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[Ep351] A Slot Machine of Weather Feb 23, 2022

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This week, we talk about nubless ears, the Andon Cord, and exploration. Productivity and efficiency are two separate concepts with a lot of overlap. What long term things are being sacrificed when the focus is solely on producing in the short term? What short term things are overlooked when it’s always the longview? There’s a cautionary tale in there somewhere about trees and planting them. Give it a moment; it’ll grow on ya.

Aside:

Re: Seth’s ears. Sam called it the pinna but what they really mean is the tragus.

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[Ep350] Lightning Megaflash Feb 16, 2022

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In this episode, we discuss snow folly, changing the game, and deliberate barriers. While we tend to put a lot of effort into eliminating obstacles, sometimes you want them in place. In those scenarios, as with the opposite, the barriers should be designed deliberately to serve the purpose you want them for. Otherwise, you’ll be jumping the worst kind of hurdles – arbitrary ones.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

challosis: Have you ever gotten into tabletop role-playing games?
Flyhoppie Axerompa: Is THE FABRICATOR just for CL2?
KairosSansLogos: I want some way to distinguish between when the space is for my job/gaming/personal projects/etc. How do I fool my brain?! What advice do you have for multi-use spaces?

Things mentioned:

Dimension 20, A Crown of Candy. With DM Brennan Lee Mulligan. The first episode is free on YouTube: https://youtu.be/REnc_wXkHnc
Freedom (https://freedom.to)
Shift (https://tryshift.com)

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[Ep349] Sprinkles McIceCream Feb 09, 2022

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It’s a question episode this week, and we talk about illusory standardization, survivorship bias, and FOMO ad spend. Conformation may be necessary to make certain things easier, but is it possible to have conformation without harm? If you could name yourself whatever you wanted without fear of people being jerks, what would you name yourself? Would it still be Steve?

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Mimmabip Gourkee: How would you guys feel if someone named their child using the bscotch name generator?
Mimmabip Gourkee: What's some advice you guys got before starting out that seemed good, but after years of experience realized it was horrible advice?

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[Ep348] The Power of Dance Feb 02, 2022

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In this episode, we discuss inertia, indices, and inflation. As we already know, measurements are, at best, approximations of the thing you actually want to measure. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use a blunt instrument when that’s all you have. Sometimes an out-of-the-box solution still requires you to look in to the toolbox, ya know?

To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your podcasts. To get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at podcast.bscotch.net, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, to support the show head over to moneygrab.bscotch.net to buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch!

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[Ep347] Hot Meals Here Jan 26, 2022

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This week, we talk about seasons, toxic game dev industry bingo, and golden parachutes. The industry has gotten quite a shake-up with certain parties throwing unfathomable amounts of money around. What does this mean for game devs and consumers? Tune in for some lightly stunned speculation.

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[Ep346] Blobs of Data Jan 19, 2022

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In this episode, we discuss the space in space, beat frequencies of randomness, psychological overhead, and celebrate the launch of Crashlands+ onto Apple Arcade. We’ve been hard at work building THE FABRICATOR, so let’s talk about it – cold sweats, horrifying realizations, worry counters, and all! Punching into a new weight class requires a little bit of perspective.

No questions this time, but there’s always next week!

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[Ep345] Mobius Topology Jan 12, 2022

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This week, we talk about inconspicuous consumption, selfism, and hierarchy. The people most aware of the problems that need to be solved are the ones that are confronted by those problems. Weird, right? The thing to remember is this: we’re all connected and we’re on the same side. Oh, and there’s a twist!

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Beekie Boppaboop: EXOK recently published a blog post talking about how their studio has “flattened” and no longer really has a director. From what you have talked about on the pod, it seems as if the opposite has happened to your team. Thoughts?

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[Ep344] 2021 Retrospective Jan 05, 2022

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In this episode, we discuss what we said was going to happen, what actually happened, and what might happen this year. 2021’s moniker was “Dunk on everyone” – what should 2022’s call to action be? We’ve got some ideas, but we want to hear your suggestions! Submit your taglines at https://podcast.bscotch.net

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[Ep343] Midpoints Dec 29, 2021

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This week, we talk about shoulds vs ises, mutual definitions, and sizing batches. It’s a listener question episode as we approach the end of the year! Integration is the hardest step in any process because that’s where (mis)communication happens. If you think things are perfect, you’re not looking closely enough. Remember, it’s not about the amount of time. It’s about the quality of that time.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

BscotchMike: What question do you find yourselves asking other people most often?
Ps7cho: Sam, how did you find your mentor, or how did your mentor find you? Are you now mentoring?
Cpt. Jazz: Concerning project scope/how much to focus on at once, what are some of the biggest takeaways y'all have learned in these past few years?

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[Ep342] Financial Hot Potato Dec 22, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss rulesets, speculative hype bubbles, and the churn. New problems need new solutions, but we don’t really want to go in the other direction because, let’s face it, there are enough problems already without manufacturing more. Sometimes we’ll be lucky and sometimes we won’t. You just gotta hang in there, do your best, and survive.

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