If there is a hot new game that I am interested in, Game Pass might be appealing because it allows me play a new game for cheaper. But I also don't play games very quickly, because I'm busy.
Steam allows us to avoid FOMO. I'll wishlist it, meanwhile I'll play my massive backlog. By the time I complete one single player game, the wishlisted game is already on sale and the game has matured with updates. It's perfect for the adult gamer.
RW people: "Wait a min..."
The key capitalistic trick is to time your step 2 just when you have a critical mass on your platform. Upper management has understood that our shitty paywall will remove x% of our users from our platform. But if (100-x)% of our users can pay $y annually, we can sustain our business model and make $z of profit each year. PR will take care of all the backlash but it's all calculated.
Do we trust it? Hell no, but if we change to something else, there are risks and costs to that too.
Unfortunate reality for lot for medium to big size businesses.
The gift card caused Uber servers to BSOD
In times like this, I usually recite my favourite haiku to calm myself down.
Fun fact: I use Linux on my personal PC
And my home server
And my hosted server
And my home router
And my phone
And my work PC
Put the gun down
He's a man of focus, commitment, and sheer fuckin' will
It's very useful for people who don't use a desktop environment, such as TWM (tiling window manager) users. I use nmtui all the time.
This can be nice mathematical problem. Determine the largest slice that can be taken out while the remaining contents can be formed into a circle.