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Re:Cognitive load is what matters on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @07:08PM (#42512130)
Fighting games have a term for this: "mental stack".

https://glossary.infil.net/?t=Mental%20Stack

There are bots for fighting games like the Rzr Infiltration bot for SFV and Smashbot for SSBM[1] which are good enough to take games off pro players. I'm not aware of it being abused at scale. Most people cheating in shooters or mobas aren't using full game-playing agents. They're using aimbots/skillshot scripts where you still need to move around and interact with stuff. Similarly, cheating in fighting games is typically done with button macros, so there's constant discussion on controller legality. However, button macros will only get you so far in fighting games, while an aimbot can get you close to the top of the ladder if undetected.

https://github.com/altf4/SmashBot

Hotline Miami soundtrack is my go to
Re:Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” synth sounds on Saturday July 09, 2022 @07:46PM (#32040432)
Entroducing is one of the albums that got me into music production as a hobby. But to put some shine on some other great samplers while we're at it, The Avalanches' Since I Left You is also fantastic is comprised of around 3500 samples.
Re:DevOps is a failure on Monday June 27, 2022 @12:43AM (#31890658)
Just happened to me. Now I'm trying to find a way to make an internal transfer happen or decide how long to stick around before applying elsewhere.
Re:OpenGL 4.4 is launched on Monday July 22, 2013 @11:45PM (#6088122)
They probably wont put out another edition just for 4.4. They didn't for 3.3 and after all the complaints the 7th edition received, I doubt they'll put out another insignificant update.