The Daily Index — Friday, September 15, 2023 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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GAME DEVELOPMENT POST-UNITY

Unity is retroactively changing its license terms to charge game developers a per-unit fee. Developers are understandably upset by the move. Many are considering switching engines. This article discusses alternative game engines. It ranks engines by how often they are mentioned and provides a summary for each one. The most mentioned alternative to Unity is Godot.

computerenhance.com · 10 min

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THE TYRANNY OF THE MARGINAL USER

Nearly all popular consumer software has been trending towards minimal user agency, infinitely scrolling feeds, and garbage content. This is because companies have strong incentives to gain more users. The push for more users results in the development of features for marginal users while ignoring the needs or desires of existing users. This results in a design that caters almost entirely to the marginal user.

nothinghuman.substack.com · 7 min

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HOW I GOT PAID TO LIVE IN ANTARCTICA

This article talks about how to get a job in Antarctica and what living at the McMurdo Station is like. It covers the types of jobs in Antarctica, how to get one, the living conditions, seasons, the food, and more. While it is possible to live in Antarctica by working in a research facility, people can also visit the continent through a handful of tourist expeditions.

wandereatwrite.com · 23 min

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SOME FACTS ABOUT SOLAR DEPLOYMENT

We are now deploying roughly 3-4 acres of solar per minute across the globe.

patrickcollison.com · 1 min

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LIMITATIONS OF SCOPED CSS

Scoped CSS is useful, but you can't style children components or slot content.

zellwk.com · 6 min

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WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WASN’T AT ARC EVALS

A member of the Alignment Research Center Evaluations Team shares a list of 9 projects that they would consider doing if they weren't in their current position.

lesswrong.com · 16 min

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MASTODON

WordPress has released ActivityPub 1.0.0 for WordPress, which allows WordPress blogs to be followed by others on fediverse apps and receive replies as comments.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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ARM AND A LEG: ARM'S QUEST TO EXTRACT THEIR TRUE VALUE

Arm is increasing prices to extract value closer to what they actually deliver, a pivot from its previous strategy of discounting prices to secure market share growth.

semianalysis.com · 15 min