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michaelx386

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    This is great, one thing I'd like to do is map j and k to gj and gk to make it easier to move between wrapped lines. It kind of works in Wasavi but it doesn't seem to move directly…

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    Comment #11026024

    Just tested this and Vimperator does allow vi mode in text areas if control+t is pressed. It's not as slick as wasavi but it works. There's also the option of launching an external…

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    Comment #10483835

    There's a nice python program that can turn Fountain files in to PDF, HTML or FDX files: https://github.com/vilcans/screenplain/

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    Comment #9994511

    That one's included in the article, bottom of page 1 called "Flash forward"[0] > someone figured out if you played the games in an odd, and very specific order, the flash memory wo…

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    Comment #9973697

    It would be good to have a "click to unmute" option as the default for how a browser handles audio. Click to play works well for Flash plugins, it might be good for audio as well.

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    Comment #9877459

    I love this ballast file idea. It reminds me of a programming story by Noel Llopis[0] where a game developer was working with a strict memory limit and placed static char buffer[10…

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    Comment #9624064

    Can anyone explain the significance of the @@ characters in some of the urls here? I've not seen these in urls before and wonder if there's a specific reason why they're there. Exa…

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    Comment #9605370

    I've found http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com a big help as someone new to design patterns and game development in general.

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    Comment #9544426

    Bob Nystrom wrote a blog post[0] about self-publishing his book, Game Programming Patterns[1]. He used Kindle Direct Publishing and compares it against sales from CreateSpace, Smas…

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    Comment #9445397

    Until this is fixed, the source files for the demos are available here: https://github.com/foam-framework/foam/tree/master/demos

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    Comment #9364786

    There's a video of someone playing Shadowforge and Wraith on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7py_FGQ5tU

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    Comment #9268857

    For anyone else like me who didn't know about this \\?\ syntax: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21194530/what-does-mean-w... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/des…

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    Comment #9255484

    Would zsh still protect me if the script explicitly uses Bash (i.e. #!/bin/bash)? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm unsure how shells work when calling other kinds of shell scr…

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    Comment #9190124

    There's a book by David Kushner called Jacked[0] about GTA's development. He's also the author of Masters of Doom[1]. [0] http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007434855 [1] http://www.amazo…

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    Comment #8953900

    Thank you, it's not always clear when a reboot is needed after an update. I do it with kernel updates but wouldn't have in this case until I read your comment and ran the command t…

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    Comment #8922550

    > a common strategy was to make the nobledwarfs accommodation floodable with lava I've not played Dwarf Fortress for a while, but were there any consequences to killing the nobledw…

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    Comment #8873010

    > Google has a special place in the hearts of Chinese developers Why is this? Is it because of Android or something else?

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    Comment #8855895

    Found some details[0] on how they're doing this: > Marriott operates a Wi-Fi monitoring system manufactured by a third party that was installed at the Gaylord Opryland. Among other…

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    Comment #8849883

    The font looks like Terminus. The background transparency effect and hidden scrollbars can be set-up with most terminals, this one is probably urxvt. As for the borderless/undecora…

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    Comment #8751290

    There's a variation on the Pomodoro technique which has been working well for me. It was recommended by a Pomodoro program I use called Tomate[0] which defaults to a minimum 10 min…