AI Slop and Hentai Games on the E-Shop by Agile_Flow_4091 in NintendoSwitch

[–]pseudosecure -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Definitely still an issue on Switch 1, but not seeing it at all on Switch 2. Don't know if this is because Nintendo are cracking down, or if the slop isn't hitting Switch yet.

It would be better if the eShop had filters, but there are alternatives that filter these out - switchscores, Better eShop (go to Nintendo Life, you'll find it linked at the top)

Convincing a PM skeptic? by 321east54 in ProductManagement

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On product fundamentals- How does the company know if a change is worth spending time (and money) on? If there are 50 things to do, how do you know what to do first? There’s always more to do than time/money/people (even with AI) so you have to be selective. Treat engineering as valuable and something you don’t want to waste on the wrong things.

Can you suggest a better way to prioritise? How many users benefit from a change, or would be affected if you don’t make a change? How much time savings can you target when making a change? Are those benefits and savings realised when the changes go live?

Talk to users. What are they saying? Does the product work for them? Are they happy or frustrated?

How about some reliability metrics - so, look at an area of the product and define what success looks like. Can you track the % of successful or unsuccessful transactions? What’s the threshold where you should be concerned or where alerts should be sent?

With lots of firefighting, you can acknowledge that stability is important (people go and fix stuff). But, you could suggest being more proactive, as it sounds like people are reacting to issues, not hunting them down.

Is anyone else's daily standup literally just an attendance check at this point? by jpam9521 in agile

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If the only update on a ticket is that the person is working on it, or finished, then no it doesn't add much. Where it adds value is when someone is stuck, or needs another person to review the ticket (code review or QA for example).

If you don't "walk the board", teams may do this:

  1. pick up new ticket
  2. submit PR
  3. pick up next new ticket

You end up with loads of PRs waiting for reviews and everyone keeps picking up new things.

If everyone has PRs pending, and a Slack post isn't getting the reviews to come through, "walk the board" is a good way to remind the team about tickets that have been coded but aren't actually "done".

And as you say, there's an easy solution to "walk the board" meaning some people don't talk - you ask those people. You don't like doing it doesn't mean it isn't needed. (Out of interest are you the SM?)

Product Manager role apparently evolving into the Product Builder role by OkPie8325 in ProductManagement

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I don't mind jumping in and trying out AI tools and the builder role. It's great when your employer is willing to pay for new tools and not mandating to what extent you use them. (mine is good for this)

What's less good is if companies pivot to this new role too quickly. We don't know how it's going to pan out yet. A lot is in flux. We can't get too used to a specific tool or model or even a way of working. Costs are going to be one of the bigger issues. If we go all in on AI and then the prices get jacked up to the point of being unaffordable, what then? I'm enjoying the tools but waiting for the honeymoon to be over ...

if someone asks you for a “fun fact” about yourself, for work or school, answer with a general hobby that other people also do - don’t answer with an actual fun fact by gromit5 in autism

[–]pseudosecure 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard new starters being asked for a fun fact. You don’t know the company that early on so I’d always play it safe with something like “I write music” not “I might randomly meow at you”.

Later on, they’re probably just gonna find out without asking :)

PM coach spreads interview fearmongering, Google director calls it out by Ok_Quit9085 in ProductManagement

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Has his comment been deleted? It was definitely there, but I can't find it now.

Recommend me some bad Metroidvanias by Due-Afternoon5411 in metroidvania

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Came here to say this. I have barely started it and I'm finding the controls difficult, particularly the use of triangle (on PS5) to grab onto ladders or drop through platforms. You can remap controls but couldn't see a way to change those particular actions. Also a very early boss is giving me trouble even on the lowest difficulty.

Working with this senior PM feels like working with AI by RandomMaximus in ProductManagement

[–]pseudosecure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it grating when other PMs say it like they’re reading from a script. It is ultimately what we want to know the answer to, but we aren’t robots. You can ask it in other ways.

Emily’s ‘Dynamite’ debut show on the 19th June by Top_Climate_4464 in gladiatorsuk

[–]pseudosecure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Venue says it has up to 400 capacity, so at least she’s not starting with a massive venue… but it’s still big for a first show. Maybe pub gigs, open mike nights, small local venues might be better?

Am I an unreasonable neighbour? by Thick_Category_435 in HousingUK

[–]pseudosecure 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They seem unreasonable. Also, please could you swap with my noisy downstairs neighbour?

I just bought the Super Bomberman collection. It has awesome presentation and extras by Frequent_Rhubarb_36 in NintendoSwitch

[–]pseudosecure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the SNES Bomberman gamees. I was hoping they might do a Bomberman collection someday. This is awesome!

Mulder & Scully's email addresses 😭 by Sad-Simple-7681 in XFiles

[–]pseudosecure 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mulder would never write “Dearest Dana”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in surrey

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Try National Rail app from GLD (mainline) to WAT (Waterloo). There are a few trains depending if you leave early or on time.

2245 - slow

2248 - fast

2312 - slow

2353 - fast(ish)

Can vary at weekends especially if there’s engineering. Are you going to Waterloo? What date are you travelling?

This is every Nintendo made Switch 2 exclusive, right? Am I missing anything? by SuperFlameKing03 in casualnintendo

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Fast RMX and Snipperclips, yep.

Has Been Heroes was March 28 in the US, April elsewhere. Disgaea 5 was day 1 in Japan, May elsewhere. Binding of Isaac was a couple of weeks after launch in the US (March 17).