danbolt

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"We Only Hire Seniors", and Other Mistakes(chhopsky.substack.com)
3 points by danbolt 2y ago|2 comments
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by danbolt 2y ago
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When all you have is programming expertise, all your game production obstacles look like programming problems. I think everyone in games has met an “engine person” who spends a lo
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by danbolt 2y ago
I find the seed oil skepticism makes sense on kind of a lifestyle-y, psychic level. Like, the rhetoric always feels all-over-the-place like the author mentions compared to research on trans fat. It always struck me as a more emotional thing
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by danbolt 2y ago
Housing affordability had been an issue in Canada even before recent changes to immigration. Cities have been hesitant to upzone and no premier wants to upset voters in suburban homeowner ridings.
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by danbolt 3y ago
I feel like the constraints could open up an interesting demoscene too.
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by danbolt 3y ago
I usually buy game consoles instead of fussing around with components, but I’d be incredibly tempted with something as convenient as that.
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Nearly 700 Ubisoft Workers Went on Strike This Week(aftermath.site)
43 points by danbolt 3y ago|1 comments
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Video-Game Companies Make Workers Relocate, Then Fire Them(bloomberg.com)
1 points by danbolt 3y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 3y ago
I wouldn’t mind to see a bit more of Peter Lougheed’s long-term thinking injected into Alberta’s governance these days.
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by danbolt 3y ago
I sometimes wonder if agile/scrum’s inefficiency stings so much because of its disconnect with the end product. Or, you end up being involved in a bunch of bureaucratic work as a programmer, even though you can see the codebase’s flaws
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by danbolt 3y ago
CS Lewis’ last novel was inspired by an ancient myth, and it wasn’t a quick rehash. It was reworked and retold with a new voice. Perhaps Steamboat Willie will be the same!
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by danbolt 3y ago
I’ve noticed that the language is quite specialized to the engine’s memory model. It’s not uncommon to see your typical engine have a script VM with some API calls into C++ and call it a day. GDScript’s syntax and semantics are a lot more i
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by danbolt 3y ago
Broad acclaim requires a broad minspec.
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by danbolt 3y ago
I think the cherry on top is that if a teenager’s interested in the 1993 release of DOOM today, we’d probably be encourage them to be curious from an art history angle.
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OnLive cloud streaming could threaten Xbox, PS3, and Wii (2009)(web.archive.org)
2 points by danbolt 3y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 3y ago
I’d really love to hear you describe more of this WFH desert devoid of fulfilment, and the living water of communal work. It’s kinda fascinating.
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by danbolt 3y ago
I think if a game development team is going to try ECS for gameplay, they need to have the resources to go ensure it’s comprehensive enough for their needs. It can be challenging to “bolt on” a data-oriented design and have it interface wit
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by danbolt 3y ago
I guess it would depend on the particular lawyer, don’t you think? Or, if the work from their clients (labour power) is sustaining them, they’d be part of the proletariat, but if they’re able to get by from the labour of others or capital t
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by danbolt 3y ago
I noticed this sort of thing as a child when my family moved to a slightly more dense suburb. We’d do more things on our own with our peers once there were spaces that accommodated this within walking distance (parks, shops, libraries, etc.
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by danbolt 3y ago
There are many ways we can use distinctions to classify everyone, but if we’re using the term proletariat like I mentioned, that’s certainly defined as someone who gets their income through labour power. [1] I’m a bit confused by your examp
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by danbolt 3y ago
I was under the impression that what defines the proletariat is someone whose income primarily comes from their labour, rather than capital. In this case, plenty of academics and engineers certainly qualify if they need to work to live. I t
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by danbolt 3y ago
I can’t speak for other people, but I feel like my life is a revolving cocktail of USB Type-A, Type-B, Micro, and Type-C. I can’t just cut and re-crimp my old 2001 Sony Memory Stick USB adapter (which still has drivers available for Linux)
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by danbolt 3y ago
When these machine translations fail, they tend to reflect poorly on the brand as well. It can cost more than simply hiring translators in the first place. [1][2] [1] https://www.escapistmagazine.com/minecraft-legends-arabic
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Netflix Sound Mix Specifications and Best Practices v1.4(partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com)
2 points by danbolt 3y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 3y ago
I don’t think Blizzard/Rockstar’s scenario necessarily applies here, Frank Cifladi has a GDC talk[1] about how the financial argument for remastering older IP can prove tricky. The enthusiast might not be happy with a bare bones, econo
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Some of This Year's Biggest Video Games Were Made from Home(bloomberg.com)
2 points by danbolt 3y ago|0 comments
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RPG Maker(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by danbolt 3y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 3y ago
I think the Blu-Ray/DVD player requires a similar online activation in PS4 and PS5 consoles as well. Or, Sony supposedly only pays for the playback license until a fuse is burnt on the SoC.
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Using AI, I was able to take some old painting and make it better(twitter.com)
1 points by danbolt 3y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 3y ago
I quite like that the new PlayStation 5 model has a detachable disk drive. Or, in the case of a drive failure, there’s a chance that it can be more easily replaced. I hope this becomes an added perk for people’s physical libraries as time g

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