Tweets from 2013/02
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@increpare @doougle But you're a massive force for good in the community, outside of your own works. You're quiet about it, but you are.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe wasn't @LewieP talking about how doing that was a guaranteed £50?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin "cuz" (for cousin) is both gender neutral and a thing people actually say.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin (though I feel like it's gendered in usage. Also way less white)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @LewieP I don't really see any moral impact, here. Definitely not £200s worth.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"developers are good at building new functions, but bad at ensuring nothing goes wrong when the new software is added" bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21280943Permalink Look on archive.org
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Real talk from BBC News there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PeopleIKnow What a coincidence! Someone called me Timothy!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PeopleIKnow (That didn't happen, I've not spoken to a single soul so far today)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite @Matt_Muir Oh, there's a treasure trove where that came from s349909351.websitehome.co.uk/blog/?p=342Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry WhooooooaaaoooooPermalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes goddamn, that's beautiful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees @edjeff I'm not going to the pub, but I would like to change that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A playlist of hip hop that namechecks Tumblr.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees @edjeff Don't really mind?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees Expensiiiive, but sure.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RaveofRavendale Mmm. It's fine not to like it, it's fin not to connect with it. But Proteus doesn't feel designed to push boundaries.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RaveofRavendale There were gamier elements, which were stripped back because it was just better this way, not as an academic exercise.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RaveofRavendale I'm thus uncomfortable with saying it's "pretentious" or "intellectual". If it works, it works for far more primal reasons.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef ha. Was pondering commenting as well, but I guess that terrible burden has been lifted from me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whoisbma @FTLgame aka "it's a roguelike". (@whitingjp sums it up nicely here: gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/post/17875208397/jonathan-whiting-on-nethack)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh Yup. Me and @KommanderKlobb will have a flashy light thing, even.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP @edclef I should really write up "Once upon a time, I accidentally modded Proteus into a game"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang most of the gameplay code is in the C#, unfortunately...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang but swapping the music and visual assets should be completely doable...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe yeah, that sounds much better.Permalink Look on archive.org
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So @edclef pretty much sums up my thoughts RE "What Am Game?" visitproteus.com/what-are-game/ Can we shut up about it now?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang awww, I got all excited that @danlockton had put new writing up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @bfod Also, we're using your USB hub.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@imaginary_lines Ha. I was at the Southbank Centre, meeting @severalbees (who works for Hide and Seek)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I've tested this extensively... and I can definitively say: no.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef But it's fine because I have two blogs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@corneaga @realnoyb @benthorizon Did you see the followup? rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/01/rohrer-on-the-castle-doctrine-guns-chain-world-pt-2/#comment-1187339Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Violence against women is "Violence against women". Violence against men is just "Violence"Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm used to videogame Kickstarters, so when I see other ones I'm like "Why are these amounts so small? Why are your goals so reasonable?"Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm also used to staying up far too late and still not doing the thing I was planning on doing, apparently.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(These things have combined into spending £17 on kickstarter.com/projects/reyyy/sun-bakery-comics-anthology)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge ah ha ha ha, you talked about antigames.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I wanna see the M16 flake away. Colours rush in, and you start to fly.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Okay. My best solution to this problem appears to require a PS2 keyboard. This is stupid.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod Not that I can think of? If there is, it's sufficiently non-obvious that just putting a script on to forward the messages is better.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow nope! the filename is just ".gitignore". Try saving the file as such direct from a text editor.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hmmm... three pizzas in two days... I hope @jennatar approves.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? ... Bueller?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 mmm. I am simultaneously aware of this, but try to make my code as boring as possible.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 like, have you ever tried to work with "exciting" code?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Goddamnit if I have to finish this John Hughes marathon myself I will!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage just watched Uncle Buck for the first time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Awwwwww what! Sixteen candles won't play! This is awful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Yusss! Got it working! Now I don't have to sleep for another hour and a half!Permalink Look on archive.org
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The main thing this has made me want is scuffed white leather shoes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh shit, I forgot I saw this before. "Long duk dong" ffs. This wasn't worth working out how to turn on the PS3 for.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"I've had guys who've loved me, but not for 6 months in a row before" is a good line, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP "above the clouds the sun is always shining" is my goto song at times like this.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP no reward for doing the right thing besides not being the kinda guy who doesn't.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Wanna watch Grosse Point Blank now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP sure why not?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP (you're a decent person, either way)Permalink Look on archive.org
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The dizzying highs and lows of walking to the tube. Bought a copy of Rayman Advance, didn't work, took it back.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Tony Hawk for the GBA was pretty great, it turns out!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@therussmorris great bookPermalink Look on archive.org
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Most people who advocate 10-15 hour work weeks work more hours than the average person. (including me)Permalink Look on archive.org
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This new Pye Corner Audio is the best yet. youtube.com/watch?v=NbwZtB2pKDMPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage Pretty great!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I strongly disagree with this sentiment.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @patrickashe Look, it's fine to have a radio voice that's different from your normal voice. I have a radio voice!Permalink Look on archive.org
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" GOES INBOX &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&ERROR ACCESSING INBOXINBOX PACKET FILE IS INVALID OR CORRUPTED." (I'm playing Noctis!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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I should make a list of one-joke games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier i really like architectureofdoom.tumblr.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro nice! like the thin lines, like the aliasing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @HilariousCow ah, I did wonder if you were doing the proper line-based stuff... I should also get on that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I started that list of single joke games nottheinternet.com/blog/single-joke-games/ Maybe I should do a accompanying post talking about them, too?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I just played it -- it doesn't feel like it quite is? It feels like a punchline without a setup, I guess?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I'm not sure about this one... it doesn't feel mechanically funny in the same way to me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 (Not knocking it!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sauract I don't know, is it a joke?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benthorizon i don't get it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@benthorizon although, man! don't feel uneasy about making single-joke games! They're great!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir goddamn it! People keep playing Cosmic Encounter, and they keep not being me!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Really want to play Cosmic Encounter. Who has a copy? Can we play it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb If you can't laugh at despair, what can you laugh at?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Occurs to me I'm probably missing a bunch of IF/Twine single-joke games... @aliendovecote ?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@aliendovecote That the entire game is built around a single, ideally mechanical, joke -- list so far at nottheinternet.com/blog/single-joke-games/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir The one time I played, I played my favorite way to play board games. Not trying to win, just trying to cause chaos.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@squidlarkin ha!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir We managed to force a tie for first place! I also like all of the races you're not supposed to play at the same time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @kertgartner What was also wild was at the GDC Rumpus party, thinking "man, this person is great at Proteus!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @kertgartner They were moving like a cinematographer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle Yeah, I think I would!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gt_effbee Which ones shall I put up? I'm too lazy to play themPermalink Look on archive.org
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@PerfectPlum Text in the header: "makes sense" is invisible, the rest of the text should be lowerPermalink Look on archive.org
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@aliendovecote mmm, good call!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PerfectPlum Win7, in Chrome. It's ultimately a design call, just feels a bit off to me. *shrug* (looks good otherwise, though!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Rebirth is super interesting dl.dropbox.com/u/19256799/rebirth.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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Fuck you WordpressPermalink Look on archive.org
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I want to tweet "Fuck you Wordpress" again, but Twitter won't let me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also: fuck you, the concept of escaping characters within a string.Permalink Look on archive.org
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jelly no puzzle is hardPermalink Look on archive.org
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Yesss, I both remembered the Jelly No Puzzle solution I thought of in bed last night, and also it worked. It's a great game.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @LewieP Teapigs is owned by the same people that own Tetley (and is run by ex-Tetley folk).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mikeBithell been wondering when this'd happen... congratulations!Permalink Look on archive.org
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It shouldn't be this difficult to say "hey, particle system! Emit some particles for x seconds!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus sustained - I'd rather not manually Emit myself each frame, but maybe it'll come to that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus tried Simulate(duration - desiredLength), Play(), but obv that doesn't do the initial burst properly.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus I'm timing it up with audioClips, and I have a whole lot of audioClips of various lengths...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander @psychicteeth Hey, if you're there, I don't suppose you'd mind being interviewed for Games We Have Known And Loved?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow You reminded me of the Powerful Emotional Moment I had with my family while putting up a gazebo I had in a dream last night.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke @KommanderKlobb I was born readyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@zoewi oh, how awful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@m_kopas Always come back to this article exiledonline.com/war-nerd-apocalypse-never/all/1/ when thinking about apocalypses.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb it turns out that the way to play it is to return every hour, after your brain has soaked on the puzzle for a bitPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage also one of my games (kinda)... but I guess that's not as important.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I think I might be doing too much, and half-arsing stuff as a result. But it's all really great, so I don't want to stop.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Like, look at how cool this is! vine.co/v/bnzO9wFPBAqPermalink Look on archive.org
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@kitrichardsonuk Oh, man, I've been on that too. It's great! (also considered quoting that line, but figured it could be misinterpreted...)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pippinbarr oh, did you see my list of single-joke games? nottheinternet.com/blog/single-joke-games/ (you feature heavily)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pippinbarr (I'd be curious which of your pieces you'd put in, actually)Permalink Look on archive.org
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This list of @doougle's games of last year has some lovely memories for me. gutefabrik.com/blog/?p=2114Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LampRabbit Oh man, thanks!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sam_crisp duh! thanks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@therussmorris wouldn't forget me, now, would you?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @patrickashe mmm, I'm in the same boat here.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oopsohno ha!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge dya want a blog, or a CMS?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle There's a lot to say here! The number of jokes is probably the best metric of @pippinbarr's progression as a game designer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @pippinbarr They all build on the same fundamental joke, like a standup routine, was one comparison I was making.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @pippinbarr The best example of multiple jokes in single-joke games is YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO USE A PEN --Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @pippinbarr the end is funny in a way that builds upon the humour of the game entire.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @pippinbarr And I was very aware that I was drawing a shaky and arbitrary line through his list of games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @pippinbarr Guess I should probably write more on the topic, huh?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam @HilariousCow gonna bail as well, I'm afraid -- got other stuff I could do with getting done.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Same Sex Marriage Bill – Transgender Implications sarahlizzy.com/blog/?p=139Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp There's only one route to success* on iOS. On PC, there's thousands. Much harder to robospam. [*More or less]Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp the good thing is, there's few enough successes it's not worth filtering them!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @HilariousCow oh! that could be beautiful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SpindleyQ @smestorp @HilariousCow that's not the same thing at all, those passages are a full 3 pixels wide!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 wuhh? You can abstain, vote yes, or vote no. But you can also vote different ways on different amendments.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I have learnt something new today! (here's more: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4381354.stm)Permalink Look on archive.org
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GameToilet on Venus Patrol! If you don't know what those words mean, click here: gametoilet.venuspatrol.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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Okay: I need Getting Shit Done music, stat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@amatecha it sounds great, but I still don't want to work (I'll listen to it properly tomorrow)Permalink Look on archive.org
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This has been the song of the day: daisyrage.com/track/krillionaire-feat-travie-mccoy-feat-the-all-american-rejectsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I agree! Context is vital, and so many people insist on ignoring it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Okay! The first track got me through writing a bio of myself! Onwards!Permalink Look on archive.org
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the problem with editing audio is you can't listen to music while you do itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@onebitbeyond @edclef @psychicteeth @S0phieH it's a good idea, but Steam is so vital because it's got the biggest audience.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@onebitbeyond @edclef @psychicteeth @S0phieH so with curated storefronts, you need to get on 50 storefronts to turn on the money hose.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wrote a thing about Greenlight, and how it makes us do Valve's work for them nottheinternet.com/blog/valve-outsourcing-labour/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @onebitbeyond @psychicteeth @S0phieH And different people benefit from differently shaped nozzles on the money hose.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp yeah, I can see that. But Facebook, Google etc also care more about data than labour - but labour creates data.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@fastramdesign Because they own the service? Their 30% cut, their primary revenue stream, they get to set the rules.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp Thought experiment: take the man-hours of time spent by users & creators on Greenlight, and employ people for that amount.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp Would that army be able to predict sales of products better or worse than Greenlight?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp yeah, on second thoughts that was a stupid thought experiment. sorry!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@grapefrukt @smestorp The purpose of curation is traditionally more than just "pick the winners". Whether curation is what you want...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@grapefrukt @smestorp (though it's worth noting that the next mooted addition adds on a decentralized curatorial process)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@st33d @jonbro @darrenjohngrey Yeah, I was jabbing at points >30 degrees from player-axis, so it was never surprising.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Fast cars, fine ass / These things will pass / And it won't get more profound youtube.com/watch?v=ZyoNtnB84iQPermalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I am literally gasping at how great a name that is.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: Ubisoft's game 'Imagine Champion Riders 3D' is named 'Alexandra Ledermann 9 - The mystery of wild horses in 3D' in France.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JonasKyratzes (graphics + gameplay + audio) /3 = scorePermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe this sounds great. Sunday?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SuttonMitchell @patrickashe awesome pork trooper avatar, by the wayPermalink Look on archive.org
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The Slow Extinction Of The Animated Twitter Icon.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I've added it to my calendar as "Pat's for good stuff". :DPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HelloCakebread @doougle ah, sorry if I was unclear -- I meant non-Valve curated storefronts on Steam.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"...women's groups and anti-rape campaigners who have long argued that all non-consensual sex should be classified as rape."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RTravisL Yeah, it was a pretty bizarre sentence from independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mirren-talks-of-her-daterapes-then-provokes-furore-with-views-on-sex-attackers-914596.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees I'll be on a plane leaving San Francisco just then, so it's probably not possible.Permalink Look on archive.org
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really makes you think, huh???????? mariecalloway.tumblr.com/post/42441566821/monopoly-getting-rid-of-the-iron-shaped-gamePermalink Look on archive.org
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it's important to categorize things correctly on the internetPermalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn @Carachan1 all I know about this film I know from the first episode of SpacedPermalink Look on archive.org
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If I get into a fight on Twitter, that means I get to stop fucking with Wordpress for a bit, right?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm not really digging the new CHVRCHES.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle Feels stupid to be in London, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @D_Nye_Griffiths: Writing about gender and race issues for Kotaku must be a strange hybrid of American History X and 50 First Dates...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn I liked the other stuff well enough. But after playing this a couple of times, I can't remember it at all.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HelloCakebread @doougle Gabe pretty much said so, so... And it's a natural extension of Greenlight lists, and paid TF2 content.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP yuuup!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP yes! and also yes!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP yeah, tomorrow is best for me too. when shall i come over? who else is up for it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP ah, no, I gotta go eat fondue on Friday.Permalink Look on archive.org
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something something kitty pryde something something fake geek girls v21.tumblr.com/post/42475293774/kitty-pryde-fake-geek-girlsPermalink Look on archive.org
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ah-ha-ha "@StitchXpress1 is now following @heftyseamstress"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite Yeah, I was alluding to that stuff at the end of my post. It's good steps! I also reckon it'll make them even more money.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite 'Course, part of the huge appeal of Steam for devs at the moment is that it's a bottleneck. If you're in, money hose.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite Well -- there, the money hose is an Apple feature. But all (/most?) Steam releases get their time on the frontpage, in sales, etc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is pretty much fantastic v21.tumblr.com/post/42497916076/look-at-the-awesome-thing-me-old-mucka-iain-didPermalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths Because I know you love talking about fake geek girls v21.tumblr.com/post/42475293774/kitty-pryde-fake-geek-girlsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I *think* your manual retweets are irritating me. But I'm not sure.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Online check-in is now open for your flight to Salzburg"Permalink Look on archive.org
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GEOCITIES oneterabyteofkilobyteage.tumblr.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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I love puzzles levels that are just there because the designer wanted to share a cool trick he worked out. Auto-solving levels.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro oh, yeah, wow. (paging @raquelmeyers)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh That was exactly what triggered that tweet!Permalink Look on archive.org
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MONSOLE. PHABLET. I voluntarily do things that will lead to me reading these words.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes not falling for your tricks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm totally shallowly appropriating this aesthetic with no concern as to it's heritage or authenticity. Suck it, C64 fanboys.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm off to Margate for some custard-punching! hideandseek.net/events/hideseek-curating-geek2013-launch-party/Permalink Look on archive.org
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v21.tumblr.com/post/42576414239/heres-what-i-was-doing-with-all-that-petscii #screenshotsaturdayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 It's not publishers I worry about so much as the companies one step further up. MS, Sony, Google, Apple.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 So much of what I can and can't do is determined by them. And all they care about is fighting each other.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP @Carachan1 Not even! forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/12/17/as-gmail-drops-support-for-activesync-microsoft-suggests-users-switch-to-outlook-com/ mashable.com/2013/01/25/facebook-vine-war/ to take two trivial examples that spring to mindPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 Even the large publishers don't have their destiny in their hands. I'd feel sorry for them if they were, y'know, human & not evilPermalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP @Carachan1 is it "extracting value" to want to use a mail client to check email?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP @Carachan1 Yeah. It makes me really angry. This kind of thing stops me from doing stuff as often as technology being hard.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@thespaff That's great! I was sad not to be at monochrom.at/arse-elektronika/ last year...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @thespaff: With the advent of a penis peripheral will we see new games from @doougle @bfod and @v21? QWOCK? Fuck the Custard? http:// ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe not used it in anger, but it seemed good when i was setting things up on itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @CThursten I remember playing that, going downstairs, and being completely unable to express how I was feeling to my flatmates,Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox @mattdivito Oh my.Permalink Look on archive.org
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The Amazing Power Of Asking NicelyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@gnomeslair Fuck that! I wanna be doing this in 10 years, bright eyed and contented.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gnomeslair if that's what it takes, then I'll do it that wayPermalink Look on archive.org
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I KEEP TALKING MYSELF INTO MORE UNPAID WORK ON REALLY COOL PROJECTS, I SHOULD REALLY STOPPermalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge just talking to someone who "laminates nearly every day"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 if you know the name of the passage, you can skip in Twine.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I love mangling URLs. I love that that's a thing you can do, that it works everywhere. Like, how nottheinternet.com/games/assembly did it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mareodomo Speaking as a dev (at least technically), a Popular Dude telling people about a game is pretty much always welcome.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mareodomo (I'm calling you a Popular Dude!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge they might be a teacher?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I ate a lot of cheese.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I want to not have ... not no responsibilities exactly. But I don't want to have reasons not to stay up all night.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I think I promised to send my friend some porn this evening?Permalink Look on archive.org
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This png has 11904 16x16 Unicode characters. 512x5952. Yes. Fuck PETSCII, that's yesterday's news.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Guide for making cool visual effects: make a neat thing, then feed it garbage.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(Just had a sudden thought about how cool this thing could look if I fed it garbage)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Like, don't clamp values that only make sense if they are in the range 0 to 1. They just might look really cool at 32 or -4.Permalink Look on archive.org
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And because it's in a shader, any fucked up state is lost next frame anyway.Permalink Look on archive.org
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#screenshotsaturday, y'all! v21.tumblr.com/post/42630448627/the-hour-i-just-spent-staying-up-listening-to *flumps into bed*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge would you like me to bring some gin home with me?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: Holy shit there's a Ouya devkit here. You don't seem to be able to do anything with it except set Bluetooth settings.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Where you at?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I couldn't concieve of a more perfect videogame about tennis than TENNNES.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Do I need feminism? 25.media.tumblr.com/340c250285012368076acfcd54848a87/tumblr_mhxeguZnZ81rhpsczo1_1280.jpgPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry !!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Hey, I like your hair" "Thanks!" "Where do you get it cut?" "Oh actually, I cut it myself" "Wow, really? -actually, yeah, you missed a bit"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow "EASY PEASY"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edjeff happy birthdayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes finish Magnum House!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Missed the last train home. Now I'm standing in the snow waiting for the first of three buses. It's cold.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow o happy day! (That sucks, man)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MammonMachine I read "mechanistic" along the lines of: graphics score + gameplay score + audio score + whatever score = overall scorePermalink Look on archive.org
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Guess who just bought rachelelm.storenvy.com/products/1050025-boxing-drawing ?Permalink Look on archive.org
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(It's me) Which means I can tell you to go buy some stuff from rachelelm.storenvy.com/ now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @MammonMachine maaaaaan. I wish it were true though. If you could just do everything well, and it would turn out good...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Crank the handle in the smoothest, strongest possible motion, and the best videogame possible slides out the other end.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(It doesn't work that way)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TheCodeTroll I really like the porny ones, but I'm too much of a wuss to put them on display.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @heftyseamstress: life: Label it for everyone.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 It's okay! Food is on it's way! local-static0.forum-files.fobby.net/forum_attachments/0003/2702/Room%20with%20Ghost3.PNGPermalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp This is what I'm _saying_.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Really want to read @j_chastain writing about Earthbound and Mother 3 nightmaremode.net/2012/11/childhood-women-and-heterosexuality-a-critique-of-mother-23310/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes oh, also I think I may dip my toe into oF...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP You can tell it's not unenforceable, because other shows enforce it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oh_cripes no, apparently it works in Visual Studio, so I can still just shrug vaguely at the computer and it'll work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @chrisgrant Online communities matter a lot to me. But the pivotal experiences happened in person (usually at the pub).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Get a Model M in retaliation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 It shouldn't just be the women who are on horseback.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 Like, no-one assumes that non-sexual violence or suicide is something that men should ride in and fix...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 .. despite them affecting men more than women. Like I say, I don't know what to do with this observation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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thatgamecompany's next game won't be a PlayStation exclusive as [that deal was only for 3 titles] (original : edge-online.com/news/thatgamecompanys-next-game-wont-be-a-playstation-exclusive/)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe good choice! It's eggseleggs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wish I had a standing desk, because chair dancing is kind of awkward, and this playlist is making me dance 8tracks.com/philippelemarchand/wild-venus-one-life-left-patrol-rumpus-partyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SavyGamer quick work!Permalink Look on archive.org
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really liking openFrameworks... got a video playing through a shader. 3 hours from a standing start, including getting it working in VS2012.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(which was pretty much "Welcome to C++! If you're just starting, everything takes a long time to compile!")Permalink Look on archive.org
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"This might appear to be a very primitive debugging technique because it is a very primitive debugging technique."Permalink Look on archive.org
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Okay. I have pixelated a video. I am pretty pleased with this!Permalink Look on archive.org
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The new Aliens game: any good?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow They sent bits of it off to like 3 different studios.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bhmwong I got some cheesy red ones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp I don't know. Flavour is really important, and it should extend everywhere. And for novices, the consistent metaphor is useful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp (And for non-novices, they already understand how these things work, so it's easier. Just slip a "(ie a hand)" into the rules.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp (just saw the first tweet in the series -- hm. Fair enough, then!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp yeah, I was reading your tweet as a more general complaint then a criticism of Netrunner.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @doougle @dkanaga the same thing could be said for essay-writing, videoediting and carpentry.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @whatisian @doougle @dkanaga there's other approaches, though -- like Tim Rogers delighting in video-friction.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @whatisian @doougle @dkanaga I mean, often artists have anatomy references pinned up. I have a tweening reference.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin Protein!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin Short chains, break down, becoming long interwoven chains upon heating.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe a lot higher goals, a lot more do-or-die storiesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe most of the money would disappearPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe aka, the vast majority of Kickstarter's revenue?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe So the issue is that these large projects with existing fanbases are what brings people into the KS ecosystem.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is the most stylish (do you see what I did there?) Twine game I've ever seen scoutshonour.com/cowgirl/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 Have you seen Robert Yang's recent stuff? I think he even explicitly mentioned it'd be great for P&P (which it would)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 It's kinda heavy going... but blog.radiator.debacle.us/search/label/convo (plus a few other posts) (cc @radiatoryang)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @radiatoryang ha, or, in fact, blog.radiator.debacle.us/search/label/pride%20and%20prejudicePermalink Look on archive.org
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@CPriestman @jonbro I mean, yeah, it's a bit gimmicky. But no worse than, say, Octodad (necessarily). Tech exists, is straightforward.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Just gave the estimate "within an hour, or longer than an hour" #programmingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer remote working, trying to fix bugs that only occur on their computer...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I did it within an hour! Well done me!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Ah-haha, I love @kittaveli explaining her own stuff on rapgenius. rapgenius.com/Kitty-pryde-hittin-lix-lyrics#note-955065Permalink Look on archive.org
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i’m trying to hide the fact that i have a crush but i’m bad at hiding my feelings!!!!! rapgenius.com/892172Permalink Look on archive.org
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@docky @vorrintal home directory!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PTibz @CPriestman @jonbro You're just jealous it wasn't you who thought of throwing trucks about with your mind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@therussmorris unlucky, dude!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@therussmorris to be fair, it's better than I've got.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar @Carachan1 @KrisLigman Can I just say "yes"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Math q: Is there an way to pseudo randomly enumerate the numbers up to an arbitrary, very large number?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp Like, not mathematically strong, just more-effort-than-it's-worth strong.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar so like, candy hearts have space for 2 words. 3 words max.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm reading gamesthatexist.com/2013/02/13/the-works-of-michael-brough/ and I'm completely humbled as a designer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal Yeah, but enumerating the list will take a long time. Like, heat-death of the universe kinda time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar I mean, I'm just saying there's multiple factors at play here!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @nickludlam actually, I might be the same. Will also get back to you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal Yup! But I might be better off just scrapping the non-repeating part, given it'll never actually come up and makes my life harderPermalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn @WildRumpus <3 (but look at pointlessmuseum.com/museum/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/prototypes-8c.jpg, though!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Rollschuh-Auto"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal that still iterates over the entire list, though? The large number is on the order of 10^1000000, so that won't work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal yeah, you're completely right. Was just failing to read.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I always enjoy it when I run into people I know when looking up tech questions. Hi @st33d from 2008!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal for core library code, it's surprisingly straightforward and readable!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal (which is generally true of Python... generally)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal Yeah, this is one of those things that won't ever make a practical difference. But it still feels like it matters.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal "This library is larger than the universe, and no two books are the same" vs "It's very unlikely you'll find two identical books"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal (can you guess what it is yet?)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal yeah, but ideally it's networked, too - adds a central hub to hold "generated" books. Which maybe sense anyway, I don't know, idkPermalink Look on archive.org
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@st33d ha. openFrameworks, actually.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marksteward I could use hashes for a first pass. If I end up storing so many that hash collisions become a problem, I'll... be surprised.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke @KommanderKlobb Remember when Phil Fish got flak last year? After Jonathan Blow said worse in answer to the same question?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Now I feel guilty for not eating more of it when I was round.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marksteward no, I mean I can hash the large numbers to do a first pass for uniqueness.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marksteward This might make more sense if I describe the end goal : a multiplayer simulation of the Library of Babel.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@st33d Yeah, I'm dipping my toe in now for the first time. C++ is living up to expectations so far.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees for you, each avatar would be about 0.14 square cm in size.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees MATHS!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@onebitbeyond @PerrinAshcroft @rclarke @KommanderKlobb Tony Hawk Underground for GBA's story mode is tedious as fuck.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees but they would be about the right size to make an amusing photomosaic.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Fuuck. Trying to think of complicated ways to get around the fact that you can't change the emission shape of Shuriken particles from scriptPermalink Look on archive.org
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I think this bit of functionality has been coming Real Soon Now for over a year...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@therussmorris Well, I'm just using a box, and I'd like to be able to change the size. But. Yes. They would.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @ItWasGG I find that soundtrack alone strangely unsatisfying. I end up watching the film again just to hear it in context.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro Ugh. I'm going to want to be able to set a collision mesh, too. But I guess I can just pack another one into the prefab.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Home alone for once, so I get to sing out loud while I work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @D_Nye_Griffiths only if you watch TV while it's charging. [has actually looked into this]Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @Gaynoir @Slaktus news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8285795.stm -- though it says you still need one at home.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar Actually, it was at my desk, while calculating whether I'd finish the song before my Skype call started (I made it!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef I have ones you can leave in for weeks at a time. Less jamming, more risk of infection.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef I find that my fingers become moist with tears, meaning that my eyelids slip past more, so I have to be quick.. man, this is disgustingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar until you posted that, it hadn't occurred to me that your candy hearts aren't my candy hearts. I was picturing Love Hearts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod RageSpline & RageTools via svg exports is how we're doing it in Unity for Mutazione. (I also have a script to get a mesh out as .obj)Permalink Look on archive.org
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feb15th.org/ About 10 years I walked through London, and it didn't make any difference.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @emw: Despite repeated insistance that we were having a year off, the @emfcamp crew will return with Electromagnetic Wave on the 5th ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @emw: Our venue is the incredible East-German fishing trawler MS Stubnitz, currently moored in London's Canary Wharf: http://t.co/53F ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @emw: We'll have amazing speakers, incredible internet (on a boat!), delicious beers, and hopefully another hackable camp badge...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar Tangent! Do you remember Microsoft Creative Writer? Maybe this is one of those things where age will separate us again.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @bfod Haven't noticed any problems, but then I haven't looked for them. Had to chop one *particularly* concave shape in half, thoughPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @bfod I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a workflow unless you're building in Unity anyway, but if you are it works pretty good.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus @john_brindle Holy Christ, I've been nearly been citing this article for 10 years. exiledonline.com/elite-versus-elitny/Permalink Look on archive.org
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"the greatest insight tends to be found in the messiest, stupidest, and most broken of places" ellaguro.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/why-should-i-love-them.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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ahhahahahahaha rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/14/cara-vs-crysis-3-was-never-a-fair-fight/ well done @Carachan1Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @radiatoryang Sound the "interesting social dynamics in games/Pride & Prejudice" klaxon! emshort.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/introducing-versu/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke don't be meanPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @xMattieBrice: Take Me Personally, Babe - I’m going to write about my personal experience writing about personal... tmblr.co/Z-HQcwe7C_q9Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam @HilariousCow yup, I'm good for it too!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Who was I talking to about tiny sandwiches?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Little triangular ones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I'd expect 4. But I've had 8 on some happy days.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb oh man, I'm not going to make these tiny sandwiches myself. My own sandwiches are rough wodges (and I like them like that)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Buffet food!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @KommanderKlobb if the ham diameter matches the diagonal size of the bread, that's ideal -- chop down the edges and fold in.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bentosmile that sounds pretty great, to be honest.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @patrickashe for classic triangular buffet sandwiches, limp white is the only way to go.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @KommanderKlobb what? you do a second layer of ham with the overspill.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh man! Perfect Stars posted up a new comic! perfectstars.com/ (it has been like 5 years, you guys)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp You hear this a bunch, but it's really pleasing to see the way your visual style is progressing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Which is more satisfying: that the Library of Babel has a secret order (that you'll never understand) to it's shelves, or that it doesn't?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry *bwwwwwwwwwqqqqwuwh*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe what's your email? i want to cc you into a boring conversationPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @patrickashe I'm ashamed of you, Pat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@docky is it something to do with the wrong kind of electricity?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @KommanderKlobb @patrickashe I'm pretty stuffed this evening, but there's always room for sandwiches.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam @HilariousCow I am on a bus heading towards you as I write this.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@S0phieH aw, I don't know. At least now you can add local devices from XCode.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Managed to get myself into a foul mood by not doing a (somewhat vauge) pile of things today. The vagueness shoulda been a warning sign.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @jonbro I wanna be suspended from a harness and pretend I'm flying.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Coding. Dancing. In bed with tea and cat. It's alright.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I should buy an iOS device already.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, a phone that doesn't constantly refuse to receive text messages because it's run out of internal storage space.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dong1225 auto lock?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar I'm really glad you exist, Jenn.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dong1225 I did look into this! There's no API for it. The only fix would be a) telling the user to do it or b) changing the design to...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dong1225 ... need fingers. Both seemed icky, so I left the problem alone. (If I'm wrong I'd love to know.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Boooooooo I woke up late and am missing Withered Hand, I suck.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Maybe I'll.. tidy my room instead? Yeah, that sounds equally fun.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Though, I do actually think this UI is well designed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ardvarc: @jennatar sadness is a tar pit, a slow and cloying morass; happiness is the flight of an arrow, velocity and purposePermalink Look on archive.org
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Indoor cat investigates outside.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar Man, this is cold. "No UK celebrity tweeted about adorkable."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@McFunkypants beasts with claws, gigantic spiders, burly men with daggers and leather jerkins, dogs that nip at heels.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar I had my number on my website, and one time an old friend called after she Googled my number and found it, and I was glad.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe throw a leaf party?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I can't tell if that party would be just great or kind of terrible. Maybe both? I know I want to find out!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Will I ever remember which way round the arguments go for "ln -s"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro I've never played it and I like it a lot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I blocked w3schools from appearing in my search results, but it appears there anyway :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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@indieasf__k but it doesn't actually! It stands for "symbolic". but maybe I'll try believing it anyway.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Scare quotes are pretty cool because they only take up two characters but add a whole new dimension of disapproval or disgust.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A spreadsheet macro for colour-coding a "Worry" column based on the number of question marks in the preceding columns.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CharlesYarnold @fridgehead I want to be able to physically reroute the power to the main shields!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I think it's hilarious that if you go see Duchamp's Fountain, the famous "ready-made", it's actually a hand-crafted replica.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @TheWarNerd: Trainee at McD's today, long line. Reminded me how hard most sh@t jobs are, how tense. That's real stress, not the board ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I don't understand how C++ coders can complain of bureaucracy and boilerplate in C#.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I mean, unless I'm doing it wrong. Or that I'm desensitized to the familiar. Or just miss ReSharper. Or...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, I miss being able to play with values at runtime without having to do anything special.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke if you block them, that'll do it. And you can follow someone, but turn their retweets off.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke Hm. Might be wrong, then. I wouldn't know, as I get on with everybody :) :) :)Permalink Look on archive.org
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No EGW for me this year. Oh well.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@FinalBullet @Zoonie there is a dead man's switch! Iirc, it's a couple of minutes long for R4, 30 secs for R1.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@FinalBullet @Zoonie maybe that's why - some ongoing feud between the Archers editor and the responsible broadcast engineer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Talked myself into for a bike ride. Left the house. My bike isn't there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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It was locked up, on the second floor of a block of flats with a fob entry system, next to another bike- so I'm more confused than anything.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wish I had a bicycle.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth see earlier tweets :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs I had one yesterday...Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is mental: cufon.shoqolate.com/generate/ (font rendering sucks, y'all!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@UatecUK I mean, you'd think so! (But actually it's giving me horrible messed up rendering on some OSes, unless you force it into ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@UatecUK That tweet trailed off because I got too depressed to continue.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(if you wanna see what it does, try inspecting title text on readarama.co.uk/). Mental!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@UatecUK Chrome on Windows is especially bad!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@reallyfancy Renders like arse. Different letters are noticeably different heights.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"We can’t only champion design perfection, because other stories need told too." (from @robertflorence's latest Cardboard Children)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pisscress Ha "Too bastard clever for me" (me too)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pisscress I got to where it opened up, at least. But most levels took an entire train journey of fiddling to understand.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pisscress Have you played Jelly No Puzzle? It's pretty great -- I ended up solving some of the levels after sleeping on them.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 hmmm... so what you're saying is, "Demos are useless and publishers are right to stop doing them"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Keep being tempted by unityvs.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Bizspark doesn't help me here, it's third party.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered Yeah, I code in it now. But this lets you use the debugger.Permalink Look on archive.org
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What a beautiful idea! Toilet paper tug of war deepfun.com/fun/2012/01/toilet-paper-tug-of-war/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered You can use the debugger in MonoDevelop, but it was cumbersome enough I very rarely did. I've asked for a trial, anyway.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered Thanks. I've a feeling I'll need to for the openFrameworks stuff I've been dabbling with recently. Unity's a bit sweeter.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered (It's a shame I can't do it on this project, but if you're careful you can get Unity to live-reload scripts)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered Yeah, unfortunately you have to contort your code a bit for it to work. Some background: blogs.unity3d.com/2012/10/25/unity-serialization/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered well, more make sure all of your state is in the format that Unity can accept, or creates itself on demand.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth I like to refer to the "Indie Cabal" in a manner that makes it clear I'm almost, but not quite, joking.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @Demruth @Slaktus gatekeeping based upon informal social networks are pretty good ways of reinforcing privilege.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @Demruth @Slaktus (not quite about gatekeeping, but this essay is great on the topic: jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @Demruth @Slaktus (It's also a great way of making a living, doing good work and being surrounded by people you like, so...)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @awesommelier: When you write about games, you DO realise they're for kids & that you should draw the curtains, go outside & ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wonder if/how many people have my retweets turned off?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@2decimal0 click my name, the button next to following, and "Turn off retweets".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier haha. Did you know: I have many friends who are professional game journalists?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@2decimal0 no, no idea for that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@teknopants You're making a Sharknife game!? Maaaaaaaaaaan is that gonna be great!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier game journalists can't afford branded instant noodles.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"things that seem like they might be funny" > "hard work"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg am i weird?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg shit! I always suspected!Permalink Look on archive.org
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LOOK AT THIS THING WE'RE MAKING venuspatrol.com/2013/02/wild-rumpus-venus-patrol-creating-new-game-with-keita-takahashi/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 ha, yeah, that happens a lot. but it's the "oh man! wouldn't it be stupid if" that makes it a success, I always think.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 (I say, thinking about the carpentry I'm going to have to do to make venuspatrol.com/2013/02/wild-rumpus-venus-patrol-creating-new-game-with-keita-takahashi/ exist)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef I swore off HN some time ago. But that got me loading it with a quickness.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@UnityVS Ha, just got your email now. Cheers, guys!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef yeah, I read things that get posted up on Twitter. Mainly I quit it because I was only reading it to escape doing other things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef (Also I got my downvote bit, and stopped playing)Permalink Look on archive.org
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I know I just told you this, but: I am collaborating on a project with Keita Takahashi! That's pretty cool!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @Dick_Hogg @brandonnn @KommanderKlobb if I don't hear a better idea soon, we're going to end up with "toucandanceifyouwantto"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@me_backwards @bhmwong I have that downloaded somewhere. Turns out Weasel is even more annoying than you remember.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@me_backwards @bhmwong Though, yeah. The hedgehogs!Permalink Look on archive.org
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It seems all I do these days is roam around on an endless, fruitless search for snacks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Maybe I should just buy some fruit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod Yep!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod I recently blurbed it as "a game about squares who are playing hockey for some reason"Permalink Look on archive.org
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Biggest mistake humanity ever made... phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam @HilariousCow oh, you guys!Permalink Look on archive.org
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help i accidentally joined a collective what do i doPermalink Look on archive.org
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I wish the Internet would stop recommending stuff. I want less stuff in my life.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 Yesterday, I spent 2 and a half hours on Skype.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @asponge I wish Women's Hour was on earlier, so I would get out of bed rather than lie there and listen to it dribble on me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp I heard they'd got you on board. I guess we're kind of co-workers now?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 I'll Skype today. And tomorrow. And maybe the next day, bu I might be going to Margate instead.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow I've never touched the stuff myself. I seem to recall @reallyfancy going on about it before, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @reallyfancy then again, I've also never really written tests. I don't really know how to test most of the code I write.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr I'll be completely honest: I still don't really get the concept of DI/IoC. And I don't really know where I'd apply it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr I think maybe I would if this wasn't the state of the art of testing in Unity: answers.unity3d.com/questions/345312/testing-in-unity3d.html#answer-345658Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr yeah, I kind of get it (as much as one can without working on That Kind Of Project).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vetraskr Making testable games is hard anyway, and Unity compounds that -- everything is tightly bound to the Unity runtime.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lucky_frame @jonbro You guys make the best T-shirts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@docky So there are times when eg bundles are sold purely for charity.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle I don't think anyone should be trusted with picking a degree to do until they already have at least one.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @lucky_frame Mayyyybe. Probably not? But maybe. We discussed it the other day, but I can't remember what we said.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @lucky_frame Generally, they're expensive and nothing makes us any money, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @lucky_frame Maybe we should stop doing cool things that don't make any money?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @lucky_frame That said, I still have ONE (1) of last years left. It is XXL. I can bring it if you want it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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There's lots of funny things about this post. destructoid.com/new-game-from-katamari-creator-debuts-in-march-245969.phtmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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Like, the comments wondering what platform it's gonna be on.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, the phrase "a newly unannounced game"Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, the teaser trailer is a vine @tigershungry took at the pub.Permalink Look on archive.org
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On a not particularly unrelated topic, can anyone teach me some carpentry this weekend at the hackspace? I need to make a thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Agent Cooper looks into his coffee cup... The letters 💩☃ stare back at him.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SiriHoho I'd like that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: Call me crazy but how's this for a word... "Twitticisms"!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: I'm not racist, but I don't think dogs should be allowed to drive cars.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: Imagine if the moon really were cheese and a meteorite hit it and melted the chesee and you could go to space and eat it... ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: Imagine if a cat were President!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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it's a real tragedy you can't make money for being funny on the internetPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: If you've enjoyed these Tweets, why not toss a few Bitcoins into my TwitterTipJar? Every little helps thanx guys love you a ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge fresh btc riff!Permalink Look on archive.org
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like, imagine if highschool kids wanted to be big twitter starsPermalink Look on archive.org
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happened to head round to a friends, smoke some weed, tweet something that's IT ~~ the RTs pour in, the favs pour inPermalink Look on archive.org
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They get noticed by bigshot twitter agent. Next thing you know, they're on a chat show, recounting "the craziest thing, really, I was just~Permalink Look on archive.org
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They get flabby and decadent, of course:Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: @v21 I've told that cunt Cowell and I'll tell you, no, I do not want to be a judge on Twitstars or Britain's Got Tweets or ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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(and of course : the underground twitter scene despises them. the ones who do it for love, not for money)Permalink Look on archive.org
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I was gonna RT a tweet, but then @asponge deleted it. And then came into my room and wrestled me to stop me from manually retweeting it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Relatedly: this: guysamericankitchenandbar.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@aanand it's pretty wonderful, hey?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths That sounds like a game I made once.Permalink Look on archive.org
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My subscription to Bad Machinery just renenwed. I'm glad to pay, it's the best webcomic running right now. scarygoround.com/?date=20120827Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth Next time I set up a Wifi network, that's what I'm calling it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I looked at my favstar account last night (don't judge me!), and half of my top rated tweets were ones that told people to read @jennatar.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Fortress_Inman @GEEK_2013 Ah, we might just overlap -- I'll be there Thursday night and some of Friday.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@VitaminPowered yeah! Go look at the news section. It doesn't get you anything, which is fine with me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Oh man. I really want to explore --- why is the soft option on the first level funny. It is. That's a funny tween.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Ahhhhhhh, now I want to make my game editor thing some more. Stop! You do not have time, and it is a gigantic project!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AOsher That's fair enough. For me, SGR was great, but Bad Machinery is the work of a master.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Nekogames continues to put out amazing exercises in interaction nekogames.jp/g.html?gid=WHICHPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam interact a bit more! Try dragging!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @docky They do? Tab works...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@docky @HilariousCow I only checked after your tweet because I wanted to be contrary.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@docky @HilariousCow Also, "people with fine motor impairment"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AOsher Yeah, the monsters are the pretext for the real drama, which is their relationships with each other. I'm happy with that choice.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir @tigershungry I am looking out for POV stuff too, actually, for a different thing. Send it over!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @nachimir can I use your bear vids, too? I want a dial I can set to "drunk driving bear".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @nachimir Not entirely sure yet, but you might be able to clap along to it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @nachimir or was it singing -- I forget how that part works. In a little room, anyway.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @nachimir you know... in the little red room. With the two projectors. (Maybe)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Monolyth – New Technology Review auchonwater.com/2012/07/23/monolyth-new-technology-review/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ADAMATOMIC @hunicke @vectorpoem way easier and less controversial to identify Olympic athletes than decent human beings.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@yujily @zarawesome @Draknek @bitmOO @st33d @KestrelPi @LewieP I've got some carpentry to do, but depending on finishing that, I'm down.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@yujily @zarawesome @Draknek @bitmOO @st33d @KestrelPi @LewieP also, if we did want pub, I know the Pembury in Hackney is boardgame friendlyPermalink Look on archive.org
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Look what arrived! Thanks @rachelelm! yfrog.com/nxbz4rqjPermalink Look on archive.org
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@heftyseamstress some fucking people...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp @heftyseamstress The date isn't stored, but it uses the order in the db. Which is a roundabout way of saying yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp @heftyseamstress so, some day I'm going to have to top up the bot -- he doesn't read directly from the database.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp @heftyseamstress Wonder what new stuff has accreted since...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @S0phieH Oh! I completely forgot to include that in my calculations nottheinternet.com/blog/depressing-thoughts-about-the-app-store/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @JasonPKaplan [after I posted that, people pointed out some fucked math and slipped-in assumptions. But I think the point stands]Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp Yeah, the mean is a really misleading average to use here.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is why people make checklists.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Ah, if only I had power! Then I could spend my energy on oppressing people, rather than on being oppressed!Permalink Look on archive.org
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(The libertarian response to which is: well, get some power then!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @smestorp: i hope that this game can be made: Ithaka of the Clouds indiegogo.com/projects/334915/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@glassarmy damn right you do!Permalink Look on archive.org
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(Though to be honest, oppressing people is much easier and more effective if you don't believe you're doing it)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Off to Margate!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam showing Punch The Custard at the launch thingy for GEEK2013, courtesy of @hidingseeking.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs @GEEK_2013 if you're currently at Bromley South, we're on the same train.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox yeah, I bailed on the challenge because half the games are for various reasons unscreenshottable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MattRix @JasonPKaplan fwiw, I agree that my numbers and math are a bit fucked. But I still stand by my judgement of Apple's priorities.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir I'm a bit down because it was weird and uncomfortable on the Ouya's controller. But that seemed like it was about Android UI.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@daphaknee @iandioch @mcclure111 not that it counts for much, but I didn't get in and no-one I knew got in either. Lots of it about.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @daphaknee @iandioch oh man, yes! I wonder if I can not go, and just pretend that happened instead.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I started off last year with an indie pass I bought myself, and ended up with an all-access pass I didn't.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 There's a lot of that kind of thing about, especially if you're happy to stand by a game for a IGF nominee.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 (I don't know anyone in particular you should pester about this, but it's worth pestering people)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar I've never listened to Retronauts. But maybe I don't know you organically from the Internet, but organically from burritos.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@resiak I once found a table called "rick" with a single column, and a single row. The value was "1"Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm in Margate and it's snowing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LadyShotgunGame I am! Or was, rather, as I'm heading back now in order to do some actual work. Sad not to be staying longer!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP blame whoever-replaced-Dan-Harmon?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Waterstones is hurting for the exact same reasons. It's Amazon who are the winners here.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@molleindustria @KommanderKlobb more like when the rock band first heads into a proper recording studio and gets a name producer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hey! GDC goers! We're doing a thing! Not just that thing. Another thing! All week! Come along and play! rumpusroyale.co.uk/Permalink Look on archive.org
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There's QWOP (in 3D), Super Hexagon, Samurai Gunn and HOKRA. To play, and also to try to be The Best Ever at.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge It's cheaper than a ticket would be...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge There was some great rolling hills... near Meopham, I think.Permalink Look on archive.org
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When I think of GDC I don't get excited, I just get pre-emptively exhausted.Permalink Look on archive.org
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On which note, I should schedule some Games We Have... interviews while I'm out there! Who wants to get excited about old videogames at me?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang anyone who gets out a phone to use the calculator -- fuck you. Just pay an equal share, plus a bit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang none of us live in exactly the world we want to live inPermalink Look on archive.org
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uvula.jp/post/43518862080/3-27 Please imagine what kind of game I’m making for it from above illustration.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I don't know how that metaphor extends to being irritated that there wasn't a Hexagonestest to practice for Hexagonest on.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Yes! I need to go buy things first.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees but it's never those people, is it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees yeah, okay, there are exceptions if the numbers are really out of whack.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees basically, I would prefer to get stiffed a little bit than listen to That Fucking Argument one more time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees (You may sympathize with this, but) one major perk of having a job is not having to think about money all the time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg hmmm... maybe I'll rediscover the mplayer incantations that produced my twitter bg for you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage Submarine's inside says "Zugswang"! I love that word!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I have been thinking about "The Tyranny of Structurelessness" a lot recently. jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htmPermalink Look on archive.org
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#weirdkids fail. Linux won't start and fuck trying to make it. And I need the terrible mplayer goodness.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I once spent 2 weeks, on and off, working out the right flags to pass into mplayer. Was faster in both senses than coding.Permalink Look on archive.org
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#weirdkids update: never mind, using my server headlessly. Seems like we're getting somewhere!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Got up to "sudo mplayer -v -noautosub -demuxer rawvideo -rawvideo format=iyuv:w=640:h=380 -vo png:z=6 /proc/kcore" so farPermalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg okay. #WEIRDKIDS nottheinternet.com/mplayer/test.gifPermalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg ("sudo mplayer -v -noautosub -demuxer rawvideo -rawvideo format=iyuv:w=640:h=380 -vo gif89a:fps=15:output=test.gif /proc/kcore")Permalink Look on archive.org
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It turns out the answer was animated gifs all along.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow anything that tries to look realistic looks like arsePermalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg that's how I created the previous thing. was just too long to say that was it's title.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP don't make an app. Or at least, don't make an app first. Start with the data. Make it simple, but leave room for the human touch.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP I should really get to know some web devs to point people at, huh? But I'm full of opinions on what you should build.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP if you wanted to be cheap, you can just make an app that's a webview on the same site. With a custom stylesheet maybe.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP yeah, I know. But -- hmm: speccing out the app, what improvement will it provide on that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP liiiike... alerts set on games, pinging you a notification when they go on sale. That would be Neat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn @LewieP I'm skeptical on that, but @andreaszecher makes a damn good website. Good call, Brandon!Permalink Look on archive.org
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This morning, I learnt how many scotch pancakes is too many (about 5!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @mcclure111 @SeeBeeWhitman Yeah. But the problem is when it's a positive feedback loop from chain-end to chain-beginning.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @mcclure111 @SeeBeeWhitman Then you start looking at the whole thing and think: where's most visible? Where's most malleable?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pisscress @squidlarkin Sound Recorder might be running in a transparent old-Windows emulation layer -- MS likes doing that kind of thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I'm reminded (as I often am) of the end of Invisible Cities : uky.edu/~eushe2/Pajares/calvino/callast.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @mcclure111 @SeeBeeWhitman Yeah, I agree with all of that. It's a hard problem, and we can all add reasons for why.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@zoequinnzel Thought you'd enjoy reading this comments thread: sensibleerection.com/entry.php/87895Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @smestorp @SeeBeeWhitman Honestly I struggle to tell when my motives are decent, let alone other people's.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @smestorp @SeeBeeWhitman (but yes. Also: Easier to kick up a fuss than to do the hard slog of trying to fix things elsewhere)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SimoRoth what, the Blue Posts?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh ho ho! Fuck you @smestorp! #vesper5Permalink Look on archive.org
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I could just not go see that green thing. That is possible.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry The amount that I don't want to leave the house and go to a timber merchant.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@elibrody In my early days, I carelessly sauntered past things. Now I spend a month backtracking? What is this game doing to mePermalink Look on archive.org
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@docky (I shouldn't tell you this, but there's also a purple thing)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @infovore oh, yes, please do! I think I basically just need a handsome wooden box to drill holes in. (or, two, rather)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry I think I'm making life difficult for myself by looking at beautiful things like masterhalliday.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/monome-64-kit-bespoke-chestnut-case-manufacturing/#jp-carousel-82Permalink Look on archive.org
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Now that I'm manually mangling FBOs, I could try out that real-time dither effect I was thinking about before...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Fuck the green thing. It's probably not worth looking at anyway. #vesper5Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Toooooo late.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @KommanderKlobb I'd be at GDC by the time I'm back again. This game is stupid.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Horse_ebooks: How your entire world (as you perceive it) is created through SOUND,Permalink Look on archive.org
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It's been going on a while, but I had somehow missed it michaelkeaton.net/Permalink Look on archive.org
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So I appear to have temporarily fixed my wrist pain by using this copy of Luther Blissett's Q.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge it's a great book; dya want to borrow it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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via @webbedspace : Amiga screens that never existed ensemble.va.com.au/Treister/Ampages/Amenu.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace @ellaguro Ah, my apologies! Wonderful in either case.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Constantly refreshing for emails; never answering them. And mentions. And texts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle And earlier today I saw a tweet asking for people to confess never having played FF7. There's already a canon.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Fuck it, it's late.Permalink Look on archive.org
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#indieAAAconfessional? Are people supposed to be ashamed of liking videogames because they're... what?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Being ashamed of liking a thing is bullshit anyhow. Fuck "guilty pleasures", in all their forms.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(I mean, I guess I get the logic of not liking to like a thing that has harmed people in the production of it. That I guess is valid)Permalink Look on archive.org
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But that's not what this is about. So: *uhhhh?*. I Don't Get It.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(I am aware I should just not say anything. But that feels a bit too much like being complicit in this nonsense. And as I said: it's late.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 You'd hope you'd at least get to pick out a wedding dress first.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Yes, I know that. I'd compose my opinions just the same pre-midnight, I'd just condense them a little more.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes That the strawman statistically probably exists somewhere doesn't stop it being a strawman.Permalink Look on archive.org
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#indieAAAconfessions One last self-promotional point gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/ features mostly indie devs mostly talking about loving AAA gamesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam Now I'm just thinking of Grosse Pointe Blank --- "Live and let DIE *dahh dah dahh*"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ellaguro Oh, totally. We can talk about this all day, and have -- just seems like indies rejecting AAA because it's AAA is a strawman.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ellaguro (Also: would love to interview you for gwhkal : about Wolfenstein 3D, or anything else you like)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ellaguro ooof! Yeah, I can think of a bunch of games and studios that applies to. I think I'm going to do a talk at some point about ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ellaguro ... how indie is a more or less a meaningless word by this point (as a pretext to point out more exciting categorizations)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef goddamn yes. This whole "party" thing we're doing is a really elaborate ploy to get me near lots of burritos.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oopsohno Hm. 404, 200, 300 - 304 (hah - 418, for that matter). 42. 1001. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (etc). 57, 31. 999, 911, 101, 100, 311 (NY).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oopsohno Bit more personal: 213, 57, 151; 27, 9, 391; 25, 8, 205 (that's kind of my own history of London)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oopsohno It's no real mystery: buses for New Malden, Hammersmith and Stepney. 213 especially: I spent 7 years catching that bus twice a dayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@oopsohno Did you know that they choose bus numbers deliberately to evoke other bus numbers, or for historical resonances?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oopsohno Yeah! Isn't it great? For instance: markhadfield.typepad.com/that_gormandizer_man/2009/03/how-london-buses-are-numbered-tfl-come-up-trumps.html has a bit more info.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Got sidetracked today into making this code not run like arse. I mean, it pretty much runs like arse, but I know why now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, the Unity editor now uses 3 gigs of RAM. Not entirely sure why. But I'm glad I upgraded my RAM the other month.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin that grey dithered aliased dropshadow! gorgeous!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonty @nickludlam You should make it fetch your current location, and just label all the parks with how far away they are.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp I'm happy to take the credit, if you like?Permalink Look on archive.org
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idiotbird.eventbrite.com if you haven't got a ticket for our party yet, you might wanna do so Real Soon Now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I rarely play games for more than about an hour.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Wow. Just had Chromes GPU process hang fro 5 minutes, leaving it unable to render any tabs. Also, it was using half a gig of RAM.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@EdibleToaster No, that was just the GPU process that was using half a gig.Permalink Look on archive.org
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TressFX® technology finally ditches the bad hair models that have plagued games for years and gives Lara the reali... v21.tumblr.com/post/44067285687/tressfx-r-technology-finally-ditches-the-bad-hairPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @smestorp: blog post: two-player games mightyvision.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/two-player-games.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem to be fair, they mainly said this in civil conversations with Michael himself. Just Twitter makes those public.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Feeling great about the prospect of burning a day or two on getting assets loaded from outside Unity's Library, so the editor doesn't OOM.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I read articles like this: aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-free-speech-national-security/drone-nightmare-scenario-now-has-physical and I think about my degree in robotics and visual recognition algorithms.Permalink Look on archive.org
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And one reason I never looked to continue in that is because it always ends up with taking money from the military.Permalink Look on archive.org
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But still, when I see tech like that, my first instinct is still: Wow! Cool!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef how's this? yfrog.com/ntuowbdjPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef haha, yeah. Wish I could remember which of them was printed from the screenshot I originally took...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @auntiepixelante oh man, that sucks. Next time I see you I can lend you my copy if you want.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Last night, I dreamt about waking up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kitrichardsonuk !!!!!!!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb replacement board arrived, btw.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox fuck offPermalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox (by which I mean: that's a fabulous idea that someone else should definitely organize)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Dick_Hogg @KommanderKlobb I'll take it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kitrichardsonuk Oh man, I have been waiting to play this for so long.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I went from having the Best Email to having an email entitled "You're going to die someday". Today has been a rollercoaster of emotion.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm a fan of @webbedspace, and the tweets he emits.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nsuttner Yup!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @severalbees: Amazing Advertising Standards Authority ruling on a suite of Weetabix games (via @kevan). asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/2/Weetabix-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_216225.aspxPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jimrossignol Working on gutefabrik.com/mutazione.html . Today I'm going to mangle our sound importing code, and argue about funding.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jimrossignol Nils Deneken! It's pretty much all as gorgeous as that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage @docky Just change the colour of the light! It'll colour nearby objects.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This Twitter bio! twitter.com/ThisIsStix if only it would all fit in a Tweet... but I can't bear to excerpt any of it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bhmwong @ShebeenNW5 I am actually free on Thursday... but I probably need to do some work. :/ March is too soon...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I love looking at the thins indies put when they're faced by "Position" and "Company" fields. (Man, I have no idea either)Permalink Look on archive.org
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For getting people not into videogames into videogames by giving them a videogame, Humble beats Steam hands down.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Install this program, create an account... there should be a option to paste in a code, click through, install... vs go here, download.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, it turns out that art games/antigames/notgames/weird things explain things much better than videogamey videogames.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef I mean, for people who are savvy enough to use Steam, they're savvy enough to fish the Steam link out. For people who aren't just DLPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar oh hey, you're awake. Who should I interview for GWHKAL at GDC?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP Lifetime Blue Sky Pass™Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @Slaktus @kierongillen google.co.uk/search?q=sexy+novelty&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ngouUYOXLYGs0QXQ3oHYDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=709Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @patrickashe I'm going to raise my eyebrows at this suggestionPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @patrickashe and then notice that I'm not in the country. Ah well.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Think you just cast @asponge.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PeteOlympian My 35mm f1.8 fixed focus lens hasn't left my camera since I got it. Means you can shoot in lower light, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Guess this is happening, then! amaze-indieconnect.de/2013/speakers (I'm speaking at AMAZE)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty @23andMe I did it and I learned my genes are boring.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox @LeehSl oh man, it's happening? I'm so glad. Now I've got talk ideas brewing!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I was ranting against it, but actually I never bother playing anything over an hour long these days.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I guess what I'm saying is: I agree with you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @SimoRoth @SiriHoho I mean, we're only one connection away from Kevin Eldon, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Happy Birthday @edclef! May all your rambles be pleasant ones!Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Each entry will be ranked on a 1-5 scale across these five key Measures of Awesomeness™: Fun – how fun is it to play? (duh)"Permalink Look on archive.org
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It's the "duh" that's the kicker.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TheCodeTroll Haha! I remembered phantoms of it for months before I worked out what it was. (And then played it: still great!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TheCodeTroll Anyway: Castle of the WindsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Castle of the Winds retrospective gamasutra.com/view/news/103477/Playing_Catch_Up_Castle_of_the_Winds_Rick_Saada.php#.US6tB6VSiAgPermalink Look on archive.org
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@TheCodeTroll now, if you can just tell me the Canadian ROM site I used to visit. 2 Canadians, doing reviews, hosting SNES ROMs...Permalink Look on archive.org
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HOLY SHIT I FOUND ITPermalink Look on archive.org
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My most formative experiences of games journalism were PC Gamer and ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TheCodeTroll I found it on a Links section from another ROM site circa around 2003?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I remember turning off the rendering of the fog layer in ZSNES when playing ChronoTrigger because the transparency was broken.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@YourInternetDad Well, according to this FAQ from 2004, you could fix it by setting the video to 640x480 VESA2 mode.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A thing I love(d) about this site: They score games by averaging several categories, including "tilt".Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Tilt" being the amount you need to add to make the total be correct, given the average from the other categories.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus well, to be fair, the American college-age population has one killer advantage: they're cheap and right there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I made nottheinternet.com/blog/fiona-font/ recentlyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer @jonbro I'm far more comfortable playing detective than I am playing architect. I get analysis paralysis starting things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 Made me think of lrb.co.uk/v35/n04/david-runciman/take-a-bullet-for-the-team -- wondering how much has changed since then.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage I could list all the differences. But, basically yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@reallyfancy ohshit! Amazing!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian oh-ho! Nice!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@reallyfancy THE SADDEST GAMEPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb hahaha " I'd say the landscape is quite favorable, at least if you're Jonathan Blow. "Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle There's exceptions to that, though: digra.org/dl/db/07311.01363.pdfPermalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @Molluskgonebad It's a fair cop. But it's rare to just play a videogame, divorced from a play community.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle @Molluskgonebad this essay gutefabrik.com/blog/?p=1006 by @doougle is pretty relevant here, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle But, like, a holodeck would be pretty sweet though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Maybe I should jam out a game while I wait for Unity to finish fucking importing these assets.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Fuck the holodeck brindlebrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/fuck-holodeck_28.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke Do you really think so? I don't see anything controversial in this article at all.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke Speaking purely for myself: I love technological progress! And "more realism" is only a single direction for it to improve.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke I love that we can put full-res handdrawn art into games and it's not hard any more. I love that I can run loads of weird shaders.Permalink Look on archive.org
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