News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

LostMyWords

Re:Pirating the Pirates on Monday September 28, 2026 @02:35PM (#49882434)
It is often very difficult or even impossible to locate who currently owns the rights to some intellectual property in order to re-release it legally.[0]

[0] https://www.fastcompany.com/3053050/how-one-company-is-bring...

Re:Pirating the Pirates on Monday September 28, 2026 @02:24PM (#49882266)
Video games sign terrible licenses even for their most core parts. Many of the millions selling Forza games disappeared from the digital stores because they couldn't use the cars anymore.[0] It's almost unbelievable since cars and their makers are actually getting a big marketing push from those games, but studios cannot get better conditions.

[0] https://kotaku.com/forza-horizon-4-delisted-xbox-licensing-1...

Re:Setting up phones is a nightmare on Sunday March 01, 2026 @09:13PM (#47213051)
> Pixel Camera (which forces you to use Google Photos for basic functionality)

I disabled Google Photos but I didn't notice any issues with Camera except for not being able to open the photo just taken from the camera interface. Am I missing something else?

I'm out of the loop, how does the EU have access to Windows source code?
Re:Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:01PM (#46879307)
Yes, but I start with the browser. What are the Notepad++ alternatives on Linux and MacOS, for those times when I have to use them?
Visual novels usually present an autoplay feature[1] which stops at choices, or just skips text you haven't met yet. The genre is famous for its multiple endings, even in the dozens, so a game can branch a lot and players re-play a game many times, so the autoplay feature is appreciated. You can also set the text speed in many games, and there's a play log called history[2] if you missed something.

[1] https://vndev.wiki/Autoplay [2] https://vndev.wiki/History

Re:Jolla Phone Pre-Order on Friday December 05, 2025 @01:15PM (#46165037)
I actually confused them many times, when I started researching Android alternatives and Linux phones. Now I learnt :)
>charged with blasphemy for insulting religious figures

Isn't that the exact definition of "blasphemy"[1]?

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasphemy