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From Packt Publishing:
CryENGINE Game Programming with C++, C#, and Lua

By Pearce-Authers

(Publication date: Nov 2013, Pages: 276)

For developers wanting to create 3D games, CryENGINE offers the intuitive route to success and this book is the complete guide to using it. Learn to use sophisticated tools and build super-real, super-addictive games.

Get it at: packtpub.com/free-learning



Community news: Live music at Morton Arboretum, school supply drive, more
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Ugh, SketchUp has changed! 😳 Haven’t used it in donkeys, need it for a customer project. Looks the same, £20 a month for the web version or £100/month for the app! 🤯

Worth it for the customer project of course, will be stunned if I don’t cancel it the minute that I’m done.

in reply to Theolodian

Oh, man, I haven't tried using Sketchup in ages. It was a great program when it came out originally - just had poor STL support. I think these days it's probably on par with TinkerCAD which is free...


Why isn’t there an NVDA-style open-source screen reader for MacOS? Is MacOS more closed re the accessibility stack/API than Windows?


We need to be clear about something. Liberals are not saying "You're a bad person because you voted for Trump". We're saying "You voted for Trump because you're a bad person." Big difference.

We're not judging you on your vote. You're voting your character. And we're judging that character and finding it irredeemably evil.

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Salsify... and little bug friends

Meadow salsify - or Showy goat's-beard - or Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (Tragopogon pratensis)

Sometimes names are fun.

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New bike route links Belmont Cragin and Portage Park following death of 16-year-old cyclist
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Apple Loses Fourth AI Researcher in a Month To Meta apple.slashdot.org/story/25/07…


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Hmm, I hope people at K4N9 airport are okay out there.

136F heat index

#heatwave

in reply to AI6YR Ben

5pm here, this isn't even peak. It's just still that hot. 😑

I'm trying to sit outside and enjoy some fresh air, but it's stifling.



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this is your annual “defcon talk disclosure security update” reminder


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