Stamets

Stamets, rok temu

For real. Was playing a Star Wars game again recently. Devs had dropped support and the community had become rampagingly toxic. I found a discord to play with people and actually have a voice chat and they all whined about how no new players showed up but they were repugnant to an extreme. Hyper gatekeep-y for a start but then add on a massive dose of sexism, racism and every other flavor of bigotry.

Decided maybe that the game had died for a reason and uninstalled that shit.

Stamets, rok temu

I was talking about Battlefront 2 (2016) but Squadrons also applies. I tried playing that game online 3 times and just never bothered continuing it. I get being sweaty, fine, but being toxic about it is something else. Just not interested in it anymore. Been playing stuff like Baldurs Gate 3 perpetually now and it’s great. Or the Hitman trilogy. Actually looking at my playstation almost all the games are singleplayer. Only multiplayer game recently is a co-op game, It Takes Two.

Stamets, rok temu

Same. I used to play tournaments so I’m good but I don’t go sweaty. So many people though feel compelled.

Stamets, rok temu

Oh yes it can. People will compete over the kills and kill hog as much as they can. Some people will actively block you so you can’t shoot while they’re in a lightsaber hero. It’s just exhausting.

Stamets, rok temu

Why not

Stamets, rok temu

BG3 did a great job with this. Everyones backstory is pretty badass with all the stuff they’ve done but the argument is that the tadpole in your head is suppressing everything and making you weaker.

Stamets, rok temu

I know the bit you’re talking about. I had the same thing happen. Felt so guilty…

Stamets, rok temu

I think you’re really overestimating how popular Tim Hortons is amongst Canadians. 15 years ago that’d be true but the entire chain slid downhill and their public perception is pretty shit. We don’t have the same attachment to the brand anymore, especially considering is no longer a Canadian company.

Stamets, rok temu

You seem to misunderstand what R&D covers. It’s not just innovation. It’s figuring out the best plastics to use, what glass is best, what should the curve of the handles be and how strong? What type of battery do we use? What material to use to protect the USB-C port? Etc

There are R&D costs for Bic lighters and they haven’t changed in decades.