Any rotating shift worker will tell you. Black out curtains. They’re a god send.

Because closing the studio you hand picked to carry the franchise that used to set retail sales records explicitly says “we shit the bed” to the community and more importantly(to them), shareholders.

me getting physical Microsoft junk mail when I try playing chess by correspondence

Why have you done this.

While ad free implies being on some sort of game pass (fuck that now as it is), I would sooner go back to board games before ever even considering a game with this included. Companies buying virtual billboards was gross enough.

Big props to M$ for patenting this so when they inevitably fuck it up, it’s off the table for others.

They originally had permission from the stones for the main (string) sample in bittersweet. However stones said it went slightly longer than they agreed to, sued and won royalties I believe. Fuck the Stones.

Man Sony just going back to back with these fumbles. Be curious to hear the rationale in 5 or so years as to what the fuck they’re thinking.

I think it was Lindsay Ellis who speculated that in the case of people like Lee Harvey Oswald (and potentially the guy who shot Lenon), it’s about notoriety. Oswald was a loser, who couldn’t hold down a job, thought of more of himself than deserved, was unhappy with how his life was going and wasn’t particularly bright. Due to his time in the military though, he could shoot a rifle.

Time and time again, there a plenty of people who are either contributing nothing to society or less often, are forgotten by it. They become bitter and in some cases are also mentally unwell. So they decide to make their mark by killing people. In the case of celebrities and political figures it’s a mean of forcing their way into the history books. I’m sure some of the time there’s an element of political motivation but it feels secondary it a lot of cases.

Definitely a fair point. Either way, hopefully we as a species never get any firm evidence to answer either way.

I think it’s more that given most scenarios that require a doomsday bunker would result in the collapse of society, you’d probably not live long enough for gold to have close to its current value again. I’m reminded of a movie quote “these are desert people, they value water not gold”. After reading The Road again recently, I have a hard time picturing most people, a majority of which are emaciated and struggling each day to find food survive, caring about or walking around with heavy metal bars.

So while no one dispute gold being precious or having value, it’s more that the value system of society in such a scenario would be drastically different. Plus, you emerge from a bunker into the new, hardened world and try to buy people with gold, it’d probably go the route of the security detail I mentioned. Who’s going to serve as security for people that likely won’t have food left to offer, will have a target on their back for who they were and probably aren’t going to share their extravagant shelter with you?

I don’t even get the point of them for billionaires. Like what, you’ll emerge after some calamity and say “well actually I was very wealthy and important in the old world”? These things are going to serve as glorified loot chest for the desperate who survive any sort of scenario that justifies their use. Assuming people don’t just seal up all the intakes and entrances to spite them. No one survives the surface? There’s going to be nothing for these people to return to anyway.

That’s all just assuming the security detail/staff transporting them don’t just shoot them and take their spot after hearing “thanks for getting us here and keeping us safe but there’s only supplies and room for my family, so back to the apocalypse you go”. So fucking stupid.

So it’s deep enough to not hit your head if you fall/jump in but not deep enough to drown? That’s awfully convenient and specific. A thin layer of mud will also do little to soften a blow when below is concrete. You’re certain they landed in the centre and not the, as you state, shallower sides? I also notice you never link articles when you go on these very productive posting sprees. Wonder why that is?

Explanations such as alluded to in my comment. This nonsense clearly consumes a lot of your thoughts and time. Hint: it has nothing to do with someone “forgetting to stand up”.

No, you’d rather believe a story with numerous plausible explanations is some conspiracy. A conspiracy of fucking canals of all things. I doubt you leave the house much if your crusade against UK canals is any indication, but next time you go to a public pool, read what the warning signs say not to do near the shallow end. Report back.

I’m criticising your use of the tool in posting as well as commenting because you’re either intentionally or too stupid to realise it’s leading you around in circles e.g.

I’m also not claiming automation is the only way Lemmy can grow. I’m saying it’s one tool for solving the empty-community problem. If you have a better scalable way to get thousands of mostly dead communities active, great. Build it.

Does not make fucking sense as a response to my point. Only an idiot prompt fondling their argument would think this is somehow a passable or logical reply. You’re arguing for automation, not that it’s the only way, nor did I claim you said it’s the only way. It’s practically a non-sequitur. Christ I have to restate your argument for you that’s how bad it is. It’s why your post/reply get downvoted consistently, because you value any output over all else, even if it’s trash you claim to be curated. It’s noise.

Build it? Build fucking what. Actually read what people type and understand it instead of feeding it to an LLM in a vain hope to convince people of your POV. I and most people here don’t want inorganic growth or “”tools””. If some community are empty, low traffic then people can populate them when and if there is enough desire. Do you understand that?

Also you don’t write shit, you don’t create content and you don’t curate anything. You vibe code AI to do these things for you with a minimal amount of input. Either way, I’m arguing with an LLM essentially. Cya never hopefully.

I doubt you’ve made multiple profitable businesses if you can’t even make your own arguments and just copy paste LLM output between comments. Not that it matters if it is somehow true.

Prioritising growth is practically antithetical to decentralisation and the fediverse in general. If the growth takes longer, so be it. Lemmy has grown in the relatively short time I’ve been here. Noticeably so and a majority done without shitty bot posting and AI posting. People who join here typically hate that shit and the glorious algorithm TM. Again you’re attempting to conflate the growth/health of Lemmy with serial bot posting and AI posting. The former does not require the latter. The majority of internet sites grew without the latter. The majority of people here don’t like the latter and don’t think the former is worth it. No amount of jank LLM output, because to you’ve had to make it argue your perspective for you, will change that. Anyway I’ve not going to waste further time on this with someone too lazy to formulate and type their own response.

its a skeleton of what it can be

You talk like a c suite wanna be. Must be in the frequent AI use.

I don’t know if the LLM you run everything by told you that’s a compelling argument or not, but it isn’t. Valuing numbers is what led to reddit being a shit hole. All of which have nothing to do with serial bot posting or using AI to post.

Not every active poster, just serial bot posters and those who use AI to post. Which is good the less of you in the central fediverse the better.

I rate it hey, I spent ages um’ing and ah’ing over a new controller when my old one died. Really solid for its price, zero complaints so far. Oh man, I love the nemesis system, so annoyed it was patented. Especially in the second game, video game crack for me.

It did in good part for me but full disclosure I’ve only played a few hours on a free weekend but still intend to pick it up. I’d say it definitely will but there’s something to be said for the transition from top down to first person. There’s a specific feeling to setting up an entire block in factorio to be a nuclear power plant and block clearing artillery trains that I’m not sure exist in satisfactory. That said I largely haven’t picked up satisfactory yet because I strongly suspect it will consume a month of my life at least when I do.

Shadow of Mordor - Got a steam controller recently, still very satisfying and fun to play even if I prefer the sequel.

Quake - The first instalment got a remaster for the 30th anniversary. I’ve always been a Q2 guy personally and have many fond memories playing it at a mates place in primary school. Very much appreciating 1 again with the remaster though.

Factorio - Every so often I still get a craving for this even if the space age release really took a lot of the shine off it for me personally. Still enjoy it but doubt I’ll even make it to rocket launch this run.

Vintage story - Not really a patient game. Very much enjoyed it, very comfy, managed to get a good farm going, some chicken/boars and to Bronze Age. Will probably scape through winter but having recently started the search for iron will probably drop it until further updates.