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1. 511.▲
   by lostgame 5y ago

   I believe it’s just in System Preferences -> Keyboard, but may be mistaken.
2. 512.▲
   by lostgame 5y ago

   So he’s the guy to blame for ruining the hell out of one of Apple’s best software offerings ever. Grr.
3. 513.▲
   by lostgame 5y ago

   Subscription fragmentation is certainly a huge driving force behind piracy. It’s gotten to some crazy levels.
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   by lostgame 5y ago

   I find this fascinating. Back in the day - (2004-2009) - I absolutely loved using iMovie, and eventually Final Cut Express - with my G4 Mac Mini - the ease of use of the software and speedy FireWire 800 importing made for really fun times m
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   by lostgame 5y ago

   I am consistently infuriated by HN’s baffling insistence on supporting paywalled articles. I’ve recently had a similar issue with the Toronto Star. Cancelling was a bloody nightmare. Honestly - if you post a news article here to HN, it shou
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   by lostgame 5y ago

   This is just such a classic story describing the Murphy’s Law of working with computers. This gave me a chuckle. Solving programming problems is sometimes similar.
7. 517.▲
   by lostgame 5y ago

   Just a question - are you a developer of any kind? I’m sure if you are / have been / you’ll obviously understand why this is impractical as all hell; if not impossible, right? When everyone updates to iOS x.x, Apple knows every u
8. 518.▲
   by lostgame 5y ago

   Being rude in your apology comment for being rude isn’t helpful. :P
9. 519.▲
   by lostgame 5y ago

   But planes are cheaper. The infrastructure alone for trains is insane. We don’t need rails in the sky. Not only that - but we’re talking about staff for half a day instead of a couple hours. What we could use are electric planes, for shor
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    by lostgame 5y ago

    I name almost everything with underlines still. I think it’s a programming habit. Although lately I have started saving my Logic Pro files with spaces, simply because I prefer it to be the name of the song as-is.
11. 521.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    I distinctly recall installing QuickTime to view some VRML stuff in the mid/late 90's.
12. 522.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    I lost my phone recently. Let’s just say I’m super glad phone boxes exist. I was able to call it and it was returned.
13. 523.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    You know what would piss me off, if I had kids; would be the lack of support the iPad, in particular - has for multi-user logins. It would be huge for families, and it would also make parental controls way more of a breeze. Does anyone know
14. 524.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    To be fair, iCloud has a password manager on MacOS / iOS that works great.
15. 525.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    It’s best if you follow examples for developing for - say - the SEGA Genesis - that’s how I got my start on Assembly. :)
16. 526.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    3D had a major problem that it never solved. I continually stated I’d be interested in 3D displays when they developed them using glasses-less technology. I avoid going to 3D films specifically to avoid wearing the glasses. But they never g
17. 527.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    This is an incredibly useful hack. I love it! Thanks so kindly for sharing.
18. 528.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    Now do it with a Parallel port printer. :P
19. 529.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    I produce sample-based music[0] - and - like a lot of sample-based producers, also listen to a lot of vinyl. Listening to records, I will instantly know when I hear a ‘sample’. I’ll put the needle back and play it a few times - importantly
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    by lostgame 5y ago

    Honestly - a lot of the best early games were written in Assembler. C is kinda just one extra layer of abstraction. Even up through the PS1/N64 days there was still a lot of assembly stuff.
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    by lostgame 5y ago

    That demo is eerily beautiful. Honestly the first time I’ve seen photorealistic detail in a game engine.
22. 532.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    A fantastic early example of memory limitations in games are that the clouds and bushes in Mario 1 are the same sprite with a different palette. Those were certainly different times. :) It was so much cooler to see what developers and artis
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    by lostgame 5y ago

    Descent blew my mind, as well. IIRC it predated Quake and was the first ’true’ 3DoF FPS? The source code has since been released on GitHub, if you’re ever interested in seeing it!
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    by lostgame 5y ago

    ‘A Clockwork Orange’ will forever have both defined the concept of and destroyed the goodwill towards Bowler hats. I just can’t get Alex’s image out of my mind.
25. 535.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    >> and should it fail, I don't consider the inability to externally boot to be a huge problem …the flying fuck?! I stopped reading here. I was all for your comment until I heard this nonsense. …in what world is this acceptable? W
26. 536.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    That’s fascinating to know! I’d personally had a 386 and 486 before I finally got a Pentium, and I never understood the significance of the nomenclature. That’s super neat!
27. 537.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    There was a MacBook Pro era - even a couple Unibody revisions - that kept the easy user replaceable battery intact. The Unibody had this lovely latch mechanism that also allowed you to easily replace your hard drive and/or RAM. God, I
28. 538.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    Those were the days. I remember replacing the battery on my iBook G4 when it died. :)
29. 539.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    I think you mean Catalina? That was 10.15. Big Sur was 11.
30. 540.▲
    by lostgame 5y ago

    From that thread: 'I'd call it the Cube 2.0 as it wont sell, and be killed off in a short time...and it's not really functional.' Hilarious.