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I play some native games on a M4 Max using Steam, with good performance.

Baldurs Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Crimson Desert, No mans sky, Darkest Dungeon 1,2, Warhammer Rogue Trader, and a few other CRPGs. Crossover Mac is also an option for Windows games.

If you’re a hardcore gamer, the Mac isn’t going to cut it but it’s a lot better now than it used to be.

I use Gemini, and rarely ChatGPT (usually once or twice a day). I ask very narrow, pointed questions about something specific I would like an answer to. I typically will verify that the solution is good/accurate because I've been burned in the past by receiving what I'd characterize as a bad solution or "wrong" answer.

I think it's useful tool, but whenever I have a LLM attempt to develop an entire feature for me, the solution becomes to a pain to maintain (because I don't have the mental model around it or the solution has subtle issues).

Maybe people who are really deep into using AI are using Claude? Perhaps it's way better, I don't know.

I'm glad they've been able to do this, looks like a huge improvement for HD2 on PC.

I've been on PS5 since launch and aside from Baldur's Gate 3, it's been the best game this gen IMO.

The negativity I see towards the game (especially on Youtube) is weird. Some of the critiques seem legit but a lot of feels like rage bait, which appears to be a lot of YT videos around gaming lately.

Anyway, a big improvement for a great game. Seems like less of an incentive now to uninstall if you only play now and then.

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I’m 48, started as a web dev at age 30. I’ve been at a non-profit for quite awhile so not big tech and not big tech $ but I like my job and coworkers.

LinkedIn does this and it’s gross.

I’ve unsubscribed from at least 3-4 different types of emails from them already.

Typically 0.5 to 6 (max) in a single workday unless there's something urgent that needs fixing.

I also have meetings during the day, learning I want to do, etc., that takes up my 8 hrs/day.

I rarely max out all of my hours in a day purely programming unless there's crunch happening for a feature release, which is not a good sign. If I'm in crunch mode more bugs than usual are being created.

I program less time now when I first started. I am more efficient and I take more time to think of the proper solution before I even start.

If I were job searching, I'd probably be doing a lot more programming and learning to brush up before any interviews. I am not interview-ready. lol

I heavily agree. It’s something I had at my first office job. I had no email address, no messaging app, everything came through my PM or manager. Ive never been as productive as that job. Straight to work with no distractions and had clear goals.

Can we stop seeing their job postings on HN every other day now?

I don’t know how you don’t get blacklisted after something like this.

I'd personally be OK with hybrid or (near) full-time back in the office if housing wasn't so expensive near cities.

WFH has worked well for me but I can tell some of my coworkers really need to go back into the office now and then to help them focus. lol

Remember EverQuest?

Maybe I'm just old, and I don't get it, but I feel like EQ was way more addictive than Fortnite and explicitly developed to be so. The intermittent reward structure, the social aspect of it, etc.

Like someone else said, the OG of hardcore engagement maximization. I guess I don't have too much to add to the discussion but I think games have become _less_ addictive over time. Social media seems to have taken over in that regard.

Chicago is a good choice but a lot of people wouldn't be able to tolerate the winter.

It can be brutal to get through. The bonus on the other side of it is that the summers are amazing with all of the public beaches and summer events going on.

You can’t have affairs and avoid your family if you’re WFH.

Remember, a fine (typically insufficient) is just a measured cost of doing business.

How many times is it going to take for them to actually take this seriously?

The Stadia closure sealed it for me. Such amazing tech for what it was, completely unable to see the long-term and stay dedicated to a tech that's obviously going to have increasing adoption into the future. Handed over that entire market to MS without a fight. It even had a perfect release window during COVID when everyone was home and wasn't able to find PS5 or Xbox to buy.

Everything around that product was a summary of how Google handles things now. I can't take any new product release seriously from them anymore.

If it helps, an ex-coworker reconnecting with me to discuss job opportunities would be fine with me. It wouldn't bother me. We both know we're talking about jobs, maybe we were good acquaintances, maybe not.

I guess what I'm getting at is that I wouldn't be offended if an old coworker contacted me about a job after not hearing from them for years. We're all busy and have many priorities in our lives. It's kind of understood that we can't keep up with everyone.