Most I think want to be the next Wozniak or Paul Allen, do the coding while someone else handles the business side.
Your point still stands though in that those two got in on the ground floor of something new and weren't just wage slaves grinding away.
Wait why am I going home? You're giving me all that foreplay and then not actually playing Star Trek: Attack Wing or something with me? :(
My gaming groups (both tabletop and video) are leaning into experimental phase of trying new stuff. Count me in if I ever come across your release in the wild.
On the music and visual side. If at all possible I highly recommend finding or hiring someone to at least review what you have and advise, if not doing all the work. There's so much to both that it takes ages to get right but they can have such a huge impact as you seem to know.
Sounds like your plan would work and isn't too dissimilar. My only thought with using the 2x8s for legs is to make sure there's proper bracing so no potential for torsion or racking.
(I cheat and use shelving brackets, like $2 a pop on sale often)
I've looked into this before for arguments with my mother trying to get her to stop saying there's a gay agenda. Her argument was because I enjoy the videogames and sci-fi I wasn't smart enough to understand the truth. The science has actually been done (though I'm sure more still needs to be done).
Research by a scientist named Schwartz in 2016 showed that those predisposed to anti-social behaviour are also naturally pre-disposed to watch more TV. When accounting for genetic traits, previous research into negative affects of TV didn't hold up amongst children and young adults (mentally, physically yes, but we already knew sedentary lifestyle has negative impacts).
A (I Believe Johns Hopkins but I'm going from memory) 20 year data evaluation released in 2021 showed that excessive TV can contribute to cognitive decline over time (they measured a 0.5% reduction amongst the adults they tested). The main scientist I remember saying they didn't account for type of media and did think educational content like documentaries would have a smaller impact though he couldn't guess by how much. His worry wasn't about the average adult making decisions but rather preserving as much mental capacity long term so as to help reduce impacts of dementia.
A 2023 UK study backed up the 2021 and 2016 study. Excess causes increased health risks and a long term small measurable cognitive decline.
Everything I've seen points to, for the most part, the amount being the problem as with everything. Moderation is key and living a diverse life that stimulates you mentally overall is important. Manga or Marvel movies when you want to relax is not going to rot your brain. Only consuming them will, same as with any type of media or genre.
So still time for me to buy a cave and hibernate the summer away. Perfect.
Full sheet or handi-panel? With a full sheet I'd rip it to 30" (my preferred desk depth), use the remaining 18" to make 2 30"x~29" (conveniently also around my preferred desk height) panels for legs on the side. 2x8 as a stretcher in the back (I'd rip it in three, one 2x2.5 at top back right under the desk top to reduce sag, one on bottom as stretcher, one cut to height it desk in back middle as leg, or even two spaced evenly).
Something like that I think would be pretty solid and plenty of desk. I can draw pics or think more on it if you want more suggestions. (Fellow amateur woodworker with several engineer friends)
Darn Goa'uld need to learn their lesson. One way or another, we Tau'ri will get them.
One of my good friends loves ice wine and just got engaged. I've never tried it but I picked up a bottle I'm gonna share with him on his birthday in a few months for a dual celebration.
I often joke I don't have a sweet tooth, I have a whole set of them. (Though I'm totally down for a nice dry too).
A whole case or ten of Port to cellar. A couple barrels of whiskey to cellar. Really just I'd get into cellaring things myself in general.
It's not necessarily that it's tricky to crack (it's certainly not easy, don't get me wrong), but that there's no point for a couple reasons that combine:
That means many don't even bother trying to crack Denuvo because they just can wait it out. It's a resource balancing game on both sides.
Just want to point out, the latest round was Microsoft closing smaller studios, with very well received titles, they had bought so that they can focus more on large "blockbuster" titles. The layoffs is the exact opposite of what you want happening