Endymion_Mallorn
@Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
Just a nerd who migrated from kbin(dot)social.
- Comment on Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax 1 day ago:
Remember when Google used to say "Don't be evil"?
Tax the bastard.
- Comment on Soon: Watch any YouTube video on Odysee 2 days ago:
Huh, so Odysee is going to be doing something like Invidious in addition to their own stuff?
- Comment on ‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push 1 week ago:
Nah. bring out the guillotines and see how it goes.
- Comment on ‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push 1 week ago:
Somehow, HR processes are always exempt from the ticketing process.
- Comment on Fascism bad. 1 week ago:
Thank you!
- Comment on Fascism bad. 1 week ago:
As long as I survive, sure. Granted, that requires trusting Rutgers, but hey, maybe I can.
- Comment on Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii says English translations inevitably strip away a lot of a game's "flavor" 1 week ago:
At least we're not calling them Dragon Warrior anymore and lumping SaGa and Mana into Final Fantasy.
- Comment on Fascism bad. 1 week ago:
That's actually interesting, and I'd love to see the studies behind that (and then see if I can find out how my own brain is structured).
- Comment on FATALITY 1 week ago:
Mugen devs, get on this.
Also, it'd be cooler as a beat-'em-up than a fighter.
- Comment on Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs 2 weeks ago:
Evil vs. Evil.
Whoever wins... we lose.
- Comment on US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges 2 weeks ago:
They "sent complaints"? They didn't refuse to fight due to the First Amendment violation?
They're complicit.
- Comment on ard 2 weeks ago:
Someone forgot 'stand'.
- Comment on they don't know 2 weeks ago:
Yes, they do. You're intentionally sharing food with them. They know you care.
- Comment on Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities 2 weeks ago:
This would be great - if there was a Discord/Meetup-style instance so that it could be started for free and communicate with other local communities. As is, I can't justify the cost, or the time. Plus, I'm in a densely packed area, and each group would want their own space. So as of now, this can't be a Meetup killer.
- Comment on AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations 3 weeks ago:
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? - Comment on 'Disgusting': Republicans Applaud as Trump Brags About Taking Food Aid From Millions | Common Dreams 3 weeks ago:
Wait, republicans are against him finally? Are they actually going to do something stop him?
No?
Oh. Blowhard business as usual then. Carry on with the downfall of our nation.
- Comment on That acronym tho 3 weeks ago:
Sometimes we're okay in New Jersey.
- Comment on Got a new game last night 1 month ago:
Well, I assume you played the first game.
So, good luck, Hacker. You'll need it.
- Comment on Form over function 1 month ago:
No, paint 'em blue, they'll be luckier.
- Comment on The Linux kernel is just a program 1 month ago:
That's in the desktop environment.
- Comment on Got a new game last night 1 month ago:
Does the early reveal hit as hard as it did the first time?
- Comment on The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game. 1 month ago:
How about a different pattern;
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Figure out what your breakeven is - in other words, how much money you need to make to recoup salaries, licenses, and generally keep the lights on.
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Put out a free demo (and I mean free - no DRM either). See how many people download it within a month or so.
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Project the production budget for the next game.
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Price based on a 2% retention rate of the demo downloads to accommodate breakeven + next game + 5% profit for op-cap.
Rinse and repeat as necessary.
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- Comment on The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game. 1 month ago:
Mine is more:
$0.00: Is it FOSS, or is it on GOG? Is it DRM-free? Cool. (see: Luanti/MineTest, OpenTTD, Battle for Wesnoth, Beyond All Reason, FreeCiv, FreeOrion, Remnants of the Precursors, Endless Sky, The Ur-Quan Masters, Mindustry, Jill of the Jungle Trilogy, etc)
$0.01+ - $4.99: Is it in eXo? I'll get it that way.
$5+: I can't imagine buying it if there's anything either in the FOSS category or in eXo that does the same thing.
And 99% of the time, if there isn't, straight to torrents.
- Comment on I am looking for a Linux OS 1 month ago:
I would say SteamOS if you can run it. Otherwise, CachyOS.
- Comment on This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts 1 month ago:
Not Punxsatawney Phil! Aside from his short rivalry with Murray over the starring role in Groundhog Day, he's a good guy!
- Comment on US | Trump Says He’ll Only Accept 2026 Midterms If He Deems Them “Honest” 1 month ago:
Good. Then we'll see who's actually in charge around here - him, or us.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
On Windows, yes. PKWare is for DOS.
- Comment on AI controls is coming to Firefox 1 month ago:
The fact that it's part of the browser at all is a problem. It shouldn't ever be in a browser. All it should be is a tool to strictly download and render W3C compliant text and images. Everything else should be a unique program - and no, Electron is not "unique" - it's just another copy of an awful browser.
- Comment on AI controls is coming to Firefox 1 month ago:
When Chrome came out, a lot of us knew that letting DoubleClick have any control over access to the Internet was a bad idea. This is another part of that.
- Comment on AI controls is coming to Firefox 1 month ago:
How about they just... not include the LLM bullshit in the first place? Just make a browser that strictly renders text and images according to W3C standards?