[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

If you like video game history you might enjoy this video from Vox. Quake's custom keyboard mapping settings (unique for the time) was a big development in gaming. One gamer's personal settings config became popular and ultimately established the WASD control scheme that has been basically the standard since.

https://youtu.be/TPCpXXBHFSA

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I played the hell out of the shareware version, and begged my dad to get the full game , at which point I blazed through all the difficulties. It was the first game that I eventually 100%ed. I was psyched to get it and be able to play it on steam and was surprised how much I remembered.

Mostly for nostalgic reasons, it's one of my favorite games of all time.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Ditto on libraries. Mine does AWESOME large format printing for next to nothing. I got 5 different sewing patterns printed, which ended up being 20 or so pages of 48"x48" sheets in color and it cost about $30. Priced it at fedex and it was running well over $100 (I think closer to 200 or 300 but I didn't pay much attention after seeing how much it was at the libraries.

I have a small Canon b/w laserjet at home which has worked well for small projects but the libraries have been a huge help for anything outside standard letter size print jobs.

140
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Anthropic behaving badly? Shocking!

13
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Was out at a vet appointment when the tornando came through clayton and st louis. Had to backtrack 4 or 5 times to find a street not blocked with downed trees. Started on Skinker and had to drive all the way to Brentwood blvd to get south of 64. Took us 2 hours to get from skinker & Lindell to tower grove

3
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I live in the Tower Grove area and need to find a mobile vet. My dog gets incredibly stressed every time we take him to our normal (but fantastic) vet so we want to try getting him checked at home.

Every place I've called tells me they only operate in st Charles or st Peter's (despite saying all over their website that they serve st louis) or say they don't have mobile vet services at all. Since I can't trust these places' own sites I'm kind of at a loss for where to look.

Are there any places you use/know of that you recommend?

[-] [email protected] 148 points 1 month ago

Anybody remember those SNL skits where a character named Pat was not clearly male or female, and the whole joke was how everyone was just confused about how to address them but still ended up being polite and friendly? I don't understand how our culture got from there to people demanding proof of gender from strangers.

7
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Just stumbled upon this 17-min film by David Lynch on Netflix and I think it's the closest I'll ever be to tripping on acid.

I feel like there's some kind of punchline or meaning that I'm missing, but maybe it's just absurdits for its own sake.

Thoughts on this film?

68
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hi all! Can you help me diagnose my basil plant?

I just got one of those "grow your own" herb plants from the grocery so my expectations were pretty low, and it's already done way better than expected.

I originally thought it was pollen from it flowering but I only had the one flower left after trimming and this stuff is everywhere. I've always grown basil outside and this time thought I'd try putting it in a window box (with cilantro and rosemary in case that matters) but I've not seen this before.

Is this something to worry about? If so what's a good way to treat it?

More pics on Tumblr

478
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Is anyone actually surprised by this?

199
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

ADP is showing this on all hr applications now- I've encountered it a few times and always hesitate before choosing. I don't want my resume to go even further down the vortex and feed an AI model but maybe opting out just eliminates you altogether from consideration.

Have you seen this before? How have you handled it?

[Extracted text from image :

This employer may use an artificial intelligence algorithm to provide an initial comparison of an applicant's education, experience, and skills against the education, experience and skill requirements in the job description. This analysis produces a Profile Relevancy score, which is intended to be one of many factors that a potential employer will review in making its interview decisions; there are no cut off scores and all applications are visible to employers. Read more about how these tools collect, store, and retain information and the results of the most recent impartial evaluations. The Profile Relevancy score for applicants who opt out will be listed as "Not Available."

(Checkbox) I want to opt out from having my resume reviewed by artificial intelligence as part of the application process. ]

-18
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Should be titled: Jaguar takes the wrong lesson from Tesla's Cybertruck.

43
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I know it's a bit different from the typical movie review/analysis but thought this was an interesting take on a great Thanksgiving day classic.

112
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I know this is basically the same as burning money, but I found this funny and I've got $7.99 burning a hole in my pocket...

15
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I'm not familiar with eLife but this publication model is crazy. (They aren't giving editors the choice to reject/publish -it's all published with open access reviews and an article classification by the editors of general quality (based on reviews). Surprising that they didn't see a change in volume or submissions or decline in reviews.

265
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 145 points 8 months ago

From the wiki article :

Perelman resigned from his research post in Steklov Institute of Mathematics and in 2006 stated that he had quit professional mathematics, owing to feeling disappointed over the ethical standards in the field. >

Anybody have any idea what the ethical standards might be that he's referring to? Not sure if there's a scandal or something or just an overall sense of displeasure with the field.

[-] [email protected] 215 points 9 months ago

The FTC has been CRUSHING IT under the current leaders by actually enforcing existing rules. I hope Kamala tells those donors to pound sand.

[-] [email protected] 122 points 10 months ago

If they wanted to make this movie a success they should have had ONE PERSON from the writing, directing and (most importantly) casting team sit down and play the games.

[-] [email protected] 108 points 10 months ago

They lost me the second they announced the cast. It's like the people making the movie never once opened up a single one of the games.

Kevin Hart as Roland is just infuriating. It shows they had no intention of treating the IP with any level of respect and they just wanted a campy action comedy with famous actors.

[-] [email protected] 97 points 10 months ago

"If we expect all games to attract players indefinitely, Buckley says, 'we're just going to get more of these really soulless live service games that come out and get shut down nine months later, 12 months later, because they're not making enough money.'"

We need more developers talking like this.

[-] [email protected] 91 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but the non-tech savvy business leaders see they can generate code with AI and think 'why do I need a developer if I have this AI?' and have no idea whether the code it produces is right or not. This stat should be shared broadly so leaders don't overestimate the capability and fire people they will desperately need.

[-] [email protected] 119 points 1 year ago

What I don't get is how no company seems to have worked out a legitimately good service and maintenance model for tech products. Fairphone hasn't invented the wheel here. They're going to make money on maintenance, parts and repair.

I would think there would be lowered costs involved in not having to push out a new product every 6 months and market it to customers who just bought something less than a year ago.

[-] [email protected] 157 points 1 year ago

It sounds like things are going well for this guy and that is great and all, but how much would we honestly expect to hear if it wasn't going well?

This story is circulating all the media outlets and feels more like PR than a legit example of how this procedure is actually going to work for most people.

view more: next ›

restingboredface

0 post score
0 comment score
joined 2 years ago