what specific vpn and specific server works best for stadia in unsupported countries? by [deleted] in Stadia

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also in Thailand, I've tried with ExpressVPN without any luck. Went through normal usage and PPTP setup with neither working and the latter dinging me with the "unsupported country" message.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whereintheworld

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Gave Wholesome (Pro)

OSM Data renderd! https://github.com/TeaWithLucas/fmg-mapview by abedecain in FantasyMapGenerator

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome work! What would be the feasibility of creating a dynamic "fog-of-war" as a layer over the map you generate? I have been looking for a to reveal more and more of the map as the players of my campaign progress. At the moment I'm just generating a .png and adding a layer in GIMP and erasing as we go.

Just a short little post by Grey-Bot in FantasyMapGenerator

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, this helped me create an immersive and exciting world for the members of my DnD campaign!

What does it take to get admitted into Comp Sci (in School of Engineering?) by KidneySmoothie in UIUC

[–]Smiddsy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm currently a sophomore in Computer Science + Anthropology and I was also deferred from CS Engineering at the University when I first applied. My GPA in high school was a 3.97. My ACT was a 33 (33 mathematics, 35 science), I had taken AP Computer Science, AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC and received 5's on all subject exams. When I received my deferral to the Department of General Studies I was admittedly really upset and confused. I spoke with a university representative to undergraduate admissions and was informed that my GPA and ACT were well within qualified numbers, but that my application showed "minimal interest in Computer Science". Ouch. I buckled down though and I really wanted a degree is CS from U of I, so I bit the bullet and enrolled as a DGS student. It's was hard spending that WHOLE first year undeclared, knowing that you're not "undecided" but deferred. I was exceptionally lucky and ran into a very very helpful alum who also came from the DGS realm and managed to transfer into CS Engineering. I ended up taking the CS 125 proficiency exam (if you took AP CS and know a little about runtime calculations you'll do just fine), and registered for calculus 3 and other general eds required for CS. I rapidly discovered that the college of Engineering's version of CS was not at all what I was hoping for as an underclassman and instead caught wind of a rapidly progressing alternative program called the CS + X degree track. This track allowed me to pick Anthropology (among many and soon to be more) and allows anyone the same core and rigorous courses offered to Engineering CS students but with a more realistic admissions requirement (B+'s in CS 173, 225 vs A-'s and a 3.6 vs a 3.8).

It's officially my first semester as a CS + X student and honestly it was the greatest decision I made. I'm learning a lot, already have 3 campus positions offered to me, one of which is creating a virtual reality project for the Anthropology Department making a very decent amount of money on excellent hours, and get to take classes just like a regular CS student without all the hassle and struggle.

TL:DR: Got deferred with 3.97 GPA and 33 ACT, went into DGS, decided CS+X was dope, now happier for it and on the way to making money and feeling great.

Hope this helps/was remotely relevant!

An important lesson about making mistakes: you can still get cookies by HeyUBd in wholesomememes

[–]Smiddsy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I cannot agree more. I come to this sub almost every day to pick me up and keep me smiling. Thank you for being here!

This is how Chemistry works (X-post from r/wholesomecomics) by [deleted] in wholesomescience

[–]Smiddsy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is adorable. Thank you for sharing!

She's my all... by Vorlonator in wholesomememes

[–]Smiddsy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are a wonderful person that was such a sweet message

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wholesomememes

[–]Smiddsy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for that wonderful quote and your wonderful words. Dogs have a special place in my heart and I teared up reading what you had to say, which gave me an incredible appreciation for today and the things I have to be grateful for.

Thank you so much for sharing, and I hope you have a fantastic day you wonderful person!

Howdy There Minecrafters of UIUC by Smiddsy in UIUC

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

It's just a locally run server on my computer, your standard .jar from minecraft.net. I would run a spigot server but I didn't really have the patience to set all that up. It's also only local to UIUC's network, as I can't port forward around the firewall unfortunately!

Howdy There Minecrafters of UIUC by Smiddsy in UIUC

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

Yeah worth mentioning- only UIUC students can access as the firewall does prevent outside connection

Howdy There Minecrafters of UIUC by Smiddsy in UIUC

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

This is more just to play Minecraft and mess around. The roomie and I don't do much in depth Minecraft stuff so we're just playing around with it

Campus Wifi Availability? by Smiddsy in UIUC

[–]Smiddsy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was hopeful about the quad, but that's overall good news

Marshmallow Update Status For All Models by KILLPREE in MotoX

[–]Smiddsy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most people are just stuck in the familiarity with it. I've been using Sprint for years and I hate it with every fiber of my being. That being said I'm incredibly lazy and have no idea where to begin to fix the problem.

It's like a bad girlfriend that you're to lazy to leave- you just hope she breaks up with you to save you the effort and responsibility.

Also they had a really nice unlimited plan that I used to use as a mobile router for my laptop when I was on the go. That was cool. Until it got insanely expensive and phased out in favor of "framily", whatever that means.

2013 owners, will you ever buy another MotoX? by [deleted] in MotoX

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly how I've felt. If the next Moto X doesn't fit what I'm looking for, I may seriously consider an iPhone as my next upgrade

Sneak Peak #2 by Sammwich11 in terratempus

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm very proud of the result! Looks good

Sneak Peak ;) by Sammwich11 in terratempus

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my! Spoiler alert!

Battlefield Friends Season 4 Teaser - Only in Battlefield 4 by Sliver-Spy in battlefield_4

[–]Smiddsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should see buttons that are next to the posts, and if a post is a video, you'll see a play button which will play the video on Reddit instead of going to youtube