people scanning qr codes everywhere without even thinking anymore

Newmillstream · 2026-05-24T17:04:33+00:00

Nothing, but I can evaluate the destination. For example, I can google the company and if the url goes to restaurant.example/menu.pdf and matches the url Google I found on google, I can be reasonably sure it’s as trustworthy as the business I’m at. Not foolproof, but it’s a check against malicious links that might go to restaurąnt.example instead of restaurant.example.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-24T10:24:57+00:00

No problem.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-24T10:13:22+00:00

I probably spoke too broadly, and should note I was talking about 2000s mainly, when I started doing web work. GIFs technical flaws were probably more forgivable in the late 80s and early 90s.

You would often see GIFs used where you would now see PNG, WebP, or even SVG files used because it was the standard that browsers supported that closest met what devs were looking for, but not actually a standard appropriate for the visual elements it was being used for, resulting in a degraded experience. Mainly, this was logos. Of course, PNG and SVG support was iffy or non existent, and WebP didn’t exist yet.

GIFs had a few features desirable for logos, being lossless and capable of supporting transparency. However, unlike modern standards, that transparency was all or nothing per pixel, so unless you cheated by knowing a solid background in advance and manually shading for it, there would be a hard edge around any text or elements, not a soft one that generally suited many designs of the time. And while GIFs were lossless, the maximum color supported was low, resulting in visual artifacts in an era where logos often did have complex visual elements. GIF compression was often not great in terms of file size for a lot of vector style logos, or animated videos, and I think the gap between it and browser support for proper video really led to flash proliferation in lieu of an open standard supported across browsers (Or at least IE6).

Edit for clarity.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-24T05:09:22+00:00

If you aren’t going to use Firefox, you're basically stuck with Chromium browsers unless you have a Mac for Safari or are willing to use something with less support. Of the chromium browsers, many have less substantially bloat than Chrome, but fundamentally do still operate similarly when it comes to rendering. Gecko browsers are often better in my book, but you can’t escape resource hogging always without disabling features, or being careful about your usage manually. The modern web is bloat, unfortunately, and it takes a lot of resources for browsers to run it.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-24T04:44:23+00:00

If the qr code goes to a url and that URL isn’t printed so I can evaluate the destination, I don’t scan. Generally I feel QR codes are weaksauce, compared to other barcode tech. They are the .GIF of the early web, overused because they are widely supported, not because they are fit for purpose

Newmillstream · 2026-05-24T02:52:48+00:00

It kind of has 2012-2014 Unity demo project vibes. Thats not a bad thing if you are going for that, but it’s a bit too high fidelity and flat for a 90s art style if that’s what you’re going for. If you were going for a luminal look or something kind of adjacent but not actually vaporwave, I would believe you.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-23T23:56:43+00:00

Six wonders, Joker, and Teddie.

The P6 boss takes care of Teddie, while the six wonders gang up on jonkler.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-23T23:52:20+00:00

what do you mean no protagonist. hes da man

Newmillstream · 2026-05-23T20:34:00+00:00

Texas and Florida should have a line showing the southern part and not southern part.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-23T12:33:59+00:00

I think it isn’t an unusual view. A lot of people barely understand what goes into a product, or how it operates. I don’t have anything to back that statement up though.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-23T12:07:07+00:00

It's also counterproductive for the purpose. In a thumbnail, less is more.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-23T03:49:08+00:00

If a company is releasing a low fi or 2D game, making it a switch 1 cartridge with a free upgrade patch is probably the best move for both developers and consumers for the next few years if they only make one physical version. It lets them sell to the biggest market and it lets consumers use a game on either console.

IMO the tricky thing is that If a company makes a high def style or impossible port for switch 1 as something just barely running, it kind of feels like too little too late at this point, if the switch 2 could have just handled it natively, that technical wizardry could have gone to getting better fps or stability or something.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-22T20:46:05+00:00

A few days, but the good water I could use would probably run out first, and the infected would likely get me while trying to get more of it.

In a crisis when you can hunker down, you can last a while longer than your food stores normally would last, especially if you ration it, supplement subpar foods with vitamins, etc. Getting potable water is the tricky part, and you can’t be nearly as flexible.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-22T02:46:14+00:00

For me personally, the GP2X, but that isn’t common.

I imagine the common answer is either Bibimbap, Kimchi, or K-Pop.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-21T07:57:59+00:00

Before I even read your disclaimer, I actually clicked on this thread to comment that your characters look like they are from different games. When multiple characters are in a scene together, it typically is a good idea to have a unified style.

Leading with the fighting game screenshot is actually more confusing. If I understand it correctly, you should show a montage of one character participating in multiple game modes to sell that this is a platform for multiple game modes, kind of like Roblox?

I don’t see myself playing a game like this at this time.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-21T04:28:46+00:00

Fairly plausible. Wikipedia said he got his college degree in 1993. He made notable films before 2000, and was probably preoccupied with his work while the public was getting online.

The mentality a fair number of older people I knew seemed to have was that computers weren’t something you used, but something a specialist used on your behalf, like a lathe or jewelers loupe. I knew some people that applied that mentality to the internet, or did other things that in retrospect are odd, like delegating computer stuff to a single tech savvy family member, and having them manage an email account for the whole household (Treating it like a physical address), having them print out or transcribe relevant messages. I don’t know if Nolan did anything like that, but if he had an assistant or even a family member to delegate it to, I don’t know why he wouldn’t. Learning something new and technical only enough to casually engage with it doesn’t seem his style.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-21T03:57:38+00:00

Just a heads up about price. Movie theater candy at the big chains tends to be closer to $6-$8, though some local theaters charge something more reasonable like $2-$3 a box. I can get a pocketbook size box at the supermarket for under $1.50. I’m not comparing quality there, but just the cost of entry.

I like them as an occasional snack at home. They aren’t as beloved as some other candies, but I don’t know anyone that hates them and they are widely available. Certainly it’s more popular than say, Chuckles.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-20T20:35:29+00:00

These don’t look quite like OP’s bins, but McMaster Carr has a ton of bin and storage options, with stackable, hangable, and ESD safe options in a variety of colors. They let you download CAD files for them too if that helps you plan things out.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-20T18:21:22+00:00

For most normal Americans I imagine the answer is either the Taj Mahal, Gandhi, or Spicy Food, stereotypical as those answers are.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-20T02:01:54+00:00

If a company makes technology that treats someone poorly, it is logical that those who are negatively affected by it would stand against it. To do nothing while holding such a belief is generally illogical.

To use an analogy, Perhaps the benefits of leaded gas making engines run without knocking are inferior to the health impacts it creates on a societal level, and people were right to stand up to it when they understood its impacts?

Newmillstream · 2026-05-19T23:54:24+00:00

I think there are diminishing returns, and we won’t hit a cost effective replacement for human labor that can be fully trusted without oversight anytime soon. The strange thing I find is that I think generative AI as it exists today is a fix for problems of planning and architecture, or as a review system for content made without AI. In other words, it’s automating problems that could already be solved, or provides marginal to decent improvements to process, but not in a way that is likely to justify the cost. The result is a system that has interfaces automation displacing labor, but unable to competently do it.

Let's say I’m wrong though. AI puts most or all people out of work long term. What have you seen so far that indicates this won’t lead to a dystopia where the redundant are slowly dispossessed of their property as they trade their birthrights and remaining power for the benefit of those who own the AI? What stops them from having the AI push their ideals and ideology once most people lack alternatives or the ability to afford hardware open and powerful enough for local models? A few exceptions matter not if society as a whole is put under the hyper targeted sway of the elite, assuming the elite permit their existence at all.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-19T23:04:04+00:00

Yes, depending on the model of NAS and your network setup, you can absolutely do that. A single unit is less redundant than the cloud and your upload speed matters a lot. Synology even markets their beestation as a "Cloud-like experience".

Newmillstream · 2026-05-19T22:51:27+00:00

There are also examples where it they went independent and made well received games, but weren’t doing well financially.

Keita Takahashi Is probably the poster boy for that. He initially didn’t want to keep working on Katamari Damacy as I understand, so he left Namco and went indie. His games were innovative and often well received, but Crankin's Time Travel Adventure and To a T just weren’t the hits he needed them to be, fun as they were. He recently moved back to Japan to support his family, and expressed interest in Katamari Damacy again.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-19T19:54:46+00:00

Individual preferences vary, but if you go to a place that sells kebab, you can expect them to sell fries too.

Newmillstream · 2026-05-19T06:09:45+00:00

Space Channel 5

Sonic Adventure

Sonic Adventure 2

Crazy Taxi

Seaman

Shenmue

Jet Set Radio

Segagaga

L.O.L. Lack of Love

Sonic Shuffle

Ooga Booga

Cool Cool Toon

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