I get the joke, but Mac updates have been free for a very long time (3+ years), where as Windows just started giving out free updates. Linux updates have been free for forever, but they consistently break everything.

Your last point about Governments negotiating with pharma to help set prices is very interesting. Is that what Medicare does?

Yea, I agree about the similarities between categories between Sim and RPG. Although, I feel like RPG elements have just been brought into every other genre, diluting the original definition of 'RPG'. Every game that comes out nowadays has some form of role playing added to it, even sports games and FPS (leveling up, character creation, deep storytelling).

Here is where I draw the line: FTL is procedurally generated. While it does tell a great story, the story is based on an algorithm with some static pieces thrown in. In my mind, a true RPG draws you in by the talent of the director and the copywriters, and you become attached to the characters by the situations they have to get themselves out of. I never got that feeling from FTL (or a lot of those games on that list).

Maybe my definition of RPG is limited by the fact that I grew up playing games like Ultima, FF, and Chrono Trigger, but some of this list seems like it doesn't belong. The one that jumps right out as being not an RPG is FTL. Simulation, strategy, turn-based...yes. But not what I consider an RPG.

Awesome. He is really looking more "Doctor-ish" this upcoming season.

I was at the AWS Summit today when this was announced and I must say it was a serious game changer. The integration with Lambdas and S3 makes it ridiculously easy to spin up a working RESTful API for your app in a matter of minutes.

Some people were joking that next year they are going to announce a service to spin up virtual developers and completely replace our jobs. ;)