[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 2 points 19 minutes ago

It's only skipping if your password matches. Otherwise it'll just be a normal file.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 2 points 40 minutes ago

Sadly, doesn't look like there's much response to the prompts there :(

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 8 points 46 minutes ago

How would it be detected? It seems like the password detection and decryption is happening at the hardware level, and they take steps to have it show up as nothing more than a standard drive. I'm not an expert on this stuff though.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 4 points 1 hour ago

Yes, because shrinkflation wasn't a thing until Ozempic arrived.

Also, the % of the population taking Ozempic is what, a rounding error?

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 7 points 1 hour ago

They're not magically smarter than you

It's trump, I think we can take that as a given.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 1 points 2 hours ago

Um, the Anarchist Code of Conduct link in the sidebar seems to lead to some sort of bot honeypot. Is that intentional? I'm trying to figure out our server stance on copyright (yes I know, anarchist, but I wanted to check)

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Restrictions on sending PMs are still in effect.

Also, viewing quokk.au from another instance shows what looks like outdated info in the sidebar.

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[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 2 points 2 hours ago

Honestly I just missed the existence of that one ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 3 points 2 hours ago

Also one of my favorites! I tend to enjoy stories that depict humanity from the perspective of the aliens.

This is also something of a classic in that its been made into many short videos. Some of the best are

(I know, I know. Wtf is with me posting youtube videos in a short story comm? Honestly though, I just see them as part of the original story, with graphics.)

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Story can be found at: Family Business

Kicking this off with one of my favourite authors, Adrian Tchaikovsky. For all the hype about Sanderson's writing speed, not many people know Tchaikovsky is neck to neck with him in the output department.

I liked the worldbuilding in this one, lots of hints about the lore dropped left and right, while keeping a fast pace. Ironically considering my intro above, it reminds me a lot of Sanderson's Cosmere and the bunch of misfit vagrants travelling through it. I suppose it's a pretty common trope in epic fantasy. The ending does leave something to be desired, it reads more like a prologue than a standalone story.

(This was reposted because the first post didn't federate well due to new community issues)

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah those are the options I can think of.

I also second OpenStars point about making downvotes open info instead of the currently semi-public info that it is.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 1 points 4 hours ago

Seems to be working :)

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Short Stories (quokk.au)

!short_stories@quokk.au

A community for discussing short stories. We'll be doing a Story of the Day discussion, but feel free to contribute your own!

Community rules:

  1. Follow the server rules.
  2. Common sense applies.
[-] AwesomeLowlander@quokk.au 11 points 7 hours ago

Steam does a lot of good stuff, and they remembered that the third world exists. It's annoying looking at prices on other stores and seeing a game cost 10 - 20% of my country's average monthly income.

As to your actual question - because most criticism of steam I see here appears to be rooted in wishful thinking rather than any actual logical consideration.

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