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synlogic

@synlogic@toot.io

#software engineer
#gamedesign -er
#writer

topics:
#programming, perf & #scalability, #latency, #Golang, #climate, #democracy, #wargaming, #scifi, #utopian, #comedy

consulting:
https://github.com/mkramlich/portfolio/blob/master/sw-eng-MikeKramlich.md

"Slartboz"
education & political game on topics of democracy & climate. style: sci-fi, #postapoc, funny, real-time Terminal-based #Roguelike

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Alt text: profile icon & banner are screenshots from Slartboz prototype

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synlogic, to random
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@jake4480 just emailed you. so you know its me

synlogic, to golang
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does your codebase need some #performance upgrades?

is it in #Golang #C #Python or #Java ?

have budget? could I do the work remotely?

ping me

synlogic, to random
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today's decision, that effectively says can be on the ballot despite being a who clearly attempted a would have more if had been recused

He was not. He signed in on it. His own wife clearly was part of the

This SCOTUS has no moral or credibility. Going forward I'll consider them to the ongoing Russian op

My hopes have dimmed a lot that the will remain free by Jan 2025

dabeaz, to random
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Ah. Another week of Raft awaits. I suppose the only question is what kind of crazy approach will I use to implement it THIS time?

synlogic,
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@dabeaz write in PHP. persist with Mongo. host on Win 3.1

buru5, to random
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"if technology is so great; why is life expectancy going down, and why are fewer people having kids, and why would anyone with internet access use fentanyl?"

first and most obvious, correlation ≠ causation

life expectancy isn't going down; there has been a slight dip in the last few years, but in general, it's been going up since, at least, the 50s; hints toward technological advances improving this metric.

birthrate has declined since 60s and stagnated at start of the 80s.

birthrate in us from 50s to current

synlogic,
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@jake4480 @buru5 why I think the US needs a Center party. cherry pick some issues from Dems and Repubs but abandons lots too.

unifying theme is to do whats best for The Bottom 95% of Americans, regardless of whether you lean left or right

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Dr. Gartner, pt.2: "I don’t want to say the mainstream media is covering up Trump’s cognitive disability, but they certainly aren’t covering it like the 5-alarm fire it is. They are consistently not showing the parts of Trump’s speeches & interviews where his eyes go blank, his jaw goes slack, he looks confused, & slurs words, uses non-words, can't finish a sentence, rambles, perseverates, confabulates & babbles incoherently. That’s what should make the 6 o’clock news."

https://www.salon.com/2024/03/01/like-someone-pulled-the-metaphorical-plug-dr-john-gartner-on-accelerating-dementia/

synlogic,
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@CindyWeinstein also the Centaur stance. and times it looks like hes wearing a diaper. or a back brace

also the orange makeup

and the whole I'M A FUCKING RUSSIAN TRAITOR
AND MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE thing written all over his every deed

minor details like that. ha

synlogic, to golang
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I'm available for paying work

software engineering

remote

now

will jump in fast, solve and ship

https://github.com/mkramlich/portfolio/blob/master/sw-eng-MikeKramlich.md

#Go
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#Python
#Java
#C
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#performance
#scale
#scaling
#scalalability
#observability
#optimization
#tuning
#hpc
#highperformancecomputing
#latency
#throughput

#hire
#hireme
#FediHire
#avail
#work
#payingwork
#job
#jobhunt
#jobhunting
#consulting
#contracting
#gigs

jake4480, to random
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Leap years are also called bissextile years and I'm not sure how I feel about that

synlogic,
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@buru5 @jake4480 I too am now suddenly bissextile-curious

synlogic, to random
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The Roguelike Rule of Thumb
https://synystron.substack.com/p/the-roguelike-rule-of-thumb

NOTE: This is an expanded version from the original. I drill into more details and address more FAQ and common criticisms and supposed traps in the endless debate.

someone asked on HN "so... what makes something Rogue-like anyway?" and since I didnt feel like screaming in public AND was unable to reach out and slap them, in private, with a large rotting salmon I instead wrote this extension on my blog

@jake4480
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#Roguelike

synlogic,
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@isaackuo @jake4480 @buru5 if you read my blog post I said in it that my definition is the one "we" had back in the era when Rogue-likes were first created and played: the late 70s into early 90s, mostly on Unixes at first then via ports to early PCs. We all knew back then what we meant by Rogue-like then. it was not hard or controverserial. it only becomes controverserial precisely when people start engaging in slippery-slope abstract whataboutism & blatant hype marketting. madness that way

synlogic,
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@isaackuo @jake4480 @buru5 the Nethack/Moria/Angband wave did NOT "predate" the term Rogue-like. I myself used the term RL back when that wave came out & was avail to play. it was literally the most logical desc. "terms" are used by tons of different people here and there, independently before theres ever any Fancy Conference or Paper or Famous Person. all we needed was to take 2 pre-existing words, Rogue & like, and use them together per the rules of English. done and done and done! ha

jake4480, to science
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Scientists think they know why humans don't have tails-- jumping genes and mutations. A wild read https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/we-finally-know-why-humans-dont-have-tails

synlogic,
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@jake4480 speak for yourself, scientists!

synlogic, to Games
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RULE OF THUMB (OBSERVED):

if you make a computer game "these days" and you call it a Rogue-like, and, if you are under the age of 40-45 or so, then:

it is (almost certainly & nearly always) NOT A FUCKING Rogue-like!!!!!!

"Kids, get off my lawn."

I will not be taking questions. Please respect my family's wishes at this sensitive time. Thank you all for coming to my TED Talk today...










CC @jake4480

synlogic,
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@jake4480 its worse than COVID!

I often feel I have the symptoms of "Long NOTAFUCKINGROGUELIKE!!!"

synlogic,
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@jake4480 when they think "sudden death" makes something a Rogue-like, or, procgen, I'm like "Aw, thats sooo cute. So precious! Kids, get off my fucking lawn."

(vivid memories of plenty of sudden death games and/or procgen games before and outside of the early Roguelikes. hell the entire 70s/80s arcade game craze and home video game cartridge console industry was built on notion of sudden death AND losing all past progress! and soooo many early computer games used procgen...)

synlogic,
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@maciekglowka @jake4480 ok I took a quick glance at your game Monk Tower. impression is 2 or 3. and age 39 is asymptotically close to 40 so... "I'll allow it!" (goes back to sleep in my coffin)

maybe take a look at my game Slartboz and lemme know what you think too

synlogic,
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@isaackuo @jake4480 I remember Moria! loved it. also Angband. Hack. the orig Rogue. really love NetHack though. I'm putting little homages to NetHack in my game Slartboz

synlogic,
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@isaackuo @jake4480 back in 2008 or 2009 or so I had a booth at a game con promoting my first (and I think the world's first commercial) Roguelike, Dead By Zombie. and I was selling licenses to it from the booth, in person. for like $5 or $15 IIRC. anyway many people walked up and bought a license. a group of girl scouts did (well, duh!) but also... one of the NetHack core DevTeam guys! he just walked up. forget his name, was kinda intimidated. I dont think was the NetHack "Isaac" dev but unsure

synlogic,
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@jake4480 @isaackuo yep! I FOSS-ed it on GitHub:

https://github.com/mkramlich/Dead_By_Zombie

I hope to build a kind of de facto sequel to DBZ within my game Slartboz. SB has most of what it needs to do it. its engine is more sophisticated and exciting too imo

Slartboz has a whole plot line about a massive herd of zombies shambling slowly toward the hometown of Abro & his frens The Lazer Lizards. and Its Up To Them To Save The Day. that becomes "The Battle of West Pell". have video & screenshot previews of it up

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    synlogic,
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    @robindlaws Whately clan reminds me of a name from a Lovecraft story

    synlogic, to DigitalNomadHub
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    any paying dev #work in #Mastodon or #ActivityPub ecosystem, in #Golang, #Python, #Java or #C ?

    I have avail to jump in fast, solve and deliver

    Nonilex, to Texas
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    is planning to make a visit to the southern on Thurs, acc/to 2 people briefed on the plans, traveling to Brownsville, , on the same day that has scheduled a border trip.


    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/politics/biden-trump-border.html?smid=url-share

    synlogic,
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    @Nonilex from what I can tell its due in part to Russia starting a new op to amplify illegal immigration attempts across our border. they're assisting people to do it, even actively recruiting them and paying for them to do it. they also have a worldwide program anyway to recruit mercenaries as fodder for their Ukraine war, and the skills and resources needed are similar for both logistical pipelines

    alinanorakari, to random

    from now on when people say they like using vim i'll be looking for additional context clues

    synlogic,
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    @alinanorakari to be fair they do say vim is hard to quit once you start using it

    tastapod, to random
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    Domain-Driven Design: building a product out of guilt because you’ve had the domain for 10 years and the annual renewal reminder just came around again.

    synlogic,
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    @tastapod lol. I feel the pain. I once had like 20 domains

    shojiwax, to cycling
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    Make it trend.

    Post a photo or cite example of something simple (an object or an experience) that brings abundance and satisfaction way beyond its face-value simplicity.

    Tag it with #frugalAbundance
    Boost examples that resonate with you.

    #bikeTooter #climateDiary #solarPunk #meditation #philosophy #lifestyle

    synlogic,
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    @shojiwax clean water. both ice cold and hot. useful for sooooo many things

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