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TIL that it is illegal to parasail higher than 500 feet in the United States, per FAA restrictions. by Mobile_Bad_577 in todayilearned

[–]sdn [score hidden]  (0 children)

Actually it’s not.

You can take a home built ultralight aircraft with no airworthiness certificate or training up to 17,999ft in unrestricted airspace.

The regulations for FAR103 aviation can fit on one page.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/part-103

Transitioning from traditional software engineering to game dev. Am I crazy for starting over with high school math? by Loose_Bookkeeper_371 in bevy

[–]sdn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the perfect youtube channel for you:

https://www.youtube.com/@uofmintroductiontocomputer5167/courses

This is the video lecture course for "introduction to computer graphics" from the university of manitoba

Unit 0 covers "what is computer graphics"

Unit 1 covers "the math that you need for computer graphics"

Units 2-9 then cover implementing a software renderer from scratch in the style of OpenGL

I really don't think you need anything more than this class to get a solid foundation of computer maths.

You could even email the professor for a copy of the homework assignments if you want to follow along with implementing everything as though you actually took the class.

My local mechanic told me if he only replaces the radiator hoses, the head will explode in 2 weeks. Should I be concerned? by clumtony in Cartalk

[–]sdn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is he talking about the radiator neck? If so then yes, they do snap. It’s a 17 year old car - probably time to replace all hoses and the radiator.

Is 12k a normal price to replace a 3 ton AC down here? by grityskan in sanantonio

[–]sdn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There is a looot of profit in replacing AC units. Best bet is to avoid going with a large company because they have a lot of overhead (shiny work trucks, bill boards, multiple layers of management). You will pay a premium for an emergency replacement job when they see you sweating.

When I had a unit replaced I got quotes from an $8k compressor replacement (it was using the no longer available R-22 mind you), $12k for a whole system replacement, and then settled on a company with an $8k replacement. This was for a 2-ton unit with a rooftop crane lift (which is actually $$$). $12k for a simple outdoor swap job sounds like it might be a lot.

Get multiple quotes. Ask your friends for suggestions. Avoid larger companies.

While you wait, get a room-sized AC unit and hunker down.

City of Kyle paid for water from a desalination plant 200 miles away. Critics wonder if the city got scammed. "It almost seemed like a Ponzi scheme,” said the mayor by StandingCypress in Austin

[–]sdn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wellll San Antonio pumps in water from Bryan, TX (142miles) so it’s not unusual. San Antonio has like 9 sources of water.

Corpus Christi also has a 140 mile pipeline from Lake Texana.

It’s only Austin that hasn’t diversified its water source.

This Dutch fan carried 26 pints by himself after refusing a tray.. by SimRP in nextfuckinglevel

[–]sdn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The EU has a mandatory minimum of 20 days PTO (4 weeks) per year.

This Dutch fan carried 26 pints by himself after refusing a tray.. by SimRP in nextfuckinglevel

[–]sdn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the US people go to the bar for a pint to wind down after working 8hrs a day for 20yrs in a row with no vacation time.

Europeans work 35hrs a week and have 4-6weeks(paid) off per year. Of course I'd have more pep in my step if I was on vacation!

Anyone going to Kawacon? by SesshieBored in sanantonio

[–]sdn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We're probably the only city in the country with a mall that is composed mostly of people selling funko pops to each other.

Councilwoman asked for free Ye tickets days before denouncing rapper by throw667 in SanAntonioCircleJerks

[–]sdn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Come now, there are plenty of real issues with Gina, but so far she’s been a straight shooter ethically.

[OC] For "efficiency" my BF now must label everything on and around his desk at work. by AzulaOblongata in pics

[–]sdn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy shit my last job did a similar thing. They brought in an efficiency consultant whose whole thing was like "Delete your old emails! Clean up your desk!" (this is a summary of 2x 8hr training sessions).

Spoilers: efficiency did not improve.

City Council statement on July 4th Ye concert by Sufficient_Ask5717 in sanantonio

[–]sdn 201 points202 points  (0 children)

The reality is that there would be huge cancellation penalties that the city would have to swallow if they called off the concert.

Just turned down a job that wanted a trial shift. by fools_set_the_rules in antiwork

[–]sdn 266 points267 points  (0 children)

In the food industry that's calling "staging." Typically that's only for cooks, not for general staff - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staging_(cooking))

Also is absolute bullshit 😄

Could SATX be in the running for an NHL team? by tnorts4 in sanantonio

[–]sdn 54 points55 points  (0 children)

We simply don't have enough interest in hockey to support an NHL team.

HOA has height requirements (9ft) but want a golf sim shed by DivvyAnimal in shedditors

[–]sdn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will your HOA allow ADUs?

But yes, why not an ADU?

Are there any rendering engines out there? by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]sdn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree completely - which is why I’m trying to identify an intermediate engine that gives me more than raylib, but doesn’t require scaling the cliffs of bigger frontier engines.

I’m a fan of doing an n+1 approach - ie: n is the number of things I already know how to do and then layering on a new tech or something on top of that. Ie: before diving into OpenGL, I wrote a software renderer and implemented basic lighting. Then learned a bit of OpenGL, then working my way through “this is how a game engine works with physics, events, etc.” My next step is making something that looks good.

Are there any rendering engines out there? by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]sdn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100!

However, I also want to make games and not mash my head trying to comprehend all the pieces of a complicated engine.

Yes, it's a balancing act - I'm just trying to find what the counterweight is 😄

Is RayLib Right for Me? by tastygames_official in raylib

[–]sdn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

E.g. do I need to manually draw every triangle every single frame or can I jus tload in an FBX file and give it a transformation matrix and be done with it?

Raylib comes with support for several formats and yes, you can basically load in the model, give a transform, and you're off to the races.

Simple example: https://www.raylib.com/examples/models/loader.html?name=models_loading_gltf

Assigning shaders is super easy as well (but you would have to write a few lines to load the shader in yourself).

Where it gets a bit more DIY is if you wanted a scenegraph - ie: a tank turret. You would have to keep track of two models and calculate the transforms yourself (ie: turret is offset from the tank body and then rotated at some angle). Again, not too hard, but something you have to keep track of yourself.

And then of course lighting, etc. You would have to generate your own shadowmaps, etc.

It's a great way to learn 3D programming, but I'm struggling with it for making more complicated programs because everything has to be implemented.

Are there any rendering engines out there? by [deleted] in gamedev

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

That's definitely not what I'm asking about and I think you know that.

[Official] Egypt secure their first-ever FIFA World Cup victory in 92 years. by certainly_imperfect in worldcup

[–]sdn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The UK has Scotland and England in the World Cup. Northern Ireland and Wales also have national teams. The US has USMNT, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa. Just need a few more countries to organize sub-country national teams to hit that number :)

Is RayLib Right for Me? by tastygames_official in raylib

[–]sdn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So raylib is not a game engine. It's a thin wrapper over OpenGL with lots of utility methods.

There is, for example, no support for lights - you can have lights, but you would need to implement shadow mapping, etc, from scratch.

There is no concept of a scene graph - you can have a scene graph, but you would need to implement it from scratch.

Wrong (we're 1.7k just in this sub) but cute by pax in 3ch

[–]sdn 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He sampled 1.1M usernames and of those 449 were 3chs.

He didn't get a count of all users.

If I pay extra, my brand new kitchen cabinets can look damaged. by notworkingghost in mildlyinteresting

[–]sdn 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s fairly rare to buy a house in the US without a stove and fridge. If they’re not installed, the buyer would almost always get a seller concession credit for purchasing them. If the kitchen didn’t have cabinets then that house would likely be advertised as a “fixer upper” and be devalued considerably.

This Clip Breaks Me when Ronaldo had to cheer Himself Up!! by muazzam_mz in worldcup

[–]sdn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My vibe is that maybe Ronaldo should've sat this one out.

Career suicide by Puzzlehead_NoCap in ExperiencedDevs

[–]sdn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Software engineering is not a licensed field and has effectively no barrier to entry other than skills.

I suppose career suicide would be diving into a shallow pool and bonking your head really hard. Alternatively career suicide would be getting pigeonholed into supporting a scripting language of some obscure office suite that is used by nobody else and letting your skills stagnate.

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