Sometimes I make video games
“Hustler’s University”
I’m sure the intention is a play on Hustle culture and it’s supposed to teach you that grindset mindset, but it wasn’t too long ago that “Hustler” meant “con artist” and, well, it’s his university
Surely that’s not what paragon of humanity and alleged sex trafficker Andrew Taint meant when naming it. He’s got the ego, but I’m not sure he’s clever enough to flaunt it
You’ve found a way to sum up how I feel. I haven’t been able to put it in words, but the place definitely has a different vibe post-ressurection
That’s not to say I’m not happy to see more activity. I just miss the “fantasy retro” computers
Oh yeah, sure thing!
Sure, I suppose any public record is a public record. And you’re right, as much as I’d love to see it and it’d be good for the world, I don’t imagine it happening in my lifetime.
I suppose either way an unscrupulous person might find a way to launder their money.
The world needs more safe spaces for violence.
Otherwise we’ll have unsafe violence, and that’s really unpleasant
Yeah, my original thought was that you could see a record to show that a public works contract put forth by Politician Joe and awarded to ABC Roadwork Inc, and then later you’d see that most of the contract money ended up in Joe’s cousin’s investment account.
And again, I don’t think it’s foolproof because ABC would just immediately convert everything into cash to pay their vendors. But it’s still nice to think about alternatives even if we know they might be impractical because hey, that’s how we come up with better alternatives.
Yeah, I feel like I’m pretty entrenched into Spotify. It works with just about any device I might try to connect to. Plus discovery is made fairly simple, even if it is driven largely by opaque algorithms.
They keep raising the rates though, and the artists aren’t making any more as a result, so I’m keeping an eye out for alternatives
Lack of familiarity with AI PCs leads to what the study describes as “misconceptions,” which include the following: 44 percent of respondents believe AI PCs are a gimmick or futuristic; 53 percent believe AI PCs are only for creative or technical professionals; 86 percent are concerned about the privacy and security of their data when using an AI PC; and 17 percent believe AI PCs are not secure or regulated.
I guess we don’t have to worry about our data because the people selling us the machines tell us that our concerns are a misconception.
Also kind of the manufacturer to tell us that their gimmick is not, in fact, a gimmick
The most attractive part about blockchain is the decentralized ledger showing each transaction made.
I feel like greater minds than mine could come up with a way to use that to fight government corruption. Every transaction is a matter of public record.
I doubt it’s really a practical solution though. Each transaction makes each subsequent transaction more computationally expensive. Plus all these vendors and contractors and everything are accustomed to fiat currency. Likely, they’d just immediately exchange it for cash.
This of course doesn’t tackle the issue of under-the-table corruption where you invite a senator out for lunch and kickbacks. I’m also sure that the government would want to maintain their own ledger, or that conniving people will find a way to cook the books anyway.
Sadly, I’ve had to take a break from gamedev for a while to develop some more employable skills. That’s not to say you can’t get a job in gamedev, but if I don’t do the indie thing then I’m sure I’ll lose my passion for games.
I try to get away from the grind for a bit with a game jam here and there though. Those end up on my Itch page (link in my bio if you’re curious)
My most recent foray was a deck builder where you play as a witch running a potion shop. Your cards controlled what ingredients you had and did things to your cauldrons or customers. The scope got out of control and we missed the deadline for the jam with no end in sight. A tale as old as time 😅
Lately I’ve been thinking that something I’d like to do is a Vampire Survivors-esque cooking game. Roguelike, monsters, and snacks, what’s not to like?
I don’t really disagree with your opinion, but I don’t think it’s all a one-size-fits-all solution for everyone.
If it was easy for people to change, they would. Like honestly, nobody wants a hard life. But there’s lots of reasons why people don’t, and you can’t always tell what they are as an outsider looking in
I love Godot for making video games.
Simple enough for a hobbyist, powerful enough for a developer. Free and open source
I don’t think anyone is actually against having an easier life, but that it’s a problem of not being able to see the forest for the trees.
Making the plan in the first place is difficult for a lot of people. Following the plan can be orders of magnitude more difficult, particularly if someone is entrenched in a routine.
My view is that the perceived difficulty of changing your life is greater than the perceived simpleness of the current process.
Maybe there is some brilliant way to automate my most tedious chores. But then I’ve got to spend cognitive power directed at a task I find tedious. It might be easier to do things the way they’ve always been done rather than to think and try out new processes which don’t always work.
Life is pretty hard though, and you can’t change everything. I don’t know if that means you shouldn’t try, but I understand someone’s desire to keep their head down
Oh my gosh, I was not prepared for that.
As if CSS didn’t give me enough reasons to cry.
When I get to hell they’re going to make me work on the front end.
It’s all going to be inline HTML and Inspect Element isn’t available in their browser
I like this, everyone’s happier when they’re making out with each other.
Well, unless they’re ace, but maybe then they’re looking at each other over a loaf of garlic bread
My wife prefers the popcorn button and I prefer to mash +30secs. You have to hit the popcorn button three times to get the right setting, but then they’re both cooking for two minutes.
She gets there in four presses and it takes me five, but +30s is right next to Start so I’m not sure one is better than the other. I guess she’s causing less wear on the button
Don’t buy a microwave with just a dial. My last one had an actual keypad of buttons, I could just press 2 + Start and it was wonderful. Nowadays I have to scroll over hells creation to get the right setting, or change the clock, and it’s awful