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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social networking era
on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:17PM (#32246251)
That's a strange take isn't it? Facebook has like twice the # of daily users as Instagram, and 6x that of Snap...
Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes
on Thursday July 21, 2022 @07:32PM (#32186573)
If people don't like the China example, they can look at New Zealand or Australia, both of which had tiny fractions of our Covid deaths AND experienced less economic decline AND experienced a drop in suicides during the time.
Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private
on Thursday April 14, 2022 @02:21PM (#31031120)
Twitter is down a whopping 0.33% today.
Re:Ask HN: How to prepare as soon-to-be blind developer?
on Monday February 14, 2022 @09:24PM (#30341862)
Can confirm! I run a company that has five MUDs, and we have quite a few blind players as well as at least a couple of blind employees. I'm not visually-impaired, but I like knowing that our players who are are "seeing" the same game world in their heads as fully sighted players, or at least seeing the world from an equal perspective.
Re:Sony to buy video game maker Bungie in $3.6B deal
on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:14PM (#30156820)
Nexon, Netmarble, Bandai-Namco are all comparable to or bigger than Ubisoft in terms of revenue I believe.
Re:Let’s talk about founder compensation
on Saturday September 18, 2021 @02:01PM (#28578046)
decentralized autonomous organization (driven via crypto)
Re:Norm Macdonald Dead: Comedian and 'SNL' Star Was 61
on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @04:02PM (#28530273)
R.I.P. Turd Ferguson
Re:A lost tourist who thought Maine was San Francisco
on Thursday March 11, 2021 @10:06PM (#26431832)
A number of years ago there was a guy from Korea (I think) coming to the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) in San Jose, but ended up in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was quite distressed.
Re:U.S. says John McAfee indicted over fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes
on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:12PM (#26360797)
Random retail investors aren't being scammed in that situation. It's completely different.
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Monday March 01, 2021 @09:28PM (#26311252)
Thanks! No, I was Shaitan as a player in Avalon, then Lazarus as a god.
Glad you have such fond memories!
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:36PM (#26308764)
Oof, yeah, relatively low ping is important. Not like FPS important, but still important.
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:31PM (#26308710)
Nothing to worry about, it happens! Glad you enjoyed Achaea. :)
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:31PM (#26308706)
Because botting is basically impossible for us to detect algorithmically (we're a tiny company and don't have the resources to engage in that kind of battle with botters), our line boils down to, "If we come and talk to you and you don't reply, you're not playing the game and that's not allowed."
It's the only standard for botting that works for us.
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:29PM (#26308689)
You're welcome, and that's really cool to hear.
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:28PM (#26308672)
Fair point, and you're right.
Re:Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs): What Are They? and How to Play
on Sunday February 28, 2021 @02:40PM (#26296354)
MUDs may be history to most people, but at Iron Realms we still have five commercial MUDs running live with dedicated paid staff on each constantly working to improve the gameplay and enlarge the already massive worlds. Honestly, it's pretty surprising to me, as when I launched our first one - Achaea - in 1997 right around when Ultima Online launched, I gave us five years.
Re:1977: Zork
on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:01PM (#26184684)
Hi Vadi! Sarapis here. ;)
He's right, Mudlet is the best desktop client out there for Mudding with. This is the part where I mention that I run a company with five MUDs ranging from almost 24 years live to just a couple years live. https://ironrealms.com
Re:Police playing music while being filmed, seemingly to trigger copyr...
on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @11:57AM (#26091699)
From the Harvard Injury Control Research Center:
"Where there are more guns there is more homicide."
"Across high-income nations more guns = more homicide."
"Across states, more guns = more homicide."
"More guns = more homicides of police."
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/guns-an...
Re:GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:23PM (#25935584)
98% of them have no idea what's really going on.
Re:Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus
on Monday January 25, 2021 @11:52PM (#25912697)
So weird. Had just finished s3e4 for the second time through when I saw this.
Re:Foreboding Skies over the SF Bay Area
on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:35PM (#24424191)
My tomatoes are unhappy about this development.
Re:Want people to do the right thing? Save them the guilt trip
on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @01:37AM (#24279472)
Wow. I feel like I just read a line from some kind of James Bond comic book villain. I know he was serious, and that he's probably right, but still, wow!
Re:One-third of New York’s small businesses may be gone forever
on Monday August 03, 2020 @04:56PM (#24043299)
Once it's clear to everyone that we're there, it's too late though.
Re:DikuMUD 3 Is Released
on Sunday June 21, 2020 @11:17PM (#23597115)
Check out Iron Realms' MUD client. Nobody else's web client comes even close, I think.
Re:Trump to sign executive order on social media Thursday
on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:26PM (#23332327)
He's going to appeal to his base is what he's going to do, while repelling almost everyone else on earth. As usual.
Re:Show HN: I made a multiplayer web game with Elm
on Saturday April 18, 2020 @08:11PM (#22912247)
My first reaction was, "How do you make a game using an email client?"
Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet
on Monday March 09, 2020 @10:06AM (#22525423)
This is a pretty good answer: https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-stock-market-not-open-24-7
TL;DR: Letting markets take regular breathers probably helps curb swings in the market. It also lets people who manage money get some sleep (though of course there are other markets open 24/7).
Re:Bitcoin's First $1k Weekend Since 2017 Marks Nine-Month High
on Sunday May 12, 2019 @10:35AM (#19892115)
No, 99/100 VC-backed startsup don't fail, and the rate of actual scams in them is FAR lower than in crypto.
Re:NBC took Bob Costas off the Super Bowl for speaking out about concu...
on Monday February 11, 2019 @03:50PM (#19138182)
"Soccer" brings in more revenue American football, baseball, and basketball....combined.
This article's 5 years old, but still relevant: https://mic.com/articles/91009/soccer-s-global-dominance-of-...
Re:Ask HN: Are side-projects still a good way to generate passive income?
on Sunday February 03, 2019 @11:18AM (#19070403)
Pet-walking: rover.com