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| Topic | Rumor: CBS Fires Kurtzman From All Things Star Trek, Picard Testing Horribly |
| Sahuagin 06/14/19 12:52:27 AM #4 | if I recall, red letter media identified him and people he works with as a constant source of horrible writing in hollywood. all kinds of things that look like they could be good but then turn out to be garbage have him or his associates working on it. --- |
| Topic | Anyone remember if this is a real game or just me dreaming? |
| Sahuagin 06/11/19 2:04:29 AM #11 | Lokarin posted... I think the base floor was a teal-ish mushroom forest, maybe... but you eventually breech the sky. There's a few fixed cities every few milestones, but they are VERY VERY far apart. I think the areas between these fixed cities are procedurally generated, but I also think the game was multiplayer so that doesn't seem right... I can't remember probably not, but just so I have something to say, what you describe sounds partially like Zangarmarsh in WoW. if what you're describing is a dream or a blending of memories it could be related, but probably not. --- |
| Topic | I feel like this is something that every game developer should read. |
| Sahuagin 06/11/19 1:48:29 AM #27 | SilentSeph posted... Immediately thought of this: god damn that's obnoxious... can't believe that's a Mega Man X game... --- |
| Topic | Funniest scene in the Simpsons |
| Sahuagin 06/11/19 1:47:29 AM #20 | definite candidates:   --- |
| Topic | I feel like this is something that every game developer should read. |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 7:00:44 PM #10 | Mario is aimed at children, not 30+ yo gamers Lousy_Fellow posted... Also, this: ...but ok, that is a good example of what OP was complaining about --- |
| Topic | Cocaine legalization |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 6:47:52 PM #10 | I want there to be some middle ground between "anyone found with any is under arrest and sent to prison" and "it's sold in stores and anyone and everyone can buy some whenever they want", but maybe there isn't one. something like possession is legal but distribution is not, but it gets complicated fast. --- |
| Topic | Doesn't it feel good to get an old game broken on Windows 10 to work perfectly? |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 3:25:14 PM #2 | which game(s)? --- |
| Topic | How much do your monthly house payments cost, relative to your income? |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 3:05:14 PM #24 | EclairReturns posted... Sahuagin posted...net income after taxes and various plans and things, it's somewhere around 35% of what's left --- |
| Topic | How much do your monthly house payments cost, relative to your income? |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 1:12:04 AM #2 | gross income or net income? --- |
| Topic | Do you think I should hire a driving instructor? |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 1:11:18 AM #3 | yes, definitely. they will have their own brake pedal and will be able to identify what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong, and focus directly on what you need to learn. --- |
| Topic | Is it possible to have two modems on the same network? (Help) |
| Sahuagin 06/09/19 12:45:13 AM #8 | what you refer to as "modems" are probably actually combination modem/router devices. no you can't have two of those unless you have two internet connections. (in the 2000s, I used to get 2 IP addresses with one plan, so in that case you theoretically could, but I doubt that's very common these days. it would also mean you'd have two separate networks.) you could maybe use some kind of "ethernet over coax" setup, which does seem to exist, but I've never tried it before. looking it up, seems rather expensive. https://www.amazon.ca/Seco-Larm-Enforcer-Ethernet-Extender-NE-SE01-020Q/dp/B01718U2KQ --- |
| Topic | I wear my sunglasses at night |
| Sahuagin 06/07/19 2:01:06 AM #9 | My vision is augmented --- |
| Topic | Reading Lord of the Rings again-- holy shit Tom Bombadil(?) is annoying |
| Sahuagin 06/04/19 11:50:21 PM #20 | Questionmarktarius posted... Tom Baker that would be great. I still remember him as puddleglum from so long ago. --- |
| Topic | Ok, college is a joke. |
| Sahuagin 06/03/19 12:34:18 PM #35 | Yellow posted... I wrote a math string solver at one point that used pemdas. k depending how it was implemented, that's more like it. a C# expression is a lot more complicated though. Yellow posted... I had multiple hashtables (planned) for scopes thinking about it, I guess maybe you would need a tree of hashtables, and it would be similar to namespaces; they can be nested and inner scopes can see outer scopes, but outer can't see inner. so, that's a start at least, but there's a lot more to go than that. --- |
| Topic | Ok, college is a joke. |
| Sahuagin 06/02/19 10:42:45 PM #31 | Yellow posted... What is, the library linking? languages are recursive for one thing. maybe you know that and can already parse complex expressions, but otherwise I would start with a simple arithmetic expression parser. other than that, there's all kinds of complex things that are not so easy. type inference, scopes, closures, lambdas. or even, what about something simple like a class? --- |
| Topic | What are you playing right now |
| Sahuagin 06/02/19 2:30:35 AM #28 | Factorio was playing Dungeon Siege as well, but got stuck (forgot just how hard the goblin level was) considering playing another game of Stellaris but will probably wait for 2.3 --- |
| Topic | Ok, college is a joke. |
| Sahuagin 06/02/19 1:28:32 AM #22 | Yellow posted... I'd probably... everything I'd say would sum up to "I really think it's more complicated than you realize". I don't like how this kind of thing tends to turn into a pissing contest. Broken_Zeus posted... I still need to learn Javascript and CSS. Which videos did you use? the best resource for learning JavaScript that I'm aware of are the Douglas Crockford lectures. (will be ECMAScript 5, not 6. new ECMAScript 6 features can be seen here: http://es6-features.org/ ) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL62E185BB8577B63D --- |
| Topic | Ok, college is a joke. |
| Sahuagin 05/30/19 10:51:07 PM #12 | I do know the feeling of the absurdly slow pace of classes. part of it, I guess, is that it's not just about learning it, but proving you learn it. also, it's not about the specific things you're learning, but getting a broad education. you're learning to learn. if you think "I can teach myself this stuff way faster", that's it, that's exactly right. the class is a resource for you to use to help you teach yourself the content (and to prove that you did). Yellow posted... JavaScript is basically a slightly different C# if I was a jerk I would say something like: this shows that you don't know either language very well at all. (I mean, if you said that in an interview, that would be a huge red flag to me.) they are sort of superficially syntactically similar... sort of. but, I mean, they're not really the same at all. like, even a little. just about any code you could post would have all kinds of semantic differences and pitfalls depending which of the two languages it was from. you could maybe say that "Java is basically a slightly different C#" (or vice-versa), and there'd be a little truth to that, but it would still be arguable. you could probably say that "VB.NET is basically a slightly different C#", but even then there'd be a long list of exceptions. but javascript vs C#? there's not so much a long list of differences as there is an extremely short list of similarities. Yellow posted... I could write a C# interpreter at this point well, it might not be that hard to *start* writing a C# interpreter (in C#). but like, good luck with type inference and generics and covariance, etc.etc. I have myself written an interpreter, but only by using an extremely constrained language and syntax. writing an interpreter for a general-purpose language is no small feat. --- |
| Topic | Man making a video in a park gets thrown to ground |
| Sahuagin 05/30/19 12:05:28 AM #36 | WhiskeyDisk posted... Grow a pair and assert your rights. Body cams on all cops. Cowering and begging only further encourages this sort of police overreach and gives the warrior cops impunity to continue this sort of abuse. I don't see anything even hypothetical here about what to do in an actual situation --- |
| Topic | Man making a video in a park gets thrown to ground |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 11:56:12 PM #33 | WhiskeyDisk posted... Point being, in all of these cases the cop is obviously just trying to escalate the situation beyond reason. I know, but it only escalates if both parties participate. it's a back and forth cycle. if you don't contribute to the cycle, it stalls. it's not easy to do, but it works in other areas of life as well when dealing with conflict. I don't know what your alternative is, either. I agree that there's a problem, but I'm explaining what to do when you are actually in the situation. what do you suggest doing when you are in this situation? --- |
| Topic | Man making a video in a park gets thrown to ground |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 11:38:30 PM #30 | WhiskeyDisk posted... Even ignoring the racial component here, this is pure ACAB fuel. Full Stop. The police are out of control, and need to be reigned in. first and third, clearly arguing with the cop. second one was ridiculous though, probably would have went exactly the same way for me, except for race. --- |
| Topic | It was a hard choice, but I had to go with the original LoZ |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 11:32:14 PM #47 | I never really liked the first one. I grew up with 2 and then later was blown away by 3, and then later again OoT. 1 was always kind of meh compared to the others. (I am however proud to be able to say that my 7yo nephew has managed to beat Zelda 1 (something I failed to do) with no assistance from me, and is currently working his way through the second quest.) --- |
| Topic | Man making a video in a park gets thrown to ground |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 11:27:49 PM #27 | Zikten posted... see to me, I don;t consider that arguing. I never heard him refuse to let the cop see the camera . and the cop didn't ask for it .he just grabbed it. you're thinking of it as two normal mutually cooperative people, which it isn't. it's more like an abuser/abused situation, which I'm unfortunately pretty familiar with. even if you don't give them an excuse, they might still do something to you. all you can do is let them make as many mistakes as possible, and make as few of your own as possible (preferably zero), so that it remains as unambiguous as possible who the asshole is. let them dig their own grave while you steadfastly refuse to dig yours. (this of course more or less only works in some form of public.) --- |
| Topic | Man making a video in a park gets thrown to ground |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 11:04:53 PM #22 | WhiskeyDisk posted... The problem with that is that level of bootlicking only encourages the "hero/warrior cop" mentality, and frankly we've reached a point where these "public servants" need to be reminded that they aren't in fact an army of occupation to which we are subjects. I guess if you find yourself wanting to make a political statement while being questioned by cops, go right ahead, but if you want to not be hassled, just say as little as possible. (and as various lawyer videos out there will point out, it's basically never in your best interest to say anything to a cop, ever. legally, it can never help you, it can only hurt you.) --- |
| Topic | Man making a video in a park gets thrown to ground |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 10:54:21 PM #20 | I don't know who's right or wrong, but the guy was clearly arguing. having worked at night, I've encountered cops many a time, and arguing with them is never something that I would even consider. They ask a question, I explain, or say yes/no (and that can even be too much). They tell me something, I say "I understand". that's it. the wrong assumption is, they're there to help you and care about your well-being. no, they're looking for an excuse to do something to you. don't give them one. --- |
| Topic | Reading Lord of the Rings again-- holy shit Tom Bombadil(?) is annoying |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 10:29:49 PM #13 | _AdjI_ posted... Nobody actually wants three 16-hour movies that include everything in exquisite detail. we don't? it would need to be a mini-series, but otherwise, pretty sure I would like that. --- |
| Topic | youtube movies is some bullshit |
| Sahuagin 05/29/19 10:25:46 PM #18 | Mead posted... Who the fuck rents movies on YouTube lmao I would consider it except that it won't do HD since big companies want DRM in place before they'll let something be HD. the only alternative I know of is itunes, which does HD but I hate having on it my computer. if there's some better alternative that has endless selection (ie: not netflix) I'd love to know about it. --- |
| Topic | I wish people would be honest about the "benefits" of abortion. |
| Sahuagin 05/27/19 9:44:32 PM #78 | Monopoman posted... The pro-lifers would have more of a leg to stand on if they gave more of a shit about the kid once it's born. 99% of them seem to only care about the unborn child until it's in the world. it's at least partly to keep poor people poor. don't give them a way out of inevitable pregnancies, and don't support them afterwards. --- |
| Topic | What are some games you have bought multiple times? |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 7:57:45 PM #8 | SimCity 2000 (I think original floppies, a CD version, and as part of a maxis games pack or something) Fallout 1 (the original, as part of the Interplay 15th anniversary collection, and on steam) Descent 1 (same as Fallout, original, Interplay 15th ann., and steam) many of the great SNES games I've had to reacquire after having sold them all to afford buying an N64 (terrible idea little did I know). there was also a time long ago where you could trade SNES games for something like $5, so you could play almost every SNES game 1 at a time, for $5 a swap. I've owned a ton of them temporarily while doing this. probably a bunch of things on steam or gog that I own the original and newer versions of, but that's not very interesting --- |
| Topic | I wish people would be honest about the "benefits" of abortion. |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 11:36:58 AM #25 | BeerOnTap posted... So that makes it okay to... exact implementation of the procedure is a different argument --- |
| Topic | Let's make this topic reach 500 by making 500 one word posts |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 1:24:38 AM #5 | why --- |
| Topic | I wish people would be honest about the "benefits" of abortion. |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 1:23:33 AM #4 | shipwreckers posted... the REAL "rights" women are fighting for in all this... bodily rights? you don't have the right to hook your body up to someone else's, even if it's your mother, and even if your life depends on it. --- |
| Topic | Why is KFC so expensive? |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 12:15:56 AM #20 | Lokarin posted... Nah, I ordreed the 12-piece feast combo ok 12-piece feast is $36.49 or I guess $38.31 with tax, so that's close, but yours is still slightly more expensive, not including delivery if you had it delivered. --- |
| Topic | Are you interested in seeing the new aladdin movie? |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 12:08:21 AM #34 | only to see how bad it is --- |
| Topic | Why is KFC so expensive? |
| Sahuagin 05/26/19 12:07:14 AM #17 | probably because you're rural(ish)? 12-piece bucket with fries is $29.49 in Calgary --- |
| Topic | Free Cell >>> Solitaire |
| Sahuagin 05/22/19 2:31:10 AM #4 | aren't they all "solitaire"? I think you mean Klondike. --- |
| Topic | Pulp... |
| Sahuagin 05/22/19 1:02:09 AM #12 | usually I like things to be smooth. who the heck wants bits of junk in what should be a smooth experience (like nuts in ice cream, which is terrible). but for pulp in orange juice, I like it more. you aren't chewing it, and it just gives more texture and weight to what you're drinking. --- |
| Topic | Hi, I'd like a one way ticket to Northeast Brazil... |
| Sahuagin 05/21/19 8:40:50 PM #4 | is that that Logistical Brazil game you keep playing? is it good? (do you play it as much as you do because it's good?) --- |
| Topic | How do you convince someone that you're doing something ironically? |
| Sahuagin 05/21/19 11:33:01 AM #6 | you'd probably need to regularly spout sarcastic one liners. "in this moment I am euphoric", etc. --- |
| Topic | What sort of work shift would you want? |
| Sahuagin 05/21/19 11:26:30 AM #14 | CaptainStrong posted... None of them. 40 hours a week is not enough. --- |
| Topic | Do you like the mention system on this site? |
| Sahuagin 05/20/19 1:36:13 AM #26 | I feel weird mentioning someone else and I feel weird being mentioned. I don't think I like it overall. --- |
| Topic | a lawyer doomed a raccoon to drown at sea |
| Sahuagin 05/20/19 1:32:18 AM #7 | hard to tell. either he barely did anything and the raccoon fell off by itself, or if you look/listen closely, it almost seems like he used the pole thing he had to push it off. you can hear it hit the side of the boat, and you see the raccoon maneuvering carefully one second, and then butt falling off the next second, with the sound in the middle (and the camera also doing a big swing at the same moment). hard to tell though. (around 24 seconds into the video). --- |
| Topic | How do you stop Chrome from auto starting when you turn on your PC? |
| Sahuagin 05/18/19 1:46:11 AM #8 | it sounds like you're shutting down with chrome open, so it's remembering what was open and reopening it when you get back to windows. just close chrome manually before shutting down. not sure if there's a way to disable this feature (if that's indeed what's happening). --- |
| Topic | Please select player |
| Sahuagin 05/17/19 12:30:02 PM #5 | always Toad, faster at everything just can't jump as high, which is not really that important --- |
| Topic | A thing about Restaurants... |
| Sahuagin 05/17/19 3:03:25 AM #23 | LinkPizza posted... Yeah. That's why I was saying why not send them out during random days not close to the holiday to drum up business around the less crowded days... They can always send out fliers around the holiday to remind people... can you conclusively say that they don't? they probably do, and you saying "well I've never noticed" doesn't really confirm it. I've actually never seen holiday related restaurant coupons like you describe, though I've seen lots that have nothing to do with holidays. but otherwise, for the coupons you're asking about, it's the holiday that's the draw, and the coupon maximizes the effect of the holiday. --- |
| Topic | A thing about Restaurants... |
| Sahuagin 05/17/19 2:28:30 AM #21 | LinkPizza posted... Right. But thats why its weird. Why not send those out on random days not as close to the holidays? Why send right before holidays instead of randomly around times when there are no holidays? the holiday draws business. the trick is to spread that business around, and not cram it all into a single day. the coupon reminds you of the holiday, which reminds you to go out for dinner, but if you go on the busy day itself you effectively pay a premium rate, and if you go on a different day, you get a discount to encourage the business to spread out, which is better for the company. --- |
| Topic | A thing about Restaurants... |
| Sahuagin 05/16/19 3:24:04 PM #15 | LinkPizza posted... It just seems weird to send the coupons before holidays where you know you'll have people, but then say those coupons won't work that day... it means they will already have a good amount of business on those days. they're trying to balance things out and have more business on regular days. letting you use the coupon on the holiday would just make the holiday even more busy, which is not efficient (diminishing returns etc.). you don't want a couple intensely busy days and the rest mediocre, you want medium/medium-high business every day. --- |
| Topic | How do you handle a hardcore character dying? |
| Sahuagin 05/14/19 9:37:15 PM #17 | darcandkharg31 posted... I just sit blankly for a sec, say FUCK! and then either make a new character or stop for awhile --- |
| Topic | Why don't computers have 1 main core and multiple sub-cores? |
| Sahuagin 05/13/19 1:16:38 PM #8 | Lokarin posted... That way you get maximum power for both single and multi threading applications. I don't think it works the way you describe. it's going to be a trade-off no matter how you do it, not "maximum power". as was said, something like a GPU might be designed to be really efficient for a particular type of computation, but the CPU should be general-purpose. (see also Google's new TPUs which are a mind-blowing concept.) current cores are already basically maxed out. your 1 main core is not going to be faster than existing cores. you already are in the situation where you have multiple "main cores" which is going to be better than 1 "main core" with many "sub-cores", unless you specifically need a ton of cores for some reason. I think you're imagining single threaded applications being given to the "main core", making them run faster, and then multi-threaded applications being given to the "sub-cores", making them run "faster". that's not really how it works. your cores are already "main cores", and any single-threaded application can run on any of them. if you want to run three STAs, they can each use a single "main core", and they each get "maximum power" without getting in each other's way. a multi-threaded application doesn't necessarily benefit at all from multiple cores, unless it is specifically doing some kind of parallel computation. multi-threaded often just means that the application can do time-consuming things, like wait for hard-drives or databases or network connections, without blocking the main thread. multiple cores are not needed to achieve this. with STAs, having multiple cores lets you split them up and give them each their own "main core". with MTAs, same thing, but otherwise many cores also lets you do super intense computation at rates faster than a single core would allow, but very rarely will that ever be something the average user needs. these days it's pretty rare that the main bottleneck of your computer is CPU, unless you have a really really old computer, or are doing something very specific. --- |
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