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Just reading through the list of names of libraries in a package manager is more than I can handle, let alone reading through their APIs. I imagine this was a bit more possible to do in the 80s. Still though, I wish there was a more manageable way to handle this.
The boast about this being the only article using AC is bugging me a bit though, because the AC is being fed through a bridge rectifier first.
The other thing that’s bugging me is all the mentions of efficiency but no measurements of their set up. Why bother bringing up efficiency if you don’t care about it?
After getting something like this, the next one we should all try is a stool or drafting chair. It puts your legs at a better angle for blood to flow right or something like that. IKEA Trollberget looks about right.
After that, a low-back chair can be weirdly comfortable in the right mood. Because we can’t lay back in it, the chair kind of forces us to sit up straight. Something like IKEA Alefjall might work.
Lastly, something to really lean back and relax in for reading or less-focused laptop work to give our backs a break from sitting upright is really helpful too. IKEA Pello is the classic one of these.
TLDR; he’s turned 500$ into almost 300$.
I don’t think games are bad as a class though. The perfect example in the opposite direction for me was Neverwinter Nights. I had a lot of fun making campaigns, building teams and hosting servers. That first time I tried to get someone to connect to a 192.168 IP is something I’ll never forget!
That said, this argument about equality misses for me because it doesn’t include mosquitoes.
I wish I knew more about game theory because there are probably good names for all these things. I think the first is tall poppy syndrome and the second is relative age effect?
For the more senior people without kids, what I’m hearing is that shifting to remote means spending more time with the “less-fun” people on the team because it’s harder for them to hide. So everyone’s closer to burnout and I bet more than normal are taking breaks to recharge.
I know this was the opposite thing you were looking for in your question but what this taught me is how exactly it feels when I get myself caught in this trap. I’m much better now at seeing myself falling into that mindset and then making changes, which has made a world of difference.
> Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.
But swap out money for time: “Half the time I spend is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.”
Doing this during Covid sucks because it limits everything, but, I wouldn’t have done it otherwise too so I am a bit thankful.
I think the one biggest thing that’s been helpful is to set aside free time every day with nothing planned. Just let yourself get bored for a bit! It’s amazing!
For used gear, check out eBay, Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace. Old desktops will probably need to be dusted and re-pasted.
For new gear, a big box retailer like Best Buy might be your best bet because they’ll make warranty/support stuff easier for you.
If you want to try building one, Canada Computers, New Egg and Memory Express are the ones I hear about most often.
The early game is all about grinding up your gear. Looking for chests, looking for ammo. Everyone is marking good gear for each other. Everyone is on the lookout for the odd group getting too close.
Then the late game is more like a hunt than a grind. Where it's time to put your gear to use! Head for the centre of the map and see how far your team can get.
The biggest problem for me is that 4-person teams aren't quite enough. And matches are done within 5-20 minutes which is both too short for a good raid but also too long just to pop in and grind for a bit. So it's like the perfect MMO, condensed as small as possible in both player counts and time. I just think maybe they condensed too far.
If you're using Unity, Normcore is the one I hear most often. I think Photon is the most popular though. The built-in networking in Unreal is pretty solid if you're using that too.
For productivity though, nothing really beats a laptop. The ability to hide in a dark corner with a set of headphones for a couple hours to work in silence is worth all the compromises.
All that said, we can't help much without knowing your budget. I've recommended both the M1 MBAs and cheap Chromebooks to different people before and they both might work for you. From your requirements, anything made in the last 10 years might work so I'd aim for something that won't break when dropped rather than benchmark results.
> put N objects in a hash table using sequential integers [1..N] as their keys. TclLanguage makes you do this. LOL. no it doesn't, you can use lindex, or actually give your keys meaningful names, gasp! What I read about lindex reminded me about Tcl lists. Are they still strings these days, or have they (finally) implemented real arrays (in the 'vector' sense)? Maybe I was thinking of PhpLanguage, which also lacks real arrays, leading to kludges like ksort. I hate PHP. With a passion. -- TheerasakPhotha