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[zwei]

Creative people are often eccentric. Also, "well balanced" lifestyles tend to not have much free time for stuff like this.


Not to say he's not unhealthy and whatnot, just sayin'.

People pour 40+ hours a week to job while being considered to have "well ballanced filestyle". I do not see making df all that different from having job because for Toady, it IS his job.

[Angel Of Death]

Just in case the NYT article wasn't enough information, the Bay12 servers are in for some rough treatment.  Slashdot just linked the NYT article.

Those fuckers.

What's wrong? Why are we going to get rough treatment?

[kaijyuu]

Creative people are often eccentric. Also, "well balanced" lifestyles tend to not have much free time for stuff like this.


Not to say he's not unhealthy and whatnot, just sayin'.

People pour 40+ hours a week to job while being considered to have "well ballanced filestyle". I do not see making df all that different from having job because for Toady, it IS his job.

40 hours a week isn't very much when it comes to game development.

[Vector]

Loads, and loads, and loads of migrants.

Here's to hoping the Mafia subforum gets some, and we don't have the world's largest outbreak of asshattitude due to critical mass of new people who don't know the culture or something

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Here's to hoping the Mafia subforum gets some, and we don't have the world's largest outbreak of asshattitude due to critical mass of new people who don't know the culture or something

Just throw them into the bay if they're a problem. [/reallyoldjoke]

[MaskedMiner]

Article does make me feel worried about Toady's health, but I'm still grateful for the game and the work they put in the game o-o While creating something great exactly as you want it without being controlled by other people does sound nice to me, I'm not one of those genius people who can do everything themselves, so I'd rather have team of awesome people with me... Though, that might have something to do with the fact that I'm lonely, I'd probably give up my dream if it would result me in never getting friends and I'm not saying that lightly. Anyway, each to their own I guess everyone have different values, if Toady likes hermit creator way, then hes allowed to do that xD And at least he has his brother with him.

[mnjiman]

Reading about the happenings behind the curtains helps put Dwarf Fortress's current stage of development into prospective.

An article like this will attract a number of players... in which about 95% of them will find the game way too difficult. I do hope they read the "How to play" guides...

[Cheese]

This is quite an interesting insight on Toady and ThreeToe's lives. The article gets sent out tomorrow, so we'll probably see the results by the end of next week.

[MonkeyHead]

Thats enough time for me to go get my idiot armour on. Heres hoping at least a small percentage of the sheeple that end up here have at least half a brain. Go go optimism!

[Solifuge]

Why, hello there negativity my old friend! How have you been?

Put out the welcome mat, and brew up some iced tea. Shit is about to get neighborly.

[bryce]

Keep in mind what you read is not Truth, but rather a single person's view of another person's life after spending 5 days with them.  What might a NYT report about you if they spent the last 5 days living with you?

If you've gotten value out of DF, and think Toady should have a better life, it's quite simple:  Send a donation.

[gralcio]

I bet, after this article, springerlink noticed some unexpected visitors to their website.

Toady, you should publish more. I expect something like:
``Convergence of Flat Dwarves in Hilbert Spaces''

Or develop a theory!
Man, `Spectral Beard Analysis' sounds about as tempting as it intimidates me.

[Sinistar]

I find said article incredibly interesting, not to mention surprisingly intimate. It also made me ponder in many ways, one being that of choosing to do the thing your really love. I see myself somehow in similar position as ToadyOne years ago - I've graduated last year and I'm currently in a post-graduate course. If I work hard I am sure I can get steady and even well paid job in industry and with further hard work I'll be well off in my old years, maybe even contribute with an innovation or two in the field of technology I am specializing for in the process.
But the problem is that sometimes I simply don't see myself that way. There are projects, unrelated to my current path I choose and it is hard to let the thought of seeing them through go.
Not to mention that I too currently see no use in socializing if a can do things better alone. Ugghhh.

But enough of my rambling. One of the things this article made me believe even strongly than before is that Dwarf Fortress WILL get finished. I always believed that DF was a life-long PROJECT, not simply another indie game in-the-making. It is my opinion that NYT article displays quite nicely what DF really means to Zack and Tarn and it also seems to me both of them are quite happy with their current life.

Also, ToadyOne said that Minecraft getting a lot of exposure is generally good thing for DF too, so I do not think he really dislikes those who enjoy Minecraft, as one user in this topic was wandering.

This is just how I see things, however.

I bet, after this article, springerlink noticed some unexpected visitors to their website.

Toady, you should publish more. I expect something like:
``Convergence of Flat Dwarves in Hilbert Spaces''

Or develop a theory!
Man, `Spectral Beard Analysis' sounds about as tempting as it intimidates me.

Oh man, this post made me laugh. Thanks.

[slink]

I appreciated learning more about Tarn and Zach, and also why Mr. Scamps has no tail.     Seriously, I saved a copy of the article for a more leisurely re-reading, just in case something happens to prevent access to the original.  It's certainly worth re-reading.  There is a lot of interesting detail in there.

Hurrah for Bay12!

[Hitty40]

Keep in mind what you read is not Truth, but rather a single person's view of another person's life after spending 5 days with them.  What might a NYT report about you if they spent the last 5 days living with you?

If you've gotten value out of DF, and think Toady should have a better life, it's quite simple:  Send a donation.

They wouldn't. They'd be hanging from my closet now.