CursedSilicon

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   by CursedSilicon 4mo ago

   I'd question the idea that they treat developers poorly. Epic Games Store exists and Famously beats Steam (and others) over the head by charging only a 12% fee Hell, they even buy timed exclusive access to certain games And yet. Stea
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   I remember when the Dolphin emulator dropped Windows 7 a few years ago. The absolute consternation, whining and even threats(!) against the developers was utterly sickening Even as someone who enjoys "retro tech" far more than any
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   Could one not simply look at the github to verify it with their own eyes? One of git's defining features is every commit being accountable
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   I saw an exceptionally long and thoughtful post on Mastodon from "Space Hobo" https://teh.entar.net/@spacehobo that definitely deserves reprinting here ----- I actually worked at the same place as Andrew Tridgell,
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   Snowboard Kids was to Mario Kart 64 what Banjo Kazooie was to Mario 64
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   Won't someone think of the multi billion dollar corporations?! If peop- THIEEEVES can just download old games forever, how will these companies make money by selling new games? Or reselling the old games in their half-baked emulation
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   I got thrown overboard by AWS in 2023 Since then I've had no less than thirty five recruiters contact me for a systems engineering role at Kuiper. Even though I'd "only" be a yellow badge (contractor) every time I&#x27
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   That sounds like a terrifying legal minefield that they would not want to tread
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   by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

   This isn't Reddit. If you're getting "downvoted" it's because you aren't contributing to the discussion. Bemoaning "Downvotes" is also frowned upon directly
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    by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

    Ah, the "this doesn't fit my very specific technicality argument " You know full well what people mean when they say "Chrome"
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    by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

    No person is illegal
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    by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

    Thank God the publishers had nothing to do with those onerous terms in exchange for using Valves storefront! Can only hope that Stop Killing Games is the first shell in winning back our digital rights
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    by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

    Valve and Costco are the only two companies I respect anymore Everybody else could stand to take lessons from them
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    by CursedSilicon 5mo ago

    I'm sorry for the person you choose to be
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    Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net: A Retro Internet for Retro Computers (LFNW 2026) [video](youtube.com)

    2 points by CursedSilicon 6mo ago|0 comments
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    Minor correction. At 27c3's "Console Hacking 2010" talk. Geohot's Hypervisor work is mentioned at 4:25 or so. Described as "really unreliable" and "eh whatever" due to requiring hardware modification
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    We're actually hosting it in just under two weeks! Free event, but donations to SDF are appreciated https://vcfpnw.org/ (Disclaimer: I'm an exhibitor. So I'd love more attendees!)
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    I've been fortunate enough to know Stephen Jones of SDF through his running of the local Seattle retro computing event (now rebranded as VCF PNW) He's an absolutely kind soul who is deeply interested in all kinds of retro projects
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    "Some people are just losers. Accept that" At least you outed yourself in your original post
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    How? He's "investigating" CNN right now for...something? Something about them reporting on the Iran war
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    Cameron is known to have a TALOS II machine
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    by CursedSilicon 6mo ago

    Do the VG224's manage V.90/V.92 speeds? Jeff's setup falls into the usual trap other YouTubers do. Dialing a modem through an ATA or other device directly into another modem caps the speeds at V.34 (33600 baud) From what I un
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    I've read the blog posts (actually we corresponded about Battle.Net back in 2012!) but I'd love to see StarCraft opened for historical interest :) PS: Still waiting to hear about the "Westwood's reaction" blog post!
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    What part of it isn't accurate? They're the top commenter and said exactly what I stated
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    It's a shame that when a Redditor discovered the source code for the original StarCraft "gold master" on a CD, they sent it back to Blizzard in exchange for some fucking blizzard merch [1] EA a while back released the sourc
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    How much work is it to port drivers between Free and Open BSD?
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    Anything to defend your own ego I suppose...
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    I'm very sorry for the person you choose to be, then
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    I don't think it's (all) AI generated. But they seem to be weirdly determined to gaslight me about my own opinions on their comments Thinking way too deeply into it. Maybe that's the troll. "Look how easily manipulated
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    by CursedSilicon 7mo ago

    Nah. Their reply was far more nuanced than your weird gaslighting of "you don't have your own opinions! You're being trolled by the person you agree with!"