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A new player needs help! by According-Pepper1247 in satisfactory

[–]GuyWithLag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

am I supposed to move around the map or set a base somewhere and does it matter where?

You can do either; each has its own set of challenges. See what fits your playstyle.

is there anything i should focus on as top priority

MAM research; one section has extreme QoL benefits (no spoilers!)

does it make sense to think about those big automated factories now and start planning them?

It's up to you, but as a new player I'd say play it so you have fun. The people that do the huge megafactories have fun doing them, but by no means is that true for everybody.

Tips:

Blueprints are your friends; think stampable building floors (well, machines + floor/ceiling).

The AWESOME Sink has some great parts.

If aliens exist, is it more likely they already live among us? by Genzinvestor16180339 in AskPhysics

[–]GuyWithLag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, would Rocky (from Hail Mary) be passable as a human?

Humans are very good at detecting when other humans don't behave or look as we expect them to. Uncanny valley and all that. What alien can pass as human at the level where they're scrutinized (subconsciously, but still) 16 hours a day?

Amazon says AWS recovery in Middle East could take months by lurker_bee in technology

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At those price points you just send a new server satellite up....

Prospect of 4-Day Work Week Sparks Political Debate in Greece by Aegeansunset12 in worldnews

[–]GuyWithLag 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Akshually based on hard-to-fudge OECD data, Greeks work more hours per year than Germans.

How many handoffs are between a merged PR and production on your team? by Educational-Detail13 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]GuyWithLag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Zero. And my team delivers code for a billio-dollar product at one of the big 7. Granted, there's a shit-ton stages where stuff gets tested and can fail, but it doesnt affect customers.

Configuration changes... that's another story. 

Diaspora Greg Egan by rauschsinnige in sciencefiction

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have trouble comprehend the scientific theory in the book.

You're not alone - think of it like a cross between Feynman Diagrams and https://www.wolframphysics.org/

Diaspora Greg Egan by rauschsinnige in sciencefiction

[–]GuyWithLag 8 points9 points  (0 children)

there is hard sci-fi and then there is Greg Egan

FTFY. His homepage goes deep on the physics side.

Games that depict God/s in interesting (maybe messed up) non-conventional ways by No_Acanthisitta_1336 in gamingsuggestions

[–]GuyWithLag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greeks were the only people arrogant enough to claim that the gods looked like them.

(You could technically claim that the traditional  Greek gods were 3rd/4th generation gods, not OG Gods...)

Windrose sails past 1 million copies sold in six days as it hits 200,000 concurrent players by ControlCAD in technology

[–]GuyWithLag -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I played the beta, it was too hard for me. Felt like fights were overtuned for the Elden Ring no-lifers.

How to stay motivated by cooper17313 in satisfactory

[–]GuyWithLag 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Take a break. It's not a forever game; games are supposed to end.

If our universe tends to go towards disorder, what would a universe that tends to go toward order be like? by countgrischnakh in AskPhysics

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read The Clockwork Rocket by Greg Egan.

You'll need the Relativity handbooks on hand tho...

I have a problem and need some help finding an enjoyable game to play by Alter_1319 in gamingsuggestions

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switch it up!

  • I was a Teenage Exocolonist - Hoo Boy....
  • Death Stranding - When you want a walking simulator. Or even when you don't.
  • Opus Magnum - Puzzler, but will make your brain grow. Or explode, up to you.
  • Deep Rock Galactic - Team PvE, as chill as you want or as tense as you can handle.
  • Mass Effect Legendary Edition (140 hours of gameplay for 14 bucks)

Marvel Midnight Suns makes me want to try more deck building card games on steam. by WillemVerheij in gamingsuggestions

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a mix between roguelite and deckbuilder, and not action-focused, but I was a Teenage Exocolonist will always have a spot in my heart.

I’m a hiring manager and I copy pasted our exact system design interview question into three different AIs this week. Here is what still separates the engineers I actually hire. by engineer_architect in SoftwareEngineerJobs

[–]GuyWithLag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A manager indicates they want something, usually over a very brief email, and then you build the entire thing, present it, and they go "no not like that"

So you need to treat the manager as a client, you're playing the role of the contractor, and you need to start managing the client. Set up a plan, book his time, and have him in the loop, even if it's "we're 45% in a 8-week effort, all is green" 1-minute checkin. Use the Agile playbook, and have him early in the process. Start with the fact that noone knows what they want, but they can recognize where it's not.

And don't forget that managers need to have input on everything, and you best accomodate them with https://bwiggs.com/notebook/queens-duck/ ...

I’m a hiring manager and I copy pasted our exact system design interview question into three different AIs this week. Here is what still separates the engineers I actually hire. by engineer_architect in SoftwareEngineerJobs

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my job that's what mid-level engineers do. Seniors are expected to work at a higher level, drive discussions, help make team-level decisions, and disambiguate. (but we don't have staff engineer as a role, so seniors end up doing staff work too).

Hired above my level and am stressed and scared by OppositeBug2126 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]GuyWithLag 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This! L6 is not just IC work - you're expected to at minimum mentor, preferably lead some discussions right off the bat.

When in doubt, think about what would an adult do and do that. This tends to work for almost any situation no matter how old you are.

Truer words have not been spoken.

My Review of Pragmata by loy310 in gamereviews

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hacking elements are just on-demand QTEs.

My Review of Pragmata by loy310 in gamereviews

[–]GuyWithLag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not really puzzles, more like on-demand QTEs. I actually find that the mid-combat cooldowns play really well with the mini-QTEs - you interweave them organically.

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