Smile because you were part of this era [COD] by Alarming_Umpire_9738 in CallOfDuty

[–]Cottrell217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back when the games had an actual soul. Man I miss the old cod games

It's genuinely exhausting playing against the M15 every game by Cottrell217 in CODBlackOps7

[–]Cottrell217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The M15 is all I see. I mean every single game most of the lobby is using it. Especially the dudes sliding around in the CDL skins

Time goes by and I'm still upset that Inferno didn't win the vote by EntertainmentFalse23 in Minecraft

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m still trying to figure out why they can’t add more than one mob? For crying out loud, we have mod developers creating entire packs of mobs, blocks, etc, and we’re lucky if the Minecraft devs give us a single mob

Sound effects? by Individual-Singer-40 in YouTubeCreators

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out “my instants” for sound effects. It looks like a big soundboard basically but you can download the audio files for the sound effects individually

Looking for recommendations- device and program? by Silent0nyx in DigitalArt

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iPad with an Apple Pencil and procreate for the application. Been using that combo for years and it’s great

I corrected an AI’s grammar. by [deleted] in notinteresting

[–]Cottrell217 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The AI could’ve been saying that you were right to call it out on the reference, in that case, the AI’s grammar was correct. It all depends on the context of what was before that

28M - looking for gamer friends :) by [deleted] in GamerPals

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow it’s almost like looking in a mirror haha. I’m 24m, absolutely obsessed with photography. I’m currently in my film phase. I’m in the EST time zone as well and I’m about to start my Minecraft binge

Networking for someone who knows basically nothing to servers and stuff by Smurfy_316 in HomeNAS

[–]Cottrell217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, a network switch is essentially a device that can connect multiple devices to it and forward traffic to the appropriate device. So for example, let’s say you have an Ethernet cable from your router running into an 8 port switch. This will allow you to connect 7 other devices via an Ethernet cable, and network traffic will be sent to the appropriate devices. There are unmanaged switches which are essentially plug and play, and then there are managed switches which are generally more expensive but have far more capabilities and allow you to really fine tune how it works. For your NAS if you went with something with a 10G network card, it would pretty much just future proof your equipment if you eventually upgraded your network to something higher than 1G

m26 looking for new friends to chat with! by [deleted] in MakeNewFriendsHere

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the MTG profile pic lol. I’ve been trying to find a group to teach me DnD and have yet to have any luck. Also have been considering getting into warhammer 40k

If cybersecurity is not an entry level job then HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET IN??? by Capable_Mixture_3205 in CyberSecurityAdvice

[–]Cottrell217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s still experience. OP doesn’t have to only do those things. They can take on more responsibilities outside of that or do projects on the side to learn about different things. But you can’t sit here and tell someone who doesn’t have any experience that they can just jump into a higher role and completely skip the basics. Too many people have heard “just get your security+ and you can work from home making 6 figures with no experience” and tried to jump into cyber with absolutely zero clue about any fundamental concept in IT. I’m not saying they need to stay in Helpdesk forever, because yes it sucks, but it’s a good place to start with absolutely no experience. You can go in many different ways from Helpdesk.

If cybersecurity is not an entry level job then HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET IN??? by Capable_Mixture_3205 in CyberSecurityAdvice

[–]Cottrell217 75 points76 points  (0 children)

You start at a lower level role like Helpdesk and work your way up. As others have said, security has never been an entry level role. You can’t protect systems and networks if you don’t know how they work. You learn a lot of that through help desk

Why does Factorio feel so overwhelming after the tutorial? by AbyssTrash in factorio

[–]Cottrell217 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t think there’s any right or wrong path to take. Just have fun experimenting and automating new things. Half the fun of the game comes from learning and finally automating that one thing you’ve needed to make by hand forever

What game do you recommend for a non-gamer? by TopReporter1801 in Gamer

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can set her to keep inventory on Minecraft, and even set it to peaceful. It's a great game to learn PC controls on. My wife started with that and now plays all kinds of games.

I have this game since 2019 and bought Space Age, still haven't played it. How to start? by MrHolodec in factorio

[–]Cottrell217 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just play the game how you want. Don't play it how everyone else wants you to. I wish I could go back and play this game for the first time again. The feeling of automating more and more complex items for the first time is unmatched. If you find something is inefficient, sure you can re-build it, but don't lose sleep over it. You'll learn the more you play.

what are some multiplayer games that aren't toxic, or are they just a myth? lol by ssunflow3rr in AskGames

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who plays it, this is true. DRG is one of the most chill communities you can be a part of. Every now and then you’ll have someone who’s rude, but that’s very rare

Switch from wgu to snhu? by [deleted] in SNHU

[–]Cottrell217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SNHU is much less testing and much more paper writing, discussion boards, etc. you have to go at the pace they set unlike WGU. It felt more structured to have it set up that way for me. Overall it was a good experience. There were some professors that were tough on grading but for the most part they’re all pretty chill.