natbro

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by natbro 27d ago
smells more like an auto-respond or ai-respond to extant issues. we will farm out reproducing this bug to the OG, both to save us time and because if they don't complain it must be a signal this isn't important anymore.
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macOS "Steam Play"-like integration with Windows games and CrossOver(github.com)
5 points by natbro 2y ago|1 comments
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by natbro 2y ago
Tools, and instructions for more easily installing and launching Windows games via Wine or CrossOver directly in the macOS Steam client. Rough edges abound.
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by natbro 4y ago
ever heard of ActiveX? you know, arbitrary code installing and running in your browser and available to be scripted by javascript? sorry. I'm not solely responsible, there were many of us. but still sorry, pretty responsible. we were y
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by natbro 4y ago
ever heard of ActiveX? you know, arbitrary code installing and running in your browser on Windows and available to be scripted by javascript? like, instead of Java? sorry. I'm not solely responsible, but sorry, pretty responsible. we w
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Mac+ARM: potential perf implications(ilikecode.wordpress.com)
8 points by natbro 12y ago|2 comments
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Xbox always-on #dealwithit - stupid, stupid or just about used games?(ilikecode.wordpress.com)
1 points by natbro 13y ago|0 comments
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by natbro 14y ago
yes, it would have to be a new Apple-TV with at least some more local storage. the current models have 8GB, I think. tweaking that up to 128GB or 256GB would open up a lot of possibilities without making a $199 price-point impossible. but h
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by natbro 14y ago
i'm honestly not sure if you're being sarcastic or not. if you are: heh, good one. if you're not: there's nothing wrong with putting some of your wood behind encouraging casual gaming and expanding your market, but putting ALL of your wood
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by natbro 14y ago
Well put, and although I may be somewhat biased, I agree -- financial muscle only gave us the ability to get on the field, it doesn't help you win or have a long-term strategy. The original hardware profile (PC-like so tools were available)
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by natbro 14y ago
See InclinePlane's comment, above - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5210998 . (s)he said it better than I was trying to.
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by natbro 14y ago
Thank you for the thoughtful and spot-on response. I completely agree. My draft was nowhere near as well-put, I have discarded it post-haste.
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by natbro 14y ago
I honestly don't know if Apple will enter this market, but I'm not quite as pessimistic as you are about the profit margin as the reason not to. I think they could build a next-generation-console-capable Apple-TV and sell it at or below $19
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by natbro 14y ago
I'm sorry I didn't mention Valve's steam as a competitor in the post, I am very very excited to see what they come up with. I <3 Valve. I do think Apple and Android have a little more indie developer momentum right now, but not sure how
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by natbro 14y ago
The dawning horror for the console vendors is that the change is already happening around them and on every iPhone, iPad, Samsung, Android, etc device. These already have digital-only distribution. These already have very high-quality GPU's
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by natbro 14y ago
i personally think you'd also need a really good/new controller, but fundamentally i agree. i would develop for such a console in a heart.beat.
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by natbro 14y ago
you're spot on, they shouldn't really cost anything. XCode for iOS development, for example, doesn't cost anything (once you've bought a mac). similarly Android development tools don't cost a thing. charging a small fee like $99/year for th
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by natbro 14y ago
what you describe ("if you aren't big and selling enough games, there aren't enough of you to pay the bills") is exactly the thinking I used to see inside Microsoft, not just around xBox, but around various development tools. it is a really
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by natbro 14y ago
(sorry that is a lame font, let me find the knob on that gizmo)
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by natbro 14y ago
ha! i guess i write mostly crap software, too :) i really wasn't trying to imply that you should simply open up the market to self-publishing with no restrictions or oversight. that would screw the customers and therefore the brand very qui
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by natbro 14y ago
yes, apologies for over-stating it generally or under-specifying US as the "crushing it" market. i do mean US and in general the fact that xBox currently has the most "mo" getting xBox ahead of Nintendo and Sony in their native territories
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by natbro 15y ago
OK, I have to admit at first I thought there was something wrong with the site because I didn't recognize enough books... but after reading some excerpts of books off the lists, I'm psyched -- turns out I just haven't been finding the good
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by natbro 15y ago
sweet! serendipitously just what i need this week picking insurance and all the information more quickly and better organized than sites like ehealthinsurance.com et al. wants: - side-by-side comparison (check several, show all) - easy prin