▲ 729 ▼ me_irl (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by zedgeist@lemmy.world to c/me_irl@lemmy.world 167 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago (5 children) 832 hours... What is this kindergarten? If you don't have 5,000 hours in factorio, can you even call yourself an engineer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Zink@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago (3 children) What if you're an engineer who knows about Factorio and also knows a few things about your own psyche, and therefore have 0.0 hours played? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago Then you're a smarter person than I, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StuffYouFear@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is why I warn my friends not to play factorio. I'm not strong enough to lead by example, but I can definitely live as a warning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago I kind of want to try it. Especially once we get closer to winter. I could test my ability to still work on some planned indoor tech projects while Factorio is installed on my computer. I bet I'd pass that test. ... unless preying on such hubris is how the factory gets you! Maybe the real test is knowing the only way to win is to not play at all! permalink fedilink source parent [–] untorquer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago I'm assuming satisfactory also applies. Any game you might whip out spreadsheets tbh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zink@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago (3 children) What if you're an engineer who knows about Factorio and also knows a few things about your own psyche, and therefore have 0.0 hours played? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago Then you're a smarter person than I, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StuffYouFear@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is why I warn my friends not to play factorio. I'm not strong enough to lead by example, but I can definitely live as a warning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago I kind of want to try it. Especially once we get closer to winter. I could test my ability to still work on some planned indoor tech projects while Factorio is installed on my computer. I bet I'd pass that test. ... unless preying on such hubris is how the factory gets you! Maybe the real test is knowing the only way to win is to not play at all! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago Then you're a smarter person than I, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StuffYouFear@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is why I warn my friends not to play factorio. I'm not strong enough to lead by example, but I can definitely live as a warning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago I kind of want to try it. Especially once we get closer to winter. I could test my ability to still work on some planned indoor tech projects while Factorio is installed on my computer. I bet I'd pass that test. ... unless preying on such hubris is how the factory gets you! Maybe the real test is knowing the only way to win is to not play at all! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago I kind of want to try it. Especially once we get closer to winter. I could test my ability to still work on some planned indoor tech projects while Factorio is installed on my computer. I bet I'd pass that test. ... unless preying on such hubris is how the factory gets you! Maybe the real test is knowing the only way to win is to not play at all! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago I'm assuming satisfactory also applies. Any game you might whip out spreadsheets tbh. permalink fedilink source parent