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First of all, I like the alliteration of examples I always struggle with things like that, and alliteration is an obvious (now, to me) bridge for these.

explore ideas too large to fit in our brains

Another excellent explanation of programming.
And it really does describe the programming of tasks, from punch card weaving machines, to punch card data entry, to direct data entry, to punch card processing, direct processing, and eventually the whole Operating System, Assembly, and Higher Level Languages... And all of the steps between that have since developed.
You can become an expert in memory management, and that idea fits into your brain. And you build the APIs that mean memory management doesn't have to fit into other people's brains. So they can work on instruction optimisation, or storage optimisation.

Standing on the shoulders of giants.
There is so much that can be solved with programming these days, but actual people have so much more... Peoplesness, humanity, realness... That some things aren't worth programming yet... That problem hasn't been solved yet

It's almost anything.

Objects? Python macro into FreeCAD into 3d printer. (Maybe there is a better way? I like having that final 3d editing space to tweak).

Literally any data-> data system. If you have structured data, and something wants structured data? Programmable.

Music is sooo mathematical when you get into it. But the creativity is recognising moving from one math to another, or just throwing math out the window. So yeh, programmable. Making it good? Creative

I hate to say, but LLMs show that some level of human interaction can be maths (it's all just floating point multiplication). (And I say "interaction", it's not intelligent or creative or anything actually human).

If it's maths, it can be programmed.

"move fast and break things" applied to the ecology and humans. Except without the "fix it" stage

Or you tell it not to commit but to suggest the commit message

Nah. They want to be an essential service for games.
Verified users of appropriate age.
Integrated game chat.
Integrated game VoIP.
All appropriate-for-age.

Can't develop your own moderation? Just pay discord.

So many companies will pay massive sums to outsource chat/VoIP/age-verification/moderation to discord.
And discord is already the "goto" gaming community provider.

Oh, and shop stuff.
Gift (buy) a friend a cool cosmetic through discord. Already has the community connections. Just needs the reason for games to tightly integrate it (moderation, chat, VoIP, age verification).

It is absolutely a positioning move

Ardebg Alligator.
Had it in a bar on a night out, and was was phenomenal. It was expensive per shot, but I feel we cleaned them out.
It was really really good

Wanted to buy it, was £150 a bottle. Way too much for a whisky.
Finally had some disposable income, £150 for a bottle between friends seemed alright... Now it's £250.
Got to the point where a good memory, nice whisky and friends is worth £250... And its £400 per bottle.
Now it's £500 per bottle, still not worth it.
So many good whiskies for less than £100.

It's not an "investment" whiskey at all. That's the span of 15 years or so. Maybe 500% net over 15 years is a good investment, I don't think so.

One of my mates got married recently, would've been a great opportunity to buy a bottle.
Kinda wish I had... but I also painted his house, helped with a TON of DIY stuff, and a bunch of wedding stuff.
The actual on-the-day-stuff was "just turn up" as far as I was concerned.

One day, the price of Ardbeg Alligator will match disposable income and the occasion.
Till then, I'm sure it will keep increasing beyond my means & commitment

Is this a "grounded from phone" thing?

Reminds me of Malcolm in the Middle where Reese discovers his passion for cooking, and the parents discover a meaningful punishment for Reese's misbehaviour.
So....

Cutely fitting.
I was referencing Ace as in asexual.

Being "Ace Venture, Cute math Detective".... Fits

ACE

Literally the mentality.
Everything has to be a subscription.

Pretty much where I am at.
Piracy is a service issue, I think Steam proves that.
If that service isn't viable any longer, time to move on

I seem to remember a lot of arguments when Netflix first introduced a cheaper-with-ads subscription that "not everyone can afford ad-free subscriptions" and that somehow it would make things better.

Ignoring the fact that the play was obviously to get the ad-subscription up to the current cost of ad-free subscription.

And now I think it's Disney introducing ads to all subscriptions.
So, no doubt Netflix will do that soon in order to "innovate" the line-go-up.