abrawill | 3 years ago | on: Modern C for C++ peeps (2019)
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abrawill | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to move from traditional tech into game dev?
What is it that you like about gamedev? Indie development is very different from AAA gamedev for example. There are also many disciplines within gamedev, each with their core responsibilities and day to day tasks.
abrawill | 3 years ago | on: Tesla finally breaks and offers round steering wheel on Model S/X
The point I was making was that something doesn’t need to be used often for it to be important and for you to want it to be reliable.
Also, the horn is a signal. It allows you to evade and alert other users that something needs their attention. Maybe they need to avoid you while you avoid something else.
abrawill | 3 years ago | on: Modern C for C++ peeps (2019)
If the hardware is exotic I guess you’d have no choice.
But for security critical don’t you run the risk of relying on obscurity rather than security due to the niche-ness of your stack?
What does a vendor compiler do or do better than a compatible generic one?
abrawill | 3 years ago | on: What’s Left in the Apple Silicon Transition
Thanks for your answer! What makes it so that AutoCAD is not high end? Like what features does it lack or what workflows does it not support?
Suppose something like CATIA was available on Mac and offered lets say a performance benefit. Would you consider Mac? Or would you for example still need a whole other set of tools to be available as well for it to be even possible?
abrawill | 3 years ago | on: Tesla finally breaks and offers round steering wheel on Model S/X
How often have you used your airbag?
abrawill | 3 years ago | on: What’s Left in the Apple Silicon Transition
Just out of interest; which ones would you consider high-end?
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: Video game developers at Activision Blizzard say they'll walk out Wednesday
And this is where all of us need to actively cultivate a company culture where we maximize everyone's ability to feel safe especially when things go seriously wrong.
Apparently, this does not happen at enough places.
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: Video game developers at Activision Blizzard say they'll walk out Wednesday
You don't have to be a victim to do something about it.
When any of us remain silent when we witness or hear about abuse we are allowing other people to be victimized now and in the future.
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: A privacy war is raging inside the W3C
“Get a copy of the data associated with your Apple ID account”
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: Dead Startup Toys
Did you press 'F' to pay your respects though?
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: We Can't Let People Work from Home, for Stupid Reasons
A non-technical manager who can somehow do his tech job unburdened by having to understand technology to me sounds just like a non-administrative programmer who can somehow do his tech job unburdened by any administrative tasks such as issue tracking or planning.
How does that even work? How can one be 'non-technical' when they are managing people who produce technical output? Is it not key to managing this situation that one understands what is being done to at least some degree? And if one understands to some degree then one is not 'non-technical' I would say. If understanding is lacking; it can be learned.
It's not like it's magic!
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: EA got hacked and games source code leaked including new game Battlefield 2042
You can pretty much do that with Unreal Engine which allows you access without relying on stolen goods...
abrawill | 4 years ago | on: Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom
Oh I don't know. Maybe the hackers will hold their operation hostage for ransom? Get the money and get some nice PR all at the same time!
abrawill | 6 years ago | on: Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smith' malware
I don't know man. Battery replacement costs $69 or $49 depending on model. Not sure at what price you buy your phones but...
abrawill | 6 years ago | on: Researchers use Rowhammer bit flips to steal 2048-bit crypto key
GDDR4 is also affected?
abrawill | 7 years ago | on: Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
Agreed! I'd say the SSD is a real, literal, game changer. Extra resolution is just more of the same really.
abrawill | 7 years ago | on: Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
8K output support doesn't really cost much so I wouldn't worry about it. It doesn't matter to most of the GPU internals. Games will internally run at whatever resolution they think results in the best quality/responsiveness/fluidity/development-cost trade-off, supporting 8K doesn't change anything there.
abrawill | 7 years ago | on: Reddit’s revenue per user is much lower than that of other social networks
I would not think that having to spend a little money is an actual deterrent for those who want to game public opinion. So I wouldn't be surprised if it still happened.
abrawill | 7 years ago | on: Bungie departs from Activision
Doesn't World of Warcraft have a subscription model? Are you considering those costs too?
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Do the vendor compilers have a very focused feature set as a result? To reduce both test surface area and chance of expensive mistakes?