failTide

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   by failTide 4y ago

   True, although I still feel more immersed in a good text adventure than some of the best AAA games out there. I played 'Lost Pig' [1] about a year ago and the 'visuals' are still fresh in my mind. https://pr-i
2. 92.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   Within ~30 minutes of the verdict - I'd say that's likely. I wonder if there's any other bad news announcements happening right about now.
3. 93.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   Revolutionary at the time - but have there have been any new breakthrough strategies/algorithms for search in the last decade?
4. 94.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   You could probably train yourself pretty easily. Give some of these a go. https://overthewire.org/wargames/
5. 95.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   I was taking an upper level marine biology course - the tests were VERY difficult, but they were take-home, do them at your leisure. I was cool with it. But walked into a coffee shop one day and found 75% of the class sharing answers and ch
6. 96.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   That's very cool. Were you ever obligated to grant one of these ridiculous patents, or were you able to use your discretion?
7. 97.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   Hah, same here. There's something really satisfying about it. Maybe it's the imagery of tying off a hydrogen airship.
8. 98.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   Yeah you're right - I was off by a few years. Seems like it wasn't common until 2009
9. 99.▲
   by failTide 4y ago

   > Bayer pattern sensors were more common in DSLRs, because they were an extension of 35mm film, and you had to have a single, flat imaging device to work with film optics. A lot of people were shooting video with their DSLRs before more
10. 100.▲
    by failTide 4y ago

    > 2k+ resolution camera that records at a 6:1 or more compression ratio. How does that even get granted? Does the patent office not have domain experts?
11. 101.▲
    by failTide 4y ago

    I think it was an even older project - might have been the predecessor to aircrack-ng Sounded like magic to me back then
12. 102.▲
    by failTide 4y ago

    I'm trying to put up leaderboards and 'followers' this weekend... any HNers want to start a contest when I do?
13. 103.▲
    by failTide 4y ago

    Link is down... but.... Back around the turn of the century when I was a high school freshman, I really wanted to try to crack wiki passwords and Linux was the only way to do it. Wifi itself was still a bit of a novelty. I was a Windows Bro
14. 104.▲
    Show HN: Tiny daily baseball prediction game(sportaculous.com)

    1 points by failTide 4y ago|1 comments
15. 105.▲
    by failTide 4y ago

    Yeah that's a good idea - then you could probably place paid polls there if it was digital.
16. 106.▲
    by failTide 4y ago

    Hey all - this is just a fun little side project. Would love to see if anyone else thinks it's fun. Maybe I'll add in leaderboards if anyone uses it.
17. 107.▲
    Show HN: Sportaculous, a lightweight daily sports game(sportaculous.com)

    1 points by failTide 4y ago|1 comments
18. 108.▲
    by failTide 5y ago

    I doubt that teaching kids to report abuse falls under any of this legislation.