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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 #48186311
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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.