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Quake: Dawn of the Machine – Launch Trailer [video]

boredemployee — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:32:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4PcgE8gA

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204077

Points: 1

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New comment by boredemployee in "Measuring developer productivity with the DX Core 4"

boredemployee — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:40:10 +0000

honestly asking, whats the point of measuring time to first, etc. PR when it is all done by AI these days?

New comment by boredemployee in "Simulate cassette tape audio profiles using FFmpeg"

boredemployee — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:20:53 +0000

That might be of interest: https://ntsc.rs/

QuakeWorld Air Physics

boredemployee — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:12:04 +0000

Article URL: https://mattias.niklewski.com/2013/01/qw_air_physics.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48839214

Points: 6

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New comment by boredemployee in "There are a few things that I look back on as my mistakes in the early days"

boredemployee — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:58:45 +0000

Exactly. And I didn't see anyone here talking about QuakeWorld, which changed the gaming experience in an unmatched way.

New comment by boredemployee in "How Quake Ruined Id Software"

boredemployee — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:29:53 +0000

Well put. and It's funny to see the disdain after 30 years, after all the money they made from the game.

How Quake Ruined Id Software

boredemployee — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:30:09 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/SandyofCthulhu/status/2069592209645785294

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48654410

Points: 15

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New comment by boredemployee in "Quake Turns 30 Today"

boredemployee — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:37:56 +0000

Yesterday, John Romero did a historic livestream on his Twitch channel. He played through a few maps while sharing details about the origins of Quake, design decisions, how Nine Inch Nails ended up doing the soundtrack, and a lot of rich information for fans of the game, at least for me, since I still play QW to this day and didn't know any of this.

But one thing I notice about Romero, or maybe I’m just imagining it, is that he doesnt seem to have anywhere near the same affection for Quake as he does for Doom. Maybe the internal issues back then had something to do with it.

New comment by boredemployee in "CSSQuake"

boredemployee — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:09:58 +0000

Yes. Quake 3, "rebranded" as Quake Live, is the second best for me. I can play both for hours.

New comment by boredemployee in "CSSQuake"

boredemployee — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:40:38 +0000

I still play quake (world) to this day. I just can't quit it.

New comment by boredemployee in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)"

boredemployee — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:40:12 +0000

congrats! I wish I could make a living of art again, music production in my case.

Because being a dev in 2026 is becoming unbearable.

New comment by boredemployee in "OpenCV 5 Is Here: The Biggest Leap in Years for Computer Vision"

boredemployee — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:59:30 +0000

How can I learn the practical side of computer vision in 2026?

I'm not interested in understanding papers or the math behind it, but rather in how to put a system into production, whether it's object detection, running 20 cameras in parallel on a single computer, like sizing hardware for a specific task, and so on.

Any tips?

New comment by boredemployee in "Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years"

boredemployee — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:50:23 +0000

I remember that when I was learning SQL, I felt like I was gaining a new way, or perspective, to think about other things in life.

I think you end up exercising how to structure your thoughts.

New comment by boredemployee in "Creatine raise brain energy levels and slow Alzheimer's cognitive decline by 30%"

boredemployee — Sun, 31 May 2026 17:34:38 +0000

Isn't 20+ grams a day a lot for the kidneys? genuine question

New comment by boredemployee in "I manage teams without a single call"

boredemployee — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:20:49 +0000

The top one reason I want to retire so bad is because of useless meetings and calls. I had a boss for 6 months that would call me randomly during the day "just to check how things are going", I mean wtf.

But as I age, I see that there are people out there that NEED to talk and to speak to other people. And of course, you have those doing micromanagement.

New comment by boredemployee in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"

boredemployee — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:18:04 +0000

i'm creating (another) learning platform so people with no background in tech can learn sql and python for data analysis

New comment by boredemployee in "Move Detroit"

boredemployee — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:52:56 +0000

or go for moodymann!

New comment by boredemployee in "Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?"

boredemployee — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:03:28 +0000

While I agree, I can't deny that AI is doing the job most of the time. But the hunt for the supreme productivity feels disgusting sometimes.

New comment by boredemployee in "Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?"

boredemployee — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:58:08 +0000

I completely understand.

We're in a phase where founders are obsessed with productivity so everything seens to work just fine and as intended with few slops.

They're racing to be as productive as possible so we can get who knows where.

There are times when I honestly don't even know why we're automating certain tasks anymore.

In the past, we had the option of saying we didn't know something, especially when it was an area we didn't want to know about. Today, we no longer have that option, because knowledge is just a prompt away. So you end up doing front-end work for a backend application you just built, even though your role was supposed to be completely different.

New comment by boredemployee in "QGIS 4.0"

boredemployee — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:19:02 +0000

Funny that this is on the front page of HN. I’m currently attending a 3 day in person immersive course at a university. For what applications are you guys using it for? Curious about the potential