Notices by SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo), page 4

@splitshockvirus@mstdn.starnix.network Oh it definitely is. EVA is for losers with depression. Gurren Lagann is for the hopeful.

@dushman@hollow.raccoon.quest @theorytoe@ak.kyaruc.moe @splitshockvirus@mstdn.starnix.network I think Darling in the Franxx is pretty mid too, but I think everyone who watches it is just because they like ZeroTwo.

@ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt Americans get brain damage when their mind tries to count to a number above 12.

@iro_miya@mk.absturztau.be Same with Kelogg's cereal or whatever.

Instead of slop you just buy some actual grain product (like granola or muesli) then just add some dried fruit and fresh yoghurt instead and you already have something that is 10 times better than slop with the same amount of effort.

@iro_miya@mk.absturztau.be I'm gonna say again. If your kid eats this prepackaged garbage you screwed up as a parent.

Just make your kid some actual food, like a damn sandwich with real ingredients. It takes like 10 minutes to make.

@djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place No, it's not a placebo. This is happening on all streaming platforms. They are reducing their bitrate to save money on bandwith.

@xerz@fedi.xerz.one Same with all tech leaps they kind of diminish over time because it is no longer necessary.

Kinda like the jump from 480p to 1080p quality video was a big increase, definitely worth the extra storage/bandwidth/processing power/resolution to get it.

But now almost everything everything is 4k resolution. Is there really a point to go beyond 4k? At some point people will be unable to see the difference in higher resolutions. Does 8k video really look different from 4k video if you're just watching stuff from sofa distance?

@xerz@fedi.xerz.one Yeah of course we get micro optimizations each year that add up, but indeed we've kinda reached the limit of how small we can make transistors and keep stuff economically viable.

I think most innovation will just happen by making stuff more power efficient instead of better performing in the future. I don't think we really need faster computers anyway, we can already basically do everything we would ever want on a mediocre PC (unless everyone wants to keep slapping AI on everything).

@yassie_j@labyrinth.zone

@xerz@fedi.xerz.one We've already reached this point years ago. Have you noticed how for example GPUs each year are only getting bigger? It's because that's basically the only way to make a better performing GPU each year.

Also how people no longer care about phone specs at all. Every phone nowadays has usable specs. The reason why people buy new phones is simply because they keep adding other unique features, not really processing power.

@Grat10@social.grat.gay >big robot girl
We call those mechs..

@hj@shigusegubu.club I think all of these fit within the realm of lazy game reviewing.

@hj@shigusegubu.club >LazyGameReviews
There you go, a lazy game review, exactly what it says on the tin. What are you complaining about?

But apparently there was still some really low hanging fruit that we just didn't spot until today.

I have already spent weeks implementing query batching and caching before realizing this.

Realize coworker forgot to add an index to a single relationship.
Add the foreign key constraint.
Every request in the entire system up to 5 times faster.How was your week?

@hertog@mastodon.hermitcollective.net This but without && clang, this is a gcc household.

@cardboard@blimps.xyz @david@pl.dav1d.xyz Oh you don't have to tell me how bad Roblox is.

If you really like game development, do yourself a favor and learn how to use something like Godot.

@MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social Work computer gets infected with malwareOh well who cares whatever broI get rickrolledFUCK NEVER AGAIN

@luana@tech.lgbt I think it was the same interview where he says making a video game is like a feature film where the lead actor is "retarded and autistic", but I'm not sure if I remember correctly.

https://super8.absturztau.be/watch?v=Td_PGkfIdIQ

I remember watching an interview with Gaben where he said that it took the developer a really long time to make the achievement pop up at exactly the right time with the line delivery for maximum comedic effect.