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AOL Gold Browser Review

danjoredd — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:38:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.whoisthisjoker.com/post/aol-gold/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41236503

Points: 2

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New comment by danjoredd in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

danjoredd — Fri, 10 May 2024 17:08:36 +0000

>And used instruments cost hundreds, not thousands.

A guitar, sure. I tried getting an used string piano and couldn't find one...used...for less than five grand. Used violins and other instruments are also usually very highly priced.

New comment by danjoredd in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

danjoredd — Fri, 10 May 2024 16:31:55 +0000

HN is great for news, but man it sometimes feels like I am browsing LinkedIn when I go to the comments. The cult of techno optimism and progress at all costs is strong here. It is entertaining, but man it is also depressing.

New comment by danjoredd in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

danjoredd — Fri, 10 May 2024 16:29:41 +0000

Tone deaf responses like this are a big reason why resentment is building towards Silicon Valley.

New comment by danjoredd in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

danjoredd — Fri, 10 May 2024 16:20:31 +0000

Yes, a good Guitar will cost you more than 300 USD. But in 20 years you will still have that guitar.

Buy an ipad mini for 500 USD: you might be able to replicate the sound, but you will need to replace it in two.

New comment by danjoredd in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

danjoredd — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:44:26 +0000

Have you ever listened to the difference between a piano and a digital keyboard? The difference is night and day. Digital tech can only imitate the sound of a string piano, but it can never truly be the real thing.

its like smelling fresh apple pie vs smelling an apple pie car freshener. The idea gets across, but it can never be the same.

New comment by danjoredd in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

danjoredd — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:10:34 +0000

Im not a skeptical agnostic materialist, but those objects were far from being cheap. Those instruments cost thousands of dollars each. The arcade cabinet as well(there aren't exactly a lot of those left).

The entire point of the ad is that the entire human creative experience is consolidated into the ipad, which is a pretty dystopian way of looking at things. Even if you ignore the cost and rarity of these items, the symbolism is pretty horrible.

New comment by danjoredd in "A book Stanley Kubrick didn’t want anyone to read is being published"

danjoredd — Tue, 07 May 2024 14:49:57 +0000

Good, if Stanley was going to bully them into not publishing I am glad it got published eventually. I like Stanley Kubrick's films but every time I read about him he comes off as a generally unlikeable guy.

New comment by danjoredd in "Deus Ex – Where Are They Now?"

danjoredd — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:28:07 +0000

Wrote this article to explore where a lot of the creatives behind Deus Ex went, and what some of their lesser known works might have been

Deus Ex – Where Are They Now?

danjoredd — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:28:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.whoisthisjoker.com/post/wherearetheynowdx/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40086577

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by danjoredd in "PS1 Programming Course with MIPS Assembly and C"

danjoredd — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:45:40 +0000

Im saying that it is better for beginners to start with a modern engine than try to make something for an older console. Newbies will see a course like this, think "oh I loved the playstation! This course will help me learn how to make a game for it? I will buy." When in reality, they will just waste their money because development is hard, especially for the PS1.

What I was saying is "If you are dead-set on making a game for PS1 for your first game" use a free course instead of buying something like this. Newbs don't realize how complicated learning CPU architecture and assembly is. What they want to know is how to get started making games, so I linked a free course while discouraging new developers from even trying to develop for the PS1, but to go for a more modern engine.

New comment by danjoredd in "PS1 Programming Course with MIPS Assembly and C"

danjoredd — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:06:10 +0000

Agreed. Godot, Unity, Unreal, etc. all are better options for beginners. Gamemaker Studio even lets you program for free...you have to pay to make an executable though.

If someone is dead-set on making a game for PS1, there are free tutorials out there also: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAQybJIBW2UtXJITyUTJi...

You won't have as intimate knowledge of PS1 hardware as OP's course, but I think thats a better starting point than paying first and then stopping because you didn't already know programming and it turned out more involved than you thought it would be.

Now I DO think that there is a place for a paid course like this. I can see the appeal of getting hyperfixated on extremely specific hardware such as this, and making some cool stuff for it. For that type of person, the 100$ is worth it.

New comment by danjoredd in "Kids Today Can't Read – Even College Kids: The Bite-Sizing of Books"

danjoredd — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:00:52 +0000

Things like this terrify me. I am only 28 so its not like I'm much older than the college kids they mention in these articles. But still, its like...is this actually a thing that I need to be worried about? Are kids really not learning how to read? Hope that this is just fear mongering and it doesn't become a serious problem down the line.

New comment by danjoredd in "The First Dune Game 32 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective [video]"

danjoredd — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:30:34 +0000

I love this channel. Part of what has gotten me into retro technology

New comment by danjoredd in "Self-control signals and affords power"

danjoredd — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:16:29 +0000

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires, seek discipline and find your liberty. - Frank Herbert

New comment by danjoredd in "SuperTux"

danjoredd — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:40:36 +0000

If you want the source code, just get it off the website https://www.supertux.org/download.html

New comment by danjoredd in "SuperTux"

danjoredd — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:39:30 +0000

classic game

New comment by danjoredd in "The oldest hackies tell it like it was (1966)"

danjoredd — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:02:23 +0000

This has nothing to do with hacking, friend. This is about taxie drivers in the 1960s

New comment by danjoredd in "Star Trek: Borg – Remastered"

danjoredd — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:30:13 +0000

The ol' hug of death. Or perhaps a C&D?

edit It loaded. Definitely hug of death

New comment by danjoredd in "Cosmic Desktop: Closing in on a Cosmic Alpha"

danjoredd — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:13:01 +0000

That explains my confusion quite a bit. Thanks for letting me know!