Posts by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
(DIR) Post #9jC1XEwX1RR7Hjyn0i by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-05-26T05:50:44Z
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@CharredStencil @KitsuneAlicia I made a 2.5 rail shooter with software rendering that runs at 20FPS on my 2009-vintage Atom, and at 40FPS on mom's Athlon from the same era. The kicker? It's made in pure *Python*, a notoriously slow language. A straight port to Love2D is 50% faster, with no other optimizations.
(DIR) Post #9k6GGLNlD6yKfRFByq by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-06-22T07:59:48Z
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"Empirically, the 3D graphics industry has homogenized since 1996 and stranded SimCopter outside the pale of rendering convention. Fewer development houses write their own renderers. Unreal, CryEngine, and Unity all offer similar features based on the same academic research. SIGGRAPH attendance has declined since New Orleans ‘96. These factors combine to give SimCopter a one-of-a-kind graphical style." -- http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/simcity2000landandair/simcity2000landandair.htm (cc @WagonStar)
(DIR) Post #9k98nSvVxtVfSmC8Ke by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-06-23T14:51:38Z
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So, I hear the maintainers of #Tusky, my #Mastodon client of choice, have chosen to take responsibility for how their software is being used. Good! Let this be the start of a new era in free software.
(DIR) Post #9k98nT69KM15zlAcuO by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-06-23T16:51:45Z
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Sure, from a technical standpoint, hardcoding a blacklist in a network client is inelegant. Internet domains change hands or cease to exist all the time, you get stuck with outdated code, and you won't be around forever to maintain it. But that's just a way of saying *technology exists in a sociocultural context*. It's not some eternal marble hall.
(DIR) Post #9kBFQtyGKwMafsaV5k by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-06-24T13:55:28Z
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@maloki After the recent events, free software can never again pretend to be apolitical. As if it ever could. Freedom is a political concept by definition.
(DIR) Post #9l0oCY3H69x9OJExpw by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-07-19T15:35:45Z
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Would you believe it, I've read Thinking #Forth but not Starting Forth because I had no idea the latter was also free online? Now I can finally correct this grievous omission.
(DIR) Post #9lPHn6h9jLQUXI2KkS by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2019-07-31T08:03:49Z
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Working on my game is starting to drive me crazy: a major red flag. Good thing I'm about to wrap things up.
(DIR) Post #9wDj0HY84to61SIRX6 by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2020-06-18T12:23:13Z
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D&D Creators Are Rethinking Race In Dungeons And Dragons https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/06/dd-creators-are-rethinking-race-in-dungeons-and-dragons.html (via https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3850544.html)
(DIR) Post #9x2eEqm0l7o3g7GS0W by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2020-07-13T10:33:53Z
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@timkrief If we don't post on Mastodon because "nobody uses it", that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we don't interact with others, we're easily forgotten. Have we grown so used to artificially induced "engagement" that we don't know what to do without?
(DIR) Post #A1QtS0A0ltkwbeuGTQ by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2020-11-21T19:29:30Z
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@solderpunk Conventions.
(DIR) Post #A6f4Klg9kdJ6K62rce by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2021-04-27T05:08:41Z
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@julienxx The Game Engine Black Books by Fabein Sanglard https://fabiensanglard.net/gebb/index.html
(DIR) Post #A6f4OOkAxvDILiekcq by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2021-04-27T05:09:00Z
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@julienxx The Game Engine Black Books by Fabien Sanglard https://fabiensanglard.net/gebb/index.html
(DIR) Post #AEkzIsOCZAisKjXFb6 by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2021-12-25T07:56:51Z
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Merry Christmas, everyone! My #GameDev news for 25 December 2021 are here, with business criticism, classic game retrospectives and good byes. Yes, it's the final edition. https://notimetoplay.org/blog/gamedev-news-20211225.html
(DIR) Post #AI4mbDYSq6AZkNaCES by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2022-04-03T15:23:56Z
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@entreprecariat I was discussing the full quote with a friend, and came to a conclusion that shouldn't be surprising: "kindness appears to be the most advanced tech of all".
(DIR) Post #AMRU3SqyYZMabJGqwK by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2022-08-12T05:33:35Z
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Time and again people need reminding that "cheating" in a single-player game is a nonsensical notion, that DRM doesn't work and it's a bad idea anyway: https://intfiction.org/t/how-to-prevent-people-from-downloading-the-game/57203
(DIR) Post #AaiRz1NrzKynLzoUVc by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2023-10-13T04:15:45Z
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@mjg59 Gods, we techies are a horrible bunch and have been for the longest time.
(DIR) Post #AcnuiT6kD8At5o09Eu by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2023-12-14T09:09:26Z
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Second time I run into a developer on itch.io who doesn't know what a #web server is and thinks they need to code a #NodeJS app to serve static files.This is terrifying. It's the future Google wants to build, with their HTTP 2.0 and Wasm: a future when even the basics are horribly hard and not even developers know how the web works because it's all a black box.I'm begging you: fight this. Educate people. Don't let openness die.
(DIR) Post #AlZ5s5Z7sGCfkl37Im by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2024-09-01T16:32:12Z
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@campbell They want it to be true for the same reason other people believe in God: because you can reason with a clock maker. You can bribe him. Climate change just kills you. Can't take back what you've done to the planet. Can't ask for more time.
(DIR) Post #AuJP6MIQHr1nv53gIa by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2025-05-21T07:00:18Z
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"The indie boom was heralded as the “indiepocalypse” because, to win, there needs to be an artificial scarcity." Stunning insight from Nathalie Lawhead, that applies to much more than #videogames: http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/conversations-about-curation-and-the-future-of-games-crit-reflecting-on-this-years-a-maze
(DIR) Post #B2R8F4ErWancjuIvWC by notimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2026-01-19T07:25:03Z
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Is it just me, or does #XMPP survive mostly as a French thing? Suits me fine. Just curious.