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@pH_0x05@infosec.exchange from what i've seen (in modern gamedev) a lot of the bloat is trade-off. a game has a limited budget up to release; they can cut back on features and spend it on optimisation but then gamers complain about that instead. and not all your team are fungible either (GPU dev vs networking vs artists) with the shortages i'd be happy if eXtreme graphic fidelity went on the backburner for a bit for focus on story, interplay between game systems

@pH_0x05@infosec.exchange lack of life experience, let alone technical experience. my favourite are the "the game isn't optimised, they just need to optimise it"

just saw a review of a video game saying "this apparently had a $250,000 budget but it doesn't live up to that hype" uhhh. $250k in game dev is maybe a three person team for one year doing *everything* from programming, level design, art/modelling, testing, etc.

@thermia@sk.girlthi.ng yes! it's my favourite one to bring up whenever people talk about the pronunciation of GIF or JPEG.

what's the opposite of transcribe? like you are reading aloud something that was written?

but in the immediate sense (not narrate) and not in the form of a speech/presentation (not orate)

@shmouflon@scorpinc.social agreed, i think that's quorum. today is cancelled, back to naps.

Anthropic reveals Richard Dawkins wasn't using Claude, they just hooked up ELIZA and he immediately believed it was real when it responded with "and how does not being allowed to bring honey through Australian customs make you feel?"

@shmouflon@scorpinc.social checking in on the 'kat pile? Puds and Cushion are still fast asleep after Perfectitude but Puds did want us to give you this seriously large peri chips he ordered as an extra

BoM's continuing set of "upgrades" to their web platform broke my little rain radar display but have fixed it using the power of FTP!

tips on how you can do the same as well as a look at what lead to the shocking situation with The Bureau: https://az.id.au/dev/rain-radar-2/

@shmouflon@scorpinc.social going for a walk with the new rescued intern? have you told them if they want to do a "steal her look" vibe that they've gotta up their game. that glossy long Argan McQueen coat takes effort and maybe some borrowing from Snowy's closet while he's out.

@whitequark @exec yeah. :( plus we have all that other stuff like landlords are allowed to enter the property 4 times a year to inspect and take photos/video that it's being kept clean to their own standard. and not allowed to put anything on the walls without landlord permission (yes, including those 3M commander strip hooks)

@whitequark @exec okay wow those changes are way better than our system. 💀 fixed-term agreements was max 24mths (standard was 12), fucked up that the UK allowed over 12-year leases before? i think some of those provisions would be lovely here! technically we have a bunch of them it's just not enforced or trying to enforce it screws you over. bigger problem is probably bonkers market rate driven by limited supply.

@exec @whitequark rent bidding has started becoming the norm here in Australia ;_; wanted to ask about UK/EU stuff tho, how many months notice for landlords ending a rolling contract? here fixed term is standard and we (tenants) preferred it because it at least gave you 12-24 months of stability at same rent rather than them giving 2-month notice to end so they could relist it at a price higher than they could increase your rent by

@Quasit@kolektiva.social it's on the list to watch! i haven't seen it yet

@uep@timeloop.cafe fuck that's so much better :P

"Aliens" media presents a future where the prime blue collar work requires 4-30 year swings away from home to work for one of the few megacorps. Characters talk about being "in it for the money" and how it sets themselves up much nicer than those who work back home. in this way, the legacy of Giger, O'Bannon, Shushett, and Scott is scifi that eschewed contemporary techno-orientalist paranoia in favour of a much darker idea: a future defined by West Australian values

LLMs are machines that turn senior engineers into junior engineers.

50 years on and space travel has become the techno utopia we have always wanted, as summed up in this quote from NASA's Artemis II livestream

that 00's joke has gone from cringe OS fanboy wars to Utopia levels of uncomfortable relevance:

Why do astronauts use Linux? Because you can't open windows in space.

i love how space travel went from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Deep Space 9 in the space of one (1) lunar mission.

Apollo program: boldly going where nobody has been before, everyone is a decorated pilot putting their lives on the line in the most advanced tech.

Artemis II: shitters broken, "I have two versions of Outlook and neither of them are working".

@Ex_spurt@aus.social @warandpeas@mastodon.social how come there wasn't a state address to announce that in WA we can now have a pint without a feed on Good Friday? apparently new (relaxing of) laws came into effect this year

@disorderlyf @daedalus tbh i feel like degrees that focus on practical use should be TAFE certs/trade school qualification, with university being for academic/research within that area. so programmer, mechanical engineer, mining geologist, lawyer, GP, surgeon should all be various length TAFE + apprenticeships + licensing.

@fallenhitokiri@social.screamingatmyscreen.com i'm reminded of the wonderful quote; "You can have a second computer once you’ve shown you know how to use the first one." by Paul Barham

@NewtonMark@eigenmagic.net also teach your non-techy friends how to get around the self service machines, spread the knowledge if you got it.