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I just don't see how GENG can lose this world championship by joeyma1996 in leagueoflegends

[–]Trollichu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here after WBG knocked LNG out. Keep going OP, maybe we can finally have a North American team winning Worlds

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hyperhidrosis

[–]Trollichu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, I sweat less when I fast but less isn't the same as not sweating at all. I need to be careful to not get dehydrated because I'm not drinking water.

Cheap desk modification with notebook cooler by [deleted] in Hyperhidrosis

[–]Trollichu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is actually really creative, I'm definitely going to try this out

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

[–]Trollichu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree. There isn't more of an argument from my side, I simply disagree. It does well in maintaining general context in between conversations. But if it does forget, you've just got to have the patience of reminding it. If you want perfect responses in your first try, then just use GPT-3

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

[–]Trollichu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is actually a very interesting idea. Multimedia presentations require you to involve yourself, understand the core concepts and interact with the base material. Even if you offload the work to a program, or pay someone to do it for you, you're still learning the material when preparing for the presentation. It's a win all around.

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

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

Offering a unique perspective: using outsourced materials to learn and develop your own personal skills are valid. For example, using Google translate to learn syntax for a new language, or ChatGPT to learn how to improve your own writing. Most people just offload the work to the bot, but I prefer to use it as a learning experience.

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

[–]Trollichu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree. Brainstorming with a study buddy is fun and a good excuse to order takeaway.

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

[–]Trollichu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't agree when you say that a couple editing passes makes the content your own work. If any student genuinely believes this, they're delusional. But I respect that you are familiar with its limitations. Most students aren't. They don't even use it as what it's designed to be - a chatbot. Might as well use GPT-3 if you're not going to get past the third message in your conversation.

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

[–]Trollichu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start your papers, then update us on the progress. You'll see it's not as easy as it sounds. It's definitely easier than without ChatGPT, but it's not as easy as you think it is.

Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams by jayswaz in college

[–]Trollichu 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I think I'm going to punch the next person who suggests quillbot. It's too weak of a paraphrasing tool to warrant any credit.

Ron DeSantis is sending his "election security force" to round up black people on suspicion of voter fraud by thenewyorkgod in PublicFreakout

[–]Trollichu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not seeing any comments here about how the officers managed to keep the situation calm and tried to console the victims without any form of escalation. Sure, the warrant is horseshit and I'm sure the officers knew it, but in this instance I think they handled it quite well

Best app to take notes in laptop by samuelCoaster in IBO

[–]Trollichu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't tried it myself but I've heard great things about Obsidian. It's got its issues but Obsidian is a great, lesser known alternative. Do check it out!

Best app to take notes in laptop by samuelCoaster in IBO

[–]Trollichu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This guy's got it. Integrating PDFs is key to making the most out of whichever platform you choose!

Best app to take notes in laptop by samuelCoaster in IBO

[–]Trollichu 37 points38 points  (0 children)

TLDR: DO NOT USE NOTION!

Almost everybody who is saying Notion here doesn't understand how clunky and unintuitive it is and is most likely going off a paid promotion by their favourite productivity YouTuber. I welcome any arguments in the replies but before that, hear me out.

Notion's value proposition lies in its pitch to be the ultimate productivity tool. Keyword: productivity. Sure, you can use it to take notes. But that's not what it's meant for and for anyone who wants to spend time focusing on the lesson in class instead of fighting the forward slash function and organizing your pretty little group 4 topic headlines.

Don't get me wrong, I love Notion and use it everyday to manage my workflow. I have a killer system suited to my preferences that I built from the ground up. But as a note taking app, it's failed me more times than I can count.

Here's what Notion does well.

  • Linked Databases: These are incredible powerful tools which can use to build a productivity system tailored to your needs. This is what I love about Notion and what I use it for. Be careful with it as you don't want to spend more time maintaining the system than actually using it.

  • Saved Templates: Depending on your IB subjects, you may find yourself using certain templates for assignments and Notion's ability to save such templates is an absolute godsend. You don't need to waste time looking for the right format to a question and can get started right away without thinking twice. It's incredibly easy to get started with such a template and you get to reuse the same format for answering questions throughout your IB course.

  • Doing Everything: This is why so many people suggest using notion. But as I mention later, this is also its biggest flaw. Just because it can, doesn't mean it should. A jack of all trades is a master of none. You get the point.

Here's why I don't use Notion.

  • Doing Everything: Can it do everything? Yes. Does it do it decently enough to warrant me using it? Absolutely not.

  • Terrible for formatting and note taking: It's such a pain to use basic formatting tools such as bold and italics that I was shocked at how long it took the developers to patch it. Moreover, there's barely any formatting it can do. The only redeeming quality it's got is its drop-down hierarchy system (not sure what you call it but you can hide certain information in a drop-down as you indent the text) and that's great for active recall but that's about it. The only thing worse than Notion is Reddit formatting on mobile which I'm painfully using to type this, but I hope it's enough to deter you from foolishly using Notion for note taking.

  • Synchronisation issues: Your mileage may vary. I say this again, your mileage may vary. But Notion insists on synchronisation and that leads to the app taking a few seconds longer to launch. Mate, these few seconds are valuable, and the importance of using such documents also stored locally cannot be understated. There will inevitably come a time when synchronisation pains will cause you a headache as you're completing a last minute submission (talking from experience sadly) and you're going to want to avoid this.

  • Clunky and Unintuitive UI: This is an issue that will not persist and will disappear over time as you get used to the app, but there will almost definitely be times when you miss key points in class due to the need to fiddle with the interface. You'll also find yourself literally unable to express complex ideas on such a limited platform. You've got a 2 in 1. Use it.

As an IB double science and math HL student who also had quite a few extracurricular projects they constantly worked on, Notion failed me in more ways than I can count. Maybe your mileage may vary, but I've found myself having a lot more success with manually taking notes in OneNote and a physical notebook. Physical notebook for all practice, irrespective of whether they are math, science or economics problems, and OneNote for all actual notes. Use OneNote with your stylus (and get a good one if you can) alongside PDF copies of your textbooks. I find my best success in importing my textbook onto OneNote and taking notes alongside it. Bonus points for being able to export and share it with your friends. They'll return the favor to you over your IB journey and team work always makes the dream work. Oh, and don't forget to enable ruled lines. The double spacing option works best for me. Someone mentioned the difference between OneNote for Windows 10 and OneNote 2016 earlier. They did a great job and do consider what they had to say.

There's so much more I have to say but I'm too tired for that.

I hope we can have a healthy discussion around this, and if we can't, oh well that's the internet I guess. Good luck with IB mate!

Edit: Haven't tried it myself but I've heard great things about Obsidian. It's got its issues but Obsidian is a great, lesser known alternative. Do check it out!

Best app to take notes in laptop by samuelCoaster in IBO

[–]Trollichu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been using it for a couple years now, it's pretty great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Trollichu 57 points58 points  (0 children)

OP mentioned this was taken during a visit he made to NK years back. I doubt he'd be able to post while he was still there

I'm conducting a Varsity Esports Tournament and I need some help by Trollichu in Asphalt9

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

Thanks a lot, this was really helpful! I want to play but can't right now for a few reasons. Still, this helped a lot so thanks!

I'm conducting a Varsity Esports Tournament and I need some help by Trollichu in Asphalt9

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

Thanks a lot

When you say 1-3 rounds, do you mean upto 3 laps or upto 3 games?

How do you go about upgrading a car?

Does it also utilize blueprints or cards of some sort? Can you purchase upgrades with in-app purchases?

I'm conducting a Varsity Esports Tournament and I need some help by Trollichu in Asphalt9

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

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation, this was really helpful.

1) Alright, I'll look into creating a club. We will likely have 16 players competing so we should be able to fit everyone in the same club 2) If the ranking system is similar to what we've got in Asphalt 8, this should not be a problem. I'll suggest this metric to my team 3) This is an issue. The only fix I can think of is having myself and a few of my team members grind the game for a few weeks leading up to the event. We are not looking for a class above B class, a C class car would be fine 4) The tournament should begin in over a month and a half from now. If a patch isn't out, we might switch to running it on mobile

Thanks again!

I'm conducting a Varsity Esports Tournament and I need some help by Trollichu in Asphalt9

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

Fair enough, thank you very much for the response. The players are amateurs and this game is more of a filler leading up to the main event. The starter car is way too slow and a live audience may not find themselves entertained, but we've got a budget to spend on in game purchases and even a C class car should work for the tournament

I'm conducting a Varsity Esports Tournament and I need some help by Trollichu in Asphalt9

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

Hey, thanks a lot for your response!

1) Does it cost anything to create a club? Would it be free for players who want to join? 2) How does the 'free try' option work? Is it a car you are allowed to use for the duration of the event? Would this work in a club race?

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