I've got some older unopened v4 Yubikeys that work let me have when they upgraded to v5. I've been meaning to try them out. Problem is there's no backup. If you lose or break the thing, you're screwed if you didn't have some alternative 2FA set up.
That's a good point, and I do have some 2FA set up like that. The problem is I have to be logged into a computer, have a browser open, have the 2FA extension installed, and be able to copy and paste or type the code in before the timer expires.
That's not hard at home, but if I need to sign in to my bank account while at a library or anything like that, I'm screwed.
I think SMS is popular because it's so easy to reach the people that need the codes, regardless of platform. I just wish it wasn't so bad security-wise, you know?
Don't be fooled. The real issue here is that Nintendo is trying to use this case as a wedge to eventually outlaw or effectively ban all emulation software because they think it somehow massively affects their bottom line, or they want to have a scapegoat for weak profits.
I've never once in my life had a Gamecube, for example. I never will. So if I wanted to pirate Gamecube games and play them on my computer, it is literally victimless, and has zero negative affect on Nintendo's profits. In fact, I might love the games and decide to buy official merch. Same with the Swtich. I haven't pirated either, but you get the idea.
Even if you can somehow prove how many people pirated a game over the years, that tells you absolutely nothing about lost potential profits, because people that pirate probably never had the money to buy your hardware and games to begin with.
Most of the stuff is already gone, but Alekon looks adorable. Reminds me a bit of Slime Rancher graphics with Pokemon Snap gameplay.
UPDATE: I got the code for the game and have played it for about 10 hours. It's very cute, and the mental break from daily stress that I needed. Thank you again @EssentialCoffee@midwest.social
I wonder if newer AI models are going to have to learn what "AI Generated" is supposed to look like, and how ironic it would be it they had to output worse quality in order for people to accept it was AI generated. Maybe "Gen[1/2/3/4]_AI" would be better, like how we have console generations and stuff.
Meanwhile, my gay ass is just sitting here thinking about a chubby bearded nerd with a kind face, and how nice it would be to cuddle together under a blanket and watch an underpowered laptop compile Gentoo.
It sounds more like "Oh no, someone took your files? Well, you should upload everything you have to our server. Include anything we, I mean they, might have missed the first time. We'll keep it safe. You can totally trust us not to send your data to anyone, just like we recently got caught doing...again."
My reading of that was "climate change will kill most of our species in the long term if we don't take it seriously, so that's also something very important to track and belongs on the same page as wars.".
I try to avoid being conspiracy minded, but I can't help but wonder why. Does the US have some sort of wartime ally obligation or something? Is there a nuclear risk or treat to the other side winning? What is going on?
We might never know.
And for the record, you can criticize a political party or government without thinking the citizens or their cultural identities are bad. It's maddening that people have to be reminded of this. My country does bad shit, but I don't think every person I meet is evil.
I never cared for the guy, but I voted for him because it clearly was the better choice at time. It might be all for popularity, but that doesn't change the fact that his administration has been making some good strides he toward fixing our broken system.
I'll take good things done with ulterior motives over bad things done for their own sake, every day.
I've got some older unopened v4 Yubikeys that work let me have when they upgraded to v5. I've been meaning to try them out. Problem is there's no backup. If you lose or break the thing, you're screwed if you didn't have some alternative 2FA set up.