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[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

The OGs like Wolf3D and Doom did not even have mouse support for aiming until much later.

I don't think this is true, at least not for the original PC Doom, but I don't have a record of it handy. shrug

[–] who@feddit.org 2 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

What shooters had you been playing that required using buttons to turn? I'm pretty sure Half-Life didn't invent mouse look.

[–] who@feddit.org 12 points 3 days ago

You are mistaken. Heroic simply uses an affiliate link to generate money for the project.

[–] who@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Won't that make the front fall off?

[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I did call out data density in my first comment. Did you somehow miss that? Not all things that need storing are megabytes in size, though.

Why would you assume that paper means punch cards? Printers can store far more than a machine word on a page, are relatively cheap, and are widely available. For some things, this can be superior to both magnetic and flash storage.

[–] who@feddit.org 18 points 4 days ago (5 children)

IMHO, two hours is not nearly enough to get a feel for a game. At least, not for the sorts of games I tend to play. I spend longer than that just working through initial technical issues, configuration, and (in games that have one) the character generator.

I have to conclude that Steam's return window is either intended to be just enough to see if you can get it running, or as much as Valve could talk publishers into tolerating.

[–] who@feddit.org -2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I was excluding media that are impractical for most people to use.

[–] who@feddit.org 10 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Strictly speaking, I think paper beats magnetic tape on longevity.

Unfortunately, it loses on data density.

[–] who@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

The environment looks real enough. The "cats" look like weird demon creatures created by some entity that only knows dogs.

[–] who@feddit.org 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Congratulations!

For those who didn't notice that OP posted 2 links:
(They look like a single link because there's nothing separating them.)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2021600/Game_Over__A_Musical_RPG/

[–] who@feddit.org 19 points 1 week ago

Diablo Canyon, California’s sole remaining nuclear power plant, has been left for dead on more than a few occasions over the last decade or so, and is currently slated to begin a lengthy decommissioning process in 2029.

So this AI is apparently not operating a nuclear plant, which would be concerning.

For now, the artificial intelligence tool named Neutron Enterprise is just meant to help workers at the plant navigate extensive technical reports and regulations — millions of pages of intricate documents from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that go back decades — while they operate and maintain the facility.

Ah, that makes more sense. I hope it doesn't end up leading humans away from correct understanding of safety regulations.

[–] who@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Okay so did they go viral or are they just popular in this one small town? Word mean things

Pedantic is a word.

Also, your criticism of the author's words would have carried more weight if you had pluralized correctly.

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