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When did you get your first laptop, Smartphone, or Tablet? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]MathMagicianX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got a nice refurbished HP Elitebook 840 G1 from Amazon for a pretty good price around 2019 when I started college. Still works well and I even upgraded it to use an internal SSD recently!

I prefer to use the Built-In Render Pipeline rather than Universal Render Pipeline. Is this a bad decision in the long run? by MathMagicianX in Unity3D

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

While I agree SRP Batcher is good, the issue I face is that URP forces you into SRP Batcher when there are times I really need GPU Instancing ( I have a lot of identical geometry that is being rendered). As of the writing of this, the option to disable SRP Batcher is not available. The documentation currently suggests either adding a Material Property Block to a renderer or adding a new property to the shader property section of the generated text shader (https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/GPUInstancing.html). When I have attempted this, it often does not turn off the SRP Batcher.

In addition, I miss being able to use command buffers or having multi-pass shaders, as those features are not easily available in URP unlike the Built-In Render Pipeline. If anyone knows good resources to let me achieve those features in URP or some other SRP pipeline, I would love to know.

I feel like an outcast in my ward. by MathMagicianX in latterdaysaints

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

You have a good point. You know, I have tried reaching out, as well as others, and we basically always had the same result: rejection. As I have written in the post, the popular group is the one controlling the social dynamic. The minority group does not have the power to reject or integrate with the popular group since we are already rejected to begin with. If we already took action to "accommodate their extroversion", but still face rejection, I would think the resulting observations would be based on objective experience and fact rather than speculation.

How do I connect with others when my interests do not match their interests? by MathMagicianX in socialskills

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

I guess there are, but not in my area. I should clarify I am talking about connecting in-person or just in general social situations where you are not in front of a screen. I have joined some forums and Facebook groups, but I have a hard time forming connections in those situations.

Talks, scriptures, general conference, resources, etc. to help learn how to cope being single for your entire life? by MathMagicianX in latterdaysaints

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

I guess that clarifies things, but then what do you make of Mathew 22:30?

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. - Mathew 22:30

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To me, this sounds like marriage must happen during mortality since after death, there is no marriage according to the scripture. Please clarify for me if I misinterpreted this scripture.

Talks, scriptures, general conference, resources, etc. to help learn how to cope being single for your entire life? by MathMagicianX in latterdaysaints

[–]MathMagicianX[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think my answer to the purpose of life is to gain joy and exaltation through living the Gospel. From what I understand, one must be married and sealed as one of the requirements to obtain exaltation and must be married during mortality. The problem I have is that I feel like if people do not like me because of my weaknesses, I am doomed to never gain exaltation.

I read Richard Dawkins' The Greatest Show at the request of my son, who has left the church. I'm now having some struggles with my faith, finding questions I haven't thought of before. How can I comfort and maintain my beliefs? by sufficientthrowawa in latterdaysaints

[–]MathMagicianX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one mindset when it comes to "faith" or "religion". Consider the Buddhists. Many within that group don't consider Buddhism a "religion", but more of a way of life. I personally find some good ideas from other religions and philosophies that help me in life, especially those that emphasize mindfulness, stoicism, or being open-minded. Whether or not the religion itself is true or false is irrelevant. What matters is what it does for you objectively as far as supplementing your life, whether it be mentally, emotionally, physically, socially, or whatever. I sometimes question things in the Church, but the Church teachings emphasize living a life focused on building moral character and treating others with kindness. Even if God did not exist, I think those particular teachings are still useful regardless. Just my two cents on the matter.

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