Willy Mejia

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[exQUIZitely 🕹️ @exQUIZitely]

Exactly 37 years ago on October 3, 1989, a game was released that took the world by storm.

Prince of Persia (by Jordan Mechner) had such fluid and lifelike animations, that gamer-jaws were dropping left, right, and center. Rightfully so. But that alone wouldn’t have made the game such a massive hit and gaming-culture icon, I think.

Prince of Persia also popularized the “cinematic platformer” genre (Karateka, Mechner’s earlier game, introduced it, though on a much smaller scale), with its immersive atmosphere, deadly falls and traps, and a real sense of weight and physics in movement. Jumps and sword swings had to be timed precisely; mistiming felt punishing but realistic, and also far less cartoonish than typical platformers.

It wasn’t just a straight left-to-right platformer either. You had to go back and forth, open pathways through hidden mechanisms, and more. It always felt like it had some Indiana Jones moments with adventure and exploration elements.

The one-on-one duels were more tactical than button-mashy, again diverging from the arcade-style norm of other platformers. You had to read your opponent’s stance, parry, and strike at the right moment. Brains over brawn.

The sense of realism is ultimately what set it apart from the stereotypical platform genre of that era. Prince of Persia felt more “human,” had greater story depth, and made you think, not just react. You could argue that it paved the way for Another World, Flashback and other greats of the 90s.

Mechner is one of the very few true pioneers of gaming history.

[Dwayne @CtrlAltDwayne]

Incredible downfall that needs to be studied. Google doesn't even have a consumer released leading model and they're doing stuff like this, which is nuts.

[Salio @Mr_Salio]

🚨 Google Just RUGGED Gemini Users

Gemini is putting more of its models behind the paywall

Starting October 9:

Pro + Ultra: Pro models
Plus: Flash only
Free: Flash-Lite only

So if you built your workflow around Gemini Pro while on a lower-tier plan… that workflow might be getting a pretty painful rug pull

So basically, AI Plus is becoming the Flash tier now😭

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

@GeminiUpda0kkb #Bye @GeminiApp

[Adam Falconieri ᯅ @adamfalconieri]

@GeminiUpda0kkb Bye Gemini subscription!

[Uncle Bob Martin @unclebobmartin]

That’s an old argument that goes way back into the early 2000s. Lots of people frustrated with test driven development said all we really need are acceptance tests. The problem with that is that acceptance tests and integration tests leave an awful lot of the code uncovered. And uncovered code can go in any direction that remains unchecked.

The bloat argument is a red herring. The production code doesn’t bloat. The test code is the vice that keeps the production code stable. And those tests are cheap.

[Grady Booch @Grady_Booch]

Let’s be very clear: there is value in automating tedious and repetitive and dangerous tasks; there is value in delegating certain work to our machines that can do the work tirelessly and much faster.

But at the same time, let us remember that there is value in the activity of engaging one’s mind and body to discover, to understand, to create, and yes, even to struggle and overcome. Indeed, these are some of the things that make us human, that contribute to giving us meaning, that are part of the simple joy of experiencing being alive.

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

¿Recuerdas cuando te uniste a Twttr? ¡Yo sí! #MiAniversarioDeX

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

#MiAniversarioDeTwitter

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

The best and worst places to be during the #COVID19 pandemic (#LATAM countries among the losers). https://t.co/EYGhpPLvvw (via @business)

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

@SCT_mx @SCT_mx: Trato de entrar a https://t.co/I3oD0ymNVy y no existe. Leo la historia y dicen que lo cerraron??? ¿Cómo es que darán la capacitación en robótica?

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

¿Recuerdas cuando te uniste a Twitter? ¡Yo sí! #MiAniversarioDeTwitter

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

The .NET Framework is Done! – A. Watt https://t.co/huMMeviJGZ

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

Twitter me informa que es #MiAniversarioDeTwitter 🎉 ...atrasado :-p

[Sismologico Nacional @SismologicoMX]

SISMO Magnitud 5.9 Loc 13 km al SUROESTE de H HUAJUAPAN DE LEON, OAX 19/07/18 08:31:54 Lat 17.77 Lon -97.89 Pf 63 km

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

#Equality? Modern Educayshun
https://t.co/LxprMrHQ25

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

Conoce al rey de las fake news en México.
Con millones de bots y miles de periódicos que hacen fake news, este hombre, cercano a los treinta, quiere manejar la política mexicana en redes sociales. https://t.co/8xIea2nVaj

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

#Securing #IoT Devices and Traffic between IoT Sensors and #Cloud #Analytics https://t.co/IOD1bBTmED

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

Researchers unearth a huge botnet army of 500,000 hacked routers https://t.co/O5RkvaalWF
#security

[Willy Mejia @willyxoft]

My Weekly Paper is out!
https://t.co/ZIJh4uHhjW #iot #security