Garbage in, garbage out. I use(d) Twitter to follow a bunch of high profile Machine Learning and Software Engineering professionals, and my (non algorithmic) feed was rather useful and informative.
There were a lot more people on Twitter than pop culture celebrities.
In pretty much any field you can think of, some of its leading figures would be on there. Economics, urbanism, tech, astronomy, game developers, journalists, fan communities of essentially any creative work, communities for marginalized identities, pretty much any interest was well-represented there.
It was great for artists and scientists. My twitter feed was mainly filled with paleoartists and paleontologists bickering about the fullness of t rex lips and I sorely miss it.
Is there a way to trick the App Store into displaying the wrong age for your app? Because if not, then this app is 4 years old and Meta is actually stealing their name.
Fair enough. I’m surprised there isn’t a more obvious release date on the front section of the App Store. Might be useful to know how long a product has been available.
The ZX Spectrum port was legendary. Couldn't believe I was playing R-Type in my home back when the arcade machines were so far ahead of what home computers could pull off.
Our local pub had a little arcade section for the kids with R-Type as one of the machines and I remember pumping in plenty of 20p coins into it.
Another fond memory is the excitement of getting R-Types on PSX back in the day.
I guess I need to try out this Amstrad port to see how good it is.....
The coder who converted the Spectrum version (Bob Pape) wrote an excellent memoir about how he went about it, his life at the time (he was basically a teenager) and his interactions with the weird, nascent world of gaming development companies. It’s really fascinating and well worth a few hours. And it’s free! It’s Behind You: The Making of a Computer Game
I miss places like that, so many restaurants that had bars would have arcade games, sometimes standup sometimes the sit down ones. There was an irresistible draw to play them haha
Great shot! I love airshows. I just took my son to the one at Langley AFB back in May and we are going to the one at NAS Oceana in September. Always a good time!
This was the exact show where I took this picture!! It was a great time, but it was very hot and my daughter made us leave before the blue angels went up. Great show, I really enjoyed it!
Oh cool! The Air Force Thunderbirds were at Langley but the Blue Angels are going to be at Oceana so you can see them in September. Here’s a pic I took of the Thunderbirds.
That is a red flag for certain and asking about music is a important factor in dating. If you don’t like the same type of music odds are not in favor of making a connection.
You’ll never be happy with that person if you don’t like the same music. Like I would never date anyone who likes Country Music. That is a hard stop for me as it says that you have no taste and like things that are bland and boring. I’m more of an Alterative Rock type of person and sought connections with those who like that style of music. Being Gen X that wasn’t hard to find.
Never be happy? What a completely moronic take. Honestly I think you should keep avoiding people who don’t like the same music as you, they’re probably better off without you around them.
You know what, I was about to rant and rave in retaliation to that ridiculous statement you just made but I decided I’m not gonna pull my hair out trying to wrap my head around your point of view. I’ll just say that you and I don’t operate on the same wavelength. Enjoy your life fellow person
I don’t know that it’s that big a factor, people can connect in different ways, but it can certainly be a spring board for getting to know someone and make a connection.
Also, the coders who ported these games often wouldn’t have access to the arcade cabinets at all, other than some hastily recorded VHS footage. So getting a port that actually felt like the original was a rare treat. Most of the time the ports felt like they were inspired by the source material more than anything.
Bit late to this party but R-Type was one of favourites at the arcades and back when ther were so many outstanding games.
I occasionally get my kids to try them and despite the fact the controls are so much easier they can’t play them, the games are too hard!!!
I feel the same way about their games or at least the controls, I feel like I need to learn to be a court stenographer to use the controls using multiple combos to do something. Pah I say!
I had a similar experience with one of the more recent NBA games.
Like, shooting the ball was a whole process. First you initiate a gathering action or decide what kind of plant or pick you’re going to make, there’s a button for whether you jump or not, what kind of jump (fade away, in place, diving towards) and then timing for shot accuracy. God help you if you’re going for a dunk.
Damn it all, what ever happened to one button for pass and the other for shoot!
I’m out here doing advanced Street Fighter combos just to throw a damn ball. It’s easy as doing a tatsumaki super canceled into a neutral aerial shakunetsu hadoken. And that’s just one thing, every damn mechanic in the game felt like this.
I’ve had that song in my regular playlist for years and only learned what the lyrics were about when someone told me. It’s such a banger that I never stopped to actually listen to the words for at least two years lol
I like that it has the NSFW toggle, but I thought Apple had an issue with that being in the app. IIRC that was the reason Apollo didn’t have an NSFW toggle in its settings.
I’m impressed with what developers could do with what amounted to an electrical typewriter on a budget (down to the color limitations being based on the device being text-first). Kind of what happens when a cheap, mass-produced, simplified version of a technology finally lands in the hands of a lot of people. A bit sad that nothing of the sort seemed to happen with the Raspberry Pi…
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