Whether he said it or not, social engineering is perhaps as inappropriate in games as in schools. I agree with the sentiment that I play games to get away from reality, not to get slapped with extra-strength RL issues.

Seems like that’s true. My bad

Ah, so it is. My bad

Well that’s encouraging. Thank all the gods I only own dumb TVs

So this writer thinks anarchy is inherently more stable than democracy?

That is distressing.

Writer clearly has never hung out in actual VR

It’ll definitely lead to a few never-imagined-by-humans campaigns.

Now I want to plug in the rules to ChatGPT and let it run a session, just for fun.

Would router-blocking the IP addresses provide some protection?

I haven’t let Citrix maleare onto any device I own in decades, since finding that it wasn’t possible to remove their server from a Mac by normal means (it required using terminal to shut down and remove each process individually). I honestly wasn’t aware that anyone outside a particular obscure state agency in Kentucky still uses them.

Someone wants to remind them that Ehmke lost. There’s such a backlash against her brand of approved discrimination that DEI is being dismantled, made illegal, and generally thrown in the dustbin. She’s probably not the best person to advise on equality issues.

I genuinely hope this is too little too late.

A dog

Dude, it happens to all of us. :)

Better yet, take the best of both worlds. Zuckerberg got great advice from Jobs on structuring Facebook’s stock so that he can sell all he wants, but he’ll always control a majority of votes.

Pretty sure that French would pronounce it /u/ not /ju/.

Activist investors should be sidelined by any means necessary.

I’ve said before, and I’ll say again: The next time they try to secede, LET THEM GO!

IOW, capitalism functioning as intended.

To answer the question, I very much prefer fountain pens. They’re much more economical in the long run, they write smoother and are less prone to clogging, and the different inks are just fun.

To the point about carbons: Not many situations require carbon copies these days. For those that do, you can usually pick up a vintage (not a modern) Esterbrook for a reasonable price and replace the nib. Esterbrook had a couple dozen different nibs, some specifically hardened for writing carbon copies. They’re also fairly easy to find.

There may be some modern pens that are good for writing carbons. Check Goulet Pens or some of the other online sellers.

NB: If you go for an Esterbrook, definitely look for the antiques. They may require a bit of maintenance, but they still write beautifully. The modern ones are made by some outfit that purchased the company name for overpriced branding, but they have no connection to the originals.