It’s wild to me that now people are making something like this just for fun, while if this had actually been released at the time it would have been a best-selling game.
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On HN mostly known for Candy Japan, which I shut down, and am now making Roblox games full time. Main game currently is https://www.roblox.com/games/7367863399
I laughed because the voices are so out there, and then it made two little funny mistakes that caught me off guard when I was already laughing, so I could only switch to crying at that point.
Elon Musk on Joe Rogan, English to Finnish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOkOafhAsDE
I'm a native Finnish speaker and while it starts off a bit strange, when they get to the mid to latter part it is really incredible, it's like an alternative universe where they were somehow born Finnish.
Putin talking about AI, Russian to English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSkjQJcqaFo
Paul Graham interview "What are some common mistakes founders make?" from English to Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq_G0VXJ1xk
This one didn't work out so well. While some parts are decent, others sound like nonsense. But super cool it included pg blowing into the mic in the translation!
Pulp Fiction to Finnish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdLChf-0pFE
Half of the time it sounds like a professional dub, but sometimes gets confused.
Prime minister says it is considered not possible to be a normal fault, but that it is "because of external influence". No effect on Finnish needs for gas or communication. The Finnish Border Guard said that the damage was clearly not just a normal leak. National Bureau of Investigation is suggesting one might call it "aggravated vandalism".
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency says communication cable cut has no impact whatsoever as they have failovers.
Reporter questions:
Q: Was it Russia? A: Will not speculate.
Q: What will you do next? A: Gather evidence at the scene, see if there is a connection between the two connections being cut.
Q: How far are the damaged spots from each other? A: The cables are not right next to each other, but in the overall same area.
Q: How large is the damage? A: Large enough that it is clearly intentional damage.
Q: Did you see any ships or quakes? A: No explosion-like quakes. There is always a lot of traffic in the area.
Q: Heard there was a Russian research vessel called Sibiryakov in that area in September? A: Will not comment, there are always many ships of different origin in the area.
Q: Is there a growing military threat near the Finnish border after the incident? A: No.
Q: Is it clearly an explosion or could it be something else? A: It looks like it was not an explosion. It is currently difficult to investigate because of the conditions at sea.
Q: What does it mean that your "current responsiveness is elevated"? A: No we are operating as normal, but we are just paying some extra attention to these connections. Will not give details in what way.
The press conference is now over.
The situation where this still feels lacking is when I'm trying to solve a problem and have a 3D game view, source code, object list and properties, debug output, debugger (watched variables, call stack) on one screen. Then on another screen I'll read documentation of whatever I'm trying to fix.
Productivity clearly had a jump when I added the second monitor, and I think I could get some boost still by either having larger monitors, or perhaps one big bigger curved one with two monitor inputs.
It does give extra peace of mind having the games run locally on the device in case of connection issues, and to avoid the occasional need to run upstairs to fix something.
I've had boxes of emergency rations (add hot water to get some rice meal) in our house, but they usually just advertise lasting for just a few years.
By far not mainstream, but it’s around the same as first generation iPhones, so over the coming years may be just crossing the threshold of entering to mainstream.
I’ll make a guess that Quest 3 will have sold 30 million units by 2026, and perhaps the next one after that will be mainstream (xbox, playstation level) territory.
Pressing "build" in Turbo Pascal on my 386sx it was already done before you could even perceive any delay. Instant.
Whenever a book references another book I may want to read later, or there is a HN comment recommending a book which sounds interesting, I'll add it to my "to-read" list. Then when I finish my current book, I can sort this list by average rating to decide where to go next.
If they can hold the market and not implode for internal reasons, not sure this has any upper limit?
Could even just add it as an option to see if anyone would buy it, even before actually finding an expert and just say “not available yet” when checkout button is clicked.
Also, the expected length of a trip abroad is shorter. There are half as many vacation days as in many other countries. By the time you're done with flights and acclimated to the time difference, you need to start thinking about going back. This also makes the per-day cost of a trip high.
After moving to Japan I've also become reluctant to travel!
One of my big rules has always been, "double it, or cut it in half". Don't waste your time adjusting something by 5 percent, then another 5 percent, then another.. just double it, and see if it even had the effect you thought it was going to have at all.