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by beerlord 8y ago
0.01% of customers care about that and less than 1% could even decipher those acronyms.
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by beerlord 8y ago
We need to evolve the terminology. The games on Itch.io are not Indie games - they are sub-Indie. Mostly amateur, hobbyist and school projects. People who are making games as a serious side-gig or full-time job (ie. the typical definition o
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by beerlord 8y ago
The solution is to work for a smaller company where your output is directly tied to the market success of the entire organisation, and where its small enough that the CEO/Founder can directly appreciate your efforts. Just make sure th
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by beerlord 8y ago
You are just seeing a reversion to mean for those poorer ex-communist states getting richer. The growth is driven by cheap labour, energy and land. You cannot imagine that once free of the shackles of Communism, a high-IQ country like Polan
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by beerlord 8y ago
Its a bad thing when the population of countries at the top of this list are decreasing, and those at the bottom increasing: https://www.natureindex.com/country-outputs/generate/All/glo... The taxes in Europe
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by beerlord 8y ago
If I hire a senior Programmer in Bulgaria for $35,000, they can afford the house of their dreams and lead a very good life with holidays to nearby scenic destinations. Any excess profits that the company makes translates into a huge bonus f
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by beerlord 8y ago
The US has the largest rail network in the world [1]. Its used for freight, not passengers, which is a more sensible use since rail can more large amounts of heavy stuff cheaply. Moving a few passengers at high speed is extremely expensive,
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by beerlord 8y ago
If this article is accurate then we should end the H1B program immediately, or at least increase the minimum income required on it to $100,000.
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by beerlord 8y ago
So does this mean Improbable can continue operating SpatialOS with Unity, or what?
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by beerlord 8y ago
Join a political party and propose it yourself. You would be surprised how few motivated people it takes to join up as members and change policy. Many/most people don't vote, even fewer joins parties and even fewer run for electio
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by beerlord 8y ago
The solutions are already in front of us. Solar, wind and gas for electricity. No more coal. Technology already exists. Side effect: cleaner air. Electric cars and trucks for transport. Technology already exists. Side effect: cleaner air a
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by beerlord 8y ago
It is likely to lead to more developers using Unreal Engine and selling through Epic Games Store, which doesn't support Linux.
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by beerlord 8y ago
Absolutely. They have totally ignored their end customer - the game developer. Multiple studios have had to shut down their live services due to this. If Improbable and Unity have a dispute - so be it. But they should have given 6 months no
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by beerlord 8y ago
Look on Upwork, Freelancer, or other jobs sites. There are 20x as many Unity programmers as Unreal. C++ is overkill for most tasks. C# is just an easier and safer language to use. For a small studio, using Unity can be the difference betwee
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by beerlord 8y ago
All of the problems OP mentioned are software problems. Software on iOS is kneecapped by the 30% cut that Apple takes. Reduce this down to as low as possible, and you will see a huge renaissance. 12% (like Epic) seems reasonable. Apps shoul
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by beerlord 8y ago
Still a hell of a lot better than an Android device!
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by beerlord 8y ago
Why don't countries regulate the butts to ensure they are more readily biodegradable?
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by beerlord 8y ago
Cut social security taxes and give workers an immediate 12.4% pay increase. Cut all unemployment benefits and phase out aged welfare. This will reward work, and discourage unemployment, solving the labour shortage.
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by beerlord 8y ago
The solution is to become stricter on immigration. In Australia this would take the form of disallowing migrants on Student visas from working. Hundreds of thousands of people are coming to Australia yearly to work, and for many $10/ho
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by beerlord 8y ago
Can you please expand on how users can maximise battery longevity through their charging and usage techniques?
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by beerlord 8y ago
"Rather than prompting increasingly vibrant face-to-face collaboration, open architecture appeared to trigger a natural human response to socially withdraw from officemates and interact instead over email and IM" In the cases I&#x
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by beerlord 8y ago
Its not old and dumb - Apple introduced USB-C in the iPad Pro. I won't buy a new iPhone until it supports it as well.
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by beerlord 8y ago
They have them in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kILXXaqspcI
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by beerlord 8y ago
Apple have also alienated a lot of people by not supporting an open physical standard for headphones. The day I can use the same headphone jack (3.5mm or USB-C) on my laptop and iPhone is the day I upgrade from an iPhone 6s. Plus, the carri
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by beerlord 8y ago
Match Epic Games: 12/88 split for all revenue going through the store. Maintain annual fee to have a developer account. Charge a $500 'listing fee' to list your app, with a $100 annual payment per app unless certain revenue t
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by beerlord 8y ago
I just get 'This purchase is not eligible for a refund.' This is why people don't purchase games on iOS. I bought Kingdom Rush: Vengenace for $4.99, it turned out to be full of pay2win microtransactions, and I quit playing af
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Chinese Crankshafts (2012)(flycorvair.net)
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by beerlord 8y ago
Trends in fashion are changing since events like the Panama Papers. Ostentatious displays of wealth and luxury are no longer in vogue. Many luxury clients have obtained their wealth through some degree or fraudulent activity or are operatin
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by beerlord 8y ago
Scary stuff. That's the real reason to use and encourage Crypto: to avoid political censorhip and control. Its a shame it was co-opted by mining and speculation.
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by beerlord 8y ago
Who you have to thank for modern progress: https://www.natureindex.com/country-outputs

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