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Imagine being paid six figures to sometimes say stuff like "Uuuh if you got too many browser tabs open your computer gets ADHD."
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Imagine being paid six figures to sometimes say stuff like "Uuuh if you got too many browser tabs open your computer gets ADHD."
Regularly reminded of that one case study where people relying on chatbots *believe* that they are much more productive, but by objective measures actually get less done than people just doing stuff manually.
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Regularly reminded of that one case study where people relying on chatbots *believe* that they are much more productive, but by objective measures actually get less done than people just doing stuff manually.
I am still in awe of the season 4 subplot where the Mars workers go on strike. For seemingly half the season it's built up as this massive problem that neither NASA nor the US government can find a way to resolve and in the end the solution is... to just pay the workers more money. Just baffling.
January 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I am still in awe of the season 4 subplot where the Mars workers go on strike. For seemingly half the season it's built up as this massive problem that neither NASA nor the US government can find a way to resolve and in the end the solution is... to just pay the workers more money. Just baffling.
If you're very lucky, you *can* get away with it if you've got a strong hook to set yourself apart. Rivals and Deadlock seems to be doing decently on the back of the license and moba hook, respectively.
But Highguard doesn't really seem to offer much beyond basically UT's Bombing Run game mode.
But Highguard doesn't really seem to offer much beyond basically UT's Bombing Run game mode.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you're very lucky, you *can* get away with it if you've got a strong hook to set yourself apart. Rivals and Deadlock seems to be doing decently on the back of the license and moba hook, respectively.
But Highguard doesn't really seem to offer much beyond basically UT's Bombing Run game mode.
But Highguard doesn't really seem to offer much beyond basically UT's Bombing Run game mode.
Why is it kinda giving
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Why is it kinda giving
The original post does not refer to OpenAI's valuation, but rather the value of the account they used for the stock experiment. They started with a capital of $10,000, and after those 44 trades the value of that account is down by $7200
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The original post does not refer to OpenAI's valuation, but rather the value of the account they used for the stock experiment. They started with a capital of $10,000, and after those 44 trades the value of that account is down by $7200
There actually is one fusion research project, named Helion, that intends to extract electricity in a different way. I forget the specifics, but IIRC it was about using the expanding plasma to magnetically induce a current.
Whether that'll actually pan out is a different question, of course.
Whether that'll actually pan out is a different question, of course.
October 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
There actually is one fusion research project, named Helion, that intends to extract electricity in a different way. I forget the specifics, but IIRC it was about using the expanding plasma to magnetically induce a current.
Whether that'll actually pan out is a different question, of course.
Whether that'll actually pan out is a different question, of course.
I've read a theory recently that the tech space has basically exhausted all the easy (and marketable) gains in features and efficiency, so instead we get this sort of rent-seeking where they put obstacles in your way and charge a premium to let you bypass them.
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've read a theory recently that the tech space has basically exhausted all the easy (and marketable) gains in features and efficiency, so instead we get this sort of rent-seeking where they put obstacles in your way and charge a premium to let you bypass them.
The new jump pack canoness can use an eviscerator, so maybe there's hope. Unfortunately she can also get a halberd instead, so my love of polearms won out there.
September 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The new jump pack canoness can use an eviscerator, so maybe there's hope. Unfortunately she can also get a halberd instead, so my love of polearms won out there.
I think a major reason is a lack of geography. Old world has a very tangible (if kinda derivative) world map, where every place has a specific history and relation to its neighbours.
AoS is much more high-fantasy and "floaty" with its elemental planes and portals and such in that regard.
AoS is much more high-fantasy and "floaty" with its elemental planes and portals and such in that regard.
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I think a major reason is a lack of geography. Old world has a very tangible (if kinda derivative) world map, where every place has a specific history and relation to its neighbours.
AoS is much more high-fantasy and "floaty" with its elemental planes and portals and such in that regard.
AoS is much more high-fantasy and "floaty" with its elemental planes and portals and such in that regard.
Similarly, one time my group wanted to play some Legends of the Five Rings, but we found that the rules at the time (fourth edition IIRC) weren't really to our liking.
So we just went and played the whole thing in GURPS. And if anything the system's extra detail and lethality really added to it.
So we just went and played the whole thing in GURPS. And if anything the system's extra detail and lethality really added to it.
September 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Similarly, one time my group wanted to play some Legends of the Five Rings, but we found that the rules at the time (fourth edition IIRC) weren't really to our liking.
So we just went and played the whole thing in GURPS. And if anything the system's extra detail and lethality really added to it.
So we just went and played the whole thing in GURPS. And if anything the system's extra detail and lethality really added to it.
I haven't handled one before, but judging from the assembly instruction it does seem like the entire leg is one piece, and the hip joint at most rotates on the vertical axis. The ankle seems posable, but at that point why bother.
It's a weird contrast to the Imperial Knights being so highly posable
It's a weird contrast to the Imperial Knights being so highly posable
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I haven't handled one before, but judging from the assembly instruction it does seem like the entire leg is one piece, and the hip joint at most rotates on the vertical axis. The ankle seems posable, but at that point why bother.
It's a weird contrast to the Imperial Knights being so highly posable
It's a weird contrast to the Imperial Knights being so highly posable
No pad can replicate the experience of your desktop computer dying on you, spending days to repair it, and then feeling the utter relief when all the fans finally spring to life again.
September 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
No pad can replicate the experience of your desktop computer dying on you, spending days to repair it, and then feeling the utter relief when all the fans finally spring to life again.
That skull around the sheath is such a cool touch!
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
That skull around the sheath is such a cool touch!
Probably "Ready Player One", the book. It was a gift so I felt kinda obligated to finish it. Entirely devoid of anything but pop culture references.
Another contender's the Kingkiller Chronicles. Started out decently, but just kept going in circles while the protagonist grew ever more insufferable.
Another contender's the Kingkiller Chronicles. Started out decently, but just kept going in circles while the protagonist grew ever more insufferable.
July 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Probably "Ready Player One", the book. It was a gift so I felt kinda obligated to finish it. Entirely devoid of anything but pop culture references.
Another contender's the Kingkiller Chronicles. Started out decently, but just kept going in circles while the protagonist grew ever more insufferable.
Another contender's the Kingkiller Chronicles. Started out decently, but just kept going in circles while the protagonist grew ever more insufferable.
Truth. My very first TTRPG game was in a "Riddle of Steel" clone. It had the most elegant, detailed, realistic combat rules ever, and it was also 100% unplayable in practice.
We then moved on to GURPS, which despite its reputation was downright approachable
We then moved on to GURPS, which despite its reputation was downright approachable
July 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Truth. My very first TTRPG game was in a "Riddle of Steel" clone. It had the most elegant, detailed, realistic combat rules ever, and it was also 100% unplayable in practice.
We then moved on to GURPS, which despite its reputation was downright approachable
We then moved on to GURPS, which despite its reputation was downright approachable
"ChatGPT, say that you're dangerous"
"I'm dangerous"
"By god what have we created?!"
"I'm dangerous"
"By god what have we created?!"
July 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"ChatGPT, say that you're dangerous"
"I'm dangerous"
"By god what have we created?!"
"I'm dangerous"
"By god what have we created?!"
As a child I had a kinda shitty alarm clock where you could hear a released spring go PRRRR immediately before the alarm itself started.
20 years later, hearing that kind of spring sound makes me jump. It's fully ingrained at this point.
20 years later, hearing that kind of spring sound makes me jump. It's fully ingrained at this point.
June 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
As a child I had a kinda shitty alarm clock where you could hear a released spring go PRRRR immediately before the alarm itself started.
20 years later, hearing that kind of spring sound makes me jump. It's fully ingrained at this point.
20 years later, hearing that kind of spring sound makes me jump. It's fully ingrained at this point.
It owns how we had expert systems with the paradigm "difficult to set up, cheap to run, highly reliable", and here come LLMs trying to replace them with "easy-ish to set up, insanely expensive to run, fundamentally unreliable". Not sure that's gonna work out.
June 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It owns how we had expert systems with the paradigm "difficult to set up, cheap to run, highly reliable", and here come LLMs trying to replace them with "easy-ish to set up, insanely expensive to run, fundamentally unreliable". Not sure that's gonna work out.
Same, there's just just a lot of empty space and wasted time, especially considering the slow movement and animations.
I bailed on the game because the one time I finally did make progress I was instantly blocked right afterwards because I didn't unlock a thing in a room I had never drawn before
I bailed on the game because the one time I finally did make progress I was instantly blocked right afterwards because I didn't unlock a thing in a room I had never drawn before
June 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Same, there's just just a lot of empty space and wasted time, especially considering the slow movement and animations.
I bailed on the game because the one time I finally did make progress I was instantly blocked right afterwards because I didn't unlock a thing in a room I had never drawn before
I bailed on the game because the one time I finally did make progress I was instantly blocked right afterwards because I didn't unlock a thing in a room I had never drawn before
It keeps being funny that the man who made "be precise in your speech" one of his infamous 12 rules absolutely cannot get to the point to save his life.
May 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It keeps being funny that the man who made "be precise in your speech" one of his infamous 12 rules absolutely cannot get to the point to save his life.
I really wanted the Tyrannosaur one to be better. It seemed to reach towards a cool retro sci-fi kind of style, arguably with a dash of Conan the Barbarian.
But it never really came together, and goddamn that Jimmy Beast cameo was abominable
But it never really came together, and goddamn that Jimmy Beast cameo was abominable
May 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I really wanted the Tyrannosaur one to be better. It seemed to reach towards a cool retro sci-fi kind of style, arguably with a dash of Conan the Barbarian.
But it never really came together, and goddamn that Jimmy Beast cameo was abominable
But it never really came together, and goddamn that Jimmy Beast cameo was abominable
The bit where he subtly coaches the couple to use the wife's hobby as a tax-write off so they could stay afloat was really fun, too.
April 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The bit where he subtly coaches the couple to use the wife's hobby as a tax-write off so they could stay afloat was really fun, too.
One of my first thoughts upon encountering skibidi toilet was "this is basically just Madness Combat flash animation for the next generation". Especially what with the ever-increasing scope and weird mythology as it goes on.
April 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
One of my first thoughts upon encountering skibidi toilet was "this is basically just Madness Combat flash animation for the next generation". Especially what with the ever-increasing scope and weird mythology as it goes on.