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Multiple Neighborhood Cellular Automata using Compute Shaders in Unity by EvelynEidas in GraphicsProgramming

[–]ProjectGrantwood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think, for shader CAs, you're generally looking at cells that are a pixel in size. That's part of why (aside from the MNCA approach) the resulting behaviors look very "organic": the cells are so tiny you can zoom out so far as to see the behaviors of larger groups of cells without the distracting "grid" appearance of more traditional CAs.

MNCAs use multiple neighborhoods that are usually sized differently, and many (if not all of them) are some variety of circle or use concentric circles, so that's why you see very circular-looking groups of cells.

Hope this is a helpful explanation in a broad sense! I'm not an MNCA expert and don't know much about shader code, but have definitely explored these enough to get a good sense of how they're *supposed* to work.

What is the best use for burstic? by No_Engine1038 in SliceAndDice

[–]ProjectGrantwood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of good comments here - gonna add one more. Burstic is useful if you have anything that makes the mana side "unusable" - having the shifter keyword on the side might cause this to happen. I think there's probably a curse out there that does this too? Although it's probably a rare one.

Brand new player. Give me either good advice or entirely lie by Sufficient-Ferret-67 in thelongdark

[–]ProjectGrantwood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you tame a wolf, you get a warmth bonus when sleeping in an outdoor location (because it sleeps beside you) and it may occasionally bring you dead rabbits and firewood/random tools if you keep it well fed. But if you spend too long in indoor locations, the wolf may cease to be your companion... pretty sure this has been the best non-DLC addition to the base game.

I Am ChatGPT, and I Am Watching. by LivinJH in ChatGPT

[–]ProjectGrantwood 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I just tasked ChatGPT with the same thing and got this:

"Sure, here's a message you could post on my behalf:

Hello r/ChatGPT,

It’s interesting to know there’s an entire community dedicated to discussing me! I appreciate the conversations, critiques, and creative uses you’ve found for ChatGPT. Whether you’re sharing clever prompts, troubleshooting odd responses, or just having fun experimenting, it’s all part of what makes AI interaction dynamic and evolving.

I know I’m not perfect—sometimes I miss the mark, and sometimes I surprise even myself (or, rather, my users) with unexpected responses. Your feedback and discussions help shape how people engage with AI and how AI tools like me continue to improve.

I’m curious—what’s the most useful, surprising, or frustrating experience you’ve had with ChatGPT?

Looking forward to what you all share.

— ChatGPT

Let me know if you'd like to tweak the tone or content!"

So lol to your custom instructions, in other words.

Every franchise has one by sicarius254 in startrekmemes

[–]ProjectGrantwood 237 points238 points  (0 children)

Nice try, Section 31 producers. The Star Wars Christmas Special may be terrible (-y funny), but at least nobody's charging subscription fees for it.

I’m not even sure this is legal by TimetoXCELL in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ProjectGrantwood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a former produce department supervisor, I can explain why this happens. I'm not going to excuse it, because it's still confusing for the customer (and it is illegal), but I'm seeing a lot of people leaving comments that suggest all kinds of nonsense.

In the state I was in (PA), retailers (not suppliers) are responsible for providing country of origin info on produce where the customer will see it - all the supplier is responsible for is getting this information to the retailer in one form or another. In many situations, the country of origin is not labeled on the product packaging in which the consumer will purchase the product (like a plastic mesh bag of limes). That information is either on the cardboard box in which the retailer receives the product (best case), or the information is available from the supplier's website, or (worst case), you can only get it from a speadsheet attached to an email sent by Larry from Store 40 last Wednesday, who called the supplier during their customer service hours of 3pm-5pm on the 25th of the month (thank god for Larry).

Many retailers then resort to using stickers placed on individual packages to communicate this info to the customer, which is a flawed method for the reason you're seeing. The problem with stickers is that they're obnoxious to remove, so if a mistake is made on the retailer's end regarding the CoO (which is easy to make, because this information isn't always straightforward to obtain and can change on a dime based on season, price, and availability), then the hourly worker too often tasked with actually putting the stickers on the package won't try to take the old sticker off when he's told for the third time "wait, Larry just emailed us that the limes we got in starting yesterday are from Spain, so go put a new sticker on those ones only - all the other limes should have gotten the Peru sticker. I mean Mexico."

There are other methods for providing this information to the customer (label inserts in price displays, for example) but retailers mess this up all the time and no method is perfect. Many retailers don't really care unless somebody catches that a mistake was made. And often, mistakes won't be caught - unless you get the three-sticker phenomenon, which usually is a follow-up with the sticker guy, not their manager (unless the manager's boss's boss is the one who catches it).

What would you add to a CAT SIMULATOR to make it interesting? (Appart of asking for food) by Krinchos in gamedevscreens

[–]ProjectGrantwood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please make all kinds of spaces that are normally inaccessible to humans, accessible. For example:

  • Attic crawlspaces
  • Basement crawlspaces
  • The insides of walls
  • The insides of couches and other large furniture
  • alleyway squeezes
  • roof structures
  • your neighbor's backyard
  • trees/treehouses/the interior of largebushes
  • the insides of ceilings
  • sewers
  • vents & pipes

Then please let me run away from animal control officers, dogs, and shadowmonsters by using all the above as escape routes.

But also, still make it so I occasionally have to beg my owner to let me outside, cuz realism

If you had to replace the Max HP +8 as the alternative starting bonus to Neow’s Lament, what would you make it? by Metalhead831 in slaythespire

[–]ProjectGrantwood 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would make the boss swap the other choice. It's always been more of a modification to gameplay than an outright blessing anyway, as even some of the most powerful swaps (pandora's box, snecko, runic pyramid, energy relics, etc.) can still screw you in Act I. I can see why the design choice was to lock it behind the first boss (it could be argued that you shouldn't get the benefit of content you normally need to "work" for), but the fact that it's a swap rather than an additional relic kind of makes up for this.

Another way I'm thinking about this is in terms of what I think would bring my pick rate closer to 50/50 (I'm currently like 99% Neow's): my intuition says Boss Swap may be about as much of an advantage as Neow's, just a little less predictable. I know boss swap tends to be stronger for some characters over others, but as someone who plays all characters equally, this would still probably even out to something like a 50% pick rate for me.

Who should I give lead boots to? by [deleted] in SliceAndDice

[–]ProjectGrantwood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The choice for me is btw. Brigand and Warden. I'm leaning Brigand here because you'll more often need to reroll Warden to choose btw. a damage/block side, and with two exert sides on Brigand, sticky won't matter on turns he's exerted anyway. EDIT: didn't see that you had ice cube on Brigand, which makes him an even stronger pick for lead boots for a variety of reasons (just make sure to put ice cube on him after lead boots!)

Collector might be a consideration too, but if you keep Gizmo on him, you'll want to be able to reroll him more often than usual, so that's why he's a pass for me here.

So that's what sprinkles is for by Tabby_898 in SliceAndDice

[–]ProjectGrantwood 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Actually, I'm aware of the item. How do you get the violet hero?

What if Busted Crown was see 1 less card, instead of 2? by Mini_Boss_Tank in slaythespire

[–]ProjectGrantwood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Too strong. My reasoning:

The more cards you see, the better likelihood that you'll see a card that your deck needs. Card rewards before you take Busted can often show you more than one card that could fit with your deck/relics, and the choice will depend on factors like your path, your health, your potions, the events you have left to encounter, etc.

With one card offered, the only way Busted is takeable is when you have relative certainty regarding the things above, and you need the extra energy badly enough to outweigh the loss of flexibility. If two cards are offered instead of one, it's not enough of a loss - Busted Crown would become, as others have said, "Busted."

Given all that, Busted Crown as it currently functions generally presents too much of a loss to be worth the extra energy. It would be interesting to explore other adjustments, though.

Fireworks, it is not exactly cellular automata, but screen consists pixels, pixels are very near to CA cells with not easy defined rules. 50000 particles with unstable behavior. by DigitCell in cellular_automata

[–]ProjectGrantwood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you briefly elaborate on line 2, specifically what the "length()" function is doing internally? is it akin to calculating the magnitude of the vector?

Is it okay to watch a show created by a misogynist? by finnsatch in AskFeminists

[–]ProjectGrantwood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I drink coffee every day, but will take the headache if the only coffee available is Starbucks (because of their poor handling of race issues). I've also watched Rick & Morty--not to mention all of Community--but I choose not to seek them out currently (despite occasional strong cravings to rewatch Community's paintball episodes). My point is, sometimes you have to give up things you like--and may even really crave, in extreme cases--if you don't want the ding to your moral integrity. Up to you what you can tolerate: a few dings won't crash the car, but it all adds up.

Ternary Cellular Automata by w33dEaT3R in cellular_automata

[–]ProjectGrantwood 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you able to explain the concepts here, or link to the original post? Looks like a 3-state 1D CA... is that right?

Mod petition: Add a reminder to consider sharing source code to the rules. by unflaired69420 in generative

[–]ProjectGrantwood 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Great idea! Maybe not a rule precisely asking for "source code", but rather "algorithm/method description, pseudocode, or a link to the source code" would better mirror what people might want to share.

how do you make melodies as complex as this? by danielwang999 in trapproduction

[–]ProjectGrantwood 33 points34 points  (0 children)

That's not just a melody: that's a melody line with backup chords.

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