aronJan 21
Rebane
i made an archery game that uses your charging cable as the controller
Jan 21 at 4:10pmWeb
Show threadRebaneJan 21

sort of a spiritual successor to foldy bird, i wanted to make a game people without a folding phone could play too :p

i was inspired by defend your castle and bowmaster prelude (although my game is very basic)

source code: right-click -> view source
https://lyra.horse/fun/charchery/

Charchery

Phone charger archery

Show threadHans Meier 1312Jan 21
@rebane2001 Reminds me of this classic ... albeit a bit cooler.
Show threadRubyJan 21
@lunte161 @rebane2001 (could you add an alt text to this please maybe)
Show threadHans Meier 1312Jan 21
@sk @rebane2001 done.
Show threadRubyJan 21
@lunte161 @rebane2001 thanks!
Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSODFeb 5

@lunte161 @rebane2001 that image is fake, send me to heaven was banned from apple ios because apparently apps on the apple app store cant encourage users to break the device

literally 1984

Show threadMom(90%phytosanitary products)Jan 21
@rebane2001 That's terrible I love it
Show threadHenryJan 21
@rebane2001 the fact that the cable looks damaged makes me think there was a lot of testing while developing ^^
Show threadXenotime, Librarian of Æther Jan 21
@rebane2001 this is exactly the kind of thing i want to see on my tl :3
Show threadTom PhillipsJan 21
@rebane2001
the frayed cable is a nice touch👌
Show threadjade "officially problematic™" arson.Jan 21
@rebane2001 new game controller just dropped /j
Show threadpicklesJan 21
@rebane2001
lmao that's very cool, also i would be worried it would speedrun damaging the charging port
Show threadNeilJan 21

@mrpickles2000 @rebane2001 I suppose that could be mitigated by using one of those magnetic adapters. It would also have the effect of making it easier to connect, so you can fire off shots faster.

Wait, would that be cheating?

Show threadRebaneJan 21
@hyrulian @mrpickles2000 no that's allowed
Show threadGabriel NJan 21

@hyrulian @mrpickles2000 @rebane2001 those are dangerous: they come apart after some uses and can produce a faulty contact.

This is a fun idea, and a sure way to destroy the charging port. Those have a limited number of uses.

Show threadaburka 🫣Jan 22
@wtrmt @hyrulian @mrpickles2000 @rebane2001 I'm using Netdot's (haven't had any reliability problems) and can confirm the game works
Show threadadbJan 21
@rebane2001 me with a faulty cable/port that constantly gets on/off at the minimum move while charging:
Show threadLukyanJan 21
@rebane2001 Fun idea. Now I see that a usual game controlled by mouse clicks should have the hardware last several thousand times longer (probably reduced by much higher click rate of a user not experienced with the charging port).
Show threadReid Jan 21
@rebane2001 websites should not have access to that
Show threadhacknorrisJan 21
@reiddragon is a common api: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Battery_Status_API
Battery Status API - Web APIs | MDN

The Battery Status API, more often referred to as the Battery API, provides information about the system's battery charge level and lets you be notified by events that are sent when the battery level or charging status change. This can be used to adjust your app's resource usage to reduce battery drain when the battery is low, or to save changes before the battery runs out in order to prevent data loss.

MDN Web Docs
Show threadReid Jan 21
@hacknorris I know about it and what I'm saying is it shouldn't exist
Show threadhacknorrisJan 21
@reiddragon agree. it should be exclusive to installed apps tbh…
Show threadReid Jan 21
@hacknorris apps don't use browser APIs, though
Show threadhacknorrisJan 21
@reiddragon i know
Show threadRadomír ŽemličkaFeb 25
@reiddragon @hacknorris PWAs do.
Show threadReid Feb 25
@Razemix @hacknorris those are websites, not apps
Show threadRadomír ŽemličkaFeb 25
@reiddragon @hacknorris Yes and no. You can "install" them (i.e., add them to homescreen) and there are certain features that are only available once you do that. For example share_target in Chrome or push notifications in mobile Safari. All these special APIs could be restricted in a similar way.
Show threadReid Feb 25
@Razemix @hacknorris so they're websites with access to extra APIs, that doesn't make them apps
Show threadRadomír ŽemličkaFeb 25
@reiddragon @hacknorris Why not? If it looks like an app and behaves like an app…
Show threadReid Feb 25
@Razemix @hacknorris in this case, it's a horse dressed in a camel suit.
Show threadKarsten EgerJan 22
@reiddragon @rebane2001 not without consent at least
Show threadReid Jan 22
@C3nC3 @rebane2001 no, it shouldn't have access at all. There is absolutely no legitimate use for this, at most gimmicks like the above, but most use ot as a data point for fingerprinting
Show threadKarsten EgerJan 22
@reiddragon @rebane2001 when there is a question if the page can access is like notifications etc I'd be fine with it. But yeah, it's a great fingerprint
Show threadReid Jan 22
@C3nC3 @rebane2001 websites should quite simply not have access to ANYTHING

The code can fundamentally not be trusted, ever, and as such it having access to anything is always a security and privacy risk

Also, for notifications: I've seen how a normie acts with those, they just accept everything then get constant notifications on their ssystem with right wing propaganda and scams. So no, websites should not be able to push notifications, either, because thw harm outweigh any theoretical good (oh, and I also don't truat random websites to have scripts that run all the time in my browser, even when the website isn't open, just to fetch notifications)
Show threadRebaneJan 22
@reiddragon @C3nC3 imo notifications are fine (i even use them for fedi!), but the ux sucks - it should be that you have to open a menu to turn notifications on, not get an intrusive allow/block prompt
Show threadReid Jan 22
@rebane2001 @C3nC3 there are still the potential privacy and security issues with the script that has to run to fetch them
Show threadBranch Predictor Jan 21
@rebane2001 Phone manufacturers love it.
Show threadFabiJan 21
@rebane2001 charging cycles HATE this simple trick!!
Show threadhacknorrisJan 21
@rebane2001 may i have link to that? want to test :)
Show threadIrenes (many)Jan 21

@rebane2001 that is amazing. we love it

(we would never play it, our cables have durability problems at the best of times and we have no desire to make that worse, but wow what a cool idea)

Show threadJonathan HartleyJan 21
@rebane2001 you glorious lunatic
Show threadmi 🎄Jan 21
@rebane2001 we see your cable
Show threadmaia // magmaus3Jan 21
@rebane2001 the kind of stuff that would be done in the first decade of iphones existing :3
Show threadjorntwJan 21
@rebane2001 so brutal
Show threadpescoJan 21
@rebane2001 oh this is the dumbest thing, i love it.
Show threadThomas LobigJan 21
@rebane2001 I too hate my battery and USB-C port and punish them every day
Show threadalina🐾💖✨🏳️‍⚧️Jan 21
@rebane2001 @catsalad that is so fucking cool
Show threadJoxe Rojas 🥐Jan 21
@rebane2001 doesn't seem to be a very recomendable way to treat your charging cable... 😅
Show threadGabriel NJan 21
@joxe @rebane2001 but you do get real, random, pyrotechnic effects, like those Galaxy 7 explosion videos!
Show threadJoxe Rojas 🥐Jan 21
@rebane2001 @wtrmt NOW WITH ENHANCED REALITY™️ 😂
Show threadGabriel NJan 21
@joxe @rebane2001 “Best played in the dark, near flammable objects, like curtains or bedsheets”
“Results may vary”
Show threadJoxe Rojas 🥐Jan 21
@wtrmt @rebane2001 🤣🤣🤣🤣