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To give credit to them, the onboarding experience was quite powerful, followed by the frustration of realising this is not like Arc, doesn’t have any of the useful features Arc would have and probably will not have any time soon.
I just don’t understand the logic behind abandoning a very useful and working product, moving on to a half-baked meh one with nothing to differentiate from other browsers and hoping it’ll get mass market adoption. Is this peak VC-backed brain?
Been using Dia browser for almost a week now, coming from Arc, even as a “beta” product it just feels empty, the chat is useful (if needed) but could have been part of Arc, a complete and loved product that was already growing and would make so much sense.
The Mario 64 intro scene with a letter from Princess Peach, reading: Dear Mario. Please come to the castle. I'm down bad. Yours truly-- Princess Toadstool (Peach)
CATS from the video game Zero Wing (the All Your Base Are Belong To Us game), saying: "I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is Futile"
Dracula from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, saying to Richter "Get out of my house"
The transportation advisor from SimCity 2000, saying "YOU CAN'T STAY ON TWITTER! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!"
My big project: The Death Generator.
It's a tool for making fake video game screenshots, just fill in new text and it'll give you a (generally) pixel-accurate image back, the correct fonts and everything.
deathgenerator.com
One well known challenge in writing RPGs is that the rulebook needs to serve multiple purposes. It needs to convey information about the game fiction/setting, instruct the reader how to play AND serve as a reference for the rules once play begins.
That's a tall order.
Public libraries are not just for books, they provide a mixed array of resources and ways to access knowledge and help when needed. Internet is not a universal utility everyone has access to, even if it was, libraries would be a good accessibility option for times you lack the tools/means.
Another office to clear out, I might return to having a desk at home to design and work once again… I am starting to get used to moving office spaces now, clearing out my stuff and not settling.
Challenge of flexible working arrangements is not having a studio of your own. Maybe in the future.
Not sure if the sanity of my feed comes from following a bunch of ttrpg + indie game makers or somehow I managed to stay away from political posts… but I cherish this vibe on 🦋