andrew_bidlaw

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[–] andrew_bidlaw 2 points 1 day ago

The later is on the app, right. Maybe dev didn't implement a method to show a thread eith your reply, or just generalized to always refresh it.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 33 points 1 day ago

Game's size depends on many factors. Besides devs' laziness or the abundance of inique assets and dupes, I had a fun ride with Vermintide 2 whose devs were able to cut game's size from 100gb+ to 60gb+ at once because they added all incrimental updates as additional archives and also prefered to have all assets for one level in one place even if they are shared, so it grew out of proportion over the years before they decided to cause a complete asset restructurement and dublicate hunt before the major update. It made players redownload big chunks of the game but resulted in a way less terrifying size to those players they wanted to start it or return into.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is off-putting how childish and bate-y it is, but that's Musk, and he is doing that to feel himself empowered by others' inaction and outrage. I almost feel bad for discussing it even though it's a major accident, that'd normalize further bs and distract us from what Trump does at the moment. What makes me feel bad fr tho is that I'm yet to see any significant infighting, that hope was greatly oversold.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Constant refreshes is probably your phone unloading the app from it's memory to save some. See if settings for Connect in the list of your installed apps have different power\memory saving modes. My older phone loses the app if I switch two times to another apps, like to browser and then to gallery - and Connect is now reset to the start of the feed

[–] andrew_bidlaw 3 points 1 day ago

1500 ready to deploy idiots who only got more loyal to him after a pardon. That's to revive whatever fanboy militia he wants. I'm surprised he can just do that.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 22 points 3 days ago

As a major investor into Open AI future, I'd gladly exchange all my non-existing stakes for a blowjob by fugly Sam Altman. It wouldn't turn into any profits, but for some time, he'd have something in his mouth that isn't a lie or a sketchy promo. I believe, some on Open AI board would even pay me to keep him silent.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 1 points 4 days ago

Sounds sick and right in my lane.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 11 points 4 days ago

CEOs are like lootboxes. Your good loot is guaranteed and the question is only in how many of them you need to open in a row.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Was it some raging chainsmoker or four different guys thought it is a good idea to have a smoke break near an oil depot?

 

As I had no experience with Valve's products, but rather ps4-5 knock-offs, I want them to have one or two scrollwheels with a sensory feedback in the future.

Switching radio stations like in old timea, adjusting your cam's focus in Outlast-likes, rolling the roulette while gambling in some Yakuza game, switching your equipment in some stealth game - it can certainly has it uses if it wasn't too weird.

But what idea or part would you like to add to generic controllers and schemes if you had an authority over that one an you had studios to follow this quirk?

[–] andrew_bidlaw 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I can't imagine how it sucks to being these devs. They obviuosly earned more and lived better than me, but I'd have a hard time parting with some project even if they are all mismanaged unborn messes.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 1 points 5 days ago

That's the spirit.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 1 points 5 days ago
 

Maybe it's something in UI, but many times I watch pictures (not even videos, they are their own can of worms), and want to save them, it shows me that I'm downloading them again although they are cached in whatever app I see them from.

Like this link with a happy dog: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/71/1e/52/711e52f1d6c7ead78f4380214f68c259.jpg

I see it in high rez in my browser, I can zoom in, and I can't tell any difference from a copy that I can download, but it's still, well, another download if I want to save it, and not a move from cache to my download folder, another request to the server, another waste of traffic.

Is there some rule of sandboxing for everything you load that I don't know about? In cases like our fediverse, I wouldn't like to cause double load when I already have the picture I want. Can I cut it down with some plugin in mobile Firefox?

I feel like I'm missing something big time.

 
  1. That's how we sometimes introduce first-timers (usually kids) to the idea of riding, it's easier to balance especially in the taffic jams and isn't as dangerous for first-timers;
  2. The space between and over two back wheels may be used for a motor, a battery and a place to put your luggage on.
  3. They have a good marketable slogan already in the name, as they are Try-cycles.

You just need to design it to cool and\or professional so the rider won't be afraid of looking like a kid or a clown.

Pro and con: it's width is way more than that of a bycicle, but at the same time it gives a bit of wiggle space for your feet.

 

The title.

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As I plan to clock in on Saturday to fill in some gaps I have missed before (all paid, thankfully) I don't need to wake up as early as I do all week and I don't need to hurry in the morning for there's no one to watch over me coming at the right time this day, but a convinience of a bus that goes on a fixed timetable, my trust in it, makes me consider repeating my daily routine anyway.

It's so easy to follow the script instead of thinking how and when to commute if I choose to arrive later. The amount of work stays the same either way, so even if I deny myself a longer weekend sleep and comfort, I'd have more time at my hands when I finish. Sounds like a good comrpomise.

Taking this route, I can ease my head a bit and instead think about what I can do at work while being that early and alone. Listening to podcasts from my phone's speaker, not headphones, may be one way, let it be something that could usually rise some brows like gritty true crime on English (no one speaks it there). Skipping my regular morning food prep and having either fast noodles or some simple non-McD take out for a dinner can be another way to make it lazier and less formal.

There'd be my condradictory attempt at showing to myself that I don't belong there today and can do anything... while working on Saturday from the office. It's fun to recognize that, and that's fun that I can't really imagine anything else less dull to spice it up that I myself would want, but that's really the most fun I need to have there. It's my work after all, and I don't want to spend more time than needed to finish it, and after having some thoughts about how boring I actually am, I find that I therefore waste less time on unnecessary 'fun' and would instead be free by noon if I'm lucky.

 
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