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pgruenbacher

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pgruenbacher··on Prediction markets are ushering in a world in which news becomes about gambling
i enjoyed reading it thank you
pgruenbacher··on In the US, a rotating detonation rocket engine takes flight
https://youtu.be/QR6iFVj_xHw?feature=shared Here's a good webinar with some visualization if you're interested in learning more.
pgruenbacher··on Will US companies hire fewer engineers due to Section 174?
This absolutely impacted my previous job at 100-150 employee company where everyone was either a dev or researcher. They had to do a hiring freeze.
pgruenbacher··on Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival
This is my employer... were freezing hiring for 5 yeara
pgruenbacher··on How to make good small games
I can say my game(s): https://wdpauly.medium.com/trade-economy-and-supply-3a9eff92... fall into the scope creep issue, but at the same time the complexity and scale is what makes it so interesting. If you enjoy tech/programming then making something addictive and fun may not be the point so much as the mental simulation you get from the project as a whole.
pgruenbacher··on Ask HN: Any solo game developers here?
https://wdpauly.medium.com/fall-update-empire-and-revolution... Yea I'll email you
pgruenbacher··on Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?
U want victoria 3 game by paradoxplaza
pgruenbacher··on Hard to work with
zig
pgruenbacher··on Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other smart people are doing
I mean everyone is unaccomplished compared to chris sawyer for roller coaster tycoon :)

Most software projects are forgotten pretty quickly though, so if you're looking for a longer impact on life in general, consider the community you live in. plant a tree. clean a highway. Software dev is ephemeral, and most software rockstars aren't even known outside a small circle.

pgruenbacher··on Tech Companies Want You to Believe America Has a Skills Gap
I logged in purely to say those are pretty ridiculous interview questions. At least the second question is ridiculous. Idk why people think riddles are a good evaluation for the actual job.
pgruenbacher··on I love coding in C
Shout out to [zig](https://github.com/ziglang/zig) as a modern alternative to C.
pgruenbacher··on Halley: Lightweight Game Engine Written in C++14
yep its great and very active
pgruenbacher··on EnTT: bye bye persistent views, welcome groups
nice. i use this library all the time myself.
pgruenbacher··on Infinite procedurally-generated city with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm
oh it's not? is it at least deterministic on the same architecture (ignore float precision) or is just inherent to the implementation?
pgruenbacher··on A Cryptocurrency Millionaire Wants to Build a Utopia in Nevada
if someone's gonna invest in these idealistic projects, I'd rather see someone invest in tech cooperatives based on block-chain, or just employee cooperatives in general.
pgruenbacher··on Endgame: how Australian preppers are bugging out and hunkering down
yea if you want to prepare for a doomsday, #1 priority is meet and know your neighbor.