neixidbeksoxyd

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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
Yes, and the very few games that really tried to make use of the interface were amazing. Zelda Skyward Sword was incredibly fun. I remember slashing around thinking there was no way we were going back to regular controls from then on, but I
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
I think their motion controls flopped because they were an afterthought. It's like comparing touch screen controls on iOS vs Windows.
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
> There’s VR, but I believe there will be a new category introduced within the next five years that will change the gaming landscape. I have been dreaming of better interfaces (controllers) for games for decades. The Wii, despite it&#x27
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
> Since 2000, the middle class has been shrinking for a decidedly more alarming reason: Incomes have fallen. How does that support the hypothesis that the middle class is shrinking because incomes are rising?
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
One weird thing I noticed at a particular FAANG was that there were many teams that were either overwhelmingly Indian or Chinese. It seemed very unlikely that these could be random, as they were minorities. I made sure to avoid any team lik
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
Is there a way a social app targeted at young people in the US doesn't end up looking as if their success comes from sexualizing girls? I don't use any social media, but Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat also seemed to me like tha
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
I think being part of a big company will always be like that. The 10x performers will get paid 1.3x and the .5 performers will get paid .8x, so if you're smart and not particularly passionate about your work it makes much more sense to
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
If this becomes a problem, I think cameras and smartphones would be upgraded with a way to certify they are real videos. I have no idea how, and it would likely have to keep evolving, but if the financial incentives are there I'm sure
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
For queries that fall in the realm of "conspiracy" like alternative medicine, flat earth, telepathy, anti-vax, etc. I think results from certain "high quality" sources like Wikipedia should be weighed higher even if the
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
The problem here is that false information spreads quickly and is validated though sites like Google and Facebook through higher exposure. This has real consequences like the rise of anti-vaxers and other anti-science movements.
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
I think we're just regressing to the mean. Throughout most or all of human history we believed all kinds of crazy ideas, and it wasn't until very recently that we started really valuing teaching the scientific method and good educ
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
I have a family member with a mental illness and they think they can talk to animals through telepathy. I was worried it was a sign of schizophrenia and tried to convince them that they needed help. Unfortunately when you google "anima
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
Google is a classic case of "show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcome". Google's performance reviews and promotions are based on building shiny complex things, not on simple but grungy work that solves real p
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
I've been wondering about this as well. As you mentioned, monogamy may have evolved due to polygamous societies being less stable. The US is going towards a winner-take-all future where only a few humans will be able to have their psyc
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
If you say that, they might claim they took it as a threat and were scared for their lives and shot you.
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by neixidbeksoxyd 6y ago
This seems like a straight up ad with affiliate links. The price of SSDs has been going down for months, and if anything they went up since the pandemic began. You can check the price history of popular ones on camelcamelcamel to confirm.
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by neixidbeksoxyd 7y ago
I have visited several times and even before this virus I saw people wearing masks all the time. At grocery stores I remember seeing the workers who were stocking things wearing masks and gloves, which I never see in the US. Wearing masks w
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by neixidbeksoxyd 7y ago
I hear the argument that deadlifts are great if you have perfect form a lot. However, if you don't have perfect form they can be extremely dangerous. Very few other excercises have such high risks, and there are plenty that are just as
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by neixidbeksoxyd 7y ago
Ah yes, how dare poor people exist. They must clearly be inferior and stupid for choosing to live somewhere they can afford.
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by neixidbeksoxyd 7y ago
Many (most?) Of the time the choice isn't between video games and a fullfilling career. It's between a shitty job and games. It's very easy for me to say I would never do that, but I also have a pretty good job and a decent s
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by neixidbeksoxyd 7y ago
What is "physics" as a job? The problem with physics is that there are few applied physics jobs compared to CS and applied CS (software developer) jobs. Similar things can be said about CS, there aren't very many CS jobs and