This is a running joke in the Far Cry games. I know Far Cry 4 does something similar. You meet the big bad at the beginning of the game, he asks you to wait for him, and if you just chill for like 15 minutes he shows back up, honors his word, and you finish the mission that you came to the island for.
So look, this is just gonna happen. It’s legal to film people in public (in the US) and we all know stores, etc. are already using facial recognition.
The real problem here is the (apparent, though almost certainly assured) lack of responsible use of the data. Scanning faces means you also get time, place, and event/activity, and the citizens then have zero control of what the govt does with this, who they share it with (e.g. Palantir), etc. All prior collection of US person data required appropriate approval, limited scope of access, and timely adjudication/disposal. But ICE is (again, apparently) operating outside the law.
The Finals is a massively underappreciated game and I will die on that hill. The game feels good, the sandbox is interesting, the modes are fun, and it has shit tons of style. But it’s a new IP in a world ruled by CoD, so here we are.
Sorting your trash is the human equivalent of planting a tree, and it’s especially valuable if you have/teach children. It’s a small activity that helps to build better habits and mindsets.
It won’t change the world today, but it will build a foundation for changing the world tomorrow.
Better title would be
LEARN YOU PIECE OF SHIP
Yup yup. Seems like this is their low-risk way to learn the engine before using it on the next new Halo game.
I wish we were when halfway smart enough for ranked choice voting. Unfortunately, not only are most voters too dumb to get it, but many jurisdictions are actually banning in right now.
Who the fuck is gonna write four bullshit mini-essays just for a shot at job that pays well below market rate?
I picked this up on Steam for cheap today just so I don’t have to hook up my PS4. Still a super duper amazing game.
I have no idea how to unlock the TEN++ content, though.
Played this for a couple of hours today thanks to Game Pass. So far, it’s a pretty good time. It has some Binding of Isaac / Enter the Gungeon vibes and interesting meta-progression.
Have you seen concert ticket prices lately?? Even small to mid size bands playing at 1500 person venues are $60+ for GA. It’s nuts.
My favorite is this combo of AI “benefits”:
I mean “corpos” in the Cyberpunk sense - mega-huge companies that put profits far and above all else, discarding any notion of ethics, morality, or care about others in the process.
They’re the companies that buy up emerging tech solely so they can kill it (their competition). They don’t give a shit about long-term sustainability - if it raises the bottom line today, they do it. They disregard laws and consumer protections because the only consequences are paltry (for them) fines, which they see as the cost of doing business.
That’s a good callout - treating these game rental services more like we do with streaming video services by subbing to one for just a few months, then dropping it for another.
Anybody complaining about Zoom is only doing so because they have been forced to use Teams instead.