BoxofShards
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I like fish, trading cards, software and business.
Every game needs a character that is truly unambiguously not okay. Otherwise, they have no point of reference and foam at simple things like zoners.
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Every game needs a character that is truly unambiguously not okay. Otherwise, they have no point of reference and foam at simple things like zoners.
At face value, this suit does pretty much nothing to protect consumers. They can shut you down whether you pay 30, 20, or 99.
But I guess I'll read the room and just say "hell yea" If the target of the suit is taking advantage of an unregulated hellscape.
But I guess I'll read the room and just say "hell yea" If the target of the suit is taking advantage of an unregulated hellscape.
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
At face value, this suit does pretty much nothing to protect consumers. They can shut you down whether you pay 30, 20, or 99.
But I guess I'll read the room and just say "hell yea" If the target of the suit is taking advantage of an unregulated hellscape.
But I guess I'll read the room and just say "hell yea" If the target of the suit is taking advantage of an unregulated hellscape.
Holy based.
Steam needs a legal hellfire on them, but I'll recognize a w when I see it.
Steam needs a legal hellfire on them, but I'll recognize a w when I see it.
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Holy based.
Steam needs a legal hellfire on them, but I'll recognize a w when I see it.
Steam needs a legal hellfire on them, but I'll recognize a w when I see it.
Respectfully, 30% is an extremely low marginal cost for any product. The existence of steam brings you a lot more opportunity than you would have otherwise.
This isn't a UK legislation issue. This is a 656m lawsuit troll. I promise you they don't care about you.
This isn't a UK legislation issue. This is a 656m lawsuit troll. I promise you they don't care about you.
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Respectfully, 30% is an extremely low marginal cost for any product. The existence of steam brings you a lot more opportunity than you would have otherwise.
This isn't a UK legislation issue. This is a 656m lawsuit troll. I promise you they don't care about you.
This isn't a UK legislation issue. This is a 656m lawsuit troll. I promise you they don't care about you.
The consequences need to make the reconstruction and the Nuremberg trials combined look like a trip to disneyland.
January 26, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The consequences need to make the reconstruction and the Nuremberg trials combined look like a trip to disneyland.
Continuity, brother. I'm not really focusing on employment agreements (Though those can be predatory). I'm rebuking that guy's stupid-ass take that theft requires the victim to lose a physical asset.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Continuity, brother. I'm not really focusing on employment agreements (Though those can be predatory). I'm rebuking that guy's stupid-ass take that theft requires the victim to lose a physical asset.
Creators should have the right to demand payment for their work.
Not the right to request support or donations. The right to be the arbiter who decides if you can have it or not.
Otherwise you think the labor of artists is fundamentally less.
Not the right to request support or donations. The right to be the arbiter who decides if you can have it or not.
Otherwise you think the labor of artists is fundamentally less.
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Creators should have the right to demand payment for their work.
Not the right to request support or donations. The right to be the arbiter who decides if you can have it or not.
Otherwise you think the labor of artists is fundamentally less.
Not the right to request support or donations. The right to be the arbiter who decides if you can have it or not.
Otherwise you think the labor of artists is fundamentally less.
Harmony was unlucky. It was a very ambitious game, but the castle was just too convoluted for me. The colors and audio were built around hardware limitations that aren't relevant anymore. It's the only iga I dnf.
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Harmony was unlucky. It was a very ambitious game, but the castle was just too convoluted for me. The colors and audio were built around hardware limitations that aren't relevant anymore. It's the only iga I dnf.
You only get bars like this from scrubquotes from the riot launcher.
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
You only get bars like this from scrubquotes from the riot launcher.
When it comes to player experience, half of your grade is how the game controls. I don't understand how somebody could think it's easy to finely tune and dev a state machine behind mario or sonic, but get lost on buttons or menus.
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
When it comes to player experience, half of your grade is how the game controls. I don't understand how somebody could think it's easy to finely tune and dev a state machine behind mario or sonic, but get lost on buttons or menus.
Trying to learn game dev before mastering simple front end ui kind of sounds like trying to make risotto before you can microwave noodles.
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Trying to learn game dev before mastering simple front end ui kind of sounds like trying to make risotto before you can microwave noodles.
There's no way riot didn't hire psychologists to find out why and how it got so bad. To be a fly on the wall at that meeting...
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
There's no way riot didn't hire psychologists to find out why and how it got so bad. To be a fly on the wall at that meeting...
This only contributes to the theory that "crunch" in the game industry is just the result of most incompetent leaders you could possibly find being given unlimited funding to torture their devs.
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
This only contributes to the theory that "crunch" in the game industry is just the result of most incompetent leaders you could possibly find being given unlimited funding to torture their devs.
Most of the caffeine washes out with the first steep, but the aroma comes out slower. You're not going to overdose doing this.
A little bit of trial and error on steep times and which leaves you buy helps, but even doing these steps at all completely changes the experience.
A little bit of trial and error on steep times and which leaves you buy helps, but even doing these steps at all completely changes the experience.
January 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Most of the caffeine washes out with the first steep, but the aroma comes out slower. You're not going to overdose doing this.
A little bit of trial and error on steep times and which leaves you buy helps, but even doing these steps at all completely changes the experience.
A little bit of trial and error on steep times and which leaves you buy helps, but even doing these steps at all completely changes the experience.
Oh my god, it makes such a huge difference. It turns a normally acrid drink into something truly heavenly.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Oh my god, it makes such a huge difference. It turns a normally acrid drink into something truly heavenly.
Real quick notes:
Buy whole leaves or pearls from a good source. Quality is everything.
Get an electric kettle that can heat to the recommended temperature. Try starting 200.
The same leaves can be steeped for three cups/pots. Thats the sweet spot.
Buy whole leaves or pearls from a good source. Quality is everything.
Get an electric kettle that can heat to the recommended temperature. Try starting 200.
The same leaves can be steeped for three cups/pots. Thats the sweet spot.
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Real quick notes:
Buy whole leaves or pearls from a good source. Quality is everything.
Get an electric kettle that can heat to the recommended temperature. Try starting 200.
The same leaves can be steeped for three cups/pots. Thats the sweet spot.
Buy whole leaves or pearls from a good source. Quality is everything.
Get an electric kettle that can heat to the recommended temperature. Try starting 200.
The same leaves can be steeped for three cups/pots. Thats the sweet spot.
What exactly is a "hidden" chapter? Paper Mario doesn't open each with "Chapter 1 of 7". This is barely a narrative difference from ttyd.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What exactly is a "hidden" chapter? Paper Mario doesn't open each with "Chapter 1 of 7". This is barely a narrative difference from ttyd.
Modding is fun. I'm sick of almost seemingly every version of D&D/pf shipping in a broken state and the community touting that as a feature.
There countless voices praising homebrew. Can we please, please have some standards for the
Product out of the box.
There countless voices praising homebrew. Can we please, please have some standards for the
Product out of the box.
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Modding is fun. I'm sick of almost seemingly every version of D&D/pf shipping in a broken state and the community touting that as a feature.
There countless voices praising homebrew. Can we please, please have some standards for the
Product out of the box.
There countless voices praising homebrew. Can we please, please have some standards for the
Product out of the box.
The efforts to invent a separate, genuine conservative party are cute, and maybe even productive, but don't reflect reality.
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The efforts to invent a separate, genuine conservative party are cute, and maybe even productive, but don't reflect reality.
Every software company does this, it's a basic practice.
Good code is sort of like building a tool. Once you've made a hammer, you have it in your toolbox and can use it to build more complex things.
Good code is sort of like building a tool. Once you've made a hammer, you have it in your toolbox and can use it to build more complex things.
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Every software company does this, it's a basic practice.
Good code is sort of like building a tool. Once you've made a hammer, you have it in your toolbox and can use it to build more complex things.
Good code is sort of like building a tool. Once you've made a hammer, you have it in your toolbox and can use it to build more complex things.