This is the reason I stopped playing pubg and I couldn’t get my head round it either. In theory people may enjoy it more because it’s easier to win, and who doesn’t like winning? Yes it’s not a real win against bots but the bots are a secret so maybe it feels like a real win?

But it’s obvious that you’re against bots. If people enjoy playing against bots why not just include a bot mode?

I see a few possible reasons

1. Most people are ignorant to the bots. They play a few games, they win, they’re happy. They don’t realise they only had 4 humans in their lobby.

2. People eventually realise they’re against bots but the devs are stupid. They did some focus groups and detected people being happy. These people would have eventually realised they’re against bots and hated it but the focus groups didn’t detect that. Like a pepsi challenge.

3. Blissful ignorance? People kind of know they’re against bots but turn a blind eye and wins still feel good. They wouldn’t play a specific 100% bot mode because they want a “real win”

Probably not the answer you’re looking for, but Puss In Boots 2. The second Shrek spinoff about the cat? Who honestly expected that to be such a banger

Sam Altman

OP needs to make like a tree and get out of there

Nonce

A vibe programmer that built a palm-sized fusion reactor in a cave over the course of 3 months with a single companion

With a box o scraps!

Wow David Irving is a twat. Here’s a poem he wrote for his infant daughter

I am a Baby Aryan
Not Jewish or Sectarian
I have no plans to marry an
Ape or Rastafarian. 

What’s the total number of epic Bs?

Hey baby, I’m self aware. I got that headspace app, because I care

You fool you just typed it and spoiled your experiment

I’m part of those people. The usual argument is that everybody’s phone is listening all the time, without agreeing to permissions or showing the mic notification or anything like that. I’ve never seen any proof of that. This article is about a bunch of shovelware apps (Pool 3D, Beer pong: Trickshot, Honey Quest etc) that aren’t even listed anymore. There’s nothing about them skirting permissions or hiding the notification.

People see the headline and assume it’s Facebook et al.

You mean you don’t cut it open and scoop?

I FUCKING HATE GIFT VOUCHERS.

I have a little stack of vouchers for places I almost never visit, all expiring at random times in the next year or so. I have to remember what shops I have them for and make sure I spend money there before they expire. It’s just one more thing to worry about. “Oh, I have to buy this from Screwfix - do we have the vouchers for them? Maybe! How much? I don’t know, it doesn’t say on there. Has it expired yet? Not sure. Do they work online? Oh it’s not working maybe we used it and forgot to bin it”. And then the annoyance of spending money somewhere and forgetting to use vouchers. Why do people burden me with this and consider it a gift? Do I look like somebody who shops at John Lewis?!

Joke police here. We don’t have “elementary school” in England. Pack it all up please.

These statements make it all the more maddening. How can you say it’s not a triumph for one side while they literally toast champagne on your doorstep. Fucking old cunts, you know you’ll all be dead soon and we’ll just change the law anyway.

At least it’s becoming less common for people to start comments with “Imagine…”

Kind of good that the guy died in 2013, before the whole networked-computers thing started really going to shit

They also proved it round with a gyroscope in the same documentary (Behind the Curve - a great watch)

You definitely need to do something about it if the bags are starting to melt

We use butter. It also helps that our bread isn’t absolutely disgusting.