orockwell

joined 2 years ago

Union soldier sighting a canon. Gettysburg, July 2nd, 1863 (colorized) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Oh thank god, thats his daughter

An olde timey political cartoon with captions on things and all that about art and pop culture. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Hideo game

Prototype of Yamaha Frog 750 by Hartmut Esslinger (1985) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Motorcycle, but yes absolutely.

Who is this for? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Ask Will Toledo.

Are UI layouts of video games subject to IP protection? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yes.*

You can patent a design pattern, within a specific context (provided the patent is approved)

NAMCO infamously patented 'Loaing Screen Games', with its documented example being Galaga.

Thankfully that patent expired in 2015. Hope this answers your question!

If you 'play' an operating system as if it was a game, what is the final boss, and how do you beat it? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Love this Insert Credit type question

Sea Turtles in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Fleabag

What is your favorite extinction event, and why? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The Holocene.

"Starfield's lead quest designer had 'absolutely no time' and had to hit the 'panic button' so the game would have a satisfying final quest" in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Note: the final paragraph contains spoilers for Starfield's ending

What is your favorite Marvel Comics superhero? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Have you read the recent Uncanny Spider-Man miniseries? It's pretty much that!

Worth reading: James Robinson's Starman in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Beautiful book. I only read it last year, but adored it. Read Robinson's other work, but nothing equalled it. Great write-up, @jordanlund

Software Engineer vs Software Developer in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin, author of several foundational texts, and coauthor of the agile manifesto provides one, which I think is good: https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2015/11/18/TheProgrammersOath.html