Viewing profile — emasirik

Allow me to be the first of the two to announce themselves. I agree, though. Although I only learned of the product because of the outrage over the ad, it certainly hasn't moved me…

Typically, not even fighting game players. The last holdouts are retro enthusiasts and Smash Bros. Melee players.

It's a bit rude for HN, but from the bottom of the article, > "But if plaintext is so good, why is this page written in HTML?" > This is a reference document, not an email, you twi…

Well, fighting games do offer high crush/low crush options, where hurtboxes (the vulnerable portion of your character) are shifted higher or lower, to make a move suited to cleanly…

I sent an email last month regarding an Android position, and followed up a couple weeks after; should I assume it's been decided I'm not a fit? Email address in profile.

> it's especially bad in roguelikes, where luring enemies to doors is a common tactic. > Ninja Gaiden also has time limits, which are IMO an underrated method of punishing boring p…

Those kinds of rates are what kept me from applying, despite a lifelong enjoyment of their games. A highly competitive process to get my foot in the door for a pay cut? No thanks.

I like this a lot; I'll be trying it on a few victi--er, boardgamers I think might be able to appreciate tabletop RPGs but are pushed back by both social stigmas and a belief that …

On newer versions of Android, I believe there ought to be an option to edit the slide-down menu in the slide-down menu itself. Expand it all the way, and look for a pencil icon. Yo…

To many people, the world in which they have more money is probably the "better" world to live in, even if that world as a whole is less healthy.