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Other me's:@Auster | @Auster1(I have other alts, but if a profile claims to be me, doubt it)

  • Austrian watchdog orders Microsoft to stop tracking schoolchildren in Microsoft 365 Education

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  • A ruling without consequences, or with negligible ones, has no value, so if MS insists on doing it, what the Austrian authority will do remains to be seen.

    Also, how would Microsoft know which of their users to not track? At some point they ask the age? Genuine questions, since I never used MS 365.

    And if they don't take the age, it further makes me think, how would they? It would sound to me like those censorious laws multiple countries in quick sucession are trying to pass, and coincidentally with similar excuses, "protecting the children".

  • Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148

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  • I've always seen "kill switch" being used in a negative tone, so with how the headline is written, it sounded like some AI feature that could kill the browser itself was implemented.

  • Does Final Fantasy Tactics Have Two Characters Named After Beowulf?

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  • The author's analysis is a tad too long. But from what I get from his explanation, and while I didn't play FFT, is that the katakana writing of Ramza's last name and of Beowulf's name might be intentional in-lore, maybe to obfuscate his existence with that of another figure.

    Or, my interpretation going by a thread the author seemed to start near the end but didn't follow, maybe they were originally the same person but had the name slightly rewritten in certain events to slowly dismantle his role in history. After all, if you want to destroy an idea, you have to do it slowly, piece by piece, so people don't notice it.

  • Does Final Fantasy Tactics Have Two Characters Named After Beowulf?

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  • Final Fantasy III, IV, VIII and IX are now available on GOG

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  • Played it some years ago. Story felt to be a lot on the weak side, but in retrospect, the gameplay was superb. =D

  • Final Fantasy III, IV, VIII and IX are now available on GOG

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  • Being made officially DRM-free would allow pushing back to the notion ownership though. Piracy however, is just more ammunition for companies to take away that notion.

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    No wonder Reddit has turned to shit

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  • In line of SEO, it makes me think, with how the fediverse works, it could end up being a search engine of its own. Including, I may add, for external contents as tracking bots are made. Quite an interesting realization.

  • After 3 decades, the MS-DOS game 'Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century' is back, updated and free!

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  • Checking on it, and if someone's willing to suggest it to them, I found that they have a section in the FAQ commenting about contributions.

    Also dunno how they handle downloads, but considering the volume of titles and having come accross them a few times over the years already, I would presume they're not a piracy project, likely bridging downloads instead.

  • Danger kitty has a question

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  • if we can't pet it, why is it friend-shaped then 🥹

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    After 3 decades, the MS-DOS game 'Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century' is back, updated and free!

    old.reddit.com /r/pcgaming/comments/1qq9a6c/after_3_decades_star_quest_1_in_the_27th_century/

  • France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom

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  • Was worried they'd use it as a walled garden or a monitoring system. MIT license iirc allows forking, so at least if things go downhill, there are ways to mitigate it.

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Danger kitty has a question

  • Digital Independence Day going international

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  • Even saw a post in Brazilian Portuguese some hours ago about changing the social medias. While it seemed a bit artificial, like an ad, still good, me thinks, specially as Brazilians have a tendency of moving only when someone does.

  • Finding some good PeerTube

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  • Not an instance per se, but Grayjay's home tab ends up being a great discovering place, specially as you add more instances as plugins. Only problem is that it has a tendency of pulling older videos, though for that too, more instances added should help.

    And one channel I recommend, though releases are sporadic, is !veronicaexplains@tinkerbetter.tube

  • Is it possible to sort out news

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  • Dunno if it's as advanced for what you need, but apparently PieFed does.

  • Is it possible to sort out news

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  • If you must browse places other than your subscribed feed, I'd suggest blocking news and country-related communities. Exceptions may happen, so maybe worth not being too trigger-happy and evaluating if the community is problematic.

    Also, since you're on Lemmy, there's no native option for it, but you can hide posts with Ublock Origin when they link to sites that are usually agenda or political bickering-driven.

  • To my fellow ADHDers, how do you make yourselves engage with your hobbies?

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  • I disciplined myself to beat myself (metaphorically speaking) over being wasting time. The resulting stress makes me agitated, and the agitation can only be qwelled once I solve the source of the stress.

  • Is this a kitten or an angel?

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  • is bean

  • The goal of switching to free software is to gain full control over your computing

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  • Also compatibility layers and virtual machines are a thing, making the environment even less relevant.

  • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"

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  • Ok, but as I tried to say right next, still that sounds like a tangent.

  • Solved: I can't see any posts on my new community

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  • Oh, right: try disabling your extensions.

    Recently I noticed I couldn't get any posts from Loops and Aguppe instances on mine, and troubleshooting, the culprit was a very inofensive-looking Ublock Origin filter.

    Also to those interested, the instance-agnostic link for the community: !show_and_tell@programming.dev

  • Solved: I can't see any posts on my new community

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  • Unsure if it helps, but I don't have an account on that instance, and when checking the original link, I can see posts normally:

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    Deshittification

  • wholesomememes @lemmy.world
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    divergence

  • Books @lemmy.world
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    Starting later this month, Amazon will let ebooks be offered DRM-free through direct download, even for those published before the change

    kdp.amazon.com /en_US/help/topic/GDDXGH9VR22ACM8U
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Skeletal gasp!

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    A man and his dog, USA, 1920s

  • ADHD @lemmy.world
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    Specific languages helping at focusing?

  • Comics @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Dinosaur Comics! - October 10, 2025

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Made a graph of the "wider" fediverse - is this correct?

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    "Defeat the Backlog!" community

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Realization

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Looks like now Mbin, at least on mobile, mixes threads and microblog posts

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    Winsley's Guardian N64 port with additional contents funded on Kickstarter

    www.kickstarter.com /projects/tresibra/winsleys-guardian-a-life-fulfilled-new-n64-game
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Henryk staring at Mischief, from Umami's "Interface" series

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    "This is fine", Latin version

  • Android @lemdro.id
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    Good alternative for BlissOS?

  • Fediverse @piefed.social
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    Ernest is alive

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Ernest is alive

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Beware when following communities/magazines on Mastodon