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The hardest problem in compute science: Naming(eev.ee)
4 points by Vaskivo 10y ago|0 comments
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
I agree. Quoting Christopher Hitchens (who is quoting John Stuart Mill): > "Indeed as John Stuart Mill said, if all in society were agreed on the truth and beauty and value of one proposition, all except one person, it would be most
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
I don't know the context but if these opinions are being upvoted don't they have a bit of value? Or at least they should be analysed on why people hold that opinion.
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
Open world is a mixed bag. Some of my favourite games are open world and I love exploring game worlds. But the current trend of making every single game open-world usually backfires. I'd reather have a carefully designed closed spaced
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
I have to reinforce something you said: > A good game _is enjoyed_ for over 10 hours. A great one might be at least 50. This is not about the game length/duration. It's its lasting appeal. The game I most consistently replay (a
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
I don't think anyone is silencing Gawker. Nobody is shutting it down. They did something illegal, so they must pay for it. The consequence of the lawsuit is a fine. Gawker shutting down may be a consequence of the fine, but it is not t
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
He has his page hosted in github: https://github.com/defuse/defuse.ca/blob/4770ad5c9d4851d4081...
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
I disagree. I believe art should be whatever it wants to be. If someone wants to write a book glorifying "bad things", I say go for it. It might even be an interesting read. Exploring the two sides of an issue (or three or four) s
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
Backer here. This was one of those projects where I just though "I'm probably not even gonna play around with it. It's so cool that I just want it to be done". It's sad to see it come to this but greatly enjoyed the
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
That is interesting. Could you share a source for your claims?
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by Vaskivo 10y ago
> It's like every big mobile game studio is designing off the same playbook They, in fact, are. Every one of those trends serve a specific purpose or were highly studied to provided the "best" outcome. I.E - Energy forbids
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Postmortem: Stardock and Oxide Games' Ashes of the Singularity(gamasutra.com)
1 points by Vaskivo 10y ago|0 comments
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
I love keyword based dialog. It's the feature I miss the most in modern RPGs, specially in the "total freedom, sandboxy" subgenre. I remember it in Morrowind. It was daunting at first, coming from more traditional RPGs. But t
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
And now you lost me. Why is it different?
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
What about euthanasia? Person A kills person B and B wants to be dead/killed.
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Yes, and I'm sorry for inadvertently implying so. Your post explains why people feel the way they do with certain stimuli. What I wanted to say is that each individual should analize their responses, and accept or change them. If a per
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
If you have strong negative feelings about a car rollovers, glass elevators or 9/11, that is something you have to manage on your own. You have to accept your feelings or do something to change or tolerate them. But you cannot put that
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
I think they are just using the medium effectivelly. Instead of going and tell them "I know you pirated our game. Please don't do that." they made the game simulate the consequences of piracy to game development studios. Inst
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
I agree. "Programming in Lua" is a fantastic book! It showcases the whole language, as it's philosophy and how to use it's more advanced features. I have the feeling that there is no "intermediate Lua". After y
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
I would say Dark Souls. But it's a different kind of RPG (third person, action oriented, difficult and unforgiving. But fun!)
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Guido disliked it. And he's the BDFL.
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
He's probably talking about the University of Virginia rape story -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rape_on_Campus (wich was discredited)
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
There's a a theory that says the increased feeling of safety makes us act more recklessly.
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Exactly! We have a saying in Portugal: "Quem está mal que se mude" that can be roughly translated to "Who doesn't feel well [here] should/can move". It mean that anyone who is unconfortable here isn't ob
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Looking at boobs and talking about code aren't mutually exclusive. But one is encouraged (and is your job) and the other should be avoided (or you should be _really_ discreet). And everybody oogles. It's just that men have a harde
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Sure, I agree. I also think gambling is a health problem. I find your last paragraph interesting. I too, am European. But there are lots of cultures in Europe. To me, the word "responsability" struck me as being very strong. As a
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Well, he could also be hurting his family. Imagine a gambler betting the children's college fund. The damage is not as impactful and severe, but it is still damage. But I'm still not convinced about your parents first sentence.
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
Then why talk about them? Framing it around Star Wars is pure clickbait. And it's dishonest.
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
I disagree. The function signature should be explicit about what it does and returns. If it has a static/defined return type I know what I can expect from it. The function name should also be explicit about what it does and returns. Sc
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by Vaskivo 11y ago
If this could help people like Justine Sacco, Lidsey Stone and Pax Dickinson get back on their feet it would be great. But I seriously doubt any of them could predict such a thing could happen to them. I think a "internet shaming&#x2F

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