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Phil Salvador@philsalv.bsky.social · yesterday

If you leave short story-sized comments in your code, it should be to explain something so messed up that you need to leave a message to yourself, Memento-style See: the first half of a comment block I left in the weapon code of Reelism 2

A massive comment block in the Basketball weapon code for Reelism 2. It reads, in part: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter the Splot_BasketballProjectile section! During the Early Excess period for Reelism 2, the Basketball was extremely prone to crashing. This was probably the most frequent piece of feedback that we received. We tried many, many, many times to fix it, and for that reason, I must tell you the story of what happened. The Basketball was originally split between two objects: a projectile actor, which handled the collisions with monsters and geometry, and a WeaponGiver actor with a larger radius, which is what the player picked up and made the ball easier to grab in the air. This configuration ran into an issue where, randomly, GZDoom would crash immediately after the ball was thrown or dunked. The problem stuck around for months, even persisting into the first public release of Reelism 2, much to our frustration. As far as we can tell, the underlying problem was related to how the two Basketball actors would need to constantly reference each other. If one actor was removed from play in the middle of the other actor's script, there was a chance that GZDoom would crash by trying to reference the properties of an object that didn't exist anymore. We could never get the two actors in sync, no matter how many safeguards we added. The obvious solution to this problem was to combine the two Basketball objects into one actor, which is what you'll see below. However, I was reluctant to do this at first, because we would lose the expanded WeaponGiver hitbox. The Basketball is a pretty small object, so I was hestitant to cut that feature. I started to implement the trimmed-down version of the Basketball on the evening of December 2, 2020 when the solution dawned on me: We could still use a hitbox actor, as long as it did NOTHING."
David Katze (vtuber)@davidkatzevt.bsky.social · 2d ago

SLOP WATCH: The Sonic Adventure recomp is vibe coded. You can tell because they say so and also because every code comment is a 4+ line short story and people who have actually done real decomp work (SPEEPSHighway) have no clue what it's even doing despite this. gj clod i mean claude #slopwatch

Leonard Pierce@leonardpierce.bsky.social · 2d ago

You can buy a huge media conglomerate with money you don't have using leveraged debt you'll never pay off and then immediately start firing its workers, but people will still say that capitalism is compatible with democracy and is capable of "reform" or "regulation"

The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 3d ago

Following the final approval of the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, CEO David Ellison promises "difficult decisions that affect our workforce." tinyurl.com/5n7jnxe4 That's all, folks—Skydance immediately hints at massive layoffs

josh mckenzie@amonns.bsky.social · 3d ago

you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection

Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality)@talkinghenry.bsky.social · 3d ago

Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!

southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 4d ago

A nonfiction book written in, let’s say, the year 1795, is most likely still around in a library somewhere and every other work it referred to is probably accessible in some archive as well. A nonfiction book written in 2007 probably cites a bunch of urls that are dead or rotted beyond recognition.

lyn@mametchi.bsky.social · 7d ago

my monstergirltober day 2 the wolpertinger is a cryptid from german folklore that's said to have the body of a squirrel, head of a rabbit, antlers of a deer, and wings of a pheasant. it's said they have a weakness for beautiful women and seeing bare tiddies makes them faint 💀

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Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️@trans.bsky.social · 6d ago

hot take: hair transplants should be covered as part of universal healthcare for everyone who wants one. many procedures labeled as “cosmetic” & “elective” are actually life changing medical care. i wish cis people had the same level of compassion for trans people as they do for balding cis men.

Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️@trans.bsky.social · last yr.

gender dysphoria is a condition that affects both cis & trans people. dysphoria effects trans people more severely & is often more noticeable due to the perceived delta between our assigned vs actual genders. all gender affirming care should be universally covered for both trans & cis people.

MashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass@bexmashaba.bsky.social · 6d ago

please? if i can just have some food surety for tonight & tomorrow morning, i can rest and hopefully have enough strength to clean and get settled in my room tomorrow

MashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass@bexmashaba.bsky.social · 6d ago

please can 4 people help me to pay for the utilities at least and get food? i just got painkillers and ordered something to eat please if 8 people can give $15, or 4 people can give $30, i can cover it and get some food for tonight + tomorrow paypal.me/thelongestroad

Kisota@kisota.bsky.social · last wk.

Removable hood attachment for my mask. This kind of pushes it closer to a fursuit vibe, but it’s fun to have the option. I also modified this eye set a bit to look more like a natural animal‘s eyes. Hard to see here, but the hood has tan and reddish gold at the sides to match my tail.