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jay_m··on San Jose Fire had an impossibly complex incident scene (2019)
Not quite clear why this was flagged to death, but I vouched for it as it seemed a reasonable response to the request.
jay_m··on The Loading Dock Manifesto
I read this piece ages ago but stupidly forgot to save it. Every once in a while I'd try to find it again but I could never remember enough specific details, so thank you for posting this so I can finally read it again and save it!
jay_m··on Living, in Limbo
Recommend reading this piece: http://hintjens.com/blog:115 for some context, and because it's excellent.

Glad to see another update from Pieter, I hope he finds his way out of limbo, preferably healthy.

jay_m··on Free Art Books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Can anyone recommend some specific books to look at? This seems like a great treasure trove but as a beginner to art appreciation I don't have much of an idea of where to start.
jay_m··on Reddit has been hacked
Twitter of person/group claiming the hack: https://twitter.com/OfficialNEA
jay_m··on Winamp shutting down on December 20th, 2013
Wow I'd forgotten about AHK. Thanks for reminding me!
jay_m··on Winamp shutting down on December 20th, 2013
The main reason I use Winamp is because it has global keyboard shortcuts for controlling playback. I'm not sure if any other media players have that, if anyone knows of one that does I would love to know.
jay_m··on The Great Language Game: How many languages can you distinguish between?
I had the same thing happen with Hebrew, 3 free wins with the same clip.
jay_m··on Vine for Android
No I feel the same way at age 21. It's quite hard to follow the quick-cutting nature of most videos. The ones I tend to like the most are comedy videos that have really quick setups and punchlines.
jay_m··on Humble Indie Bundle 8
Absolutely, the soundtrack alone is worth the playthrough. Here's a link to the studio's soundcloud which has the soundtrack up at what I think is a better quality than youtube is offering. https://soundcloud.com/devolverdigital/sets/hotline-miami-of... (be warned it autoplays at quite a high volume)
jay_m··on Humble Indie Bundle 8
I can't recommend Hotline Miami enough. Excellent game. Fast-paced action, interesting story, and it feels like you're playing through a fever dream.
jay_m··on Humble Indie Bundle 8
The soundtrack is incredible, but sadly it looks as though it's not included.
jay_m··on A “simple” 3rd grade problem
That water lily problem is very neat, hadn't heard of it before.
jay_m··on Show HN: I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it
I really love the music and audio from the trailer video. The gameplay and art style looks great too. I'll be buying this in a couple of days once my exams are over. Congratulations on shipping!
jay_m··on Quake Video Game Industry Legend Paul Steed Has Passed Away
I'm sorry but lumping in Harry Potter along with "popular trash" such as Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey is shamefully dismissive.

Harry Potter is a wonderful series that brought the magic of reading and exploring imaginative worlds to countless children around the world.

Hardly "trash" as you characterized it.

jay_m··on I sued a telemarketer and got $4,000
I used to have this same problem. I'd get called twice a day by the same company, and if I picked up, they would just hang up the phone. Eventually I got tired of this so when I picked up one of their calls, I opened with "Hi, PizzaPizza here, may I take your order please?" After that they never called again.
jay_m··on How Facebook Is Selling Your Timeline to Advertisers
The article mentions that Timeline will be activated on all Facebook accounts by the end of this year.