Rory

Ugh, more medication break discourse around the place. There's not any evidence that taking ADHD medication consistently lowers it's therapeutic value. More likely natural fluctuations or changes in life circumstances cause people to believe their meds no longer work.

The concept of thinking before I speak is so foreign to me. When I rehearse speech, my natural way of speaking usually takes over and I discard what I had planned to say, or if I do it sounds so horrifically artificial and boring for others. I won't talk about stuff I don't know well though.

Enshrouded is my GotY, nothing else comes close. It's absolutely massive and such an incredibly technical achievement. The sense of wonder you get just exploring is what I miss from so many games.

Not one to side against AI criticism but I feel the study design of that "10 mins of AI use makes you lazy or stupid" is pretty dog shit. People who were told they wouldnt be penalised for skipping answers or getting it wrong. Offered AI and had it removed for 3 questions did poorly for $2.60.

Redo the study offer more money and tell them payment is conditional on their correct answers in a lab environment not using an online platform ffs.

Not one to side against AI criticism but I feel the study design of that "10 mins of AI use makes you lazy or stupid" is pretty dog shit. People who were told they wouldnt be penalised for skipping answers or getting it wrong. Offered AI and had it removed for 3 questions did poorly for $2.60.

As someone who works in the mental health sector, I cannot state enough that a right wing government will kill so many people through austerity. This is known fact, not hyperbole. This is beareaucratic violence against vulnerable populations, to "save" money.

The naivety most people have is not realising this is the goal. The people implementing this know the outcome and want that.

People born during the GFC can vote this year...

The change of 'by accident' to 'on accident' in modern vernacular is something I can't adjust to. By way of an accident (par accidens - is the Latin origin). At some stage in the 1990s, 'on accident' became the opposite of 'on purpose' probably due to a childhood mistranslation of grammar rules.

There is a pretty good study on this, and basically speakers after 1995 are far more likely to use 'on accident': www.inst.at/trans/16Nr/0...

The change of 'by accident' to 'on accident' in modern vernacular is something I can't adjust to. By way of an accident (par accidens - is the Latin origin). At some stage in the 1990s, 'on accident' became the opposite of 'on purpose' probably due to a childhood mistranslation of grammar rules.

These fucking ghouls. Yes drug addiction is an issue, but this will just drive more deaths of despair, and create more issues with homelessness.

Hating yourself at a core level is a deeply unique and painful experience that no one should have to endure. Some days I see it multiple times in the same day and having been there I wish that others didn't have to experience it too. If I could figure out how I fixed this I would explain.

Routine (the video game) reminds me of how game design used to exist, with show don't tell. Will never forget putting a friend who has only played new games into Half Life and him being completely confused about what to do because it used environmental design rather than waypoints and maps.