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Video got dropped, here's an archive link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250104210128/https://www.youtu...

truly l337

I've thought to myself that if I want a cool project that would motivate me to re-learn C just for the sake of making an NES game (ala 8-bit workshop - https://8bitworkshop.com/), I would really like to learn how to apply the pseudo-3d or 2.5d methods that were used by Microprose in F-19 Stealth fighter.

I don't know the first thing about 3D programming. I tried to follow a book on writing a ray-tracer from scratch just to see if I could pick up the principles and do it myself, but I got frustrated by the ambiguity of the approach. Like I was trying to use Ruby with Rspec, but I'm not even sure if I'd run into a performance issue or not be implementing the interfaces correctly.

I just want to know what method was used. Maybe 3D projection?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_projection

Microprose had 3D flight simulators going back to 1984 on Atari 400/800, Commodore 64, and IBM PC. That's really impressive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellcat_Ace

Kind of like how Myst was able to deliver ultra-high resolution 3D images in a video game in ways that had never been done before, even though it was really just a point-and-click slideshow with embedded videos and scripted interactions (Hypercard)... Hellcat Ace provided an experience far ahead of its time.

“Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer.”

"Beer before liquor, you've never felt sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear."

I got the same result, which came across as stupid given that I have lots of back hair.

I was under the impression more that it was a $10 kit for a $399 test sold for $99 to users, at the expense of the investors in hopes that the data is able to be monetized somehow for more than $400 per user.

Disarm you with a smile...

Operator: Skynet, are you doing good thing? Skynet: Yes.

I got the impression that it mentioned that the complexity of what's going on in GPT is so complex that we should use GPT to explain/summarize/graph what is going on.

We should ask AI, how are you doing this?

Wow. The predecessor to ADAT

I really loved the first part of The Explorers. The ending was just so camp though.

epic

I wonder if they're afraid of losing the market to platforms like Frame.work.

When a mower won't tend to those hills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQEFH_8fka4

Desktop environment that looks somewhat like the LCARS (Library Computer Access/Retrieval System) graphical interface first used in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCARS

I don't want to use it, because I don't want to feed Copilot input that makes it better.

It's nice to know there is an existing interface available, however one can drop it altogether and adopt an alternative, or create their own.

If you're looking to understand the solution that this and other tools in the suite are meant to address, check the Concepts/Overview, especially the "Solving a specific problem domain" section.

https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/concepts/

My favorite sketch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1tFbZ5kaY8&t=5s

It would be nice if older Framework hardware could be donated to some form of charity.

Fossil fuels were created from sunlight, so really it's all solar.

Perfect question. How many people would die without fossil fuels.

Yes. That seemed pretty objective to me, not a political decision.

"The reality is that the WHO failed to adequately obtain and share information in a timely and transparent fashion."..."The WHO failed to investigate credible reports from sources in Wuhan that conflicted directly with the Chinese government’s official accounts,"

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-eyes-withholding-us-funding-for...

How dare you communicate a problem using the color system. It hurts feelings, and feelings are important here.

I've stopped using VSCode and have started using VSCodium instead. Also, I dropped Chrome and Firefox in favor of Brave. Microsoft and Google both are evil.

This would be fun for geocaching.

Also would be great for releasing really incriminating evidence in the event of your death/disappearance.

Maybe we should start raising giraffes instead of cows for meat. Then we'd have a need for lots of trees.

MacOS's BSD roots are fascinating. You can still run 'leave +0005' to remind yourself to leave your Terminal session after 5 minutes, to avoid using too much mainframe time.

How practical is an electric sports utility vehicle? I almost ran out of gas just going up into logging territory in northern California, I couldn't imagine going in an electric vehicle with less range.