.

Unless priced extremely cheap, or Apple plays the walled garden game with peripherals and/or restricts current device capabilities, it is unclear what this device offers more than what iPad or iPhone already does for managing home devices.

I am surprised that this post received so many genuine answers.

Seems like you have not TIL’d fully.

Setting aside that it was temporary (though I could agree there is some malice on the committee’s part in this respect), the topics in discussion were already introduced in lower grades and the complex aspects were moved to higher grades.

But the most important part that never ever got discussed since the story broke, is that the change did got implemented because the committee listened to the feedback and dropped the plan merely a week later. [0]

The government and education ministry have some glaring flaws, but this is not one of them. They continue to make questionable decisions that deserve attention and criticism; yet these issues rarely receive the focus that this story has generated.

Please stop with the FUD, even if it is due to your lack of knowledge on the matter.

[0] http://toi.in/WFlcAb44 (apologies for linking this abomination in the name of a news website, but they were the ones to break the news and get the interviews.)

E: missed a word.

Love it when software behaves in a non-deterministic manner.

I am glad that I never had to use it, but I have heard many complaints in my circle. The most common one being that it changes one core UI or workflow every fortnight.

Imagine the plight of people who just want to get their work done and go home, only for them to see a tool critical to their work has automatically decided to update and now has a reshuffled UI.

Cannot help but feel that there are too many product managers trying to make their mark on the product.

The developers got hired by a company which is the latter.

As for your data, you can make a decision after reading this: https://blog.omnivore.app/p/details-on-omnivore-shutting-down

Context?

I used to watch Derek Taylor’s videos when I started using Emacs, and it has been a while since I checked his channel.

TIL there exists a thingamajig called Chegg.

Looking at some of the news and discussion surrounding the game, it is clear that there are significant financial transactions involved.

The game is also four years old, well beyond the stage of mere interest checks.

It could be argued that the hack was carried out without a specific goal or knowledge of what data might be gained (as a display of hacking prowess, for instance). However, in this case, it’s clear why this particular game was targeted.

Whether or not the users “deserved” it is a separate discussion; one where I would agree with you. Many of the people involved may have been too trusting or gullible in their investments.

The comment you are responding to had meant that a bad actor can cross check other breached datasets for the emails and usernames leaked from Earth2.

Since people reuse not just passwords but emails too, one may get access to other accounts of the impacted users, potentially even to accounts which have not been breached.

My previous workplace did the same thing around 2020 with the words whitelist and blacklist and some other words.

It was around the same time when there was news about GitHub moving from master to main/mainline as the default Git branch.

At the point, I would consider the author’s scepticism being true a best case scenario, with every new piece of information I learn about Shadows.

It is baffling that it required so many years and attempts for Ubisoft to realise that their modern day storyline sucks. I would argue that it was a glorified side quest even during Desmond’s arc though it went downhill soon after that arc “closed”.

There is absolutely nothing that Ubisoft can say or do to win back my trust. This game is going to be as shallow as any of their recent entries, if not more.

I have gone through the links, and I still cannot find the answer to my question on what makes UPI “absolutely horrible when it comes to privacy” when compared to the other options in your original comment.

I still maintain that all practical means of digital transactions are inherently poor for privacy, regardless of the channel/medium. One is not less private than the other.

Of course, mediums like cryptocurrency exists which “promise” privacy while transacting. But they are not practical in India, and also do not operate at the scale of the options we are discussing about.

Also, I really appreciate responding back with links, but a line directly answering my question would have saved some time, especially since the links you shared are irrelevant to our discussion. None of the links actually do a comparison of the options or even state that one is outright better than the other. If anything, some of the comments in the linked forum posts only echo what I am saying about the lack of privacy across all digital transactions.

Can you expand on why UPI is horrible when it comes to privacy when compared to the other options you have mentioned?

I would not be doing any sort of digital transactions if I am worried about privacy as I don’t think one is better than the other in this matter. It would be naive to think so otherwise.

Weird, almost counterintuitive, example. But I get your thought.

A normally inaccessible and poorly lit tourist attraction, like a cave, is a good fit for surveillance for those times when a tourist wanders off or goes against the rules which could be harmful to themselves and others around them.

Having said that, I agree with your thought and that there are a lot of other areas that would be better without surveillance.