I'm not a blind supporter of blockchains, but your view is a gross simplification. Let's replace your words "the blockchain" with "privacy": "I've said this several times before on this site but will keep repeating it:…
I would be delighted because imho it would make the world a better place. However if there is a slight chance I might profit from it, I'll gladly take those odds.
It's nothing compared to G2A: https://www.pcgamesn.com/how-to-cancel-g2a-shield
FYI, you can use Chromium instead of Chrome if you only have it installed for the Chromecast support. Chromium is open source and should be less Google-infested. You can cast your entire desktop with Chromium and still…
I agree. Most RTS games feel constrained because of the limited viewport. Supreme Commander has a nice feature where you can zoom all the way out at any time.
I got another great tip for you if you are using Chrome Developer Tools: Click in the URL bar, type firefox.com enter and press the big Download Now button. You will feel less violated!
Exactly. It'd like to make this analogy myself: Forcing somebody to decrypt a drive is like forcing somebody to keep rearranging a bunch of papers/notes (he or she supposedly produced) until a punishable offence is…
No. Don't shift the blame to other parties. Google decided to play ball with all these external requests. Google owns the project. Google is the one to blame.
Can you elaborate on the gift card part? Have you found a way to increase Play Store credit in a private way? I noticed that when redeeming a Play Card, I still had to fill in an address and phone number.
Please read the excellent comment of xg15 elsewhere in this thread. It basically suggests that publishers deliberately make the user experience as annoying as possible, as a way of protesting against the cookie and GDPR…
Just. use. Firefox.
Ah the ol' pyramid scheme and religious cult arguments. Fair enough, now we actually have something to discuss. Do you consider the stock market and forex market also as pyramid schemes? If not, what's the difference?…
I get it. You have a gripe towards it. Did you lose money? Know people who did? Have the feeling of missing out?
Speculate is the middle ground here.
For software it has never worked that well in the first place. I have a couple of game purchases (on disc, prior to the Steam era) that simply don't work anymore. You have to rely on the publisher to support newer OS…
The solution is to just register a new account for every purchase. Better privacy, better protection againsts account freezes/hacks and better resellability. Using social features is a bit of pain, but for me that's not…
I will also leave FastMail because of this, just need to look for a good replacement. ProtonMail is a bit too much for me, as I rely a lot on serverside search.
Thank you for the kind words. I realize that all "problems" are relative, so I guess when you state it like that it doesn't seem so bad.
Lack of (career) ambition. Because of a workaholic dad I sworn to myself to always choose an easy worklife. Take the easy path. Currently in a family with kids and a nice job, but I lack the motivation to really make a…
The biggest part is plain and simple speculation. Betting on bitcoin and other crypto is like betting on human greed. Bitcoin could possibly be worth 1 million dollar, that is the main attractor. It is gambling, but in…
Did you forget that there are multiple color channels? 12 bit should be 36 bit so even more is needed.
Would you say the Firefox debugger works equally well as the Chrome variant? (In terms of responsiveness, integration, overal experience). I really fancy the JS debugger of VSCode but I'd hate to drop Firefox for that.
It's probably hard to point out a specific case, but I think the biggest objection is that most Chromium developers have a tight connection with Google (if not employees anyway). They have mostly incentive to keep their…
From Wikipedia: Some houses in the town of Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau are divided between the two countries. At one time, according to Dutch laws restaurants had to close earlier. For some restaurants on the border…
You still didn't answer the original question though. Why can't he do business with you? Perhaps you are not legally obliged to give a reason, but it would definitely make you look a lot better then simply saying "uhuh,…
I'm not a blind supporter of blockchains, but your view is a gross simplification. Let's replace your words "the blockchain" with "privacy": "I've said this several times before on this site but will keep repeating it:…
I would be delighted because imho it would make the world a better place. However if there is a slight chance I might profit from it, I'll gladly take those odds.
It's nothing compared to G2A: https://www.pcgamesn.com/how-to-cancel-g2a-shield
FYI, you can use Chromium instead of Chrome if you only have it installed for the Chromecast support. Chromium is open source and should be less Google-infested. You can cast your entire desktop with Chromium and still…
I agree. Most RTS games feel constrained because of the limited viewport. Supreme Commander has a nice feature where you can zoom all the way out at any time.
I got another great tip for you if you are using Chrome Developer Tools: Click in the URL bar, type firefox.com enter and press the big Download Now button. You will feel less violated!
Exactly. It'd like to make this analogy myself: Forcing somebody to decrypt a drive is like forcing somebody to keep rearranging a bunch of papers/notes (he or she supposedly produced) until a punishable offence is…
No. Don't shift the blame to other parties. Google decided to play ball with all these external requests. Google owns the project. Google is the one to blame.
Can you elaborate on the gift card part? Have you found a way to increase Play Store credit in a private way? I noticed that when redeeming a Play Card, I still had to fill in an address and phone number.
Please read the excellent comment of xg15 elsewhere in this thread. It basically suggests that publishers deliberately make the user experience as annoying as possible, as a way of protesting against the cookie and GDPR…
Just. use. Firefox.
Ah the ol' pyramid scheme and religious cult arguments. Fair enough, now we actually have something to discuss. Do you consider the stock market and forex market also as pyramid schemes? If not, what's the difference?…
I get it. You have a gripe towards it. Did you lose money? Know people who did? Have the feeling of missing out?
Speculate is the middle ground here.
For software it has never worked that well in the first place. I have a couple of game purchases (on disc, prior to the Steam era) that simply don't work anymore. You have to rely on the publisher to support newer OS…
The solution is to just register a new account for every purchase. Better privacy, better protection againsts account freezes/hacks and better resellability. Using social features is a bit of pain, but for me that's not…
I will also leave FastMail because of this, just need to look for a good replacement. ProtonMail is a bit too much for me, as I rely a lot on serverside search.
Thank you for the kind words. I realize that all "problems" are relative, so I guess when you state it like that it doesn't seem so bad.
Lack of (career) ambition. Because of a workaholic dad I sworn to myself to always choose an easy worklife. Take the easy path. Currently in a family with kids and a nice job, but I lack the motivation to really make a…
The biggest part is plain and simple speculation. Betting on bitcoin and other crypto is like betting on human greed. Bitcoin could possibly be worth 1 million dollar, that is the main attractor. It is gambling, but in…
Did you forget that there are multiple color channels? 12 bit should be 36 bit so even more is needed.
Would you say the Firefox debugger works equally well as the Chrome variant? (In terms of responsiveness, integration, overal experience). I really fancy the JS debugger of VSCode but I'd hate to drop Firefox for that.
It's probably hard to point out a specific case, but I think the biggest objection is that most Chromium developers have a tight connection with Google (if not employees anyway). They have mostly incentive to keep their…
From Wikipedia: Some houses in the town of Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau are divided between the two countries. At one time, according to Dutch laws restaurants had to close earlier. For some restaurants on the border…
You still didn't answer the original question though. Why can't he do business with you? Perhaps you are not legally obliged to give a reason, but it would definitely make you look a lot better then simply saying "uhuh,…