metiscus (u/metiscus)

metiscus commented on Android introduces $2-4 install fee and 10–20% cut for US external content links support.google.com/google... · Posted by u/radley

bloppe · 9 days ago

You can install your own APK already. It's only slightly inconvenient. But apparently that's inconvenient enough to get zero business.

metiscus · 9 days ago

They're also killing this off next year and you'll have to install via adb, unless something changed and I didn't hear about it.

metiscus commented on Android introduces $2-4 install fee and 10–20% cut for US external content links support.google.com/google... · Posted by u/radley

boneitis · 9 days ago

Hmm, does this mean that large swaths of people publishing apps are going to flock to distribution platforms like f-droid?

(Yikes)

metiscus · 9 days ago

This is probably why they killed installs that dont have attribution, specifically to undercut f-droid.

metiscus commented on Microsoft doesn't understand the dislike for Windows' new direction xda-developers.com/micros... · Posted by u/tartoran

c0balt · a month ago

> Why should users have a problem with this? They use Google --- which does pretty much the same ... or worse.

Not to excessively defend Google, who have their own problems, but they don't appear to do anything of that sort on chromeos or android.

They might monetize your data but their methods differ a lot here. For example, using Android without a Google account is supported. (ChromeOS doesn't support it tbf)

metiscus · a month ago

Google is basically killing side loading for all practical purposes. I get your point but the race for the bottom should be televised.

metiscus commented on Vulnerable transistors threaten to upend Europa Clipper mission science.org/content/artic... · Posted by u/cratermoon

metiscus · a year ago

Sounds like Infineon may owe someone a new satellite soon. At least if it can be shown that they sent NASA bad parts and didn't notify them in time to prevent this failure.

metiscus commented on Navy cancels ship briefings after damning internal report politico.com/news/2024/04... · Posted by u/jseliger

Solvency · 2 years ago

my job has me managing multiple contractors/vendors at a time. you employ checks and balances, contractual obligations, smart project plans and requirements, and regular oversight.

how is this any different.

metiscus · 2 years ago

You see, these contractors tend to hire retired admirals and generals directly out of acquisitions positions and onto their boards. The contracts are written in ways that make it hard to punish shoddy work in a way that doesn't make the government side look bad too, so they tend to let slide what is kept out of sight. After all, if someone makes enough noise, then your contract may end up on the news or even worse, on the hill. If that happens, contracts get yanked, people get reassigned or lose their chance at a kushy spot on a board in a few years. It varies by contract and organizations, some are much better run than others and tend to deliver good quality.

metiscus commented on Unity Software plans to reduce its workforce by 25%, eliminating ~1,800 jobs bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/npalli

ffgjgf1 · 2 years ago

Yeah. But they entirely reversed that part and also the new fees/royalty scheme is perfectly reasonable cost wise

> A higher but predictable percentage of sales can be appealing compared to that.

Well again the current model is basically identical to Unreal (besides the per seat license) just considerably cheaper.

Of course the real issue is that they believed that they could actually pull that off in the first place and the trust issue stemming from that. At least they got rod off Riccitelo but AFAIK most the of remaining (extremely incompetent) upper management team is still there..

metiscus · 2 years ago

Goodwill and stability have a value too. If it were me and I was in the position where the retracted changes would have endangered my business, I would have at least someone working to ensure that we could pivot to Unreal or another engine if Unity decided to change courses again. "Fool me once, shame on you, if you fool me you can't get fooled again" or something like that.

metiscus commented on Unity Software plans to reduce its workforce by 25%, eliminating ~1,800 jobs bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/npalli

jncfhnb · 2 years ago

Why would it

metiscus · 2 years ago

After the fees fiasco, many studios began plans to migrate away. I can't help but believe some will move to Unreal or Godot etc for their next projects.

metiscus commented on IT employment grew by just 700 jobs in 2023 wsj.com/articles/it-emplo... · Posted by u/maheshs

epolanski · 2 years ago

Which one?

A large part of the IT community does indeed very little work.

As for having to work over 40 hours and being stressed, I guess there's a price to having to work in US under such lax worker's rights and benefits, in Europe you just say no thanks boss see you on Monday.

metiscus · 2 years ago

It is a testament to the great work they do that many people believe that IT does not do much. The work required to keep things working without noticible downtime is hardly trivial.

metiscus commented on Nuclear Reactor Simulator dalton-nrs.manchester.ac.... · Posted by u/loopion

rzzzt · 2 years ago

Yep! The German version contains a tutorial and a manual, that's why it's larger; unfortunately the Wayback Machine did not go back in time (since I last saw this page) to capture the source code from 2002. :)

metiscus · 2 years ago

I emailed the author to see if I could get the source code to update it for a modern platform. Given the amount of link rot since that time it is unlikely that he replies but hope is eternal.