jkim1258

Great point & example, but I'm curious how well that translates to simulation games, where immersion is a large part of the selling point, as opposed to fun & tight game mechanics full of balanced flow & fiero.

I think it'd be safe to assume that Bandai Namco holds the IP of the former Namco

Frankly, I've had too many issues with fake products on Amazon to trust masks being sold there

Yes, it is true that they have the same qualitative goal of creating a caloric deficit. However, some diet patterns slow down the metabolism more than others, which heavily impacts the likelihood of success in creating a significant (quantitative) caloric deficit

It's far less sad, (and perhaps hopeful?) if you think of it more as there now being more diversity of use cases.

Most consumer personal computers used to have relatively similar power as well as use cases; your Apple II, your neighbors Apple II, and Apple IIs at corporate offices would not have differed as much as personal computers do these days.

These days, there are large differences across segments - anything from school children using chromebooks to enthusiasts running homelab servers.

Not just a gradient of computing power, but also use cases: home archivists with a lot of storage; gamers with beefy graphics cards; media creators with expensive monitors; chrome tab hoarders always downloading more RAM...

I don't think it's that we treat school children using chromebooks as peasants, and treat enthusiasts like kings. We are rather now able to cater well to various segments, and this variety of product offerings to consumers is a good thing.

I think the article's general assertion that the computing advances in question have more to contribute to certain uses cases more than others is more than fair.

Could it also be a simple result of the cars coming in a giant ship all at once? I'm not sure how many cars fit in one of those ships, but I'd guess quite a few..

Income generated from IP, such as licensing fees, do get taxed, though. Are you referring to the lack of excise-like taxes on IP?

Must have been a fun IRB approval process. Wish we could also see those applications/disclosures!

>Ethical approval: This research has the ethical approval of the Institutional Review Board of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (protocol no 2018P000441).