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Radomir Dopieralski

#nobot #robots #python #micropython #vim #pygame #circuitpython #gamedev #electronics

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jaycruz, to random
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A reader that needs me to write “Conclusion" as a heading in a piece of writing is not a reader that I want.

deshipu,
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@jaycruz But is it the reader that you deserve?

piggo, to random
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welp a burger king opened here and I'm looking at the website and it all feels so low effort, are the burgers also so half hearted? I don't know if I want to find out

deshipu,
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@piggo the effort of the cheap labor making them is kept at the optimum level

abivia, to random
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Just dropped C$27 on @thunderbird (net to Tbird $25) because there's only two ways to get the bugs/features that aren't red hot done: do it yourself, or pay someone else to work on them. I went for option B.

deshipu,
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@abivia @thunderbird good luck getting them to fix bugs instead of polluting everything with ai features that nobody wants or needs

mort, to debian
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The whole thing is kinda giving me second thoughts wrt. the whole distro and packaging thing in general. My understanding of the implied agreement between me as a dev and a distro's package maintainer is: the maintainer, to the best of their ability, tries to make my software work "as intended". In return, they get to publish it under my software's name.

That's clearly not how Debian views things. And I can't accept distros publishing broken sw w/ my name.

deshipu,
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@mort What Mozilla used to do this is called a trademark. You have to register it and keep renewing it, which costs money. You also have to sue anybody who infringes it, which costs further money, otherwise you lose it.

deshipu,
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@mort Note that a license only affects people who want to use your code (and only as long as they are not allowed to use your code anyways, for a variety of reasons). It won't stop anyone from writing their own code, or forking some other project, and releasing it under the same name as yours.

deshipu,
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@mort Yeah, using a modified license is a very good way of ensuring that Debian will never package it.

hywan, to random
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I enjoy writing algorithms more than I would like to admit. Optimising, explaining them, breaking complex things into multiple simple things, it’s clearly a pure mental joy.

deshipu,
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@hywan it's such a shame that you almost never need that in actual practical work

ryancoordinator, to random
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If all the machines are 'the same', then why do some need maintenance constantly while others have perfect uptime?

deshipu,
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@ryancoordinator half-life?

deshipu, to random
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It's fine for me to be acting dumb, because I'm very cute.

tulpa, to random
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It seems to me that most musicians do their most compelling work in their early to mid careers. After many years, things tend to go flat.

deshipu,
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@tulpa That's a common trend in an industry driven by popularity contests and fashion.

It wasn't like that historically, though – many composers created their greatest works near the end of their careers, when they had the most experience and the richest toolboxes at their disposal (and when they were secure enough to try controversial things without risking their careers).

iamnickops, to random
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Everything is always up in the air in Corvallis, Oregon. People around these parts are into goofing off, indeterminism, & not caring all that much about the social order. They plug away at their jobs during the day and play video games in the evening. This nonchalant attitude makes me incensed. It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to be in the same coffee shops and restaurants as these cliquish young people. I view their presentment as lacking hope. To me it means they have given up.

deshipu,
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@iamnickops The natural reaction to a rigged game is to refuse to play.

deshipu, to random
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There were no left-handed people in the 14th century. They were just clumsy.

There were no color-blind people in the 18th century. They were just not paying attention.

There were no people with ADHD in the 20th century. They were just lazy.

As the requirements the society puts on us increase, completely new forms of disability are invented.

deshipu,
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@concretedog Yes, this was a simplification to make it sound nice, of course there were places and times where they couldn't afford to simply declare a large chunk of the population disabled.

dabeaz, to random
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Note to self: "I'm sorry" is not the most tactful response when other parents say they're working on a project related to AI-- correct though it may be.

deshipu,
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@dabeaz smile and wave, keep on walking, smile and wave...

jhx, to random
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Rant:

I love retro games, especially SNES/NES/N64 and GB games.
Modern games, except for some titles, do not fascinate me at all anymore.
This lead to being able to run machines that are in the "older" realm. Not having a dedicated graphics card can be a blessing for sure. Energy costs drastically go down and one can run quiet systems.
Besides, playing retro games is not taxing at all to the system - any system will do fine.
I miss the great stories older games told... nostalgia hits again.

deshipu,
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@jhx the gameboy version of Shirai no Shinren

timonsku, to random
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I know they are called wood pigeons for a reason but they look so out of place nomming in a tree lol
Watch til the end

a wood pigeon eating seeds from a tree and falling down in the end due to a misstep

deshipu,
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@timonsku the majesty of nature

arturo182, to random
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Ah yes, the classic Fan-Phone-Pen combo...

deshipu,
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@arturo182 pen pineapple apple pen

deshipu, to random
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I want to play a city animal simulator like Stray, where you are a jungle crow.

deshipu, to random
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Can't tell if AI or bad photoshop.

shadower, to random
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I've reached the third and final Act of Baldur's Gate 3!

That means I'll be able to finish it and play some other games in like 2047 \o/.

deshipu,
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@shadower Wait, nobody told me you can only play one game at a time.

arturo182, to random
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Elektor US using a crappy AI generated image as cover 🤢

deshipu,
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@arturo182 slop

deshipu, to random
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Whenever people learn that I can draw, make computer games, design electronics, and build tiny robots, they always insist that this should be my day job, because it's such a waste for me to be a software engineer.

I usually just tell them that those jobs don't pay well in comparison, and that shuts them up, with a vague complaint about capitalism.

But I'm actually offended that they consider those things more valuable somehow than my problem solving and programming experience and skills.

deshipu,
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I mean (almost) anybody can learn to draw. It's not rocket science. All you have to do is keep drawing, for hundreds, thousands of hours. If you have at least one working eye and hand, it's just a question of practice. Same with pretty much any "artistic" skill.

Engineering is harder, because you can't just practice it on your own at home. You have to work on real projects with real people and witness how it all works together in reality. Books can help, and practice too, but it's not all.

deshipu,
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@circfruit perhaps for the audience

deshipu,
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I don't want to diminish artistic projects here. Just knowing how to draw or how to code a game or whatever is not enough to actually finish a project. Especially when other people are involved.

This is something people don't appreciate: being an artist means you have to not only do the artsy skill, but also a fair bit of problem solving, logistics, management, and most importantly, leading. This is the actual hard part of doing anything, but it's not something we are taught to value.

deshipu,
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@circfruit someone has to

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