steam deleted a LOT of reviews on the overwatch page at some point (probably repeatedly, probably an automated system).
their “anti-review-bombing” measures sure love to fire when even when the community does have legitimate complaints.
so overwatch hasn’t gotten better, they just keep deleting some of the negative reviews…
pretty sure ATM9 recommended minimum RAM is 10GB…i have it at 12GB.
but i also run it at about 100fps and view distance set around 16 with shaders…
that’d be great in theory!
if only the vanguard anti-cheat wasn’t ridiculously easy to bypass and effectively useless while also being a major security concern…
actually, the law leaves remarkably little room for interpretation in this case.
here’s the law in full, emphasis mine:
Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) § 202a Ausspähen von Daten (1) Wer unbefugt sich oder einem anderen Zugang zu Daten, die nicht für ihn bestimmt und die gegen unberechtigten Zugang besonders gesichert sind, unter Überwindung der Zugangssicherung verschafft, wird mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu drei Jahren oder mit Geldstrafe bestraft. (2) Daten im Sinne des Absatzes 1 sind nur solche, die elektronisch, magnetisch oder sonst nicht unmittelbar wahrnehmbar gespeichert sind oder übermittelt werden.
the text is crystal clear, that security measures need to be “overcome” in order for a crime to have been committed.
it is also obvious that cleartext passwords are NOT a “security measure” in any sense of the word, but especially in this case, where the law specifically says that the data in question has to have been “specially secured”. this was not the case, as evident by the fact that the defendant had easy access to the data in question.
this is blatant misuse of the law.
the data law makes no attempt to take into account the intent of the person, quite differently from when it comes to physical theft, which is immediately and obviously ridiculous.
you mentioned snooping around in a strangers car, and that’s a good comparison!
you know what you definitely couldn’t be charged with in the example you gave? breaking and entering!
because breaking and entering requires (in germany at least) that you gained access through illegal means (i.e.: literally broke in, as opposed to finding the key already in the lock).
but that’s essentially what is happening in this case, and that is what’s wrong with this case!
most people agree he shouldn’t have tried to enter the PW.
what has large parts of the professional IT world up in arms is the way the law was applied, not that there was a violation of the law. (though most in IT, like i am, think this sort of “hacking” shouldn’t be punishable, if it is solely for the purpose of finding and reporting vulnerabilities, which makes a lot of sense)
actually, that’s not what the law says.
the law says that “overcoming” security measures is a crime. nothing was “overcome”.
plaintext is simply not a “security measure” and the law was applied wrong.
there may have been some form of infringement in regards to privacy or sensitive data or whatever, but it definitely wasn’t “hacking” of any kind.
just like it isn’t “hacking” to browse someone’s computer files when they leave a device unlocked and accessible to anyone. invasion of privacy? sure. but not hacking.
and the law as written (§202a StGB) definitely states that security measures have to be circumvented in order to be applied.
that’s the problem with the case!
not that the guy overstepped his bounds, but that the law was applied blatantly wrong and no due diligence was used in determining the outcome of the case.
I’ve started a new Minecraft world on the All the Mods 9 modpack together with a buddy of mine!
it’s been a blast so far!
just getting ae2 setup going, beginning to automate all the things, it’s great!
bit of a problem here:
if batteries are kept in rotation until they die… you’ll most likely experience one dying on you. probably multiple times during your life.
the rest holds up just…how would you avoid a battery dying on you, if you’re still using the same system? you’re not getting a new battery every time you swap, you get an old battery that’s been sitting in the station recharging.
it’s gonna die on someone, might as well happen to you…
if you’re searching for something general, like, i dunno “dishwasher cleaner” or something, it spits out usable results.
but as soon as a query becomes technical in nature, like troubleshooting IT problems, it’s a straight up nightmare.
the reason it’s so bad at searching for anything very specific is their attempt to “figure out what you really mean”:
and google does that by… ignoring what you typed and changing your search prompt behind the scenes without telling you and without any options to change it.
and putting it in quotes rarely improves searches anymore, only spits out more garbage.
point is: google is basically dead for any specific searches and only really works for searches that amount to “i want to buy thing. show me thing.”
cancer is alive, just saying…
sexual content
not an expected part of life
say that again, but very slowly…
alternatively I’d be thrilled to hear all about these alternative ways to have kids that you apparently think are out there…and then I’d like it explained to me how exactly that’s not an “expected part of life”??
ah, thanks!
that’s good to know!
you lose cross-device sync, don’t you?
that alone is kind of a big deal…
that’s not true in the EU.
the reason those cookie banners are everywhere, for example, is because the EU requires explicit consent for a lot of things that used to be covered by ToS.
simply putting clauses into your ToS doesn’t shield the company from legal action at all.
regardless of what’s written in the ToS, final say over what is and isn’t legal lies with local authorities, not YouTube.
TOS are neither the law, nor are they vetted for legality by anyone working in law enforcement.
TOS very often contain straight up illegal clauses; they are largely meaningless.
i think it’s weird how outright immune software companies are from false advertising claims…
like, in any other industry, failure to deliver promised products would lead to a lawsuit…
overall some good points, but this one is simply untrue:
Gaming options: Without resorting to piracy, consoles offer the largest variety of gaming options. More games release on console than they do on PC.
a higher number of games is released on PC by a huge margin.
you also forgot to mention modding, which is either not an option, or very limited on consoles…
pretty sure most men (myself included) find beards just easier to deal with than daily shaves…daily shaving makes my skin unhappy
the DLC are pricey, but they’re also proper, old school expansions adding lots of content that actually enhances the game.
it’s perfectly playable without the DLC, and there’s a LOT of DLC-sized mods on the workshop!
kind of a fundamental problem with modern DLC: they generally don’t get cheaper over time (remember when that was an actual thing? not just sales, but actually lower prices for older games?).
if you keep up with the releases it’s super okay at about 20/25€ once a year, maybe twice, bur if you’re late to the party it’s a whole lot of cash all at once!
exactly why paradox introduced a subscription for Stellaris’ DLCs at 10€/month… honestly kinda worth it, if you know you’re just gonna play for a while and then move on…still wish stuff would just get cheaper at some point again…