popcar2

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Blender studios is making a Godot game. They talked about this before in a video but now we get a better look at it.

[–] popcar2 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I saw this in my repos and still don't understand why subissues exist. I feel like this overcomplicates things, a checklist inside of an issue has the same effect. If you're going to assign sub-issues to different people, shouldn't they be just separate issues?

Anyways you can click on your profile in the top right --> feature previews --> disable new issue experience to turn it off for now.

[–] popcar2 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can't wait for the new game tab. There's been at least a few times where I needed to go through something frame-by-frame to see what's going on.

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Ane here it is, the most controversial change in Godot 4.4 . There's been a lot of opinions flying around on UID files around the github, but it seems they're finally going through with it.

[–] popcar2 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think so, it'll just remove the bad results and you'll have to click next page yourself. Technology has its limits.

[–] popcar2 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think both of them would have a way to filter domains if you're self-hosting. The blocklist uses simple regex so you can probably copy-paste the blocklist straight into your filters.

 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/24064981

Much like everyone else, I got fed up with search engines. So I decided to make a giant blocklist that cleans up garbage search results!

I browsed other blocklists and wasn't very satisfied from what exists now; the goal of this one is to be super organized and transparent, explaining why each site was blocked via issues. Contributions welcome!

Even though around 100 domains are blocked so far, I already noticed a big improvement in casual searches. You'd be surprised how some AI generated websites can dominate the #1 page on DuckDuckGo.

 

Much like everyone else, I got fed up with search engines. So I decided to make a giant blocklist that cleans up garbage search results!

I browsed other blocklists and wasn't very satisfied from what exists now; the goal of this one is to be super organized and transparent, explaining why each site was blocked via issues. Contributions welcome!

Even though around 100 domains are blocked so far, I already noticed a big improvement in casual searches. You'd be surprised how some AI generated websites can dominate the #1 page on DuckDuckGo.

[–] popcar2 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I also bought a PSTV when they were on clearance for less than 20 bucks, makes for a nice little gaming console for the bedroom or guest bathroom.

The... Guest bathroom???

[–] popcar2 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I owned a PSP Go a few years ago, it's a great device. I loved how tiny it is, but the screen was a little too small for me, and it didn't handle emulation that well. Loved playing Lumines and Patapon on it, though!

[–] popcar2 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I agree, it's about the perfect size for me. Just small enough to fit in my jacket pocket.

I honestly wish PC handhelds had a similar size, but they're all tablet-size. Someone had an image comparing the Vita with the Steam Deck and it puts into perspective how large handhelds have gotten.

PSVita next to a Steam Deck

 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/23884313

I got this thing recently and wanted to share my thoughts on it :)

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I got this thing recently and wanted to share my thoughts on it :)

[–] popcar2 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These websites are really bad, I really don't understand why many of these websites that invite people to Linux fail to understand the user that would browse something like this. It straight up links to the GNU website to browse distros and software, which by the way, isn't loading as of writing this comment.

This entire website talks about ditching Windows without an obvious call to action. Windows is bad, yes, but giving people a list of every distro under the sun and saying "good luck" won't convince anyone to switch. Give obvious beginner recommendations. Tell people to install Linux Mint, and a beginner-friendly guide on HOW, and why Linux is good rather than just convincing everybody to stay on Windows 10.

[–] popcar2 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

this is actually a plot point in the graphic novel Eight Billion Genies, where people would make a wish by reading a really long contract for hours that covers all the possibilities and caveats. You'd enjoy it, OP.

[–] popcar2 5 points 3 weeks ago

that assumes you know exactly what you want though, which I think most people wouldn't at the time of making the wish

[–] popcar2 2 points 1 month ago

That's a good recommendation, I haven't used everything in a couple of years but I ought to try it again.

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I wanted to highlight some great free software that I use and would recommend to anyone. I'm also open to more suggestions of apps I might've missed!

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[–] popcar2 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is great, I've always liked gliding games!

Some feedback:

  1. The one thing that threw me off was how delayed flapping your wings is. Pressing space means you'd flap maybe 1.5 seconds later. It would be great if flapping was way faster and you'd instead have a cooldown animation, rather than waiting and then flapping the wings.

  2. It might just be a skill issue, but I felt like boosting is too fast and I constantly overshot the finish.

  3. It would be great if you can see the score of each completed level in the main menu.

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The team made a new page to see what they're prioritizing at the moment. Neat!

 

Context: The default 3D physics engine of Godot is really bad, so one of (if not the) most popular extensions for Godot was Jolt Physics, replacing the old physics engine with Jolt (which is what Horizon Forbidden West uses).

Jolt not only has way better accuracy and less bugs, it also performs better. There is no reason to use the official one compared to this.

What this means:

  • Jolt is coming to Godot 4.4, it's currently not a default since it's experimental (you can switch it on in the project settings), but once it becomes stable it will be the default physics engine.

  • The Godot Jolt extension will be in maintenance mode since it's now built into the engine itself.

  • The old physics engine will still exist for now (probably for backwards compatibility's sake).

The wait for 4.4 continues.

 
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