KTallguy

6 ms·

1.
by KTallguy 2mo ago
I had the same issue but found this fork and it works great for Japanese novels! Also I agree the dictionary isn’t the best but it’s serviceable… on my old kindle oasis it has been really transformative. https://github.com/m
2.
by KTallguy 1y ago
I’ve been using Artemis ever since it was posted here earlier this year. I love it because there is very little pressure to read everything and it updates infrequently so I don’t impulsively check it. Great product. https://new
3.
by KTallguy 2y ago
What an amazing success. I waited for the mobile version to dive in and it was a perfect fit. I appreciate that he wants to stay anonymous (for his health and other reasons). Nothing makes a game developer happier than watching people enjoy
4.
by KTallguy 2y ago
I’ve been looking for sources about the Japan doctor shortage, do you know of any that describe the cause as being low pay? I have heard about the medicine issues.
5.
by KTallguy 2y ago
A few comments: 1. It’s not very fun on iOS, especially because crypto mining makes the screen zoom in and it’s no good. Also the sound for the phone doesn’t work so that’s a big blocker. You probably know already. 2. Later, playing again o
6.
by KTallguy 2y ago
Thank you for the article! I’m an American who’s lived on and off in Japan for around 10 years, currently in Tokyo working in game development. I related to many parts of your article, especially the later part about foreign devs working wi
7.
by KTallguy 2y ago
There are a lot of cashless options but many places still only take cash. There’s a bakery in building that opened right when COVID started and they’re strictly cash only. Whenever friends and relatives visit they’re always stunned.
8.
Microsoft closes several large Bethesda affiliated game studios(ign.com)
212 points by KTallguy 2y ago|227 comments
9.
by KTallguy 2y ago
I don’t know if I agree that phones are the only culprit, but I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your article. Teaching is an incredibly hard job. Lately I worry about all the AI written content that appears when doing a simple web
10.
by KTallguy 3y ago
> The market is saturated. > This is not the middle. The author is talking about small games. Exactly what I thought reading this article. It’s very hard to stand out and it’ll only get harder. Tools are much better than before, and n
11.
by KTallguy 3y ago
It’s a shame. Hobbyist developers and smaller studios have very little time to sift through all of these complicated pricing situations. The pay-per-installs prevents giving away a semi-successful game for free in donation packages, and add
12.
by KTallguy 3y ago
Very interesting video that verbalizes many thoughts I’ve privately had. I agree that NPR has gotten more sensational and hive minded over the recent years. I was pledging 10 years ago or so, not anymore. Lately I was trying PBS because it’
13.
by KTallguy 4y ago
Thanks, that’s exactly the kind of context I was looking for! I had no idea…
14.
by KTallguy 4y ago
My favorite yojijukugo is from Chinese, despite the fact that I barely speak it. 自強不息, or “Pushing forward to better yourself without ceasing,” I think? Maybe there’s a better way to put it? Another poster mentioned 点滴穿石 which is my second
15.
by KTallguy 4y ago
Apparently the vernacular these days is 「スマホ馬鹿」, “Smart Phone“ idiot. Same principle, different device.
16.
by KTallguy 4y ago
Personally, I’m thankful that they’ve locked down as long as they have. We’ve already had our share of death, long Covid cases and stress on our public health system. Simultaneously, people are generally free to choose whether or not they w
17.
by KTallguy 4y ago
I’ve given up, and I dislike having content pushed to me in general. I use a combination of Remove YouTube Suggestions[1] and prefacing “intitle:” before any YouTube search to avoid weird matches that point me to irrelevant content. I think
18.
by KTallguy 4y ago
This is the correct take. SQEX has a pretty poor reputation when it comes to outside studio management in general (both domestic and international). Their in house development has produced the most hits. Also, SQEX desperately wants a Desti
19.
by KTallguy 4y ago
I’m enjoying Read Max, a newsletter about Pop Culture. https://maxread.substack.com/ There was a Dune article that got some traction here a few months ago.
20.
by KTallguy 4y ago
Thanks, this comment really made me think. I noticed a lot of the same things you did, but my impression was much less negative. Maybe it’s because of the presentation. In many open world games the UI makes it clear that there are “X towers
21.
by KTallguy 4y ago
You have a good point. I imagine the author tried many of the older open world games of the previous generation, like Farcry 3, Assassin's Creed 2 games, and likely GTA4 and 5. They were incredibly novel for the time. Now we're at
22.
by KTallguy 5y ago
Agreed, it shouldn't feel forced. Some people really don't like 1:1s and that's down to individual personalities. Also company culture can make 1:1s feel meaningless if the conversation that happens is never actionable. I try
23.
by KTallguy 5y ago
I get it. I've had my share of bad managers. What you described sounds like a performance review... I think 1:1s should be monthly or weekly, depending on the team.
24.
by KTallguy 5y ago
I disagree. I approach 1:1s as an opportunity to just shoot the shit if that person is interested, or if there is something on their mind they can choose to chat about it. As the article states, it's that person's chance to comple
25.
by KTallguy 5y ago
There are kernels of truth in here, like the unsubscribe link not required by law. But there are many huge Japanese internet based companies, like Zozotown, that are extremely savvy at their UX experience and are extremely metrics driven.
26.
by KTallguy 5y ago
Demon's Souls was much more difficult in some ways, because you got weaker when you died (zombified), and your potions are consumable items that don't automatically recover. However you could also farm lots of potions, so there we
27.
by KTallguy 5y ago
I like VR, but haven’t gotten into these chat like spaces yet. I feel like the setup is just way too cumbersome still. But this video is very convincing. It makes me wonder how it would feel to walk around a virtual museum like this in VR a
28.
by KTallguy 5y ago
Incredibly useful article. Thank you.
29.
by KTallguy 5y ago
A useful series of posts that thoroughly debunk this quote/meme. https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-...
30.
by KTallguy 5y ago
This is a great post and generally echos my own experience. I think Destiny is a decent brand with a smaller, but still sizable following. My personal opinion: Sony wanted to acquire both the Destiny brand and the team that built that brand

More ›