Itch is exclusively indie devs, afaik, but since Steam started their Greenlight initiative, the number of games released per year has rocketed up. 2012, the year Greenlight started, only 441 games were released on steam. Two years later in 2014, almost 1500 games were released. 2017 released 5600. 2021 released 10,200. And last year had over 21k. How much of that do we think is really DRM’d, AAA published software?

Ah fuck, now I want a Donald Glover/Bo Burnham collab on this.

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Thank you! I was wondering what shenanigans they were possibly using to make filament glow in different colors, even in the same bulb. That also explains the need for such large enclosures. Neat!

In terms of straight numbers, isn’t Steam’s large “advantage” there it’s offering of independent, mostly unregulated games from small time devs? Are those really using drm? Even if there are, I don’t really think most users are choosing Steam over GOG for access to “Asset Flip #57354”.

unessisary unecessary

Just a little correction.

Just to be clear, distributing on Steam adds nothing functional to a game’s playability on the Steam Deck (afaik). A game from GOG can be played in a Deck just as well as one from Steam, albeit with slightly more effort.

That said, I know customers will flow toward the path of least resistance, so even a little more effort will push them towards a different source.

The whole world doesn’t resolve around money

Bud, you’re the one here defining things solely around the involvement of money. I’m saying personal worth exists beyond that.

Nothing is “free” just because it doesn’t cost money. Money is, essentially, a representation of our time and effort, and making a living out in nature takes a lot of time and effort.

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Yes. It’s just a fun word.

People get way too wrapped up in this shit. As if not getting fed a minute-by-minute newsfeed of constant progress updates means it’s all falling apart. Players feel so entitled to immediate gratification, and they invent endless conspiracies in their fits of indignation.

I wish creators like CA could magically isolate themselves from this nonsense. It’s the last thing they deserve.

25% correct.

Who needs tech-debt when you have new and improved slop-debt?

“It’s not ‘sleep deprivation’ - it’s performance art.”

Even humans who are driving normally and sober can be held responsible if the law decides that they were at fault. Fatal accidents are investigated by people whose job is specifically to investigate vehicle accidents.

That’s a good question, but it’s important to keep in mind that a lot of public judgement here is based off a single headline, not a thorough investigation. The world is messy, and even the best technology will get into accidents due to any number of causes, including children dashing into the road.

In the case where the technology in the car was found to be at fault, I agree that there needs to be a responsible party, but it’s not exactly straightforward. Punishing the driver seems counterintuitive, but may be useful in getting owners to be diligent in selecting safer vehicles. And punishing the company is complicated - if the punishment is just a fine, it will simply be rolled up into their expected expenses. If it’s too damaging, it will chill development of automated driving entirely. I’m not really sure what the best solution is.

How many children get hit and killed by human drivers every year? Why are you only worried now?

Same with games, same with movies, same with music etc, etc. People only look in the least original spaces and then whine about unoriginal content. Self defeating.

What prime material for someone to write an allegorical book about.

Calling it “AI” is a big reason why it’s a big reason why.