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Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
  • Don't tell me, tell the researchers.

    Maybe I wasn't clear enough, the "☝️🤓" was talking about the study, not what you were saying. Sorry for the confusion 🙇

  • Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
  • However, a new peer-reviewed study led by Sydney-based researchers Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta has found that the time it would take for a typing monkey to replicate Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems would be longer than the lifespan of our universe. Which means that while mathematically true, the theorem is "misleading", they say.

    Basically: ☝️🤓

  • Pinche capitalismo todo pendejo
  • Is "The problem is the capitalism"

  • As a first timer, developing games for PC or Mobile?

    I have a project stopped a couple of months ago and I want to resume it.

    I started for Mobiles, but after a little more research I realized that it was more complicated than I thought, and I don't know if it can have the impact I would like it to have (which is not much either).

    So I don't know if I should concentrate more on PC development until I have a little more experience and then make the leap to mobile, or should it be the other way around? start with mobile and then to PC?

    What would be the most profitable path in terms of learning and, if possible, generate a modest income?

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    Stop whining. Do it yourself.
  • Making a community also implies moderating it, doesn't it? I would understand that there are people who just want to see and post things they like and not have to be aware of banning users or deleting unwanted posts.

    I say that because I am part of those people, moderating content is hard.

  • People of Lemmy, what games have you been playing lately?
  • I wish, what I've seen of it is amazing, but I don't have the money or the specs to do it. 🥲

  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Disbanded After Critically Lauded Platformer Fails to Meet Expectations - Report
  • This is the kind of shit that makes you wish for the imminent Ubisoft debacle to happen sooner rather than later.

  • People of Lemmy, what games have you been playing lately?
  • I took the month of Halloween as an excuse to replay all of Silent Hill and it has been a fantastic experience, very nostalgic. I'm already playing the 4th game and when I finish it I'm going to jump into playing short horror games on Itch.io.

  • Non-English speaking programmers, do you write your comments in your native language?
  • I don't know what are you talking about. I didn't mark the post as nsfw and when I try to modify it, the nsfw option is disabled.

  • Non-English speaking programmers, do you write your comments in your native language?

    I ask because sometimes I feel very silly when writing clumsily in English and even sillier when I have to look up how to spell a particular word.

    I want to know if I'm the only idiot that it happens to or if on the contrary it's something generalized.

    (Mi idioma es el Español, por cierto)

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    Tough Shit
  • This is information and mental images with which I was happier not knowing...

  • It's almost 2025, what futuristic things did you think we would have had by now or accomplished?
  • For me the one of the greatest is the Sputnik, it was the beginning of something amazing.

  • It's almost 2025, what futuristic things did you think we would have had by now or accomplished?
  • I know all that, it's what causes me the most frustration. In the end the "Greatest Achievement of Mankind" is not much different than a guy jumping to touch the ceiling because they told him "bet you can't reach", and after that, unless they find oil or some shit like that on the moon, they're never coming back.... At least the Americans, since the Chinese do plan to establish "something" there, at least to show they can.

  • It's almost 2025, what futuristic things did you think we would have had by now or accomplished?
  • Something, anything in the freaking moon.

    Why haven't we been back there in, like, 50 years? That mission was done with computers that were less powerful than my stupid phone.

    Anything, a telescope, a transmitter of I-don't-know-what shit, a lunar farm, a Coca-Cola or Disney advertising, ANYTHING!

  • Imma writer... 🧐
  • Perdón, soy hispanohablante y confundí IA (Inteligencia Artificial) con AI (Artificial Intelligence)

  • Imma writer... 🧐
  • It is worth mentioning that the """""IA Writer""""" is plagiarizing from the others, but the moron doesn't even know it.

  • Steam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase
  • And that's why the bulk of my game library comes from GOG, and I have Steam more out of commitment than taste.

  • I just have to wait too long for quality videos!
  • I hear you OP, I too have to watch all the content in one sitting or else I get an aneurysm and an epileptic seizure at the same time. /S

  • Fediverse enshittification
  • In my opinion, enshittification occurs when, among other things, the user experience is "ruined" in order to generate profits by offering "improvements" that are nothing more than going back to previous states of the platform, only now paying or paying more.

    While it could happen that some parts of the Fediverse could become Shitty, it seems impossible to me that it would happen in the whole fediverse. There's always the option of blocking problematic instances and such. And anyway, users who enter the fediverse do so mostly fleeing from enshittification, so, I think, we are less willing to put up with that kind of bullshit and will leave sooner rather than later, maybe creating something new (and better, if possible).

  • Question: Is there an equivalent to Google Drive in Windows for KDE?
  • If what you need is s way to synchronize a folder to your Google Drive, you can use Celeste. Is a cloud synchronization client that works pretty well, although is not perfect, but you can give a try and judge for yourself.

    Now, if you want to replace Gdrive with another cloud service , Nextcloud is a grate alternative

  • Using a Firefox fork makes any difference?

    Well, Mozilla seems to be making some pretty questionable decisions, So I'm considering switching browsers for the third (Is it the third?) time. The thing is, I really like the way Firefox works, so I've been trying out the more famous Forks like Waterfox and Librewolf, although I'm going for Floorp. However, I'm wondering: is using a fork enough? I mean, they are Forks maintained by other people, but is there a chance that whatever Mozilla does to Firefox could affect those Forks? Should I jump to a totally different browser like Vivaldi?

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    Pinche capitalismo todo pendejo

    Republicado desde: https://lemmy.world/post/20506593

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    Pinche capitalismo todo pendejo

    Republicado desde: https://lemmy.world/post/20506593

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    And now y'all are in Lemmy

    Republicado desde: https://lemmy.world/post/20229182

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    Microblog Memes @lemmy.world NONE @lemmy.world
    And now y'all are in Lemmy
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    A whole pregnancy before a Sonic 3 Trailer

    Republicado desde: https://lemmy.world/post/19074038

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    Microblog Memes @lemmy.world NONE @lemmy.world
    A whole pregnancy before a Sonic 3 Trailer
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    Is it normal to not be able to focus on more than one project/hobby at a time?

    I've had a game in development stalled for a month because I'm also writing a story, but the story is also half stalled because I'm replaying a game, and I'm already getting frustrated.

    It's something that is starting to bothering me, it seems like I can't do something if I'm not completely immersed in it: If I want to watch movies or a series, I must do a marathon; if I want to play a game, I must pass it in less than a week; if I want to make a game, I must get into a Crunch because "reasons"; if I want to write, I must work on making it the best story I've ever written so far.

    Is this normal? should I not worry so much? or how can I better manage the things I want and need to do?

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    If you like romance in fiction, how do you like it? Realistic or Idealistic?

    While I was documenting myself to create a romantic work between two women, I made a little detour and read a Manga (Love Hurts, by Kiriko Nananan) that made me wonder if the idea I initially had for my story is too idealistic to the point of bordering on childish. It's just that the manga portrays interpersonal relationships in such a raw way (compared to what I've been consuming until then), that perhaps the impact it gave me was even greater than I expected.

    I understand that there are those who prefer an escapist work, experiencing more of a dream than a one-on-one copy of real life. I also know that there are those who don't see much value in escapism and prefer art to function as a mirror of reality. I personally found myself somewhere in between.

    What I would like to know is which side I should lean more towards in order to do the best work possible.

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    To those who know about writing and such: Does a Mary Sue/Gary Stu NEVER fail? or their failings are to minimal to take account on them?

    I'm writing a story and I'm worried that I might inadvertently turn one of my main characters into a Mary Sue. I'd like to know if it's enough to give her the odd flaw or imperfection or if I should be more drastic and make her screw up big time.

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    What is the benefit of closing Studios? Why not sell them?

    Yes, this is in relation to the closing of Tango Gameworks and Arcane Austin. Is there some immediate monetary benefit behind it that I have no idea about? Is it so they can keep the IPs and not have to deal with the developers? Are the Studios too expensive for anyone to buy? I honestly don't understand how these executives play Capitalism.

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    Can a damaged hard drive slow down a computer?

    My mother's laptop has been running as fast as a turtle on a snail going uphill for a long time now. Everything has been done to it, including formatting it and installing another, less cumbersome OS, but nothing improves. I have an HHD available, I have done some tests and it does work.

    Would changing the hard drive do any good?

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    I CAN MAKE BREAD WITH IT!

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    Is it a bad idea to introduce a new kitten to a house where there is already an older cat?

    In recent days we have been giving home to a black kitten less than a month old yet to be named, the thing is that we already have a cat at home. My cat "Rubia" has been with us for 13 years now, beyond having lost her eyesight due to age, she is very healthy. But since the new kitty arrived I have seen her very stressed. She can't smell or hear the new kitten without snorting, she eats very little and hasn't gone to the bathroom for a couple of days. I've seen videos on YouTube and read several articles where they say this is normal, but I can't help but worry. I'm worried that forcing her to accept a new cat will affect her health at the age she is, but I also don't want to just abandon the new kitten, although if it turns out that things aren't going to improve, I would be forced to look for someone who can adopt her....

    Update: Thank you all so much for your advice, I will do my best to follow them 💜. Recently Rubia has returned to use her litter box normally, and although she still doesn't like Morena (tentative name of the new kitten), I feel more optimistic, we just have to take things slowly.

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