Let me guess. These are the same people who refuse vaccines with miniscule mortality rates, but are demanding milk infected with a virus that has more than a 50% mortality rate in humans? ๐ค
Also, how is intentional getting infected to aquire immunity better than doing nothing at all? I mean, just donโt worry about it. If you get infected then youโre either dead or immune, and if you donโt get infected you didnโt need that immunity anyway. Plus, youโve saved money by not buying your weirdo raw cow juice.
If the studios didnโt get sold to the larger entities, said large entities couldnโt had closed them. Why is no one talking about the topic of game studios being sold out to begin with?...
As a game studio - a developer rather than a publisher - itโs very much hand to mouth. You are paid by the publishers on delivery of milestones. Milestone reviews can sometimes be subjective. Youโre basically the lowest link in the food chain and can be subject to a publisherโs whim, which can often be a bit random depending on your external producer. Keeping such a studio open in the long term is about chasing new contacts, and any gaps between contacts is expensive because you arenโt generating any income, but are having to pay wages. One or two project cancellations can easily shutter an independent developer.
In some cases studio owners may simply want out, or they might legitimately see a sale as bringing stability to the studioโฆ Or it might just be greed. But I think itโs hard to say whether a studio would have a safer long term future being independent or being sold.
I saw this on Mastodon posted by @infobeautiful and figured that it was appropriate for this community and absolutely not controversial in any way shape or form.
Itโs a Thursday again. The worst day of the week. Or is it? Disguised as a Wednesday for those south of the border, and a Tuesday for those of us in the land of the Scots....
A Polish bishop has apologised as he confirmed his resignation weeks after a sex worker passed out at a hidden orgy, allegedly organised by one of his clergy....
Iโm sorry to report the continued decline of Aldiโs โScottish Blendโ tea. It is now beyond terrible. Awful. The worst. The worse of the worst. Even worse than that....
I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and say perhaps itโs a deep freezer that is only opened occasionally, and I guess is pretty well sealed as long as itโs closed....
Tuesday, Tuesday. Up here in Scotland (specifically Edinburgh) itโs the last day of the school holidays. To any other parents north of the border - weโve done it, folks. The end is in sight. Looking forward to tomorrowโs hectic early morning followed by a day of bliss....
Donโt get me wrong. Iโm a big fan of marmite. But Iโm not an animal. I have it on toast, or a bagel, or maybe a toastie if Iโm feeling reckless....
It would be great to have the option of a short summary for the post content in the โLarge listโ view. For example the first 100 or so characters of a post text. Either that or the option to limit the length of the post content shown in the โfullโ view. Thanks!
The tyranny of Thursday is upon us. Another one of these โnot quite the weekend daysโ that life keeps throwing at us. What has got you fuming on this, the worst day of the week?
Oh hi. Iโm not a mod or anything but felt the urge to try and post a daily chat thread. Game development can sometimes be a battle behind the scenes. Iโve been banging my head against a bug with a 3rd party library all week. Sometimes you need a fresh approach and today I came at it again from another angle. Turns out a DLL...
Raw Milk Enthusiasts Demand Milk Infected With H5N1 (futurism.com)
With studio closures, why is no one talking about the people who sold the studios?
If the studios didnโt get sold to the larger entities, said large entities couldnโt had closed them. Why is no one talking about the topic of game studios being sold out to begin with?...
Star Wars Outlaws Requires The Internet To Install It (kotaku.com)
Forget Ubisoft's AAAA Games, CD Projekt Is Making 'AAAAA' Games (insider-gaming.com)
PlayStation laying off 900 workers, closing PlayStation Studios London (www.polygon.com)
According to Kotaku, weโre well over last years head count in layoffs.
The Great British Scone Map (feddit.uk)
I saw this on Mastodon posted by @infobeautiful and figured that it was appropriate for this community and absolutely not controversial in any way shape or form.
Thursday Moans - a daily (?) chat thread
Itโs a Thursday again. The worst day of the week. Or is it? Disguised as a Wednesday for those south of the border, and a Tuesday for those of us in the land of the Scots....
Bishop quits job and apologises after 'all-male orgy in rectory goes wrong' (www.express.co.uk)
A Polish bishop has apologised as he confirmed his resignation weeks after a sex worker passed out at a hidden orgy, allegedly organised by one of his clergy....
Cheap Tea Recommendations, Please!
Iโm sorry to report the continued decline of Aldiโs โScottish Blendโ tea. It is now beyond terrible. Awful. The worst. The worse of the worst. Even worse than that....
GAMERS, USING ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO GAME QUOTE? SCREAM IT INTO THE VOID.
NO LOLLYGAGGIN
Is this a refrigerator in the bathroom? (lemmy.ca)
I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and say perhaps itโs a deep freezer that is only opened occasionally, and I guess is pretty well sealed as long as itโs closed....
"Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product? (lemmy.one)
I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a โsponsored recommendationโ....
TV and Tunes Tuesday!
Tuesday, Tuesday. Up here in Scotland (specifically Edinburgh) itโs the last day of the school holidays. To any other parents north of the border - weโve done it, folks. The end is in sight. Looking forward to tomorrowโs hectic early morning followed by a day of bliss....
Bloody Marmite Sandwiches (feddit.uk)
Donโt get me wrong. Iโm a big fan of marmite. But Iโm not an animal. I have it on toast, or a bagel, or maybe a toastie if Iโm feeling reckless....
Feature Request: Post content summary in Large List view
It would be great to have the option of a short summary for the post content in the โLarge listโ view. For example the first 100 or so characters of a post text. Either that or the option to limit the length of the post content shown in the โfullโ view. Thanks!
Saturday Chat Thread!
Itโs Saturday! For many of us, probably the best day of the week. Even if it turns out to be crap then we still have Sunday waiting in reserve....
FriYay Thread!
Yay! Itโs Friday!...
The defunct TWA flight center at JFK airport. It was abandoned in 2001 after TWA was purchased by American Airlines, and a bigger and better terminal was built in front of it to serve JetBlue. (lemmy.world)
Complaints Thursday
The tyranny of Thursday is upon us. Another one of these โnot quite the weekend daysโ that life keeps throwing at us. What has got you fuming on this, the worst day of the week?
What are you playing Wednesday
Donโt use the hump word or itโs an instaban! Just kidding, Iโm no mod, Iโm just some guy, you know....
Winning Wednesday - a daily gamedev chat thread
Oh hi. Iโm not a mod or anything but felt the urge to try and post a daily chat thread. Game development can sometimes be a battle behind the scenes. Iโve been banging my head against a bug with a 3rd party library all week. Sometimes you need a fresh approach and today I came at it again from another angle. Turns out a DLL...
Black Oil (feddit.uk)
Didnโt have my glasses on this morning when I ground the beans and my espresso seems to be 1ml of coffee oil.
Good Morning! (feddit.uk)
May all your cups be overflowing with crema this weekend.
Tonight we eat like kings! (feddit.uk)
Was feeling a bit flush in Asda