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Re:WikiLambda the Ultimate on Friday June 12, 2026 @12:45AM (#48500026)
A language to surpass Metal Gear...
You might as well look at HyperRogue, where the whole game happens to be on the same model.
This looks very interesting! I liked the menu for characters and worldbuilding, I should try this soon!
Re:Haiku OS runs on M1 Macs now on Monday May 18, 2026 @09:01PM (#48187981)
The BSDs still cannot run docker
Github was usable and fast, now it is slow. Guess what changed...
Re:Let's compile Quake like it's 1997 on Sunday February 08, 2026 @06:15PM (#46939603)
Last time I played, the servers were empty. Maybe you could have better luck by finding their discord server...

https://q2online.net/action

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1978800/AQtion/

This looks interesting! Thanks for sharing it, wonder if anyone else has related content.
Re:FVWM-95 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @04:30PM (#46294788)
I've realized I am more fond of WinXP rather than Win95.
Dude, please give money to artists instead of using genAI
Nice read, I've been wondeling if coffee really had an effect on mental health too
Re:Minecraft HDL, an HDL for Redstone on Thursday October 30, 2025 @04:52PM (#45765196)
Amazing project!!
Re:Zram Performance Analysis on Thursday October 23, 2025 @10:11PM (#45689981)
Just I was trying to find a benchmark about this, I wondered which algorithm would work best for videogames. Thanks!
Re:Zippers: Making Functional "Updates" Efficient (2010) on Thursday October 09, 2025 @12:06PM (#45529615)
Zippers are the derivative of lists. You can go beyond lists, too.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3233/FUN-2005-651-20...

This thing is so cool
Hell, I have to use my phone instead if I want to go to any of those pages nowadays. And even my phone now gets a random crash from chrome or the page itself.
Also happens with Github and anything that uses ads lately. A 2 core PC dies while trying to render those pages.
Re:Irrlicht Engine – a cross-platform realtime 3D engine on Sunday September 14, 2025 @07:09PM (#45244229)
Luanti (ex Minetest) also uses this engine btw

https://www.luanti.org/

Re:Making Minecraft Spherical on Monday September 01, 2025 @12:51PM (#45094357)
This reminded me of another attempt, but in Minetest:

- https://youtu.be/ztAg643gJBA?si=8vDgg0rFCOj9I7no

This person has another, more technical video where they talk about the math behind it btw

Re:Code Review Can Be Better on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @10:11PM (#44968400)
>remote-first web-interface

https://youtu.be/Qscq3l0g0B8

Re:Why is GitHub UI getting so much slower? on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:31PM (#44801236)
My PC hangs as soon as any "dynamic" javascript button starts to load! I'm glad I was not the only one, finally!
Re:A receipt printer cured my procrastination on Thursday June 12, 2025 @11:34PM (#44265510)
To add on top of this, it is interesting when you link it to ADHD and related conditions. Where do you draw the line between "low" executive function (core adhd symptom) and "normal"?

One may argue that if society were simpler or different than today, many of such cases would not be a problem as it is nowadays, kinda like people wearing glasses: you dont ask if they cant see or if they need help, because they have the proper tools (glasses) and environment (our own perception) that fully accomodate them when needed.

This could also apply to other things, but I am mind-wandering. Maybe somebody could draw more links to stuff like this.

Re:A receipt printer cured my procrastination on Thursday June 12, 2025 @11:25PM (#44265471)
I see it like when you compare digital books vs physical books: physical requires less context in your mind, and it provides direct rather than abstract stimulus to the brain.

When you go digital, your brain is writing the sticky note, but also has in its cache the instructions for the menu, the apps you normally use, that annoying notification, etc, plus your rl context. But on physical, you only have loaded the instructions for the pen and paper (and your rl context).

Having too many things in mind can reduce your executive function battery. Hope this helps! (ofc, this is an oversimplification of ADHD)

Re:Plwm – An X11 window manager written in Prolog on Sunday May 25, 2025 @04:14PM (#44090686)
Time to do one in Scheme, I guess.
I just use rc shell from Plan9 (ported to Linux[1]) nowadays, it is more simple than bash and whatever other shell there is out there.

You want functions? For loops? Lists? They got them.

[1] https://github.com/rakitzis/rc

Re:Three Fundamental Flaws of SIMD ISAs (2023) on Thursday April 24, 2025 @08:37PM (#43789046)
In the end, it doesnt even matter, javascript frameworks are already big enough to slow down your pc.

Unless if said optimization on parsing runs at the very core of JS.

Forth mentioned, btw.
Re:Designing with Forces (Ryan Singer, 2011 talk) [video] on Thursday March 27, 2025 @10:17PM (#43500731)
I found this talk by searching for reviews about the book "Notes on the Synthesis of Form", which gave me this blog [1] talking about the book.

[1] https://www.core77.com/posts/69273/Book-Review-Notes-on-the-...

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