Paradoxvoid

Canberra local, lover of all things geeky

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  • ParadoxvoidtoGaming@lemmy.mlNintendo files lawsuit against Palworld
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    2 months ago

    Patents are (at their core) a good thing. It protects little Jimmy Inventor from putting hours and his blood, sweat and tears into coming up with a novel invention, only for some big corpo to see it, steal the idea and bully Jimmy out of the market.

    Jimmy has legal recourse to sue the big corpo if he has a patent, whereas without one he has nothing.

    Just because the system’s been gamed (especially in the US) doesn’t mean it’s impossible to reform, and is currently still better than nothing.



  • ParadoxvoidtoTechnology@lemmy.mlCut the 'AI' bullshit
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    3 months ago

    All it takes is some standardized markup like schema.org

    Which is the problem AI is solving here - getting every supermarket chain to agree on this (when it’s actually against their interests to do so, since it increases price transparency) would be an impossible task, but AI can get around this requirement with minimal extra effort.

    I’m hardly an AI evangelist, but this is actually one of the rare situations where it’s a good fit.









  • ParadoxvoidtoMemes@lemmy.mlMicrotransactions...
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    6 months ago

    It’s funny how when this was released, people were massively up in arms since it was ‘only cosmetic’ - then we saw what these companies would do with PvP games and P2W microtransactions, so people had to turn around and beg for them to return to being purely cosmetic additions…




  • ParadoxvoidtoGaming@beehaw.orgDoes Arkham Knight get better?
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    6 months ago

    Arkham Knight is decent except for the batmobile sections - as others have already mentioned.

    I’d still argue it’s better than Origins though. From memory, memorising all the different toolbelt skills isn’t really necessary - you can definitely get through the game by just abusing jumps, cloak and counters - some special enemies might need a specific ability to make vulnerable, but the game normally warns you the first time you fight them, so I don’t think it ever feels too overwhelming - it just feels like a lot if you run through it very quickly.


  • ParadoxvoidtoAustraliaRecommend me a music streaming service?
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    6 months ago

    To be honest, I still rate Youtube Premium - the bundle that includes Music and ad-free Youtube is just too good a deal, even with the price hike. Some of the alternatives may be a bit cheaper, but you end up paying more if you still want to hang onto ad-free YT.

    Given you said budget isn’t an issue, I’d personally still stick with YTM, but I haven’t personally had any issues with its radio function, and while I don’t listen to much Aussie stuff, I do have pretty esoteric tastes and it’s generally pretty decent.





  • ParadoxvoidtoGaming@beehaw.orgLet's discuss: Metroid
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    7 months ago

    Have to disagree with you on echoes - I loved the game, but IMO it was much easier than Prime 1 - the most difficult boss was the probably the boost guardian midway through rather than any of the endgame bosses. The ammo system made the standard power beam too centralising which was boring, and the dark world damage just served to slow the player down, since the light fields regenerated your health.