Team Update 17

[JVN]

I think people are reading too much into this.

It doesn't mean "The GDC is happy!" All it means is "The GDC doesn't feel it is appropriate to make any changes right now." These are very different things, imho.

For all I know, there are people very upset by how things are playing out, but these same people believe making any changes at this point would be a bad thing. (I would agree... changes now = very bad.)

No, I don't have any inside knowledge. I'm just frustrated by how much people are reading from so little.

-John

[hipsterjr]

I can't remember that last time an update had this many post in the first day. Ironic huh.

[JackG]

Originally Posted by JVN

I think people are reading too much into this.

. . .

I'm just frustrated by how much people are reading from so little.

As far as I know, the GDC's default course of action is to do nothing at this point in the season. Of course, they can and do make updates if there is something to clarify or that needs to be changed. But the GDC making an empty update is instead simply making a statement. Considering that this sort of thing is (AFAIK) unprecedented, we can guess it's a pretty big/profound/attention-grabbing statement. If the GDC wanted to say nothing, they would have. If the GDC wanted to tell us something directly, they would have. But the GDC doing something like this tells me that they want us to figure out their message. In other words, they encouraged this sort of meaning reading and speculation by doing this.

[nighterfighter]

Nothing is as it appears...

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Nothing is as it appears...

And this is nothing... so then, is it as it appears?

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

And this is nothing... so then, is it as it appears?

Nothing is as it appears.... hmm...

Ahhh, too much thinking....

public something appearsLike(Something nothing)
{
if(nothing == appearsLike(nothing)
{
return appearsLike(nothing);
}
else
{
DIVIDE BY ZERO
}

}


Hah! I made a program to figure out Dave's game hint. Silly recursion.

[Kims Robot]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

else
{
DIVIDE BY ZERO
}

So then it means we all need to PICK 229 instead of 67 or 469!

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Nothing is as it appears...

Ergo, this update is just what it appears to be: nothing.