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Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by webmobdev » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:35 PM UTC

jrib wrote: post #407

thekyle wrote: post #20

When the M1 chip was introduced I was a bit underwhelmed. Apple being so vague about their performance didn't exactly inspire confidence. But as more information has come out it seems like the hype has actually increased.

I'm still on the fence. I could use a new laptop but everything I've looked at doesn't live up to what I would hope for in terms of battery life and specs. The M1 seems to fit the bill. But I'm hesitant to buy into something that I can't run linux on.

> The M1 seems to fit the bill. But I'm hesitant to buy into something that I can't run linux on.

Exactly. Apple is even introducing further restrictions on macOS, to turn it into a closed system like ios totally under Apple's control. (They've already crippled all application firewalls so that they cannot block any apple authorised software from accessing the internet, and they can even bypass VPNs, all in the marketing speak of "security" while the real reason is to better spy on its users).

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by pm90 » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:36 PM UTC

fb03 wrote: post #288

DonHopkins wrote: post #37

Factorio!!! (It wasn't really hyped, but if it was, it would have lived up to it.) Actual video from the game doesn't qualify as hype! And the code is rock solid and wicked efficient. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR01YdFtWFI&ab_channel=Facto... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvXv1Z6EY8&ab_channel=Facto... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqaAjgpsoW8&ab_channel=Facto...

how factorio compares to rimworld? it seems to focus more on the factory aspect instead of the social, but besides that they seem pretty similar

I’ve sunk a lot of time into both games. They’re complimentary to each other.

Factorio is fantastic if you love automation and building complex production pipelines. The game gives you incredible control over building and controlling the manufacturing of stuff. The main motivation is to optimize that, and there are many avenues to do so. You care very little about your “person” (the being that you control) except to keep it alive.

Rimworld is much more rich in what you can choose to do, since it’s primarily a story generation game. You have a lot less control over your manufacturing pipeline. You also have to deal with the humanity of your pawns, who need to eat, sleep and enjoy recreation. You have to keep them alive through natural disasters and raids. Your pawns may die but the story doesn’t end there.

They’re really different games. When I get upset with stupidity of pawns and want more precise automation, I switch to factorio. When I get bored with the dreariness of an automated factory churning out trinkets, I switch to rimworld.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by octocop » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

evo_9 wrote: post #528

Blade Runner: 2049. Considering how highly regarded the original 1984 movie is it didn't seem possible for the sequel to nail it. Not only that but it managed to improve Blade Runner's (original) films story along the way.

I agree with you, Blade Runner 2049 explored more in depth the philosophical the older movie brought up. I was very hyped for the movie, and was really satisfied with the result. Same director is doing Dune, are you looking forward to that as well?

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by cpufry » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

AbuAssar wrote: post #566

actf wrote: post #520

Stadia, the initial reviews were actually pretty bad, but I'm blown away by how good it is. There's something undeniably cool about playing cyberpunk on a macbook air with full graphical detail, and then switching over to play on my TV exactly where I left off. The latency is virtually imperceptible to me, and I love that I don't need a 50 GB download just to try out a new game. Everytime I use it I'm honestly impres…

You got me interested, What controllers does stadia support?

recently found out it works with switch pro controllers

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by webmobdev » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

kzrdude wrote: post #137

hliyan wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Definitely this. To me, it's the most revolutionary thing they've done since the iPad.

I think the ipad is meh, so better than that. iphone?

It's great as a "consumption" device to watch videos and read and play games.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by st1x7 » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:39 PM UTC

webmobdev wrote: post #571

jrib wrote: post #407

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm still on the fence. I could use a new laptop but everything I've looked at doesn't live up to what I would hope for in terms of battery life and specs. The M1 seems to fit the bill. But I'm hesitant to buy into something that I can't run linux on.

> The M1 seems to fit the bill. But I'm hesitant to buy into something that I can't run linux on. Exactly. Apple is even introducing further restrictions on macOS, to turn it into a closed system like ios totally under Apple's control. (They've already crippled all application firewalls so that they cannot block any apple authorised software from accessing the internet, and they can even bypass VPNs, all in the marke…

> all in the marketing speak of "security" while the real reason is to better spy on its users

Not really. Apple's vice is the tendency to lock down their platforms too much and we're seeing this with the new laptops; their track record with regards to privacy is pretty good.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by gretch » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:40 PM UTC

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Finale (infinity wars/endgame)

I remember I saw Iron Man 1 in high school and it really felt like it was the beginning of something different. This movie wasn't like the other ones that came out each year...

Of course there were some boring ones in the 22 movie run, but overall I think the final 2 were tremendous and pretty much everyone loved them with very little disappointment.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by ed » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:41 PM UTC

AbuAssar wrote: post #566

actf wrote: post #520

Stadia, the initial reviews were actually pretty bad, but I'm blown away by how good it is. There's something undeniably cool about playing cyberpunk on a macbook air with full graphical detail, and then switching over to play on my TV exactly where I left off. The latency is virtually imperceptible to me, and I love that I don't need a 50 GB download just to try out a new game. Everytime I use it I'm honestly impres…

You got me interested, What controllers does stadia support?

https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9578631?hl=en

To play on a TV you’ll need a chromecast ultra and the Stadia controller ($100) https://store.google.com/us/product/stadia

Source: I also bought Stadia for Cyberpunk

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by house9-2 » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:42 PM UTC

remote_phone wrote: post #247

breakfastduck wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rogue One is worth watching if you haven't already. Miles ahead of anything else SW related Disney has put out.

It’s the third best Star Wars movie, behind New Hope and Empire. It’s actually fantastic.

Not sure why you are being downvoted for this, I 100% agree.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by jswny » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 6:43 PM UTC

interactivecode wrote: post #377

generalk wrote: post #139

I'm gonna go back a short bit and say, for me? Ruby on Rails. In 2007 I was plugging away at PHP with whatever frameworks were around at the time -- the vast majority of web dev that I saw then was pure procedural scripting down the page, maybe some `include` statements to pull in database functions. Especially in PHP, which encouraged mixing logic and HTML. The consultancy I was with had built custom stuff on top of…

Earlier this year I played around with Phoenix for a bit. As a JS dev learning about all this all at once it looks like such a great dev env. One thing that still felt rough around the edges was the tie in with npm packages. Has that part been improving?

It’s not supposed to tie in with NPM packages. Phoenix handles the back end, and can handle the HTML as well. If you want to include any front end JS stuff, just include the scripts or bundles like you would a regular site where you include JS stuff.