What about not attacking successful indiegames for setting "unrealistic expectations" and instead direct your anger towards the encroaching consolidation of the industry that affects big AAA studios as well small indie outfits.
Tired of the gaming press pitting indies against each other, instead of calling out their big sponsors for sucking up all the resources while delivering half a billion dollar of unplayable slop.
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George Carlin said in "Carlin on Campus" (1984):
"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"
Your challenge is to apply this formula to age, and fill in the blanks:
"Have you ever noticed that anybody older than you is _______, and anyone younger than you is _______?"
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If you apply the scale so that it becomes a circle (as it should be) this spot is far more of the chart's..
in the current presentation it looks achievable, which is not😁
NASA Budget Cuts: Workforce Faces Uncertain Future
NASA's workforce faces a crossroads as budget cuts and policy shifts reshape its future. What will happen to the thousands leaving the agency?Ned Potter (IEEE Spectrum)
Transparenzbericht 2. Quartal 2025: Unsere Einnahmen und Ausgaben und mehr Reichweite
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Bloquear el acceso a contenidos nocivos no protegerá a los niños en Internet, por mucho que lo repitan los políticos británicos
El Reino Unido está viviendo un momento decisivo. A finales de julio entraron en vigor nuevas normas que obligan a todos los servicios en línea disponibles en el Reino Unido a evaluar si alojan contenidos considerados perjudiciales para los niños y, …Electronic Frontier Foundation
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XChat, mensageiro com criptografia de ponta a ponta do X, é liberado para todos
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XChat, mensageiro com criptografia de ponta a ponta do X, é liberado para todos
A ferramenta de chat com criptografia de ponta a ponta do X, ex-Twitter, agora está disponível para todosIgor Almenara Carneiro (TecMundo)
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La ruta de la tapa ‘Ven a Vivirlo’ impulsa la gastronomía en Carabanchel
Dieciséis bares ofrecen tapas exclusivas y Mahou San Miguel hasta el 14 de septiembre para atraer vecinos y visitantesVinetur
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Santander fora do ar hoje (05)? App do banco sofre instabilidade
App está fora do ar e serviço web apresenta instabilidade para atividades; confira mais detalhes sobre a falha na plataforma e relatosTechtudo
El corcho portugués refuerza su posición en Estados Unidos tras quedar libre de aranceles
La medida beneficia al sector vinícola estadounidense y refuerza la posición de Portugal como principal proveedor mundial de corchoVinetur
Recorded #OnThisDay 47 years ago:
Dr Feelgood - Peel Session 1978
The complete session recorded by Dr Feelgood on 5 September 1978 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 18th of that month.
Tracklist:
1. Night Time (0:07)
2. Take A Tip (3:59)
3. Down At The Doctors (7:26)
4. Sugar Shaker (10:29)
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Dr Feelgood - Peel Session 1978
The blog for the uploads to the group of Vibracobra23 channels on YouTube, featuring thousands of John Peel Sessions.vibracobra23.blogspot.com
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7 curiosidades de Hollow Knight Silksong que deixam o jogo ainda melhor
Jogo levou 6 anos em desenvolvimento e chegou a derrubar as lojas em sua chegada; confira outras curiosidades sobre o indieTechtudo
Large anti-ICE mobilization today outside of detention center outside of Chicago, IL.
Demonstrators blocked ICE vehicles, which turned around.
"Protesters gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, Illinois, on Friday. One of the organizers, Rachel Cohen, who was arrested last week, told CBS News Chicago that there are many concerned community members."
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@mc Hosting wird immer wilder!
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What to do with an old iPad
I recently inherited my parents’ old iPad 2. It had iOS 9 on it and was barely usable, in part due to how slow it was but mostly because of old SSL certificates and apps stopping support.owen-blogs
I was lucky enough to watch the premiere of "Nühai" ("Girl") by Shu Qi. Very moving.
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It was also nice to be surrounded by so many Chinese speakers.
Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Spreche - bewusst - am 11. September ab 18 Uhr in Günterstal, #Freiburg bei @balkonsolar über fossile #Gewalt & erneuerbare #Friedensenergien
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@alfredo The last veterans with any claim to "defending freedom" were deployed in WWII.
I get really tired of being told to thank people who, following orders, went and ruined various pieces of the world and our reputation abroad as though we'd fought for anything but oil and colonialism since.
CEO da OpenAI aceita pela primeira vez a teoria da internet morta
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CEO da OpenAI aceita pela primeira vez a teoria da internet morta • Tecnoblog
Sam Altman admitiu que teoria pode ter fundamento diante da proliferação de bots e contas automatizadas nas redes sociais. Declaração reacendeu críticas ao papel da própria OpenAI.Marina Borges (Mobilon Mídia LTDA)
“This story has been corrected to show that the reported effective dose of LSD is 100 micrograms, not 100 milligrams.”
Save 15% on Native Instruments software products rekkerd.org/save-15-on-native-…
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Valid for single use only, users can use voucher code REKKERD15 at the checkout to take advantage of the offer, which is valid on all Native Instruments software downloads of products with a respective minimum price of 49 USD/EUR, available at the NI…Ronnie (Rekkerd.org)
Lebanon’s cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, gives no timeline
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Lebanon’s cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, gives no timeline
Five Shia ministers walk out of cabinet debate as Hezbollah remains adamant it will hold onto its weapons.Al Jazeera
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Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-settlement-lawsuit-copyright/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mass defiance of Palestine Action ban “will not be silenced” by home raids
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"Defend Our Juries say 1,000 people signed up for Saturday’s mass disobedience in London ~ Scott Harris ~ Defend Our Juries (DOJ) has pledged the “largest ever day of defiance” of the Palestine Action ban this Saturday, after seven key members were arrested in home raids by counter-terrorism police. The
Mass defiance of Palestine Action ban "will not be silenced" by home raids - Freedom News
Defend Our Juries say 1,000 people signed up for Saturday’s mass disobedience in London ~ Scott Harris ~ Defend Our Juries (DOJ) has pledged the “largest ever day of defiance” of the Palestine Action ban this Saturday, after seven key members were ar…anarchy (Freedom Press)
This will be interesting every time UK government rounds up people and throws them in jail or arrest them. More people will show up at the next demonstration.
What’s next? I think they are going to have to put a fence around 10 Downing St. and declare everything on the other side of prison.
England will prevail!
Stop Killing Games
Pirate Parties International supports the
Stop Killing Games Initiative.
Let people keep playing the games they bought!
Provide gamers basic consumer rights.
Give clear notice before shutting down a game.
Offer refunds when access is removed.
Provide offline play or patches when servers close.
Be transparent about data use.
Protect game history and preservation.
Recent commentary by a Youtube games vlogger named “Pirate Software” misstates these aims. The Stop Killing Games Initiative was created to foster an open, inclusive, and democratic dialogue around the future of gaming culture, policy, and rights. Pirate Software’s portrayal distorts these core principles and risks undermining the credibility and positive aims of the initiative.
These recent portrayals of the project are misleading and risk creating division. The initiative’s true goal is to protect consumer rights and ensure game preservation. It is meant to be an open conversation, not an attack on game developers.
We want to build a positive movement. This requires collaboration between gamers, developers, and publishers to find fair solutions. Our focus is on digital rights, transparency, and clear policy.
We urge the gaming community to focus on these core principles. Let’s work together to build a future where games are preserved and gamers’ rights are respected.
The Stop Killing Games Initiative is, and must remain, a space for empowering the global gaming community through collaboration, openness, and respect. We call on all stakeholders to reject divisive or harmful misrepresentations and continue building a future where the voices of gamers everywhere are heard and respected.
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Regionali, Vendola mi candido sostenendo lealmente Decaro - Notizie - Ansa.it
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Regionali, Vendola mi candido sostenendo lealmente Decaro - Notizie - Ansa.it
"La mia disponibilità a candidarmi nella lista di Avs con spirito di servizio non ha altro obiettivo che questo: sostenere l'alleanza progressista, sostenere Decaro, spingere per il cambiamento che serve alla Puglia e all'Italia e, con la squadra di …Agenzia ANSA
a year ago i asked some friends 'do you know any product jobs in climate tech that aren't about greenwashing, or trading carbon credits' and it was 'uh not really'
anyway, today i am very glad i ended up where i did because if i had to live through *all of this* while *hating my job* (or having none, which would have meant i couldn't stay), it would have been much, much harder.
if you've recently lost your job, i'm sorry things suck, i've been there, don't be afraid to reach out for help, sympathy, connections.
there is nothing wrong with *you*. i had to remind myself through the constant rejections and ghosting and bad fits: i'm like a very unique restaurant serving a very specific cuisine that i like. some times in my career i can adjust it to cater to a broader audience. sometimes you have to do that. but not everybody will like what you're cooking.
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the best career advice i got was, somehow, from my immigration attorney.
he was like, 'there are tens of thousands of product managers in this city. tell me in a few words why what you do matters.'
anyway, that advice helped me get a job i like (i am a product manager with private and public sector experience, who builds great software for critical services in mission-driven orgs); and get my immigration status sorted (i am one of the few people who do this type of work who also have global experience on how to think about AI and its impact on people and society).
unfortunately, this hellscape demands that we all clamor to put a stake in the ground to show why we are special. tech especially has changed and isn't 'you can have a job if you can touch a computer' anymore.
like with many things about the hellscape, asking for help, reaching out to people, making connections if possible, are things that help. i understand it can be challenging for some people.
My favorite chapter from the Stephen Mitchell translation of the Tao Te Ching
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