Poik

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

I was told in 2009 "Why optimize? Hardware upgrades will make your efforts obsolete anyway." So... I devoted my time to optimization, because fuck that. I ended up doing algorithm optimization in my first full time job, and loved... That part of the job at least.

Indie games and co-op games are my jam. I feel for all of this comment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago

He got free food and a bed? Jealous.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

The master branch in git isn't the same though. It's closer related to the word "remaster." Master used to mean the original document is still used everywhere in tech and outside of it.

Main makes more sense since a master copy should be something that doesn't change in my opinion. But that's semantics...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

After you hit full time student, the rest of the classes are free, so I filled my schedule way too full. All my favorite teachers were in the math department too. No regrets. That and I ended up using my math skills when I switched to machine learning engineering.

That must have been cathartic as hell.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (7 children)

As someone with a degree in math and a degree in engineering... One of those degrees got me a job.

That being said, that's the way engineers look at managers, as generally they want to build something that works and is safe, but all managers care about is getting it done quickly and under budget, which means any micromanaging gets pushed down to the technician to have to deal with... And trying to argue gets you fired.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Our cats use it to beg for treats. Very rarely do I see them on it and not meowing for attention.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's valid, and it sucks. If you can even do $5, it's worth it. But the world is absolutely against you right now. A lot of older folk don't quite get how bad it's gotten.

However, saving a dollar today is worth more than saving two dollars ten years from now. And having an emergency fund might actually save your life.

Hopefully something happens to shake up housing. These prices are absolutely criminal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

If I hadn't saved, I probably would be dead right now. The US doesn't really do healthcare or mental care, and I no longer can sustain myself. Long COVID is a bitch and doctors usually ignore it.

But if you're banking on never having an emergency, go for it. There's a balance to hit, at least in less developed countries like the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Then why are you saying it's incorrectly formatted? I'm directly backing its premise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Except, usage defines language. If it didn't, English wouldn't exist. Therefore, usage is correct when people understand and use it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago
  1. Done. Rewritten a few times. Fleshed out a bit.
  2. Learning the game engine real fast, as I haven't used Godot before. But yes, that's the plan. I have a minimal game loop I want to hit as the first target. And it's not too much farther than the tutorial result I'm looking at + the main hook gameplay element of the game.
  3. Bounced the idea at least off people and they sound willing to jump into this.

And of course that's where the trail ends until it's vetted enough to move forward.

Nice to see it kind of laid out. Still don't know how to get past the hurtle of my brain no longer working, but maybe I can still do it... Just slowly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There are games I want to make. I caught long COVID and barely had energy for my job. I decided now that I got laid off for having an invisible disability, I can learn how to make games while I can't get a new one, but I'm having issues thinking long enough to learn... I've almost started my game and that's where I'm stuck.

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