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22 Sep
Shit's getting complex. Not my cat looking at also ...
Well that was going alright. He had a bit of a snooze. She had a bit of a snooze.

But then she tried to move a bit closer to snuggle and got a paw (but no claws) to the head as a reminder about consent.
On a serious note I think this is the first time she's not looked utterly panicked at the fact she'd accidentally placed me between herself and the open door.

Granted that was probably because she was just happy to be so close to her crush, but still. #pawsonsCreek
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22 Sep
Today is the day literally all of my team get an A appraisal rating because:

1) we don't link pay rises to appraisals
2) if there was a performance issue we'd have addressed it earlier
3) I'd rather spend the time discussing their needs/objectives than doing performative grading
Honestly. Who fucking sits there and spends time deciding what the semantic difference is between an A person, a B person and a C person on their team. And then tries to make that team justify which one they are.

Work is not meant to be the Hunger Games.
"well Bob, it's been a good year and I was thinking you'd maybe be an A. But I have to say that Alan has filled in the 'evidence of alignment with core objectives' box much better than you. So I think I have to give you a B so as not to devalue his A"
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21 Sep
I'm always intrigued by people who feel they have a right to be rude in Twitter replies and then get a response.

It's like: nah pal. Just gets you blocked. Don't want you in my headspace. Don't want anyone reading future replies to my stuff to have you in their headspace, too.
I should add that if it seems there's a chance it's not deliberate, I'll do a quick scan of their Twitter bio and profile page.

90% of the time that instantly tells you whether it was or not with zero margin for error.
And it's not about 'silencing' people with different views. I follow, and chat, with plenty of people who fall into that category. But we're polite with each other.

It's just about creating the Twitter I want to see, for those reading too.

40% cat photos. 40% history. 20% snark
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20 Sep
<Former games journo hat>

Prince of Persia: SoT was expected to fail, so didn't get the toxic Ubisoft management eye. S'why it has a nuanced female character and a male lead who learns being a bro isn't being a hero.

It was a hit.

The sequels got full Ubisoft toxic treatment.
Worth remembering that the whole Prince of Persia IP was seen as dead in the water after the absolute critical and public disaster that was Prince of Persia 3D.

They were basically at "use it or lose it" stage when SoT was commissioned.
Once all the horrific stories about Ubisoft's internal culture started coming out, I remember thinking:

Well SHIT. Now I get why whenever I asked about the drastic shift in tone from SoT to WW Ubi people just used to look awkward and change the subject.

Ubi is a disgrace.
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20 Sep
"But I don't even know your name."

"Just call me... Kakolukia."

One of the finest endings, due to a glorious bit of delayed narrative payoff in any form. Not just gaming.

Regret, redemption, love and loss in a line

[I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a game] final scene from prince of ...
SPOILERS BELOW.

I should explain how good a piece of narrative callback it is.

Prince of Persia: SoT casts you as the swashbuckling son of a king, and opens with you leading an attack on an opposing city. It's gates opened thanks to the betrayal of the city's ruler's Vizier.
At this point you are a brash, spoilt idiot spoiling for war. In the aftermath, you capture Farah - the ruler's daughter - and plan to take her back to your father as a trophy.

You also find a funky artifact. The vizier tricks you into opening it. It contains the Sands of Time.
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20 Sep
The opposite. We've got more computer labs than ever.

The software industry's big shift to software-as-service is a big part of this. It's not just about laptop price anymore. It's about how much per month Microsoft/Adobe/Whoever demand you pay for things.
Now granted a lot of those tools they do cheaper student versions of, or you can actually get subs for via the uni (where we can set them up). But that's still complex and often overwhelming to new students.

So often you see a lab for work/laptop for personal split in usage.
Not saying they DON'T use laptops a lot in those labs or shared spaces. They absolutely do.

Just that computer labs are way more of a vital resource still than you'd think.

They also provide two things students often lack at home/rental:

Good internet. Proximity to books/help.
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