Rust, a 2013 indie survival game from Facepunch Studios, plays like a
cross between Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto. Players find themselves “born” into a mysterious wilderness, naked and alone, forced to forage for resources and to craft
clothing, supplies and shelter for themselves. They must contend with starvation, hypothermia and animal attacks, but by far the most dangerous threat comes from other players who
roam the island.
When the game was first opened up, all players were given the same default avatar: a bald white man. With the most recent update, Rust’s lead developer, Garry Newman, introduced
different avatars of different racial origins into the mix. However, they did so with a twist — unlike typical massively multiplayer online role-playing games, Rust
does not allow players to choose the race of their avatar. Instead, they are assigned one at
random. Newman explained the change in a blog post…
As a comedian I’ve performed in over 30 countries, and I try to spend my days exploring the city I’m in. For years I’ve noticed a common thing in every one — litter. Not just any
litter, the same litter in every city, in every country. You know the stuff I’m talking about — crumpled bags from Whole Foods and empty cans of Coconut Water, right? I’m kidding, we
never see that. What I consistently observe is probably familiar to you as well — fast food wrappers, soda cans and cigarette butts. Whether at home or abroad, I often pick up after
strangers, and this led to two incidents that stuck with me…
It’s common for a Ruby developer to describe themselves as a Rails developer. It’s also common for someone’s entire Ruby experience to be through Rails. Rails began in 2003 by David
Heinemeier Hansson, quickly becoming the most popular web framework and also serving as an introduction to Ruby for many developers.
Rails is great. I use it every day for my job, it was my introduction to Ruby, and this is the most fun I’ve ever had as a developer. That being said, there are a number of great
framework options out there that aren’t Rails.
This article intends to highlight the differences between Cuba, Sinatra, Padrino, Lotus, and how they compare to or differ from Rails. Let’s have a look at some Non-Rails Frameworks
in Ruby.
You will be shocked to hear that, according to a new report in the journal Addiction, the UK government’s drinking guidelines are incompatible with the UK’s drinking habits. Solving
the problem might lie in a counterintuitive update: accepting the reality of binge drinking…
Note: this is the first of a two-part blog post. Part 2 can be read here. In this blog post, we look at some of our philosophy and values here at Three Rings CIC, and what it means
for us to focus our efforts on selling Three Rings to community enterprises, charities, and voluntary organisations, rather…
Three Rings routinely gets contacted by commercial organisations who feel that the rota/volunteer management system would benefit them, but
we don’t sell it to them. JTA wrote a pair of blog posts to explain why.
