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Is anyone surprised by this?


Peak comedy


My clock also runs clockwise, when seen from one of two sides...


First try ends up in something called "Gulf of Mexico", what is that?


A place in Oceania. Might be called something else in Newspeak though.


Why exactly do you think motion blur is added?


Neither does this; obviously.


The site lags on $1.000+ hardware. </thread>


Most consumer devices do not take 40 cells. Letting average joe play with 40+ amps of current at 48 volts is not a great idea.


The design of this pack seems to make it very easy to get right.

Right means that the cells must be installed in the correct orientation, must all be the same make, model, and age, and must meet the continuous discharge rate requirement for the application.

I'm sure someone will find a way to get it wrong, but people also find ways to mishandle fuel for internal combustion vehicles with predictable consequences. The accident rate doesn't need to be zero for this to be a good idea.


in cas the user puts it in the wrong direction, there is cell level fusing: https://docs.gouach.com/eco-designed-batteries/additional-be...


Power consumption would make sense


You can't blame the game for your own discipline.


Yes you can.

Giving players so much freedom that they can easily identify and execute a grindy, brute-force but boring strategy is an extremely common problem in game design. Fault is irrelevant, it is the game's problem if the player stops having fun because they got trapped in a psychological pit tying to circumvent the rules when playing by the rules is ultimately easier.

This is a tradeoff so requires some balance, but OP's suggestion is simple, unobtrusive, and probably effective.


Exactly. That's also the same reason why a game being too easy is the game's fault. One could object that players should be more disciplined and intentionally forego (e.g.) the stronger weapons in the game. But part of the fun of playing the game is to try to get the best possible weapon. Similarly, it is little fun to play e.g. tennis or chess against a weak opponent. Either it is too easy, or you don't give your best, neither of which is particularly fun.


It’s not about assigning blame, it’s about encouraging the kind of player behavior that will lead to better learning


The whole purpose of a game is to complete a goal. Good games gamify you to achieving that goal. If the goal is to learn CSS and the game hasn't guided you to achieve that goal then it's failing at its purpose. Blaming the player for not playing correctly is an unbelievably bad take. The mechanics of the game should punish the user for doing the 'wrong' thing and reward them for doing the 'right' thing.


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