Procedural Content Generation in Games | A textbook and an overview of current research
Table of Contents 1IntroductionJulian Togelius, Noor Shaker, Mark Nelson2The search-based approachJulian Togelius and Noor Shaker3Constructive generation methods for dungeons and levels Noor Shaker, Antonios Liapis, Julian Togelius, Ricardo Lopes and Rafael Bidarra4Fractals, noise and agents with ap…
Immigrants From Latin America and Africa Squeezed as Banks Curtail International Money Transfers
Under regulatory pressure, many banks are ending or limiting money transfers, most likely meaning higher costs for immigrants sending money home.
Hasnain says:
Well this sucks. Limiting low cost money transfers.
Posted on 2014-07-07T17:23:08+0000
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Pike's rules 1 and 2 restate Tony Hoare's famous maxim "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." Ken Thompson rephrased Pike's rules 3 and 4 as "When in doubt, use brute force.". Rules 3 and 4 are instances of the design philosophy KISS. Rule 5 was previously stated by Fred Brooks in The Myt…
Dropping Loot – journal.stuffwithstuff.com
I got started hacking on my own roguelike after spending several years avidly playing Angband. Like most projects, I had a few itches I wanted to scratch and it kind of took on a life of its own. One thing that annoyed me about Angband was how monsters dropped loot when they died.
So I Finally Took Time to Make a Game - PandoraLive
I had many “reasons” to make this game. First and foremost, since I’m a gamer (since years ago), I have always wanted to make my own game. I have always wanted to feel what it takes to make all these masters pieces I love to toy with. I would bet most of us here feel …
Hasnain says:
This is a great read on how to make games and some of the design decisions that go into them.
Posted on 2014-07-07T01:36:20+0000
Exploring Expressions of Emotions in GitHub Commit Messages | Geeksta
An exploration of expressions of emotions, issues and swearing in GitHub commit messages based on data from the GitHub Archive accessed via Google BigQuery.
Twilight of the Pizza Barons
The divergent legacies of the Domino’s and Little Caesars founders
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This is the story of the rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab as told from my personal (and highly biased) point of view. I am not writing in my official capacity as an employee of JPL, nor am I in any way representing the official position of JPL. (This will become rather obvious shortly…
Hasnain says:
From 2002, but still interesting.
"In the words of Elton John: It's sad. So sad. It's a sad, sad situation. My best hope at this point is that the dotcom crash will do to Java what AI winter did to Lisp, and we may eventually emerge from "dotcom winter" into a saner world. But I wouldn't bet on it."
Posted on 2014-07-05T05:57:19+0000
A Rogue State Along Two Rivers
The victories gained by the militant group calling itself the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria were built on months of maneuvering along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which define a region known as the cradle of civilization.
Hasnain says:
This is one of the best infographics / interactive reports I've ever seen. Hats off.
Posted on 2014-07-05T05:40:40+0000
Your high IQ will kill your startup - Jamie's Blog
This article was originally published on March 4, 2010 at Max Klein’s blog. It has since fallen off the Internet and into the great 404 void. I am republishing it here because it is one of the very few blog posts that I’ve read in my lifetime that have stuck with me. If the original …
Hasnain says:
This is applies to much more than just startups, and everyone should read it.
"Being intelligent is like having a knife. If you train every day in using the knife, you will be invincible. If you think that just having a knife will make you win any battle you fight, then you will fail. This believe in your own inherent ability is what will kill your startup. Success comes from the work and ability you put in becoming better than the others, and not from some brilliance you feel you may have within you."
Posted on 2014-07-05T05:29:46+0000