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Also to actually elaborate on OPs question because i got distracted replying to replies.

Wear the same boxers for a few days. How do they smell? Wear the same jeans for a few days. Compare.

As a dude, I can tell you, for me they do not. But that going commando reduces my lifespan for clothes without washing.

Also, bidet user, ftr Edit - and aaaalso, i was married, and lmty, there is definitely a gender gap here.

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My Views on The Unity Price Change

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My Views on The Unity Price Change

								by Adam Foroughi on Sep 15, 2023 								

						

						 

Over the past couple days numerous game developers have asked my opinion about the Unity pricing changes. Given that some of the changes look motivated by competition with our MAX product, I didn’t even know what to say, and the inspirational gaming community has already voiced the concerns very elegantly. The reason I’m writing now is because a group of leading game developers, “United Game Devs”, are revolting against the changes by turning off the Unity and Ironsource ad relationships and we’re being asked if we also support these developers. Our gaming studios run independently, but all unanimously support this cause and are signing up to be a part of “United Game Devs”. I know from speaking with our studios that no one wants to turn off Unity as it hurts the economics of everyone involved, but game developers feel under attack and they aren’t seeing any other choice right now.

As JR knows I really respect the community & software he has overseen the last many years. I believe the tools Unity has built, as well as the tools we’ve built, have been a cornerstone set of solutions that have helped this community prosper. Continuing to innovate and work with amazing developers is what inspires me to come to work every single day. 

John,

There was a time when I would’ve texted you this, but the actions you’ve taken seem too targeted at us for me to do that, so I’m voicing them here. Our jobs are to help this community expand while also running our businesses. The decision you made doesn’t help the community, and the backlash you’ve seen is reflective of that. But what you may or may not be hearing is that there isn’t a single user of your software who doesn’t love it. I can speak for ourselves as a paying customer of the Unity engine across our gaming studios. We know you have to improve your business economics, but don’t do it at the expense of the entire community. We also want you to improve your business economics so that you can continue to improve in your tools. 

Here’s my recommendation: retract these changes and shift to transparent price increases for seats for your Pro and Enterprise customers. Don’t make this about advertising. Don’t make this an attack on indies. Go back and rethink the choices you’ve made, revert your decision to a much more simple and sustainable price increase model, and communicate with your developers better. I’m sure the community will be supportive if you are collaborative and communicate transparently about decisions that have this much impact on their businesses. 

If you continue to go on the path you’re on, you’ll destroy the trust and credibility that you have spent years building and it’s going to tear our industry apart.

-Adam

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seltzer experiences?

If edibles hit you, then yeah likely a good time. Same goes for the nano mist things.

But if edibles dont. At best you will spend $20 to get sleepy.

Edibles dont hit me, but i definitely felt the 15 minute window on drinks and nano mist if I have enough really fast.

Edit, infact, if edibles did it for me, i would probably live off of seltzers 😆

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Duuuuude, or dudette. Let me tell you a story.

One about people with certain waist ratios, and heavy manual labour, and what all that motion can do to underwear.

I recently moved houses, and for the first time ever (after decades of experience), chose to forgo undies and go commando in sweatpants for this recent ordeal.

Boy howdy. Let me tell you all the ways it was awesome. Sweat induced induction to asscrack, is but one of them. But likely the most important, the Knock-on ride-up effect. Also gone.

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Ubisoft Montreal's mandatory return-to-office order reportedly leaves staff in "turmoil"

I am truly fortunate to work for a game industry studio, also Montreal, that has not seen fit to do this. A good thing, as I was hired on fully remote from halfway across the country 😆

Even if I were local, working remote has been transformative for me to the point that it is a criteria in my job seeking. I won't, can't take a role without it.

If done right, with the right trust and understanding, remote work increases productivity for most butt-in-chair jobs.