chili-man's recent activity
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Comment on Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 getting rerelease on Nintendo Switch, bundle for $70 or standalone for $40 each in ~games
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Comment on ‘Call of Duty’ movie in the works under major Paramount Skydance, Microsoft’s Activision pact in ~movies
chili-man LinkAfter recently watching Ahoy's video about COD4 that detailed the history of the franchise, this is a hilarious full-circle moment. Medal of Honor cribbed off Saving Private Ryan. CoD was...After recently watching Ahoy's video about COD4 that detailed the history of the franchise, this is a hilarious full-circle moment. Medal of Honor cribbed off Saving Private Ryan. CoD was off-brand Medal of Honor when it was new. Now a CoD movie?
I can't imagine it'll be any good given that the modern games are creatively bankrupt and CoD doesn't really have a consistent plot or setting like other game franchises.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
chili-man Link ParentThe only reason I haven't watched City is due to where it's streaming. I definitely want to see it though, Nichijou was a masterpiece so it's probably up my alley.The only reason I haven't watched City is due to where it's streaming. I definitely want to see it though, Nichijou was a masterpiece so it's probably up my alley.
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
chili-man Link ParentAgree. I think the low-level ideas in C about memory management, pointers, and hardware device programming can be taught just as well in any other systems language. I think seeing a little...Agree. I think the low-level ideas in C about memory management, pointers, and hardware device programming can be taught just as well in any other systems language. I think seeing a little assembly, and seeing how languages compile to it might be good things to see (e.g. Compiler Explorer)
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
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Comment on Over twenty-one days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced he was a superhero in ~tech
chili-man LinkI think that the UI might be one culprit in this issue (though not the only one). Making it look like a "conversation" suggests a much higher level of capability and understanding than LLMs...I think that the UI might be one culprit in this issue (though not the only one). Making it look like a "conversation" suggests a much higher level of capability and understanding than LLMs actually have.
I wonder if something as simple as making all the text centered and not in text message bubbles would help alleviate some of this, the goal being to portray it as making a query like a search engine rather than having a conversation with an all-knowing machine. Maybe also change the LLM font to be some monospace retro font in all-caps to suggest otherness.
I'm no UX designer, but I do wonder if UX/UI could be used to reinforce what an LLM is and is not.
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Comment on What is your criteria for what counts as a "retro" video game? in ~games
chili-man LinkTo me, retro requires being actually old and substantially different from what we have now in either graphics or gameplay. In other words, a game that is different due to the constraints of the...To me, retro requires being actually old and substantially different from what we have now in either graphics or gameplay. In other words, a game that is different due to the constraints of the time.
Crow Country is retro-styled to me, but not retro for sure.
I do think that GameCube and PS2 can probably be considered retro now (so I guess I'll expect my AARP info packet soon).
However, I'm not sure if PS4 (or even PS3) will ever be retro, given that PS5 is just "faster PS4"; to my eye there isn't a fundamental change between these, rather just a bump to texture quality. It looks significantly better, but doesn't seem to have fundamentally changed the games. In that sense, modern games may only ever become "old" unless there's a major breakthrough in video game graphics like PS1 -> PS2 -> PS3.
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Comment on iOS26 "Liquid Glass" - is it really such a big deal? in ~tech
chili-man LinkI'm surprised that the reactions are all so negative. I thought this would range from "neat" to "whatever". I am personally glad to see something different in UI. Flat UIs are so depressing that I...I'm surprised that the reactions are all so negative. I thought this would range from "neat" to "whatever".
I am personally glad to see something different in UI. Flat UIs are so depressing that I find it difficult to work on things. Others mentioned Windows Vista/7 Aero, which was genuinely the last time that I liked the way a UI looked. I hope that this is a step towards getting rid of the overbearing minimalism in modern UI design, even if just a small one.
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Comment on I deleted my second brain in ~tech
chili-man Link ParentThis is similar to me. I took notes, but they were horrendously disorganized and unreadable; essentially useless to look back at. I figured out that I was really just taking notes to keep my hands...This is similar to me. I took notes, but they were horrendously disorganized and unreadable; essentially useless to look back at. I figured out that I was really just taking notes to keep my hands busy, and actually learning by listening to the lectures.
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Comment on The Common Pile v0.1: An 8TB dataset of public domain and openly licensed text in ~tech
chili-man LinkIt would be neat if there was a drop box where people could just add more text to the data set, like a perpetual stew of language. (I can see the obvious issues with this though)It would be neat if there was a drop box where people could just add more text to the data set, like a perpetual stew of language. (I can see the obvious issues with this though)
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Comment on Persona 4 Revival (Xbox Games Showcase 2025) | Teaser trailer in ~games
chili-man LinkI bought P4G not long ago, was waiting to play until I finished P3R. Now I'm wondering if I should just wait for the remake and play through some other backlog instead. Interesting hearing people...I bought P4G not long ago, was waiting to play until I finished P3R. Now I'm wondering if I should just wait for the remake and play through some other backlog instead.
Interesting hearing people online talking about how leaks forced their hand to drop a trailer early, wonder how much merit that rumor has?
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Comment on Final Rush is great for all the wrong reasons (Sonic Adventure 2: Battle level analysis) in ~games
chili-man Link ParentI love this guy's SA2 videos! Always gives me a new appreciation for the level design.I love this guy's SA2 videos! Always gives me a new appreciation for the level design.
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Comment on New computer breakthrough: Light-speed unlocked in ~tech
chili-man Link ParentYeah, I'm having trouble finding anything that isn't marketing about this company's design. For CPUs, the point early in the video of "nearly 32b precision" (that is, not even 32b of precision)...Yeah, I'm having trouble finding anything that isn't marketing about this company's design.
For CPUs, the point early in the video of "nearly 32b precision" (that is, not even 32b of precision) seems to rule this out for general purpose applications.
Even for this AI workload, I'm a little skeptical. I would want to see a couple things: first, whether after precision loss, the models are still useful. ML researchers sweat blood to improve accuracy for a reason, throwing that out because of the hardware platform doesn't make much sense. Second, if we are willing to accept lower accuracy, how does it compare to running a model that had the lower accuracy (= smaller model) in the first place?
If anyone found anything solid about this I'd be interested to see it, but analog computing hasn't been a good idea all these years, so the bar for it to be the right answer now is high.
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
chili-man (edited )LinkSomething I always think about when I see old magazines is how much less offensive the advertising is. If we went back to that style, most of the issues are gone. If I could regulate things, ads...Something I always think about when I see old magazines is how much less offensive the advertising is. If we went back to that style, most of the issues are gone.
If I could regulate things, ads would have to be static, silent, and comprised of mostly text. A few images can be allowed for eyecatch and communication purposes.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
chili-man Link ParentSeeing this today is what reminded me it was April 1, had me for a minute at the beginning.Seeing this today is what reminded me it was April 1, had me for a minute at the beginning.
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Comment on Official Sonic the Hedgehog game timeline as recognized by Sega in ~games
chili-man Link Parent06 erasing itself from the timeline and thus not appearing here would be funny, but putting it here makes sense since levels from it appear in (both) Generations later.06 erasing itself from the timeline and thus not appearing here would be funny, but putting it here makes sense since levels from it appear in (both) Generations later.
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Comment on (715) 999-7483 - A phone-powered multiplayer website builder in ~tech
chili-man Link ParentThat was my request, and that's exactly what happened. My other request was to "add scrolling, infinite if possible," imagining it would make the web page longer and scrollable. Instead, the...That was my request, and that's exactly what happened.
My other request was to "add scrolling, infinite if possible," imagining it would make the web page longer and scrollable. Instead, the content itself moved up the page and looped.
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Comment on UnleashedRecomp: An unofficial PC port of the Xbox 360 version of Sonic Unleashed in ~games
chili-man LinkSaw this yesterday, very cool. Jungle Joyride with decent framerates looks great from the footage I saw. This game definitely punches above its weight for being a 2008 game.Saw this yesterday, very cool. Jungle Joyride with decent framerates looks great from the footage I saw. This game definitely punches above its weight for being a 2008 game.
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Comment on You can change ONE thing about a game. What do you change? in ~games
chili-man LinkSonic Adventure 2: Remap actions to more buttons. Mostly just for light dash, but others would be nice too, like the sunglasses/treasure scope. I'll never understand why this was made as if there...Sonic Adventure 2: Remap actions to more buttons. Mostly just for light dash, but others would be nice too, like the sunglasses/treasure scope. I'll never understand why this was made as if there were only 2 buttons. (I do know there are mods to do this on the PC version, just would be nice to have it everywhere!)
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Comment on Sonic The Hedgehog was released this day in 1991 on Sega Mega Drive. What are your memories playing Sonic? in ~games
chili-man LinkSonic 2 was my first game, played it with my uncle on his Genesis. S3&K is probably still my favorite game of all time. Definitely loved playing Sonic Mega Collection on GameCube. Other favorites...Sonic 2 was my first game, played it with my uncle on his Genesis. S3&K is probably still my favorite game of all time. Definitely loved playing Sonic Mega Collection on GameCube. Other favorites would be Sonic Adventure 1&2, Heroes, Unleashed, and Generations. I haven't played many of the newer ones (though I'd like to try Frontiers).
Annoying that this isn't just 3D All Stars DLC, but at least Galaxy 2 gets a re-release after so long, it's a great game.