Kissaki

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[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 4 days ago

Looks like nothing came of it? Looks like the Sublinks project is still stalled.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Who can they serve if nobody can pay?

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They say it's a QR code challenge, resistant to bots, but what does it to? How does it work?

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu

IIRC it was too "classic" for me.

I played around with another open-source shell for a bit, Cairo Shell / Cairo Desktop Environment, but it wasn't able to replace my default shell.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Go to the homepage and click Samwise :D

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

What is NetHack?

NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game that runs on a wide variety of computer systems, with a variety of graphical and text interfaces all using the same game engine. Unlike many other Dungeons & Dragons-inspired games, the emphasis in NetHack is on discovering the detail of the dungeon and not simply killing everything in sight - in fact, killing everything in sight is a good way to die quickly. Each game presents a different landscape - the random number generator provides an essentially unlimited number of variations of the dungeon and its denizens to be discovered by the player in one of a number of characters: you can pick your race, your role, and your gender.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What made it "a decade ahead"?

I've never seen one in action.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I still don't see them losing. no idea where you get that from. Russia is on its last leg. Economy, citizen dissatisfaction, even Russian war propaganda bloggers voice significant concern about Russias state.

Ukraine still holds their lines, and just secured their huge EU loan.

Meanwhile, Russia sells its gold reserve, has mass closure of companies, record deficit in the public and linked private sectors. And their central refinery 1500 km from the front is on fire. Their oil exports aren't gonna get any better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7jCi3mOUXQ&t=42s

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did

 

s&box, from the creator of the popular Source Engine sandbox Garry's Mod, released three days ago. s&box is based on the Source 2 engine, and not only a sandbox but a game development and publishing platform, including publishing on Steam.

The news post one day after release openly covers the mixed ratings, public finances, doubling their play fund that pays creators, and public roadmap.

I was surprised to see they openly and transparently publish day-by-day finances.

The public performance stats are interesting too.

Refreshing. I wish more publishers would do these kinds of things with deliberate open communication and transparency.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

These reports always feel pretty depressing. Especially the colored map as well.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Falling behind Germany in artillery shell production and behind Ukraine in press freedom in the same month? Tragic.

Ukraine rising 7 ranks during wartime is impressive.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

Surely memory prices hit consoles the same. Unless you specifically meant making the switch now is expensive.

I've been on PC for decades, I don't think I've ever paid 2500, and never bought "bad" hardware.

The Steam Box releasing this year may very well be a great alternative for "easy setup" and "easy fire-up". A PC with its open ecosystem, but a default OS that is much like consoles, a gaming platform frontend.

 

The platformer Unless became free on April 12th. They felt it was not successful enough with the 5 USD price tag. They made it free, hoping that many more players would get to experience the game.

It's an excellent platformer, especially for a free title.

If you like platformers, I wholeheartedly recommend playing it!

My review:

Unless is an exceptional free platformer.

+ Great, colorful, varied, discernible pixel graphics
+ Great platforming, control, environment and gameplay variance, progression
+ Very good tech; snappy loading, resets, navigation, platforming
+ Good story characters (just two; they add character and meaning)
+ A lot of optional and bonus content, speedrun mode, challenges, leaderboards
+ A lot of settings to customize control, difficulty, game behavior, accessibility
* ~70/100 min playthrough (all levels/all levels+bonus levels+10 As)
* Non-voiced text story dialogues
* Limited character mechanics; there's only jumping, with height control; all variance comes through the environment, which I consider a good, well-implemented design

If you like platformers or jump-and-run games, play Unless!

 

Corridor Digital released an open-source greenscreen keyer/extractor, powered by AI, usable on consumer GPUs.

The video covers what happened after their initial release, community and professional responses, interviews with professionals about what can be improved, and finally a practical test/example in Davinci (Video Editor).

 

This is a personal reflection on growing up and establishing a career in China, and how that experience shaped how I think.

Based on my own journey through school, university, and the tech industry, I explore a paradox: how a system that limits certain kinds of questioning can still produce innovation at scale.

It’s not just about China — it’s a philosophical look at what critical thinking really means, and what happens when it becomes optimised for answers rather than questions.

(emphasis mine)

 
  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:39 - 2D Animation
  • 6:34 - Pixel Animation
  • 11:49 - The Hybrids
  • 17:08 - Boycott acknowledgment
  • 18:03 - Naturalistic 3D Animation
  • 28:32 - Stylized 3D Animation
  • 42:08 - Condolences (again)
  • 42:36 - Wrapping Up
 

About 'ambience', 'atmosphere', and 'immersion' in games.

 

Mattel Electronics Auto Race was released in 1976 by Mattel Electronics as the first handheld electronic game to use only solid-state electronics; it has no mechanical elements except the controls and on/off switch. - Wikipedia

 

Tits have words and grammar, other animals listen and react to their alerts, and they even lie to misguide predators.

Linked is part 1, part 2 talks about much of the same and then goes into the lying aspect.

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