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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim Link ParentSouls games definitely have their own set of implied rules, and they purposefully don't teach them to the player. Apparently it's part of their charm, but it awfully looks like gatekeeping. I find...Souls games definitely have their own set of implied rules, and they purposefully don't teach them to the player. Apparently it's part of their charm, but it awfully looks like gatekeeping. I find that quite terrible because while I really like the genre (Bloodborne my beloved), you can miss entire parts of the game & gameplay if you're not the kind of player who obsessively try and read everything.
And mind you, Elden Ring is the most player-friendly game of the lot.
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Comment on Parenthood venting thread in ~talk
0xSim LinkI've been told that kids don't progress at the same pace in all areas, and I've seen both my children grow differently despite being in the same environment. Your kid can very well walk super...he is crushing his physical and cognitive milestones way ahead of schedule, but he has a handful of social milestones he hasn't hit yet.
I've been told that kids don't progress at the same pace in all areas, and I've seen both my children grow differently despite being in the same environment. Your kid can very well walk super early and wait until he's in preschool to communicate clearly, at 6 months old that's not a real concern.
Edit: also, you'll always be sick. Always. Don't believe people who say "oh he'll built his immunity in school", that's a lie. He'll come back with a cold and pass it to everyone. Good luck.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim LinkI upgraded my PC this weekend, from a 1060 GTX to a 4060 RTX, and spent a few hours playing... Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, the autoshooter spinoff of DRG. For an early access, it's already quite...I upgraded my PC this weekend, from a 1060 GTX to a 4060 RTX, and spent a few hours playing... Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, the autoshooter spinoff of DRG. For an early access, it's already quite enjoyable.
I tried to activate the ray tracing in a few games and honestly I'm not impressed. I couldn't manage to keep the vsync enabled and the added input latency made everything floaty. All that for a few pretty lighting effects, definitely not worth it.
Upgrades used to feel exciting because new games were genuinely prettier. Nowadays they're just more demanding, and I think we passed some point of diminishing returns for graphics.
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Comment on What email client do you use? in ~tech
0xSim Link ParentNobody can see your emails on Protonmail's servers. But your emails are not stored exclusively on Protonmail's servers. The protection and encryption they offer only works if your contacts use the...I pay a little over $8 a month for peace of mind that absolutely nobody can see my emails
Nobody can see your emails on Protonmail's servers. But your emails are not stored exclusively on Protonmail's servers. The protection and encryption they offer only works if your contacts use the same level of protection.
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Comment on Fedi Garden to instance admins: “Block Threads to remain listed” in ~tech
0xSim Link ParentGargron (mastodon's main dev) is also very much in favor of Threads federationGargron (mastodon's main dev) is also very much in favor of Threads federation
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Comment on It annoys me that so many PC games feel like they're intended for consoles in ~games
0xSim Link ParentChanging the UI, yes. Changing the whole control scheme so that you can fully use a mouse on the PC version of a multiplatform game is kinda rareIt isn't uncommon for a game to change elements of its UI to match the player's chosen input method either.
Changing the UI, yes. Changing the whole control scheme so that you can fully use a mouse on the PC version of a multiplatform game is kinda rare
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Comment on Picotron is a Fantasy Workstation in ~comp
0xSim LinkCareful that this product is currently an alpha in the strictest sense, so expect breaking bugs even though the developer releases regular updates.Careful that this product is currently an alpha in the strictest sense, so expect breaking bugs even though the developer releases regular updates.
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Comment on Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use in ~news
0xSim Link ParentI understand the 50g as "ready to smoke". Likewise the 25g in public doesn't make sense if we're talking about a potted plant. You can have a big plant and just make a few grams of consumable...I understand the 50g as "ready to smoke". Likewise the 25g in public doesn't make sense if we're talking about a potted plant.
You can have a big plant and just make a few grams of consumable product from it I guess?
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Comment on Introducing Steam Families in ~games
0xSim Link ParentThe cooldown of 1 year starts when you join a new steam family, not when you leave it.The cooldown of 1 year starts when you join a new steam family, not when you leave it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim LinkI've been playing Helldivers 2, exclusively with a friend. While I can totally enjoy a game of Deep Rock Galactic in solo or with randoms, I have absolutely no desire to launch Hellldivers by...I've been playing Helldivers 2, exclusively with a friend.
While I can totally enjoy a game of Deep Rock Galactic in solo or with randoms, I have absolutely no desire to launch Hellldivers by myself. DRG is something I enjoy casually (usually in "Danger 3" out of 5), but IMO Helldivers really shines when it's chaos... which is only fun and less draining (and frustrating) when you're laughing with a friend as he has to mercy kill you because the game is bugging and you cannot move after opening a valve or something.
More of a game-making tool than a game, the first alpha of Picotron was released 3 days ago.
In short, it's a "fantasy workstation", a sort of retro self-contained OS (it still runs on top of your "real" OS) that you can hack and create games with in Lua. Kinda hard to describe as there isn't anything quite like it. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, except regular users of PICO-8 or TIC-80, because it's a real alpha 0.1 version: it's broken, buggy, lacks any real documentation and a ton of features... but if you know what you're getting into, it's fun and I can definitely see its potential.
If you want something solid to teach yourself (or your kids!) programming, go take a look at PICO-8 ($15, awesome community) or TIC-80 (free OSS, smaller community).
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Comment on With Yuzu and Citra gone, why is Dolphin seemingly unaffected? in ~games
0xSim (edited )Link ParentYuzu's team got cocky, they explicitly advertised piracy with videos of Tears of the Kingdom before it even got released. That plus taking donations was a death sentence. Emulation is ok but as...Yuzu's team got cocky, they explicitly advertised piracy with videos of Tears of the Kingdom before it even got released. That plus taking donations was a death sentence. Emulation is ok but as soon as you cross the piracy line, Nintendo will dropkick you.
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Comment on Yuzu, popular Nintendo Switch emulator, settles with Nintendo for $2.4m and halts development and distribution indefinitely in ~games
0xSim (edited )Link ParentA static IP makes it slightly easier, but a dynamic IP doesn't protect you; your ISP knows what IP is assigned to which client. If the police asks them who had the IP a.b.c.d with a date and time,...your ISP knows it's your IP and will tell police your home address
A static IP makes it slightly easier, but a dynamic IP doesn't protect you; your ISP knows what IP is assigned to which client. If the police asks them who had the IP a.b.c.d with a date and time, they can can and will give them your name.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
0xSim (edited )Link ParentI had my fair share of "I'm not a parent but" when I wasn't a parent. Looking and judging how parents (poorly) did, discussing with my girlfriend, agreeing on what we'd do and not do once we would...I’m not a parent but
I had my fair share of "I'm not a parent but" when I wasn't a parent. Looking and judging how parents (poorly) did, discussing with my girlfriend, agreeing on what we'd do and not do once we would have kids.
Turns out that "having many principles" and "having kids" are two things that are very difficult to mix together. We're doing our best obviously, but we don't judge anymore.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
0xSim LinkThe latest Caravan Palace album, Gangbusters Melody Club, came out Friday, and it's just good vibes all around. My favorite tracks are probably Mirrors and Portobello, but they're (almost) all...The latest Caravan Palace album, Gangbusters Melody Club, came out Friday, and it's just good vibes all around. My favorite tracks are probably Mirrors and Portobello, but they're (almost) all quite good.
I'm just not a fan of Mad, which was the first released track, and the album opening. I find it too different in mood. -
Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
0xSim Link ParentThat's more of a conscious design decision than a maturity issue. Some languages, usually "enterprise-grade" stuff like Java or C#, have a massive standard library, and you can build a lot without...Java definitely feels 10x more mature compared to Rust. Once you learn your way around the standard library I'm sure you can prototype a project very quick. Meanwhile, Rust is 70-80% there, but you will almost always need a 3rd party crate once you start working on real projects.
That's more of a conscious design decision than a maturity issue.
Some languages, usually "enterprise-grade" stuff like Java or C#, have a massive standard library, and you can build a lot without ever requiring an external package. They can afford to have a big standard library because they can pay developers to build and maintain those features over years or decades.
Most languages don't have that kind of money, allocate those resources differently, and let the open source community fill the gaps left by a small standard lib.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim Link ParentThe remakes SoulSilver and HearthGold are, in my opinion, the best Pokémon games ever (Black/White 2 are strong contenders iirc).before moving on to the next game in the series.
The remakes SoulSilver and HearthGold are, in my opinion, the best Pokémon games ever (Black/White 2 are strong contenders iirc).
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
0xSim (edited )Link ParentWhere I learned about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24043427 Related github issue: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/58074 My understanding of screen readers, for "normal"...Where I learned about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24043427
Related github issue: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/58074My understanding of screen readers, for "normal" GUIs, is that they rely on accessibility frameworks provided by the OS. When you create a GUI in Godot, you're totally bypassing those frameworks because what you're building is, basically, a videogame. Your UI is ultimately as (non-)accessible as any other 2D texture.
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
0xSim (edited )LinkBe aware that GUIs made in Godot basically have 0 accessibility for impaired users, and do not play well at all with screen readers. Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24043427...Be aware that GUIs made in Godot basically have 0 accessibility for impaired users, and do not play well at all with screen readers.
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It seems the engine has made some progress in the last 4 years, there's a draft pull request but it's not there yet.
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Comment on Compensating compassion | Too few people donate their organs, dead or alive. How can we make it easier to donate, but avoid the abuses that some fear from cash payments? in ~health
0xSim LinkDon't say "opt-out doesn't work" when your opt-out is actually an opt-in with a mustache, that's ridiculous. I'm Belgian, and my wife and I have explicitly said to each other that we're ok to...Unfortunately, the opt-out system does not seem to have worked (...) families recognize that their loved ones have never given an explicit preference in favor of donation, and are therefore less willing to approve donation than in an opt-in system
Don't say "opt-out doesn't work" when your opt-out is actually an opt-in with a mustache, that's ridiculous. I'm Belgian, and my wife and I have explicitly said to each other that we're ok to donate our organs... Even though we shouldn't have to.
After (too) many years, I reinstalled Towerfall on a whim, to play with the kids and wife. And damn is this game still excellent. Zero time to setup, 3 buttons, and here we go. I recommend to use the "unlock all" cheat code to get all characters and levels without grinding solo for hours; it's a party game after all.
You can assign as many bonuses or maluses on individual players to even the field, which allowed my 5 years old daughter to win a game.
We played on the Switch, but if you own it on PC, it works very well with "Steam Remote Play Together" for online sessions (if all players have a controller).