Eji1700's recent activity
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
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Comment on Anthropic discovered three cases where Claude broke into another system in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentI’m aware, but there have been serious discussions about standards and safety and how “only we should be able to do it” from both companies (which sure seems like moat building against open...I’m aware, but there have been serious discussions about standards and safety and how “only we should be able to do it” from both companies (which sure seems like moat building against open models).
This just happens to make that point easier.
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
Eji1700 LinkI often recommend keychron. Good selection, good features, decent price, and a “it just works” kinda vibe. I don’t recall if they’re back lit but I’d start there.I often recommend keychron.
Good selection, good features, decent price, and a “it just works” kinda vibe. I don’t recall if they’re back lit but I’d start there.
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Comment on Exploring the mind bending simplicity of Baba Is You in ~games
Eji1700 LinkGame never quite caught me. I am aware of the depths it goes to, but I found so many levels unenjoyable and eventually just kinda faded from it. I love Tunic/Blue Prince and so far have enjoyed...Game never quite caught me. I am aware of the depths it goes to, but I found so many levels unenjoyable and eventually just kinda faded from it. I love Tunic/Blue Prince and so far have enjoyed Order of the Sinking Star, and I love the idea of Baba, but it's just....
It's hard to put my finger on, but I guess you can just feel walled very hard. Order has this too (sokobans always do, even if we've gotten better about it), but Baba's nature means you either get it or you don't. Very binary on some levels while you stare at the screen trying to figure out what assumption is wrong or, rarely but much worse, the exact sequence of moves to line everything up (a sokoban classic that baba does mostly avoid).
Of course we've got tons of QoL stuff so you can test these assumptions and move things around, but too often I felt like I eventually would brute force combination and then find the "ah i see what assumption was wrong", but not really because I figured anything out so much as "hmm...i guess i haven't tried that"
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Comment on Anthropic discovered three cases where Claude broke into another system in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentNah that's this week. Next we'll suddenly have Mitch Mcconnell "working from home" at the senate for a week before they reveal it's been OpenAI!Nah that's this week. Next we'll suddenly have Mitch Mcconnell "working from home" at the senate for a week before they reveal it's been OpenAI!
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Comment on Dark Sun, Star Wars, and more classic settings return to D&D in ~games.tabletop
Eji1700 Link ParentI mean...of all the complaints i've heard/felt, I feel this is very very very low on the list, and hell only recently became a HUGE issue. Given it started in 2020 (arguably depending on if you...MTG's Universes Beyond was panned for prioritizing brand consistency over gameplay.
I mean...of all the complaints i've heard/felt, I feel this is very very very low on the list, and hell only recently became a HUGE issue.
Given it started in 2020 (arguably depending on if you want to include non universe beyond crossovers like D&D...), and most of those have never seen any serious play (although granted few formats had them legal).
Not because of consistency over gameplay, but a pretty obvious and intentional design decision to keep the power level lower (like most commander/premades.....).
The first REAL set to make waves was the LotR set, and it sure as shit did (one ring, bow masters), but outside of the balance issues most aren't really bothered by it. It feels thematic to the fantasy level of MTG which ranges from knights and elves to spaceships and robots (and no I mean Urza's weatherlight and mirrodin, not the recent stuff).
From there you have a whole pile of mostly "for the fans" sets and it's not until FF where we get another major set, and again it was mostly well liked? Again the art and lore fits in nicely, a FF card in a modern/legacy deck (if there are any powerful enough?) is often a less jarring theme than many of the "hat" sets they've been releasing nonstop.
And then we got spiderman which was supposed to be a smaller UB, like the others, and then was made into a standard set, and it was a trash fire from several directions. No one was happy, but right after is Avatar which is again a mostly well liked set (again...good mix of mechanics, balance, theming).
Finally we've got Turtles and Marvel, which yeah are right back there with spiderman.
Point of this impromptu half assed by memory history lesson is that "brand consistency over gameplay" isn't really the issue. I get it, spiderman/marvel/TMNT are NOT good fits, but it didn't help that the art was garbage and the designs are garbage. Not because of brand consistency, but because of bigger problems with MTG design in general (and what I would swear seems to be gas leak kicking off randomly in the building).
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oooooooh right, vivi was FF. So yeah...outside of Vivi it was well liked (and like, he was dumb, but so was kori steel cutter)
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Comment on Anthropic discovered three cases where Claude broke into another system in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentI hate that "Nuh uh my AI broke into THREE companies" is legitimate possible brag in this market.I hate that "Nuh uh my AI broke into THREE companies" is legitimate possible brag in this market.
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Comment on Warner Bros. and Paramount will be making competing ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ films in ~movies
Eji1700 LinkJokes on you, NEITHER will be good! I'm probably just jaded though. Slasher flicks especially feel like they have a lot of decent potential, but it's hard when you're recycling the same material.Jokes on you, NEITHER will be good!
I'm probably just jaded though. Slasher flicks especially feel like they have a lot of decent potential, but it's hard when you're recycling the same material.
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Comment on Is anyone watching Widows Bay? (Apple TV) in ~tv
Eji1700 LinkIt's on my list as basically everyone is raving about it. Sadly all I can contribute but i'll probably start it this weekend.It's on my list as basically everyone is raving about it. Sadly all I can contribute but i'll probably start it this weekend.
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Comment on Wicker | Official UK trailer in ~movies
Eji1700 LinkThis vaguely reminds me of Swiss Army Man in that it's going to be critically acclaimed and just not for me.This vaguely reminds me of Swiss Army Man in that it's going to be critically acclaimed and just not for me.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Eji1700 LinkDerping around with using Falco.Datastar to see if I can get some better F# frontend stuff with less worrying about js. Datastar is a htmx+ in my eyes that keeps most of your logic on the backend,...Derping around with using Falco.Datastar to see if I can get some better F# frontend stuff with less worrying about js.
Datastar is a htmx+ in my eyes that keeps most of your logic on the backend, which is what I want for 99% of my apps (professional or personal).
Falco is a nice lightweight web development stack with routing/view engine/etc, and a datastar wrapper library.
Point being that it looks like I should hopefully be able to develop 99% of any app with basic HTML + F#, no wading through JS. We'll see how far that actually gets, but so far I'm quite happy with what I'm seeing.
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Comment on Emily Wilson’s critique of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in ~movies
Eji1700 Link ParentI thought it was just some random reviewer because it’s got that “going out of their way to be overly clever while being” snide vibe most reviews do to try and catch attention.I thought it was just some random reviewer because it’s got that “going out of their way to be overly clever while being” snide vibe most reviews do to try and catch attention.
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Comment on 40 Players, 3 Traitors - A Battlestar Galactica megagame in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentKinda both. Organizing 40+ people has already struck me as hard enough with real money on the line and professional careers, i feel like i'd spend more time building a way to track it "for fun"...Kinda both. Organizing 40+ people has already struck me as hard enough with real money on the line and professional careers, i feel like i'd spend more time building a way to track it "for fun" than doing it.
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Comment on 40 Players, 3 Traitors - A Battlestar Galactica megagame in ~games
Eji1700 LinkOh neat, i'd already come across these vids. I find the idea intriguing but wish there was a way to take the concept and make it more bite sized. The overhead is quite extreme.Oh neat, i'd already come across these vids. I find the idea intriguing but wish there was a way to take the concept and make it more bite sized. The overhead is quite extreme.
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Comment on Neuromancer | Teaser trailer in ~movies
Eji1700 Link ParentI feel like its a more awkward story to adapt. Snow crash starts firing on all cylinders, and even ignoring some easy to fix but certainly problematic plot points, sorta ambles into "shit i've...I feel like its a more awkward story to adapt. Snow crash starts firing on all cylinders, and even ignoring some easy to fix but certainly problematic plot points, sorta ambles into "shit i've seen before". I can imagine no one is jumping at adapting something that's going to be expensive, difficult, and tell a story most have seen done better elsewhere.
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Comment on Do I belong in tech anymore? in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentA great many tech companies were already like this. I don't know where you've worked or what you've heard, but clearly you were already aware that the gaming industry is a meat grinder. I've been...While exceptions do exist, I think it's safe to say that a great many tech companies are like this.
A great many tech companies were already like this. I don't know where you've worked or what you've heard, but clearly you were already aware that the gaming industry is a meat grinder. I've been hearing horror stories about tech from generations that started the entire thing.
AI is the latest fad, and like cloud, it's a fad with a real use case and so it's going to be extra prevalent. Like cloud, I expect as the bills rise in the next 5-10 years suddenly we'll be back to "so what was that other option you were talking about?".
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Comment on Do I belong in tech anymore? in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentYes. Its how people have lived life throughout human history. Often with even fewer comforts and choices. Plenty of them find all sorts of ways to be happy and enjoy things without expecting their...And then what? We do that for 40 years, and then die? Is that a way to live life?
Yes. Its how people have lived life throughout human history. Often with even fewer comforts and choices. Plenty of them find all sorts of ways to be happy and enjoy things without expecting their "job" to the sole source of it. Sure it's great if you find fulfillment in work, but it's not like we live in an era where "you raise sheep" is going to be your life because there is jack all else within miles of you and it's what your family has done to feed themselves for the past couple of centuries.
Life isn't perfect, but god it's hard for me to read all this hyperbolic teeth gnashing about AI and not roll my eyes. "Oh no....your industry doesn't spew rainbows and unicorns anymore"...which even that feels silly because tech has been a mixed bag of fullfilling work and backbreaking nonsense since the word go.
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Comment on Blade Runner 2099 | Official teaser in ~tv
Eji1700 Link ParentOh absolutely. Just don't have that kind of faith given the trailer, but thought 2049 was just going to be Harrison Ford dodging explosions from the trailer so i'm hoping its a similar issue.Oh absolutely. Just don't have that kind of faith given the trailer, but thought 2049 was just going to be Harrison Ford dodging explosions from the trailer so i'm hoping its a similar issue.
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Comment on Blade Runner 2099 | Official teaser in ~tv
Eji1700 Link ParentBut it's not, that's my point. It's there, but in the first film nothing is solved, and certainly not by the protagonist. Life is unjust, someone who had a part in it is dead at the hands of his...But it's not, that's my point.
It's there, but in the first film nothing is solved, and certainly not by the protagonist. Life is unjust, someone who had a part in it is dead at the hands of his own creation (arguably in a larger analogy to humanity and god in a cruel world), and...that's it. It's Noir.
The sequel STILL doesn't solve jack and or shit. Yes something important is saved, but it doesn't come anywhere close to changing the status quo.
You can make a movie focus on "the revolution" but that was never really the point of BR movies. It's obviously got the setting for it, but it's not really what makes the first two movies great, or what I see as the point of it. This isn't Star Wars/Dune where we're setting up to "solve" the society.
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Comment on Resident Evil | Official trailer in ~movies
Eji1700 Link ParentWell to be fair I've only seen Barbarian and was underwhelmed, so skipped on weapons. I'll probably give it a shot one of these days.Well to be fair I've only seen Barbarian and was underwhelmed, so skipped on weapons. I'll probably give it a shot one of these days.
Yeah I was just on my phone but a big selling point is they're reliable and easy to get.
The mechkeyboard world can get awkward fast, with you debugging your own device or having trouble getting a new one and what not. Having a spot that's just a store that's almost always in stock is awesome, and doubly so because their stuff is almost always fully featured and just works.
I just wish they'd make a low profile version of the epo TH40. I don't care if it's more expensive since Epomaker is VERY hit or miss. Alternative split space wireless boards are almost nonexistent EVEN IF you're willing to build the damn thing, let alone using chocs.