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Kind of. The NES also used cell-based graphics and reusable tilemaps, which I think the 8 bit guy made a video about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k

The NES has a picture processor (PPU) that has special things made for 2D, cell (tile)-based graphics with hardware sprites. Being able to reuse tiles and express each tile with a few bytes really helps keep things small, as storage was very expensive back then. Also, without bank switching (which SMB1 did not have), the 6502 could only address up to 64kb of memory (including ROM and RAM).

The music was also kept small, as it was generated in real time by the audio processor that was embedded in the CPU.

I’m sure there’s a disassembly out there along with some YouTube videos if you want to understand a bit more. IMO programming for these old systems is more fun compared to modern systems, which in comparison, have no limitations. It is a boon to creativity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k Here is one good video explaining the basics of graphics on old systems.

They already have a free version of Windows. Just don’t activate it.

How did you go about doing that? I wanted to ask them about being able to replace the primary bootloader, including signing keys for any device that a user has paid for, which is a step above bootloader unlocking.

Kind of like installing coreboot or libreboot on a PC/laptop.

You mean they were previously pro-worker?

Microsoft would prefer that you pirate Windows rather than use Linux, as it further entrenches their dominance in the market.

They mainly make their money off of business licenses anyway, similar to Adobe and Autodesk.

There’s a reason massgravel’s scripts are hosted on Microsoft’s GitHub platform and hasn’t been taken down.

Did someone say debtor’s prison?

Marxism is the one thing that has given me hope for the future when everything now constantly looks so bleak.

Richard Wolff is who got me into Marxism personally.

Employers must consistently make employees think that there is a reserve army of labor waiting to take their jobs, that way the employees will tolerate more abuse and will fear asking for more from their employers.

It is the same reason why the corporations fight against the implementation of social services, why “benefits” like healthcare are tied to work, and why the social services that do exist come with a work requirement.

Originally, yes. It was made to help people in countries with censorship get around censorship.

Nowadays it’s maintained by the Tor Project.

Always has been

Well it wasn’t made by the US Navy, it doesn’t allow for clearnet traffic, it allows torrenting over the protocol. I’m sure there are other differences too.

It’s like Tor, but different.

That looks like exactly what I need. Seems to work pretty well already.

Thanks!

Link? Carlin is based af

Yeah, I saw the image just fine.

But does it fire in spurts, though?

That’s basically repeating my comment, but with more words :P

They claim to be “pro life”, but the second the baby is born, they stop giving a shit, otherwise, they’d be in favor of universal social services.

They need to start being called “anti-choice” or “pro-control” instead by the masses. Too long has the right been able to set the narrative in this country (mainly because the opposing party is purposefuly weak, as the phrase “when they go low, we go high” embodies), and it keeps getting more damaging as time goes on.

Ah yes. Trump. The guy known for willing to lose something on purpose.