gabboman

Wafrn, the tumblr inspired fedi software has got a new logo and a new installer (github.com)

Well, so as the thing says, I’ve updated the software a lot, comissioned an artist for a logo and now is not a hell to install.

puppygirlhornypost, 5 days ago to random

You know what I find frustrating in the software development world? We focus so much on when things go wrong. What do I mean about this? Well, think about the "fail-safe" paradigm that is ingrained in our head. A practical example of this is how a traffic light when it enters an unexpected state or condition, will revert into red flashing in North America. This signifies that it is now acting as a four way stop. Why do we do this? We incentivize software developers to have this mindset of "it’s okay when the code breaks, it will fail safe" instead of "Do not make mistakes, lives are on the line. Do not write in fault conditions that would make the program fail". Think about it, how much code we could save on that alone. Why allow it to fail at all? If you allow it to fail you incentivize your team to make mistakes that cause buggy experiences to the end user. Don’t do that. Think about how annoying it is when a traffic light turns into a four way stop, by removing the ability for it to do so… we incentivize designing intersections that do not fail.

(this is a massive shitpost, but also this is how all of you sound when you go "why do I need backups? It’s not like my area floods". This is how it feels when developers do not take into account resiliency or failover scenarios in software. Much like the intersection, that TRAFFIC STILL FLOWS. Connections time out, packets get lost, all sorts of chaos happens when you do not consider this!!! ​:harold:​)

gabboman, 10 days ago to random

Ok, a reminder of "you should test your backups". Just saying because I am testing my backups right now

gabboman, 10 days ago to random

@fedicanvas !pixel 160 203 #9c6926

gabboman, 11 days ago to random

I have made a thing and I dont know if this is the correct way of doing the thing

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/user-being-able-to-follow-to-remote-server-hashtag/4277

lea, 10 days ago to random

there is something really funny about a company featuring a review that indirectly says "there's a better option" as the very first quote on their website

gabboman, 10 days ago to random

I love shitpostily resurrecting @fedicanvas actually working

The other day I was checking something in the wafrn machine and I was "oh wait, this thing is still on". Then proceded to try to resurrect it

gabrielesvelto, 14 days ago to random

Everybody around me seems to be using Vinted and everybody seems to be very happy about it. Where's the catch? Is there even one? In the age of enshittification I'm surprised that someone is providing an online service that people genuinely seem to enjoy using

puppygirlhornypost, 15 days ago to random

I found Satan

RE: https://infosec.exchange/users/SecureOwl/statuses/112502733145782125

GossiTheDog, 18 days ago to random

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gabboman, 17 days ago to random

hey, do you people use the bookmark post funtionality?

gabboman, 19 days ago to random

hello whats the android pirate spotify and where do I get it?

girlonthenet, 20 days ago to random

You, a fan: OMG she's so sexy and mysterious, this girl on the net. I bet she spends all her time slinking around the house in lingerie dreaming up new ideas for sex things.

Me: My new mop arrived today! Can't wait to clean my floors!!!

rachaelspooky, 19 days ago to random

why are you even using iterm when there are like 700 other terminals not made by apple

gabboman, 20 days ago to random

Well, Im gonna have to use this account for creating the poll. But great news everyone, now you can vote in polls!

RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/users/gabboman/statuses/112474378301247875

puppygirlhornypost, 21 days ago to random

boop your local instance admin

puppygirlhornypost, 24 days ago to random

global feed is actually chaos lmao

lea, 29 days ago to random

i wonder if a post could quote itself

gabboman, 1 month ago to random

BLUESKY HAS NO DMS YET??????

gabboman, 1 month ago to random

I like music with deep meaning

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gabboman, 1 month ago to random

videogame idea: YOU ARE A SKELETON CHEF.

Title of the game: BONE APETIT

atomicpoet, 1 month ago to random

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a great 90s PC game. It is genuinely a great RTS. Perhaps it’s one of the greatest Spanish-made games of all time. Commando was a big success, selling 1 million copies, and many people remember it fondly.

But it’s also not user-friendly, and it takes a really long time to understand. I’ve had this game for 10 years. Multiple times, I abandoned the game because the learning curve was just too much. Only recently, because I was highly motivated to finally “crack” this game, have I finally understood how it works.

The biggest problem is there’s no hovertext around buttons. There’s nothing that tells you what anything does. It therefore takes a lot of trial and error to figure things out.

Yes, there’s a tutorial but it isn’t very interactive. But even without the tutorial, it’s easy to forget things. Hovertext would be so easy to implement just as a nice reminder, and it would improve quality of life drastically.

That said, once you get past those humps, there’s fun to be had with Commandos. What separates it from other RTS games of the era is that, instead of base-building, you command a small group that goes on stealth missions behind enemy territory.

And you have to be quite careful with how you neutralize the enemy because the moment they see you, they will do everything in their power to kill you. The moment you lose one man, the game is over.

The stealth invites a lot of creativity. You could blow up a building to create a distraction while your other men disable the perimeter. Or you can crawl your towards the machine gunner, knife him in the back, then blow up a gas canister to kill the rest of the enemy in one go.

Graphically, this is quite 90s in its aesthetic. Sometimes I forget that isometric perspectives were the height of 3D graphics, especially on PC. I like the textures and the environments. However, sometimes your men are hard to see.

I wish this game had a soundtrack. However, the silence builds up the suspense. The ambient sounds make me feel like I’m walking a tightrope.

At one time the developer, Pyro Studios, was a premiere developer of RTS games. They made an expansion pack and two sequels. Praetorians and Imperial Glory were two other RTS games they made. Unfortunately, Planet 51 didn’t succeed, and Pyro Studios was forced to lay off many employees. Last I checked, they make mobile games.

Nowadays, this is an inexpensive game. Steam sells it for C$5.69, while GOG.com includes the original game and the Beyond the Call of Duty expansion pack together for C$8.19. That’s pretty good value!

If you can get through the steep learning curve, Commandos can be fun.

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines screenshot (RTX 3080 Ti)
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines screenshot (RTX 3080 Ti)
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines screenshot (RTX 3080 Ti)