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silviamaggi, 10 months ago to random

Flying Ryanair means paying to be slapped in the back of the head from take off till landing

seandick, 10 months ago to random

Wish visual studio had a "just chill until I hit save" command.

SonnyBonds, 10 months ago to cpp

Hot take: I don't think I've ever seen an application UI made with Dear ImGui that feels good.

Feel free to prove me wrong!

#cpp #imgui #gui

askDNA, 10 months ago to tech

#tech friends, I'm looking for #digitalstorage advice. Partly to #degoogle. Partly because my NAS is old.

I'm looking to store normal stuff (images, etc.), but also some fairly substantial raw #wav files, #virtualinstruments and private files from my music business.

I'm currently using g drive for pics, day-to-day files, and using a dual-drive #NAS for #musicproduction backup.

Was thinking of everything in the cloud (cheaper up front), but will prob buy similar solutions from two different companies for redundancy.

Was also thinking just spinning up a #vps but needs to be easy for my non-techie wife to access her photos.

Thoughts?

josiah, 10 months ago to rust

I wonder what I did to make this be the first suggestion by VS Code. It is certainly not a real associated function.
#rustlang #vscode

shortridge, 10 months ago to random

if programs become sentient and read the comments surrounding their internal machinations they’re going to 100% surpass us in existential crisising

grumpygamer, 10 months ago to gamedev

Let me know if you're getting tired of my daily todo lists.

#indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

glassbottommeg, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to bluesky

Thinking more about the #BlueSky thing and, honestly I don't think I want #Mastodon to win. What it would have to be to "win" would sort of undercut the core values. Like sure let's get quote posts and other stuff that'll help more of a diverse culture but, that wouldn't be enough to "win".

Let's stop short of winning. Would love this to just be a strong #2 or #3. The Xbox of social networks. That's plenty. I really want a reliable bedrock kinda community place, for when BlueSky dies exactly the same way Twitter did in 5-10 years.

(also, it's fine if this place always skews a bit nerdy cus of the mildest of technical sign-up hurdles? It can doubtless be smoothed, but it just, makes it a nice niche for nerds, of which I am one, yay? The era of everything-networks is ending, smaller niches are good)

ilmai, 10 months ago to programming

Using virtual memory mapping to optimize ring buffers by mapping the same area to adjacent memory regions feels like magic. No need for special handling for wrapping around the buffer.

#Programming

b0rk, 10 months ago to random

what community spaces are you using on the internet these days to talk about programming?

(mastodon/twitter? tiktok? discord? stack overflow? mailing lists? hn/reddit? just private group chats? wikis? something else?)

I'm writing a talk and I'm trying to think about how we share information as a community

SonnyBonds, 10 months ago to random

Looking into home automation in general and home assistant specifically. Looks pretty neat, but I have so far approximately zero ideas for things it could do that would improve anything.

LeoSandbox, 10 months ago to gamedev

How do you decide when your #indiegame is ready for beta testing? 🤔💻

#gamedev #IndieGameDev

seandick, 10 months ago to random

Gonna name tricks like you name coffee drinks, in terms of ratio:
2:1 spin:flip = spinnydoo
2:1 flip:spin = flippydoo
1:1 = spinnyflip

video/mp4

lisyarus, 10 months ago to gamedev

#gamedev #indiedev
There's a trick I've been using when a shiny new project idea (e.g. a game) sticks in my head and I can't get rid of it: immediately start writing a thorough design document & development plan for it. This achieves several goals:

1. You won't fear that you'll forget the cool stuff you've come up with, since it's now written down

sinbad, 10 months ago to random

Thought for the day: when working at a for-profit business, you are always paid less than the business thinks your work is worth to the bottom line. That’s just the nature of business - no-one tries to break even or lose money.

Employment and work for hire is a trade off - you agree to receive less than the full value of your work, in return for a more predictable income stream. That can be a good trade, but you should be aware that you’re making it.

ilmai, 10 months ago to mastodon

Is there a better way than manually muting people to filter out #mastodon posts in languages I don’t read? I have set language filters in settings but maybe the posts don’t have the correct language metadata so they get shown anyway? I’m using @ivory if that matters.

ward, 10 months ago to gamedev

Work/life balance is not applicable to creative work imo... but it's dangerous to say that because people will yell at you. Let' talk about this. Exploitation is bad. DO NOT let a corporation abuse you or destroy your time/life. However, don't police how creative people spend their time. We have little control over the creative flow... some days we need to write for 12 hours... or code all night. So, we need to look at things differently. Work/life balance doesn't mean much to someone who is passionate about a project... their work is their life. Those who are driven are somewhat different. We need to encourage breaks, exercise, and regular meals. We need more specifics... and we need to understand that it's OK to work from 3pm to 3am if you want to. This doesn't really apply to corporate work... fuck them. Never do any overtime for that stuff.

I feel like I need to write 5 pages on this so I don't get yelled at, but have a look at this first: This video on work/life balance nails it... it's from Tim Cain (creator of Fallout and key figure behind Bloodlines, Arcanum, etc.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaHVCy_EQ0s
#worklifebalance #creativeworkers #gamedev #indiedev #timcain

m2m, 10 months ago to Musicproduction

Is it just me or Plugin Alliance is starting to look like Waves? I keep getting daily emails pressuring me to check out their $29.99 deals that's ONLY FOR TODAY, when the day after there's another one.

I love many of their plugs, as well as several brands that are part of the Alliance, however this doesn't bode well, especially if coupled with their recent buyout from Native Instruments.

Where do people buy their audio plugins these days?

#MusicProduction #audio #SoundDesign

grumpygamer, 10 months ago to gamedev

Off to a slow start today. I want to send the game to a few #gamedev friends (because I enjoy crying) and I needed to get to zero bugs.

DominikDammer, 10 months ago to gamedev

This! No one need toxic gamers...

I had to quit playing Rocket League, a game I sincerely love, just because of toxic gamers. They destroyed it for me.

https://exputer.com/news/games/study-players-games-toxic-communities/

#gameDev #Gamers #games

dimixar, 10 months ago to gamedev

Hey #GameDev people!
What crash monitoring tools/services you’re using for Desktop and/or consoles?

I’m doing a research and interested in knowing about any underrated products.

P.S. please boost the post, to make a large enough exposure on the #fediverse

Danc, 10 months ago to random

I don't understand voice overs in most videogames.

I instinctively cringe and look around to see if anyone is watching with disdain in their eyes.

Like was that weird scottish-english accent necessary?