karsaroth's recent activity
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
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Comment on Satisfactory is the best automation game ever made and I seriously can't recommend it enough in ~games
karsaroth Link ParentYes, plus you can toggle on flying without other creative mode options. It might break the natural progression a little bit, but you'll certainly be able to get whatever perspective you want....Yes, plus you can toggle on flying without other creative mode options. It might break the natural progression a little bit, but you'll certainly be able to get whatever perspective you want.
Personally I absolutely love the first person view, especially while walking through a massive, humming hallway of devices, there's something special about that.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
karsaroth LinkIts been a while since I posted, but I've spent a bit of time working on some terrain generation code, which has turned into a Minecraft mod that I'm tinkering with. It's almost good to use, but a...Its been a while since I posted, but I've spent a bit of time working on some terrain generation code, which has turned into a Minecraft mod that I'm tinkering with.
It's almost good to use, but a few remaining things like handing certain generation edge cases need to be dealt with, and adding a little UI data while the terrain is generating.
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Comment on "The One Who Is". Who on Tildes recently called God by this name? in ~humanities
karsaroth LinkMost people have given you the info you're looking for. I wanted to add a small note about it, the implication of the concept of God from the Jewish and Christian tradition is that this is a core...Most people have given you the info you're looking for. I wanted to add a small note about it, the implication of the concept of God from the Jewish and Christian tradition is that this is a core definition of God, i.e. that he "is"...has always existed, and always will.
You may already know that, but just in case.
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Comment on The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’ in ~games
karsaroth Link ParentThis doesn't invalidate your point of course, but I think it's important to point out that the person you're responding to didn't mention assuming people are straight at all. Letting yourself read...This doesn't invalidate your point of course, but I think it's important to point out that the person you're responding to didn't mention assuming people are straight at all.
Letting yourself read a wild take into someone else's words is a big mistake, and tends to lead to hostility.
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Comment on AI IT project management in ~tech
karsaroth LinkI've been using AI like this for the job it's best at: coding. There's a key shortfall here that should make you feel safer about your job: it is great at doing things that have been done before,...I've been using AI like this for the job it's best at: coding. There's a key shortfall here that should make you feel safer about your job: it is great at doing things that have been done before, but it will make some crazy suggestions/output when you reach outside those boundaries.
It's easy to subconsciously read intelligence into these tools because of how intelligent they sound, but all they are doing is stringing words together that are most likely to make sense. If any thinking is going on, it's only about the statistical likelihood of sentence structure.
There might be some jobs that are in danger, but I suspect they'll mostly just be another useful tool to anyone with a job that requires a bit of thinking.
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
karsaroth LinkI don't really have a specific irrational requirement, instead I've got this seemingly weird dislike of games that seem too similar to previous games I enjoyed. E.g. if you're making a sequel to a...I don't really have a specific irrational requirement, instead I've got this seemingly weird dislike of games that seem too similar to previous games I enjoyed.
E.g. if you're making a sequel to a game I enjoyed, it'd better have some significant gameplay improvements over the previous one, or I put it down after a few minutes.
This has gotten so bad in my mind that my selection of acceptable games is tiny - mostly sims with heavily complex mechanics, because most popular games these days feel like the same thing rehashed over and over (even though I know that's objectively not true in many cases) and I can't bring myself to enjoy them.
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentContext isolation and sandboxing are strongly recommended in electron right? In order to avoid XSS. That's what I meant by a security barrier.Context isolation and sandboxing are strongly recommended in electron right? In order to avoid XSS. That's what I meant by a security barrier.
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentThat's a pretty important point, thanks for the heads up.That's a pretty important point, thanks for the heads up.
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentThe visual editor really helps yes. It feels very odd to me to create visual components in code.The visual editor really helps yes. It feels very odd to me to create visual components in code.
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentProbably not, but I've messed a bit with electron and the need to have a security barrier between two different parts of your code is strange, at least to my eyes. I might be naive but would that...Probably not, but I've messed a bit with electron and the need to have a security barrier between two different parts of your code is strange, at least to my eyes. I might be naive but would that be necessary if it wasn't a web browser?
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentI did find that out after trying to run the app on a laptop and hearing the jet engine cooling fans for the GPU start up. It's a nice touch to have that available. I guess that's the upside of...I did find that out after trying to run the app on a laptop and hearing the jet engine cooling fans for the GPU start up. It's a nice touch to have that available. I guess that's the upside of building an editor in your own engine eh?
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentYeah, web frameworks seem the dominant approach, but it sometimes seems a bit insane to have a whole web browser implementation just for a desktop app.Yeah, web frameworks seem the dominant approach, but it sometimes seems a bit insane to have a whole web browser implementation just for a desktop app.
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Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentI did know about the C# support, but had avoided it because as far as I could tell it causes issues for mobile exports at the moment. But thanks for the reminder, that doesn't apply to desktop apps.I did know about the C# support, but had avoided it because as far as I could tell it causes issues for mobile exports at the moment. But thanks for the reminder, that doesn't apply to desktop apps.
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GUI dev using Godot
Most of my professional work involves the plumbing side of things (e.g. APIs, integration etc.) So I've come to front end quite late, and dabbled in HTML/CSS/JS frameworks, and tried to create a...
Most of my professional work involves the plumbing side of things (e.g. APIs, integration etc.) So I've come to front end quite late, and dabbled in HTML/CSS/JS frameworks, and tried to create a thing or two using Python GUI frameworks too.
After spending a bit of time learning about game development in Godot, I decided it might be fun to try and build a simple desktop app in the engine, and it surprised me how easy it was, it took me a day or two to build a basic git front end.
Of course, if you ever need to build something outside of GDscript, it'll require building an extension, probably in C++, but it makes me wonder if those sorts of tools exist outside of games engines? It feels like game devs get a wonderful tool that they use as a garnish on top of the real work (the game).
I'd be keen to know what people who regularly build front end tools tend to prefer to use.
ETA: I just realized the title is a poor summary of what I'm actually asking about, sorry!
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Comment on "If the role of dysfunctional parenting in psychological disorders was ever fully recognized, the DSM would shrink to the size of a thin pamphlet" in ~health.mental
karsaroth Link ParentThis entire thread seems like a mess, but you managed to put the key points into one comment, even if you found it challenging. Thank you. I think you hit the nail on the head. In a world made for...This entire thread seems like a mess, but you managed to put the key points into one comment, even if you found it challenging. Thank you. I think you hit the nail on the head.
In a world made for neurotypical people, trauma of some kind is almost inevitable for neurodivergent people, without a great deal of care.
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Comment on NASA's 3D-printed detonation engine revs up for four minutes in breakthrough test in ~space
karsaroth LinkSince I play a bit of ksp I tend to jump to finding out the ISP of an engine. How does it look for these engines at this stage?Since I play a bit of ksp I tend to jump to finding out the ISP of an engine. How does it look for these engines at this stage?
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
karsaroth LinkI share this one a lot personally: Rakuen. Beautiful music, wonderful art, and a heart wrenching story. Worth playing if you can handle it.I share this one a lot personally: Rakuen. Beautiful music, wonderful art, and a heart wrenching story. Worth playing if you can handle it.
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Comment on Is there a programming language that brings you joy? in ~comp
karsaroth Link ParentI recently started writing Java again, and some of the changes between 8 and 17 have really helped bring down the boilerplate. It's moving in the right direction.I recently started writing Java again, and some of the changes between 8 and 17 have really helped bring down the boilerplate. It's moving in the right direction.
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Comment on “Are women pets or display items?” A discussion about provocative jokes and the spaces they can inhabit in ~talk
karsaroth Link ParentI'd like to expand on this a little. There really is no other way in the world that you can potentially make a joke to up to 7-8 billion people at once. IRL you wouldn't make certain jokes around...I'd like to expand on this a little. There really is no other way in the world that you can potentially make a joke to up to 7-8 billion people at once. IRL you wouldn't make certain jokes around strangers, or around mothers/fathers, or around ESL speakers...yet here and anywhere on the internet, you speak to people from all places and all walks of life, and even many different times and eras (depending on how long your joke lasts) all at once!
In many ways, there simply isn't a form of humor that's appropriate for that audience.
Yep! Its a bit of a pain if you're inclined to forget that its voting day (like me), but on the other hand, compulsory voting does mean that everyone gets a say (whether they want to or not).
Plenty of people think it isn't right, but on the other hand, it always seems to me that polling that doesn't include the vast majority of people in the country seems a bit less valid than otherwise. But I don't know if making it compulsory solves more problems than it creates (e.g. donkey votes).