bashmelek

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by bashmelek 1mo ago
As a hobbyist, I also dislike how standardized the notion of a “game” has become. The big name engines feed into this with the biases built into them to help facilitate making these sorts of games, and then the notion of an “engine” gets si
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by bashmelek 1mo ago
Crash Bandicoot did this well. In the original game, you needed to finish without dying and get all of the boxes to get the gem. In future games, some levels would have a “death path” that would only be available if you got to a certain poi
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by bashmelek 2mo ago
To be honest, though many historians today might disagree, I still think there is something we can call “Western Civilization,” even if it is a vague family of things that cannot be strictly defined. I know they are trying to correct for ce
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by bashmelek 2mo ago
That is encouraging, but my stock portfolio paints a different picture. Nintendo is unfortunately doing terribly this year. I still believe in their core mission, even if some of their litigiousness and anti consumer practices have put me
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by bashmelek 3mo ago
Yeah, like I imagine they mean that as a career it is competitive and demanding while having few openings so you shouldn’t stake your education and future on it, but I’m with you. This is something I really want to learn well enough to cont
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by bashmelek 3mo ago
I’m in my mid-30s, and have never written a book, but I still sometimes think of it. I know it isn’t too late. I still want to create my own applications, but I once used the Google ai result in a utility function. Is it all tainted? I st
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by bashmelek 3mo ago
I am continuing work on my webgl engine, now making a web app with backend for it too, so that I can host the games and toy projects I make with it
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by bashmelek 3mo ago
I have a bit of a problem with the all or nothing framing this discourse usually has. I think that libraries should make an effort to stock evergreen classics in addition to the recent, hot, and in demand. The new ones will be checked out
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by bashmelek 3mo ago
I exclusively read physical books, but not as a matter of principle, simply practice. I very much agree that they are different. The bigger thing, of course, is that no matter the medium, that the individual pay attention. It is okay to li
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by bashmelek 4mo ago
This is the second time I’ve heard of “Platonism” referring to false dichotomies, and as someone who has casually read a bit of Plato I am very confused. Am I misunderstanding or is this a common technical term?
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by bashmelek 5mo ago
It’s an amusing thought experiment to share with friends, but I’m finding the sort of conversation here a bit tiresome; kind of judgmental and dogmatic.
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by bashmelek 5mo ago
I have an old 3DS. Does anyone know if would these techniques, including the Slot-1 devices, also apply? I would like to try this out. My only hesitation is the firmware update—-I simply prefer to keep my devices without changes like that.
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by bashmelek 7mo ago
Being shy, small, and sensitive as a kid, I feel like I could have been particularly susceptible to censoring myself. I felt shame very easily, but a large portion of this came from a handful of loud close minded people around me and bulli
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by bashmelek 8mo ago
Could you link the Reddit post? I’ve been interested in this kind of idea and how these systems work but never knew how to begin
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by bashmelek 10mo ago
I followed tutorials for Vulkan. I liked vk-guide, until it updated to the latest version. People said the newer SDL is so much better, but I honestly had more fun and got things done back with Renderpasses. I personally have just been buil
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by bashmelek 10mo ago
I like the Bible too. It is unfortunate but not unexpected that it set off such a firestorm in the replies. I would even go so far to say that even nonbelievers would find much value in it, just reading at least the top stories and passages
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by bashmelek 10mo ago
I live comfortably in the United States. I consider myself middle class. I worry about my job and increasing costs. But I’m okay. I do feel like that we really could end global poverty if we tried, and that people like me ought to contribut
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by bashmelek 10mo ago
I used to see pigeons everywhere as a kid. Now they are very rare. I like these animals and many others, and I wish TFA went more into what can be done.
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by bashmelek 10mo ago
Even when I was still in school and looking for internships I could feel this. In CS we learned more about compilers and operating systems, but companies wanted web developers, so IT and IS had a big edge. I did game programming on my own
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by bashmelek 11mo ago
I ask everyone to never stop creating, never stop sharing. And when your friend shares, appreciate it, for what it is, that it is theirs, that they did it, and that it is them. Draw, play an instrument, paint, write a poem, sing, cook, sho
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by bashmelek 11mo ago
I do often feel like a Lost Programmer. C# is my Blub. I use Visual Studio (and not Visual Studio Code). I also use some T-SQL and JavaScript, and sometimes C++ on the weekends. In all of these, my understanding is still rather shallow. An
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by bashmelek 1y ago
For me, my real day starts after work is over. That is when the meaningful part happens. And if I am going to accomplish much that night, I need to arrive home knowing exactly what I need to start with, and do it. This is similar to Paul Gr
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by bashmelek 1y ago
I think a bigger problem is that, with urban sprawl, it makes it hard to service enough people with public transportation.
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by bashmelek 1y ago
I really appreciate your last point. An AI that can improve one’s social skills, má good matches, facilitate human connection and relationships, could be great
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by bashmelek 1y ago
I do like learning things, but I wish I could retain better. Abandoning hobbies has set me back in that way, making it harder to pick up more advanced interests. It feels like lost time. I have needed to restart instruments and various math
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by bashmelek 1y ago
I have been curious if it would be possible to create a business around pet-genetics as a means to improve the underlying technology without having to be overly concerned about the human factor…granted there will still be ethical restraints
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by bashmelek 1y ago
The official arduino starter kit teaches some beginner level information, but it is very rudimentary. It is really hard to penetrate the next level of electronics—electronic engineers will stress the importance of precise calculations where
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by bashmelek 1y ago
I think maybe it isn’t all or nothing here. Reading about something outside of one’s familiarity can really expand what is relatable to a student, with the help of an instructor to fill in context and use things to which the student can re
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by bashmelek 1y ago
I respect what libraries do, yet the past few times I went to my local library I couldn’t find anything I was looking for—and these were well regarded and well known books. I get that they want to stock things people read, but I am a perso
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by bashmelek 1y ago
A lot of these things come from folk practices that the Church would permit but then direct towards something acceptable.

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