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Notes from a few games played in parallel.
History reflections, sales observations, the occasional argument with myself in public.
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The piece the rest of this came fromBoil Oceans With AI but sprinkle the salt yourself
The lowest form of AI usage is also the loudest. A short argument for keeping your fingers on the keyboard while letting the machine do the dishes.
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