Sunday, August 28, 2016

Whatsapp-Facebook data sharing - Partial Opt-Out available

People have known and seen the latest news regarding Whatsapp-Facebook data sharing saga and there's already a way to opt-out of that shit by disabling the check box that mentions sharing the account information. However, that opt-out is a partial solution just like Windows 10's partial opt-out solutions. WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BETRAY YOU ONE DAY?
Whatsapp had indicated recently that your messages will still stay encrypted while your data will be shared with Facebook for advertising. The purpose is that they will use the information collected from you to improve infrastructure and delivery system as well as to fight spam, abuse and infringement.
It may be an extreme shame on Facebook for the fact that they are one of the bigger betrayals into leaving us for the sake of supporting something corrupted. It's like they mention that some corrupted bill they're supporting improves something even more which is completely false when we already know the fact that it will do more damage than before. Even Google is the other one of the betrayals as well as if people think and know that Google is doing the same data collection bullshit through various services while keeping later Android devices optionally encrypted. It's an UNACCEPTABLE change and the investigation by the UK's Information Commissioner will take place to ensure that the change doesn't violate the UK's Data Protection Act. If Information Commissioner or ICO finds out that the unacceptable change violates the Data Protection Act, the only consequence for Facebook is that Facebook will face a hefty fine for privacy violation.
You need to know what's an acceptable change and what's an unacceptable change in which we follow the positive and acceptable one unless you're trying to be stupid enough into forcing me to follow unacceptable changes besides following the acceptable change. It's like someone's trying to take my concerns for whines that he/she applies enough STUPID FORCE on me to ensure that I FOLLOW EVERYTHING REGARDLESS ON POSITIVENESS AND NEGATIVENESS! I can keep on using old stuffs despite the fact that things inside them may be obsolete as a way to open doors and opportunities of getting people inspired by Lazy Game Reviews. It's a kind of change that tech giants may have concerns about due to the fact that the security-level for old technology may be too old but an isolation between old and new eras should be a thing. It may take time and resources for that opportunity to happen.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

EFF regarding Windows 10 issues

I don't have to write blog posts about Windows 10 privacy issues and lawsuits regarding upgrades like many times. Sure, there were lawsuits regarding unattended upgrades to Windows 10 but they sounded like those filing lawsuits must be whining about it. Another problem is the on-going privacy issue in which even if you turn off many of the data collection settings, chances are, some of the remaining stuffs you can't turn off are still affected with data collection and it has been made a little bit worse with Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Rather than whining about this for days, why don't you find workarounds first?
Everything written down at EFF website about this major issue for Windows 10 is what everyone knows of many times and they at EFF could have organized the petition quite earlier. But even with the petition in existence, we still have anxiety of what Microsoft will do with future updates of Windows 10.
Now, there may be multiple groups of computer users so far, Data Collection defenders who like the shit out of it and especially Windows 10, Windows 7 and 8.1 users like me who continue to stick on those OSes because of the FUDs regarding Windows 10, Windows 10 users who tell privacy advocates to stop whining or something, or maybe the people who use non-Windows OSes. Bear in mind that even the recent Mac OSX OSes prior to Mac OS Sierra also had similar issues as well and especially for Ubuntu 12 onwards up to 15.10 which I guess that Ubuntu 16.04 onwards may have solved the similar issues. Also, it doesn't mean that you may be safe using Windows 7 and 8.1 that way as you still can be tracked the other ways.
(Man, it's like there are idiots out there defending the shit out of corrupted people working on something like that.) Perhaps, based on one's complaints, we could have come up with workarounds and solutions to see if that will solve the problem or not in the meantime.

Unauthorized Windows Self-Healing Tool app

Following the situation regarding Windows 10 Anniversary Update in which people had some problems after installing it like computer freezes for instance, there is an unauthorized tool called Windows Self-Healing Tool app for Windows 10 which has been mentioned in various technology news sites including Neowin. The truth is, the tool is not authorized after all although it was made by someone within Microsoft under Microsoft Mobile Oy subsidary which was almost disbanded. The program was made without authorization from Windows Support group by a single tech and distributed to Microsoft servers which might have caused a news like this to pop up.
Speaking of Microsoft-made tool, it may contain some Powershell scripts that automate a set of tasks in resetting Windows 10. Nobody knows what the commands are like but they may be suspicious according to those technology news sites. The origin of the findings came from Bott of ZDNet and especially that another report came in from Pureinfotech where some Windows Insider was suggested to use such a tool like this. It may be a Microsoft tool but it's not authorized and investigations from the company are still on-going until there is an official announcement and confirmation.
The tool might have done more harm than good to some Windows Insider after getting it and you may be suggested to avoid it like a plague.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Groove Coaster 3

So, how is Groove Coaster so far for me? It is kind of fun and good ever since I played the Groove Coaster games on IOS. Now, a summary of impressions will be as follows:
  • The navigator is quite polite when speaking in English and quite cheerful when speaking in Japanese. She may be speaking those stuffs on Title Screen, Demonstration, Ranking, Game Entry, Main Menu, Results and Game Over screens. Depending on the country, the game is either called Groove Coaster or Rhythmvaders when it comes to English language so Japan doesn't count in this sentence as the game in Japan uses Japanese voice acting and language anyway.
  • Using music panels to unlock songs is made obselete in Groove Coaster 3 as you may have to use GCs to unlock the songs in the game's official Mypage provided that you have your Nesica account like I already have.
  • Event Mode is a major challenge to say the least and especially for Multiplayer Mode probably because I'm not at the expert level in rhythm games in terms of skills that I may get outscored by other players.
  • And of course, the flaws. Why are there the shirt, long knee socks, gloves and shoes and that's pretty much that for the nagivator? What were they thinking when designing a character like that? For the sake for fan-service bullshit or what? It's unbelievable that even Taito and Sega had become a little bit spoilt over stuffs like that. Even if the arcade rhythm games are made in Japan originally, there should be songs that fit some Asian countries exclusively like the Chinese version of Beatmania IIDX where some song happened to have the Chinese cover. Hell, even Dance Evolution Arcade had some songs originally sung in Chinese language.
  • Unlike other rhythm games in the arcades, your failure of whatever song in any stage doesn't mean Game Over. Instead, you move on to the next stage whether you fail or pass the song. There were cases where I failed some songs in Groove Coaster 3 and I was told that I should make less mistakes.
  • Like other Nesica X Live arcade games, there is a message on the Game Over screen telling you not to forget your Nesica/IC Card and your belongings.

Project Diva Future Tone for Playstation 4

OK, I already stopped playing Project Diva Arcade like I already lost interest of some sort in favor of playing the other rhythm games in the arcades to fulfill the real goals I have. The Playstation 4 version is basically the port of the arcade game to the console with graphics obviously taken from the arcade version running on the Sega Nu hardware. The transition from Sega Ringedge to Sega Nu for the sequel may seem to be either minor or major as the interface is still the same as the previous game with new songs and redone graphics. On Playstation 4 version as Project Diva Future Tone, the interface is redone to make itself exclusive to that version. Also, the analog stick, touchpad and bumper-like buttons can be used for slider notes in addition to using arrows or buttons on the right side for the four standard notes. Trying to press other buttons while holding one or two of them is not an easy thing on Playstation 4 version as you may need to find some ways. However, there are controllers for Project Diva Future Tone where you can mimic the arcade experience as well as to make things as easy as playing Project Diva Arcade in the arcades.
Presentation-wise, it has the system BGM for all Project Diva Arcade games ranging from the original to Project Diva Arcade Future Tone as well as the one with photo-printing support feature. Not all Project Diva Arcade machines have that feature where you can take screenshots and make a layout with the screenshots you've taken and then print the decoration you've done in 1 credit. That may be a waste of 1 credit if you're going for attempting songs and not making other progresses in arcade rhythm games.
Plus, Project Diva Future Tone on Playstation 4 has two paid DLCs, Future Sound and Colorful Tone which have hundreds of songs to play through in addition to the Prelude ones in which the game may look like a demo game without those DLCs. The UI has three different themes to choose from in addition to different system BGM taken from Project Diva Arcade series.
A Playstation 4 release doesn't probably mean the end of Project Diva Arcade series in the arcades. The game is still on-going with new songs, new modules and other new stuffs coming in.

Project Diva X

It may be time to move on to the next generation with Project Diva X for Playstation Vita and Playstation 4 where we may expect some new graphics that challenge the potential of the Playstation 4. In the present time, the Playstation Vita version was already out but the problem against buying it is that the game has story mode in addition to Free Play mode. Not to mention that the main menu takes place in the Diva Room and you'll be requested for some stuffs for real as if the Diva Room is getting more improved even more in terms of behavior. Other flaws people know of are that the songs in Story Mode are played in lower difficulties and you need to unlock those songs through that mode.
Perhaps, I'm waiting for the English version to be out for full understanding of the Story Mode if I want to get through in the future.

Jubeat Qubell

OK, I admit that I didn't have so much time to go to the arcades again the last time as if I didn't even get to play the newest Jubeat game, Jubeat Qubell. It had been due to the fact that I've been working on Project Egg Rush which is some fan-made stuff. Supposedly, it is planned to be a fan-remake to S***c Runners and let's face it, it is kind of like that as an endless runner except that this is more than that and right now, the endless runner gameplay is like complete ass at the time of writing. It seems that I have no idea to plan out the object appearance pattern in sequences. Also, I had gone out sometimes to find various places based on the ones I looked up online to try to find and buy various DJ accessories.
It may look like I may have future goals to attempt songs from Jubeat Saucer, Jubeat Saucer Fulfill, Jubeat Prop and of course, Jubeat Qubell. It may be seriously costly to attempt everything like that and especially that I'm already making some recent progress with other rhythm games like Beatmania IIDX, Sound Voltex and Groove Coaster.

Dance Dance Revolution A

The new DDR surprisingly was released this year as announced from this year's KAC. People thought that DDR 2013/2014 would be the last DDR game for the arcades and that was that but it seemed that the sequel existed as DDR A. The letter A may stand for Ace but not all players may be complete aces of DDR and other dance music games. The System BGM was a good impression on me and especially for the new UI which is looking kind of futuristic although the music select layout is based on the one from Sound Voltex III. The tutorial BGM originated from some DDR on the Wii although some parts of the song made you think like, you're playing Space Channel 5 from the fact that you have to follow the corresponding arrows they say in sequence via Simon Says.
This year's special aim will be to promote a bunch of EDM songs and we hope that you may get quite energetic upon hearing them. Hell, even some song by Zedd will be in DDR A as if Konami was like doing in the right direction but this is not the same for the other songs that are new to DDR A. It contains even more Touhou arrangements which normal people don't appreciate that much or something when it comes to proper music selection but for songs that came from other rhythm games, it's a good move.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Beatmania IIDX Gameplay report - August 9

I do not believe what I did accidentally at the arcades on that day while self-refreshing at Beatmania IIDX after like two months or something. Prior to my arrivial, the top plastic parts of the turntables for one of the cabinets were starting to become loose/un-pasted and somehow, the pasting wasn't strong enough that the top plastic part moved out of the way while I was playing Beatmania IIDX there. Thankfully, I asked the staff to fix that top plastic part of the turntable but it surely took days to get the turntables 100% fixed for that cabinet.
It was unforgivable when that happened and I suspected that those imbeciles at home were behind the bad influences/influences of stupidity that that minor accident happened. I felt disgraceful to the gaming community because of that and the future way to make it proud again will be to open more doors to DJ networking. I'm already sure that I saw the previous cases where the turntables of the Beatmania IIDX machines were vandalized and people suspected that someone who doesn't play Beatmania IIDX must be behind that.
Lastly, there was a change in layout again at the arcades along with new games that arrived there.