Seems like another example where the people making decisions are not qualified to make those decisions.

My team assigns both hours and points to tasks. I’ve never seen the points used for anything but they still spend time on it.

Has management known that?

A lot of problems seem to be downstream from “management are idiots and assholes”

No shit.

One of the problems is all the people who were fucking wrong don’t suffer any lasting consequences. They will be listened to again.

Conservatives are such a heady mix of stupid and dishonest.

I don’t see who would buy it and it goes well for customers.

These megacorps shouldn’t be allowed to get so big in the first place!

Without jeopardizing your academics, prioritize rare things.

TV and video games will always be there. Your friend asking you to come play tennis won’t. Go play tennis even if you don’t think you’ll love it.

Not easily and safely. You could try to talk to them, but most people are kind of brittle and will get defensive if you so much as suggest they are not saints.

Recognize that behavior in yourself, and try to be better. We’re all vulnerable to getting defensive when we’re wrong.

A large part of code review has been preventing people from doing stupid shit. AI is making stupid shit worse. It’s not defects, it’s “adding a whole micro service to get the user name from the ID, when the name is already in the metadata” or whatever that recent meme was.

Or that time a guy wrote a whole DSL instead of using the existing framework. Technically impressive, but adds a huge burden.

Many people simply do not seek a faster way of doing things.

Right. But if you’re a soulless manager, and you set faster timelines, you PIP and fire the people who don’t make it. They’ll use the tools or be replaced.

It’s the same as an AI mandate, except less stupid. (It can still be stupid if you set the timelines impossibly fast, but management is not known for being smart or informed)

I wouldn’t do this as me because I’m not a soulless manager.

If AI actually made people faster and more productive, they could simply set faster timelines and people would use the tools.

There are AI mandates because the people in leadership are stupid and dishonest. “Return to office” has the same shape. For many people working from home is healthier and more productive, and it’s better for the environment not to commute as much, but the emotional needs of leadership are primary.

It’s infuriating that the mob just went on with their day.

I do wonder what the right wing fanatics are going to say about gun control when someone shoots a would be lynch mob dead.

I know. People are an endless source of disappointment.

Refuse to pay. If we all just refused to pay, they would have to change.

But too many people don’t care, so I guess we’ll all just suffer.

I will continue to not buy EA products. Fuck 'em

Google is run my by assholes and idiots. Break it apart.

Edit: fixed silly typo

I feel like we should run honeypots like this, and anyone who falls for it goes right to, like, therapy and “how not to be scammed” training.

The freedom was always kind of dicey. Sedition act of 1798, for example.

Women also historically had a bad time of it. And the native peoples. Queer folks, too. Religious freedom is hit or miss.

It’s been pretty good for wealthy people, historically. They’ve been pretty free.

I’ve seen some funny comments, but the ones that are like “ur so hot” are baffling.

Played it a bit. Mouse and keyboard. Computer details:

Firefox 153.0, 
Operating System: Pop!_OS 24.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13
Kernel Version: 7.0.11-76070011-generic (64-bit)

• Sometimes clicking to attack… doesn’t. Not because of stamina, but feels like the input was lost. One-two-three, one-two-three, and then i can’t attack anymore. It’s not missing stamina, but you might want to add feedback when that is the case. Edit: Some areas might be no-combat and maybe I was on the border of one?
• Dodging is very stamina expensive
• Stamina regen is slow
• The dialogue is… passable. I might be an outlier, but I really don’t care about story until after I’m invested a little. The protagonist is kind of a weird mix of blank slate and has-a-personality, which is odd.
• Fetch quest for honey? …okay
• Why do i have to explicitly equip the sickle and pick? they’re in the inventory already. Would prefer that was automated.
• These starting bees are kind of sturdy. Seven or so whacks to finish them off seems excessive. They also have big iframes on their dodges. Even with the axe, they take quite a few hits. Feels like trash mobs should go down in at most one combo.
• Wasn’t able to get the riposte to work after the tutorial
• I prefer the estus model of healing. Have a set number until you hit a checkpoint. Is this going to turn into grind-detours to get crafting materials? The signposts only heal you once?
• There seems to be no benefit to fighting. No xp, no items. Guess I’ll just run past everything. Feels weird.
• Killed the big bee after getting the axe. Competent fight, but not that exciting. Not a lot of counter-play. Mostly just whacked it and walked away to let stamina recharge.
• Bandit-mook guy has incredible poise. Finishes his move even when I’m hitting him in the face with an axe. Also, like the bees, very sturdy. I only fought one because the bandits are too sturdy, and there’s no reward. Feels weird, though.
• Killed big bandit by spamming attack and potions. Don’t have enough dodges to feel good avoiding his smash. Not sure why I have 99 potions.
• I don’t get anything for killing him? No xp, no cool sword?
• I didn’t explore much because it didn’t seem like there was a point
• And then I lost interest

Games I’d want more inspiration from:

• CrossCode. Similar visual style. Combat system is more robust
• Titan Souls: If you want complicated boss fights
• Valdis Story: 2d side scroller, but has a rich combat system. It has animation canceling as a core concept, which feels great.

Overall it’s a very technically competent game - better than I could do - but it’s not enough to make me keep going after the big bandit.