jamesgreenleaf

Let's hope this remains true.

I forget where I read this, but shutting off the cards was part of the playbook when Musk took ownership of Twitter. If I remember correctly, they shut off the cards and waited to see who complained. Apparently they discovered a bunch of subscription services that no one had even signed into or used at all, just paying out for years.

So there are these great big buildings in Egypt...

That goes double for chatbots.

One of those ones that sticks with you, and rings true for so many domains, whether you want it to or not!

It makes no sense, and it doesn't have to. It's all just for fun. D&D is a huge mishmash of all the ancient mythologies and folk tales, plus a bunch of modern ones invented just for the game.

Cats even have a faster average reaction time than snakes.

Hah, I do the same thing. On other sites too - the well-written negative reviews have a lot of value. Although, on some of the best games on steam, I've seen a few top negative reviews that say something like: "Why are you looking at the negative reviews? You know this game is great."

I think you're right though. Games have their place and are culturally important, but the trend has veered more toward optimizing for engagement (addiction) and dark patterns like overcharging for cosmetics and such.

Maybe I've played BG2 too many times, but for me this was a no-brainer. You could read the steam reviews from early access as well, and the prediction should have been pretty easy. People were already impressed with the early campaign.

Personally I'm putting off buying BG3 because I know how addictive it'll be.

Only issue for me is that the instructions did not pop up fast enough.

Critical devices that run your home should always be able to disconnect and continue to run. Any cloud-connected features should be entirely optional.

Chuck E. Chichikov.

/s

    Y.T.’s mom pulls up the new memo, checks the time, and starts reading it. The estimated reading time is 15.62 minutes. Later, when Marietta [her boss] does her end-of-day statistical roundup, sitting in her private office at 9:00 P.M., she will see the name of each employee and next to it, the amount of time spent reading this memo, and her reaction, based on the time spent, will go something like this:

    • Less than 10 min.: Time for an employee conference and possible attitude counseling.
    • 10-14 min.: Keep an eye on this employee; may be developing slipshod attitude.
    • 14-15.61 min.: Employee is an efficient worker, may sometimes miss important details.
    • Exactly 15.62 min.: Smartass. Needs attitude counseling.
    • 15.63-16 min.: Asswipe. Not to be trusted.
    • 16-18 min.: Employee is a methodical worker, may sometimes get hung up on minor details.
    • More than 18 min.: Check the security videotape, see just what this employee was up to (e.g., possible unauthorized restroom break).

    Y.T.’s mom decides to spend between fourteen and fifteen minutes reading the memo. It’s better for younger workers to spend too long, to show that they’re careful, not cocky. It’s better for older workers to go a little fast, to show good management potential. She’s pushing forty. She scans through the memo, hitting the Page Down button at reasonably regular intervals, occasionally paging back up to pretend to reread some earlier section. The computer is going to notice all this. It approves of rereading. It’s a small thing, but over a decade or so this stuff really shows up on your work-habits summary.