Put the rose tinted glasses to one side. We still had harmful viruses back in the day, difference is these days you are storing more private information "online" so the effect of compromise is larger.

Can they? Completely wrong question.

"Will they" is what you wanted to ask but the answer is still firmly no

If only there was some method to check the gameplay after release and decide if you want to purchase.

Emotionally pre-ordering a game based on your own expectations is a meme.

I wanted to play KSP2 and waited an actual decade for it so I could go to space with my friends. Upon release I checked gameplay and reviews and never ended up buying it. I voted with my wallet and not my complaints, it's that simple

Then don't buy it? I really don't understand the online community.

At the beginning it originally had an appeal that anyone could create a voice chat server for free in a matter of seconds.

Teamspeak needed a hosted dedicated server. Skype was "calls" and not communities. Mumble was hardly known.

I completely accept why it took off but I hate where it has gone. it's over complicated and feature creeped electron shite

You guys know we buy shell products right?

Different toilets too, I'm from the UK and the water inside the toilet is a good 10 inches from seat.

Inb4 comment, ha ha your flaccid dick isn't 10 inches?

I always ask why they are hiring. It's important to know if you're a replacement or part of an expansion project.

If it's the latter I ask them how many they are hiring and what the long term goal is.

Standard interview practice

Depends what your job was. If you're my 747 pilot I would be outraged if you refused a drugs test when asked.

There's a time and a place for regulated drugs tests.

"we're all paying for it"

Journalism these days is fucking awful

I fear for the internet. I'm already finding 10 year old 2013/14 reposts jped to shit, imagine another 10 years.

Yes lemmy, it doesn't feel like a decade ago and yes, you're aging

Technically she said his grades improved while she was his teacher. Though the headline implies she said his grades improved because of their sexual relations.

The media love to bend statements to get a reaction, and it's baited everyone here