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RyanOD

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About RyanOD

Guitarist. Swim coach. Runner.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #48899467

    This is absolutely true...but it takes a LOT of time. Fortunately, I first picked up a guitar when I was 13. I can't imagine getting started with any instrument as an adult. Actual…

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    Comment #48875363

    Or maybe they are just greedy, terrible human beings.

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    Comment #48811587

    100% agree. The real battle isn't the actual exercise. It's initiating it in the face of endless distractions.

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    Comment #48790842

    Hah! Me too.

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    Comment #48689015

    I've made games in Löve and with straight Python and it's always a lot of fun...though challenging at times. Where I tend to struggle is with the overall game structure. Without be…

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    Comment #48688590

    Fun game! And the subtle animation effects are great. One suggestion...it's unclear to me why I would sign up. Maybe offer a few details so I know why I would sign up for this.

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    Comment #48676470

    I was wondering the same thing and I'm in Chrome. The "Horizontal" and "Vertical" sections don't seem to do anything, but maybe I'm just not understanding what I should be looking …

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    Comment #48638638

    Ahhh, there it is. That's a good approach.

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    Comment #48637749

    I like this randomized reservation approach. What if, in addition, a nominal fee was charged just to have a chance to purchase a Steam Machine? Let's say $3 (or whatever). Then, al…

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    Comment #48332668

    Thanks for the tip! I've never heard of Stylus, but am checking it out.

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    Comment #48332656

    I have a firm rule of leaving any website where I run into this behavior. No exceptions.

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    Comment #48332652

    I hate this new web behavior and leave sites immediately whenever I run into it.

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    Comment #48327174

    Oh yeah. Totally agree. What a character Petersen is. Used to marvel at him on Headbanger's Ball.

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    Comment #48327127

    Someone, somewhere spinning up ads telling me about Mr Average Person who made millions with this nonsense...

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    Comment #48209667

    I see Yngwie, I also upvote.

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    Comment #48203348

    How can you say they are wrong about "everything"? I built a retro game clone once and I used that project as a way to try out AI. While it wasn't perfect, it definitely wasn't wro…

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    Comment #48200776

    Ok, fair. Hard to understand why it would get that wrong.

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    Comment #48200765

    Organic search dying was my first reaction too. But, who knows...this wouldn't be the first time I've heard that.

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    Comment #48200442

    In watching the demo, I didn't come away with the impression that they were removing search results. Yes, they are pushing AI hard, but users can still opt to use Google in the mor…

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    Comment #48200345

    It seems to me one needs to consider the complexity of the question they are asking before searching it. To stick with your post, consider people asking medical or financial questi…

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    Comment #48197860

    How can you say Google search is "totally irrelevant" and follow that with "I'm aware that most people still use it"?

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    Comment #48197819

    I hear people cite other search engines as "better" all the time. Better how?

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    Comment #48195981

    I had the best of both worlds. Apple ][ at school...Commodore 64 at home. In some ways, it was a great time to be a kid.

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    Comment #47965601

    I may still be nursing a headache from my Virtual Boy...30 years later.