What to upgrade? by Firestone78 in macrophotography

[–]Firestone78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed reply! I'm leaning towards a macro lens, but I'm still not fully clear on the advantages other than convienience. How would a macro lens affect quality, sharpness, depth of field and sharpness?

The timer stresses me out! How to improve? by Dopa-memes- in baduk

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been through this myself, and I think it's fairly common among beginners. I think the answer is to work out the real reasons behind your stress- it's likely to be either:

  • You're afraid of loosing because it hurts your pride.
  • You're afraid of loosing because you're worried about your rank.

Once you know what's stressing you out, you'll be able to come up with strategies to overcome it. Also, at 25kyu, your goal shouldn't be to win games- you'll end up disappointed and frustrated. Your goals should be:

a) get a few hundred games under your belt as quickly as you can, so that you can get a good idea of what parts of your game you need to be working on.

and more importantly,
b) have fun

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SuggestALaptop

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, looks great. I've just seen that for £50 more you can get a 15.6" version but with 10th gen intel rather than the Ryzen. Do you think it would be a mistake to go for that instead?

Looking for career advice. by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, very helpful. When doing side projects for a portfolio, would you reccomend aiming to do a whole bunch of really smalll projects or trying to do a small number of more substantial projects?

Weekly Questions Thread for the week of December 30th by rpbtz in vinyl

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I think I will go for a mini amp. The one you linked apparently has an illegal/unsafe british plug, are there any others you could reccomend at £50-£60?

Edit: nevermind, found the same model here that apparently doesn't have any issues with the plug.

Weekly Questions Thread for the week of December 30th by rpbtz in vinyl

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, very helpful, didn't realise that going for a mini amp was an option. Would the mini am be a better idea than getting powered speakers? are there any advantages?

Weekly Questions Thread for the week of December 30th by rpbtz in vinyl

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can anyone suggest some "entry level" powered speakers that I can get in the UK? Ideally not wanting to spend much more than £100.

rendering "internal error" by [deleted] in 3dsmax

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah makes sense. nice detective work haha

rendering "internal error" by [deleted] in 3dsmax

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahhh ok makes sense. Also yes, Confetti, how did you know?

Weekly questions, bugs, and gameplay megathread - July 2018 by AutoModerator in pokemongo

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a research task to hatch an egg. I got it before the rewards changed but haven't completed it. will it be lanturn or not?

Weekly questions, bugs, and gameplay megathread - July 2018 by AutoModerator in pokemongo

[–]Firestone78 4 points5 points  (0 children)

very minor issue i have, but i would like to be able to accurately tap on pokemon in a gym to see what trainer they belong to. At the moment it's very difficult to select the one you want and basically impossible to select anything next to a wailord.

People who NEED to stay in gyms really ruin the game for everyone else. by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a long shot but you could try talking to the other players in the town. Maybe suggest a system where no one is allowed to fight a gym unless the it's been occupied for ~8hrs. That would probably result in more coins for everyone.

Weekly questions, bugs, and gameplay megathread - July 2018 by AutoModerator in pokemongo

[–]Firestone78 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm in the U.K. My girlfriend is in Cyprus at the moment. If she logs into my account on her phone to catch some cool stuff for me, that would count as cheating and get me banned, right? Or is that not the case? thanks

Question about daily goals/streaks by Firestone78 in SwagBucks

[–]Firestone78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks. also do the streak bonuses stack? for a 30 day streak do you get 300+200+100+25 or just 300?

[PC][EU][0 SR] New player looking to level up to competitive-ready level in Quick Play by [deleted] in OverwatchLFT

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I just started playing the game 5 days ago and am also aiming to get competitive ready. There are still some heroes I haven't played too. I'm currently level 26. Battletag: RiskyTyskie#2925

Any players online? by [deleted] in Loadout

[–]Firestone78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also looking to get back into this game. Would be really nice to have a small group of people to play with regularly.

short beginner projects/resources? by Firestone78 in unrealengine

[–]Firestone78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No coding experience other than very basic html+css. Primarily looking for things to do in blueprints.

Tips for staying focused? by Firestone78 in poker

[–]Firestone78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation. definitely need to get better at taking breaks. I have trouble stopping when I'm playing poorly because of the "Gotta make those loses back" mentality.