wildncrazyguy138

I’m much more a fan of the PBS/NPR underwriting model. Tell me who deliberately funds the show or video.

When the advertisement is so divorced from the show, is not relevant to the conversation or is not relevant to me, then the andvertisers are wasting their money.

If you show me the same ad over and over again, I am actually more likely to NOT buy that branded product or service because I’ve become so annoyed and numb from the ad taking what little time I have on this planet that I will actively boycott it.

However, I do have a nice space mug from PBS, a plot of land on Mars, the moon and Scotland, and a t-shirt for the Truth podcast to prove that I will spend money when the advertising is relevant to the content I’m consuming. So if you want the ad to work, invest your dollars directly into the content and providers I care about.

But for the love of everything, do not think for a moment that your contribution gives you license to control their messaging or content.

Mostly vendors. Often on-prem versions customized for their sensitive work and the versions are 30+ years now.

They very much go by the mantra “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” If you’re lucky enough to get one of those contracts, you’re on a gravy train, but brace yourself because you can expect to get a lot of complaints about how outdated and crap your system is. That and a whole lot of time dedicated to training and documentation.

You’ll also get the occasional person’s personal monument to themselves. “Joe’s been doing that GIS stuff for 30 years.” Whew those can doozies.

I am not an AI hater, it helps me automate many of the more mundane tasks of my job or the things I don’t ever have time for.

I also feel that change management is a big factor with any paradigm shifting technology, as is with LLMs. I recall when some people said that both the PC and the internet were going to be just a fad.

Nonetheless, all the reasons you’ve mentioned are the same ones that give me concern about AI.

Oh look, 8.4 billion in more made up money.

In other news, I think I just learned why Elon got more weird all of a sudden about 6 years ago. P. Thiel funding his brain chips? New conspiracy theory just dropped.

Going with the OG - Super Mario Kart. 64 is close though.

Monster Party - if you haven’t played it, it’s a trip.

S tier

• Lufia
• Dragon Warrior 3
• Final Fantasy 3 & 7
• Sonic Adventure
• The Guardian Legend
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Silent Hill
• Mario Kart
• Dark Cloud 2
• Chronotrigger
• Zelda: A link to the past
• Submachine (flash)

A tier

• Oddworld, Abe’s Odyssey
• Resident Evil: codename Veronica
• Banjo Kazooie
• Mario RPG
• Donkey Kong Country
• Earthworm Jim
• Battletoads
• Wizards and Warriors 2
• Megaman 2
• Populous
• One Chance (flash)
• Daymare Town (flash)
• Abadox - hardest game I ever beat

B tier

• The Lion King
• Overlord
• Oregon Trail
• Dinopark Tycoon
• Snowboard Kids
• South Park
• Kid Icarus
• Sweet Home
• Monster Party
• Dr Mario
• Abobo’s Big Adventure (flash)
• Alice is Dead Ep 1 (flash)
• Starfox
• Shadowgate

I was in Salt Lake City yesterday. Was one of the most bike friendly cities I’ve ever been to in the US. A group ride with 100s of people was happening until midnight. There was also decent public transportation and tons of rentable bicycles and scooters galore. Ya’ll should be proud of what you’ve done there downtown.

Granted it was still an American city. There was still loud car traffic and lengthy timed crosswalks.

But it did give me an idea. What if cars were prohibited from downtown? If there were well placed parking decks surrounding the square? What if shipping trucks used back alleys or were infrequent enough that they could drive on walking surfaces? People would walk or use bikes or scooters to get where they need to go. Perhaps a hop-on-hop-off train or buses or tram for longer commutes for those who cannot or choose not to walk?

The streets would be quiet. Green spaces abound interspersed among the buildings. The city could be built for people and life instead of cars.