Zelmor

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by Zelmor 10y ago
This fits into the picture with the development culture that was hinted on in these irc chats: https://i.imgur.com/y6clspP.jpg
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by Zelmor 10y ago
What you are talking about are two different things: memories, and sense of time. Most things aside humans, as much as I'm aware of, live in the here and now. So 5 minutes and 5 hours do not make a difference when waiting for something
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by Zelmor 10y ago
This can happen to people as well. I've heard stories about people throwing rocks at ravens in parks, where the ravens at later events responded by crapping on the person from up high, or throwing small rocks and twigs on him as they f
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by Zelmor 10y ago
What I find painful in modern laptops are the crap chiclet keyboard layouts. Why can't we just have a classic, compressed keyboard like on the thinkpad t420 or x220? I get cramps from the keyboard of my dell e5570 I have from the workp
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Just insert 'sabbatical' or 'self-employed' for the duration. Whichever you can explain as the reason for a break. I tend to go with 'sabbatical' and explain during interviews that I managed work-life balance p
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by Zelmor 10y ago
GnuCash, definitely. Habit of my lifetime is to enter all expenses and incomes on a daily basis. It makes you accountable, and once a month I can sit down and check on financial plannings, where we are and where we ought to be. YNAB is a pa
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by Zelmor 10y ago
>The problem is nobody is willing to pay $30 - $40 for a mobile game People spend way more than that on subscription models and micro-transactions. Look at Fallout Shelter, Crossy Road, Fallen London (really niche, but still has a strong
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by Zelmor 10y ago
More like 'let's bring in some new blood, since nobody gives a fuck about a next gen Mario platform anymore'. Their titles have been skinned so many times, they no longer carry the weight of a platform. I think they are looki
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Well, if you are a business in Europe, that cost will be tax deductible anyway.
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Around 1% of users run linux. If you have a commercial videogame, you will lose money and users if you don't think about this. Now consider the ROI. I'm a full time linux user myself, and still I understand when someone says &#x27
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Not too long ago, I thought like you: "Let's host my own physical server. Virtualize different servers for different services: web, mail, owncloud storage, torrentbox, flac streaming service to mobile and web client. Let's ru
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Funny how you tell people to become independent from services, then go ahead and advise techies to set up their own cloud on VPS.
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Yeeeaah, this sounds like a bad idea, OP. Ditch and get someone who is more than an 'idea guy'. Non-technical project founders are way too common in indie game development. No art skills, no programming skills, just ideas and a &#
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by Zelmor 10y ago
These numbers only stand if you consider the current state of the UK. Without Scotland, no mines, no oil, less fish. England in itself, independent from the EU, cannot stand the test of time.
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Keep in mind, if Scotland leaves the UK in favour of the EU, England is in deep shit regarding natural resources. REmember why those English mine towns were closed? Not much money to be made there.
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by Zelmor 10y ago
That is an aged political view of the world. Nowadays, a third world country is where you can die of disease, infection, etc. by drinking water due to lack of sanitation. Where infrastructure is missing almost completely, and where the majo
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by Zelmor 10y ago
You sure told that stranger there, tiger! Too bad the comic went past your head. Your distraction is in your head, not in other people's behaviour. Relax, meditate, blaze it. Whichever. PS. I took a screenshot of your post. ;)
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Find a hobby to fill the void in your days. Move countries if you can, and travel.
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by Zelmor 10y ago
What you need is a partner to handle sales and operational tasks while you do the consulting. From there you can grow. I know plenty 100+ people companies that started similarly. Two people are key, just like in startups. Way too much work
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by Zelmor 10y ago
There are more ads on that site than information...
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by Zelmor 10y ago
I do double-bookkeeping on every expense in GnuCash. One of the best decisions I did in my 20s was not to go to bed without hitting in those couple numbers into the computer. Elliminated a lot of stress in my life, and made me more savings
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by Zelmor 10y ago
>Then why didn't you hire them? Delivery manager was unwilling to hire people without proven 'consultant' mindset. Joke's on them, people are leaving the company en-masse, even if won tenders are sitting in their pock
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by Zelmor 10y ago
If you predict the company folding, make sure you have enough savings to get by a couple months. If they pay so well, that should not be an issue. If it is, deflate your cost of living. 6 months worth of living expenses in the bank account
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by Zelmor 10y ago
I call troll. There are plenty vacancies in Europe, east or west. In my previous company alone we could have used twice the number of developers we had.
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by Zelmor 10y ago
In the country of my current residence, there are government plans running that provide additional benefits beyond simple salaries. These are food-tickets, leisure and vacation credit that are allocated on plastic cards. I loathe these. The
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Now there are a couple things I still do not understand. 1. How do I exchange this cryptocurrency for something that I can go and buy a sandwich with at the Deli? 2. Why is there a need for this instead of using traditional methods with con
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by Zelmor 10y ago
I get triggered whenever Japan is mentioned as an honest and law abiding country with zen buddhist tradition. Makes people think the fence is made of sausages yonder. The reality of the social situation is far worse than what Westerners per
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by Zelmor 10y ago
About 20 years, as far as I can tell. There is also a high level of Internet service provider cooperation. http://www.zdnet.com/article/japans-isps-agree-to-ban-p2p-pi...
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Are you doing this as an individual, or as a single person company? If the later, look into paying yourself less as regular income and another sum as dividents. Might save you on corporate tax. Also, pay a bookkeeper to do this for you. You
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by Zelmor 10y ago
Knitting and crocheting is a big thing, actually. Huge community, people selling done products as well as patterns for you to use. Both are calming hobbies and a nice break from programming, even for just 10 minutes at a workplace power-bre

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