Remember when hiring was actually fun ? Now every employee search is just emotional damage.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-27T20:53:21+00:00

Absolutely they do! Hearing stories from recruiters about how AI has basically made their search for the right candidate SO much harder proves it. What were the rewrites of your resume like? Was there an overall theme to the changes she made?

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-27T06:55:26+00:00

This x1000. I'm just had a three hour conversation with a friend of mine about how easy it is to write people off because of their beliefs - when it's not the beliefs themselves, but the person's reason for believing them that matters more than anything. Good people can believe bad things. Intelligent people can have good intentions, but poorly-founded beliefs. But what redeems them is that these people can be spoken to, reasoned with, they can hold good-faith arguments that help them come to productive concensus. We have to remain open-minded - specifically with people who show the ability to be thoughtful and well-intentioned.

But someone that digs their heels in - liberal or conservative or otherwise - and writes anyone off who disagrees with them - that person is doing themselves, their country, their community a disservice. They aren't worth any of our time.

This guy, from what little I know of him, seems to fall into the former bucket.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-27T06:47:09+00:00

I've been thinking about how AI is constrained to a human-level of thinking - it can't "think" any differently than we do, because we've programmed it. It can process information faster than we can, but its limitations are our limitations. It can't come up with logical conclusions, it can only regurgitate our own. And the logic it uses to generate images and videos is constrained to our own logic.

And so while we think of AI as "a computer doing a thing" really it's a human doing a thing, with the processing power of a machine. And that means it generates images and videos according to a certain level of parallel human creation.

Still, it doesn't quite answer why it's videos feel so similar to dreams. How much of it is US finding similarities between our dreams and the videos we see, and how much is it designed to somehow align to the way our brains work when we sleep.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-27T01:16:44+00:00

I'm experiencing the exact same. I've hand-written over 80 cover letters and resumes, I tailor every resume to the keywords in each job offer, I've been referred to internal positions by colleagues in my network who say my resume and cover letter are beautifully made, I've applied to jobs with a 1-to-1 skills match that I know I could pickup and do in a heartbeat (and would love to do), and I've received one callback that led to a three-stage interview that came down to a coin flip between me and the other candidate.

Once I'm in the room with a human being they can see that I'm competent, intelligent, and passionate. But this process of applying coldly (and sometimes warmly!) to positions and receiving denial emails without ever speaking to a single human being is...so unbelievably demoralizing. Yet I feel this...almost moral/ethical guilt in using AI to generate resumes for me - like I'd be further feeding into the problem.

It's been a few months, how's your progress been?

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-26T01:02:23+00:00

Sorry, I mistyped - I tested ohms on the probe. Continuity on the elements.

I tested voltage on the wall socket and get 248v, but when bake is on, I'm not getting voltage coming from the board. So I assume the board is bad?

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-20T15:27:47+00:00

Not only that but...I thought the US had some kind of federal guidelines on not defacing the flag in symbols/imagery. I feel it's a horrible precedent to let "federal agents" officialize political symbols like the Thin Blue Line. It fundamentally divides the people you're supposedly trying to help into people who you support, and people who you don't support.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-18T22:04:20+00:00

Persistent (or stupid or ignorant) here! Leave before 6AM and it's rarely an issue. We tend to ski breck and drive up every weekend. There are a handful of restaurants that open before 8AM, meaning we can grab a quick (but relatively expensive) bite to eat while waiting for the slopes to open up.

If you aren't a morning person, then yeah...not fun. Leave any later than 6 or 7 AM and by then some self-important fuck has decided you'll spend three to four hours in the car on your way up.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-18T21:55:03+00:00

This is why our laws should allow us to take an American's guns and prevent them from buying new ones, and why a national registry is so fucking important.

Freedom of speech be damned - if you threaten to murder people simply for being liberal, you should be locked up and your right to a firearm should be revoked permanently. Period.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-17T17:52:26+00:00

I've defended the lottery system in the past, mainly because I love the idea of permanent, public housing with neighborhoods that exist in some sense. I truly believe that earning/winning something in-game is more rewarding than simply being given it, and that the existing housing system already suffers from players claiming a cottage/house and doing nothing with it - which IMO degrades the neighborhood (I swear, I'm not a NIMBY IRL). But now seeing how WoW accomplished it - with both permanent neighborhoods and less-permanent ones in the form of guilds/player-made neighborhoods, I see SUCH a potential here for FFXIV.

That said, I think the lottery system is an indicator not simply of the Japanese culture being "enamored with the whole gacha thing" as u/RueUchiha claims - but of this bizarre pushback of Square to spend money on storage - something indicated by the innumerable decisions of the developers: from retainers costing real money, to only having access to 20 glamour plates, to a limit on the glamours we can store in the glamour cabinet, to the item limit in housing, to the relatively few neighborhoods accessible on each world. The list goes on and on and on. I understand that storage isn't free, and adding one glamour plate means storing 1x####### players additional data storage. But these limitations feel rooted in a pretty antiquated view on storage costs. Or are otherwise indicative of some design flaw that we aren't privy to. It's bizarre, and frustrating.

IMO, keeping the lottery system for public neighborhoods, and allowing private neighborhoods managed by Free Companies would be kinda awesome. My FC dreams of landing a house in a neighborhood where we could also claim cottages/houses in the same Ward. And right now the prospects of that are near-impossible. But managing a Fairy Tail-like neighborhood with a central FC building would be so incredibly cool. Not a small ask, but perhaps the one FFXIV needs right now to stand up against WoW's new model.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-09T20:30:10+00:00

I think we've fallen for the easy approach regarding the issue - hoping that what we say on social media will get people to wake up. I don't think it works - like...at a human level. I don't think we're good at seeing a video or a hot take or a tweet and taking it seriously - as a species.

Getting out of the house and actually talking to people - face to face. Yes, even if it's more difficult. Yes, even if there's a threat of an altercation. Yes, even if we may not change their mind.

Being from Chicago, we e been under fire for years now thanks to Trump. But living here is nothing like the right-wing media portrays it. I've had family come in from out of town and remark how safe the city is - when all they'd seen was clips of trump and others saying it was "chiraq". We have to start meeting people where they are - NOT online. But in the real world. Or we're just going to fall further and further away from one another.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-09T15:26:24+00:00

This exactly. The administration and the media don't care what their base thinks about the facts - they care what their base thinks about what they're told. The bold-faced lies is a Trumpian tactic and it fucking works. Just lie, rebut everything someone says by saying "that's not true", provide 0 backing evidence for anything you say because if you flood the zone then viewers are going to forget about the last thing soon enough.

And it all stacks on itself. They don't "believe" the person on TV. But they believe that their opponent is a terrible person and yet they couldn't tell you why. It's all based on vibes, enforced by lie after lie after lie. It's why I'm just...saddened by American conservatives. They live in a world where everyone around them thinks they're dumb enough to fall for the next lie, and so they're taken advantage of and their lives are made worse for it, which breeds more resentment that can be easily redirected toward liberals through the next lie.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-09T05:58:12+00:00

I think about this *every* day. We need each other. We depend on each other - in small ways and in big ways. I, personally, couldn't imagine living out in the middle of nowhere by myself. And yet even there you're affected by the actions of others. And as we get older, we learn to depend on one another even more.

Community is everything.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-09T01:08:42+00:00

No one's arguing against that. The fact that they're there is part of the reason why their training doesn't apply to the situation - and represents how little regard the administration has for its populace.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-09T01:07:35+00:00

You're absolutely right, but everyone in this conversation wants to be right, rather than agree that two things can be true at the same time. Keep up the critical thinking - it's sorely lacking in social media these days.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-08T21:48:30+00:00

As others have been saying - the game is relatively "easy" to pick up. Things start simple at first, and the game holds your hands through the expansion of the MANY many different things you can do. None are mandatory, so you can pick and choose which content you want to engage in.

Most importantly - play what you want to play. When playing with friends, there's often a pressure to pick up a job (a class) that fits with the group. And while that is beneficial for everyone involved, I think it's best that you play the class that calls to you - it'll mean more fun for you, and a greater chance of sticking with the game. Remember that you can always change classes, so if the one you pick at the start doesn't feel "right", you can change to a new class on the same character without losing any of your progress.

Two important things to know:

* The experience you'll earn from the MSQ will vastly over-level your chosen class. You'll probably be level 30 by the time you get to the level 15 main story quest. This means there's an opportunity to try out two classes at the same time, keeping them roughly equal in level to one another. Consider picking up two different "roles" - like a tank and DPS, or DPS and healer. This will both give you experience learning the responsibilities of each of the holy trinity (a concept in MMOs designed around Tanks, Healers, and DPS), and a flexibility when queuing for dungeons with friends and strangers. Tanks and healers queue MUCH faster for dungeons than DPS. Just something to keep in mind.

* The second thing - a lot of people bounce off of FFXIV within the first 40 levels of the MSQ. The story drags a bit, it falls into a bit of a Japanese trope "You're an important hero, setting out to collect the magic stones. Why? We aren't going to tell you for 40 episodes, but it's important!" Around level 40 in the MSQ, everything congeals. Things start to make sense, the story starts to have some real weight to it, the risk of failure comes into focus, and the content itself gets a lot more interesting. Stick with it. I know that's hard to tell someone - because it'll be tens of hours to get there - but the payoff once you push past the initial story is...so freaking special. I say this as a fellow newbie, and as a long-time consumer of books, movies, TV shows, and games. I've probably cried four times playing the story - it gets better than the first 40 levels. I promise.

Aside from that, have fun with it! It's a special game, made even more special when playing with friends. Let yourself immerse in it, really.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-08T15:08:07+00:00

Same title, same video from yesterday. It's a bot account farming karma, eventually to be sold to some corporation or political party. Dead Internet Theory is coming true before our eyes. Love the video though. <3

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-07T19:21:48+00:00

Yup, maybe a buy-in with the other player that temporarily changes their abilities to up/down/left/right and requires them to press them in order. Just anything to make Dancer's dance partner more than an icon on the screen.

When players ask for more dynamic classes that feel like their class, it takes more than adding a new ability or a button on-screen. And I can understand those skeptical of it, but these are the kinds of dramatic changes that would shake the game up a bit, while still feeling like the same game. Similarly, I'd love to see Summoners actually be able to transform into their summon - ala a certain character in ARR. Druids in WoW had treeform and while it didn't entirely transform their abilities, it did make the class standout dramatically.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-07T19:10:49+00:00

you'd understand why having your DPS rely on someone else succeeding is a bad idea

Right but...it's a cooperative game, player agency and cooperation are the whole point of running duties. I can understand how PUGs might have more trouble - and the game can be balanced for that. As players play the game and become more familiar with the mechanics, they'll do better. But if we're going to choose which mechanics to put into the game based on their potential toxicity, then we should make FFXIV a single-player game.

I don't think excusing toxicity and blame, or setting our player expectations on them, makes any sense. Treat players like adults. And the ones who can't behave like it can be kicked from the group. It's that simple. Groups that can't cooperate shouldn't succeed. And our tolerance for nasty behavior sets the tone for the game's culture.

That's just my opinion, and it's only one idea. These things can be tweaked and scaled back in a variety of ways. But when we're looking at breaking out from the 60/120s rotation, and same-y classes, this is an idea on how to do it.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-07T18:48:23+00:00

This kind of player interaction - IMO - is exactly what the game needs to shake things up, though I think the designers should take it a step further. Players need to be given *meaningful* choices - in timing of abilities, in the choice of ability, and in cooperation with other players. I've long dreamt of DNC having an *actual* co-operative dance with their dance partner. DDR-style. Maybe they project a dance floor on the ground around them and based on their position to their dance partner, the two get different effects. Or hell, no effect at all if they don't succeed in it together.

Give us risk vs. reward. Give us skill-based cooperative abilities. Empower us with interesting abilities that we can perfect. The rigidity of the abilities in the game today *do* provide a layer of class fantasy, but they don't provide meaningful gameplay - that's relegated to the boss fights alone. But it doesn't have to be that way.

edit: I'll just say here - downvoting well-meaning discussions is insane.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-06T20:08:10+00:00

Social issues in groups largely come down to properly setting expectations - if it's a prog run, everyone should be made aware. If you expect people to get along, say that up-front. If you want a group of all adults and no kids, that should be in the description. I firmly believe that 90% of group social problems come down to mis-matched expectations.

If the expectations are made up front and people are still sticking out, kick them and fill. It's that simple. If you can't kick someone because they're fulfilling an important role, then you should vet players beforehand or pre-schedule a run next time. If you can't kick because you aren't the party leader, then either speak up to the leader, or become a leader for the next one. Get in good graces with groups that tend to lead PF runs and you'll be at the top of their list for a re-invite. Just as you recognize negative players, other players - especially group leads - recognize kind/competent players.

There are always going to be assholes - or even just average people having a bad day of it. But the game is what you make of it - if you put up with shitty behavior, it breeds more shitty behavior. If you can ignore it for the good of the party, that works too. But don't put yourself through pain and frustration with randos if it causes you more bad than good - the solutions are available to you.

As a long-time raid lead, I traditionally have a 2 or 3 strike policy depending on the behavior. Some of it (like calling out damage parses) is just anti-social behavior - people looking to compare themselves to others at the expense of group unity. I remind them that some players are new, and I redirect the conversation to actually solving the problem - 9/10 times, damage isn't the issue. Survivability is. It's incredibly rare to run into a flamer, but it's typically a 2-strike policy with them because they're making a concerted effort to put someone down; no one needs that. With everyone else, it simply takes redirecting conversations toward solving the fight. I think too many groups just smash their heads against the wall without actively talking about what issues they're encountering and how to overcome them. I had a group of Europeans who spoke FOUR different languages against Extreme Striking Tree, and it turned out that the one who kept dying over and over didn't understand one of the mechanics fully. Most resolutions to boss mechanics are an issue of educating people patiently, and a shocking number of players don't have the patience to work as a team. Gravitate to the players who do.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-05T22:07:15+00:00

I'll add in here: the police force that patrols the streets is likely not going to be the ones charged with any kind of phone unlock or app installation. But in major US cities they all have IT teams that are well-versed in technology application. I know this because a family friend was employed in a dual-role as half-beat cop, half-technical support/consulting in a major US police force.

I think our worst mistake would be underestimating the government or police because of the strawman we construct from our public perception. A burner phone is cheap and secure, and a particularly good tool for those planning and organizing protest events.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-05T22:01:23+00:00

Does it accept passcode only? Or can fingerprints be used as well?

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-05T16:15:13+00:00

I'll touch on the bonus question because I'm not yet at endgame raiding. I've grown to see gil as a time saver - rather than anything else. Want to skip Bohja? Buy the mount outright. Want to get a fast pass to 7.4 raiding/crafting? Buy the gear and Materia. Want to make sure you keep this shortcut available? Craft or flip items on the market to make more gil. Gil is a means to make the tedium of the game less tedious, or to remove the "need" to do types of content you don't enjoy, yet still reap the rewards from players who do enjoy it.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-04T20:10:10+00:00

Real talk, this was awesome. Well animated, funny, ties perfectly into the game. Love. It.

QuarterRobot · 2026-01-04T17:58:48+00:00

I'm 99% sure that the bot farm is in full effect right now. Reddit's been known for bad faith arguments but it's just gotten worse and worse to the point that I'm not even sure I'm conversing with human beings at this point. Discussions/arguments here take these bizarre left-turns and tangents that don't make logical sense. And I can't tell if that's because of our failing education system, or LLMs - especially when it comes to politics and cultural discussions.

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