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  1. Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech

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    I go to a weekly evening class, and I was surprised that several non-technical people there chat enthusiastically about their use of ChatGPT as a sounding board for things like—make-up tips,...

    I go to a weekly evening class, and I was surprised that several non-technical people there chat enthusiastically about their use of ChatGPT as a sounding board for things like—make-up tips, sanity checks/second opinions, body doubling, search engine.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Games at the press of a button: The Rip-O-Bot (1989) in ~games

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    As an award-winning independent game developer, my answer to the question "will you still have enough drive and originality left in you?" is a resounding YES. The point I took away from the...

    As an award-winning independent game developer, my answer to the question "will you still have enough drive and originality left in you?" is a resounding YES.

    The point I took away from the article isn't to fight the automated tools or pretend they don't exist, but to look past them towards new pastures full of ideas. As humans we are capable of so much more than derivative, common denominator quality.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on BELTRUNNER (and a new way to make games) in ~games

  6. Comment on BELTRUNNER (and a new way to make games) in ~games

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    The game doesn't make any sound until you opt-in by clicking it to activate it. This is etiquette that the browser enforces, which I think is great. Once you've clicked to play a game, I think...

    The game doesn't make any sound until you opt-in by clicking it to activate it. This is etiquette that the browser enforces, which I think is great. Once you've clicked to play a game, I think it's expected to hear the game make sound, no?

    I can't make any changes to the game during the jam voting period. So, I'm afraid you'll have to use your own volume controls. Cheers.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games

  8. Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games

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    Agreed that Gals Panic is the better game, but it's very much post-NES. There is a non-eroge version called Gals Street, and the Saturn version is pretty clean. ps: at one point most of the wiki...

    Agreed that Gals Panic is the better game, but it's very much post-NES. There is a non-eroge version called Gals Street, and the Saturn version is pretty clean.

    ps: at one point most of the wiki page for Gals Panic was written/sourced by me alone. The detailed comparison of the features of each version was really cool, but has been edited out. Editors gonna edit. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gals_Panic&oldid=444535524

    Have you played Gal Pani X (an old Windows doujin game based on Gals Panic)

    1 vote

  9. Comment on BELTRUNNER (and a new way to make games) in ~games

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    Thanks for playing! The keys needing fullscreen issue I missed before the deadline, but it has since been fixed but I can't upload a new build since the jam is in judging phase. The sound does...

    Thanks for playing!

    The keys needing fullscreen issue I missed before the deadline, but it has since been fixed but I can't upload a new build since the jam is in judging phase.

    The sound does turn off briefly after game over, for a moment of solitude, and then starts right up again when the attract mode begins.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on BELTRUNNER (and a new way to make games) in ~games

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    I just released a game for #GMTKjam BELTRUNNER is the first game built using Jinks, which is my bespoke game engine (oversimplification of the year). But more than that it’s a totally new way of...

    I just released a game for #GMTKjam

    BELTRUNNER is the first game built using Jinks, which is my bespoke game engine (oversimplification of the year). But more than that it’s a totally new way of making games!

    Some people find it hard to believe that a new way to make games can be invented in the year 2026, but rest assured: I have done it.😎

    I’ll talk more about Jinks in the near future.

    Until then my high score on Beltrunner is 327300

    8 votes

  12. Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games

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    Arcade: Joust, Asteroids, QIX, Robotron. Flicky but that was released after NES. Computer: Lode Runner

    Arcade: Joust, Asteroids, QIX, Robotron.
    Flicky but that was released after NES.

    Computer: Lode Runner

    3 votes

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  14. Comment on Long time no sea: finding the seahorse emoji in ~tech

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    Thanks! My emoji discoveries will be featured in a book from DK later this year.

    Thanks! My emoji discoveries will be featured in a book from DK later this year.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Long time no sea: finding the seahorse emoji in ~tech

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    Not at all, you'd was a happy accident. I found it randomly on my continued search for the oldest emoji. I bought the manual to see the set and didn't expect to find this missing link. The full...

    Not at all, you'd was a happy accident. I found it randomly on my continued search for the oldest emoji. I bought the manual to see the set and didn't expect to find this missing link.

    The full set from the Rupo is visible in the scans linked at the bottom and/or the linked emoji missing years blog post.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Long time no sea: finding the seahorse emoji in ~tech

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    So it wasn't a dream! I'm really happy to have found this, and Happy World Emoji Day. 🎉

    So it wasn't a dream!

    I'm really happy to have found this, and Happy World Emoji Day. 🎉

    10 votes

  18. Comment on 8BitDo FlipPad in ~games

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    I think controllers have done things like that on iOS and macOS for a while, you can even do screen recording with a button.

    I think controllers have done things like that on iOS and macOS for a while, you can even do screen recording with a button.

  19. Comment on 8BitDo FlipPad in ~games

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    iOS 26.2 required...but why?

    iOS 26.2 required...but why?

    3 votes