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3 people making upbeat science fiction games.
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Longplay_Games, to random
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I wish I were more disappointed that Humble's new 'learn to code' bundle is almost entirely exploitive AI BS.

Unfortunately, that's just who humble has become over the last while.

Longplay_Games, to gamedev
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Serious question - are there any people out here using USD? What do you use it for?

So many folks pushing the universal scene description standard but I can't think of even a single use for it.

glTF 2.0 seems a much better standard to me - it's what I've moved to exclusively.
(I know they're for different use cases - but USD as "an entire scene" is better handled by your engine's native map/level format)

Longplay_Games, to random
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I used to really suggest Tidal frequently because they were better for artists than Spotify, if you were into the streaming thing.

Unfortunately, as of today they've retired their Roku app, adding that to their graveyard of supported platforms (along with my digital audio player, my living room hifi streamer, and my tablet)

So I'm left with just my phone (since if I could use the web client, I'd already have access to my media).

Guess I'm done with them.

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@jackwilliambell Same, I love buying physical and digital releases from artists, because having been an artist much of my life, I know how much those little emails mean.

I remember when the only way you could fill a tank to get to the next show was to move enough CDs and cassettes and stickers at the current show.

Longplay_Games, to fediverse
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Hope the can help with this:
Looking for a music player for a very specific edge case.

  • Bluetooth
  • MicroSD
  • 8-9 hours battery
  • Smaller than a mobile phone (or a phone would be used instead)

Been looking all over the internet and everything in this niche seems to either be very poorly reviewed or super sketchy.

It's for someone in a demanding/harsh job that precludes just using a mobile for music/audiobooks.

Longplay_Games, to random
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I'm confused - where's "local" on the new Mastodon?
That's where I spend the majority of my time.

Longplay_Games, to random
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I'd ask "is there a way to stop the new mastodon from autoexpanding images, from putting every single favorite in my notification with the entire web preview expanded, and to get favorite notifications without it showing the whole thing to me every time"

But the answer is pretty obviously no.

This version is a huge step backwards in user experience.

Longplay_Games, to random
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I'm sure it's not as creepy as it seems that suddenly patreon pages I left years ago are hitting everyone up... but we're not going to do that to people.

I get it. I do. But it seems creepy to me.

Longplay_Games, to random
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I really miss design from before the era of "featureless black rectangles of doom"

Longplay_Games, to random
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Testing out the extremely inexpensive ($30) music player I purchased for someone with the help of the Fedi.

So far, it's actually quite reasonably decent. It's not going to win any awards, but it's not DOA or garbage so far.

Longplay_Games, to random
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Has anyone tried using a FairPhone 4 in the US?
How was your experience with it?
How did you like the camera?

Longplay_Games, to random
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I keep getting these emails from people wanting to connect me with "streamers" and "influencers"

And I'm sorry, but I just don't care. Those emails go right into the spambox.

Longplay_Games, to random
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I find it disturbing how many job openings there are right now for really obsolete tech + electric polygraph requirements.

Did a whole bunch of old security people just die?

Sorry, but I'm not being strapped to a chair just to manage your websphere infrastructure.

Longplay_Games, to random
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This right here is why I consider Ubuntu the "microsoft of Linux"
Ubuntu is a terrible excuse for a server OS, and ads have no place in tools like apt. Literally taking an upstream tool from Debian and adding ads to it.

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@element's new sub space has some unbelievable bugs.

Stay the heck away from subspaces.

Longplay_Games, to random
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There's so many awesome uses I've seen this week for various forms of AI, and the only one that is ethically and morally wrong is producing art with it.

Don't do it. Believe me, there's no future to it - companies have already decided that you're disposable. AI art lets them decide you worse than disposable... you're an inconvenience.

Longplay_Games, to Halloween
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Tonight's flick:
Alien (1979)

Longplay_Games, to random
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I mean, you can hate on Steam because of DRM, overhead, fees, asset-flips, hate speech, thinly disguised porn, AI-made games, or whatever - but there's also this:
https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/gabe-newell-luxury-yachts.php

30%. I am supposed to give this dude $100 + 30% + fees of every game I put on Steam.

Now you know why we promote Itch and Gog, where at least the cut is smaller.

Longplay_Games, to random
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Everyone trying to use AI for artwork, for development, for automation remember -

You get nothing for free. AI is a like a deal with djinn, there will be consequences.

Just put in the effort and learn the skill.

Longplay_Games, to random
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In light of the Creative Commons deciding that AI scraping/training is "fair use" I think I'm going to just repost @Jess_Alter's post on this:
https://ko-fi.com/post/LLMs-and-the-Theft-of-Intellectual-Property-C0C0UOKT8

I think it covers it.
Especially when you look at the fields of writing and art being clearcut right now by AI-wielding corps.

Rather than having our back, Creative Commons is siding with the likes of Disney, Meta, and Google.

Longplay_Games, to random
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That vibe where you literally build a podcast app from source just to realize you don't have any podcasts to listen to...

Longplay_Games, to random
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"If you only listen to people like you you'll end up in a bubble"

Yes, but have you considered that the people outside this bubble are yelling so loudly I can hear them anyhow, and trying to muffle their voices is the only way to stay sane?

Longplay_Games, to random
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8 hours sleep, 8 hours work, 8 hours free time, weekends off.

I feel that too few people appreciate how many fought and how many were murdered by the rich before the schedule we take for granted was finally won.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_deaths_in_United_States_labor_disputes

Longplay_Games, to gamedev
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So when a game comes out that's basically the exact same thing you've been working on for years - what's your usual go-to?

Longplay_Games, to random
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Google really hit 5/5 for me today. Demanded I install the stupid Sony headphone app. I installed it, it couldn't connect to Internet, so it wouldn't start, just the eula lock out screen.
Verified it had network permissions.
Uninstalled, went to rate, can't review/rate.

How the heck do we only have these two crappy mobile options anymore?

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