Readit Newsbubblebeard commented on AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time gabrielweinberg.com/p/ai-... · Posted by u/mustaphah
While I cannot see a way to effectively stop companies from collecting data from you (aside from avoiding practically everything), that doesn’t mean we should do nothing.
DuckDuckGo aren’t perfect, but I think they do a lot to all our benefit. Theirs have been my search engine of choice for many years and will continue being so.
Shout outs to their amazing team!
bubblebeard commented on The repercussions of missing an Ampersand in C++ and Rust nablag.com/rust_cpp_missi... · Posted by u/nablags
Great article. It think it raises a good point. An important aspect of modern programming languages should be to simplify the syntax, to help developers avoid mistakes.
This reminds me of arguing more than once with JS developers about the dangers of loose typing (especially in the case of JS) and getting the inevitable reply ”I just keep track of my type casting.”.
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bubblebeard commented on Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/... · Posted by u/croes
Nintendo was and is primarily a toy company. The deal is if you buy their stuff you get entertainment. You're pretending it's a general purpose computer to make a point about interoperability, but it's neither.
What kind of 'shit' do they pull with Switch 2 they already didn't with Switch 1? Both are expensive DRM locked game devices, Switch 2 is just a bit faster.
For example, they retain the right now to brick your console remotely if you go against their usage policies. Which they retain the right to change at will. So, effectively you really do not own that console in any way shape or form. Shame really, used to like Nintendo once.
The author makes a good point but for the wrong reason I think. The fact that companies lock down their software, and hardware (looking at you Apple), is their choice just like it is yours to give them the finger.
However, at least in Sweden, a smart phone is practically mandatory since it has become a means of identification used by banks, police, our IRS counterpart etc. Even our physical mail is slowly being digitalised, and these services practically require you to own a smart phone. You can get by without one, but it’s a real struggle.
Therefore there should be laws requiring more transparency of these devices, in my opinion.
bubblebeard commented on Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/... · Posted by u/croes
Just one more reason not to buy a Switch 2. Seriously, Nintendo has become worse than Apple when it comes to treating their customers. I own hundreds of Nintendo games and every console they ever made, sometimes in multiples. But when I saw of all the shit they were trying to pull with the Switch 2 I decided I was done with that company for good.
A big surprise for me, having owned both a Ryzen gen 1 & 3 previously, was that this time my system posted without me needing to flash my BIOS or play around with various RAM configurations. Felt like magic.