The phase of development that began after RDR1’s release would have been pre-production where a small group of senior staff lay the groundwork for the game.
The vast majority of rockstar’s staff were still working on GTAV until release. Most of the team didn’t start work on RDR2 until the release of GTAV.
It was 5 years between GTAV and their next game RDR2. 5 years of work by most of the staff. It is reasonable to call it 5 years.
Pre-production is done well in advance at studios like this. Most of those 3 years would likely have been waiting for the main team to finish the last game.
Imslp is a free library of public domain music. I too find their fundraising methods distasteful, but full resolution scans take up much more server space than plain text, so I understand it. Imslp remains the best source for public domain scores.
MuseScore is an open source project. Due to its license the software itself must be open source perpetually, the new owners have used it to push their proprietary network to make money by hijacking a free software project.
I have musescore 3 on my computer because version 4 is such a step backwards.
I have liked Ubuntu based distros until they release a major update. They are aimed at beginners and they work fine for that. If you use one to the end of support, the updater will say that your software is up to date because there are no new updates.
You have to check the website to find out you’ve reached the end of support, and to get instructions on how to update.
That is an awful user expierence for beginnners, and a great way to have users using vulnerable software without knowing about it.
I’ve switched to rolling releases for this exact reason.
He’s not even posing. He’s standing there holding his arms awkwardly while this woman takes a selfie in front of him.
I don’t understand why this image has become so widespread. It doesn’t contain evidence for what the title claims. Bobart is dishonest and celebrities pose for selfies. This is not good evidence of transphobia one way or the other.
I’m asking rhetorically. Why is this bullshit being posted and getting tons of traction as if a celebrity begrudgingly appearing in a selfie is evidence of their opinion?
He has made pretty clear statements on the subject.
I recently became interested in using operating systems or software in the most vanilla way possible!! Without changing anything, just getting new files and other stuff. I’ve changed a lot of things from Ubuntu (for example uninstalling Rhythmbox and getting VLC) and I honestly want all the Ubuntu GNOME vanilla software back,...
Nearly all settings are stored in .config in your home directory. It’s a hidden directory so you may need to find that option in your file browser.
Rename .config to something else, .config_old for example, then reboot. The system will notice the lack of config files and generate new default ones.
Some settings are stored elsewhere like .local/share but this should reset most of the settings while still allowing you to restore the old configurations if needed.
I love the idea of a privacy-focused fronend for YouTube, but every time I visit a piped link, it just spins forever. Both on my Linux desktop and my Android phone....
Temporary outages are likely the result of the server being unable to handle the load. If youtube changed their system it would take a while for a fix.
Piped is web software anyone can host. Like Lemmy, everyone piles into the biggest instance with most memorable / searchale name, thus overloading it.
Holding an NFT can give you ownership of an image. If you have a bored ape NFT you own some legal rights to the image.
That’s because of contract law, and IP law. A contract assigns the copyright to the holder of the NFT, and governments enforce legal contracts.
The only thing that gives NFTs any claim to value is the fact that a centralized authority can enforce it. The entire concept behind the decentralized leaderless authority of the blockchain is a myth.
Every single one of the examples you gave relies on some single centralized authority to give it value. Passports and licences are meaningless without a government. Tickets rely on the venue.
I have not heard anyone mention any application for NFTs that would work better than a database run by the agency that is required to give the document value.
I doubt it. True random shuffle play is rare, because humans don’t understand the chaos of true random generation, we see patterns in it and assume it’s not random.
A truly random shuffle can play the same song twice. A truly random shuffle can play multiple songs from the same artist in a row. In the fullness of time all of these will happen with a true random shuffle.
Nothing does that these days. Nearly everything “random” is algorithmically engineered to be less random so it feels more random to humans.
Edit: I misremembered the text, “This practice, like other forms of bait and switch advertising, is prohibited by existing statutes” This law will probably make enforcement easier because the law is now more specific.
Under California law it’s not a bait and switch to advertise a base price before fees. That’s why they passed this law. The text of the bill mentions the fact that this sort of pricing did not violate California’s bait and switch laws prior to its introduction.
This law does not ban hidden fees. There are plenty of hidden fees that this law does nothing about.
This law makes it illegal to advertise a price that doesn’t account for included fees. If a concert ticket is $40 with a $20 “service” fee, this law would require the tickets to be listed as $60 tickets. This law does not require taxes to be included in advertised prices, sales tax is added after the advertised price.
This law only prohibits misleading advertising of pricing, it however does not require disclosure of pricing.
The biggest source of hidden fees is the medical billing. Healthcare costs are nearly all hidden fees because healthcare providers rarely disclose prices in advance. This bill does nothing about that, because if a price is not advertised, this bill does not effect it, and this bill does not require disclosure of pricing in advance.
This bill is an improvement. This bill will reduce misrepresentation of pricing, but it does not actually ban hidden fees outright.
Never change, Twitter. Never change. (lemmy.world)
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How would you feel/react if your home address was announced & published very publicly the same way celebrities experience?
I feel second-hand fear & paranoia on behalf of celebs whose home addresses are public worldwide knowledge....
What's a food you love, that isn't worth making from scratch?
For me, crepes ain’t worth the stress to make fresh. Just buy a little pack from store and focus on filling is my go to.
What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"?
I’ve been using Linux Mint since forever. I’ve never felt a reason to change. But I’m interested in what persuaded others to move.
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how can I change Ubuntu to have default settings (everything, apps, icon size, color, etc) without losing any other software or files??
I recently became interested in using operating systems or software in the most vanilla way possible!! Without changing anything, just getting new files and other stuff. I’ve changed a lot of things from Ubuntu (for example uninstalling Rhythmbox and getting VLC) and I honestly want all the Ubuntu GNOME vanilla software back,...
Does Piped.video actually work for anyone?
I love the idea of a privacy-focused fronend for YouTube, but every time I visit a piped link, it just spins forever. Both on my Linux desktop and my Android phone....
Hoping I'm not actually needed (slrpnk.net)
/c/fuck_weapons (lemmy.ml)
Dear consumer: do not operate this motor vehicle while experiencing emotion...
Yes, also Teslas (media.mastodon.scot)
I value this meme at eleventy billion and won't take a cent less (lemmy.world)
It's just the most 100 recently saved songs. The fuck. (startrek.website)
"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-report (lemmy.world)
Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law (oag.ca.gov)