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New comment by xdertz in "Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction"

xdertz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:37:29 +0000

It is not similar at all. DotA was a completely different game from Warcraft 3, Turtle WoW is just Vanilla WoW with extra content. The core gameplay is the same.

New comment by xdertz in "Python Is Dead"

xdertz — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:14:49 +0000

While rust protects against passing and assigning the wrong types and leaving dangling pointers, it does not protect against writing inefficient garbage.

New comment by xdertz in "WiiFin – Jellyfin Client for Nintendo Wii"

xdertz — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:24:32 +0000

there is swiftfin wich is OSS but is a bit buggy or Infuse which is a subscription but seems to play everything.

New comment by xdertz in "Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls"

xdertz — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:43:50 +0000

One thing to keep in mind is that Valve is fully private so Gabe can not just be replaced by some random person by a board of directors like in other companies.

He probably already has a will set up that details how ownership should be transferred.

New comment by xdertz in "You are not your job"

xdertz — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:47:18 +0000

There are many instances of braces and artificial limbs or that were found or fossilised bones that showed crippled people that grew into old-age, which provides evidence that people cared for 'non-productive' members.