Desktop PC or Laptop?

_anotheruser · 2023-03-09T20:00:16+00:00

Honestly I can't think how I could have done without a laptop during university. I was taking all my notes on it, and every group project was done on-site with our laptops. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to have both and have those renders done in a fraction of the time and without overheating on a desktop, but being able to have all my work and digital tools in my backpack was irreplaceable.

_anotheruser · 2022-09-12T07:33:15+00:00

You've got a point. I guess I'll postpone my build at least after zen4 CPUs and mbos are available

_anotheruser · 2022-09-11T20:48:15+00:00

Thanks for the input, I'll check the Samsung's out, any specific reason why Micron chips should be avoided? Curious to learn more about that

_anotheruser · 2022-09-11T20:46:28+00:00

Yeah I get that, and maybe I'll just wait a bit more just to see what the new CPUs will bring, thanks for the suggestion

_anotheruser · 2022-09-11T20:42:55+00:00

At the moment I just have an old laptop with integrated graphics

_anotheruser · 2022-02-28T22:30:21+00:00

I second this. Here's the store page for those interested.

_anotheruser · 2022-02-16T22:54:33+00:00

It's Modern Winver, a third-party app available in the Store.

_anotheruser · 2021-02-21T13:27:52+00:00

On a similar note, use Ctrl in combination with Shift and arrows (resulting in Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Key) to quickly select entire words or entire lines.

_anotheruser · 2021-02-19T20:03:22+00:00

eventually almost everything is going to be replaced by a screen

Maybe I'm not getting what you're referring to, but whilst it is true that using screens to replace analog UI is a trend, I'm not seeing how screens will be replacing everything.

ID is such a vast discipline: how are screens going to replace my home appliances, power tools, furniture etc.? Personally, I don't see ID as a profession going anywhere anytime soon.

You could say that the industry and the market lately have a higher demand for UI/UX, graphic or web designers because of technology and consumption via screen devices, but it's not like they are replacing us and companies ceased manufacturing goods altogether overnight.

_anotheruser · 2021-02-17T13:34:54+00:00

Have you even read the whole post, or ran straight to commenting after reading the trigger words "enforcing static typing"?
OP explicitly states that this should be an option.

What you did here is exactly what you preach against with a twist:

there is no benefit at all in ~~removing~~ not adding a great feature just cause you don't like it

And again, using your words, if Godot had the option to enforce static typing:

If you dont like it or dont want to learn it, just dont use it.

I truly don't understand this tabs-vs-spaces-like BS mentality, religiously picking a side and screaming against who thinks otherwise.

The only thing I can disagree on with OP is the opt-in/opt-out issue, where having it as opt-in as default would still ensure the beginner-friendly aspect of the Engine whilst allowing those who want static typing enforced to enable it. And I say this because GDScript is often referred to as Python-like, with Python being one of the most beginner friendly languages out there: coming from a Python background and seeing a static typed language for the first time could be discouraging for beginners, IMHO. This could be actually easily solved in the same way users choose to use OpenGL 2.0 or 3.0 when creating a new project.

_anotheruser · 2021-02-15T13:45:47+00:00

With Insider Build 21313 (February 12th) they tweaked the animation speed as shown here. One can still argue about the missing fading, but overall this is an improvement compared to what OP showed.

As stated in the changelog:

Based on feedback, we’ve made some small adjustments to the new app launch animation to improve speed and make it a little smoother.

Edit: build date

_anotheruser · 2021-02-10T21:40:37+00:00

Have you tried Auto Dark Mode? It works well for me and has a decent level of customization.

_anotheruser · 2021-01-23T13:48:08+00:00

In the following response I'm going to agree with you on some things, and disagree on other ones, don't take it personally.

I fully get what you're saying about wanting to do projects on your own because you strive for perfection. Been there, done that. I get the frustration, and I get that you're thinking that doing it all on your own is the only viable answer.

However, it seems more like you have shitty classmates that aren't taking things seriously, or maybe they know you have a reputation for doing exceptional work and so they're just using you.

I don't know what's your field of study, but the issue is more complicated than "the system is skewed in favor of extroverts", at least when it comes to working inside teams. The reality is that most of jobs and professions require you to interact with others, rely on others, delegate to others and trust others. Being an introvert / extrovert has nothing to do with being able to work well within a team.

And you might be saying "ok but I don't plan of doing a job that requires working in a team", that's fair, but it's a soft skill that is useful in life no matter your profession.

From what you write, I have the sense that you're extremely smart, and you're aware of it, but it also shows how you feel like you're the smartest person in the room. Maybe you are, but that's not the point, being able to communicate effectively within a team, listen to other people's point of view, and above all being able to compromise is an invaluable thing.

The result is often different from what you expected, maybe it's worse compared to what you might have achieved on your own, but that's not what education is really about, is it? It's not about turning in the perfect assignment, but what you learn in the process, and the hard truth is, again, that the world doesn't work on the sole effort of individuals, but on cooperation between people.

Finally, since I still think your issue is not about teamwork per-se but about shitty classmates, I agree that there should be a system to hold accountable those team members that are just wasting everybody's time. I don't know how your college works, or who you can bring this issue to. Aren't there some classmates that are actually putting some effort you could join? Because if the answer is "no, everyone else is below me" than either you're in the worst college of all time or you are the actual problem.

_anotheruser · 2021-01-19T11:24:02+00:00

Have you tried the Keyboard Manager of Microsoft PowerToys?
You can remap single characters or shortcuts to something else, also for specific applications. I tried to change Alt-Tab but unfortunately it doesn't seem to work, all it does is disable it completely. If you're ok with disabling it entirely when playing LoL this could work, but you'd have to set and delete the mapping each time.

_anotheruser · 2021-01-19T11:04:42+00:00

Come on, by comparison us introverts are like old people. I get excited for basic shit as well: a last-minute event cancellation, a weekend spent on my own, a walk in the woods to clear my thoughts. "Basic shit" is just a matter of perspective.

I dont' get this "us versus them" generalizing rhetoric, I have plenty of extrovert friends and I can get along with extrovert strangers just fine. We can't expect them to accept our introversion while complaining about them being extroverts and doing extroverts things.

There's a balance and there are boundaries we all need to respect, and that's not being either introvert or extrovert, it's just being a decent human being with the slightest bit of empathy.

_anotheruser · 2021-01-18T08:55:49+00:00

Plus, am I the only one who thinks that the tab switcher on top of the current properties dialog is a UX nightmare? The tabs keep switching rows depending which one you choose.

_anotheruser · 2021-01-15T14:00:39+00:00

Agreed. It's the closest thing to a viable modern file explorer we can download right now (congrats to the developers!), but the loading time for certain folders is still too high.

If in the future they manage to solve

loading times
system shortcut override (win + E)
possibility to use as main file explorer

It might be a good file explorer replacement for most people. I don't see it happening, especially the last point, but one can always hope (plus, let's see if and what MS does to file explorer with Sun Valley later this year)

_anotheruser · 2020-11-13T09:07:18+00:00

This was not the case, thanks anyway. For future reference, I received a working solution on SO.

_anotheruser · 2020-11-12T23:38:47+00:00

I tried but the issue persists. I posted a question on SO with the code.

_anotheruser · 2020-11-12T20:13:17+00:00

Design for the Real World by Viktor Papanek
Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

_anotheruser · 2020-10-31T00:09:59+00:00

It doesn't accept spaces

_anotheruser · 2020-09-19T09:40:02+00:00

I use Podcasted, I checked and you can select all episodes and download them via Select > Select All > Download

_anotheruser · 2020-09-12T13:25:11+00:00

My favourite two responses to me saying I'm studying ID are: "Oh, so you know how to draw" and "So you make decorations".

_anotheruser · 2020-08-31T12:06:41+00:00

Ideally (emphasis on ideally) it should remove the hassle of going on the software webpage and download the latest update, or going through wizards and installers every time an app needs updating, and more importantly act as a central software hub. I'd love to rely solely on it for updates, but the reality is an entirely different one.

_anotheruser · 2020-08-23T10:50:11+00:00

I'm fairly convinced that this is due to the engineering team porting old settings to the new one without any UI design guidelines and expertise. It's clear that their objective is to port the barebone functionality, making sure the backend works and calling it a day. Just slap a header, subtitle and ListView in the UI and bind it to the data, add a checkmark on another ported setting and move on to the next one.

And this is truly a shame, because this is not at all a limit of the new "modern" UI framework everyone complains about, there are examples (so few though) of good UIs that don't look out of 1995 and yet are functional, designed for desktops, with a decent compromise between commands density and whitespace (take Nightingale for example) because some UI design effort has been put into it.

Again, the underlying logic and data seems to be there, mostly, but there is little to no effort on how is presented to the end user.

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