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literaryvein-reblogs · 3 months ago

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From the Slang Dictionary

part 2

Algospeak - coded language that people use (“speak”) to avoid being censored or moderated by AI algorithms. It combines algo- from the word "algorithm" with the word speak. The word was used as early as 2016 on social media. Many websites, especially social media sites, use AI algorithms to moderate the large amount of content posted on their platforms. These algorithms often automatically flag or delete content that contains or mentions words or phrases that the algorithm has been programmed to recognize as being unacceptable. However, this often causes algorithms to flag or remove permitted content that discusses sensitive issues or content that uses the “unacceptable” words without breaking any rules. Being aware of this, many communities on social media use coded language, emoji, or euphemisms to avoid having their content removed by algorithms. The term algospeak refers to this language. For example, people used terms like panoramic, panini, and panda express to refer to the COVID-19 pandemic after platforms began removing content that mentioned the pandemic to attempt to halt the spread of misinformation. Some other examples of algospeak include using the word seggs instead of sex, the word accountants to refer to sex workers, the word unalive to refer to death or suicide, the corn emoji to refer to pornography, and the phrase leg booty to refer to the LGBTQ+ community.

Birb - also spelled as berb, is a deliberate misspelling of bird used in internet slang such as DoggoLingo. It’s used as a playful way to refer to cute birds, particularly pet birds.

Bye Felicia - a slang way of dismissing someone. Sometimes formatted as bye, Felicia and based on a movie character whose name is spelled Felisha, it often appears in memes, GIFs, and hashtags online to express disregard or indifference to someone. The term has been popular in Black culture since the 1990s when the film was released, although the original spelling of the name “Felisha” has changed to the more common (and, some would point out, more “white”) spelling, Felicia. Bye Felicia is considered by some to be an example of white culture appropriating Black culture, often with little knowledge of the original source material. The phrase enjoyed renewed popularity around 2009 thanks to its frequent use on the reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race. It got another bump in December 2018, when former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, used it as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to describe what was going through her head as she and President Obama waved goodbye to the White House at the end of Obama’s presidency in January 2017. Bye Felicia is most often used humorously or as a way to throw shade at someone, suggesting the speaker couldn’t be bothered with another person’s presence or is surprised they haven’t left yet. While humor is almost always part of the intention in using the term, the tone in which it is said has changed somewhat over time. Initially, bye Felicia was said coolly or nonchalantly, as in the movie Friday; now, it’s just as often used in a more aggressive or melodramatic way.

Doggo - this and pupper are affectionate terms for dog and puppy used in the internet slang called DoggoLingo. This emerged in the 2010s and drew on existing online culture, such as lolspeak, the snek meme, and Doge.

Left on read - in internet slang, a person is left on read when a recipient has read, but not responded to, a sender’s message. The expression is often used to express feeling ignored. A read receipt lets the sender know a digital message has been opened or seen (i.e., read) by the recipient. Microsoft Outlook, for instance, allows read receipts for email. Apple has enabled read receipts for text messages since 2011.

Receipts - slang for “proof” or “evidence,” often used to call out someone for lying or to show someone is being genuine. In popular culture, such receipts may come in the form of screenshots, images, or videos. They also often concern things done by famous people. One of the first prominent uses of receipts came in a 2002 interview of singer Whitney Houston by Diane Sawyer for ABC. Sawyer brought up the topic of recent tabloid headlines that accused Houston of buying large amounts of crack cocaine. Houston denied these accusations and demanded proof: “I want to see the receipts.”

Shelfie - a picture of a shelf, especially a bookshelf that shows off someone’s books, movies, art, collectibles, special belongings, etc. It can also be a proper selfie if you are in the picture with the shelves. On social media, the hashtag #shelfie is often posted alongside pictures of various shelves where a person lives or works.

Snacc - internet slang for an extremely attractive or sexy person (i.e., you want to gobble them up like a snack). It’s also internet slang used when cute animals are seeking or enjoying a snack. Snacc, with two Cs, emerges on Black Twitter in 2009, the deliberate misspelling is consistent with other black slang terms, such as phat, thicc, and succ. Early uses of this term refer to actual snacks. Sexual senses of snacc do begin to appear around this time in wordplay, but it doesn’t take off in earnest until around 2017.

Spirit animal - In certain spiritual traditions or cultures, this refers to a spirit which helps guide or protect a person on a journey and whose characteristics that person shares or embodies. It is also metaphor, often humorous, for someone or something a person relates to or admires. The ancient concept of animal guides, particularly prominent in some indigenous, especially Native American, religions and cultures, was adopted in Pagan and Wiccan spirituality in the 1990s. In these contexts, spirit animals are meant literally, referring to spiritual guides or totems that take the form of animals. Earnest quizzes began to emerge in the mid-2000s to help you find your spirit animal. Spirit animal has increasingly been used to indicate, ironically, a strong appreciation or identification for someone or something.

Tea - best served piping hot, tea is slang for “gossip,” a juicy scoop, or other personal information. As far as we can tell, it was steeped in black drag culture. One theory connects tea to the celebrated drag performer The Lady Chablis, who is quoted in the 1994 bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: “Yeah, my T. My thing, my business, what’s goin’ on in my life.” T, here, is short for truth.

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folkdevilfables · 2 months ago

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✑ Tech Inquiry | Simeon x gn!reader

drabble (0.6k words) | sfw | gn!reader | domestic fluff

cw: minor swearing, the consequences of Simeon interacting with tech unsupervised

You open the door and enter the apartment above the Angel’s Halo Cafe.

Simeon appears in the kitchen door frame, a dish towel draped over one of his shoulders and holding a spatula.

"Welcome home. I made lasagna."

Indeed, the delicious smell of minced meat and cheese was wafting through the entire apartment.

However, there was also something else. A very alarming sputtering noise coming from the living room.

"SIMEON-"

He let out a nervous chuckle. "I’m in trouble, am I not?"

You wordlessly drop your bag at the entrance and walk past him into the living room. The angel quietly follows suit like a scolded puppy.

The sputtering noise is of course coming from the living room computer. Apart from the personal PC in your office (which Simeon at this point was prohibited from even thinking of touching), there was also a second one in the living room. Technically intended for both of you to use, but in practicality its sole purpose was teaching the angel how to handle tech. Or at least regular attempts were made.

"I tried writing an email like you taught me to, but I think I accidentally clicked on something..."

You take a look at the computer screen. No computer sounded or looked like this after simply clicking on something.

Letting out an exasperated sigh, you pinch the bridge of your nose and close your eyes for a second.

Diavolo knows I don't even get paid for this shit.

Despite that, you still sit down in front of the PC and try to fix the issue with your limited tech know-how.

After a brief inspection of the current state of affairs, you pretty quickly realize that the mouse cursor on the screen didn't budge one bit. Additionally, the desktop was frozen and even pressing the escape key as well as other combinations Levi taught you resulted in absolutely nothing.

At this point the incessant noise coming from the PC sounding like its final death throes threatens to drive you insane, so you simply turn the computer off and resolutely pull the plug.

"Did you fix it?"

Sighing, you shake your head. "Not really. I will try again in a couple of days and if I can't figure anything out, I will call Levi for tech support."

"I’m sorry, MC. I didn’t mean to burden you with yet another problem." Simeon glanced at you, looking genuinely miserable.

You close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths to calm down.

"It's okay, Simeon. I struggle with a lot of things as well. No one is perfect after all... Although I do sometimes wonder how an angel that could probably mow down hundreds of soldiers in the space of five seconds manages to completely wreck a computer to hell and back in the exact same amount of time."

"Ah, the mysteries of life..." The angel chuckles softly. "Also, I don’t think it can make up for the troubles caused, but I made cinnamon rolls for dessert."

You let out a hum, rubbing your temples.

"Are you mad at me...?"

"I'm not mad... Just disappointed. And tired."

"Oh no, that's even worse."

Exhausted, you let out a small huff. "We’ll manage. Let's just get into the kitchen and eat. Please."

A soft smile appears on your face as you feel Simeon gently press a loving kiss onto your cheek whilst he passes you on his way back to the kitchen. Shortly after, you hear the clattering of plates being put onto the table.

Eyeing the now silent computer for one last time, you turn around and follow him.

Unknowingly, Simeon had just pushed back the date of you telling him that the PC in the living room was running on Windows 98 and wasn't even connected to the internet, as well as what you taught him to be 'writing emails' simply was opening Microsoft Word and starting to write a text file another couple hundred years.

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bumblebeebats · 3 months ago

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I never know what to say when people ask me what my day job is, bc i suppose the Professional answer would be "some unholy combination of social media manager/IT support/graphic & web design" but the most accurate answer would be something more akin to Mundane Advisor. Grand Vizier for Hippies. You see, years ago, my mother used to rent out rooms to tarot readers/acupuncturists/psychics/etc, and let me tell you something about new age-y types: absolutely fucking none of them know how to make a website. As a 12 year old with a drawing tablet and a homemade Weebly site about seagulls under my belt, I was already some kind of tech expert in their eyes, and earned a fair amount of pocket money throughout high school offering dirt-cheap website & logo design services. (Child labor or entrepreneurial spirit? Who's to say.) Years later, through the powerful force of word-of-mouth-advertising and the fact that the venn-diagram intersection between "people who know what an SSL certificate is" and "people who know what an oracle card is" is razor-thin, I find myself somehow still in this field, & spending my days composing emails to the tune of "Please, sire - I know your angels guided you to make this massive blurry stolen JPEG of a unicorn your homepage background, but might i suggest... not... that?" "Yes, Mistress, verily; I am sure your issues with Microsoft Edge may very well be due to mercury being in retrograde, but ah, just in case, I would also urge you to run a scan with an antivirus program." "I--sorry? I'm sorry, Good Lady, but the premise of your new business venture is... 'The concept of love'? Spreading awareness for the concept of love? I... alright. okay. might i suggest, gently, though I know you wish not to sully your divine vision with such mundane matters as 'financial viability,' that for the sake of the kingdom, we, ah - refine our scope, somewhat--"

#last one is 100% verbatim a true story

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thedreadvampy · 3 months ago

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For absolute real the only mantra that will get you through work is "Nobody Else Knows What The Fuck They're Doing Either"

work cultures will gaslight (and I do mean gaslight) you into thinking you're crazy or stupid for not getting why things are done the way they're done, or not knowing how to do them without being told. but 99.99999% of the time if you insist on asking, it becomes very very clear that nobody around you knows why it's like that or how they're meant to do it either, they have all come up with individual workarounds they're too embarrassed to cop to, and they're all making it up as they go too.

knowing this will make you free. you're as capable as anyone else. if you know how to send an email, use Microsoft properly, and how to do basic scheduling, you're probably more capable than many people. your managers are flailing just as much as you are. you're not special. nobody knows shit. do your best, and remember that people have got away with making mistakes you wouldn't even THINK to make.

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genshin-impact-updates · 6 months ago

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FAQs on Cross-Save Function Between Genshin Impact HoYoverse Accounts and Microsoft Accounts

Greetings, dear Travelers!

Genshin Impact is about to launch on Xbox Series X|S. Here, we will answer your questions about the cross-save function from five aspects: account linking, top-ups, bundles and limited-time rewards, Co-Op on Xbox, and friends.

〓Account Linking〓

● Linking Operations

Q1: What is the cross-save function between HoYoverse Accounts and Microsoft Accounts?

A1: The cross-save function between accounts allows you to link accounts from two different platforms (your HoYoverse Account and your Microsoft Account) and share your progress as well as your in-game data between the two accounts. Once your qualifying Microsoft Account is linked to a HoYoverse Account, you will be able to log in on iOS/Android/PC using your HoYoverse Account, or on Xbox using the Microsoft Account linked to the same HoYoverse Account and resume your game progress.

Q2: How does account linking work?

A2: Travelers need to have a qualifying Microsoft Account, email account, or HoYoverse Account. After linking these accounts, the Microsoft Account and HoYoverse Account will share game progress.

*The HoYoverse Account is registered through an email account, and they are distinct from each other. When email account and HoYoverse Account are mentioned later, please pay attention to the differences.

Q3: What kind of account meets the linking requirements?

A3: If the Microsoft Account currently logged in on the device is not linked to a HoYoverse Account, it is eligible for linking. There are two linking scenarios:

1) If the Microsoft Account has not been used to log into a HoYoverse game before: The Microsoft Account can be linked to an existing HoYoverse Account that has game progress, allowing shared game progress.

2) When logging into the HoYoverse game on Xbox Series X|S for the first time and selecting Quick Resume, the Microsoft Account will be considered as already having HoYoverse game progress. In this case, it can be linked to an email account that has not registered a HoYoverse Account. This email will automatically register a HoYoverse Account and link it to the Microsoft Account.

This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.

Travelers, please note that the following cases are not eligible for account linking:

You cannot link an email account that has already registered for a HoYoverse Account with a Microsoft Account that has logged into a HoYoverse game. This is because once a Microsoft Account logs into a Hoyoverse game, it automatically registers a HoYoverse account, making it impossible to link it to another email account that already has a registered HoYoverse account.

Therefore, if Travelers want to link a Microsoft Account that has logged into a HoYoverse game with an email account, they must ensure that the email account has not already registered for a HoYoverse Account.

Q4: What do I need to do to link my accounts?

A4: Depending on which of the two cases below applies to you, the procedure you need to follow will be slightly different.

The two cases and their corresponding linking procedures are as follows:

Case 1:

I have game progress on other platforms and would like to link my HoYoverse account with a Microsoft Account that has not logged into a HoYoverse game.

Linking procedure:

On the Xbox Series X|S platform, using your Microsoft Account that has never previously logged in to a HoYoverse game, open the game for the first time. Follow the steps in the pop-up window to link your email account that has registered for a HoYoverse Account. This will link both accounts.

*IMPORTANT: The pop-up window prompting you to link your accounts only appears when your Microsoft Account enters the game for the first time, after you agree to the Terms of Service. You can only link an existing HoYoverse Account from this pop-up window. If you skip the pop-up, your Microsoft Account will log in to the game and register a HoYoverse Account, after which it can no longer be linked to another HoYoverse Account.

Case 2:

I have game progress on Xbox Series X|S and would like to link my HoYoverse account to play on other platforms.

Linking procedure:

Log in to the game on Xbox Series X|S, then go to Settings > Account > User Center > Link Account and link your Microsoft Account that is logged in to Genshin Impact to an email account that has not registered for a HoYoverse Account. After linking, your game progress will be shared when you log into your HoYoverse Account to play on the same server on iOS/Android/PC.

● Game Server Selection and PSN Platform Linking

Q5: What is the relationship between the HoYoverse account, HoYoverse games, and the game servers?

A5: A HoYoverse account can correspond to game progress across various HoYoverse games. Specifically, for a single HoYoverse game, it can have progress across multiple servers. For example, a Traveler's HoYoverse account in Genshin Impact can have progress on the Asia, Europe, America, TW, HK, MO servers simultaneously. Therefore, when Travelers link their HoYoverse account with other platform accounts, they should pay attention to the corresponding server relationships.

Q6: Which servers can be accessed on Genshin Impact from the Xbox Series X|S platform? Is there a correlation between the store region of the Microsoft Account and the Genshin Impact servers?

A6: The Xbox Series X|S platform can access the Asia, Europe, America, HK, TW, and MO servers for Genshin Impact. There is no correlation between the store region of the Microsoft Account and the Genshin Impact servers. Travelers can select their server based on their gaming preferences when logging into Genshin Impact on the Xbox Series X|S.

Q7: How can accounts for PSN and Microsoft Accounts share Genshin Impact game progress?

A7: If Travelers want to share Genshin Impact game progress between their account for PSN and Microsoft Account, they need to link both accounts to the same HoYoverse account.

Travelers should note that the store region of the account for PSN corresponds to the Genshin Impact servers, while the Microsoft Account allows for server selection. Therefore, it's important to confirm the server where the game progress is located during the linking process.

For example, if a Traveler's Genshin Impact progress is on the America server and their account for PSN corresponds to the Asia server, then after linking said account to the account for PSN and Microsoft Account, when logging in on the PSN platform, they will access the Asia server's progress, and the progress on the America server will not be available. However, when logging in on the Xbox platform, they can select the server themselves, allowing them to access the progress on both the Asia and America servers as corresponding to their linked accounts.

● Other

Q8: Can I unlink my Microsoft Account and HoYoverse Account after linking them?

A8: Currently, you can only unlink the Microsoft Account from the HoYoverse Account once. Travelers, please consider carefully before carrying out account linking.

Q9: If my Microsoft Account logs in to the game for the first time and the game closes unexpectedly when the linking pop-up window appears, will I still be able to carry linking out afterwards?

A9: If this happens, the linking pop-up window will still appear the next time you log in to the game.

Q10: After account linking, can I use my Microsoft Account to log in on iOS/Android/PC, or use the linked HoYoverse Account to log in on Xbox Series X|S?

A10: The above login methods are not supported currently. Regardless of whether the accounts are linked, please note the following:

1) Only HoYoverse Accounts and supported third-party accounts can be used to log in on iOS/Android/PC.

2) Only a Microsoft Account can be used to log in on Xbox Series X|S.

Q11: I already have HoYoverse game progress on my Microsoft Account. In the User Center, can I link it to an email account that has registered for a HoYoverse Account?

A11: Currently, a Microsoft Account with existing game progress can only be linked to an email account that has not registered for a HoYoverse Account. A Microsoft Account with game progress is counted as having registered for a HoYoverse Account, and cannot be linked to an email account that has registered for a HoYoverse Account.

Q12: How can I check the email account associated with my linked HoYoverse account?

A12: After logging in to the game, you can check your associated email account under Settings > Account > User Center.

Q13: Can one Microsoft Account be linked to more than one email account? Or can an email account that has registered for a HoYoverse Account be linked to a multiple Microsoft Accounts?

A13: Currently, a Microsoft Account can only be linked to one email. Likewise, an email account that has been used to register a HoYoverse Account can only be linked to one Microsoft Account.

Q14: My email has registered for a HoYoverse Account. After logging in to the game on Xbox Series X|S with a Microsoft Account, can I link said email account to the Microsoft Account via Settings > Account > User Center > Link Account?

A14: In this case, account linking is not possible. A Microsoft Account that has previously logged in to HoYoverse games can only be linked to an email account that has not registered for a HoYoverse Account.

It is recommended that Travelers use a Microsoft Account that has not previously logged in to a HoYoverse game and carry out account linking via the pop-up window that appears when first logging in to the game.

Q15: My email account has been used to register for a HoYoverse Account, but I've never logged into any HoYoverse game. Can I log in on Xbox Series X|S and then link this email account to a Microsoft Account under Settings > Account > User Center > Link Account?

A15: No. Currently, an email account that has been used to register for a HoYoverse Account cannot be linked to a Microsoft Account that has previously logged into the game.

Travelers can change the email address currently linked to their HoYoverse Account to unlink the email account from their HoYoverse Account, or use an email account that has not been used to register for a HoYoverse Account to carry out linking.

Q16: I missed the linking pop-up window that appeared the first time I logged in to the game with my Microsoft Account. Will this pop-up reappear? Can I still log in to the game on Xbox Series X|S and link my email account in the User Center?

A16: The pop-up window only appears when the Microsoft Account logs in to a HoYoverse game for the first time, after you agree to the Terms of Service. Please watch out for it, because it will not reappear if missed.

Q17: How do I enable the cross-save function between a Microsoft Account and a third-party account?

A17:

1) If the HoYoverse Account associated with the third-party account is linked to an email account: Using a Microsoft Account that has never logged into the game, please enter the game for the first time and follow the instructions that appear on the pop-up window to link the email account associated with your HoYoverse Account.

2) If the HoYoverse Account associated with your third-party account is not linked to an email account, please log in to the game using your third-party account, link an email account in Settings > Account > User Center > Link Account, then follow the relevant account linking procedure to link your Microsoft Account.

3) Currently, third-party accounts cannot be linked to Microsoft Accounts that has previously logged in to HoYoverse games.

Q18: How can I check my linked account for Microsoft Account?

A18: Log in to the game from any platform and view your linked Microsoft Account in Settings > Account > User Center.

〓About Top-Ups〓

Q1: Are Genesis Crystals or Battle Passes purchased on iOS/Android/PC and on Xbox shared between platforms via the cross-save function?

A1: After account linking, Genesis Crystals obtained on iOS/Android/PC and Genesis Crystals obtained on Xbox will be linked for the same account. This also applies to Battle Pass purchases. When switching platforms, the Genesis Crystals from different platforms will be displayed. Travelers can use these Genesis Crystals as per usual.

Q2: After linking my Microsoft Account, can I top-up Genesis Crystals on iOS/Android/PC for a HoYoverse Account registered on Xbox, or vice versa?

A2: Top-ups for a HoYoverse Account registered and linked on Xbox can be carried out on Xbox, the Top-Up Center website, and iOS/Android/PC.

〓About Bundle Rewards〓

Q1: How do I obtain the wind glider "Wings of Fate's Course Intertwined"?

A2: The wind gliders will be sent via in-game mail.

[Xbox Series X|S]

Collection Period: Permanently available after the Version 5.2 update (including future versions)

*The Version 5.2 update is scheduled to take place on November 20, 2024.

Log in to Genshin Impact on Xbox Series X|S and reach Adventure Rank 2 or above to receive the corresponding in-game mail.

The mail is valid for 30 days. Please claim it in time.

Each UID can only receive the reward once.

[Other Platforms]

Collection Period: During Version 5.3 (after the Version 5.3 update on January 1, 2025 – before Version 5.4 maintenance on February 12, 2025)

The mail is valid for 30 days. Please claim it in time.

Each UID can only receive the reward once.

Q2: Can I still obtain the wind glider "Wings of Fate's Course Intertwined" if I log into the game on Xbox Series X|S after linking my Microsoft Account to a HoYoverse Account registered via iOS/Android/PC?

A2: Yes. Log into "Genshin Impact" on Xbox Series X|S after the Version 5.2 update – before Version 5.4 maintenance (11/20/2024 after the Version 5.2 update – 02/12/2025 05:59:59) and meet the above criteria stated in A1 above to obtain the wind glider.

Q3: Can I use the wind glider "Wings of Fate's Course Intertwined" on platforms outside of Xbox Series X|S (iOS/Android/PC/PS)?

A3: Yes, the wind glider "Wings of Fate's Course Intertwined" can be used on other platforms.

Q4: How can I obtain an Xbox Game Pass member Genshin Impact bundle?

After each version update of Genshin Impact, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can log into the game on Xbox Series X|S to receive a bundle mail on their corresponding in-game account. Please remember to claim it in time, as the mail is valid for 365 days.

Bundle contents are as follows:

*Each Microsoft Account can only receive the corresponding bundle contents once per version.

〓About Cross-Platform on Xbox〓

Q1: Will Co-Op Mode on Xbox be any different after linking my account?

A1: After account linking, we will add a cross-platform control function to Genshin Impact for Xbox. Travelers can use it to select Co-Op Mode preferences. When this function is disabled, there will be no differences in Co-Op Mode, and Travelers on Xbox and other platforms can play in Co-Op Mode together. When this function is enabled:

1) Players can only enter Co-Op Mode with other players on Xbox.

2) On the Co-Op Mode screen, players on Xbox and on other platforms will be unable to see each other's Co-Op Team information.

3) During Co-Op matching, a platform restriction rule will be added. If the host is a Xbox user, only users on the same platform can join the team. Players on Xbox will also be unable to join Co-Op teams where the host is playing on another platform.

Q2: Where is the switch for the cross-platform control function on Xbox?

A2: After logging into Genshin Impact on Xbox, go to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Other.

〓About Friends〓

Q1: When playing Genshin Impact on Xbox, how many Friends Lists will I have? Can I see my Friends Lists on both the Xbox platform and non-Xbox platforms?

A1:

After linking, there will be two Friends Lists, namely "Genshin Impact Friends" and "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox.'" The "Genshin Impact Friends" list can be viewed from any platform, but "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" can only be viewed on Xbox.

Q2: What is the relationship between the "Genshin Impact Friends" and "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" lists?

A2: "Genshin Impact Friends" are friends added from within the game. "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" are friends with a Microsoft Account who have played Genshin Impact on the same server. The two lists are independent of each other.

Any changes that you make to your Friend List on iOS/Android/PC will not affect the status of the "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" list.

If you delete a friend directly from your Microsoft Account, that friend will be removed from the "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" list, but not from the "Genshin Impact Friends" list.

If you remove someone from the blocklist on your Microsoft Account, no changes will be made to the "Genshin Impact Friends" list, including its blocklist.

Q3: Can I do things like chat and request to enter a friend's world from both the "Genshin Impact Friends" and the "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" lists?

A3: You can chat, request to enter friends' worlds, and view their avatars from the "Genshin Impact Friends" list. You can view friend information or request to enter their world from the "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'" list.

Q4: How can I check the gamertag of "Genshin Impact Friends on 'Xbox'"?

A4: A friend's gamertag cannot be displayed if either of you is logged into a platform other than Xbox.

Gamertags are only visible on the Friends screen if both you and your friend are logged in on Xbox.

These are all the questions and answers to this FAQ.

If you have any further questions that you'd like us to answer, please contact us via the official Customer Service.

Genshin Impact's official Customer Service contact method:

Email: [email protected]

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amalgamasreal · 5 months ago

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On Personal InfoSec

Been awhile since I've had one of these posts but I figure with all that's going on in the world it's time to make another one of these posts and get some stuff out there for people. A lot of the information I'm going to go over you can find here:

So if you'd like to just click the link and ignore the rest of the post that's fine, I strongly recommend checking out the Privacy Guides.

Browsers:

There's a number to go with but for this post going forward I'm going to recommend Firefox. I know that the Privacy Guides lists Brave and Safari as possible options but Brave is Chrome based now and Safari has ties to Apple. Mullvad is also an option but that's for your more experienced users so I'll leave that up to them to work out.

Browser Extensions:

uBlock Origin: content blocker that blocks ads, trackers, and fingerprinting scripts. Notable for being the only ad blocker that still works on Youtube.

Privacy Badger: Content blocker that specifically blocks trackers and fingerprinting scripts. This one will catch things that uBlock doesn't catch but does not work for ads.

Facebook Container: "but I don't have facebook" you might say. Doesn't matter, Meta/Facebook still has trackers out there in EVERYTHING and this containerizes them off away from everything else.

Bitwarden: Password vaulting software, don't trust the password saving features of your browsers, this has multiple layers of security to prevent your passwords from being stolen.

ClearURLs: Allows you to copy and paste URL's without any trackers attached to them.

VPN:

Note: VPN software doesn't make you anonymous, no matter what your favorite youtuber tells you, but it does make it harder for your data to be tracked and it makes it less open for whatever network you're presently connected to.

Mozilla VPN: If you get the annual subscription it's ~$60/year and it comes with an extension that you can install into Firefox.

Proton VPN: Has easily the most amount of countries serviced, can take cash payments, and does offer port forwarding.

Email Provider:

Note: By now you've probably realized that Gmail, Outlook, and basically all of the major "free" e-mail service providers are scraping your e-mail data to use for ad data. There are more secure services that can get you away from that but if you'd like the same storage levels you have on Gmail/Outlook.com you'll need to pay.

Proton Mail: Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and fairly easy to setup and use. Offers a free option up to 1gb

Tuta: Secure, end-to-end encrypted, been around a very long time, and offers a free option up to 1gb.

Email Client:

Thunderbird if you're on Windows or Linux

Apple Mail if you're on macOS

Cloud Storage:

Proton Drive: Encrypted cloud storage from the same people as Proton Mail.

Tresorit: Encrypted cloud storage owned by the national postal service of Switzerland. Received MULTIPLE awards for their security stats.

Peergos: decentralized and open-source, allows for you to set up your own cloud storage, but will require a certain level of expertise.

Microsoft Office Replacements:

LibreOffice: free and open-source, updates regularly, and has the majority of the same functions as base level Microsoft Office.

OnlyOffice: cloud-based, free, and open source.

Chat Clients:

Note: As you've heard SMS and even WhatsApp and some other popular chat clients are basically open season right now. These are a couple of options to replace those.

Signal: Provides IM and calling securely and encrypted, has multiple layers of data hardening to prevent intrusion and exfil of data.

Molly (Android OS only): Alternative client to Signal. Routes communications through the TOR Network.

Briar: Encrypted IM client that connects to other clients through the TOR Network, can also chat via wifi or bluetooth.

Now for the last bit, I know that the majority of people are on Windows or macOS, but if you can get on Linux I would strongly recommend it. pop_OS, Ubuntu, and Mint are super easy distros to use and install. They all have very easy to follow instructions on how to install them on your PC and if you'd like to just test them out all you need is a thumb drive to boot off of to run in demo mode.

If you game through Steam their Proton emulator in compatibility mode works wonders, I'm presently playing a major studio game that released in 2024 with no Linux support on it and once I got my drivers installed it's looked great. There are some learning curves to get around, but the benefit of the Linux community is that there's always people out there willing to help.

I hope some of this information helps you and look out for yourself, it's starting to look scarier than normal out there.

#information security #infosec #computer security #computer infosec #personal infosec #browsers #internet browser #email #instant messaging #cloud storage #linux #pop os #linux mint #ubuntu #firefox #firefox extensions #long post

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I Just Figured Out What Elon Musk’s DOGE Really Is That it’s a protection racket should have been obvious all along.

Article by Slate's legal reporter, Dahlia Lithwick, developing the thesis that DOGE is, in essence, a protection racket. Doesn't seem like news exactly, but it's a cogent exploration of the theme.

Slate's "jump through hoops to read for free" model is grating on me today, so I'm just gonna copy the whole thing over.

Late last month, amid the utter chaos of Donald Trump’s first two weeks back in office, there was a revelatory moment during a press conference by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that was intended ostensibly to explain Trump’s attempted, then rescinded, across-the-board budget freeze. During that presser, Leavitt tried to explain which services might come back online and how. Instead, she inadvertently revealed that what’s really been going on with these budget cuts is the widespread institutionalization of the sort of organized-crime approach that Trump has brought to every aspect of his professional, political, and presidential life.

In order to explain the very first effort to dismantle the federal government by way of impounding federal funds and shutting off the spigot for trillions of dollars across thousands of federal programs—funds already appropriated by Congress—Leavitt tried to calm the roiling waters around a spending freeze that was likely to halt funding to Head Start, foreign aid, HIV programs, Meals on Wheels, and other vital services. Leavitt tried to soothe these vital institutions and programs with the promise that anyone who was worried about their own parochial interests should just pick up a phone and call the incoming head of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, to ask for special favors and exemptions. As Leavitt described it, she had been in contact with Vought that very morning, “and he told me to tell all of you that the line to his office is open for other federal government agencies across the board, and if they feel that programs are necessary and in line with the president’s agenda, then the Office of Management and Budget will review those policies.”

The line struck me at the time as a strange and ominous admission: Sure, we have arbitrarily defunded the government as you have come to understand it, but just hop on the phone with the as-yet-unconfirmed OMB director (he has since been confirmed), plead your case, and he might just do you a little favor. In the blur of the will-they-won’t-they OMB memo rescission and the subsequent lawsuits, it was easy to miss that mobsters dole out services in precisely this fashion. Governments typically do not.

That certainly isn’t how any of this is meant to work. It’s how things worked during, say, the Renaissance, when you went with your rakish peasant hat in hand to the Medicis and asked them for special favors in exchange for your pony or your eldest daughter. It’s how things worked when you went to the Cosa Nostra to ask for protection for you and your family in exchange for some portion of what was in your cash register. When we think of the DOGE takeover of the federal government solely as an act of smash-and-grab vandalism, we are just slightly missing the endgame, which is to sell us back those stolen goods and services in exchange for our loyalty. That is, of course, a protection racket. And it’s precisely the point.

This whole racket of theirs has already begun to affect all of us. On Monday, a Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing upside down at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, a few short hours after hundreds of firings at the Federal Aviation Administration, the most recent in a string of stunning plane crashes in recent weeks. The pink slips were reportedly sent out “without cause nor based on performance or conduct,” with the emails originating “from an ‘exec order’ Microsoft email address”—not a government email address. Whether it is Elon Musk or DOGE or a postpubescent coder firing the probationary staff at the FAA in some sense matters far less than the fact that a team from Musk’s SpaceX spent Monday visiting the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, in Virginia, to assist in overhauling the system. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced on Musk’s platform X that Musk’s DOGE team would “plug in” to the FAA to help “upgrade our aviation system.” I’m pretty sure that when the guy breaking your storefront windows is the same guy selling you replacement plate glass, you are not, in fact, witnessing the free market doing its best work.

In one sense, the protection-racket model works so well in the present moment because it also appeals to the foundational NIMBY ethos that holds that cutting everyone else’s government services is fine, so long as your narrow interests are protected. The raft of tweets, posts, and articles about the Trump-loving folks who absolutely support the MAGA vandalism of the federal government but never believed that it would come for them is its own small carnival of leopards and face-eatings. But isn’t the really chilling part not that they are surprised, but that they believe they can still find a way to be exempted from it? And of course they should be exempt. But they should also not have been targeted for budget cuts and cruelty in the first place. And they assuredly should not be forced to throw themselves on the mercy of the state to be made whole for their losses.

In heartbreaking recent reporting by the Washington Post about Luke Graziani, a disabled Army veteran terminated Friday, when he was just five weeks from completing his probation year at the Bronx Veterans Affairs hospital, two details stood out to me: When he printed out his termination letter, blaming his dismissal on poor performance, and took it to his supervisor, Graziani’s boss immediately promised to submit a request for exemption. “You’re critical staff,” Graziani recalled his boss saying. “We’re going to try.”

It didn’t end there, notes the Post.Graziani, who is 45 and has four children, “had believed until this weekend that his veteran status would protect his job. He served 20 years in the Army, first as a supply specialist and then in public affairs, deploying for two tours in Iraq and another two in Afghanistan before retiring in 2023.” So he sat down and wrote a letter to the new Veterans Affairs secretary, Douglas A. Collins, who had vowed in his confirmation hearing, “We will not stop until we succeed on behalf of the men and women who have worn the uniform.” He wanted Collins to give him his job back. Collins, it seems, has not yet replied. But might we agree that nobody should have to be put in the position of selling themselves back to their employers any more than they should be buying the spark plugs that the government just stripped from their own cars?

In the event that this is not all perfectly transparent, consider the tragic case of New York Mayor Eric Adams, whose continued time in office stands for no august legal principle save for the oldest one in the book: I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine. (That’s neither legal nor a principle, by the way.) It is how power works when power acts outside the boundaries of the law—you are spared bad consequences the very moment you fall in line, and by falling in line, you become part of the machinery that oppresses those who cannot or will not pay for the same protections.

It should be axiomatic, for anyone who actually flies commercial airlines, drinks water, gets diseases, and sends their children to schools, that most people will need those things to be provided by the government. The current plan is to ensure that you wake up in the morning and read Elon Mail, drink Elon Water, and attend Elon School while you rely on SpaceX and Tesla for all your needs, and you will pay for all that using the financial instrument of Elon’s choosing.

For anyone who has spent hours on the phone, navigating the byzantine forms and rules of the modern health care, educational, and student loan systems in immense frustration, please be prepared. Whatever else those entities did, they didn’t lead with “What can you give me in exchange?” They do now.

#us politics #the felon-in-chief #the trumpelon

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