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by springogeek 7mo ago
This is pretty cute. It'd be interesting to have slightly more "collaborative" mechanics in the next version. Maybe rather than directly attacking the boss, damage boosts can get stacked up for other players to use? Or maybe
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by springogeek 2y ago
This is cool, but I wish I didn't have to get past "infinite" scrolling to check the license of the icons in the footer (it's CC0). "free" is a bit ambiguous.
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by springogeek 3y ago
It might do, but I suspect that it couldn't be studied so well because it's hard to account for arbitrary infections. Part of the article talks about how testing and confirmation of a COVID diagnosis was a requirement here, which
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by springogeek 3y ago
There's a "thanks" section at the end of the README which links to it, from what I can see.
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by springogeek 3y ago
I like this approach to thinking about abstractions. It's easy to forget /why/ you are abstracting something, and this gives some perspective and structure to it.
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by springogeek 3y ago
I make this game engine/framework, which lets you code your games in the Wren scripting language, while allowing you to bring and build your own tools. It's like Love2D, but for Wren instead of Lua.
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DOME: A comfortable framework for making games(domeengine.com)
2 points by springogeek 3y ago|1 comments
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by springogeek 3y ago
The episode of House in question is, in fact, its pilot :) Very good show. Not sure how often they handled parasites, interestingly.
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by springogeek 3y ago
https://infinitelimit.net I started it fairly recently (linking it here will probably cause the server to melt) Just my space to talk about whatever I'm thinking/working on. Currently it's focused on Fang, the pro
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by springogeek 3y ago
The source of GPL software can be sold, it just has to be available to users of the software.
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by springogeek 3y ago
I've had bad experiences with the hardware maintenance of Google devices. Things break down and Google don't provide good ways to repair them if the device is older than a couple years, so while it's cool, I don't think
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by springogeek 4y ago
What I read of the developer's blog suggests that it does. In addition to the resolution of various vulnerabilities, web standards are constantly changing and updating, and curl has to keep up, which is pretty hard part-time. Mature do
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by springogeek 4y ago
I can't point at data, but there's plenty of articles and reports, including this from the EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/visa-and-mastercard-ar...
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by springogeek 4y ago
Not that relevant, this happens to a lot of sex-work oriented platforms. Payment processors often discriminate or demand heavy censorship/arbitrary rules from these platforms.
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by springogeek 4y ago
That's actually why Qualified Immunity was originally introduced: To prevent courts filling up with potentially spurious cases raised by defendants of other cases or participants of interactions with police. It was originally conceived
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by springogeek 4y ago
You're right, but it isn't a helpful comment for the discussion at hand. The story in that article, and many like it, are symptoms of a larger problem, but it's not because of public vs private healthcare. The system works, a
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by springogeek 4y ago
The actual phrase for describing the NHS is meant to be "Free at the point of use", but people are likely shortening for convenience. People are paying for it, but not in a tangible way. The main thing is knowing that if you need
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by springogeek 4y ago
* It (usually) doesn't have to be perfect the first time. Programming is an interative process and your first attempt is going to have bugs, or make faulty assumptions about the problem. * A design which can be generalised is inherentl
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by springogeek 4y ago
The thing a lot of folks seem to miss is that it isn't just D&D using the OGL, there are non-D&D games (such as Fate, Fudge. Etc) which license themselves using the OGL.
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by springogeek 4y ago
Imp and Skizz are fantastic, as are the whole hermit crew. Wasn't expecting to see them get a mention on HN but it's refreshing.
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by springogeek 4y ago
I acquired a D620 at the start of the year to use as a semi-regular hobby machine. I love how user-servicable it is. Pretty easy to take apart and fairly modular design. I swapped out the processor for its maximum spec (a Core 2 Duo T7600)
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by springogeek 4y ago
If I am working that day, I buy a box of doughnuts to share with my colleagues. Sometimes I treat myself to a nice meal. Reduced responsibilities for the day, just to make it light and fun. It's a good excuse to arrange a get-together
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User ID Spoofing with CRDTs(offlinefirst.com)
2 points by springogeek 4y ago|0 comments
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Last Writer Wins: Resolving concurrent changes in collaborative software(offlinefirst.com)
1 points by springogeek 4y ago|0 comments
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by springogeek 4y ago
If you don't mind taking a risk on a physical card game (and you have an extra player), you could try out Netrunner (you can print-and-play the excellent starter set from here: https://nisei.net/products/system-gat
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by springogeek 5y ago
The media is often captured using a smartphone, but I don't think I would call unedited media "content". I reckon that the editing process is more likely to be done on a PC/Mac/Workstation than the phone itself.
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by springogeek 5y ago
A couple of things I try to remember, when I work on things: (I didn't coin either of these) "'done' is better than perfect" It's easy to get caught in a trap of trying to "perfect" something. If it&#
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by springogeek 5y ago
I started making games regularly with the PICO-8, and it's a fantastic tool and community. Eventually I wanted to make larger projects, so I was inspired to make my own engine, for when you want to transcend its limitations. Because of
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by springogeek 5y ago
I wanted a game engine/framework which had a Fantasy Console-style API, but using a scripting language that came with Classes and Objects built in, so I built DOME, which uses the Wren language. Lovingly documented and well maintained
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DOME is 1 year old! Here is The Powerful Plugin Update(github.com)
1 points by springogeek 6y ago|0 comments

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