Wasn't adding engagement numbers to each tweet one of the first things he added? I remember thinking "who the fuck wants to see that?" But I guess to people like him that was important at the time? Huh.

I'll probably always think that Tetris is the greatest video game ever. The inherent dramatic arc that comes with watching the blocks stack up is tension directly within you the player, not you watching tension unfold for characters on the screen. It's different every time, even if the shape of the arc is similar, because you improve as a player. It's the kind of emergent involvement the most designers could only aspire to create.

That said of course Shadow of the Colossus is also a favorite. That one probably feels a little more obvious, but I'm okay with that.

Thanks a lot!

"War. War never changes."

"Remember. No Russian."

"Itchy. Tasty."

You know, that feels like a pretty great use case.

Sure, but with that philosophy, why use a microblogging system at all?

It gives space to do servers based on specific interests if you want. I'm part of a game development server, and my "Local" tab has people on my server often talking about, and showing, things that are related to game development. And I can still follow anyone from any other Mastodon server too.

If you're into video games, film, maybe a specific genre of music, you can have an instance dedicated to that. (It might already exist.) It's like a virtual neighborhood, or forum. Remember forums? Those were nice. They cultivated a sense of community which made people a little more responsible in their attitudes, it feels like. Maybe that's just nostalgia, but I like the server I'm on. It's got friendly people I can talk to without feeling the need to fill my follows with them.

While I'm reluctant to call anything a magnum opus... You're bang on about the difference between those two and SWFG.

That's what led me to this. I quit Audible a few months back, planning to just buy more media outright. But they offered me a "come back and pay $0.99 for the first three months!" and I'm not really saying "no" to basically giving them Amazon's money. (Though for the holidays they've apparently upped the offer to that plus a $20 credit.) So I thought this would be a good general question as I look for more ways to support creators directly, after taking their money runs out.

Good mention of Libby, too. A coworker recommended that to me, so I've got it now as well. Sadly my local selection isn't great for audiobooks. But it does make me want to get an ereader more.

Bandcamp looks to be a good way to buy music though, as someone mentioned. But I can't find any good way to buy digital copies of movies/TV. It's all pretty platform locked, it seems.

I love the question! I rarely listen to songs or playlists, and almost never algorithm based streams. Instead I put on albums I like. Even in my 10m-15m drive to work, and do that until I'm tired on an album. So, love the question.

Aesop Rock's Integrated Tech Solutions. Being a long time fan I thought The Impossible Kid was fantastic. TIK was as creative and ponderous as anything he'd done, but often felt more accessible and personally inviting. While accessibility is not something you generally look for with Aesop, that feeling of being personal really made it pay off. Spirit World Field Guide was good and was interesting, but didn't work for me as much. Maybe it was a case of enjoying TIK so much, and comparison being the thief of joy? But ITS absolutely feels top notch again. Love it.

Also worth mentioning is Powerman 5000. A year or so ago (while on a kick to my youth) I found out they were still making music and had released an album (The Noble Rot) in 2020. Shortly after I discovered that, they released one in 2024 (Abandon Ship.) They're not great songs, but they're all great vibes. The songs feel like they 3/4s to being great to me. Like they kept the dial at a 7 or 8 instead of turning it up to 11. And even when they did turn it up, it was only at the very end. Maybe he's going for something different, or maybe I've changed, but the strength feels off. But damn the vibes are still there.

I've often wondered if it was an age or even time thing. I'm 44 and I noticed at some point years ago I was getting more reluctant to click buttons and try to figure things out on my own. That's how I learned everything as a kid and became the typical family IT guy. I had to relearn that curiosity and the willingness to learn things in that fashion, which I think shrank just from disuse. I'm not in IT, but I've seen that reluctance grow in other people too.

I wonder if rising to certain levels (or just gaining support staff to help with things) contributes to not doing small things. Then that can lead to an increased reluctance to do other small things. (Just out of no longer feeling comfortable with them.) I hadn't thought about it, but it makes sense to me.

And all the actors who act in yhe prime shows? They get signed into bluesky exclusive interaction contracts. Where they only interact with fans on bluesky.

I'm honestly surprised they haven't tried something like this via partnering with some platform. I think the unions would kill them... But I'm still surprised they haven't tried it. Sports teams/leagues too.

I do wonder if they'd garner enough attention to pay for the licenses to add them to Game Pass. I loved the MUA games.

I'm surprised they nominated Shadow of the Erdtree instead of making a "game addition/expansion" category that would include DLC and mods.

Even if they do repeat 3 (and I kinda feel they will,) it'll have a cliffhanger too. And I'm okay with that.

Good point. Does anyone know an animator? I'll write some promotional material.

I will give respect where due: I like the sweep button. It's handy for me personally, as someone who is on several email lists that are public-facing. That's about it.

Every attempt to help me automatically is a pain. Like most things in this vein it never learns what you're trying to do, only what they would do in a given scenario that's vaguely like ours.

What kind of lazy ass article is this?

It's a post listing software, and why the writer feels it's useful, for people who may not be as knowledgeable as you, I guess.

The tools because OP is also lazy

OP is the only person to even share a post to this subreddit for two months now. And considering content creation pays my bills, I like the idea of people getting a few clicks to their post if other people are interested enough to want to know the contents of the post. So, it's less about being lazy, and more about a difference of opinion on willingness to support and engage in business models I don't love. That's all.

But hey, feel free to vote it down. That's kinda the whole point I guess.

Every little bit counts. And finding ten people (especially out of ten) who agree on anything is pretty impressive. Congratulations. I hope this does well for you.

I remember reading columns saying soon, when multiple cores become common, compilers will thread your program for you...