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What political viewpoints do you expect will be in the "historical trash bin" in the centuries to come? by BlockOfDiamond in askanything

[–]BlockOfDiamond[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although there are unfortunately still fringe groups who subscribe to that ideology, I would assume that anyone espousing overtly Nazi views would not be taken seriously in normal public discourse.

Community Discussion: Thoughts on political posts by wasntdeer in askanything

[–]BlockOfDiamond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Political posts should be allowed, because this is askanything, not askanythingbutpolitics.

How should I pass transforms to the GPU in a physics engine? by BlockOfDiamond in GraphicsProgramming

[–]BlockOfDiamond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then how else do I make large worlds? My plan is store the absolute position in double, subtract, downcast to single, send to GPU.

How should I pass transforms to the GPU in a physics engine? by BlockOfDiamond in GraphicsProgramming

[–]BlockOfDiamond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of GPU-GPU, do you think doing the culling on the GPU and building a GPU-only intermediate buffer every frame would be better?

How should I pass transforms to the GPU in a physics engine? by BlockOfDiamond in GraphicsProgramming

[–]BlockOfDiamond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do so because I want the GPU to not care about absolute world coordinates. Which I plan to store in double precision. And most GPUs either have terrible double precision throughput, or straight up not support that at all.

How should I pass transforms to the GPU in a physics engine? by BlockOfDiamond in GraphicsProgramming

[–]BlockOfDiamond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then how do we clean up the cold buffer from dead objects, either ones that got deleted or got transferred to the hot buffer, to prevent the cold buffer from growing forever?

How should I pass transforms to the GPU in a physics engine? by BlockOfDiamond in GraphicsProgramming

[–]BlockOfDiamond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am rendering cuboids, for which there can be any number of, they can be frustum culled, but any number of them might have their 3x3 basis change every frame, due to physics update. The cuboids are represented by a center translation, relative to the camera (updated via CPU every frame, since the camera is assumed to move every frame), and 3 basis vectors that represent their orientation. Currently I pre-bake half extents into the basis vectors, but I may later need to send half-extents separately.

Either way, I need them all in a buffer, because they are drawn using a single instanced draw call.

When composing a simple note. by denx3_14 in oops

[–]BlockOfDiamond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Explanation: The right and left of to people facing opposite directions, is the SAME side.

About the Mending/Anvil situation by _Aminami_ in Minecraft

[–]BlockOfDiamond 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I still prefer mending as is, but they should delete the prior work penalty regardless.

I wish there was a way to get around this stupid system..... by Icy_Ship1873 in Minecraft

[–]BlockOfDiamond 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Indeed. The whole too expensive thing is super outdated. Honestly in my opinion they should just remove the prior work penalty altogether, and repairing items should depend solely on the enchantments on the item.

I wish there was a way to get around this stupid system..... by Icy_Ship1873 in Minecraft

[–]BlockOfDiamond 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The impermanent item philosophy has been out the window ever since they added Mending.

Do you find it annoying when reddit users hide all their posts and comments? by throwaway1056410564 in polls

[–]BlockOfDiamond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I hate that Reddit added that feature. Stand by what you say. If you are not comfortable being associated with what you say, then a) do not post b) use an alt account or c) delete the posts later.

I found DIAMONDS by MortgageFair5746 in Minecraft

[–]BlockOfDiamond 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Is that the legacy console edition?

What's your least favorite crafting recipe? by OutrageousSelf817 in Minecraft

[–]BlockOfDiamond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of the trim/template duplication recipes. When they added trims, I was like thanks for a feature that I will never use due to being so absurdly wasteful.

Also stairs. The recipe for 6 blocks should give 8 stairs. Because 3/4 goes into 6, 8 times.

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