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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could I patent harmful technology to prevent it from being put on the market?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With all the other comments, it becomes pretty obvious that the easiest way to do it, would be being a multi-billionaire in the first place… Wait a second…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games popularized certain mechanics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a fantastic timeline if you want to go into details.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games popularized certain mechanics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well then… To stay true to the history, we probably would have to go back to Galaxian from ‘79, which introduced 1-UPs / additional lives, bonus stages and player upgrades, plus simple summary / statistics for hits and misses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games popularized certain mechanics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, when I was writing that, after midnight I will add, I had this feeling that Mario was doing this thing earlier but for me Mario stands as an icon for the first level design overall as a golden standard for introduction to mechanics and really efficient use of memory for data, and one of the first uses of dynamic music… So you are totally right, Mario brought a lot of things, I’ve just played Crash much more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games popularized certain mechanics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This might be a little on the side of the main topic but there was always something cool about Crash Bandicoot 100 Apples > 1 Life, and you could grind more to make some levels more forgiving, like semi-adjustable difficulty level based on your previous approach… And later on — warp zones, you get to choose from a few options so the progression has variation.

  Another thing that comes to mind, not sure if a first game to do it, THPS for unlocking movies and later cheat codes, modes and characters for finishing the career. Plus the whole gap marathon for Private Carrera.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Black Mirror was supposed to mostly be a cautionary tale, not instructional.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Volt Recharge - Official Announcement Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With the original they wanted the immersion part to feel like you are actually racing with toy cars and make everyday / mundane surroundings feel unique from this perspective and scale — I guess they still want this to be the main fun factor / appeal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Men over 30, what do you keep in your bedside nightstand?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmmm… Mostly a full bottle of water, rest of the space is for my phone and glasses when I go to sleep, in the morning the same space is reused for a mug full of coffee.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your body is completely dark except for the 1 molecule outside layer that light hits.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And here, right in the middle of the wild internet jungle vastness, we can observe a very interesting specimen. They are prepared well enough for interactions and don’t seek a vent point for illusory vengeances or endless technicalities on every possible occasion; their skillful bag of tricks contains open mindednesses and respectful responses. They can commit their energy to this hard process of making the day of the entire herd easier and more positive. Look at them go!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sadtrombone.mp3⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Elementary, my dear Watson…”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it always just felt very close to “I am here” / “I am done” / “I am late” / “I am fine” — not as description of a place but state.

  All the quirks, weirdnesses and exceptions are the best / most fun parts of any language. Close second, how it constantly evolves and where the words originated from.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah… as remasters/remakes go, this would be one of my favorites just right next to Crash Bandicoot series and New ‘n’ Tasty Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. Oh! Tetris Effect kinda sorta fits in this group too.

  All of those titles deserved some new generation graphics and polish, none of them lost their fun value, vibe or overall quality in the process. Plus there is no need to emulate anything, no crack-mod-tango, so bonus points for making some of the best games ever created widely accessible.

  If one day, any studio would put the same amount of effort into Driver series or Remedy would go full nostalgia and re-do the Max Payne series — oops… I think, I ventured too deep into fantasy lands here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I am a simple man… Some Stardew Valley — I try to visit my farm every so often, a little THPS1+2 action when it’s raining lately and I am waiting for a perfect / slow morning to tackle Gorogoa.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There should be a special division in all patenting offices called Burning With fire ™

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You probably make a stupid face when you pee.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Face… maybe sometimes. Sounds tho… and is anyone else often having shivers at the beginning or during?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"How to bypass and block infuriating cookie popups" 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’ve started searching for options and now I am thinking about it, there is LinkAce too…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's not DNS⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same unfortunately goes for a big chunk of the law on a global scale… Constant progress, new possibilities and technologies, changes in general are really outpacing some dusted and constantly abused solutions. Every second goes by and any “somehow still holding” relic is under more pressure. As a species we can have some really great ideas but the long-term planning or future-proofing is still not our strongest suit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First game you played⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Let me take a personal spin on that question.

  This wasn’t the first game that I played but it was the first game that I PLAYED. It really got me, made me draw stuff from the game, scratch my head and glued me to the screen.

  My little brain melted from not understanding. The bitterness of every mistake and death was sprinkled by some mysterious force with the most magical feeling of solving the next level. This game explained by the example how games can be and are amazing. Before it, I just enjoyed the fun aspects of playing but here I was gaming and every level felt like a real achievement.

  Now, when I think about it, this game made me skip building with LEGO for some time.

  Oh, the title? Gobliiins.

  First, first? Some bootleg version of Tetris.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"How to bypass and block infuriating cookie popups" 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, this is what works best now:

  Librewolf

  • uBlock Origin

  • CanvasBlocker

  • raindrop.io not as an extension but a pinned tab, mostly for convenience to keep my saved websites and articles in one place, if anyone knows anything better, or more useful, or open source, let me know

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Detroit Become Human - The game wished me happy new year⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For now, my favorite one was for Christmas — “On behalf of CyberLife I want to wish you very happy holidays. I hope Santa will bring you a CyberLife android soon!”.

  This is one of the better thought through and well designed game menus, or even menu experience — perfectly fitting for the general game vibe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adobe abandons $20 billion acquisition of Figma⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, major bullet dodged there. Just when I started actually appreciating Figma and heard about the Adobe plans, I automatically felt like I just need to hate Figma to not get used to it too much — just in case.

  Affinity is great and gets better, Figma stays great and gets better, for now at least, all fine with me. No Adobe logo anywhere in sight — good news for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cult of the Lamb Announces Free Major Update: Sins of the Flesh⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tunic is really amazing, besides lovely graphics the overall concept there is top notch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It is quite easy to ask a great question.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I know, she is amazing, thank you! “Your mom” is great too!

• It is quite easy to ask a great question.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hey selfhosters, what are you selfhosting?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  …with great form and a lot of style — no room for doubts here.