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On the other hand I have worked with team mates that just don't communicate what they are doing. I always got the feeling that they either don't do anything at all or work on things that are completely irrelevant.

Over time I tend to develop a poor opinion of these people.

Communicate what your accomplishments are and why they are important for the business and you will be fine.

Everything else is kindergarten.

What SaaS company discloses their Enterprise prices?

It's open enough for all practical purposes IMO.

I run it fine on my 64gb RAM beast.

I have been using mixtral daily since it was released for all kinds of writing and coding tasks. Love it and massively invested in mistrals mission.

Keep on doing this great work.

Edit: been using the previous version, seems like this one is even better?

Not sure but I think it will be more focused on offline life instead. AI and enshittification will make the internet and the core error in its monetization based on ads so bad that it will be replaced by a much smaller and more private version.

I no longer say things online except some rare occasions. Mass social media online discourse will slowly vanish in the next 15 yrs

AI will force artists to learn how to draw perfect hands as every artwork with bad hands will be instantly flagged as generated.

And the enshitification begins. Remember that you as users are next.

Find a sustainable alternative now. I personally recommend bandcamp + youtube combo. Yt to explore and find new music, Bc to buy the music I enjoy and __own__ it.

Get a job at a restaurant/ supermarket/bar - something basic, boring and manual. At least for a year or so, you will have a very different experience. Work 6-8 hours, then clock out and meet some people.

Sounds dumb but IMO you should dial it back and ground yourself a bit more - friends you make a that age often stay for life. It's harder after.

Seriously though ignore internet advice

If you want to own the music aka download it Spotify is the wrong solution. Also pays artists pennies but that's another gripe.

I never pass up on good bait

The past is dead and the future is yet to be. All that exists is now.

I think we should assume there as at least one or more other successful attempts.

Thanks I had no idea what it was about reading the website - just a massive chancelog. They really gotta add an intro or something for new players.

Hey you should turn this tale into a thriller - would definitely read it

Newgrounds still exists.

But AFAICT there is basically 0 money in browser games now, which is why only romantics and masochists still work on them.

Right, all humans live in the United States.

sounds like a very defeatist attitude.

for good software consulting revenue is not a function of how many bugs/bad UX there are- you consult on setup, integration,maintenance,etc. If the software improves the need for this does not disappear.

If you communicate clearly what the proprietary parts of the software are, it also shouldnt be an issue. If someone wants to implement and especially maintain and test them themselves without paying, they are free to fork and do that.

This is a unique feature of Kratos/Hydra, you can use your own frontend components. With many other implementations this is not possible. What do you mean by "much more opinionated client", there is a set of standard flows that your app has to handle and thats it for most cases.

If you want out of the box components they also have a paid version for that (and code examples in OSS)

IMO the problem was the acquisition of Blizzard by Activision. I agree that MS will be a better steward than Activision who managed to completely ruins Blizzards reputation since the acquisition.

Yea it would be really bad if the internet was flooded with misinformation or disturbing imagery. Just imagine that!

they are good true. but I always wondered if they pay artist as well as Bandcamp does. There is probably some info online but it seemed to me that artists do prefer bandcamp, so I figured they get a better deal there

sure but not every artist offers this and its much harder to find the individual channels vs having one big index.

But if worst comes to worst that will be the alternative for the time being I guess

I want a comprehensive directory of all indie/underground music where I can buy physical or digital copies of the music directly from the artist. I need to know that 80%+ of the money goes to the artist.

Is there any other platform than bandcamp that offers this?

100% all i care about is that the mlney actually ends up in the pockets of artists. if bandcamp disappears there needs to be some alternative to pay artists. Spotify and the like are predators IMO.

I could not agree more. If Bandcamp actually implodes I would have no idea where to buy music. I want to buy directly fron the artists; everything else feels tainted.

Is there any alternative?

Mainstream media said the same thing about nuclear energy, steam engines, integrated circuits, and a dozen other technologies since the dawn of civilization. It never manifested though, and people still work and produce like they did for thousands of years.

Humans are surprisingly adept at coming up with new kinds of work.

IMO the bigger "risk" is that we will extinct ourselves in the next few hundred years, but that is a different discussion.

How many hours of hard work do you need to put in before you can have the "benefit" of calling yourself an artist?

Tbh this sounds like gatekeeping to me.

Technology is just what it is. Good and bad are human categories that don't apply to technology per se (and are very subjective categories that change dramatically across time, space, and culture)

What humans use it for is another discussion.

One example: - You can use nuclear fission to provide light and warmth to millions or blow up millions.

Is nuclear fission good or bad?

I would argue it depends what humans make of it.

Same with what you call "AI".

I wish you luck with your coalition, but once a technology is "out there", you cant take it back. I don't think there is an example in history where that happened, would be curious if you know one.