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  1. Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance

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    What skybrian said: fully autonomous kill chains, and mass unmanned surveillance were their red lines. They had contracts within the defense sector besides the above, so if that's the breakpoint I...

    What skybrian said: fully autonomous kill chains, and mass unmanned surveillance were their red lines.

    They had contracts within the defense sector besides the above, so if that's the breakpoint I understand.

  2. Comment on Satisfactory | 1.2 launch trailer in ~games

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    Yes, that's the other way of formulating the concept. In my experience I just want to build man. I've done the alien whacking exploring side of the game already, I don't think barriers to entry...

    Yes, that's the other way of formulating the concept. In my experience I just want to build man. I've done the alien whacking exploring side of the game already, I don't think barriers to entry add much to the mystique anymore.
    I'm not so far gone that I give myself all the hard drives. I think being tech gated and getting those alt recipes yourself is part of the journey of naturally expanding your factory, but the arbitrary rock blocking access to the red woods can go kick rocks.

  3. Comment on Satisfactory | 1.2 launch trailer in ~games

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    Biomes did matter earlier in the development. Sometimes the aliens were more dangerous, access to biomes was tech limited, and you still can't find specific resources in some. The latter is most...

    Biomes did matter earlier in the development. Sometimes the aliens were more dangerous, access to biomes was tech limited, and you still can't find specific resources in some. The latter is most notable on new starts still.

    They kinda.. scope crept themselves out of that design choice. It used to be you needed some Nobelisks or something or other fancy tech to reach certain biomes. Nowadays you just build a power tower at max range and zipline across any and all barriers pretty much opening up the entire world as early as tier 4.

    Turns out that most people "just want to build man" so the whole seriousness of biomes was mostly dropped.
    I think that change in focus made the factory building of the game much more pronounced (and imho better for it), but for some it may feel like the world is mostly a static and vaguely alien set piece. Window dressing if you will. And that's probably true too.
    I don't think weather effects will make it feel significantly different.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes

  5. Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance

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    Did you mean OpenAI? Anthropic is the one that told the Pentagon to kick rocks and got blacklisted as a result.

    Did you mean OpenAI? Anthropic is the one that told the Pentagon to kick rocks and got blacklisted as a result.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Clanker: A word for the machine in ~tech

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    Work in tech support for a couple of weeks and get back to me with your findings.

    Just like I don't have a special word for the printer that refuses to let me print anything

    Work in tech support for a couple of weeks and get back to me with your findings.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Clanker: A word for the machine in ~tech

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    I mean.. they do. Genau's presence during the last cour was entirely to show his character and morality. It forced him to deal with the death of his partner. I think they're mediocre villains too,...

    or as a lens through which to understand human emotion

    I mean.. they do. Genau's presence during the last cour was entirely to show his character and morality. It forced him to deal with the death of his partner.

    I think they're mediocre villains too, but I think that's besides the point in Frieren. The fights are rarely more than a couple of panels in the original manga depiction. It's the anime that draws out the fight scenes and puts an outsized emphasis on demons.

  8. Comment on Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century in ~humanities.history

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    This is why plenty of countries have Treasure laws that upon finding treasure mandates you to report your find. Some also automatically transfer ownership to the state. Even so, rewards aren't...

    This is why plenty of countries have Treasure laws that upon finding treasure mandates you to report your find. Some also automatically transfer ownership to the state.

    Even so, rewards aren't uncommon. It's quite understandable that it's difficult to hand over a fortune and not just call finders keepers losers weepers.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes

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    I think this doesn't highlight (not purposefully) the effectiveness of the site's design philosophy. Strict enforcement of the "don't be an asshole" rule for one, but deliberate placement of...

    I think this doesn't highlight (not purposefully) the effectiveness of the site's design philosophy. Strict enforcement of the "don't be an asshole" rule for one, but deliberate placement of friction too, as well as nudging people towards reading and voting on responses on their own posts.

    Consider the placement where to create a new post. It's at the bottom so you have to scroll past all replies before adding your own, keeping standards up but also creating engagement as you're nudged towards reading before responding.
    Additionally, responses in your inbox are not automatically marked as read and by making the mark read button tiny while also making Vote the first option available underneath the reply neatly push you towards engaging with purpose.

    These are just a couple of examples that create an environment where people respond to each other in good faith. Most of the time. Things can get heated, we're human after all, but that's where rule number one comes back into play.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on How has inflation changed your quality of life? in ~finance

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    Crassus may not have a digital cadaster or a car, but he did have a private army and sole access to a firefighting team.

    Crassus may not have a digital cadaster or a car, but he did have a private army and sole access to a firefighting team.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Ghost Ship Games seems to have launched into early access to try and figure things out along the way towards 1.1 and through no fault of their own, people seem to have the idea that it's a damn...

    Ghost Ship Games seems to have launched into early access to try and figure things out along the way towards 1.1 and through no fault of their own, people seem to have the idea that it's a damn crime that it's not at the level of the by now YEARS old DRG.

    I agree, the reviews seem to be from people annoyed that it isn't DRG 2, while also expecting an early access game to be as good as the predecessor out of the gate. It's unreasonable and few reviews have any merit.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance

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    SpaceX was the one where Elon was the most hands off, and it turned a profit using a product that can be used worldwide. That product enables communication for people that otherwise had no real...

    SpaceX was the one where Elon was the most hands off, and it turned a profit using a product that can be used worldwide. That product enables communication for people that otherwise had no real chance at a decent internet speed.

    But then he started hemorrhaging money through Grok and the Twitter acquisition so he couldn't help himself but bail himself out through the profitability of SpaceX.

    It turned a company with significance and a chance for serious growth into life support for a tumor that needn't be there.

    21 votes

  13. Comment on 'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill in ~games

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    That is probably true, I framed it poorly because I wrote it too hastily. They seem to be vehemently against the reconstruction because it's against the law.

    If recreations were somehow done with permission, I bet they'd be celebrated.

    That is probably true, I framed it poorly because I wrote it too hastily. They seem to be vehemently against the reconstruction because it's against the law.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance

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    I think they do have their satellite stuff down pat. Starlink is genuinely a good product that sees profitability. Their rockets are simply expensive R&D but Starlink kept that in balance as to...

    I think they do have their satellite stuff down pat. Starlink is genuinely a good product that sees profitability. Their rockets are simply expensive R&D but Starlink kept that in balance as to not tank the company.. it's the acquisition of xAI and Twitter that has an outsized effect on their profitability.

    Truthfully, I can't verify your question within their SEC filing. You're right that it would change the story.

    10 votes

  15. Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance

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    My bet is that he will buy Tesla after the IPO and merge it with SpaceX like he did with xAI. Then weigh down the profitability of Starlink even more with another dead weight branch.

    My bet is that he will buy Tesla after the IPO and merge it with SpaceX like he did with xAI. Then weigh down the profitability of Starlink even more with another dead weight branch.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance

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    SpaceX long term plan in their IPO filings boils down to AI. Their rocketry is mentioned surprisingly scarce. Starlink is the only profitable part of that company, with a respectable profit...

    SpaceX long term plan in their IPO filings boils down to AI. Their rocketry is mentioned surprisingly scarce. Starlink is the only profitable part of that company, with a respectable profit befitting a medium sized company, and the absolute anchor that is AI spending and Twitter/X pulling the entire venture into negative profitability.

    The long term plan of SpaceX is "we'll figure out cooling in space some day, trust me" when "trust me" is something to back away from when Elon says that about anything.

    It IPOs at an incredible level not befitting a company with this level of revenue, while also strong arming the Nasdaq into allowing everyone's 401k to pick up that stock at a ridiculous valuation. Courtesy of the low float.

    It's a good way to dump the stock on the pensions when it inevitably sees a valuation downturn.

    38 votes

  17. Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk

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    Most of these guys end up thinking they got the people this far, they MUST be needed to continue leading the people because others can't do it as well as they can. Like you said, even if they...

    even if they didn't start out like that

    Most of these guys end up thinking they got the people this far, they MUST be needed to continue leading the people because others can't do it as well as they can. Like you said, even if they didn't start out like that. Some of the revolutionaries raving against the establishment end up becoming the establishment.

  18. Comment on 'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill in ~games

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    Oh right, City of Heroes happened! It slipped my mind. Recently one very dedicated Nier fan recreated the entire mobile game after it shut down, gacha and all, and got some severe backlash from...

    Oh right, City of Heroes happened! It slipped my mind.

    Recently one very dedicated Nier fan recreated the entire mobile game after it shut down, gacha and all, and got some severe backlash from it. Not just the company, but also the Japanese populace. Turns out they're vehemently against perceived piracy. They're certainly not appreciative of game restoration in the same way the US or Europe are.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on 'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill in ~games

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    Isn't it? Shuttering The Crew and launching the sequel to force players to the new game sure smells like intention to me. Ubisoft hasn't been very consumer friendly since the early aughties so I...

    This isn't malice, this is apathy.

    Isn't it? Shuttering The Crew and launching the sequel to force players to the new game sure smells like intention to me. Ubisoft hasn't been very consumer friendly since the early aughties so I wouldn't put it past them.

    8 votes

  20. Comment on 'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill in ~games

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    Allowing private servers. It's relatively simple in this case. The tech is there. This is a hypothetical of course, Blizzard doesn't look anywhere near sunsetting WoW, nor do I expect them to...

    but then what should they be forced to do?

    Allowing private servers. It's relatively simple in this case. The tech is there.

    This is a hypothetical of course, Blizzard doesn't look anywhere near sunsetting WoW, nor do I expect them to allow private servers while they're still offering the service themselves, that'd be stupid. This is in case they ever decide to fully step away from the project and shut it down. I would want a game I paid for to be available through other means: i.e. private servers.

    Edit to add: the market isn't self regulating this. The frequency of dead games is only increasing and doesn't seem to slow down without any governmental restrictions halting the practise. Turns out that the big boys in the industry are doing this disproportionately often.

    7 votes