It’s been a rough year for people who work in the video game industry. Even as companies were releasing incredibly successful titles, thousands of workers were being laid off. I talked to @nelsormensch.bsky.social to get his insights on why that happened and what it means for independent studios.
An interview with Nels Anderson
the most annoying thing about this is how unnecessary it is. the Calm app already gets so many cool ALIVE, CONSENTING celebrities to record sleep stories for them! they didn’t need a new gimmick! the gimmick they ALREADY HAD works!
COP is nothing more than a greenwashing COP-out! In the words of Greta Thunberg: “The COPs are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many different kinds of greenwashing,”
Perhaps it was a mistake to let the head of the UAE’s state-owned oil company run the UN’s climate conference
Putting my career on the line to make a run at Goliath: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... Please share.
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My cat, an idiot: Those ornaments look exactly like my toys. Why can’t I play with them? Me, pinnacle of animals: That felt frog wearing a top hat is to celebrate The Lord
You: I've said 'I do' 15 times! Me: Heh, that's life. You: I shot a nail into MY EYE! Me: Well, I guess that's life! You: Fertility doc used his OWN SPERM! Me: Fucken hell, that's life! You: Evil husband! He pushed his wife off a cliff! Me [breaking, screeching]: THAT'S LIFE!!!
Bleak thought: many techbros probably already take ChatGPT's ideas much more seriously than they take the ideas of an actual human who *isn't* another white guy.
I keep saying : cybersecurity education has remained too focussed on the blame based phishing stuff for so long that it lacks actionable advice. We are now found lacking because we can’t give advice on what to do when this happens, and we don’t talk about our responsibilities to others.
