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https://nightshade256.github.io/2021/03/27/gb-sound-emulatio... is pretty good

While the project is cool, it always makes me uneasy seeing these text generation AIs being used as a source of truth since they are just probabilistically stringing together words

I love mine. I use it both in handheld mode and docked to a TV. It's great for playing games anywhere around the house if you have a few spare minutes. Also great for travel. The openness is really cool. I've added several non steam games to mine (e.g. Plex). It's not perfect though. I find I get a decent amount of lag using bluetooth controllers while docked and some games don't play super well (even "verified" ones). Occasionally I'll use it as a linux desktop too, but not often. I like that it has the option though.

I'd like to be able to view content when not logged in. Also, the site is not mobile friendly, which is my primary method of access for these types of sites.

Great! I decided to make a video game for the rest of the year after being laid off in Feb so I'm not looking for jobs. It's something I've wanted to do for years, and now being in my 30s, I finally had enough savings that this was a viable option. I don't expect this to be a super profitable decision, but I'm happy to be working on something I'm passionate about for once.

I've enjoyed working on / improving my skills at the creative aspects I wouldn't normally get to do just coding (art, music)

I have no idea what the job landscape will be like when I'm done the game but oddly don't feel too worried about it. Ideally I'd never work for another employer again if I can figure out an income stream viable enough. Overall I'm probably a little more jaded towards the industry than I was pre-layoff (this wasn't my first layoff however).

I recently got a steam deck and have been going through my backlog of games I've owned for a while but never played. Finished Outer Wilds and Hollow Knight. Now I am starting Hades.

Loved it. Great work :)

This has happened to me a couple times. Feeling tired of what I call the "tech rat race".

Both times some time off and working on an idea for fun sparked interest again. I would say if you take time off, don't feel pressured to do anything tech related. At some point you may get a creative idea and then just follow that. One time I finished a gameboy emulator I had started a few years ago, the other I made a little video game. And if you don't get the urge to do anything tech the whole time you're off, at least you'll have some R&R to go back to work with a fresh mind.

The fisher-price learn to code caterpillar is pretty good IMO. My friend's 3 year old seemed to really enjoy it, although I think it'll take her another year or so to understand the programming side of it. https://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Think-Learn-Pillar/dp/B0...

Kobe's mentality was always super inspiring to me. It definitely made me push myself further at points in my life in programming and various other activities. One quote that stood out to me from his jersey retirement was:

"Those times when you get up early and you work hard, those times when you stay up late and you work hard, those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. And if you guys can understand that, then what you’ll see happen is you won’t accomplish your dreams, your dreams won’t come true; something greater will."

Rest in peace.