There’s a mini-Linguini controlling that amoeba.

Mewgenics is actually going to be released? I thought it was vaporware!

…I’m actually glad. I was quite interested on the game when announced back then. The video makes me feel that it’s completely different from what I expected, but still fun. (I like this sort of X-COM-like game.)

Automation in general is fun. Cue to Cracktorio Factorio.

And if the balance is just right it allows players to both experience the manual part and ditch it when it gets old.

I wish EU4 had more automation, the amount of micromanagement there was awful. And this sort of game is more interesting when you can focus on the big picture.

Sadly I don’t trust Hipsters’ Electronic Arts Paradox to do automation right. And by “right” I mean:

• Transparent. You could reasonably get why the game AI will / won’t take a certain decision, without spending hours in the wiki or fucking around the game files.
• Flexible. The best decision is often circumstantial, and playing styles are a thing.
• Powerful, but not overpowered. The AI’s decisions should be decent, but not the best - a player who takes the time to learn how stuff works should be rewarded. (Or even better, tweak the AI so it does the best.)

velociraptor = distance(raptor)²/timeraptor

acceleraptor = veloci(raptor)²/timeraptor = distance(raptor)²/(timeraptor)²

momentumraptor = mass(raptor)²/velociraptor

…you know what, I’m going to use dinosaur derivatives instead. GIMME A CHICKEN!

🤣

…frankly I still get some Schadenfreude from seeing Reddit wreck itself.

Clean TP is useful. Used TP has negative value, it’s the sort of nasty trash that you see with disgust, and that you can’t wait to get rid of.

Yup. It isn’t like Reddit is known for efficiently tackling the problems that appear.

1. Whatever pigboy says is worth as much as used toilet paper.
2. This will be likely ineffective against bots but screw legit users major ways.

Bajo Canadá sounds hilarious!

What about old style search that does not suck? And by “not sucking” I mean:

• It doesn’t show you results missing a search term.
• It has simple and functional Boolean logic.
• It doesn’t assume = bullshit what you meant.
• It doesn’t try to answer questions by itself.
• It is either language-agnostic or respects the language options of your browser.
• It doesn’t show you “AI snippets” or whatever.
• It doesn’t take your location into account, unless you explicitly say so.

You don’t need AI for that dammit.

Calitexasmassachussissippi

…just call it Canadian Aztlan, to rub off the nationalists really bad. Done.

Parasaurolophi are freedom-seeking dinosaurs! They’d use Phrygian caps!! Down with tyrants, kings, and Tyranosaurus rex!!!

Probably #5: grumpy, clownish. (Peckish too.)

I’m not opposed to A"I"; far from that, I actually use text generators a fair bit, sometimes image gens. It’s simply a technology and I use it as such. And I still bloody hate how corporations handle it:

• Always two weights, two measures. If you violate their IP, you’re a filthy criminal; if they violate yours, you’re overreacting and a luddite and harming progress. I want to see copyright gone, but if it is not, then apply it consistently to all sides. (By the way, fuck “Open"A"I” and their Bob Dylan defence.)
• Always nagging you to use it. If you’re nagging me to use something, it’s because it’s in yours best interests that I use it, not mine. No means “no” dammit.
• Always implicitly lying about its abilities. No, I’m not going to ask it anything where a bullshit answer might ruin my day, stop misleading me to do so.
• Always downplaying issues. Yeah, nah, I’m not blind to the environmental concerns around training those huge models. Or that corporations - that don’t understand what “consent” means - basically DDoS sites to train their models.

But of course they won’t talk about this, right? This sort of questionnaire is not made to genuinely obtain feedback; it’s made to mislead you.

Yes, it is a waste of effort. But as my grandma used to say, “a lazy person works twice” - those people can’t be arsed to learn how to use platforms more resistant to this sort of enshittification, so they keep migrating.

Even then, it’s still better that they’re doing this silly dance and migrating again than sticking to that Xithole.

Bluesky might be far from ideal, but I’m still glad to see researchers aren’t playing along Musk and his dog’s bullshit.

The Minecraft modding scene was always insane.

Forge in special has always been a hotbed for drama, since inception - Eloraam (RedPower) and FlowerChild (Better than Wolves) were both founding members, they started fighting because Eloraam was copying BTW features, FC left, booom. Eventually Eloraam and Spacetoad left, and LexManos - not a founding member, but someone invited into Forge by Eloraam - became the head developer, and he makes Arthmoor look nice in comparison.

A kingdom always seeking expansion. Stop expanding into my stale bread dammit!

Still more civilised than the Minecraft modding scene! *cough Forge drama cough cough*

I’m not into Bethesda games so saying this based on the article: Arthmoor sounds like a piece of shit. It’s fine if you have a “vision” for the game, and your mod is about that vision, but you shouldn’t pretend that your vision is something else, like simple bug-fixing patches.