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whitehat2k9 commented on Pixelmator Pro released   pixelmator.com/blog/2017/... · Posted by u/hit8run
AdamJacobMuller · 8 years ago
Apple is pushing me there for sure.

The latest MacBook Pro is not so pro anymore. 16gb ram is embarrassing in 2017.

whitehat2k9 · 8 years ago
Maybe it wouldn't be if people stopped coding everything in node.js.
whitehat2k9 commented on Show HN: A simple SMTP proxy that bridges legacy software to modern SMTP servers   github.com/kz26/mailproxy... · Posted by u/whitehat2k9
Jaruzel · 8 years ago
Can't you just do this with Postfix and the 'relayhost' setting?
whitehat2k9 · 8 years ago
You could, particularly on *nix machines, but the idea was to provide a more lightweight cross-platform solution that would specifically work on Windows.
whitehat2k9 commented on Thank You, Yakkers   blog.yikyak.com/blog/than... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
whitehat2k9 · 9 years ago
Looks like the good old-fashioned Facebook confessions pages will be around for quite a while longer...
whitehat2k9 commented on Bob Taylor Has Died   nytimes.com/2017/04/14/te... · Posted by u/my_first_acct
whitehat2k9 · 9 years ago
Is this why there's a black bar at the top of HN now?
whitehat2k9 commented on Railroad Tycoon   filfre.net/2017/03/railro... · Posted by u/smacktoward
a_d · 9 years ago
RT2 is one of the coolest "business simulations" of all time - the goal was to make profits. The simplification was the "business" was achieved by setting the game near the dawn of the industrial age - when there was more of a relation between work vs output. The goal was to connect cities/companies so economic activity could take place. The big obstacles were set at random (i.e. train breakdowns) that added the element of fun. The game took the player through "macro" settings like recession and booms.

My deep appreciation of the game also comes from the fact that the settings were largely historically accurate. The big industrial centers (Albany, Denver (for lumber)) were accurately depicted. An extremely engaging way to learn a lot of early U.S. history, regarding how cities came into existence (answer: based on commodities trade). Also fascinating to learn about tech evolution (engines!)

Customary hyperbole: One of the best "business simulations" ever made! :)

whitehat2k9 · 9 years ago
Same here, RT2 was one of my favorite games as a kid. I would love to see a modern remaster or, better yet, a new Railroad Tycoon game that preserves the simulation aspects of its predecessor.

u/whitehat2k9

KarmaCake day315November 13, 2012View Original