ryathal
@ryathal@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Why is leadership valued so much over expertise? 4 days ago:
It comes down to jealousy. A manager can’t possibly make less than their direct reports is a common thought process, especially when both positions are salaried. Some companies are willing to buck the trend and pay at least first or maybe second level managers less than some of their reports at times.
It’s actually somewhat common for roles with commission or tips to make more than management. This also happens with roles that get paid overtime.
- Comment on What hot af take do you have that you think you will be HORRIBLY executed and shunned from society for? 4 days ago:
I’m not saying it isn’t a problem, I’m saying it’s been used as justification for things that have little to do with climate change.
- Comment on What hot af take do you have that you think you will be HORRIBLY executed and shunned from society for? 5 days ago:
The vast majority of climate focused policy and arguments has nothing to do with climate change. A significant portion is lightly re themed malthusian arguments. Another significant portion is people wanting to change society to their preferred version.
- Comment on I just want to make your teeth clench. 5 days ago:
I’d skip the middle man and put them in the trash.
- Comment on My favourite moment of the world cup is when there's more rules about advertising than the sport 1 week ago:
More proof this is the dumbest timeline.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 week ago:
There’s the older elder scrolls games, or Dread Delusion which is a spiritual successor to Morrowind. There’s mods that change Skyrim up like ordinator. There’s not much thats really like Skyrim.
- Comment on Estrangement ❤️ 1 week ago:
I saw bil5l Murray.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
It really depends on what you are comparing against. A temperature taken in direct sunlight at human height in a paved parking lot is going to be well over 10 degrees different than a grassy area shaded by a building. Even if they are adjacent areas. Proximity to a large body of water can easily change the temperature by 5-10 degrees.
A weather app is going to present a temperature that trys to average all of that for a fairly wide area.
- Comment on What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ? 4 weeks ago:
I think the game just has too many mechanics and it doesn’t work that well together.
- Comment on New Law - every sports trophy needs to be a cup so teams can celebrate by drinking beer out of it immediately upon winning it 4 weeks ago:
It happens once they get off the ice.
- Comment on Me too, outlet......me too. 5 weeks ago:
I’m guessing something was plugged in the bottom one that caused the fire.
- Comment on What character is the king of plot armor? 5 weeks ago:
The Winchester brothers. They gave up even pretending as the show went on and just embraced the absurdity.
- Comment on Hits close to home 5 weeks ago:
If you aren’t replaceable you aren’t promotable either.
- Comment on What somebody with cosmetic plastic surgery gets injured, does the plastic "spill out" or get seen? 5 weeks ago:
We are basically bags of salt water already.
- Comment on Single player, open world, fantasy, RPG games 5 weeks ago:
Palworld comes close to what you want. There’s not a ton of story and you can skip all of it if you want, there’s not much gated behind what the main quests are. There’s several different types of random events, you can configure the frequency of some of them as well. It is third person and the tech is more gun focused though.
If you give up the single player part, FF 14 is basically what you want.
There’s not a ton of options because it’s a tough type of game to make, and you have to be better than someone’s experience of yet another Skyrim run.
- Comment on I would like to play a calm game 5 weeks ago:
Transistor and Bastion are similar games that can be chill with combat.
Thomas was alone is a chill platformer with a nice story.
- Comment on Anon has an epic weekend 5 weeks ago:
There already is a blood spot test for rare but serious diseases that states do. It depends on the state though for a specific list of what gets tested.
- Comment on SBA #119 maths 5 weeks ago:
Math should be taught with postix or reverse Polish notation. It removes this ambiguity as the order of operations is left to right.
- Comment on Subnautica 2 Early Access Gameplay Trailer 1 month ago:
I just want natural selection 3.
- Comment on Subnautica 2 Early Access Gameplay Trailer 1 month ago:
Really wish they could count to 3 though.
- Comment on How long can someone last with the Death Note in real life? 1 month ago:
Private prisons make of a tiny amount of inmates in the US. Even then they don’t really care, there’s always more inmates.
- Comment on How long can someone last with the Death Note in real life? 1 month ago:
In the US, probably indefinitely. There’s not communication between municipalities to actually track down someone killing local prisoners. Depending on where it happened, it might not even be noticeable among the numbers that die in prison already. The single most improbable part of death note is the initial speed in connecting widespread events to a hyper localized area.
The police also have a terrible solve rate on murder nationwide. Serial killers have decade plus long active streaks while physically killing and hiding bodies. There’s several that never were caught.
- Comment on Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced 1 month ago:
Something major is going to have to change at some point though with game pass. This year is probably the last time we see a day one release of a major title. Cutting CoD is to test the waters for future cuts.
- Comment on Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced 1 month ago:
This is basically a rental model. The 2 game limit is just for the cheapest option, you could always pay more for more. If you want a reasonable quality catalog at a sub $10 price there needs to be some level of restrictions. If you want complete freedom it’s going to come at increased cost or a worse catalog.
- Comment on Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced 1 month ago:
Demos are rare today though. Not to mention some are outright misrepresenting the actual game. Spending some money to try a game without having to do a refund if you don’t like it is a reasonable value. As a PC player I would absolutely spend $15 bucks for a single month to try a few $40-60 games that I would likely purchase through steam after trying. I wouldn’t pay more than a single month at a time though, which also isn’t great for Microsoft.
- Comment on Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced 1 month ago:
It would be a hard limit of 2 games/month you could play, without paying more. This is a hard shift in model, but I think it makes it sustainable long term for developers to make their games part of it while allowing the price to be reasonable. Previously game pass was subsidized by Microsoft trying to grow their subscription base, so devs got big payouts to list their games. Publishers/devs aren’t making much if anything from being on game pass, especially indie titles that might only have 20 hours or less of gameplay. With cloud saves you could easily not lose progress if you took a month off from a game to try something else
This model creates a pathway that a developer could get $1-2 per install per month (or more for new/premium tier games) which would be reasonable income after initial launch sales. The vast majority of gamers also don’t play a lot of different games, so those that want more can pay for it while a lower price is available for the majority. There’s also the classic games tier that isn’t restricted as most the games aren’t really that valuable, but it’s a separate add on to keep the main price low.
For games as a subscription to work, it has to balance perceived value for consumers and developers. The unlimited model isn’t sustainable without a price point that makes buying games outright more attractive. I think a better scenario is allowing the subscription to create a funnel to direct sales, which I think this solution does.
- Comment on Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced 1 month ago:
I don’t think unlimited subscription models actually work with game development economics. If I had to do something I would make it this way.
7.99 game pass, access to a rotating library of roughly 1-2 year old games. Each month you can select 2 to download/pick and play. Can change selections each month.
+4.99 more games, 3 more games per month to download.
+4.99 classic games, allow unlimited downloads of older games, roughly 3+ years old.
+9.99 premium games, access to games roughly 3 month to a year old. Maybe select titles on day one. Still limited to 2 total downloads with base plan.
+2.99 discount club, receive exclusive discounts and general reduced prices on games that are part of other packages. Allow additional games to be selected/downloaded if one was purchased.
+4.99/9.99 streaming and premium streaming unlocked for any/most games in your library.
- Comment on Why are Steam games priced unfairly in Euros indifferent to where one resides? 1 month ago:
That’s the downside to a unified market.
- Comment on How did the OK City bomber do it? Way I understand it is he rented a Ryder truck, stuffed it with fertilizer or something. had a wick and just walked away? Why isn't Ferti like 21 and older? 1 month ago:
It will probably be fine. Ammonium nitrate isn’t really needed for a garden, at least not in concentrated blends, unless your soil is fucked. Shitloads of nitrogen just makes plants bigger, which isn’t something you normally want for most vegetables.
- Comment on How come they don't make generic drugs for cats and dogs. I love my sisters buddy to death. Its just weird that all my meds are generic but animals are name brand. I just hate spend 250 every 3 mon. 2 months ago:
I wouldn’t be surprised if drugs that failed quality control were labeled for animal use.