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by davemp 3y ago
> None of them wanted it at any price Do we actually know this? Or could the license terms have just been too high?
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by davemp 3y ago
I'm not here to argue about semantics. The first line of my OP said "options for the sake of options" and then "choices don't significantly enhance the core game experience". The comment you're replying to
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by davemp 3y ago
> Indeed, like it or not, the idea that the game of Mario Kart (for example) is exclusively the part where you drive around the track is both simplistic and naive. It comes across as a values statement of the following form: "good g
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by davemp 3y ago
I don't think we're on the same page. > It depends on why you play though; the "combinatorial explosion of overhead" is only a problem if you're trying to min/max, if you play for fun it's more "Wh
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by davemp 3y ago
This great visualization/article highlights one of my pet peeves with current game design--options for the sake of options. I feel like the common trap for designers is to put too much stock in tag lines like "Over 700,000 differe
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by davemp 3y ago
Considering most fast food places are comparable in price to local restaurants with table service, I’m not surprised. A pretty disproportionate amount of value is being extracted rather than added by these franchises.
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by davemp 3y ago
I believe the polite common name is “Pin Oak” [1] a fast growing, short lived, and relatively red oak. Supposedly the smell comes from a bacterial infection that afflicts most of the Pin Oak population. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.
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by davemp 3y ago
That reminds me of when I asked an arborist why the tree they were taking down was called a “Piss Oak”. They said wait until we drop it and you won’t have to ask. Sure enough the entire area smelled like urine for a couple hrs after they fe
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by davemp 3y ago
> And the data on that end shows unequivocally that it is not working. Of course throwing money at (sometimes corrupt) school boards isn’t going to be effective. There isn’t much 1/20th of a school teacher can do 8am-2pm M-F to coun
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by davemp 3y ago
I was looking at Hyundai’s Ioniq 6, but at $38k you get less HP and meaningful/comfort features than my 2015 v6 accord that I bought in 2018 for $19k (now worth $18k). I only drive like 3-6k miles/yr anyways. tbf the car market se
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by davemp 3y ago
Don’t most bank reimburse atm fees? I just keep my cash topped off whenever I go to the grocery. It’s a lot more convenient to pull out my wallet than to look people up on vemno/zelle imo.
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by davemp 3y ago
I think the key to longevity with these survival games is multiplayer. Being creative and spending time with friends adds a lot of motivation/meaning to an otherwise stale resource grind. If you punch down 999 trees in a virtual forest
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by davemp 3y ago
It's only a bad deal if you ignore what a significant portion of the population prefers and value space lowly. There's more to life than optimal efficiency.
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by davemp 3y ago
I’m of the opinion that “wearables” don’t provide enough convenience over just pulling a smartphone out of your pocket to justify themselves. Wristwatches only overtook pocket watches because they got to the point that they were comparable
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by davemp 3y ago
I don't see how writing a parser from scratch would mitigate bugs vs using a regex parser. Parsers are just a hot spot for security bugs that should get extra scrutiny.
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by davemp 3y ago
>> If my interlocutor isn't prepared to make any distinctions between a human being and a machine designed to mimic one, I think that I can't meaningfully discuss this with them. I hate that this is the case; it must be seen
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by davemp 3y ago
> So yeah, 'a couple of games don't really work' is not a very convincing argument compared to the anti-user hostility MS exhibits in my opinion. But then, I could be wrong. All it takes is one game for some people, see co
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by davemp 3y ago
> A pretty building gives me ~0 ROI. > > Spending an extra 1 million on marketing gives me a far better ROI. In many cases a pretty building can be marketing. There are also many intangible effects such as the moral of people who
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by davemp 3y ago
> However, Cummins' statement also indicates the settlement does not meaningfully impact its business prospects. The company says it "is in a strong financial position with existing liquidity and access to capital to satisfy ob
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by davemp 3y ago
Like many vehicle issues, it’s illegal most places but not enforced.
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by davemp 3y ago
> I’ve heard that ER doctors have been experiencing this in recent years–not quite with automation so much as just offloading, as less serious cases are picked up by nurse practitioners/urgent care centers, staffing has been adjuste
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by davemp 3y ago
If you're living in a house without active water issues (roof leak, foundation leak, etc), proper filtration/ventilation/de-humidification, and are still having reactions to mold; it's probably best to just move (like yo
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by davemp 3y ago
Seems like a pretty reasonable guide from my quick read. The most important thing for people to know is the following snippet: > It is impossible to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment. However, mold growth can b
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by davemp 3y ago
> Would you increase your testing by 50% to thoroughly test for 3% of the market? I don't think you get to make these kind of cost cutting decisions when you're a vertically integrated mega-corp who also owns the browser with 6
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by davemp 3y ago
Privacy aside, one thing people forget about paying with cash is that you're also not giving middle men a cut of your transaction.
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by davemp 3y ago
> How do you train someone not to do stupid sh*t like that? There needs good safety culture. If all your peers will give you an earful if they catch you doing something so visibly dangerous, you'll be less inclined to be a cowboy. C
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by davemp 3y ago
Yeah that’s what I was trying to imply.
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by davemp 3y ago
Pretty similar background here. Maybe successfully homeschooled adults are just hesitant to dive into this sort of discussion anecdote first?
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by davemp 3y ago
I think a big contributor to the public's lack of confidence is just worse product quality. Pretty much every non-search Google product I've used in the last 5 years has had major issues. It's not that we didn't have bug
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by davemp 3y ago
Not sure I agree. Most of my classes had recorded lectures and good notes from the TAs, but I still found taking hand written notes to be helpful. I even tried switch to a laptop then switched back after less than a semester.

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