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[kayden-valcourt]

kalii'2 famiily reveal.

[shield-of-wesnoth]

Really wish I could get old-- as in really old-- version of Wesnoth to run on my PC.

I have a Windows 10 computer that’s almost a decade old now, and though it runs Wesnoth 0.1 (the very first one), in terms of other ancient Wesnoth versions, I can’t get anything older than 0.9.7 to run.  I used to have a Windows 7 laptop, and it could run Wesnoth 0.8.4!  I don’t know what happened between Windows updates, but when I try to open 0.8.4 on my PC, it just doesn’t work at all. The only thread I have to go on is that maybe Windows 10 comes with different .dlls, and stopped including certain older ones that older Wesnoth needs..?  Because I got a popup about a missing one when I tried opening 0.8.4′s map editor, and when I installed that .dll there-- though it still didn’t work-- it suddenly was able to make the screen black for a second before giving up, which was more than before.  But having gotten no more error messages since then, and having no luck with running it in compatibility mode, I’ve been stuck ever since.

A lot of my 1.2 and earlier Wesnoths experience bugs that they don’t on older hardware, too... can’t think of a single one that doesn’t crash if I try and change the screen resolution.  Many also experience awful graphical errors if I switch between windowed and fullscreen mode that don’t go away until I restart the program.  There’s also some annoying flickering effects with the monochrome cursor set (my favorite one...) that are only lessened-- not fully gone-- if I use the color cursor.  And in one of the most mysterious and sad glitches of all, in pre-1.2, Delfador’s sprites are prone to inexplicably not appearing in the game where he’s present!  All of this simply did not happen on even slightly older hardware. Some older Wesnoths I’ve been unable to try at all, since they’re based in Linux, and you have to “build” and “compile” them rather than simply double-clicking an executable... and sadly, I am not that much of a nerd yet to do such things easily.  But even then, Wesnoth 0.3 has an executable, but it merely brings up a command prompt window, turns the screen black, then closes before I can read anything clearly... and running compatibility mode has only made that one worse.

This isn’t even all limited to just ancient Wesnoth, either!  Right now, and even on my Windows 7, I’ve experienced a terrible issue with versions of Wesnoth 1.8 where they simply do not register manually installed add-ons.  This is kind of a huge deal, since the manual way is now the only way to install its fanmade content, since its server no longer connects in the program!!  This is perhaps due to the fact that holding add-ons outside the “campaigns” folder was a new feature at the time, and it had some unforeseen issues (even when it still could connect, for some reason, I never found out where they’re stored?).  This is an absolute travesty, since 1.8 was one of the highest points for UMC creativity and output, and now all of that can’t really be played on its intended software. In 1.12, sometimes the names and descriptions of most of my installed add-ons, and all of the text inside them, simply will not display.  I spent hours trying to pin this down to one add-on by removing and replacing them, to no avail.  Because it impacts multiple campaigns at once, and sometimes seemed to impact different ones, I couldn’t figure it out.  I have several dozen add-ons for 1.12, and I have no idea if it’s one add-on in particular causing the issue, or the fact that I have a ton of them by itself.  1.12 isn’t even that old!  It’s a relatively new one, already showing wear and tear for mysterious unknown reasons!!  The only comfort is that it doesn’t always happen, but I don’t know how much longer that may be the case.

Responses on the forum to modestly bringing up these issues seem to usually be “just play the latest version instead”, but I don’t always want to do that!  I shouldn’t have to do that!  The older versions still have their charms, and their unique style, lots of minor differences that build up, and sometimes I don’t want to have to wait for some kind soul with plenty of time to port it for me.  I don’t know how to use wmllint to port them myself (why can’t anyone explain it concisely?!), and even if I did, a lot of old UMC is buggy even on its intended version, and wmllint apparently struggles with things like custom terrains.

I guess I just wish there was more maintenance and advice out there for running older versions of this game in the modern era... advice that’s accessible and so on... I’m unsure if anyone else still cares about older versions of Wesnoth, but I certainly do.  Wesnoth's older versions were a big part of my childhood!  And even the versions that were so old that I never tried them as a child still fascinate and charm me.  I just wish I was skilled enough to support them myself.

[vergess]

Tragic Windows Users: Images in the webp format are a travesty and a monstrosity

Respectable Linux Operators: My OS properly supports these smaller, crisper, animateable images with full color ranges. Windows just hates you.

Tragic Windows Users: No!! It is the image format that is the problem!!

[jtem]

Microsoft is going out of business

They deserve it. Windows 10 is a travesty.

If you’ve got the money then run out and buy an Apple. If you don’t, go buy a Chromebook or even a Linux box. You’ll applaud yourself later for it.

[vishers]

Friday-ish Links

bashtop is a wild implementation of a resource monitor in what is probably the closest thing to a 'pure bash' implementation I've ever seen from something that claims to be be 'pure bash'. It's linux specific (e.g. reads from /proc) but it's pretty impressive nonetheless. Sadly I hear it's going to be rewritten in python.

via Paul Knopf

Calvin Seibert builds brutalist sandcastles. They are absolutely gorgeous. My sister would be proud. I wonder exactly how much sugar he uses to increase the cohesion.

via Devon

Shadowing a Site Reliability Engineer | GitLab

Oof. How in the world do people still tolerate so many alerts? If I see more than 2 or 3 alerts a week I want to burn the building down.

How are docker images built?

This is one of the better discussions af what the Docker layers are that I've seen.

Creating Exceptions Lists for Conftest in Rego

I've really gotta get into conftest.

Patterns for Managing Source Code Branches

Martin Fowler still just killing it.

Introduction to Profiling and Optimizing SQL Queries for Software Engineers

This is very apropos since I'm currently reading through my PostgreSQL book.

Stuart Sierra took the time to remind us all that calendars are an abomination foisted upon us by The Old Ones…

However, the most delightful thing about being reminded what a travesty calendar systems are is the opportunity it gives us link to the following two amazing pieces of work.

Your calendrical fallacy is thinking…

Panic Blog » Q: “Once in a blue moon” is a rare event. But what does “blue moon” really mean?

Streets 1:12

Got to show this to some friends. I'll never forget it. 😂

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS arrives | Ubuntu

Congratulations I'm now 2 LTS releases behind again. (－‸ლ)

Ooooo this is good.

Just as individuals can enjoy both positive liberty (capacity) and negative liberty (absence of constraint), so can teams possess both positive autonomy and negative autonomy.

If no one is micromanaging your team that's great, but it's only negative autonomy.

To have full autonomy you also need positive autonomy, that is the skills and the situational understanding that allows you to meaningfully act.

---Chris Ford on Twitter

I learned that Hillel Wayne has a newsletter thanks to Brian Marick. I first became aware of Hillel becase of his amazing Decision Tables post. He's a champion for formal methods and good CS. Even more interesting he holds open office hours each week where you can talk to him about anything you want. I may take him up on that.

What it’s like to come back to a Ruby project after 6 months – avdi.codes

Evergreen.

Chekhov’s Gun for Automated Tests

This is a really interesting idea.

via Brian Marick

Spring never fails to remind me that Scott Stilson once taught me this quote by Margaret Atwood.

[cecilamerrell-blog]

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In addition to utilizing your stamina efficiently in Madden NFL Mobile, know which events to play and which ones are worth doing. This actually is authentic NFL action like you’ve by no means ever seen on portable. Similar to in real life. So do not anticipate any graphics like PS or Xbox variations. A participant may start a match by taking part in one drive, then allowing the opponent to play one. Just keep an eye on him, in the event you see him getting out of the secondary then look out for a blitz. It's there to keep the offense transferring and to keep the game going. The decisions and performances of participant in the game guarantee career path of Devin as dialog trees are applied to make him take the choices. The journey of Wade from obscurity to superstardom unluckily does not happen intimately. It could give you multifarious good causes to have enjoyable enjoying basketball which are.

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Windows 10 S And The Surface Laptop Are Bad News For Gamers

The Floor every dayComputer debuted Tuesday day-to-day a great deal fanfare and Apple comparison portions. It’s Microsoft’s answer every day the MacBook, and if you care at all about gambling video games on your day-to-day, It’s decidedly not for you.

Home windows 10 S every day take the steam out of Steam.

The number one motive the Floor every day is bad for gamers is the fact that it is the flagship every day for Home windows 10 S. Microsoft’s latest running device abandons all pretense of openness in want of closed surroundings. On Windows 10 S computers, handiest apps from Microsoft’s app save will run. All other software program is closed out of this new walled garden. Microsoft isn’t always simply taking intention on the MacBook line with the Floor Lapdayeveryday, It is taking a page from Apple’s App save fulfillment.

Drastically absent from the Microsoft store? Steam, the primary destination for every day everyday gamers. This is wherein almost each daily gamer goes daily and play games (although Mac and Linux users can also use Steam.) Additionally lacking from the Microsoft keep are EA’s Starting place, GOG Galaxy and Ubisoft’s Uplay. Basically, all the non-Microsoft online game SDA lyre fronts have zero presence on Home windows 10 S. Until Valve and the rest of those recreation businesses determine to present Microsoft a reduce of all their earnings, they might not be offering versions of their services any time quickly, both.

The Floor day-to-day is not a terrific choice for gaming.

Beyond the travesty of an operating device, the Floor everyday itself is without a doubt not a super everyday choice for gaming, even in case you best want every day to play video games you can discover at the Microsoft store. For $999 you may find plenty of different lap daily ps with better graphical oomph.

Windows 10: Better, Stronger, Faster?

Microsoft made a large splash with its launch of Home windows 10 on July 29, 2015. For plenty Pc users, switching to the new OS is 7c5d89b5be9179482b8568d00a9357b2, at the same time as for others, it’s a near call. If you have not decided whether or not your enterprise is ready to make the switch, right here’s a better observe Home windows 10 to help you determine if the new OS is simply better, more potent, and quicker.

Value

Upgrade to Windows 10 totally free! customers with Home windows 7, Home windows 8.1, and Windows Smartphone 8.1 can acquire the brand new OS freed from rate till July 29, 2016. Home windows 10 is free for the lifetime of the device, meaning aid and updates at no price as long as Microsoft supports the operating gadget.

Home windows Vista, XP, 7 Organization, 8/8.1 Company and RT/RT eight.1 are excluded from this free provide. Those OS’s require a charge of $119 according to Home license or $199 per Pro license to Improve to Home windows 10. But, if you have Software program Warranty with this type of OS’s, then your Upgrade is free.

Assist

Windows 7 and Windows eight are approaching the end of guide quicker than we would want to think. By using upgrading to Windows 10, you benefit years of extra mainstream and extended support. Here’s a contrast of the running machine support lifecycles for Windows 10 vs. Home windows eight vs. Windows 7:

operating system end of Mainstream assist quit of extended help

Home windows 7 January thirteen, 2015 January 14, 2020

Windows eight January 9, 2018, January 10, 2023 Windows 10 October 13, 2020, October 14, 2025

Windows 10 brings introduced years of mainstream and extended help. quit of mainstream help way that Microsoft will not beautify the product, but there’ll still be a paid for protection and reliability issues. stop of prolonged help nevertheless affords security and reliability aid; But, this marks the cease of assist for non-safety hotfixes, requests for brand new features and designs, and warranty claims.

The query is what is going to you do whilst your OS assist involves a quit in the following few years? If you’re an eligible candidate for a unfastened Improve to Home windows 10, it may be worthwhile to Upgrade earlier than the offer expires.

Speed

Is Home windows 10 faster? TechSpot positioned Windows 10 to the test towards Home windows 8.1 and Windows 7 for Pace overall performance. the brand new OS ranked within mere seconds of Home windows 8.1 and Windows 7 for Speed in all overall performance regions. Here is a brief examine the difference you will be able to experience on a day by day basis with wake up and boot instances:

working machine Hibernation wake up Hybrid Sleep wake up Boot Time

Home windows 7 27 seconds 17 seconds five seconds

Home windows 8.1 23 seconds 12 seconds 4 seconds Windows 10 21 seconds 10 seconds 6 seconds

Much like awaken and boost Speed, it is a close name for Windows 10 towards Windows 7 and Windows eight.1 in utility, storage, and gaming performance. Home windows 10 would not have a clear win over beyond ora in phrases of Pace in any particular class.

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The portable stand is beneficial for the ones people that wish to every so often alternate their work Vic built integrated. Most have adjustable functions to built-integrated the secure ergonomic posture. they are compact enough for the PC bag, But barely bigger and heavier than the ultra-mild units.

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The built-in stands are built-inbuilt integrated for the built-in built-installation to offer the Maximum cozy work built integrated role. They appearance the Most elegant and made integrated materials like wood and metal. Plus, with no need to be transportable, these stands can characteristic extras like USB hubs, record holders, or cool integrated fans.

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Coins for Gamers Are Now Easily Available Online

The gaming coin has undergone many modifications over the decades. Previously the digital cash had been just a shape of wide variety won as factors at the a hit completion of every gaming stage. With the passage of time and technological advancements, the coins have grew to become out as one of the indispensable way of gaming accessory which happens in change of real global cash.

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To understand the impact the coins has managed to introduce by way of influencing the gamers, one viable clarification is the way the gaming consoles have changed and that is wherein gamers indulge in gambling video games that are as a substitute the direct emulation of the surrounding actual world. The high-give up pix offers the appearance and sense to the games along with fuelling the need to acquire.

The obtaining in terms of gaming occurs to take region more in sports-centric video games. To shop for MUT cash can be one example that triggers of gaming activities which include switch of players between teams, buying clothing and add-ons for the group’s gamers and many others. The web gaming coins is available for gamers with their real world cash consisting of debit or credit score playing cards.

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The coin Dealers are greater in desire by means of gamers if they take place to stock up coins of every viable denomination beneath one roof. The coin Dealers that has controlled to construct huge reputation in relation to the promoting of gaming cash is already in enterprise for a couple of years now. Those Dealers once they began used to serve to a single person based market. Later on, the Dealers befell to grow and accelerated, stocking up cash to trap customers in settling for and shopping for MUT coins along with every other possible gaming coin from coin developers. The shops or Dealers as a result earning the call of being a one prevent shop.

The stores have already earned repute till the date of serving clients in excess of heaps. The motive of some shops being optimum over others by way of customers is;

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  Originally posted 2016-08-28 03:25:48.