Hirudyne

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@Empearical @trekonlinegame thanks fren

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@JesseTClark @trekonlinegame The Risa ships in Mudd's being 80% off instead of 75%, which seems to have happened unannounced, is perhaps a better sale albeit less headline-grabbing. Particularly for those of us who missed the Vovin and/or Cnid.

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@JesseTClark @trekonlinegame In principle yes, in this specific case no. 6k zen is still well overpriced for what's in this bundle. The wrong lesson would be learned.

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@trekonlinegame (The launcher also got the date wrong, which I guess proves it's Cryptic rather than some kind of outside hack)

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@trekonlinegame The launcher says the maintenance will be 2 hours, someone who seems to be a dev in the Discord is suggesting it might be longer.

I don't understand why changing one number in a place you already know takes 2 hours, nor why a buyout is so urgent, but there we are.

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@trekonlinegame A good step in the right direction; informed players choosing when to play a game that respects their time are a better audience in the long run than FOMO hostages.

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@elonmusk Ideally it will now stop using 'No x. No y. Just z' formulations, especially when reminded to.
Real example:

"If it ever slips through again (human error happens), call it out immediately and I'll correct course on the spot. No defensiveness, no excuses—just adjustment."

[Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet]

If you are a software engineer "experiencing some degree of mental health crisis", now hear this, because I've been coding for 50 years since the days of punched cards and I have a salutary kick in your ass to deliver.

Get over yourself. Every previous "programming is obsolete" panic has been a bust, and this one's going to be too.

The fundamental problem of mismatch between the intentions in human minds and the specifications that a computer can interpret hasn't gone away just because now you can do a lot of your programming in natural language to an LLM.

Systems are still complicated. This shit is still difficult. The need for people who specialize in bridging that gap isn't going to go away.

As usual, the answer is: upskill yourself and adapt. If a crusty old fart like me can do it, you can too.

[Hirudyne @Hirudyne]

@trekonlinegame The sale is live, but the 20-key bundle is not.