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by alexissantos 6y ago
From my tinkering, I've found that MJPEG streams are the lowest latency live video I can get. Old school, but no buffering like HLS or MPEG-DASH, etc. I haven't tried modifying the buffering in HLS and the like to zilch (or at lea
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by alexissantos 6y ago
Let me know if you dabble with the RC cars! We were thinking of using an RC car for part of this experience, but figured we'd leave that R&D project for another day. Our main concern was designing/modifying the car (and its pl
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by alexissantos 6y ago
Thanks! :) We've seen quite a few escape rooms charge per person or per connection for online zoom experiences. One of the largest escape room operations out there ( https://theescapegame.com/remote-adventures/ ) ch
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Show HN: Remotely Controlled Escape Room(thebureauorlando.com)
85 points by alexissantos 6y ago|26 comments
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by alexissantos 6y ago
Hey, Hacker News! I launched an escape room venue in Orlando about four weeks before everything went into COVID-19 lockdown. My team and I started noticing remote/virtual escape room offerings that were just Zoom calls where players di
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by alexissantos 8y ago
For a moment, I thought the drones were delivering homes, and I was very excited. I am still excited, but less so now.
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by alexissantos 8y ago
An anthropology classic!
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by alexissantos 8y ago
Lots of great advice on this thread, but here's a different way of looking at things: If you like programming itself, don't pull the parachute cord on it just yet. There are plenty of companies that aren't tech companies that
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by alexissantos 8y ago
I agree, but I love that they have this attitude. It keeps them hungry.
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by alexissantos 8y ago
As folks here have said, it's apples to oranges when it comes to VR, that's for sure. However, I think there's something to be said if we instead compare them as immersive experiences. Nintendo created something compelling by
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by alexissantos 9y ago
I can vouch. As of November 2017, software support was still pretty rough.
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by alexissantos 9y ago
Making my consulting company sustainable for the long term. 2017 was about getting up on our feet, 2018 is about figuring out how to keep work coming our way. I'm particularly looking forward to it because it finally feels like I'
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by alexissantos 9y ago
"Once you’ve followed your curiosity to several different tributaries, those tributaries will converge. Then, you’re completely, utterly, untouchable." From a good read on how curiosity may guide you: https://medium.com
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by alexissantos 9y ago
This. A thousand times. For me, and I suspect many (if not most) others, side projects have made all the difference. College was great, but the fact that being a student "gave me permission" to work on side projects really made me
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by alexissantos 10y ago
Great idea!
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by alexissantos 10y ago
When can I get my hands on this?! I was just looking for something like this yesterday! I pre-ordered a Shaper Origin ( https://shapertools.com ), which ships in September 2017, but I need something to use now.
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by alexissantos 10y ago
"with each Shuttle mission now bespangled in a dazzling assortment of scientific experiments, like so many talismans against budget reduction." Now that's a beautiful line.
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by alexissantos 10y ago
You and me both. Yeesh!
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by alexissantos 10y ago
Funnily enough, Berlin is at the top of my list. (And it's also my favorite city so far.)
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by alexissantos 10y ago
If you dig these posters, you'll like these from Chop Shop: http://www.chopshopstore.com/collections/space-exploration-t... They partnered with The Planetary Society a while ago to make retro-style posters for bot
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by alexissantos 10y ago
This is a beautiful thing. If I were a teacher, I'd hang these in my classroom ASAP. My office will have to do instead.
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by alexissantos 11y ago
The fine folks at Eldarion have saved me a lot of time with eldarion-ajax: https://github.com/eldarion/eldarion-ajax Just use a few data attributes and you've got AJAX support in your web app. Update: Not to menti
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by alexissantos 11y ago
If you've visited Engadget during the past decade, you've read the words of Darren Murph. For 7.5 years, he was the site's Managing Editor (and my boss for part of that!). He's a phenom. He works remotely while traveling
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by alexissantos 12y ago
I'd say games (with the definition stretched as widely as possible), and potentially things like Vine. Good point. The problem matters less so long as it can grow.
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by alexissantos 12y ago
## Business * The Fizzle Show: http://fizzle.co/show This show gets you thinking critically about what you're doing/need to do in your business, and it provides a good laugh, too. That said, it largely focuses on
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From Indie Dev to CEO: 10 Indie Pitfalls(gamasutra.com)
2 points by alexissantos 12y ago|0 comments
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by alexissantos 12y ago
Good point. The Castle Doctrine used sales promotions to build its initial player base, but not for injecting some fresh blood down the line. I'll do some digging!
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by alexissantos 12y ago
Thanks! Hmm. That's something I hadn't considered. It's clear you have the option of whether or not your game is included in a sales promotion, but I'm not sure how much influence Valve has when it comes to price. I&#x27
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by alexissantos 12y ago
I think he hit the nail on the head: for games that already have plenty of exposure, promotions/discounts are more likely to cannibalize sales. Thanks for putting that on my radar!
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by alexissantos 12y ago
Writer of the article here. If you've got any input/experience/questions/etc. on how discounts affect sales, let me know! The post is intended to be a living guide, so I'll updated it as I come across more useful in

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