ringwraithfish

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[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 7 points 11 months ago

It's the enshitification taking hold, which is essentially Wall Street pressing their thumbs on creators to squeeze out every bit of money they can.

There are diamonds out there though, and not a surprise they always come from private or indie companies. These are the games I've gravitated to.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Video game addiction ironically doesn't affect the teenager.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 8 points 11 months ago

Alternative: respected captain is found out to be extremely anti-species joining

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 6 points 11 months ago

Tortilla is bread

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 22 points 11 months ago

Fucking corpo talk. No they didn't shutter the studios, they just fired everyone who makes up the studio.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 8 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Ignoring the question about whether the cost is reasonable, it's going to be interesting to see what happens to gas stations / convenience stores when the ability to charge your car is basically everywhere.

The only reason we need gas stations is for the specialized infrastructure required to safely hold the fuel. Mass EV adoption is going to kill their business model.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 6 points 11 months ago

It's funny how hard it is for providers to get this concept. I feel we're about to enter the cycle where we see an uptick in mainstream piracy because the price is starting to outweigh the convenience and legality.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago

"I will buy McDonald's for your whole family...." Definitely feels like a scam of some sort.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

Exactly! I especially like your point about T2. I don't think it's wrong to put a lot of money behind a AAA game, but there needs to always be a balance weighted toward the creative/entertainment value (whether it's innovative game mechanics or story driven).

Once that balance shifts to the business side by focusing on recouping the investment is when a project is at risk for not being received well.

I think all gamers are ok with studios making a profit on their games, but don't try to fleece us.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

The healthcare industry has as much incentive as the financial industry to maintain a high security environment. Fines for exposing PHI can be astronomical if a large number of records are compromised.

This is a new cold war that we've been in for a while now. Government backed hacker groups from foreign nations are constantly targeting high profile organizations. Healthcare, Finance, and Government are three of the top targets.

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