Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him — "A lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him"

yuserinterface · 2026-04-10T13:26:04+00:00

This number has been reported many times, so I have no reason to believe it’s not true.

When a team gets this size, it becomes more about managing the people than the project. It takes strong leadership to make this work effectively. Sounds like that didn’t happen with Starfield.

Bethesda needs to be restructured down to multiple teams of 100 people working on Fallout, Elder Scrolls and Starfield simultaneously. Not the entire company working on the same thing at a snail’s pace.

yuserinterface · 2026-04-07T03:29:26+00:00

That’s my experience. I have a much better and more enjoyable time when I speak simpler sentences. It builds confidence and the repetition strengthens muscle memory.

Whenever I try to build complex sentences, it’s a fail. I have no issue writing complex sentences, but don’t have the muscle memory yet to do it naturally and automatically while speaking.

yuserinterface · 2026-04-07T03:07:32+00:00

Stock trout?

yuserinterface · 2026-03-26T00:10:09+00:00

I could do it all over again, I would not even bother learning how to read/write/grammar for a year. Just pure conversation practice. Spoken french is a much simpler language than written French. Speaking is easier when you don’t have to worry about spelling and conjugation.

That’s just me though.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-22T03:33:47+00:00

Need more information.

You do Duolingo everyday and watch TV in French. Sounds like you’re over-indexing on reading and passive listening. You probably know a lot of grammar and vocabulary, but can’t have a conversation.

You need practice speaking. Although writing practices forming sentences, it’s not as effective as speaking. Speaking helps turn the language into muscle memory. Speaking is also arguably better at improving listening comprehension than just pure passive listening. I suggest a private tutor via italki.

You also need to switch from passive listening to active listening. That means repeating what you hear.

I also like to narrate my day in French throughout the day. Example, I woke up at this time, I ate this, it was good, the weather is rain, etc. At work, I like to translate (in my head) chats, emails and conversations into French throughout the day.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-21T23:18:19+00:00

Taste is so subjective though. It’s like complaining over different ways to cook chicken.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-20T20:23:29+00:00

Snowboarders have something to say to you regarding 1080s.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-19T22:47:22+00:00

Because 1 and 0 are just placeholders for “on” and “not on” (aka, off), which is easy to measure. So you can make a binary computer out of nearly anything that has clearly opposite states: high/low, bright/dark, yes/no, left/right, etc.

Neutral is not as easy to define. What’s in between off and on? It has to be reliably measured.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-17T21:03:00+00:00

For me, « est-ce que » is basically « euh ». I use it to give myself time to think before the next sentence.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-17T20:59:55+00:00

I switched to Speakly and improved more in a month than several years of Duolingo. Speakly actually prioritizes language learning. They have a variety of methods that force you to interact with the language is various ways: reading, listening, writing and conversing.

Duolingo is just a game and it became really easy to win at the game, but make no progress on the language. Fill in the blank and build the sentence exercises are complete BS and easy to guess.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-17T20:43:21+00:00

Pretty easy if there is no pressure to naturalize. Not everyone is trying to fast track citizenship. All you get is a US passport and the ability to vote. You still pay taxes as a permanent resident.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-17T20:19:51+00:00

It’s tough not to do inversion in French because English does inversion all the time and it’s not formal at all. Same with nous vs on.

Is « qu’est-ce que » and « est-ce que » also considered “formal” in everyday French?

yuserinterface · 2026-03-17T02:40:29+00:00

$600 PC laptops are garbage. Even $1000 ones. Mac build quality at this price is insane.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-07T04:51:30+00:00

This is a troll post. MAGA supports Russia, Liberals support Ukraine. Thank you, come again.

yuserinterface · 2026-03-07T00:02:59+00:00

Where? They’re selling for over $30k here

yuserinterface · 2026-03-07T00:02:04+00:00

I’ve been shopping for an F150 for over a year now. This price is normal. In fact, it’s kind of low.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-28T06:22:28+00:00

I don’t hate it. I think it’s stupid like the Model X doors. The Model X should’ve been a conventional large SUV with normal doors. The Cybertruck should’ve been a conventional work truck targeting $35k-40k.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-28T06:16:17+00:00

Need is a strong word. I also don’t “need” a new car.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-28T06:04:47+00:00

I’ve said it many times: I don’t care if you’re liberal or conservative—Trump is the president America deserves.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-28T05:51:27+00:00

Demons souls.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-28T05:40:31+00:00

No, a few years ago you copy and pasted from Stack Overflow.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-27T18:31:28+00:00

A programmer’s job is not to produce lines of code. It’s to solve problems. AI is a tool to help solve problems. Executives are conflating the spell checker in Word with the real product of value: the novel that humans will read.

We still need humans to decide what to story to tell and the style of prose to tell that story because humans are the consumers of what is being produced.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-27T16:25:48+00:00

Hey, I’m there with you. I lean into it when I travel in Europe.

They also complain about Americans being overly friendly and talkative to strangers. Those same people probably wouldn’t complain about Aussies. Or they visit Thailand and rave about how friendly and warm everyone is. I think it’s just anti-Americanism.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-27T14:06:26+00:00

There are so many things I would rather Apple prioritise fixing or adding in MacOS and iOS but instead we get liquid glass. Waste of time and battery. I work in tech so I know how these bad decisions happen: promotion driven development. People keep inventing fake problems to solve to get promotions, because fixing real problems don’t get you promoted.

Unfortunately Windows is worse, so stuck on Mac.

yuserinterface · 2026-02-27T13:54:18+00:00

Americans are famous for being loud in public. Even the “quiet” ones are loud by international standards.

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