that's not modding, that's hotrodding. you basically get an inexpensive machine and convert it into a high performance deluxe model by incrementally pouring twice as much money into it than what it would have cost you to aquire a high performance deluxe model in the first place.

it's a clusterfuck, but not in a good way.

our project manager has a top-down approach to driving convertibles.

it's not a big if, but it's an if with two Fs.

without DRM: you just turn on electonic entertainment device, it makes milk spurt out of your nose, you laugh all the way to the bathroom.

with DRM: electronic entertainment device just turns on you, they make you pay out of your nose, they laugh all the way to the bank.

the game consists of very trivial tasks because originally, it was aimed at small children who're still learning them. one of the first adventures to explore is tidying up the apartment. in one room you have to put all the books and magazines into a particular corner, all the clothes into another corner, and so on. the flat mates who suggest activities such as "would you like to tidy up the apartment with me?" and "let's make a pot of tea!" are the same size as the player, but actually adults. it's obvious why this was widely lauded as a clever pedagogic trick. but what hadn't been anticipated was that large numbers of adults began playing the game. singles that wanted to share their apartment with someone. someone they could turn off at any moment.

no, i said we need to be vigilant about it, not quick. if we get it under control right away, people will think it hasn't ever been a real problem anyway, and won't be vigilant enough.

most languages don't even have a word for 'serendipity'. and for very good reasons, too.