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#51

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.

#52

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.

#53

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.

#54

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.

#55

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.

#56

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.

#57

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.

#58

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 09:56:23 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?

#59

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 09:42:59 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.

#60

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by DGuller - Today at 07:52:55 AM

We need to be more precise in defining "worth".  I'd argue that worth to society is more a function of revenue (although this is far from perfect representation), while market worth is a function of profits.  A company that sells $1 trillion worth of products at 1% profit margin will be worth less on the market than a company selling $30 billion worth of products at 50% margin, even though the former company would be much more of a presence in everyone's life.

It never sat right with me that Apple could be "worth" more than all the carmakers combined, but I guess you just have to approach this question intellectually, not intuitively.