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New comment by AraceliHarker in "X Just Accidentally Exposed a Covert Influence Network Targeting Americans"

AraceliHarker — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:53:35 +0000

I believe these MAGA accounts were being operated not for a political agenda, but simply as a means for people in developing countries to make money. MAGA content is genuinely easy to spread across social media platforms like X and YouTube, which is why it's so easy to rack up views.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control"

AraceliHarker — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:29:27 +0000

The high number of bugs in Windows patches has little to do with AI. As The Register reported, the root cause is Microsoft's mass layoff of dedicated QA staff and its switch from a waterfall to an agile software development methodology in 2014.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control"

AraceliHarker — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:23:33 +0000

The translation quality was much worse during the Windows Translator era.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Lessons from Growing a Piracy Streaming Site"

AraceliHarker — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:58:06 +0000

The Admiral pop-up usually shows up on pirate sites.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations"

AraceliHarker — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:12:36 +0000

The deleted videos did, in fact, violate YouTube's rules, but it's questionable whether YouTube would have taken them down if they hadn't shown an Israeli soldier carrying out a lynching.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image"

AraceliHarker — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:56:54 +0000

I use an ad blocker, so I don't worry about sponsored links for fake products appearing above genuine ones. Also, this isn't just a Google problem; Bing has it too. My issue with Google is that it includes YouTube results in the main search results even though there's a separate Videos tab.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair"

AraceliHarker — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:00:02 +0000

It's completely unreasonable to believe that ABC's decision to cancel Jimmy Kimmel Live! was an independent one, especially given that Trump has publicly criticized Jimmy Kimmel on Truth Social and has a history of threatening people and organizations he dislikes with lawsuits and legal penalties. It's much more likely that ABC canceled him because they feared retaliation from Trump.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "YouTube is a mysterious monopoly"

AraceliHarker — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:02:52 +0000

Even without directly visiting the YouTube site, it's impossible to avoid contact with YouTube because its videos are embedded everywhere. In that sense, YouTube's influence is extremely large. I feel that the FTC might have been better off trying to separate YouTube from Google rather than Chrome.

The blog mentioned that the forced activation of Restricted Mode could have reduced video views, and while it's true that Restricted Mode blocks live streams, which could affect those who focus on live content, it basically doesn't block soft porn, violent videos, or political content. So, I don't think it's relevant.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Popular Japanese smartphone games have introduced external payment systems"

AraceliHarker — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:30:25 +0000

External payments are a different kind of bubble with various companies entering the market, but they'll eventually be weeded out. Furthermore, external payments are only effective for games with long-standing services that have a lot of so-called 'whales,' like FGO, Monster Strike, and Genshin. I don't see app-external payments as a silver bullet for Japan's declining gacha games. After all, a higher profit margin is meaningless if the user base is shrinking.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Study: Social media probably can't be fixed"

AraceliHarker — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:10:31 +0000

The internet has become a primary battlefield for making money, and we can't go back to the days when it was just a non-commercial hobby that people enjoyed. To make money online, it's crucial to spread content as widely as possible, and the most effective methods for this are clickbait and ragebait. That's why the enshittification of the internet was inevitable.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Japan's largest paper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues Perplexity for copyright violations"

AraceliHarker — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:54:04 +0000

The belief that it's acceptable to copy or alter copyrighted material unless the rights holder objects is merely an assertion by those who violate copyright law. Barring a few exceptions such as citation or non-commercial use without internet distribution, you are generally prohibited from using someone else's creative work without their consent.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Japan's largest paper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues Perplexity for copyright violations"

AraceliHarker — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:48:17 +0000

It was the Yomiuri Shimbun, which boasts the world's largest circulation, that established the mass reproduction of not just article bodies, but even headlines, as a violation of copyright.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny"

AraceliHarker — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:58:26 +0000

As is the case with many startups, especially those with a limited product portfolio, it's rare for them to exceed their IPO valuation in the future. So, I think we'll have to wait and see if Figma can continue its growth.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Microsoft is open sourcing Windows 11's UI framework"

AraceliHarker — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:44:36 +0000

Microsoft probably has no interest in WinUI anymore and intends to replace it with WebView, which is why they're making it 'open source.' Microsoft's open source is literally a graveyard.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "You know what: Microsoft became miserably incompetent in IT"

AraceliHarker — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 06:29:17 +0000

From their responses, could it be that even official Microsoft support is just Microsoft Community volunteers?

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury over censorship"

AraceliHarker — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:58:15 +0000

It seems like among them, some won't be satisfied with just email bombing and might even go to Visa, opening fire. Porn game otaku who prioritize cracking down on porn over presidential censorship are truly frightening.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's a slippery slope"

AraceliHarker — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:40:25 +0000

First, it's highly concerning that some companies have gained immense power through monopolization, a point also made by former FTC Chair Lina Khan. Separately, in physical stores, there's an incentive to comply with laws because police would intervene if pornography were sold alongside regular goods. However, online, there's hardly any punishment for distributing pornography. This has led to a proliferation of people trying to sell porn on mainstream platforms to maximize profits and gain attention. Online, pornography is consumed far too casually. While it doesn't need to be completely eliminated, I believe there needs to be a clearer separation. Also, it seems many of those currently criticizing Visa/Mastercard are Trump supporters, and I'm curious about the FTC's stance on mergers and acquisitions between large corporations.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's a slippery slope"

AraceliHarker — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:28:08 +0000

Incest is condemned largely because it often takes the form of rape due to power imbalances.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's a slippery slope"

AraceliHarker — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:26:23 +0000

Someone who watches Game of Thrones as pornography is a paraphiliac.

New comment by AraceliHarker in "Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games"

AraceliHarker — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:15:59 +0000

I don't need your 'what ifs' and 'could haves.' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is actually available on Steam, and that's good enough.