jmpavlec's recent activity

  1. Comment on I made a word game in ~games

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Tried the video again, worked for me now but i would definitely put some instant "generating" feedback so people don't double click. Or maybe prevent double tapping as it appears as if nothing is...

    Tried the video again, worked for me now but i would definitely put some instant "generating" feedback so people don't double click. Or maybe prevent double tapping as it appears as if nothing is happening.

    Very curious to hear what you used to create this (if you don't mind sharing). Looks very slick.

  2. Comment on I made a word game in ~games

    jmpavlec
    (edited )
    Link
    Cool game. Fun but i found the tap radius a bit small for the circles. I'm curious what you used for the share image (some javascript library?). It works well. I have a similar use case for it in...

    Cool game. Fun but i found the tap radius a bit small for the circles. I'm curious what you used for the share image (some javascript library?). It works well. I have a similar use case for it in one of my games.

    The generate video button kept crashing and I never got that to work. It also took 3-4 tries to even get it to click and show "generating video". But then it crashed the browser (Chrome, Android 16). Also curious how that should work 🙂

    Edit: tried the video again and waited without tapping again and it worked.

  3. Comment on How good is a world rank 17 table tennis player actually? | Rank a Pro in ~sports

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Maybe you are referring to Gael Monfils? Wildly athletic but inconsistent.

    Maybe you are referring to Gael Monfils? Wildly athletic but inconsistent.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Super Monkey Ball web game in ~games

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Works much better in Firefox. That's interesting. Thanks for following up.

    Works much better in Firefox. That's interesting. Thanks for following up.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Super Monkey Ball web game in ~games

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Using a Pixel 8. Latest chrome. Just tried it again, same issue. I can start the game and I see something... But mostly black. If I toggle full screen then I see a bit of the ball etc. toggling...

    Using a Pixel 8. Latest chrome. Just tried it again, same issue.

    I can start the game and I see something... But mostly black. If I toggle full screen then I see a bit of the ball etc. toggling back out of full screen almost looks normal but then I cannot move and the graphics are glitchy.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Super Monkey Ball web game in ~games

    jmpavlec
    (edited )
    Link
    Doesn't seem to work hardly at all on mobile unfortunately. Edit: seems to be a Pixel 8 + Chrome issue. Works fine in Firefox

    Doesn't seem to work hardly at all on mobile unfortunately.

    Edit: seems to be a Pixel 8 + Chrome issue. Works fine in Firefox

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    (edited )
    Link Parent
    How were you managing the db before with Oracle? Like a directly installed service or docker? I've been running postgres myself (with Docker) for my own prod app with no cert issues. Upgrades have...

    How were you managing the db before with Oracle? Like a directly installed service or docker? I've been running postgres myself (with Docker) for my own prod app with no cert issues. Upgrades have been smooth. Backups are fairly straightforward.

    I don't use pgbouncer so I guess that is the difference in the setup. I'm using a Java backend and Hikari for connection pooling.

  8. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Looks neat! Do you have any examples you can share that are playable on the web?

    Looks neat! Do you have any examples you can share that are playable on the web?

  9. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link
    Still working on gametje.com. I added a new game recently called Acro Byte which is an homage to the original game Acrophobia from the mid-2000s. It was fun doing a bit of data crunching to make...

    Still working on gametje.com. I added a new game recently called Acro Byte which is an homage to the original game Acrophobia from the mid-2000s. It was fun doing a bit of data crunching to make sure I was generating acronyms correctly for the different languages. I wrote a small blog post diving a bit more into the details. Feel free to give it a try at https://gametje.com/games/acro_byte or join my Discord and play it there: https://discord.gg/wCvAkF9fur

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Have you seen the show Pantheon? Related to your project. Pretty good watch as well.

    Have you seen the show Pantheon? Related to your project. Pretty good watch as well.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    (edited )
    Link Parent
    When scrolling to the bottom of the page with snow turned on, I waited for the snow to accumulate to see if the footer links would still work even though they were not visible... They still work...

    When scrolling to the bottom of the page with snow turned on, I waited for the snow to accumulate to see if the footer links would still work even though they were not visible... They still work 🙂.

    Cool effect! Would be fun to also toggle the intensity. "Activate Blizzard mode!"

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    I'm also curious what happened to this. I was excited to see it come up in my feed again.

    I'm also curious what happened to this. I was excited to see it come up in my feed again.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf | Announcement trailer in ~games

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    That's quite a callback from ~1991. I'm amazed how good that game looks for Amiga/SNES era.

    That's quite a callback from ~1991. I'm amazed how good that game looks for Amiga/SNES era.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf | Announcement trailer in ~games

    jmpavlec
    Link
    The graphics look gorgeous. Never played the first one but it reminds me a lot of the game Inside (same makers of Limbo). Similar side scrolling puzzle mechanics and style. Will definitely check...

    The graphics look gorgeous. Never played the first one but it reminds me a lot of the game Inside (same makers of Limbo). Similar side scrolling puzzle mechanics and style. Will definitely check it out! Thanks for posting.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on This site is fast in ~tildes

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Maybe it is my location... But this site is a bit slow. Loading spinners, images drawing in over a couple seconds... I have gigabit download speeds... What am I missing?

    Maybe it is my location... But this site is a bit slow. Loading spinners, images drawing in over a couple seconds... I have gigabit download speeds... What am I missing?

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Gimp Tutorial for Idiot? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link
    I also tried to use Gimp after using Photoshop for a while 15+ years ago. I find I enjoy https://www.photopea.com/ better. It's an online editor similar to how Photoshop is/used to be. It is free...

    I also tried to use Gimp after using Photoshop for a while 15+ years ago. I find I enjoy https://www.photopea.com/ better. It's an online editor similar to how Photoshop is/used to be. It is free with ad support. (Although I think you can pay to remove ads as well)

    To be honest it's been 10+ years since I last tried Gimp... So maybe I should give it a try again. Either way, photopea meets 90% of my needs these days for basic photo editing with layers.

    9 votes

  17. Comment on Indecision: Get a camera despite having a phone in ~tech

    jmpavlec
    Link
    Instead of buying a new camera, I'd save the money and invest it in a new smartphone with a better camera. Have heard good things about the new iphone 17. My wife has the same phone as you (iPhone...

    Instead of buying a new camera, I'd save the money and invest it in a new smartphone with a better camera. Have heard good things about the new iphone 17. My wife has the same phone as you (iPhone SE 2022) and the quality is quite a bit worse than my Pixel 8. She had an iphone 11 from work before that and even those pictures were better than her current SE.

    I have a DSLR myself that gets used about once a year for special evenings, even then it can be cumbersome to get out and use.

    I'd get a new phone with a better camera if I were in your shoes.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Thanks! That will definitely help as a reference.

    Thanks! That will definitely help as a reference.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Gave it a go: https://imgur.com/a/KNOy9EB Seemed to work pretty well. Is there a concept of a room or something? Or is it a singleton instance? (Like anyone who goes to the site at that time joins...

    Gave it a go: https://imgur.com/a/KNOy9EB

    Seemed to work pretty well. Is there a concept of a room or something? Or is it a singleton instance? (Like anyone who goes to the site at that time joins the same game?). Would also be fun to see the count of words the other players are getting.

    I liked the post game stats and timeline of points. Well done!

    A page refresh wipes out the player so I had to start again.

    It plays a bit like the games I have been working on at https://gametje.com

    May try to make something similar for my own website 🙂.

    Thanks for sharing.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    jmpavlec
    Link Parent
    Do you have a link for the boggle game? Would love to try that out.

    Do you have a link for the boggle game? Would love to try that out.