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Cake day: February 12th, 2025

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  • It’s interesting how in the Ancient Greek stories, the Gods would appear as mortals and impregnate people, whereas in the Christian tradition it’s supposed to be more of a magical conception.

    It highlights the community values quite well that an unmarried Ancient Greek lady may not have been ostracized for a pregnancy without a father, whereas in Bethlehem 2000 years ago we can infer that this was unacceptable.










  • Watching my kids play, Roblox seems like 3 basic games with about 700 theme/character variations.

    The business model seems to be:

    A) spend nothing on game design - make a handful of blockoid graphic options and let your users believe they are really rising in the world

    B). Create a game that is much like gambling - you get little wins just often enough to keep kids stuck in the loop, but rarely enough that they want to buy Roblox to get the thing they want

    C). When they buy said gift card, ensure Roblox can only be purchased in packages that add up to awkward amounts so they can retain 2-5% of the gift card value in unusable dollars that sit on the account. For every $50 gift card there is about $2.50 that just has to sit on the account until the next gift card (or for them, better yet if you forget about it)