I hate headlines like these. It feels like they're intentionally ambiguous.
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Honestly, I'm a bit skeptical of StopKillingGames. It feels like a good thing, but it also comes off as naive. Like the whole "just distribute the server" requirement is impossible with the way modern games are developed, and may be cost-prohibitive to implement for most developers well into the future. Besides, some games really are less like a painting and more like a musical; performance art necessarily has to end at some point, so it's all about the experience and the memories. Nobody complains when the actors take a bow, because that's the expectation.
Louis Rossman sometimes rubs me the wrong way, but he usually makes really good, nuanced points: https://youtu.be/TF4zH8bJDI8?si=m4QGHfHY1fOtITpw
Keep the debate alive, because we all love playing games.
The challenge is that requires creativity. Creativity isn't a stable investment.
Viva La indie game studio!
Didn't they give out refunds? That seems like the right thing to do when a massively multiplayer game is dead on arrival.
Harris Says Privatizing Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Could Add $1,200 To Mortgage Costs: Is She Right?
Yes, absolutely. My point is that some regulations are counterproductive, or just plain wrong... like redlining.
Harris Says Privatizing Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Could Add $1,200 To Mortgage Costs: Is She Right?
Always works out real well for the owners while everyone else pays the bill.
Ironically, there's a whole movement that directly fights that sentiment by deregulating the supply of housing. It's called YIMBY. When housing is a rarity, it's more expensive, so why not make more housing?
It probably boils down to the definition of "user" vs. owner/admin/host ... But I wouldn't be surprised if those definitions were unclear or missing entirely.
Imagine the stuff they wanted to keep secret???
Here's a taste: https://climate-reporting.org/undercover-in-project-2025/
We are!
Organisers of the Army of Drones campaign say they have built or purchased an extra 3,300 drones. Some 400 people have even sent their own hobby drones in the mail.
Well said. We're on the same page, and I totally agree.
Although I absolutely think we've gone overboard on tipping, I genuinely think tipping shouldn't be completely banned. Rather, ban expected tipping.
For instance, last time my wife and I were in London, we, as a clueless American couple, visited a tavern during their busiest period after work. We left a few pounds above and beyond the bill because it was clear they went above and beyond to serve us promptly and excellently despite the fact that they were literally overflowing with patrons. That's how tipping should work.
Which is extra ironic, because apples are native to Asia.