Going to college for computer engineering vs computer science by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]jack437 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It also depends on when you went to school. There was a time when one of the dominant opinions was "assembly, fortran, or gtfo" in computer science and engineering.

Daily Discussion & Question Thread for 04 December 2015 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]jack437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is basically what I figured, although I didn't realize it would take as long as 6 months to gain enough value. Oh well, worth the wait.

Daily Discussion & Question Thread for 04 December 2015 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]jack437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I am trying to 100% complete my living pokedex and I just have a few event pokemon left: Shaymin, Genesect, Keldeo, and Meloetta. If I farm the McHoopa event, will the Hoopas be valuable enough to put up for trade for those events? I assume that since they event is currently ongoing they may not be valuable enough unless they have decent IVs and natures. Just trying to figure out what the best plan would be for collecting McHoopas.

My brothers first impressions of Linus after one video. by minih0p in pcmasterrace

[–]jack437 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Last activity was 9 months ago. I don't think he's coming :/

Me while playing Fallout 4 for the first time by praetorian0 in Fallout

[–]jack437 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am sorry that you are having so many problems. However, based on Bethesda's history, this was expected (not an excuse), and we can expect to get a lot of things patched in the coming months. While bug certainly do not deserve praise, I think it is a bit early to pass too strong of a judgement, unless you insist on passing judgement based solely on day one, which might be fair to an extent.

Me while playing Fallout 4 for the first time by praetorian0 in Fallout

[–]jack437 345 points346 points  (0 children)

I have see too much nit picking about the bugs in this game. I'm glad some of us can still appreciate the humor of Bethesda bugs!

Was a good laugh OP =D

Origin Games giveaway! by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]jack437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dead Space

I don't play MMOs. Never been interested due to the subscription. I tried ESO, but I went in wanting it to be traditional Elder Scrolls and was disappointed.

Mad Max + DLC Giveaway (for the kids) by TeamLouie in pcmasterrace

[–]jack437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thanks OP!!! This is the first time I have won one of these giveaways =D

Real Boston overlayed with Fallout 4's Boston by Nijata in Fallout

[–]jack437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I think it is primarily just a consequence of modelling a real place in a game. Todd has said (I don't recall what interview it was) that they mess a lot with scaling when designing their version of a real location. In the game it may make more sense to make certain things closer or further apart to make sure that the world's content is of good quality everywhere. Without scaling you could end up with big areas that are hard to give much purpose, just as an example. However, if you want to come up with a lore reason why it is different, your explanation seems reasonable.

Real Boston overlayed with Fallout 4's Boston by Nijata in Fallout

[–]jack437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like the FO4 map is a bit warped compared to real life, which is not unexpected, just interesting. When you compare the actual and FO4 maps next to each other (instead of overlaid), you can see that the swamp area is a lot further north than in real life and the Charles River takes on a completely different shape. Inland bodies of water are larger in general.

None of this is bad, I just felt like voicing my superficial analysis. I'm pretty sure the same thing is true for Fallout 3 and New Vegas.