54% of Wikipedia pages contain at least one link in their “References” section that points to a page that no longer exists.
My impression was/is that over the last years/decade Wikipedia made efforts to/switch to not linking directly but extending direct links with (dated) Web Archive links or using Web Archive links directly (dated as "sourced from this in this state; which protects against upstream edits too).
The Web Archive "Wayback Machine" is a project from archive.org, which does much more in archiving and accessibility efforts. An alternative service for websites is https://archive.ph/.
TF2 was great before they increased the player limit (I think that was before it became free to play?). It was a hero shooter with strategy and synergy. It became a spammy farm fest with too many items and too many players for what the maps were designed for.
I currently use TinyWall Firewall, it works very well, it's small/portable, no complaints I even donated to the Dev but I would really prefer open source, also it needs to be user friendly like TinyWall so my non-tech family members can/will use it like they do with TinyWall.
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I'm reading is that it's a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors' pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
What I’m reading is that it’s a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors’ pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower salaries.
That sounds like what I see people comment on Lemmy. Those opinions or impressions are not necessarily true though, or seeing the full picture.
People are laid off, which makes the news. But many others remain employed, those don't make the news. Many others founded or found new companies, which don't make the news.
Creating your own company, with all its investment, management, and risk involved is much scarier, higher investment and risk, personally and professionally, than being employed. Some people are willing to take that leap, others not.
I imagine profitably in creating games is very hard. You need to grow a user base or publicity. The market is flooded with games, publishers, and developers. Only the big ones have marketing budgets big enough that the marketing makes a bigger impact on profitability than the quality and discoverability of the product. (Like CoD investing a similar amount into marketing as the product development cost. And marketing is effective - more than a good game or product.)
Either way, I don't feel I have an overview of the whole market situation, or statistics on the broader market and development people movement. But I'm sure "why don't people start their own companies" is a wrong premise. They do. Some do. We just don't see it.
The hiring back is unlikely to be the same people too. It's new people. At the cost of experience, and possibly gain on lower salaries. I'd be skeptical it's generally good long-term management though. Short-term management is popular. Lay off, you reduced costs, get more people, you increased productivity - and the cycle continues. Managers gotta manage. (/s)
Developing interactivity is effort and an investment. Most developers put up a simple loading screen, maybe some text like rotating tips, and a loading indicator. Until 2015 a patent on interactive loading screens may have made developers and publishers cautious and decide against developing interactivity....
access to FireChat was completely cut off without explanation.
After establishing that FireChat establishes its own, independent mesh network, I would have at least expected more details on how it was cut off? Did it simply became unavailable on the publishers distribution? The followup text seems to indicate otherwise. Did Google and Apple as app publishers actively revoke access to already installed apps? Did the Open Garden publisher have a disabling functionality in place? Did they publish an update to disable it?
Without any information, it's hard to say why FireChat disappeared. […]
FireChat is gone because FireChat was a threat to the systems it circumvented.
"Nobody knows anything, but let me claim this anyway."
I'm a bit confused by the app and Mailbox app for being able to receive messages while offline separation. The normal app only supports live communication between two online participants? /edit: Looks like that is indeed the case.
We're looking into whether an iOS version is feasible.
A typical iOS messaging app would use a push notification to wake the
app when a message is received, but this exposes metadata to Apple's
push notification service and the app developer's push gateway
If we don't use push notifications then the best Apple allows us to do
is wake up every 15 minutes and check for messages. But maybe the sender
won't be online when we check (their 15 minute intervals might not be
aligned with ours - clocks aren't perfect).
Palestinians are being persecuted from their homes in an ongoing genocide. Due to the armed actions of Israel, they lack access to essentials such as food, water, electricity and medical care....
Note: Projects in this bundle are hidden in your library by default until you first access them in order to avoid flooding your library. You can return to this page at any time to access any projects you wish to show in your library.
I don't get this part though. Itch did this before for another big bundle.
It seems like accessing the game page is not "access". So I guess it's downloading or installing them?
In the itch app I don't even see them in my library?
In Sky: Children of the Light you can let yourself get taken by the hand, and the other player guides/plays for you and you barely need to do anything anymore....
Gravatar was a great, minimal, independent service. Until they acquired it and integrated it into their WordPress platform and onboarding (trying to get you to become a customer).
What made Gravatar great beyond that was that you set it up with your email account, and other websites would use your chosen avatar,identified by email address.
TL;DR: Update immediately, especially if SSH is enabled. xz versions 5.6.0 & 5.6.1 are impacted. The article contains links to each distro's specific instructions of what to do....
It's the full Kira desktop UI and app on Android. Digital pen drawing with pressure sensitivity works without further setup. The pen buttons don't seem to work natively. The version seems to be not the most recent Kira release (is the previous feature release instead).
Any court process is a great burden. People don't evade it only if they think and are sure they will lose.
On the inverse, many sure-to-win proceedings never occur because it's a high barrier and a time- and money-costly process and so people don't see it as worth pursuing.
A couple weeks ago Discord announced their plans to go down the IPO route. This means that there is now a ticking clock until the platform goes full-on enshittified like so many others before them....
I'm sure you all heard about it, i tried this open source (i think it's open source) shooter game called xonotic and it is FUN as hell, it's probably one of the best foss games i've ever played and i wanted to show this game off here...
This bot detects messages with certain tags associated with a profile, then replaces that message under a "pseudo-account" of that profile using webhooks. This is useful for multiple people sharing one body (aka "systems"), people who wish to roleplay as different characters without having several accounts, or anyone else who may want to post messages as a different person from the same account.
Yeah, that seems incredibly niche. Never heard or thought of necessity of it.
Online Content Is Disappearing ( www.pewresearch.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/25166889
Valve’s hero shooter Deadlock leaks with screenshots, gameplay details - Polygon ( www.polygon.com )
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand ( newatlas.com )
YouTube Blocks Access to Protest Anthem in Hong Kong ( www.nytimes.com )
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away ( arstechnica.com )
I hate to go as cliche as "surprising absolutely no one," but really, this is not a surprise.
Does anyone know of a FOSS Firewall for Windows
I currently use TinyWall Firewall, it works very well, it's small/portable, no complaints I even donated to the Dev but I would really prefer open source, also it needs to be user friendly like TinyWall so my non-tech family members can/will use it like they do with TinyWall.
Animal Well - Review Thread
Game Information...
Can somebody explain why game makers don't start their own companies together?
It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I'm reading is that it's a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors' pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...
Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity ( www.nytimes.com )
Interactive Loading Screens - High Hell
Developing interactivity is effort and an investment. Most developers put up a simple loading screen, maybe some text like rotating tips, and a loading indicator. Until 2015 a patent on interactive loading screens may have made developers and publishers cautious and decide against developing interactivity....
Why do mobile games suck nowadays?
In the last 5-7 years I've noticed that mobile games have devolved info always online p2w shit...
FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared. ( www.fromjason.xyz )
It’s the End of the Web as We Know It ( www.theatlantic.com )
AI Is Poisoning Reddit to Promote Products and Game Google With 'Parasite SEO' ( www.404media.co )
ESA says members won’t support any plan for libraries to preserve games online ( www.gamedeveloper.com )
Palestinian Relief Bundle - Itch.io ( itch.io )
Palestinians are being persecuted from their homes in an ongoing genocide. Due to the armed actions of Israel, they lack access to essentials such as food, water, electricity and medical care....
Sky: Children of the Light - Players Offering to Take Your Hand ( beehaw.org )
In Sky: Children of the Light you can let yourself get taken by the hand, and the other player guides/plays for you and you barely need to do anything anymore....
How Subscription Services are designed to BANKRUPT you ( piped.video )
Related: The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
Beeper is now available, no waitlist! ( blog.beeper.com )
How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine ( www.ign.com )
Low tech DHCP ( jlai.lu )
Spotify plans to raise prices this year and introduce new plans - GSMArena.com news ( www.gsmarena.com )
As apparently, this move is made to target audiobook listeners and podcast listeners, can I recommend https://audiobookshelf.org...
You Can Now Follow President Biden on the Fediverse ( wedistribute.org )
Um, yay?
A backdoor in xz (current versions are impacted) ( lwn.net )
TL;DR: Update immediately, especially if SSH is enabled. xz versions 5.6.0 & 5.6.1 are impacted. The article contains links to each distro's specific instructions of what to do....
Tic Tac Toes v1.0.1 released: The classic game but harder ( github.com )
Tablet Android pen-drawing app
I have an Android tablet and a pen for it....
Floorp, a Firefox Fork with an awful name, has moved some components inside a private submodule. ( github.com )
See also https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/floorp-going-closed-source/52783...
Switch performs better running games through an emulator emulating the switch than natively. ( streamable.com )
Full original video from Taki Udon
Current situation on FOSS Discord replacements?
A couple weeks ago Discord announced their plans to go down the IPO route. This means that there is now a ticking clock until the platform goes full-on enshittified like so many others before them....
I've been playing xonotic and DAMN is it fun ( xonotic.org )
I'm sure you all heard about it, i tried this open source (i think it's open source) shooter game called xonotic and it is FUN as hell, it's probably one of the best foss games i've ever played and i wanted to show this game off here...
Discord’s secret weapon against open source competitors (it’s PluralKit) ( medium.com )
Why are FOSS platforms like Matrix having such a hard time getting users to migrate from Discord? Because of PluralKit.