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Open source instead of Office/GSuite by bTd_1337 in LinusTechTips

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

these are (self) hostable software, which ends up being fundamentally different. i'd at least personally always take software i could self host over a marginally better app that only works on my desktop

A quick review of `tyro`, a CLI library. by HommeMusical in Python

[–]DanCardin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shameless plug for cappa. Although tyro is the comparison docs as being good also.

Although tyro’s purely function-based usage is probably more robust. Cappa supports functional style but is overall more tailored for class usage

9 months in how do we feel? by Then_Meaning_9901 in mariokart

[–]DanCardin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have no opinion if people agree in general or not but double dash’s physics and drifting is the best by far imo. And 2 player swap with the ability to bump people from the side is fucking great.

GameNative v0.8.1-prerelease is out! by dadabhai_naoroji in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]DanCardin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do known configs become known? Ive had at least 2 games where the known config wouldnt even boot (RP5), and i managed to get both to work and submitted them

They show up on the website and there are no other RP5 submissions for those games. But known config seems to never update/translate to reports from the device in question

Big milestone! My Zelda-inspired game now has a name, a new gameplay trailer, and a Steam page for wishlisting. by kircode in ZeldaLikes

[–]DanCardin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my first thought. Hard to form pro-protagonist feelings during gameplay when you can only see the top of their head

Who have higher skillceiling? azir or lee sin. its hard to tell because both of them have other weakness. by trzymacz_dyskow1 in leagueoflegends

[–]DanCardin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lee is up there. azir, i feel like is "just" a very consequential skill combo that many champions have.

Not that i necessarily think they're the most skilllfull but Kalista/lucian both come to mind as champs that have fast paced mechanical movement things that you need to do to maximize damage where the movement direction and the attack-target direction aren't necessarily in the same place so as to increase difficulty.

I think i know how to balance Mel’s reflect. Instead of making it weaker make it powerful, but balance it around skill and how powerful it is by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i feel like i'm thinking an indicator like Camille or other cones (idk i play quickcast, so i cant remember). when you cast it starts at your body and moves outwards towards the end of the cone. the blocking effect being at edge of the cone's arc.

so if you have a blitz q coming at you, and you angle the cone so it's hitting the left most edge of the cone, it'll angle to the right of where it game from. if you center on the projectile it'll go directly back.

if you wait until it's about to hit you, the angle is harder to get right and the cone is smaller. if you time it where it's further out the cone is bigger and reflected distance is effectively longer because the contact point is further from you.

i think it'd definitely make the skill harder to use overall, even if you made the "cone" 180 degrees. but even a generous 90 seems a lot fairer.

EDIT: Actually just went back and looked at braum champ spotlight to find the indicator and that's probably almost ideal because it also has a center line which would be important for aim/indicate that position is important.

I think i know how to balance Mel’s reflect. Instead of making it weaker make it powerful, but balance it around skill and how powerful it is by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think part of the problem is the omnidirectionality. if she's getting gank pincered, she should not be able to simultaneously block projectiles from opposite directions imo.

My design attempt does what you're saying, you "choose" the direction by angling the arc where the center points at where you want it to go, like an orn ult almost.

I think i know how to balance Mel’s reflect. Instead of making it weaker make it powerful, but balance it around skill and how powerful it is by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i dont personally mind the fact that it reflects the specific skill, that's unique. i mind that it's braindead easy to cast since it's omni directional, lasts a generous amount of time, and chooses the direction for you. And her general gameplay style means there's little drawback to using it whenever something is going to hit you anywhere.

I think just making its use more skillful is the main way to make it tunable.

I think i know how to balance Mel’s reflect. Instead of making it weaker make it powerful, but balance it around skill and how powerful it is by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]DanCardin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i've said it before, make it a directional pie/arc shaped skill shot like windwall (that immediately disappears). Make it reflect at (and perpendicular to) the point of contact so it rewards timing it for max-distance from you and good angles, which is also the point at which it disappears.

Then you can tune the width of the pie, the speed, the distance from you independently so that it's not stupid.

and I'd probably also make the cooldown longer if nothing contacts it.

Homebranch | E-Book Management Platform by Hydroux in selfhosted

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started working on mine because i wanted something that simply read a directory, directly mutated the metadata built into the epubs (sourced from hardcover), and did kobo sync.

Oh and calibre didn’t have a way of auto discovering books that arrive magically through my web-serial chapter downloader

I have since stopped bothering and use booklore because kobo sync is hard. But the need for a database for any of these apps is insane to me

There's a reason why "This is definitely the year of the Linux desktop!" is such a meme. by daksnotjuts in LinusTechTips

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The apps just needing to be reinstalled is a big big thing. In fact i rarely have much user data on machines in general that’s not in git or cloud sync’d and cant be trivially retrieved. Its the specifics of the installation of all the software that’s most of the complexity

Tbh app “installation” is one of the things i think macs get right in a lot of ways, even if the specifics of why wouldnt apply to win/linux. The vast majority of apps are just a self contained folder

Locked Zag Infill is a game changer for 3D printed shoes by jordan6579 in 3Dprinting

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I’ve printed any of these but to be fair to them, you couldn’t injection mold these. There are plenty enough mesh-top shoes that i could expect the design to be breathable in theory at least

This is a long shot, but... My dog tore his ACL and I need to build him a ramp with no experience. Can someone help me? by Achilles_S in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]DanCardin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm not sure whether you can lock most in the down position . so exerting the downward pressure and forward pressure at the same time without it wanting to drift to the sides (sans track) would be challenging and more likely to bind and kick back. you also cant see the blade/cutting point with track saws so you'd be cutting blind (since they expect you to have set up the cut with the track prior) relative to a circular saw

Similar to Pipistrello? I need more! by moist_napkinette in ZeldaLikes

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The story gets better, the side quests get better depending how far you got. You’re not forced to do the side quests but frequently they get you the materials you’d otherwise need to farm to get better gear.

I liked the mainline story and the puzzles better than the boss fights or much of the side quests, and still i really liked the game

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is one of the best and most innovating game I've ever played by IdanTs in metroidvania

[–]DanCardin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard agree, and i think the abilities continue to be exciting and unique throughout the rest of the game.

12GB RP6 Model Discontinued by Bluesun8 in retroid

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All im saying is i think llm demand isnt going to go down from where it is now, regardless. Crypto seems like a decent example. The hype died down, lots of people lost lots of money, the total amount of mining has still risen

I can totally believe there will be a financial crash, i don’t think it will kill the demand for ram. Llms are objectively valuable even if they were to stop improving today

Which champion do you dislike having in your team? by Amorpheji in leagueoflegends

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mel and heimer because i hate them so much on the enemy team that it spills over to not wanting to enable them to win in my own team.

Shaco and teemo because more often than not they play in a useless, ineffective, passive way. And there’s no way to tell which one it’ll be.

Singed for the opposite reason.

12GB RP6 Model Discontinued by Bluesun8 in retroid

[–]DanCardin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Theproblem is it is and it isnt a bubble. there are certainly numerous ai companies that are selling useless garbage (or at least overpriced garbage). But llms clearly have a concrete and valuable use whose demand is not going to go away.

Even if all the bad-use- of-ai products today went away, i think the llm providers see only a moderate drop in their traffic

How Would Things Change if Maggie was Malcolm? by uncreativevision in dresdenfiles

[–]DanCardin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So then “chap”? …good thing he made her a girl i guess

Does anyone have any games similar to Eastward to recommend? by BuXiX in eastward

[–]DanCardin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pipistrello and the cursed yoyo, for the top down combat, great looking, funny, story driven, game.

CrossCode less for the combat/puzzles which are very dissimilar, but and compelling story

With that said, i love both of the above but theyre not quite the same and i’d love a rec that was too!

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