"If something doesn’t work I just do it again, and it does."

Lileks on the joys of beta software masquerading as finished product:

Apparently the main problem with the game is that people expect to play it on a computer different than the one the developers used... Apparently people are expected to download patches before they even play the game, which is a bit like releasing an album that does not contain the Middle C note, or a novel missing the vowel “E.” You can add them later! Or you can move along to something that actually works.

I am curious whether the company actually played the game before they released it.

Silly man!

BTW, I looked for the new book, but my neighborhood Barnes & Noble doesn't have it yet.  (I'll give 'em another week, then order it online.)  They did have Regrettable Food, though.

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