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  1. Nija

    Crimson Desert

    Down arrow on the D pad target locks.
  2. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    This is pretty much my life. For a long time. Which shows how ineffective I am at dealing with it. Unfortunately, at this point with the job market, I haven't seen any option other than Just Doing It, until I have an signed offer in hand from somewhere else. Which I haven't had much success...
  3. Nija

    Mugshawtys

    Might be someone’s type.
  4. Nija

    Crimson Desert

    I bought this on the 20% off sale, skipping the growing pains. It's a more than complete game. I finished the main story and still have a frightening amount of incomplete stuff. Looking forward to firing it up again to experience the new stuff. Glad I didn't spend a bunch of resources to move my...
  5. Nija

    Crimson Desert

    Looks like a whole lot of content is being added with this expansion.
  6. Nija

    What are you playing?

    Over the hill finally released. Enjoyed the demo. Pretty chill.
  7. Nija

    Enshrouded

    Hmmm Do I start this and compile shaders for the 32423432th time, or do I wait for the quick follow up patch and compile shaders then? This is the only game I have seen where about 20% of my "play time" is shader compilation.
  8. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Start by talking to your manager about applying for it first. I have encouraged that with my folks and actually helped them level up their careers that way, as I championed their application for elevated internal roles.
  9. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Ah yes. The time to store page is an important deciding factor when using Steam or Epic.
  10. Nija

    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    System Shock 2 25th anniversary remaster is free on the Epic store currently.
  11. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Here is what I found that kind of put the pattern I was (mostly) using to a term. This is dated, as mentioned everything is moving so fast. It's only a 15 minute video, there is a blog post somewhere that outlines things in more detail that I can't find now. But this weird lefty dude, Dexter...
  12. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I think this is the key. @Deathwing I try to break the work into logical components and make sure the agent understands the phases/checkpoints I want along the way. So like the phase 1 batch of the work is performed, I inspect/iterate there and when it's done - commit. Phase 2, same thing...
  13. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    @Deathwing can the work be broken down into smaller chunks?
  14. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Claude code. It’s built into the gui now but I still use the command line. Make a folder for your project, run Claude From within that folder. Here‘s the starter project I did for one of my kids. Download and install the latest version of python that pygame works with. Here is an approximate...
  15. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Try a $20/mo Anthropic subscription. Simple stuff you can still use Sonnet. Opus for stuff you want to keep around.
  16. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Think those are legit? I got one last month as well.
  17. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    I never buy control games because they are always free on plus shortly after release. Not that I have played them, either, but expect it to appear within 8 months.
  18. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    It's for when you change the video mode from "balanced" to "quality".
  19. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    MIGHT not be totally bad. You'll be able to find out quickly. The fact that you rejected her already isn't good news. One of the sharpest, hard working, and most humble guys I've ever worked with was from the DRC. (Congo) He was one of those kids we've read the sob stories about who walked 4...
  20. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Tap to pay on a controller?! My card has been saved on file for years… I just click “buy”.
  21. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Lay offs in the MS sphere pay you 6 months of severance AND you still receive your stock and bonus payouts. It certainly could be worse.
  22. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Cyberpunk used actual actors. You know - their likeness in the game.
  23. Nija

    Job Hunting

    Update: excused after round #2 / 5
  24. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Don't think we have a Kingmakers thread... guns in medieval times
  25. Nija

    Skyrim

    This is why RAM prices are up 600%. The end result is Ikea vibe coding Skyrim mods.
  26. Nija

    Marathon - Bungie Extraction Shooter

    At least it keeps good company.
  27. Nija

    Job Hunting

    In the middle of interviewing at a place that actually understated the pay by quite a bit. Kind of interesting approach. Now I'm really interested. Range listed on the post was like 220-285, turns out total comp is 350-400 for "Region 3" (Bentonville, AR) when you include the yearly refresh on...
  28. Nija

    Crimson Desert

    Why? Afraid they are going to run out?
  29. Nija

    Crimson Desert

    I picked it up - playing a few hours each night. Might be in a spot to buy the DLC Oct 15th. It's good overall. Frustrating in a few areas for sure, but overall the experience is positive.
  30. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Back in 2001 we hired one of the guys who literally wrote the XML spec and ~6 books (at the time) who couldn't code. Like at all. Gotta have some kind of filter in place.
  31. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Well it will also capture day 1 review numbers at day 1. Then as those numbers increase or decrease, it captures that. It offers, at bare minimum, the same data as other sites. And then the value of the data increases as the days tick by and more data is available and collected. At least that's...
  32. Nija

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Initial thought is that this is pretty cool. Seeing the review sentiment over time with X axis markers when patches hit is interesting. Here's No Man's Sky: With the red dot being:
  33. Nija

    Grand Theft Auto VI

    Game looks to be phenomenal. Not sure what you guys are smoking. Buncha fun haters up in here. I'm playing Crimson Desert until this comes out. Day 1 for me on PS5 Pro.
  34. Nija

    Crimson Desert

    20% off on every platform it seems - with the release of the enhanced edition. Free update for existing customers. Pulled the trigger on PS5Pro. First time I have seen this one on sale. https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-US/News/Notice/Detail?_boardNo=125
  35. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Ah. Bummer. I’m out.
  36. Nija

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    What role are you hiring for? It would be a lateral-ish move for me, but I’m looking for something new.
  37. Nija

    House of the Dragon

    Well, the good news in the 2 year wait between seasons is that by the time the next one rolls around we'll have dozens of fan made AI shorts to full EPs that are better than whatever is actually produced.
  38. Nija

    Mortal Shell - Soulslike RPG

    Just finished my run. Only had difficulty with 3 bosses in the game, including the last one. By the time I was grinding against the last guy I decided to move on. Chose the weak/wrong ending and moved on to the next thing in my backlog.
  39. Nija

    What are you playing?

    You'll do way better than I did. I got stuck in Sekiro (after really enjoying it) at that one guy at the top of the building. I like to think that is one of the most common quitting spots in all of video gaming.