SynonymousStoat

@SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing Another Metroid 64 | InDenial Game Studio⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I always wonder if maybe the devs are wanting an out from finishing the project but still want the cred for working on it. So they make the announcement fully knowing Nintendo will come down on them which will then alleviate them from having to complete the project.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is the US not considered a third world country?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like the USA is still about $10 trillion higher in GDP than China.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DYKG - Every Cancelled Nintendo 64DD Game⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The DD disks were writable so I don’t think CDs would have been a good alternative back then as CD burners were still decently expensive at the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The US population only accounts for 4.2% of the world.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty interesting that 4.2% of the world’s population generates 25% of the world’s GDP. Looking only at the numbers, it’s pretty cool, but when you look at the reality of it, it becomes a lot more messy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨McDonald’s Gives Up On ‘AI’ After Comedy Of Errors, Including Putting Bacon On Ice Cream⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same for the big metal tea dispensers. I had some very nasty looking stuff come out of one of those while filling up a cup one time and it made me never trust fast food drinks again.

  I used to not think it was much of a problem, because the people running the restaurant I worked at in highschool and college put such a strong emphasis on keeping everything clean so it never even croased my mind that things could be that bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No one has predicted the end of the world in a while.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re big on subscription services now, can’t sell subscriptions if the world is going to end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you haven’t already done it, don’t forget to connect your movies anywhere account to other online playform so that the movies are unlocked across multiple platforms so if one goes down you still have them available elsewhere.

  Although it is unfortunate when the internet drops at home, but I have a small collection of movies on Blu-ray for just that scenario.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firm predicts it will cost $28 billion to build a 2nm fab and $30,000 per wafer, a 50 percent increase in chipmaking costs as complexity rises⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I was more getting at with software development it’s never just the developers making all of the decisions. There are always stakeholders who often force time and attention to other things and make unrealistic deadlines, while most software developers I know would love to be able to take the time to do everything the right way first.

  I also agree with the example you provided. Back when I used to work on more personal projects I loved it when I found a good minimal framework that allowed you to expand it as needed so you rarely ever had unused bloat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firm predicts it will cost $28 billion to build a 2nm fab and $30,000 per wafer, a 50 percent increase in chipmaking costs as complexity rises⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  As long as we have humans have some hand in writing and designing software we’ll always have shitty software.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The main problem is most streaming services will only allow 1080p in browser, some even only allowing 1080p in Edge and will downgrade the resolution in other browsers. You basically have to use a smart TV app to get 4k… So you’re basically down to physical media or sailing the high seas if you want to be able to take full advantage of your TV.