Hacker News: robocaptain

New comment by robocaptain in "Dijkstra Maps Visualized"

robocaptain — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:18:12 +0000

I believe the original author of most of this content was Brian Walker, creator of brogue, which uses Dijkstra maps to great effect. In my opinion, brogue is the greatest 'modern' traditional roguelike.

latest 'community' version: https://github.com/tmewett/BrogueCE

reddit community with seeded contests: https://www.reddit.com/r/brogueforum/

original game: https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/

New comment by robocaptain in "Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing"

robocaptain — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:42:08 +0000

This is really cool! I have been adjusting to life without Bloomberg recently. Does anyone know of something similar to this for rates, credit, or the ABS space?

New comment by robocaptain in "Mini projects built with VanillaJS. No frameworks or libraries"

robocaptain — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:36:44 +0000

Hi! Off topic but I love love love Neptune's Pride. :)

New comment by robocaptain in "NetHack beaten in 7 minutes 15 seconds real time"

robocaptain — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:05:12 +0000

I remember hearing about this on the podcast roguelike radio a long time ago - truly a brilliant little hack.

Here's the link for anyone interested: http://www.roguelikeradio.com/2016/06/episode-122-nethack-to...

A very niche topic on an already niche podcast, but probably will get some decent overlap on HN.

(Also I'm assuming this is the same team? It's hard to tell.)

New comment by robocaptain in "Tell HN: 17 years on the same game"

robocaptain — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:54:17 +0000

Thanks for posting this - some great memories and great links here. I'll jump on the bandwagon since I don't see any MUSHes mentioned here yet.

MUSH was MUD-based, but built around roleplaying (planned and improvised) and community-driven building. PennMUSH also had a great underlying program language that was (in retrospect, quite amazingly) flexible and powerful. Many MUSHes had very advanced combat, economy, and other systems. I developed a love of programming thanks to the PennMUSH codebase.

My personal favorite was (still is) TF2k5 (Transformers: 2005) - oddly enough, a MUSH based on the 1986 Transformers movie. :) Last I checked it was still going.

I bookmarked an old feature Kieron Gillen did on RPS about MUSHes (and TF2k5)[0] a long time ago - still a very dead-on description in my opinion.

[0] https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/07/08/gaming-made-me-3...

New comment by robocaptain in "Tell HN: 17 years on the same game"

robocaptain — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:43:10 +0000

Hah. So many great memories of MUSHclient. For a long time it was the first thing I installed on any new machine. Eventually moved to tinyfugue on a remote shell (so I could be "always online").

What have US healthcare, British railways, the F-35 got in common?

robocaptain — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:02:15 +0000

Article URL: http://www.harrowell.org.uk/blog/2018/01/31/in-the-eternal-inferno-fiends-torment-ronald-coase-with-the-fate-of-his-ideas/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16281866

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Paradoxes of Probability and Other Statistical Strangeness

robocaptain — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:45:37 +0000

Article URL: http://quillette.com/2017/05/26/paradoxes-probability-statistical-strangeness/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14545089

Points: 181

# Comments: 88

New comment by robocaptain in "PyPy v5.8 released"

robocaptain — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:15:54 +0000

Coming from someone who uses python but doesn't really follow alternative compilers, PyPy sounds great. What are some of the downsides, if any? Are you sacrificing library compatibility for faster core+standard libs?

Inside Maple’s failed dream of delivering a better office lunch

robocaptain — Tue, 09 May 2017 13:12:38 +0000

Article URL: https://qz.com/972859/inside-maples-improbable-dream-of-delivering-a-better-office-lunch/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14299674

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by robocaptain in "LSD microdoses make people feel sharper, and scientists want to know how"

robocaptain — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:53:03 +0000

Yup. Made it feel more realistic to me, but I also don't have especially strong opinions for or against use, although more research seems reasonable.

New comment by robocaptain in "LSD microdoses make people feel sharper, and scientists want to know how"

robocaptain — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:37:14 +0000

The podcast Reply All covered this in an episode last year: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/44-shine-on-you-crazy-goldma...

Obviously not scientific, but great anecdotal discussion.

New comment by robocaptain in "How I Let Disney Track My Every Move"

robocaptain — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:17:18 +0000

This is an important point.

New comment by robocaptain in "Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams on simulating most complex magic system ever"

robocaptain — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:46:05 +0000

This game and it's creator(s) never cease to amaze me. Looking forward to all of the new "fun" this will create.

New comment by robocaptain in "Google Fiber Was Doomed from the Start"

robocaptain — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:30:51 +0000

Seems like they are focusing on multi-family condos/apartments. I don't see much activity either - they started in a few residential neighborhoods intown but growth has stalled.

It's incredibly frustrating - I don't even care if it's the same price (or more) than Comcast. I just want options. Would gladly pay good money for a reliable fast connection.

Why Does It Seem Like Airline Computers Are Crashing More?

robocaptain — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:40:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-07/why-does-it-seem-like-airline-computers-are-crashing-more

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13593088

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by robocaptain in "Dropbox’s Smart Sync lets users open a file stored only in the cloud like normal"

robocaptain — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:39:10 +0000

I've been a dropbox pro user for many years, but have lately gotten the impression that they (dropbox) are focused on Dropbox Business and not so much regular consumers. Curious if other people have had similar experiences?

New comment by robocaptain in "Georgia Tech Offers Online Master of Science in Analytics Degree for Under $10K"

robocaptain — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:00:28 +0000

Wow, Dr. Goldsman. Glad to hear he is still an amazing professor - was one of my favorites as well.

Thanks for all of these comments, great to have some inside knowledge on this program.

New comment by robocaptain in "Use "App folder" access type instead of "Full Dropbox""

robocaptain — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 14:40:27 +0000

Just curious what the general consensus of 1Password is here on HN? I am especially interested to hear from people that are actually using/paying for the cloud hosting (their servers).

New comment by robocaptain in "Video Games Satisfy Basic Human Needs"

robocaptain — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:11:36 +0000

Excellent list.

There's a very big and important difference between "random" and "procedurally generated". Most great roguelikes (or roguelike-likes?) have strong procedural elements in their level generation, but certainly randomness is an important input.

I'll add brogue since I am a roguelike traditionalist. :)