John Gietzen

Open Source Developer (Former Microsoft, Amazon) and Gamer

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

ABOLISH FIRST PAST THE POST!

[Nick Troiano @NickTroiano]

Senator Murkowski no longer faces a Republican primary in 2022.

Thanks to @Alaskans4ABE, there will be a non-partisan primary and ranked choice voting general election –– where an independent candidate no longer will be seen as a "spoiler."

Incentives matter. Reform matters.

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

I published a tutorial on changing out the codec conversations in Metal Gear Solid.

https://t.co/W0LmFd1VZw

[Synth Potato🥔 @SynthPotato]

We got some new details on the upcoming remaster of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in Master Collection Vol. 2

Here are the highlights:

- Targets 4K 60FPS on PS5

- Textures have all been upscaled and look way clearer, especially text. The HUD is also in 4K now rather than 720p

- the iPod and PlayBoy magazines both make a return, and keep their original functionality

- New control scheme, uses triggers now for aiming and shooting

- Since original MGS4 relied heavily on the PS3 controller’s pressure sensitive buttons, the control scheme has had a significant overhaul to make the game work without this

- There’s a new load save menu as its no longer tied to the PS3 hardware menu

- Loading seems to be near instant now

- There’s a new “Back to Main Menu” option in the menu, likely taking you back to the launcher to pick between MGS4 and Peacewalker

- There may be new dialogue to explain the new control scheme, fingers crossed the OG voice actors returned for this and hopefully even remade the “We are on a PS3!” Otacon call to work with all the new platforms

MGS Master Collection Vol 2 is just around the corner, releasing on August 29th

Still feels hard to believe that MGS4 will be freed from the PS3 and playable everywhere, they seem to be making all the right changes and updates so fingers crossed it ends up the definitive version of MGS4

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

@rickbrewPDN @napejuice Which libraries are you dependent on? Are we talking Bitmap+WinForms or something else?

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

I just released a little deck of cards that runs on your desktop!
https://t.co/NuuKzUnycB

Grab it for free!

#indiegaming #gaming #csharp #dotnet

[StaraiKetkiren @ketkiren]

@anishgiri Play a game with him. I want to see the disappointment in his face after the draw.

[Valentin Ignatev @valigo]

Let's play a game - win32 types vs Polish language:

LPCWSTR
PSZCZYNA
WCSLEN
WCZESNY
LPCTSTR
BYDGOSZCZ
WSTRZAS
HGDIOBJ
DOWOD
HWINSTA
DLUGOSC
LPCSTR
DWORD
KAL
LPWSTR
SZCZECIN
PCWSTR
BLAD
PUHALF
CHUJ
UHALF

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

I blogged about how I got Mk.II to balance. Check it out!

https://t.co/8PruLh2axB

#metalgearsolid #metalgear #robotics #3dprinting

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

The third post in my series on making a Metal Gear is up!

https://t.co/9UxHeeWCEN

#metalgearsolid #metalgear #robotics #freecad

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

@GoddessArtemis and Me at #SakuraCon

#otacon #sunny #cosplay #metalgearsolid #mgs4

[NASA Science @NASAScience_]

Time for a check-up!

During their 10-day mission, the Artemis II crew will verify the AVATAR organ chips are working properly as they gather data on how deep space radiation and microgravity affect bone marrow cells. https://t.co/mLiKlzFV9p

[what is @whatis0226]

wip

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🐮👙

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

The second post in my robotics journey is up!

Check it out:
https://t.co/t9eG6rKggG

This time: prototypes and lessons learned building a Metal Gear Mk.II-inspired self-balancing robot.

#metalgearsolid #robotics

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

Here's the first post in my series on building Metal Gear Mk.II

https://t.co/t0ZWLPY3kK

[HIDEO_KOJIMA @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN]

1/2
MGS1 was released in 1998. When I mentioned "anti-nuclear and anti-war" in an interview, the media laughed at me. I was ridiculed by my peers and by the company.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Periscope footage of a US Navy Submarine torpedoing the Iranian Frigate Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka.

The Mk. 48 Torpedo’s 650 pound warhead can be seen detonating under the Iranian Frigate’s stern.

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

Metal Gear Mk.II gets an upgrade...

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

Metal Gear Mk II Pixel Art by me.

[John Gietzen @otac0n]

Happy Thanksgiving from otac0n and Mk II