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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
hamstergeddon LinkClusterfuck: The Movie. I mean whatever I'm going to watch it, and I've got some catching up to do (Loki Season 2, Fantastic 4, and Black Panther 2, at least). But it just seems like they're...Clusterfuck: The Movie.
I mean whatever I'm going to watch it, and I've got some catching up to do (Loki Season 2, Fantastic 4, and Black Panther 2, at least). But it just seems like they're trying to halfassedly recapture the glory of End Game with big dramatic reveals and team ups that don't have a third of the build up that IF/EG had.
But again, whatever, I'm going to watch it.
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Comment on There are three types of farters. Which one are you? in ~science
hamstergeddon LinkI'm incredibly pro-science, but I refuse to accept my farts can be so simply categorized. My farts defy science, god, and common decency!I'm incredibly pro-science, but I refuse to accept my farts can be so simply categorized. My farts defy science, god, and common decency!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
hamstergeddon Link ParentI got bored with it about an hour into it, whereas I played the hell out of the 1+2 remake. So Iād say not much has changed. 4 lost its untimed open levels and the voices NPCs are mostly gone....I got bored with it about an hour into it, whereas I played the hell out of the 1+2 remake. So Iād say not much has changed. 4 lost its untimed open levels and the voices NPCs are mostly gone. Basically everything that gave 4 its Charm is gone unfortunately :(
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
hamstergeddon LinkI was playing the remake of Tony Hawk's Proskater 3/4 and while playing I discovered "Hollywood Baby" by 100 gecs. It's upbeat, it's pop-punk, it's sloppy, it's weird, it's perfect. And I love it...I was playing the remake of Tony Hawk's Proskater 3/4 and while playing I discovered "Hollywood Baby" by 100 gecs. It's upbeat, it's pop-punk, it's sloppy, it's weird, it's perfect. And I love it because the entire reason I'm into that kind of music is because I spent so much time as a kid and teen playing THPS1-4 and THUG1-2. I got into so much pop punk, rock, and hiphop because of those games and I love that here we are 20+ years later and the game's still delivering new music to my ears.
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Comment on MapTap: Daily challenges to test your geographical knowledge in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkNot so good today (July 16). central/south america are my weak points for geography, for sure. www.maptap.gg July 16 100šÆ 98šÆ 69š 97š„ 70š Final score: 837Not so good today (July 16). central/south america are my weak points for geography, for sure. www.maptap.gg July 16
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Comment on Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? in ~tech
hamstergeddon Link ParentYears ago I did agency web development work and we started to see the rise of wix and all these other WYSIWYG website builders. At first it seemed like a threat, but then we started to get new...Years ago I did agency web development work and we started to see the rise of wix and all these other WYSIWYG website builders. At first it seemed like a threat, but then we started to get new clients who had gone that route, hit the limit of their own capabilities, and came to us to build something custom.
So I'm hoping this ends like that. Where there's just a ton of work for developers when this inevitably crashes, stalls, or prices itself out of viability.
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Comment on Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkAt work we've got a number of initiatives vibe-coded by executives or product people who quickly shat out a proof-of-concept and then handed it off to real developers to build upon their...At work we've got a number of initiatives vibe-coded by executives or product people who quickly shat out a proof-of-concept and then handed it off to real developers to build upon their "efforts". And these are alarmingly being fast-tracked into production for client usage. It's nothing critical, fortunately, but still.
AI enables the most toxic of executive (and product) traits -- I want something, I want it now, and I don't want to put the time/effort into doing it right.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 13/7/26 in ~hobbies
hamstergeddon LinkI don't usually post in these because I've dropped the ball on gardening for the past few years. But this year my parents gave me an old planter cart that I threw some tomato and pepper seeds...I don't usually post in these because I've dropped the ball on gardening for the past few years. But this year my parents gave me an old planter cart that I threw some tomato and pepper seeds into. Just to see how that goes. Well anyway the cart is on our front porch and right above it is a hanging fern. A month or so ago, we noticed a bird's nest growing in the fern. Over the past few weeks we've enjoyed going out there and watching the baby birds grow up. It's become my morning routine before work -- go outside, water plants, tell the birds good morning, etc.
Well yesterday I went out and realized how big and feathered they'd become so I started talking to them and lamented that one day they'll be big enough to fly away and I'll miss them. Then I moved too quickly, scared the birds, and they all flew away. I laughed so hard at the irony of it. We didn't even know they could fly yet! Oh well. I haven't checked the nest this morning, but as of last night they hadn't returned, so they may just be out there living their best bird life.
I admit this is only vaguely gardening-related, but the birds technically lived in my garden area, so they were part of the gardening experience :)
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
hamstergeddon Link ParentThe time scale feels noticeably longer, but certainly not too long. It just makes sense. Like of course Gandalf didn't run off, confirm it was the ring, and return in a matter of days. And of...The time scale feels noticeably longer, but certainly not too long. It just makes sense. Like of course Gandalf didn't run off, confirm it was the ring, and return in a matter of days. And of course Frodo didn't make all those arrangements to move over night like he does in the movies. And then of course you get characters and scenes not present in the films at all that help fill that extra passage of time.
For example, in the books, the Hobbits encounter Elves shortly after their first run ins with the dark riders. It's a very early look at what the Elves are like. Whereas with the movies you don't get any elves until Rivendell!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
hamstergeddon LinkFellowship of the Ring. I've never read LotR and I'm trying to fix that..again. I've tried to read these books dozens of times going back to the 00s when the movies came out. But anyway, I'm...Fellowship of the Ring. I've never read LotR and I'm trying to fix that..again. I've tried to read these books dozens of times going back to the 00s when the movies came out.
But anyway, I'm enjoying it a lot. Them Hobbit boy just left the Old Forest outside Buckland and I really like how long its taken to get to this point. Both in terms of the time passage between events and the scale of how long it takes to get from point A to B. Not at all a knock against the films, but Bilbo's party, Gandalf's departure, return, Frodo' departure, and Frodo's arrival in Bree all seems to happen over the course of a few weeks at most. Whereas in the books Galdalf was off doing whatever he does for 17 YEARS! And just the halfway point to Bree has taken a couple of days with exciting adventure happening the entire way.
Again, not a knock on the films. There's no way that pacing would work in a movie (maybe not even a show), but it's welcomed in a book :)
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Comment on Harvest Moon 64 recompilation release in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI also wrote a fairly popular one for Friends of Mineral Town! I don't know what compelled me to write these things in my teens, but I put everything into them. My sense of humor, my immaturity,...I also wrote a fairly popular one for Friends of Mineral Town! I don't know what compelled me to write these things in my teens, but I put everything into them. My sense of humor, my immaturity, my love of the games, etc. are just all over the text and in retrospect I'm really glad to have these snapshots of my teenage self. Plus I genuinely love little encounters like this where people recognize my work years later. I've had that happen IRL once or twice with friends and it was just neat.
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Comment on Harvest Moon 64 recompilation release in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI hope you didn't find it as painful to read then as I do now, 20+ years later :DI hope you didn't find it as painful to read then as I do now, 20+ years later :D
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Comment on Harvest Moon 64 recompilation release in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkI'll have to get this up and running on my SteamDeck. I owned this game on N64 back in the day and even wrote a GameFAQs guide for it!I'll have to get this up and running on my SteamDeck. I owned this game on N64 back in the day and even wrote a GameFAQs guide for it!
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Comment on Harvest Moon 64 recompilation release in ~games
hamstergeddon (edited )Link ParentWow I thought the 4th channel was missing as a nod to the Japanese superstitions about the number 4 being unlucky. You calling it "missing" sent me on a google search and it turns out it was...Wow I thought the 4th channel was missing as a nod to the Japanese superstitions about the number 4 being unlucky. You calling it "missing" sent me on a google search and it turns out it was simply ditched outside of Japan because of how much cartridge space the translation would've taken because of how text heavy it was.
edit: oh this is interesting. I wrote another comment and linked to a GFAQs guide I wrote, and out of curiosity I looked for what I wrote about channel 4. And in the guide, that I WROTE, I mentioned the actual reason for it missing. So clearly I once knew the real reason, forgot, and filled in the blanks with the wrong one :D hilarious.
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Comment on OpenAI says the US government will vet users of its latest AI model in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkThis is great. The more involved the Trump Administration is, the faster AI will implode. I'm all for it!This is great. The more involved the Trump Administration is, the faster AI will implode. I'm all for it!
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Comment on To all the dads celebrating it today -- Happy father's day! in ~life.men
hamstergeddon LinkI went to make a Facebook post about how much being a father meant to me and I made the mistake of looking at baby pics to share (my twins are nearly 7 now). I've been sobbing and trying to make...I went to make a Facebook post about how much being a father meant to me and I made the mistake of looking at baby pics to share (my twins are nearly 7 now). I've been sobbing and trying to make sense of where the last nearly 7 years have gone. 7 years ago I reluctantly celebrated Father's Day* before they were born...then a few weeks later they arrived premature and I was basically thrown into the deep end. Having two premies was not difficult in the moment, because I had to be stoic and trust that things would work out (and they did). But in retrospect...how the fuck did my wife and I manage that? It's like it didn't click how scary/dangerous that situation was until way after it was over and the kids were healthy and fine.
Idk anyway...I hate how true the "days are long, but months are short" saying turned out to be. I was so sick of hearing of hearing it, but holy crap it's the most truthful thing anyone's ever said to me. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be their dad. And it's only made me appreciate my own father so much more.
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- to be clear, It was reluctant because I felt like I wasn't a father yet so it felt wrong to celebrate it. But I had no idea how close to being a father I was because of how prematurely they were born. Life's funny.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
hamstergeddon LinkSo at work we've got this bash script that runs as a github action when we cut a release. It git diffs to determine the new tickets in the release, sends them to openAI to generate more...So at work we've got this bash script that runs as a github action when we cut a release. It
git diffs to determine the new tickets in the release, sends them to openAI to generate more descriptive descriptions from the PR descriptions, then dumps them into a release document on Confluence.I picked up a few tickets centered around improving the script and it quickly led to a bunch of issues because it's impossible to fully test locally (because of the AI handoff and Confluence aspect) and there's no easy way to do unit testing on the script.
I got fed up with it and decided to refactor the whole thing in nodeJS.
I had a few goals:
- Be written in a language the whole teams knows natively (ie, not bash)
- Have unit tests
- Be able to run the script FULLY locally and be 90% certain it's going to perform the same "in prod"
For #1, easy enough -- node and TS.
For #2, just reused our existing unit test framework in the codebase
For #3, I had to get creative!The main limitation of running it fully locally was that there's an AI handoff component, and none of the individual devs have access to the openAI API key used. So I wrote a "sandbox mode" that hands off the AI bits to the individual dev's instance of Claude or Codex. It's not 100% the same, obviously, but it's as close as we can get without access to that API key (which I cannot get). The next limitation was Confluence. I didn't want to spam a confluence workspace with docs, but I found out you can query Confluence for docs by name. So the solution was a single document that serves as THE test document. It just gets overwritten any time the sandbox script gets run. And the sandbox doc has a big disclaimer at the stop stating that it's for testing purposes and not a REAL release doc, just in case some dipshit product person finds it while browsing confluence.
Anyway, that's all there is to say about it really. I'm trying to get a few "high impact" items under my belt for leverage for a promotion, and there's been a recent push to make our releases easier for dev managers to test/approve before release (ya know...what release managers used to do before they got axed). And I figured this would be a good opportunity to improve upon our release docs to satisfy that goal. Plus it's internal tooling, which is so much more fun than client work.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentYes I saw that. My kids thought someone had griefed it until I explained that I told everyone they could freely use the tunnel and it just added more stops is all :DYes I saw that. My kids thought someone had griefed it until I explained that I told everyone they could freely use the tunnel and it just added more stops is all :D
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkI hopped on for a little bit this morning just to check in. My kids heard me playing MC and scrambled into the room and began begging me to let them play again, so I'm probably going to end up...I hopped on for a little bit this morning just to check in. My kids heard me playing MC and scrambled into the room and began begging me to let them play again, so I'm probably going to end up active on the server again with the kids in the next couple of days.
Half-assed clusterfucks are entertaining.
edit: less jokey answer is that I'm invested in this property/universe. Even when I've felt that it's taken a misstep I've found some enjoyment in it. I enjoy the lore a lot and would like to see where the overarching storyline goes, even though it routinely missteps. And lastly I enjoy this stuff. It's fun to watch the fanbase go nuts trying to conspiracy theory their way to some conclusion because of something in the background. It's fun to buy into that crazy shit and how it means the next movie's gonna feature Mafisto or something. It's goofy, it's cringy, but it's fun