Great ideas, smart brain
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John Schneider aka THE global variable
I’m of many minds about AAA games as a consumer and hobbyist game developer/modder
I think one of the major factors to game costs being so high is that the development is often done primarily by people who have never done it before
Inexperience leads to inefficiency and worse results at high cost
I think one of the major factors to game costs being so high is that the development is often done primarily by people who have never done it before
Inexperience leads to inefficiency and worse results at high cost
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m of many minds about AAA games as a consumer and hobbyist game developer/modder
I think one of the major factors to game costs being so high is that the development is often done primarily by people who have never done it before
Inexperience leads to inefficiency and worse results at high cost
I think one of the major factors to game costs being so high is that the development is often done primarily by people who have never done it before
Inexperience leads to inefficiency and worse results at high cost
Yeah, of course, where else would I order bears?
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Yeah, of course, where else would I order bears?
You know, I did.
I think your original post is a typo because Space Bears is the right idea
I think your original post is a typo because Space Bears is the right idea
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
You know, I did.
I think your original post is a typo because Space Bears is the right idea
I think your original post is a typo because Space Bears is the right idea
A human space ship full of regular bears must complete a by-the-books docking with the ISS
Sounds like a potentially fun game jam game
Sounds like a potentially fun game jam game
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A human space ship full of regular bears must complete a by-the-books docking with the ISS
Sounds like a potentially fun game jam game
Sounds like a potentially fun game jam game
Bluetooth is a polling protocol with a low polling rate and it upsets me greatly
December 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Bluetooth is a polling protocol with a low polling rate and it upsets me greatly
I’m like a bunny in the sense that I jump up into the air and kick wildly when threatened
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’m like a bunny in the sense that I jump up into the air and kick wildly when threatened
Love the inclusion of an on-screen cross to make it easier to contemplate Jesus’ sacrifice during gameplay
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Love the inclusion of an on-screen cross to make it easier to contemplate Jesus’ sacrifice during gameplay
There’s a strange imbalance in the horizontal vs vertical spacing with things like the inspector. You get lots of empty horizontal space but elements are jammed together vertically with only a few pixels between them
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
There’s a strange imbalance in the horizontal vs vertical spacing with things like the inspector. You get lots of empty horizontal space but elements are jammed together vertically with only a few pixels between them
I cannot help but imagine her doubled over, sweating and straining surrounded by all this
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I cannot help but imagine her doubled over, sweating and straining surrounded by all this
Dude saw you pull the hair out and was still like “if you want me to eat whatever that is I’ll eat it”
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Dude saw you pull the hair out and was still like “if you want me to eat whatever that is I’ll eat it”
Those cowards won’t let me jump on elevators!
There’s nothing I love more than when games parent the player to a moving object to walk around in/on it (See Halo 3’s Scarabs.) Elevators generally count but not if they play tricks like preventing jumping
I know it’s hard to solve but c’mooon be cool
There’s nothing I love more than when games parent the player to a moving object to walk around in/on it (See Halo 3’s Scarabs.) Elevators generally count but not if they play tricks like preventing jumping
I know it’s hard to solve but c’mooon be cool
December 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Those cowards won’t let me jump on elevators!
There’s nothing I love more than when games parent the player to a moving object to walk around in/on it (See Halo 3’s Scarabs.) Elevators generally count but not if they play tricks like preventing jumping
I know it’s hard to solve but c’mooon be cool
There’s nothing I love more than when games parent the player to a moving object to walk around in/on it (See Halo 3’s Scarabs.) Elevators generally count but not if they play tricks like preventing jumping
I know it’s hard to solve but c’mooon be cool
This is not the attitude that built the open source community into what it is today and it is not the attitude that will see it blossom further
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is not the attitude that built the open source community into what it is today and it is not the attitude that will see it blossom further
Control is no graphical slouch, especially with ray tracing, but Alan Wake 2 is a noticeable step up.
That said, the glass reflections in control are genuinely hard to compete with
That said, the glass reflections in control are genuinely hard to compete with
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Control is no graphical slouch, especially with ray tracing, but Alan Wake 2 is a noticeable step up.
That said, the glass reflections in control are genuinely hard to compete with
That said, the glass reflections in control are genuinely hard to compete with
Yep, Alan Wake 2 stands on its own if you want it to
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Yep, Alan Wake 2 stands on its own if you want it to
Huge mistake. We’ve never recovered.
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Huge mistake. We’ve never recovered.
Using C++ does something to people’s minds that makes them think that this is a good idea
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Using C++ does something to people’s minds that makes them think that this is a good idea
Not me, I know they’re real.
One day I’m gonna prove it
One day I’m gonna prove it
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Not me, I know they’re real.
One day I’m gonna prove it
One day I’m gonna prove it
Cowards, the lot of them
They’re just afraid of what raw posting potential looks like
They’re just afraid of what raw posting potential looks like
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Cowards, the lot of them
They’re just afraid of what raw posting potential looks like
They’re just afraid of what raw posting potential looks like
Would also like to know this
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Would also like to know this
Microsoft is just slowly turning a dial labeled “shittiness” further and further to see how much they can get away with
I’m pretty much all Linux and MacOS now and it’s been pretty great so far
I don’t wake up to new ads in my operating system anymore and I gotta say I don’t miss it
I’m pretty much all Linux and MacOS now and it’s been pretty great so far
I don’t wake up to new ads in my operating system anymore and I gotta say I don’t miss it
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Microsoft is just slowly turning a dial labeled “shittiness” further and further to see how much they can get away with
I’m pretty much all Linux and MacOS now and it’s been pretty great so far
I don’t wake up to new ads in my operating system anymore and I gotta say I don’t miss it
I’m pretty much all Linux and MacOS now and it’s been pretty great so far
I don’t wake up to new ads in my operating system anymore and I gotta say I don’t miss it
I simply love that whoever made the shader for generic background monitors loaded up Windows Command Prompt, ran some commands that print a bunch of text, took a screenshot of it, and slapped that in for the scrolling code
Feels very Counter-Strike in a way I’m fond of
Feels very Counter-Strike in a way I’m fond of
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I simply love that whoever made the shader for generic background monitors loaded up Windows Command Prompt, ran some commands that print a bunch of text, took a screenshot of it, and slapped that in for the scrolling code
Feels very Counter-Strike in a way I’m fond of
Feels very Counter-Strike in a way I’m fond of