stodor89

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   by stodor89 4y ago

   > many of our words across the ex-Yu region are Turcisms Oh, I got you now, komşu. I guess we picked up most of these during the Ottoman rule. > I'm biased having an ex-Yu background Btw Bulgaria was very close to joining the pa
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   by stodor89 4y ago

   Not exactly. I was born and raised in Bulgaria, but my direct ancestors did run a printing house, as well as a lot of revolutionary work, in Macedonia during the late 19th and early 20th century. So I would have been a Macedonian if not for
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   by stodor89 4y ago

   And what exactly is distinct and unique about their language and culture?
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   by stodor89 4y ago

   I couldn't take the loneliness and joined a small studio. Good initiative, I wish you best of luck!
5. 215.▲
   by stodor89 4y ago

   "Tell me you're a scammer without telling me you're a scammer."
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   by stodor89 4y ago

   Same culture makes communication way easier, and the main problem in most teams is actually communication.
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   by stodor89 4y ago

   Single 32" works best for me, too. All other things equal, I'd consider curved an advantage, but it doesn't matter that much for 16:9 or 16:10. If you decide to go UltraWide instead though, I very strongly recommend getting a
8. 218.▲
   by stodor89 4y ago

   No, it seems we can't. Welcome to 2023!
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   by stodor89 4y ago

   tips fedora in jarenmf's general direction
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Just spending 1 or 2 more hours with your family (rather than commuting) completely eclipses whatever subtle advantages an office can provide. And I feel sorry for anyone who would disagree with that.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    I'm working as a gameplay programmer for a small indie game studio (20 people, 6 of them programmers). The project is a strategy game. * I love the people -- I enjoy working with creative folks (artists, designers). As for programmers,
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    I'm happy for him. The AI field is making things happen. VR has potential, but as of 2022, almost everything about it is hot garbage.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Recently needed to install Visual Studio 6 and get a 20-year-old game to build and run. Debugging DX8 on Windows 11 is apparently a no-go, but apart from that everything worked flawlessly.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    > All my engine is in C++, and I’m really sick of SDL_DoThatThing(&options, pointer_to_void, size_in_magical_units, &callback, user_data, legacy_value) (sorry for all C admirers, I do respect you, it’s just that I’m not one of yo
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    2022, USA, 100k+ town with no drinking water. Indefinitely. We've truly peaked as a civilization.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    > How are "blocking rights" legal? Probably aren't. Gamedev is the wild west of software.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Thanks, HN is my go-to place for book suggestions.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    "Closed-source" and "industry secrets" are holding gamedev back big time. We get away with many practices that'd be considered backwards by a web developer even 10 years ago, and we have no viable solutions to many
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Dirt Rally: "Your save is made under different operating system and is thus incompatible"
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    10 years ago, there wasn't a good reason to do that. 10 years from now, who knows... The more lock-in, the "better"!
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Apple is the only company with some sort of vision for the smartphone. My issue is, I find their vision disgusting.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    I suspect that's why everyone's dropping it.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Samsung Galaxy Xcover
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Thanks, I at least know they exist now :)
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    I've been a programmer for 10+ years and I'm yet to see a male HR.
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    by stodor89 4y ago

    Mimimi mimimimi $273.6 billion, mi mimimi. Mimi?
27. 237.▲
    by stodor89 5y ago

    Hush now, this is supposed to be a secret!
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    by stodor89 5y ago

    Games are many things to many people. Don't play the ones that go against your personal values.
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    by stodor89 5y ago

    I love learning math or physics when it's past 11pm and sleep doesn't come. Either I'd fall asleep like normal people, or become a genius. So far it's been the former.
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    by stodor89 5y ago

    Hmm, aren't MTG releasing new sets every year? And don't they only allow cards from the last few years in tournaments?