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wly_cdgr

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About wly_cdgr

Just a not-so-wily codger

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    Comment #42323451

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    Comment #41975549

    Well yeah, legal things aren't cool. I'm sure they'll find something else that's still illegal to use/abuse/do instead

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    Comment #41975536

    After 6831 (give or take) hours, I'm pretty sure the answer is "no"

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    Comment #41870792

    Nice, that might make it almost as fast as Chrome! Jokes aside, this is garbage clickbait - the reality as stated in the linked post is much more mundane: "Some processing tasks ar…

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    Comment #41804539

    Ok, but why would a hardcore Linux person want to play games that embody everything they hate about Windows in their mode of production, data gathering practices, politics, etc?

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    Comment #41709715

    While I agree that banning legacy preference is good policy, how do you prove a violation exactly? And who is gonna do the proving? If you want to make this work, and you should, y…

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    Comment #41584413

    You misassume my meaning. When I say I games are not art, I don't mean they are not as good / important than art. I just mean they are different. In fact, if anything, I think they…

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    Comment #41584398

    You need quantifiable outcomes / performance metrics.

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    Comment #41508871

    I'm a fan, but I wouldn't really call his stuff games. More like art that uses game tropes as a tool of expression.

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    Comment #41457753

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    Comment #41009880

    It's because Windows is a mature, professional-grade operating system developed and maintained by extremely competent people with a lot to lose.

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    Comment #40948711

    Why did it take them over a year and a half to disclose this?

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    Comment #40785044

    Fucking LEGENDS. My first show. I don't even like them that much but what a run.

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    Comment #40370033

    Haha, fair point. Anyway, I reckon that for Steve Jobs that attitude was at least as much a branding strategy as a sincere personal conviction. Though then again, it's not so easy …

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    Comment #40338000

    There's a reason everyone knows who Steve Jobs is and no one knows or cares who the vast majority of these corner-cutting "professionals" are

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    Comment #40278526

    Very cool, thank you.

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    Comment #40257938

    This is Tylenol, not an antibiotic. There are two solutions: * develop confidence, competence, courage, and communication/political skills so that you enjoy collaborating with othe…

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    Comment #40228831

    Isn't that just too darn bad ~

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    Comment #40185415

    Thanks all!

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    Comment #40185389

    Google is hot trash, but the saddest part is that there's not even anything that's less bad.

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    Comment #40178042

    Congrats on the game launch. Funny way to promote it. Good luck, hope you get some sales!

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    Comment #40166435

    I saw that he signed off with that in the letter. What does it mean? Founding year? Callsign? Channel?