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MattPearce
12y ago
Just to be pedantic - this isn't a port as the original source wasn't used, this is a remake.
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12y ago
The C code is quite unoptimised as well... Running the original on my machine (compiled with VS2013) takes 3.75 seconds. Changing the comparison to (x * x + y * y) <= 1.0 (no need for the sqrt since we are comparing with 1!) takes the ru
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12y ago
Any plans for NZ? As you can see with the success of EFTPOS here, we have a history of adopting new payment technologies quickly. I personally have an idea that's just waiting for a proper mobile payment system.
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12y ago
It is possible to be reinstated, but very difficult - I signed up for a Play Developer account a year ago, and didn't end up using it at all. A few months later, I got an email saying my Play Developer and Wallet accounts were banned.
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12y ago
The video suggests these cars are probably being built in Tesla's factory - the white-painted walls and red-painted machinery are pretty unique to Tesla. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqSDWoAhvLU#t=58 (Also note
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13y ago
I worked on a title for the 3DS. I don't have experience with the N64, so I can't speak for their policies around that time.
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13y ago
As a developer (and one who has worked with Nintendo as a third party), I have nothing but respect for the man. You are right in comparing him to Jobs: " In 1986, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi noted that "Atari collapsed bec
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14y ago
I had LASIK just over 6 months ago, and I'm really happy with the results. How much does it cost in the US? Down here in NZ, it cost me NZ$5750 (~US$4877) for intralase (laser-created flap) on both eyes. I didn't have a lot of those follow
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14y ago
Just to 'ruin the fun' for you (and anyone else inspired by you), the leaves of tomatoes contain cyanide. Same with potato leaves.