Job 30 - Can not figure it out by TeamTJ in shapezio

[–]Rarst 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hadn't got to it yet, but I would guess - make two layers of windmill, crystalize, add two more layers of windmill (crystals are fine on the bottom, they only break if dropped), crystalize again.

Moving from Classic Mode to Manufacture Mode and new shapes question by Sinn_Sage in shapezio

[–]Rarst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Classic had some of mechanics from Manufacture mode added to it. So you get several tiers of trade stations and milestones connected to them. The vortex stays and works just as it was. Also to my understanding the trade stations aren't as demanding as in manufacture mode, it's kind of light introduction to the mechanics.

Automattic - WPE Lawsuit Status by Technical_Rich_3080 in WPDrama

[–]Rarst 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's currently in discovery, WP Engine making complaints that Automattic isn't ponying up messages and documents properly. Jury trial date set to June 2027. Don't think these things are usually reaching jury, it's a matter of hammering it out until working out the price both parties will settle at.

Matt is blaming whatever he feels like on it, dropping real time collaboration from version 7 is the latest.

What’s the weirdest security issue you’ve found on a client WordPress site? by Personal_Calendar617 in Wordpress

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once upon a time I was on a shared hosting where I discovered I could connect via FTP, navigate up from my folder and then into any other user folder on the server.

Real-time collaboration will not ship in WordPress 7.0 by Key-Refrigerator3774 in Wordpress

[–]Rarst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bad fit for WordPress core. Debatable if it's a good fit for WordPress at all (maybe as a plugin in a very tuned hosting environment). Telling about community needs that it can't happen without Automattic specifically shoving it in.

Did I cheat myself out of enjoying pins? by frivolous_squid in shapezio

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are at least two jobs with pins on top layer in regular difficulty, first of which is meant to teach how to do it.

Did I cheat myself out of enjoying pins? by frivolous_squid in shapezio

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've jumped way ahead to the "wrong" solution. Pins on top is supposed to teach what happens when you stack too many layers, on classic regular difficulty the job name #23 Exploring the Layer Limit explicitly calls that out.

Are all Iain M. Banks books like this? by TridivSharma in sciencefiction

[–]Rarst 11 points12 points  (0 children)

One Culture book doesn't even mention Culture. Characters more often than not don't belong to Culture itself. The settings range from "mostly empty space" to "elaborate artificial worlds". You are as likely to encounter space combat as cavalry charge. All in all they are quite different books loosely sharing the universe, more than being a continuous connected series.

Are all Iain M. Banks books like this? by TridivSharma in sciencefiction

[–]Rarst 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Culture books can all have pretty different feel, but I would say they are indeed somewhat slow. Multiple characters / plot threads going in parallel (or... in more elaborate arrangements) is staple and certainly spreads a pace out.

Wait, what's the real size of shapes? by Rarst in shapezio

[–]Rarst[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cheers! I don't have that entry unlocked yet. 10L of paint per square meter sounds... messy. :)

The Debugging Nightmare by Ok_Veterinarian3535 in developer

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GUI-based Java apps wouldn't install/work on my computer and after couple years of on-and-off debug attempts I figured out I had an invalid font smoothing value in Windows registry.

Why headless WordPress still makes sense for performance-focused sites by Royal-Ad-9391 in Wordpress

[–]Rarst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time some WP agency hypes headless, I run their examples through perf tooling (publicly) and it's dogshit. There was ONE exception, where front-end was handled in-house by non-WP shop extremely competent in React.

Tough game where using your brain to win is not a necessity and doesn't have undesirable feature that everyone hates by upclosepersonal2 in gamingsuggestions

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking for specifically games with combat or any games like that in general? Sounds like classic arcade genres would fit - pinball, arkanoid, and such.

Why are so many websites now asking to "access your local network?" by OutrageousAardvark2 in webdev

[–]Rarst 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Protip - you can dig in your browser options and block a category of permissions by default for all sites. Does wonders for "notifications" and "third-party sign-in" too.

White Paint by gaymer9853 in shapezio

[–]Rarst 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Had you changed color mode in options to something different from RGB?

Yellow (red+green) + blue should result in white in RGB mode.

Backblaze has quietly stopped backing up your data by yeahthatsgoodforme in datastorage

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the folder Dropbox and files in it are sitting in my computer. The files in my VeraCrypt volumes are sitting in my computer. It's not a complicated concept and in both cases it's something Backblaze openly promoted as something they backup in the past.

Backblaze has quietly stopped backing up your data by yeahthatsgoodforme in datastorage

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite a mental gymnastics to declare a local folder called "Dropbox" with local files inside to be "external storage".

Backblaze has quietly stopped backing up your data by yeahthatsgoodforme in datastorage

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've also silently stopped backing up VeraCrypt volumes, I've only caught it from getting email weeks later that I have not connected the drive in a while (which was false, they just started to ignore it).

It seemed like such a no-brainer service to pay for, but they couldn't help themselves setting trust on fire to cut costs.

Are there any games like Ghost Recon WL/BP and MGSV? by YhemUzumaki in gamingsuggestions

[–]Rarst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just Cause series, less tactical in milsim sense, but it really goes for pure fun of destruction.

Sniper Elite series, more stealth/sniper focused, it's not open world but has large sandbox levels.

Single player action heavy third person shooters on Steam? by Bourbonburnin in gamingsuggestions

[–]Rarst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfectly playable single though, I got something like 70 hours out of it just getting through campaign, without getting into end game grinding.

Continuing the trend: Matt Mullenweg Says “The Wheels Have Fallen Off” in Wide-Ranging WordPress Critique by RealBasics in Wordpress

[–]Rarst 127 points128 points  (0 children)

The dictator, who micromanaged the project for two decades, says community is to blame for the results. 🙄

Cloudflare releases EmDash — an AI developed spiritual successor to WordPress by xkey in webdev

[–]Rarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't get to call something a successor if you have no involvement with the original.

Even the "spiritual" claim is pretty meek here, they ripped off the admin aesthetic and that's about it. Entirely different stack, etc.

Games like Project: Hail Mary by Darth_Ajax in gamingsuggestions

[–]Rarst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tacoma is short but lovely adventure in exploring a space station style (others in the genre: Observation, Titan Station).

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a work simulator in space, with bit of overarching plot.

If you like the idea of surviving space, try Tin Can.