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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
lou Link ParentIt is not just reverse engineering. Turtle WoW actually distributes Blizzard's assets along with their client from their website.I've long been of the opinion that WoW private servers are basically reverse engineering and copyright does/should not apply to the extent that Blizzard argues for go after them.
It is not just reverse engineering. Turtle WoW actually distributes Blizzard's assets along with their client from their website.
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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
lou (edited )LinkRemaking World of Warcraft using Unreal Engine was a risky, dumb move. Turtle WoW has also been advertising on Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. They flew too close to the sun, calling too...Remaking World of Warcraft using Unreal Engine was a risky, dumb move. Turtle WoW has also been advertising on Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. They flew too close to the sun, calling too much attention to themselves.
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
lou Link ParentIn any case, if no one cares about messaging people on Spotify, then the feature was a failure of another kind.In any case, if no one cares about messaging people on Spotify, then the feature was a failure of another kind.
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
lou (edited )LinkIDK, but I really liked learning a little bit of C in my college's intro to programming. It just clicked for me in a way no other language ever did. It's so basic that it forces you to do lots of...IDK, but I really liked learning a little bit of C in my college's intro to programming. It just clicked for me in a way no other language ever did. It's so basic that it forces you to do lots of cool stuff that would be abstracted in other languages.
I no longer wish to have anything to do with programming or computer science. But I cherish my time learning C. It allowed me to have insights and do stuff just because I thought they might make sense. Unlike something like Python, which is so huge and full of (sometimes idiosyncratic) specialized solutions for every single thing that you spend more time in the documentation than you do coding.
I mean, listing prime numbers (or some other basic things) in C is actually kind of cool. In Python, there's probably some
PrimeNumbers(n)function that you have to look for in the docs. That's not fun. -
Sepultura - Ratamahatta (1996)
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
lou Link ParentIt doesn't matter. Someone will pester you to activate it or criticize you for not doing so. I recently started using YT Music through my family YouTube Premium subscription. If you use all the...It doesn't matter. Someone will pester you to activate it or criticize you for not doing so. I recently started using YT Music through my family YouTube Premium subscription. If you use all the spots in the plan it is reasonably priced. I suppose it also has its issues but right now I have barely any reason to keep Spotify anymore.
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
lou (edited )Link ParentThat is quite dismissive. My brain did not suddenly implode when I turned 40. I have been using online messaging since before the internet and I always adapted. I used everything, I still use...That is quite dismissive. My brain did not suddenly implode when I turned 40. I have been using online messaging since before the internet and I always adapted. I used everything, I still use everything. I probably chat, on a daily basis, with more young people online than most young people do.
Do you really think anyone thinks music is not a social experience?
Spotify already integrates with Discord.
Young people are well versed in so many internet messaging apps already that they're probably the least likely to adopt this ridiculous idea.
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Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk
lou Link ParentIt could mean "If I have to answer right now on the spot then I don't know. Perhaps I will know momentarily".It could mean "If I have to answer right now on the spot then I don't know. Perhaps I will know momentarily".
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
lou LinkThat is so ridiculous. I am baffled. I don't want the anxiety of social interaction injected in my music playing app. I don't want an additional app for people to send me messages I don't wanna...That is so ridiculous. I am baffled. I don't want the anxiety of social interaction injected in my music playing app. I don't want an additional app for people to send me messages I don't wanna answer, I don't wanna have to deal with their judgement. I don't wanna have an argument because I didn't answer to my mother's message in a timely fashion. On fucking Spotity.
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Comment on I wanna raise crickets for the sound in ~life.pets
lou Link ParentI wouldn't wanna raise enough crickets to disrupt the neighborhood that's for sure! Granted, I don't know how many crickets I need nor how far can their sound can travel from my bedroom. In any...I wouldn't wanna raise enough crickets to disrupt the neighborhood that's for sure! Granted, I don't know how many crickets I need nor how far can their sound can travel from my bedroom. In any case, I would definitely keep an eye on noise pollution and shut down the project if I there's no way to avoid it.
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Comment on I wanna raise crickets for the sound in ~life.pets
lou (edited )Link ParentI could order 500 local crickets and release them near my bedroom window. Their population might grow and eventually I would have free range crickets singing near me in perpetuity. But I suppose...I could order 500 local crickets and release them near my bedroom window. Their population might grow and eventually I would have free range crickets singing near me in perpetuity. But I suppose that's quite irresponsible, isn't it? :P
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Comment on I wanna raise crickets for the sound in ~life.pets
lou Link ParentCan I get the crickets to reproduce so they're a sustainable population? I wouldn't wanna go to the pet store very often to buy new crickets. I never saw crickets on a pet store here by the way....Can I get the crickets to reproduce so they're a sustainable population? I wouldn't wanna go to the pet store very often to buy new crickets.
I never saw crickets on a pet store here by the way. Exotic pets are not super common here. So I may need to actually order crickets somehow.
I might be able to forage crickets from my surroundings. Not sure how but there are some where I live.
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I wanna raise crickets for the sound
I have Tinnitus and I love the sound of crickets. Recordings are nice but they don't hit nearly as well. I have a hearing aid which is nice but real crickets are much better. They hit a whole...
I have Tinnitus and I love the sound of crickets. Recordings are nice but they don't hit nearly as well. I have a hearing aid which is nice but real crickets are much better. They hit a whole bunch of frequencies that provide me with great relaxation.
Has anyone here raised crickets? I do not intend to eat them. Just hear some real crickets every night when I go to sleep. Perhaps on a small box near my bed.
I live in a house with some space I can use. I"m in Northeast Brazil (Salvador, Bahia).
According to Wikipedia this is the kind of climate here
Salvador has a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af). Temperatures are relatively consistent, showing little variance throughout the course of the year. Salvador's driest months of the year are December and January, when the city receives on average less than 10 cm (4 in) of precipitation. Salvador's wettest months are April, May and June, when at least 20 cm (8 in) of rain falls during each of these three months.
Too crazy or actually possible?
You tell me!
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Comment on Marvel’s next moves: ‘Black Panther 3’ and a young ‘X-Men’ cast to ‘keep the cost down’; ‘Blade’ and ‘Deadpool 4’ are lower priorities in ~movies
lou Link ParentNah. Dredd has a great story. It just happens to be of the dry variety. Not a second goes to waste. "Sensible" is not really something I would say about any story, to be honest. Dredd has a sharp,...But uh @lou, a good story isn't what I would attribute to Dredd. Incredibly uncomplicated and sensible for sure.
Nah. Dredd has a great story. It just happens to be of the dry variety. Not a second goes to waste. "Sensible" is not really something I would say about any story, to be honest. Dredd has a sharp, contained, raw, powerful story that works from beginning to end.
It's essentially a bottle episode. Those are the best sometimes.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
lou (edited )LinkThat doesn't happen often, but finishing The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery felt like losing a friend. It is the real story of a Westerner who drops unannounced at a Zen...That doesn't happen often, but finishing The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery felt like losing a friend. It is the real story of a Westerner who drops unannounced at a Zen monastery in Japan looking for instruction. I believe it takes place in the 1950s or 1960s, I can't remember right now.
I assume the events in this book were fictionalized to some extent, but at its core, it felt very real. Unlike most books about Zen this one is very practical. There is some speculation, but it is all rooted in actual practices and events. Because of that, it speaks to me on a deeper level. We are not spared from the day-to-day details. In fact, those are the best bits. I love how the author's metaphysical expectations relate to very mundane things.
This is an enjoyable book partly because it feels like you are doing something too, as if the author's struggles were our own. That is, of course, a lie. I can't even begin to imagine how tough it was to endure such rigorous training. The ending is just a point in time at which the book stopped being written. You feel like you're missing some kind of solace or resolution. It is appropriately very Zen.
This is one of the best books I have ever read.
Unfortunately, the author's next book, about his experiences at a Zen community in the US, is not easily available as an ebook. Only PDF. And importing it is prohibitively expensive.
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
lou Link ParentI would add one thing: unlike with cookies, if you strictly follow the recipe, you won't even make a good generic story. That is because story formulas won't get you all the way there at all. They...I would add one thing: unlike with cookies, if you strictly follow the recipe, you won't even make a good generic story. That is because story formulas won't get you all the way there at all. They are incomplete recipes.
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
lou (edited )Link ParentOf course. I was talking about treatises on story structure rather than stories which are themselves structured. It is clear that an understanding of stories existed before being registered for...Of course.
I was talking about treatises on story structure rather than stories which are themselves structured. It is clear that an understanding of stories existed before being registered for posterity.
By necessity (and also historical record) complex stories and an understanding of how stories work must have existed prior to Aristotle's Poetics.
I'm sure China did it first too. They always do.
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Comment on Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis" in ~books
lou (edited )LinkWe have something in Brazil called "registro módico" ("modest registry" maybe?). It makes shipping books via the post office much cheaper. Unfortunately, many of the books we buy today are shipped...We have something in Brazil called "registro módico" ("modest registry" maybe?). It makes shipping books via the post office much cheaper. Unfortunately, many of the books we buy today are shipped through private companies. I'm not sure if Amazon and other big sellers even allow you that shipping option. I didn't see it last time I checked.
I used registro módico to ship books I was selling before. I also got books like that from used book sellers.
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
lou (edited )Link ParentI studied Aristotle's Poetics in college and reread it two or three times. It was a good introduction. Not too annoying or orthodox. I have good memories of the class and of the Poetics. The idea...I studied Aristotle's Poetics in college and reread it two or three times. It was a good introduction. Not too annoying or orthodox. I have good memories of the class and of the Poetics. The idea was to take it as a source of valuable principles, not as something in which every single story must fit completely. Like most screenwriters, I was overly enamored with story structure for a while. But not through Aristotle.
I didn't study the Hero's Journey very much. After a point, obsessing over these so-called "universal rules" is a waste of time. There's so much more to a good story than structure. Some screenwriters spend way too much time on that. As if following a bunch of steps would lead them to the new Star Wars. They treat story structure as magical formulas that would remove all accidents, randomness, and anxiety from the writing process. Treating art like engineering.
Some theory is good. Loads of theory might make you a decent academic. Not a writer. At the end of the day, you just gotta write. And write. And write.
The current non-Unreal client runs perfectly fine on Windows. Turtle ships it with several tweaks. As a player I personally have nothing to gain from Unreal. I wish this project never existed. Personally.