I have GOS on Pixel 6a. Good, but battery now starting to show it’s age. But this was at 3 years, rather than the 1.5 years I’m used to.

Definitely would recommend.

Unfortunately…

For community specific stuff, maybe use a separate account. That way, your anonymous accounts leak less. In jerboa for example, it’s easy to switch accounts. On PC, different accounts can be logged in on different instances.

Technology? They are no more significant than other manufacturers. This is business news. Great business news, of course, but not technology.

Sometimes you gotta make the thing you want. Build it, publish it publicly and they’ll come.

Feels very AI generated.

So he’s capable enough to add new islands and content, but not change a trigger on how to save. One button. Same logic…

A buggy mod by someone who didn’t write it doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Many mods are of poor standard and don’t have access to the same code or the facilitate a way to change something, so they often have to work around whatever APIs are exposed.

It is a dark pattern. You can like a game and someone and still be able to be critical of a game design decision they make. Not everyone is good or bad. A hero or villain. No one is perfect.

I guess so, you just cannot quit midway through a day without losing progress or sleeping early and losing a day. There is a negative cost that forces to play to when the dev chooses rather than you.

Great game, great developer, but it is a dark pattern.

This one is a fair point.

Some games do create a need to depend on some. For example, in Old School Runescape, you make a decision in a quest and rely on someone who made a different decision. You cannot change it and you do depend on them. So they may feel obliged to reciprocate. The obligation is created due to a game design decision rather than because of an intrinsic decision of players.

Some games are set in such a way where you cannot of progress without assistance. New players can get locked out of progression. Maybe this could be relevent in those cases.

I’m curious. Which of those do you think aren’t a dark pattern?

Are they really not dark, or are they so common now that it has become accepted.

For example, I love Stardew Valley but the inability to pause, and instead complete the day is a dark pattern.

You get AC? You’re lucky if you get a meaningful title…

Yeah. That one triggered me.

That’s a very expensive Nazi bar.

Best to fork just in case? Ideally to Codeberg.

That is quite a mixed bag response. Leaves me between they won’t do nothing, and they might do something.

I wouldn’t recommend staying with a company for 17 years. That’s for sure. Best way to get stuck in a company specific niche skill that is not transferable. For the reasons stated you got to keep yourself positioned well skills wise and relevant so you can jump into any role you need at any time.

Integrity is not for the company. It’s doing things the way you think they should be done and earn your own respect.

I would say all companies don’t replace with cheaper. Many do. Especially the shitty ones. It’s quite easy to avoid those like the plague. Many did, and learnt the hard way, many have staff that have seen failed outsourcing and are in a position to influence that.

Soloing knowledge doesn’t keep you safe though as the penny pinching companies will remove anyway and clean up later regardless. It does not keep you safe. It’s a false sense of security. Complacency is a death sentence in software development.

Professional integrity. Have you ever worked for a company that got screwed by a consultancy? Vendor lock in and charging scandalous amounts for little offer.

You are paid for your skills and your time. If you’re confident in your ability and impact, you shouldn’t have to be worried.

I’m not saying sacrifice for yourself for your company, and if they are a shitty company that would replace you with cheaper, get out, but also, giving nothing for the pay you get is a bit dishonest, and then you are no better than them.

Plus, you make the case that hiring people is bad and paying a consultancy is less risky.

Of course Jared didn’t document anything and made themselves a bus factor. Real success is when Jared makes themself replaceable because hiding detail and making yourself critical is the best way to take a site down when you’re on holiday and prevent other team members stepping in and taking ownership.

Isn’t this just the tech version of cuckooing?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckooing

Illegally using someone’s property to make profit from dodgy business.

Unit tests, yes, but you don’t only do unit tests. Integration and e2e tests still exist.