Also - I might be wrong, but I was under the impression that running DF through a terminal is (was...) possible if you're not using a graphical tileset (perhaps even with... ha)?

[0]: https://bay12games.com/dwarves/

Long-term supporters, in this case, means people paying, and not insubstantial amounts either - before they partnered with Kitfox, they used to publish how much they were receiving. Tens of thousands of $ a month, mind you. For monthly contributions at that level for many, many years I would expect at least a nod - instead they straight-up told everyone they'd abandon keyboard users, a decision later recanted.

That said, Dwarf Fortress holds a special place in my heart. Only regret I have is that I didn't track how many hours I put in. In excess of 10k, I'm sure.

It turns out reality is different - the older I get, the less interested I have in computer games. It feels like I've seen it all at this point, and I'd rather see grass twice than a virtual anything.

When me, and my generation, are old enough where people start getting shipped into care homes, I suspect there won't be any interest at all, save perhaps a nostalgia trip every now and again.

I tend to grow bored of a location after a year or two, though I'm certainly in the minority.

* Of course you didn't buy eggs every time you traveled somewhere, so probably not the entire truth.

How is having having good negotiating skills and being well-prepared considered misleading self-representation?

> We probably can't reduce the salary, so more productive devs might also be offended if they become aware of it.

So you're telling me you'd be the first manager in history who noticed someone's lacking in experience before your team members do? I think not. You're also giving away the possible fact that there might be enough of a disparity between the pay of a new hire and a (company) senior that the current employees might get upset.

> they might at some point realize they can't catch up to the level they were hired at without years of dedicated effort and thus quit or "quit internally", making our investment pointless.

How would you know? If you just hired them, you don't know, and obviously your hiring process doesn't work, so, again, you know nothing.

The fact firing is even an option, when you fucked up, and that this situation is even a thing, is telling me you're obviously oblivious to what "culture" you actually have.

Then again...

> It would probably take another 6-12 months of intense training to get them somewhat productive

Have you already spent 6-12 months of intense training on them? Then fire.

While $500K maybe isn't much for some people, it sure is a heck of a lot of money for someone like me, not to mention all the other benefits, being able to explore your ideas and start a business without the immediate worry you'll either die of stress or become homeless next time rent is due, for instance.

All that for a measly initial investment of maybe 10 minutes of your time?

When asked if "is P equal to NP" it promptly asserted that neither P, nor NP exists, and that all is well. Well, who am I to question the wisdom of a transcended tea cup ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

At first, it was hard to sleep on, but I'm lazy, and so I kept it. That was a good decision. Today, I have a much softer mattress, and let me tell you, I'm suffering.

Whenever I go camping in the summer, where I'm not in need of any insulation, I usually opt for just a simple, thin, foam sleeping pad, and it works wonder. The first couple of nights it's usually quite rough, not uncomfortable mind you, just hard to sleep as it's not as superficially comfortable, but after the initial acclimation my back's so much better.