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#1

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 10:37:36 AM

Market cap measures only one thing: how much people are willing to pay for the common stock of the company. Stock price is inherently forward looking: people buy stock not based on the earnings of the last year or even this year, but the expected value of all projected future earnings.   Market cap is thus a measure of worth in that one sense but not necessarily others.  And because projections into the future are always highly speculative, especially for companies operating at technological frontier, market cap valuations are inherently uncertain.

#2

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 10:37:06 AM

This is the moment I, once again, hammer that it's all Reagan's fault.

#3

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 10:35:55 AM

On my side of the Canadian 2 solitudes, a lot of Arabic slang are making their way into the Québécois accent. I don't find it that jarring but it does make every kid sounds like they are trying to make it big on tiktok.

#4

Gaming HQ / Re: Cities:Skylines

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 10:34:12 AM

You are blaming the developer where you should blame the publisher. CS2's irrelevancy is on Paradox's shoulder.

#5

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 10:29:21 AM

Speaking of accents, Canadians are now frequently using the American silent t.

It's still a bit jarring to my ear, but I am old and shouting at clouds.

#6

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 10:27:33 AM

I've only played endless so far. I'm starting to wonder when I'll get a prompt to go to the other province.

I really like the change where it seems the game is pushing you to have big cities on multiple of islands instead of only 1 big & a lot of smaller one.

#7

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 10:23:31 AM

I think I might give this a patch or two before going back to it

Smart move.  I'm targeting around 1.11 or 1.12.  That's the usual sweet spot.

#8

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 10:20:35 AM

From a post on their forums about "the released state of the game being unacceptable in 2025":

In a section complaining about the UI:

For a series known for complex but functional interfaces, this is honestly embarrassing.

What a noob.
Doesn't he know that buying a Paradox game on release means buying in to the open beta test?

Don't worry guy, 2026 is just around the corner.

#9

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 10:19:48 AM

Yeah. Its mad stuff.
Give me a company any day in the final figures earns x having enormous income and enormous operating costs, employing thousands, over one that just makes x employing a few guys and with minimal outgoings at all. The value to society is far larger with the mass-employer.
The employment itself is an asset which may not profit the company itself too much but does profit the broader economy even directly let alone considering more abstract societal stuff.

I am seeing ever more reports of this famous investment guy or that pulling out or shorting AI.

How much is society willing to pay for this value?

We already see the cost that society pays for the alternative.

#10

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Valmy - Today at 10:00:33 AM

From a post on their forums about "the released state of the game being unacceptable in 2025":

In a section complaining about the UI:

For a series known for complex but functional interfaces, this is honestly embarrassing.

Huh. Maybe I am clueless as to what is out there but I thought EU5 was pretty good at release. Obviously there is a lot to sort out and learn but compared to previous EU games I thought it was fine.