=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if you want your game to be playable in 20 years, make sure it runs on Linux. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/369 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── Gaming on Linux is never knowing *for sure* that a game will launch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3123 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── using linux requires *constant maintenance* and that's kind of unfair, actually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5069 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── if you have problems with games on linux, I can help you install it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3282 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── I hate how fragile Linux is It deserves to be strong and durable ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/977 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-696 to me, the most technically and gameplay impressive video games tend to be the ones that develop their own engine specifically for the project. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 notes/linux-breaks-your-software --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ what if we didn't have to use linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #7 fediverse/3280 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *I think games should be runnable without launchers like steam or lutris* I think we should be able to control our own software without relying on an external entity knowing what we're doing. It's rude, to be tracked when you don't want to be. And what gives you the right to know what I do with the hardware and software you provide? It's an invasion of privacy. It is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 messages/712 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── Linux doesn't teach you to to build a perfect system. It's always breaking, after all. It teaches you to rehearse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3890 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Linux is great! It can do anything you want it to. Except that thing you want it to do. Why don't you go fix it? It's not hard, all you have to do is run these configure files or operate this doohickey and BAM suddenly you got apes writing machine gun regulation software [I don't think those two things are related] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1616 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── they say learning Linux is hard, but it's the only free operating system so really it's a question of learning Linux now, when you have time, or later, when you're busy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5783 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┐ ║ I think our industry should work on one project at a time │ ║ │ ║ "do one thing and do it well" │ ║ │ ║ linux users code. │ ║ │ ║ everyone backends ffmpeg. │ ║ │ ║ everyone online uses chrome. │ ║ │ ║ what if we just rewrote every single program and... left it without updates in │ ║ a "permanently forbidden" zone │ ║ │ ║ ... I mean what if we wrote non-proprietary alternatives to every proprietary │ ║ source of computational knowledge and then we could only patch security │ ║ vulnerabilities and compatibility change-bounties [oh no now you're allowing │ ║ for endless levels of abstraction [meaning, operating system package │ ║ installation bloat] and distasteractions.] │ ║ │ ║ the futures where all is not well nearly outnumber the well. but the inverse │ ║ is also true, for they are divided roughly equal fifty. balance, in all │ ║ things, is the only temperate state. when balance is │ ║ [changed/something/uplifted], balance is inevitable to be search-shifted. │ ║ │ ║ why must you die for an audience? │ ║ why │ ║ │ ║ ... I don't really want to, but what happens happens. we'll see if it's a for │ ║ sure dealing. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #12 messages/939 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── oh see yeah now it's running on linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5327 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── linux is queer culture ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/798 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I'm doing a game jam, so... see ya in a week ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 messages/754 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── If you want to get to know me, play my games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/311 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ "always online video games" are *fragile*. They scare me away because they can │ ║ be taken away much easier than a directory on your computer. When that happens │ ║ they shatter into shards, piercing my heart where I once loved them. I miss │ ║ them, but, I'm used to it - years of playing World of Warcraft has taught me │ ║ the perils of developing as a person while your media is going to be │ ║ forgotten. If you can't play it, you can never return to reflect, to ponder, │ ║ and to cherish old songs. I missed you, World of Warcraft. I missed you, City │ ║ of Heroes, and Runescape and... darn I can't seem to remember. │ ║ │ ║ resilient software doesn't fail less often - that's a measure of it's │ ║ completeness. │ ║ │ ║ resilient software can be run in 10 years. 20. however long it takes. │ ║ │ ║ computers are deterministic turing machines - how hard could it be to only │ ║ update with a downgrade mechanism in place and available for the users? If it │ ║ worked once, it should work forever. │ ║ │ ║ thank you, git. thank you for giving me an endless library of time and change. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1610 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-1040 that's by design so they don't hop over to Linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3065 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: complaining-about-tech │ └────────────────────────────┘ I feel like if I wanted to keep every single one of my games playable I'd have to boot them up at least once every 3 months or so. That's EXHAUSTING. Linux is supposed to "just work" - so why does everything break every time you run an update? WHY can't I just... maintain a copy of old software if it's still in use? Or like, include all the installation steps that check for dependencies (and install them if necessary) into the "launch game" script? Backwards compatibility for a single season ago is apparently too much. I've written a few scripts for it but you can only do so much when the game files aren't on github -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/31 --- ═════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-33 i also like linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/5911 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┐ ║ I was always fascinated by the Linux way of programming. Need to do something? │ ║ write it into a script! You never know when you'll need it again. Then, just │ ║ stay organized, religiously so, and understand that you will forget about │ ║ stuff. But, you'll come across it eventually, ready and willing and able to │ ║ help you. │ ║ │ ║ if you don't want me using AI, then give me ~20 junior developers. Which is │ ║ more efficient, do you think? │ ║ │ ║ "girl you haven't even tested your vibe-coded slop, how do you know if it │ ║ works" │ ║ │ ║ oh I'm sure it doesn't, but it's the thought that counts │ ║ │ ║ ... I guess I'm just saying, please don't burn the data centers. Computers are │ ║ not only bad for the environment when they're burnt, but also we can use them │ ║ for all kinds of neat things. Even if it takes a lot of energy, just... build │ ║ more solar panels and only use the computers for important stuff? │ ║ timeshare-style? │ ║ │ ║ \@/documents/books/man-and-the-computer.pdf │ ║ │ ║ that was my mother's book... I love her. I miss that side of her. She fled │ ║ when the cancer came. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/2913 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-570 @user-246 I'll make a game if you do! I promise mine will be worse than yours so you can feel better about your progress! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/1162 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── There are some games that I play where I am struck by the thought that "wow, this game was made by programmers" and often, they are among my favorite games to play. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/466 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── I love Linux. All I have to do is type "authserver" and "worldserver" and wouldn't you know it suddenly a universe is created (with very constrained rules) that anyone might inhabit should they desire to. It's not like I'm perfect - oh wait I have a toot about that, gimme a sec ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/4880 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ I remember being a game design student before "indie games" were a real thing │ ║ │ ║ they were like... flash games, y'know. just like, junk content, like memes or │ ║ whatever. │ ║ │ ║ I had a passion for them, and I bookmarked the most well developed of them all. │ ║ │ ║ I probably played hundreds of games, no clue how many. Maybe even thousands, I │ ║ did it for what felt like *years*. │ ║ │ ║ since like... age 7 until 11 or 12 │ ║ │ ║ there's nothing that can compare to it today. maybe itch.io but they're more │ ║ involved typically. increases the barrier to enter, plus they cost dollars. │ ║ │ ║ we used to make this stuff in our spare time. where did all our spare time go? │ ║ │ ║ ah, right, that's what happens when you actually invest in computer education. │ ║ you have kids running linux on their laptops. you get flash game designers. │ ║ you get soldering junkies and electric engineers and networking and dev-ops │ ║ security system facilitators and various other computer related things besides. │ ║ │ ║ ... what was I saying? oh yes when you invest in education, there's more to se │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse_boost/419 --- ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Linux admins when they have to use Windows: :/ │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ Windows admins when they have to use Linux: :\ │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┴─▶ --- #26 fediverse/3429 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *configuring Linux is programming* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/5239 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── I play video games to help me think just like programmers play video games to help them sleep ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/5191 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── do you love linux or do you just love fixing dependency errors? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/3126 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: open-source-spirituality │ └──────────────────────────────┘ *thank god for open source software* thank god for open source software *developers* thank open source developers for god thank developers, my god ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 messages/947 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── if your game takes too long to load, longer than like... 5 seconds, then it's got to work on asset-pipelining. Sometimes, even graphical design. But mostly it's resolving technical debt. Why is it debt? because it makes it run slower, not less correct. Meaning it's something you don't have to deal with until you have to deal with it. Later on down the road. BUT if you reach the end of the road (product launch) and you're still carrying debt... you're gonna go under, it's just a question of when. Why would you not sponsor innovation? An institutional corporation would prioritize developing new hopes. Hence, epcot in the 90s, with it's focus on utopianism and celebration of worth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/278 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "if we make this part of the program a compressed binary instead of plain text we could save on network costs by 5%" NO bad software developer, go back to Linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/2120 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── sometimes I think performing my art was just an excuse to use Linux. At least, some of my art. But hey, I'm not complaining, it's awesome. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/6229 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── game designers stay in the industry. business types look aside. Hence why the lessons are learned by the makers, and not by the marketplace keepers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ |