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roastytoasty··on My boundaries as an open source developer
I don't understand, if it's open source why don't they just add whatever features they want.
roastytoasty··on Elden Ring Is Incredible If You Have a Spare 100 Hours
I'd argue that most people shouldn't have 100 free hours to sink into a video game within a week to two week period. And with games like this they are best experienced within a time-frame like that.

If you do, you probably aren't prioritizing what's important in life. Such as, working on your own personal challenges/issues, advocating/lending a hand when and where needed, or spending time with family/building towards having a family.

Using vacation days for a video game release also seems extremely short-sighted as well. Traveling to Asia or Europe, going to a music festival, or experiencing what numerous cities have to offer sounds much more enriching. Old school video games were much more arcadey and packed full of fun gameplay with good story elements. At least, all my best experiences (Halo, SWTOR, Ratchet and Clank) in gaming were. They respected your time. Now, however, all of it just feels extremely grindy in the name of player retention.

roastytoasty··on President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment
You do not know how easy it is to control mass populations. Open a history book
roastytoasty··on The web is 30 years old today
Agreed.

I am also saddened that there is some things that I was too lazy to download for offline use and is now no longer available online.

roastytoasty··on I assume I’m below average (2010)
I'm saving that last sentence. What a great quote
roastytoasty··on Who Americans spend their time with, by age
My hope is (for occupations that can accommodate it) that all work remains at home. There are multitudes of pros and marginal downsides in my eyes.
roastytoasty··on Who Americans spend their time with, by age
This data makes me sad just looking at the parents, children, and coworker lines. This isn't how it should be...