Nacarbac [any] @ Nacarbac @hexbear.net

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Yeah, the differing use-cases for the various dashes just seems like an anachronism that's already basically faded away. Like the use of double-spaces, which is just an old typewriter thing... or QWERTY itself, but that's a pain to overcome.

It certainly doesn't sound out of character for Interplay - from the various accounts of the GURPS Fallout affair I've read the most persuasive (from the rare time an SJGames person commented on it) was roughly that Interplay took a lot of interest in getting SJGames to help them adapt GURPS, got quite far with it, then started asking more about how rpg mechanics should work, and then abruptly cut off all contact before the whole "Interplay gives SJGames money" part of the deal would happen.

The more well known claim is that it was SJGame's squeamishness over violence, which rings hollow given they made GURPS, and comes off as Interplay saying that they were busy being totally kewl and SJGames were squares who shot themselves in the [roll hit location]. I am, however, biased towards SJGames, given that they're actually hexagons (and GURPS is cool).

Come to think of it, it might also be about covering their ass in case SJGames had made more of a legal fuss, blurring the exact details of the GURPS->SPECIAL development process and any relevant correspondence.

It's such an old drama though...

A source for the quote: https://redsails.org/stalin-and-ludwig/

Wikipedia, line 1: "Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in..."

Oh please, please, try.

Edit: Slightly further down:

The island is under the control of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a United Arab Emirates-backed, pro-Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), "secessionist" faction in Yemen's ongoing civil war.[5] The STC seized control of the island following a coup in 2020, ousting the local authorities and establishing its own governance.[6]

...lame, but still try.

Having done that unprompted at a cool old church (lotsa Yew trees), I can say that it is pretty entertaining.

The post-revolution^ biographies would be incredible.

^

Absolutely this on confidence. The first and most essential step is letting yourself be someone who can solve the problem. Next is being careful about it, sure.

Another big part is just careful attention to the parts available, as a huge number of intimidating problems (especially in plumbing) are solved by carefully browsing the catalogue and following up on the leads it offers.

The Bullet Curtain system...

Straight outta Touhou it seems.

Ah yes, the "researchers think best on no sleep, intense stress, and no life" approach.

Afterall, it's not like they're doing real work - like golf meetings and lazy financial crimes - because that would imply their lives have value and they do something their bosses cannot. They're just mobile tools, and can simply run for longer, so I dunno, set a big bowl of modafinil and protein slurry in the lounge, they like that crap right? I gotta practice my swing.

The demo for Crackdown was great, it was a full section of the game with a 20-30 minute time limit. Perfect for a quick run through.

Yyyyyeah, eventually resulting in a dogshit article on "The rise of the Haremfluencer".

Well, hell then, build it. All the techbros will get lost in the labyrinth and eat each other.

All I remember of it is that journalists are the real heroes, pictures are exactly like bullets, and that any mention of politics would get in the way of a civil war movie.

He should have done a Fatal Frame movie instead.

Random aside, but Battle Angel Alita did the wartime-journalist-as-voyeur side story better!

Possibly from Climate Leviathan.

Big part of liberalism. Create a false division of "political" and "private", where to be political is icky and taboo and has nothing to do with the task of human coexistance, and being a private individual is cool and fun and allows you to be a small god within your dominion.

The monkey's paw of absurdly successful geoengineering projects to deflect solar irradiance and cool the Earth, but only in this form:

There are 14 stripes...

Damn cryptofascists, gets annoying to be sensitive to their patterns. Makes it tiring to guess when it's just coincidence - which is part of the point of it, but still.

These days when the King wants to wander down to the corner shop we can't even fill our potholes with wine and almonds, or line up our bin men in their regalia, because of woke.

I don't think that actually follows. We'd certainly be in a position to practice and refine the process, but not necessarily guarantee that it's working until we give the (apologies for the Harry Potter reference, but I think it apt) Robot House Elf a pistol and turn around. Also, ethics.

Luckily the simple solution is to just not make a sapient slave race, robotic or otherwise. Sapience isn't necessary for an autonomous tool.

"Pounded in the butt by the AI graduated from Facebook's pirate training operation, but not very well compared to the lean efficiency of the pounding provided by DeepSeek with significantly less illegal torrenting, despite the eyepatch and parrot."