Kissaki

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50-year-old game 'Auto Race' (YouTube Short) (www.youtube.com)
 

Mattel Electronics Auto Race was released in 1976 by Mattel Electronics as the first handheld electronic game to use only solid-state electronics; it has no mechanical elements except the controls and on/off switch. - Wikipedia

We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands in c/news@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Noteworthy (not about the person in the title):

A hidden-camera detector, widely sold online as a "must-have" for hotel guests, gave no warning they were being spied on.

Amazon plunges 9%, continues Big Tech's $1 trillion wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 7 points 1 week ago

Nvidia hasn't really fallen yet. Across six months it's pretty flat. Nothing like Microsoft or Amazon which have significant dips.

YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Then it seems like a strategic move alongside locking higher playback speeds behind premium as well.

UI and player control on payed tiers when it makes no technical difference to them as a delivery platform.

Austrian Supreme Court rules that FIFA loot boxes are not gambling in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

"In this video game, despite the random allocation of individual digital content from the Packs, the human player can use their own skills to control the course of the game with a probability suitable for success, thus establishing a rational expectation of winning," the court concluded.

Apparently it's not about the loot box itself but that what you get out of it is used in a game that involves skill.

Austrian Supreme Court rules that FIFA loot boxes are not gambling in c/gaming@beehaw.org
OpenAI is discontinuing GPT-4o, GPT-4.1 and o4-mini in ChatGPT in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

14 days is not a long time between announcement and removal. This press article picked up on it even later/shorter. (Predictably. It takes time for the info to spread.)

If these are the models most damaging to vulnerable people their deactivation seems like a good thing though.

The free chatgpt switches to mini after x prompts in a conversation. What will it switch to now?

OpenAI is discontinuing GPT-4o, GPT-4.1 and o4-mini in ChatGPT in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

They leave me, just like in real life :( /s

Meet UpScrolled, the anti-censorship TikTok alternative in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We are on Lemmy though. It's certainly relevant to me.

I don't need it to be a popular app for others when is not for me.

Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

The complaint cites “whistleblowers” as having helped bring this information to light, though it doesn’t explain who they are.

No substance yet.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman clashed on X after Musk shared a post about a man who committed a murder-suicide following delusional conversations with ChatGPT in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 4 weeks ago

When the pig has a public platform it can be important to respond. Not for the other, but for the audience or community. Otherwise, public discourse becomes dominated by pigs.

(Staying in your analogy. I think pigs are better than that.)

NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Could you link a or the source?

The post links an image, and the description links a page with a login screen.

The Bots That Women Use in a World of Unsatisfying Men in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Dark humor is a coping mechanism. Venting elsewhere doesn't tell us anything about their communication style.

I don't see anything that would warrant blaming her here.

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After 20 Years, This Scientist Proved Birds Can Talk and Use Grammar (www.youtube.com)
 

Tits have words and grammar, other animals listen and react to their alerts, and they even lie to misguide predators.

Linked is part 1, part 2 talks about much of the same and then goes into the lying aspect.

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Hooked on Sonics: Experimenting with Sound in 19th-Century Popular Science - The Public Domain Review (publicdomainreview.org)
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Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
 

With a Batman (person in costume) present in the subway, seat offered to a pregnant person increased from 37 % to 67 %.

44 % of those who offered their seat reported not having seen Batman.

YouTube short about the topic, from DrBenMiles

Abstract (added linebreaks):

Prosocial behavior, the act of helping others, is essential to social life, yet spontaneous environmental triggers for such behavior remain underexplored.

This study tested whether an unexpected event, such as the presence of a person dressed as Batman, could increase prosocial behavior by disrupting routine and enhancing attention to the present moment.

We conducted a quasi-experimental field study on the Milan metro, observing 138 rides. In the control condition, a female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train with an observer. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door.

Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%, OR = 3.393, p < 0.001). Notably, 44% of those who offered their seat in the experimental condition reported not seeing Batman.

These findings suggest that unexpected events can promote prosociality, even without conscious awareness, with implications for encouraging kindness in public settings.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov n° NCT06481748; registered on July 1, 2024.

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The Good Country Index (index.goodcountry.org)
 

The Good Country Index measures what countries contribute to the world outside their own borders, and what they take away: it’s their balance-sheet towards humanity and the planet

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Why Japan has Three Writing Systems (YouTube, 12min) (www.youtube.com)
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DevGAMM Awards 2025 (devgamm.com)
 

Video of DevGAMM Awards 2025 ceremony Lisbon (2025-11-07, YouTube)

Awarded Categories (shortened titles): Grand Prize, Game Design, Visual Art, Narrative, Audio, Mobile Game, Most Anticipated, From Portugal, Best Innovation, Developers Choice, Community Vote, Hidden Gem, Indie Spotlight, Game Changer, Indie System&Strategy, Indie

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Nintendo Rep Helps Caller With Legend Of Zelda (90s) - YouTube Short (www.youtube.com)
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Effulgence RPG - Intro with Stylized 3D ASCII (YouTube) (www.youtube.com)
 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3302080/Effulgence_RPG/

Has a demo.

Great, unique visual style and theme.

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I made Overwatch into a Skateboarding Game - Javofo (YouTube, 5min) (www.youtube.com)
 

Gamemode Code: VS2WA (sadly requires the emote... 😔)

Workshop mode, modifying the skateboard emote into a game mode.

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NPC reacting to hand gestures (VR, Lone Echo, 2017) (www.youtube.com)
 

Olivia Rhodes from Lone Echo has some incredible reactions to the player, even recognising their hand signals.

Lone Echo (Wikipedia)
Platforms: Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S

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Rating the Vibes of Megastructure Games - nocaps (YouTube, 8min) (www.youtube.com)
 

Games/Video-Sections: Lorn's Lure / Meganaut, Metal Garden, MManifold Garden, Blessed Burden, STRUCT, FALLSTRUKTUR, Bionic Bay, Hypogea/Tower of the deep

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