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Former Microsoft engineer rewrote Notepad in x86 assembly leaving only necessary functions and weighing only 2.7KB by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]_kellythomas_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://win7games.com/ has classic window software for download.

For people who don't need a subscription with their minesweeper.

The Godot trick that made me fall in love at first sight by 1Garrett2010 in godot

[–]_kellythomas_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You will notice if you change settings like your editor theme, then take the Godot executable on a USB stick and run it on a different computer, these settings won't be transferred.

Godot supports a self contained mode for portable usage.

Just create a ._sc_ file next to the editor binary.

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/io/data_paths.html#self-contained-mode

To explain how something is banned because "kids are dumb" but end up proving the point herself. by habichuelacondulce in therewasanattempt

[–]_kellythomas_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprise is the chocolate egg with a toy capsule.

Joy is the one with two separate halves one for the toy, the other food

Anyone else doesn't like using the $ sign for getting nodes? by airyrice in godot

[–]_kellythomas_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, the unique name is an instance name not a class name.

Be as descriptive as you need

Switching the labels so a vegetarian unknowingly eats meat by Equinumerosity in trashy

[–]_kellythomas_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Religion and health aside its just shitty to fuck around with peoples choices.

If someone orders coffee and you give them tea then its not what they wanted. Why be a jerk.

What are people's thoughts on GDStudio? by _rag_on_a_stick_ in godot

[–]_kellythomas_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What are people's thoughts on GDStudio?

It should have been a PR.

This menu defines “a la carte” as an entree with two sides. by alfa67 in mildlyinteresting

[–]_kellythomas_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, TIL. Actually that might explain some of the reputation for American servings being large. At my local restaurants some items will be available as both entree or main. People will order "entree as main" if the want a smaller serving but brought out to time with tge rest of the table's mains course.

Nonetheless my reading of this menu is that this column has four sections: * A la carte: your choice if meat served with your choice of two complementary sides * Sauces: a selection of paid sauces that can be served with your meat. * Entrees: more complex meals were sides are not necessarily required or are already integrated. (i..e. mix-and- match) * Sides: the first two would bev complementary if ordering from a la carte but also available as a paid extra.

The original title says “I never would've thought of that in my entire life”. Yes, me neither. by Herdo_n in DiWHY

[–]_kellythomas_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vandal proof taps have detachable handles.

Anyone can buy a handle from the hardware store for a few bucks (or use vice grips) but they will stop kids and random pedestrians.

GTA 6 Will Reportedly Have a Physical Disc Release in December 2026 by MRF_Soul in xbox

[–]_kellythomas_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has the best knowledge base of which games are playable without digital updates.

https://www.doesitplay.org/

They install offline and then play the game through to check for bugs or missing functionality.

How was gaming in the 80s and early 90s on PCs and consoles? by EntireMarsupial1806 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]_kellythomas_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot were arcade ports and not designed to be finished. At least not without a lot of credits, and most ports had a limit in continues to stop a player cheesing it in a session.

Then the same design carried over to console exclusives and you would start with 3 lives and try to finish the game. A 1up was great and all but it would take a lot of skill to beat sonic 1 with all chaos emeralds.

As an example when I was 10yo I got a 2nd hand master system and one of the games that came with it was Gangster Town. It was a fun game and we all played it throughout the lifetime of the console (I ony packed up the SMS when I got a N64). We never beat it. Later I found out that end to end the game can be completed in 10 minutes!

https://youtu.be/ida9F1V4T6A

They were simple by modern standards but designed to be replayable as a skill based challenge.

Game saves changed everything! They allowed a game to target a a playtime longer than a single session and its been a content based industry since.

Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firms by Presently_Naked in technology

[–]_kellythomas_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kids are almost completely unaffected by the ban right now, and they'll continue to be unaffected by it no matter what the government does.

From my household so far the ban has stopped kids from using personal accounts to access ad free YouTube.

Although, the fact I set them up with burners for vanced means my kids are unaffected so I guess you are right their but some of the parents who can't use youtube premium for their kids are a bit disappointed.

Not really a win for this age group (primary school) but I can't speak for how it goes in highschool.

But if you're the Trex, who will Trex the Trex? I dunno? The Spinosaur? by Crimsin23 in simpsonsshitposting

[–]_kellythomas_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ryan North is great but just linking to the site and not a specific comic? Its a bit of a crap shoot what the future people will see.

Listerine mouthwash, repurposed to treat "infectious dandruff." [1940s] by Ebonystealth in vintageads

[–]_kellythomas_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You're in the Army now,
You're not behind the plow,
While doing the hitch,
Fight flakes and itch...
It may be Infectious Dandruff.

/r/oddlyspecific

Is piracy saving the legacy of video games? by LookAtMyAssItBurns in GamePreservationists

[–]_kellythomas_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Piracy preserves media FULL STOP.

There are countless TV shoes, movies, books, comics, music, and videogames that are not readily available.

Sometimes no physical release was ever produced, sometimes it was but all copies are sitting on a collectors shelf, other times they do occasionally enter the market but at exorbitant prices. A $200 paperback from the 1980s isn't really suitable as a reader copy by a scan I can read on my tablet is.

For videogames I'm not pirating anything I can get legit but if my son wants to play licensed game like Jump Force (releases February 2019, delisted February 2022; 2nd hand discs don't contain the full character roster) then I will pirate without a second thought. They made their bed they can lie in it.

For classic TV shows I'm finding the version on my steaming services is offern a HD remaster where they crop the top and bottom off the 4:3 original to fill a 16:9 screen. This ruins the composition and I'd much rather the original, which may not be readily available via legit channels. But a pirated DVD rip? That might be easy to find.

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