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chromadon

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    Comment #49179715

    I selected tilt controls and it doesn’t respond to any motion. The “fullscreen” button doesn’t do anything resulting in a tiny game window. It’s a shame because I love breakout!

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    Comment #49120544

    It’s not even just consumer mindset. Look into any deep dive into their custom tech, it’s insane the engineering dominance they have. The M series was and still is generations ahea…

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    Comment #49095043

    The LLMs love your site!

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    Comment #49041923

    Numega SoftIce! Now thats a name I've not heard in a a long time. I think I had 2 Windows98 machines and a RS232 cable for connecting them.

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    Comment #48970968

    Why do you think competing companies poach engineers from each other?

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    Comment #48938311

    Nothing will ever come close to WinForms.

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    Comment #48897248

    If you've never seen Overdrive 2 by Titan (a demo scene group), it's unbelievable what the MegaDrive can do stock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVmPtr9O0g I'm reasonably famili…

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    Comment #48897075

    How the hell did you fit 6 P4s in a mATX case?

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    Comment #48891093

    "Why write code in 2026".. Because AI generated code is STILL complete ass. Even Fable, even whatever custom Pi/opencode leet code harness you have, the output is awful, and, if yo…

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    Comment #48891001

    A Sega Dreamcast game engine (with editor and tooling) for a Wipeout inspired racing game. No AI.

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    Comment #48766529

    I often wonder what would happen if Google just refused to pay, or just kept it stuck in legal purgatory as that would be cheaper than paying the fine.

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    Comment #48696394

    I always think of Furbies because of that geocities (memories!) site.

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    Comment #48696368

    I asked it for a block of C++ code and it hit 14,189 tok/s. I assume it cached someone else's session?

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    Comment #48368793

    Location: UK (South West) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: C, C++, JUCE, QT, Native desktop software, systems engineering, embedded engineering, "real- time/audio"…

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    Comment #48353738

    I feel like this is another “Framework 12 vs Neo” type of deal. I can get a used MacBook Air M1 for £250 which beats the Minibook in every regard and it can run Linux.

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    Comment #48338364

    How could you possibly know all the most "technical and best engineers?". Wait.. are you a codex instance?

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    Comment #48329564

    I know someone with a modern Zenbook and it sounds like a jet engine at all times, battery life is awful too.

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    Comment #48329545

    - "Let’s not forget that Apple advertises paid subscriptions in notifications and settings pane alerts when you first buy the computer." I've literally never seen an advert outside…

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    Comment #48168393

    This is where QT/JUCE can help. Although you are limited to c++.

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    Comment #48153634

    Does it though? Just release the a standalone server once the game is done making money.

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    Comment #48145578

    This is the thing. I do use LLMs (mostly Anthropic). It just does not generate good useable code. I have to review every single change to a higher degree than I would my own code b…

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    Comment #48139494

    desktop mode

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    Comment #48139486

    I wonder if insurance would refuse to pay out in the event of an accident due to this modification?

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    Comment #48139419

    If any authority wants your data, a password isn't whats stopping them.