Yup, I did the art, glad to know you like it. I wasn't a complete novice at drawing when I started the project, but I still have a lot to learn. The black and white colour palette, and the minimalist style were both an artistic and strategic choice based on my current skill level.

But I'd wager that the game would be much easier to market if the protagonist was an overworked cute anime girl or something.

Did you progress past the initial dialogue with the HR and the CEO?

Because you should be able to get up after that. If not, it's a bug.

To progress through the dialogues you have to click the space bar.

But maybe this I should make this clearer in-game, thanks for reporting it!

So I relegated this aspiration to the realm of pipe dreams, something whose idea I preferred to the actual process of doing it, and I continued working as a software engineer.

This only changed after a disruption to my job: the fintech I worked for got acquired by a big traditional bank and we were absorbed into their ranks.

Long story short: it wasn't a culture fit.

After six months, I decided to quit; earning a salary was the only thing keeping me there.

With all this newfound free time, I decided to give game dev another chance. I would never get back those six months, but I could use them as fuel for creative inspiration.

That's how the idea of wageslave came to be: I wanted to embody the absurdity of the 9 to 5 into an interactive format. As well as include winks and nods to developer culture.

I don't know if I was successful with this goal, but it's been lots of fun creating it as well as being a cathartic experience for me. I am actually enjoying the process and not just the results. So much so that I'm aiming to complete at least two more projects before I reevaluate whether this is viable.

I initially planned on releasing the game for free, but in the spirit of taking game dev seriously, I will be selling it for a small amount.

Feel free to try the demo, I'd be happy to hear about any feedback!

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But I wonder how much of that comes from RLHF itself or just from the way token prediction works.

As an experiment, I recently asked an LLM to analyse the export of a text chat to uncover relationship dynamics.

Simply stating that I was one of the people in the chat would make the LLM turn the other person into the villain. None of that was visible if I framed the chat as only involving third party people.

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When was the last time you swapped your toothbrush? What about your sheets?

Life is full of these mundane tasks that have to be done at semi-regular intervals, but where the exact timing doesn't matter too much.

I used to track these tasks with the built-in reminders app, but it wasn't a good match: the tasks only have two states, and the intervals are computed based on the due date rather than the completion date.

It just didn't feel like the right tool for the job.

I created hōki in my spare time to scratch my own itch, so to say, and I have been using it daily.

Maybe you'll find it useful as well.

It certainly has helped me wean off the all or nothing mentality that I had when doing chores.

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