Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@social.cleverlibre.org

Sympathy for the thousands affected by big tech layoff, especially to the ones in the US where that’s done inhumanely by an email + cutting off all access overnight.

“Don’t ever flatter yourself that you matter, you’re a horse and I need glue…”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HV0BqAjX8s

@forrestbrazeal

When games that are live service, or rely heavily on servers get cut off, they should at the very least release the server code so others can continue hosting it.

Stop being afraid of open source and embrace it. Too many games will be lost to greed.

Duelyst is a wonderful recent example of how to do it right.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/01/counterplay-games-makes-tactical-card-battler-duelyst-completely-open-source/

I'm reading this thread from Googlers who were laid off today and it's harrowing.

20 year veterans wake up to find their corp access blocked and an email to their personal accounts informing them of their termination.

A lot of these folks said "I figured once I got to Google I'd never have to do another job interview again so I haven't updated my resume in over a decade, etc."

Never attach your identity and self-worth to your employer. They owe you no loyalty. Never have, never will. 😔

I have two FAT PlayStation 2 consoles, so I wanted to install a compatible hard drive for convenience.

First Hard Drive adapter for PS2 arrived but wasn't working in either console, so that had to be refunded 😢

Ordered another one and this one works, but only in the black PS2 and not the silver version I have. Not sure why? 🤔 Sadly the black PS2 the fan is very noisy, however at least I can begin ripping some of my discs and playing some games.

#ps2 #retrogaming #retroconsoles #playstation2

Guten Morgen 🤗☕. Heute will ich endlich eine große #Retro Bildungslücke schließen und ein #LucasArts Point'n'click Adventure spielen. Meine Entscheidung ist aufgrund des Settings und des Trailers auf "Vollgas" (orig. "Full Throttle") gefallen. #RETROGAMING

Layoffs:
- don't save money
- don't improve company performance
- don't increase stock pricess
- destroy trust
- have huge impacts on health, well-being, and income of employees

So why do layoffs? It's a network effect: execs lay people off because other companies are doing it

Stanford Biz School article: https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

Harvard Biz Review:
https://hbr.org/2022/12/what-companies-still-get-wrong-about-layoffs

Microsoft's mass layoffs will affect Starfield, Halo Infinite, and Gears Of War developers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsofts-mass-layoffs-will-affect-starfield-halo-infinite-and-gears-of-war-developers #BethesdaGameStudios #BethesdaSoftworks #ActionAdventure #ScienceFiction #343Industries #HaloInfinite #TheCoalition #Blockbuster #GearsofWar #StoryRich #Microsoft #Starfield #Business #Shooter #Fantasy #Halo

I am sucker.

#crt #80s #retroTechnology #retroGaming.

Shilpa Shetty Kundra's App Now Powered By Artificial Intelligence Technology

https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/women-entrepreneur/shilpa-shetty-kundras-app-now-powered-by-artificial/443339 #yoga #asana #artificialintelligences #entreprenuer #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurship #exercise #fitnessapp #fitness #fitnessappprivacy

some would quickly point out my daughter's errors, but i would point out her perseverance... #inspiration #motivation

Are many of your brands you’d usually follow on Twitter on here on Mastodon? I’m thinking about bringing over some Game accounts from Curve Games here but would likely need a lot of support to get them any traction.

Chromebooks can print just like any other #laptop or #desktop. Find out how easy it is to connect a #network #printer to your #Chromebook. https://tchlp.com/3XmJ3kO

"All my classes suddenly became AI classes
We can't beat AI, but it doesn't need to beat us (or our students)"
#AI #ChatGPT #edutooter @edutooters #EdTech
https://oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/all-my-classes-suddenly-became-ai

@gpowerf Definitely better, in one way. On the other, in XCB2 you could make 255-char strings. So you gain something and you lose something...

I'm still trying to figure out *why* the change, and if there's a way to hack longer strings into it. Not being an assembly expert doesn't help me, but I like learning as I'm doing 😁

Ubisoft's CEO reportedly apologises for comments that led to calls for strike action - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-ceo-reportedly-apologises-for-comments-that-led-to-calls-for-strike-action #ActionAdventure #ScienceFiction #YvesGuillemot #Blockbuster #OpenWorld #Ubisoft