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rawbot

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About rawbot

Engineer/Developer doing Computer Vision research. Would like to do Machine Learning stuff, but is currently lacking a project.

https://github.com/rawbot

Recent public activity

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    Comment #48843593

    I would say pack-in title would refer to a bundle that was active for a substantial time, like Wii Sports on the Wii. The Metroid Prime bundle was just active during the release of…

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    Comment #48817154

    Metroid 2 Remake, for all its warts (many), is at least a full-on reimagined remake. Star Fox 64's latest remake, is mostly a carbon-copy of the original, which already had an "HD"…

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    Comment #48817124

    Metroid Prime wasn't a pack-in title. In fact, the bundles that did offer it bundled were short-lived.

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    Comment #48816752

    > limiting game design It's what RPG players have been saying all this time about voice-overs. It is sold as an accomplishment, but it limits the scope and writing of a game.

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    Comment #48816577

    It is a personal issue for sure. But people from "warmer" cultures often struggle with the "colder" culture, at least in Northern Germany. And that sometimes leads to people from o…

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    Comment #48816528

    I agree with the feeling, but the market doesn't. Inflation in the last 8 years has been slowly strangling families. And that's without mentioning the fact that owning an apartment…

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    Comment #48816436

    And the problem is that they might not be YOUR mistakes, but mistakes from someone in the government office... ask me how I know about it...

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    Comment #48816393

    In Germany, if you are an non-software Engineer, you MUST have an excellent level of the language. I have not seen a single Engineering position that doesn't require C1.

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    Comment #48802476

    AFAIK, every game that required a Firmware update included it in the PS3_UPDATE directory in the bluray, and it being there was part of the certification process. Maybe Dark Souls …

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    Comment #47847700

    They aren't long gone. There's a ton of very successful indie or AA games with shoddy development practices: https://www.reddit.com/r/programminghorror/comments/e0bub9/t... A game …

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    Comment #47490753

    So we need a Walmart MCP then...

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    Comment #47453906

    Why would you need to sideload anything when scammers can just use Teamviewer or any remote operation software, readily available in the Play Store, that will surely pass whatever …

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    Comment #46230244

    What do you mean by "radar" data? Literal radar? Or am I missing some more specialized term?

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    Comment #46230103

    Once you hit rock-bottom, it's time to bring out the jackhammer.

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    Comment #46192606

    > Excel is the best spreadsheet software in my experience when you have to move beyond the basics. I’ve even tried hard to use the open/Libre alternatives. I agree 100% with this, …

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    Comment #45592373

    I have used VR headsets since the original Oculus Development Kit Mk.1. It is until the Quest 3 that VR feels like a compelling product. If you can try it, I would suggest you do s…

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    Comment #44864203

    In the age of AI chatbots having consumed all of Wikipedia, its relevance has waned. So I don't think they have the same pull as they did before.

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    Comment #44647831

    Who knew we would jump so quickly from passing the Turing test to having people believe ChatGPT has consciousness? I just treat ChatGPT or LLMs as fetching a random reddit comment …

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    Comment #43503771

    You'll get DMCA'd just by hosting the sprites and MIDIs. A binary is not the act that will get you DMCA'd.

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    Comment #43361089

    I also don't really care about alternative app stores, I just want to be able to develop apps without paying a license or abusing a testing system (Apple, Testflight), and be able …

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    Comment #42640730

    > So they throw in a few gigs of OneDrive to supposedly justify the cost? OneDrive Family plan is still the cheapest and largest cloud storage (6TB of cloud storage for $99/year).

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    Comment #42028485

    Very similar to my setup, although I alternate between Notepad++ and Visual Studio Code. I do just stick with git-gui for easy chunk/line commit selection. Synergy and PBP (Picture…

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    Comment #41463754

    > I just focused on getting MY stuff done and that was it. I stopped taking on other's people work... I would do exactly what a Sprint called for... This is my reason for burnout, …

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    Comment #41308395

    Anybody with a hacked/jailbroken PS4 Pro or PS5 can run it at 60 fps. A dev called Illusion makes patches for other games too. If you got an old PS4 Pro lying around, and haven't u…

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    Comment #41246306

    Those shouldn't be included, of course. If the server has them too tied up to be decoupled, then I guess someone needs to unscramble the spaghetti before serving it