C++ is std::__cxx11::list<std::__shared_ptr<table, (__gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy)0>, std::allocator<std::__shared_ptr<table, (__gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy)0> > >::erase(std::_List_const_iterator<std::__shared_ptr<table, (__gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy)0> >) /usr/include/c++/12/bits/list.tcc:158

your underflow error is someone’s underflow feature (hopefully with -fwrapv)

that works for 2 word names eg is_open or is_file, but in this case is_dialog_file_open is structured like a question, while dialog_file_is_open is structured like a statement

as many iterations as it takes

void* x = &x;
char* ptr = (char*)&x;

while (1) {
    printf("%d\n", (unsigned int)*ptr);
    ptr--;
}

Considering this was written in 2001, I’m not all that worried

slow inverse square root:

float slowinvsqrt(float x)
{
    const long accuracy = 100000000;    // larger number = better accuracy
    if (x <= 0.0f) {
        return NAN;
    }
    if (x == 1.0f) {
        return 1.0f;
    }
    if (x < 1.0f) {
        return 1.0f / slowinvsqrt(1.0f/x);
    }

    int max_power = log(accuracy) / log(x);
    long pow1 = pow(x, max_power - 1);
    long pow2 = pow(x, max_power);
    double current = 1.0;
    double previous = 1.0;

    for (long i = 0; i<10*accuracy; i++) {
        current = sin(current);
        if (i == pow1) {
            previous = current;
        }
        if (i == pow2) {
            return current / previous;
        }
    }
}

I’d think game journalism has been mostly replaced by youtube reviewers / video essays, no?

steam’s drm is a complete joke though? Tons of game developers add their own drm on top because it is so trivial to bypass steam’s own.

Their main product is a marketplace/content delivery system

even if you write in assembly, you still may not actually understand what is going on in the machine since processors convert the instructions to “micro-ops”, and let’s not forget hardware bugs like those caused by speculative execution

Not too familiar with jrpgs, my best suggestion is that you’d probably have to combine Tactics Ogre (for the hour long fights) with something else

Basebuilding strategy fps with tensile strength of…

minus the FPS, this is just dwarf fortress

dwarven rhythm games have supply line minigames

I’m pretty sure this is a reference to a specific game but can’t remember much about it

Mortals cannot comprehend dwarven grand strategy games

definitely the campaign for north africa (or any other game by Simulations Publications)

halfling games: I’ve got nothing

goblin games: the gacha screams “any online card game”, and the moba should be easy to find too. Left as an exercise to the reader.

orc game: I’m thinking this is about 10% of the games on newgrounds. You’ll find these amongst general flash game collections for sure

it’s set down diagonally so it fits

So is printer paper and printer ink

you have to have a very high IQ to understand the star wars sequels. The subtext is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of the extended universe most of the references will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Luke’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Kilji Illumine literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of this allegory, to realise that they’re not just worldbuilding- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike the sequels truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rey’s famous line “Somehow palpatine returned” which itself is a cryptic reference to how palpatine’s force spirit possessed the clones of himself he had prepared in advance. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as J. J. Abrams’s genius wit unfolds itself on the cinema screens. What fools… how I pity them

turns out that 2^53 + 1 is an even number

It’s specifically called a [glass/ceramic] stove cleaning [blade/scraper]. I’ve used one a lot and it doesn’t seem to do noticeable damage (glass stove tops need to be pretty tough anyways to handle regular cooking)