Our_Benefactors

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Comment · 3 days ago
Man fails to build nest egg, reaps the rewards.

If he was really making $500k/year for an extended period of time he must have had the lifestyle inflation to match, in order to be homeless in such a short timespan.

Comment · 1 month ago
You don’t have to be from the city to read a crime chart. What kind of absurd gatekeeping is this?
Comment · 1 month ago
Yes, flock cameras basically solved the problem with San Fran car breakins.
Comment · 1 month ago
> pre-AI taste

You pretty clearly did say this.

Comment · 1 month ago
I’m confused by the premise of this. When my AI wants to change a few lines, it changes those few lines. It doesn’t rewrite the file. This smells like snake oil.
Comment · 1 month ago
This is what’s know as “cope”. People are not being hired on the basis of how well they know how to not use AI. That is the basis of what people were hired on before AI, because no alternative existed.
Comment · 1 month ago
If you don’t use the MCP Claude will default to taking screenshots of figma designs.
Comment · 2 months ago
Because it’s not a complete or compelling experience if the systems aren’t naturally exposed and taught over time in a progressive manner. This has been a cornerstone of good game design for over 30 years.
Comment · 2 months ago
Unlike dwarf fortress, minecraft is fun and engaging from minute zero, and exposes its systems to you naturally over time. Terrible comparison.
Comment · 2 months ago
It’s the games job to create an on ramp to understanding. It’s not mine to spend 200 hours grasping every concept before I can play “the real game”, that’s just shitty game design.
Comment · 2 months ago
“Friendlier” and still one of the worst UIs available. It’s nearly impenetrable and the game has no tutorial to speak of, no on-ramps for new players, and is probably the most overrated game I’ve ever had the displeasure of playing.

I’m convinced from articles about dwarf fortress that it’s a game that few actually play and enjoy, but like talking about as if it’s fun. The promise of dwarf fortress is far more interesting than the actual gameplay.

EDIT: To people who are rebutting this by saying “it’s just not for you” - that’s entirely my point. Few people enjoy it. I am the majority opinion here.

Comment · 2 months ago
Fun! Just wished someone a happy burn.
Comment · 3 months ago
“This story has a bittersweet ending, because Roger told us that as he worked on the project, he realized the income would complicate his own tax affairs”

Do they not have accountants in the UK? Seems bonkers to come out of retirement for a lucrative payday and then give it away on account of some extra paperwork.

Comment · 3 months ago
It says right at the top of the page “Pre-release: DMPress is at 1.0.0-beta.80 and is not yet recommended for production use.”
Comment · 3 months ago
0 AED = $0

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