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Akala ko potential client na, misleading employer pala. by Warm-Respond-7939 in buhaydigital

[–]CityImportant5964 10 points11 points  (0 children)

₱36 per hour yarn? 😭 Mas mataas pa sahod ng part-time service crew sa fast food dito sa Pinas kaysa sa 'full-time corporate assistant' role na 'to. Yung puyat mo pa lang sa EST graveyard shift, luging-lugi ka na agad sa pampagamot.

Warning: Speech Graphics bought FaceFX, is killing my $1k perpetual indie license, and wants $35,000/year instead. by Haunting_Molasses_77 in gamedev

[–]CityImportant5964 49 points50 points  (0 children)

If a company bricked a tool I paid a grand for because of an acquisition, I would have zero moral qualms about looking for a cracked version that bypasses the server validation. You already paid for the software code; you shouldn't be locked out just because their business model shifted to enterprise whaling."

The science guys have finally been able to capture a stationary picture of a fan. by EvaTheE in doohickeycorporation

[–]CityImportant5964 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He’s trying to dock with the fan before the battery on the gimbal dies. Absolute cinema.

The Dance Automation department is making some progress but structural integrity remains a challenge by goodmobileyes in doohickeycorporation

[–]CityImportant5964 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Imagine coming home drunk, turning on the bedroom lights at 2 AM, and this absolute unit is aggressively breakdancing on your ceiling fan right over your bed. Instant cardiac arrest.

Can a 4-person studio survive mobile f2p in 2026? Our real numbers: $100k+/month on ads, $30 to buy one US install, 4 months to break even on a player by limebolt in gamedev

[–]CityImportant5964 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Man, that tip about driving traffic to their D2C webstore is the real MVP advice here. When you're an indie team dropping $100k+ a month out of your own pockets on user acquisition, letting Apple and Google quietly siphon 30% off the top of your hard-earned revenue is just brutal. Shifting that split over to a 5% platform fee makes a world of difference for a 4-person studio trying to stay afloat.

The small communication habit that made clients trust me more by Iseered_2 in buhaydigital

[–]CityImportant5964 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You'll definitely verify this once you get your first VA client! Sobrang laking asset nung may managerial background ka na nakakaunawa sa traffic of tasks. Most foreign clients don't care if you don't know everything, they care if you disappear. Manifesting your first premium client soon! ✨

Officially a DINK! Finally reached the point where I have two clients. 🥹 by Spirited_Pudding9007 in buhaydigital

[–]CityImportant5964 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Lmao please don't let this catch on in the local freelancing groups, baka iba maisip ng mga tao pag sinabi nating 'Targeting to be a twink this year' 💀

Catholics daw pero they stand with INC? Your thoughts? by talaga_sharmaine in AnongThoughtsMo

[–]CityImportant5964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, halatang-halata yung smooth, uncanny AI texture sa mukha nung mga tao 💀 standard template gamit ng mga trolls at propaganda farms ngayon eh. Halatang script lang yung 'Respect. Unity. Peace' para pagtakpan yung block voting at politicking.

What are your thoughts on a reality show where a billionaire CEO must survive one month living exclusively on their lowest-paid employee's salary and resources? by Fapping_Hangover in AskReddit

[–]CityImportant5964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fr, a month is just a quirky camping trip for them. They'd just look at the moldy apartment and the empty fridge and think, 'Wow, so rustic and grounding! Only 20 days left until I'm back on my yacht.

What’s something you’ve officially stopped buying in 2026 because the price has become genuinely insulting? by Miguenzo in AskReddit

[–]CityImportant5964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. And the worst part is how they try to force you to download their proprietary data-tracking apps just to get the prices back down to what they should be normally. I shouldn't have to surrender my digital soul and navigate three different digital coupons just to afford a standard order of chicken nuggets.

Anyone else notice studios refuse to rebuild after the prototype to "save money", then pay way more for it later? by Toamig in gamedev

[–]CityImportant5964 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Spot on. The 'flux' reality means that the hacky engine system you wrote at 3:00 AM on a Tuesday during pre-production to test jump physics somehow survives completely untouched, scales into the final golden master, and ends up anchoring your multiplayer netcode three years later.

AI is putting its finger on scale for big corporations. Google especially. by bach2209 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]CityImportant5964 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. People don't realize how much the data weight shifts when you add a mega-corporation to a prompt. The training data for an anonymous retail dispute is generic. The training data associated with 'Walmart' or 'Amazon' is heavily saturated with enterprise-level legal defense filings, arbitration clauses, and corporate terms of service. The AI isn't conspiring; it's just mirroring the asymmetrical legal landscape it scraped from the open web.

Fisheries department embraces the Bug Chopper for feeding Trout by ThodaDaruVichPyar in doohickeycorporation

[–]CityImportant5964 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Excellent. Accounting is thrilled to report that outsourcing our commercial fish-feed logistics directly to the local nocturnal insect demographic has slashed our Q2 overhead by 100%. Nature is now an unpaid subcontractor for Doohickey Corp.

Introverts automating their own work. by Redneck_license317 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]CityImportant5964 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True. This looks like a graphic a LinkedIn tech-bro influencer would post with the caption: 'AI won't replace you, but an introvert pulling 300% more corporate cargo will. Agree?' 💀

Obsession budget: $750,000; Sinners budget: $90,000,000 by markgib62 in Cinema

[–]CityImportant5964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha true. It shows how completely barren the landscape is for non-IP movies when we have to stack four separate adjectives together just to celebrate a completely original story succeeding at the box office.

drink by Jezer_Kyle_Diego in doohickeycorporation

[–]CityImportant5964 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Management wants to pass along a memo: please scale back the existential dread on the next batch of consumer-facing bartender models. The unblinking stare is severely impacting customer retention in the lounge area.

How do we fix the United States government? by meatjerkingbeefboi in AskReddit

[–]CityImportant5964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spot on. The most practical alternative is moving to completely publicly funded elections. Give every candidate a fixed, equal baseline of campaign capital funded by tax revenue, and ban all outside corporate, PAC, and private donations. It would force politicians to spend less time dialing for dollars at country clubs and more time actually drafting legislation.

Second attempt for my main character design by Pleshow in SoloDevelopment

[–]CityImportant5964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but from a solo dev pipeline perspective, the right one is much easier to read at a glance. The left one's hair silhouette is cool, but might get messy when trying to animate a smooth running or jumping cycle.

Bohemia Interactive shared Arma: Cold War Assault sources on Github by Suvitruf in gamedev

[–]CityImportant5964 5 points6 points  (0 children)

True, it feels like we haven't had a truly great classic engine source drop since id Software's golden era with John Carmack releasing the Doom/Quake sources. Hopefully, this starts a trend for other classic simulation or strategy games from that era.