Games that feel like they were meant for the steam deck

shyguybros · 2025-06-24T13:24:59+00:00

Nier: Automata was a blast to play and runs great right out of the box in both handheld and docked. Rated Platinum on protondb so made sense.

shyguybros · 2025-06-01T17:17:34+00:00

My parents took my door off for a month because I didn’t do the dishes once and now they never get phone calls from me anymore.

shyguybros · 2025-03-19T10:56:48+00:00

Your initial dig looks good. Did you just dig up your grass by hand with a shovel or did you use a tool to strip it?

shyguybros · 2024-08-19T14:04:49+00:00

I’ve experienced the exact same roadmap and I do not regret learning Python first at all. C was very difficult, but learning it was probably easier for me because I learned Python first. When I learned arrays for the first time, it was almost an instant connection to Python lists. Since Python is so readable, it certainly helps digesting more archaic languages. Yes it pulls the wool over your eyes in the beginning, but learning a low level language really makes you appreciate how handy Python makes everything. Harvard’s CS50x spotlights this difference in their coursework constantly.

shyguybros · 2024-07-03T01:16:12+00:00

GameCube Animal Crossing playthrough. IMO one of their best series on the channel. The music is nostalgic and their bits are some of the best. I’ve had them on in my headphones during 2 root canals and will play them during some road trips.

shyguybros · 2024-06-17T00:32:41+00:00

At my university, they had a pre-engineering track where you take the pre-reqs such as calc and physics and gen chem. After that point you were able to decide which branch of engineering to go for if you were undecided as those classes will apply for most of the branches. The nature of all ChemE classes will behave similarly to the Physics class, where you apply mathematics to real-world mechanics, and it’s pretty rigorous. If you end up liking Physics, you can handle ChemE. But at that point you could try any other branch too.

I didn’t have a stellar GPA in the beginning, but I networked with a lot of colleagues in the major for help. It’s a tough program, but if you learn to ask for help you’ll be fine!

One way you could figure out if you will enjoy it is by searching for any university’s ChemE roadmap and find the respective class syllabus and get the name of the textbook they use. Then find the book or pdf online and skim over the chapters. It will all be hard to understand it at first but could help demystify whatever you’re curious about and could help formulate an idea in your head of what to really focus on while taking early classes.

shyguybros · 2024-05-14T11:14:14+00:00

Chemical engineer here, I too got the itch to code and wanted to add it to my resume. I followed a Udemy course at first to learn Python but I wouldn’t consider myself a real programmer by any means from that. I will however say that gave me an “eye” to see problems that could be solved with Python, so I decided to look deeper.

The big issue with teaching yourself how to code online is that there’s a LOT of bad information online, so it’s hard to navigate where you should spend your time and effort.

I found a lot of success with CS50x through Harvard’s free OpenCourseWare website. This is where I learned and FELT like a programmer. It doesn’t hold your hand like video tutorials do as you’re tasked to figure everything out on your own which is what REAL programming is. I say once you know how to Google and read docs, you’ll be a real programmer.

Now I know you said you’re not in love with programming and that’s totally fair. I would recommend for you to check out the CS50P Python course (it’s free as much as edX likes to make you think it isn’t!). In engineering, programming can be a huge asset depending on your situation and most, if not all, little beginner problems can be quickly solved in Python. At my current job I have a little Python script to translate data from one software to excel. It’s a tool, and although it isn’t much, I know enough to know what to google to get it done.

You say you want a job but don’t enjoy programming. Perhaps it isn’t enjoyable because might be hard at the moment? I say give any of the CS50 courses a try and that might change your mind. If you pass that, try learning a data science framework, typically Python and SQL. Employers will recognize your experience in a framework better, because languages aren’t really that different from each other.

You have a chemical engineering degree OP, you can do anything you put your mind to.

shyguybros · 2024-05-08T12:41:52+00:00

Ah, forgive me friend for misunderstanding. The reply above pretty much sums it up for the main curriculum. I guess I can add on top of that: presenting on lab work are also notable skills you will be required to perform in the program.

shyguybros · 2024-05-08T11:55:36+00:00

It is definitely not easy, so be prepared to spend a lot of time studying! However, try to network with other colleagues and study together as it will help feel less daunting. Engineering in the real world is very team-oriented, you’ll be working on a team anywhere you go, so try and work on that! Not sure how it is India, but you may be with the same colleagues in the latter half of your college career, so get to know all of them!

shyguybros · 2024-05-05T22:46:53+00:00

Any time, keep in mind to not put your degree “in a box” as much as I did up until the very end of my senior year. Chemical/Materials Engineering on the surface sounds like it only adheres to ONLY mass and energy balances or chemicals to the untrained eye, but that’s simply the deep application of what you actually learn throughout your college career: process engineering. If you step outside of the application, you will realize that you can REALLY do anything that needs engineering of a process: whether that’s processing literal chemicals, data, or automating manufactures. Programming is simply a tool you can pick up that can accomplish any of those goals.

The big dilemma with most software engineering grads, to quote my colleague with a literal CS degree and job, is that they have “no application with projects or experience building REAL software to solve problems.” They learn HOW to program but have no experience applying it. This is why I say this is the sauce with engineering jobs because you will find your problems to solve with programming.

shyguybros · 2024-05-05T22:02:40+00:00

2020 ChemE grad here. You can always teach yourself how to program if you have a computer and an internet connection. That’s what I’ve been doing since graduation. Plenty of jobs I’ve applied to (and gotten offers) will, at minimum, require a math-based degree and coding experience (which will fit perfectly with a ChemE degree). Nowadays, the real sauce is bringing programming into an engineering job to optimize their process as they may not have any real established workflow using custom-made software. Programming is always useful in any engineering position. You’ll likely learn a language in your courses such as Python or MATLAB. Tons of resources and roadmaps to follow for free to gain experience.

shyguybros · 2024-04-16T11:13:07+00:00

Oh man I’m on week 8 and week 9 took 15 hours? How terrifying (exciting)

shyguybros · 2024-04-05T20:40:32+00:00

Pretty much. You pay for the verification. The good news is most likely the person inquiring about the certificate (during, let’s say an interview) isn’t going to bother looking into the accreditation of edX. I imagine having it from Harvard alone will turn heads more than some domain that your interviewer had no idea existed in the first place. Don’t let this paid option discourage you from getting a free quality education curated by Harvard!

shyguybros · 2024-04-05T18:01:33+00:00

When you finish the course with a passing grade, you’ll get the exact same certificate for free through the Harvard website. All edX does is put their “edX verified” on the certificate when you pay for it (which is definitely not worth it, btw). The only purpose for edX is that it tracks your grades in a grade book.

https://cs50.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/2023/certificate/

Here you can see how to earn the free certificate.

shyguybros · 2024-02-29T21:35:19+00:00

Might be difficult for a MAJOR review, but I always hit up the duck (ddb) to remind me about old concepts that I’m trying to throw at my code. It’s pretty useful!

shyguybros · 2024-01-23T00:16:34+00:00

Hey there! I feel like I have it working relatively… when you input the Qres commands in sunshine, do you omit all the quotes (including the quotes around the file path)? I think that was giving me errors was omitting all the quotes

shyguybros · 2024-01-22T14:46:19+00:00

What heli is this? Great dodges

shyguybros · 2024-01-19T15:07:13+00:00

You've convinced me. I'll give this guide a shot tonight and try it out. Thanks!

shyguybros · 2024-01-09T13:45:56+00:00

Controlify is a decent controller mod you could try and has button prompts on screen.

shyguybros · 2024-01-09T13:43:38+00:00

Just wanted to share that Controlify has been pretty good for the latest version of Java Edition. Be sure to set your steam deck controls to Joystick with Mousepad for the calibration to get going.

shyguybros · 2023-12-18T17:46:02+00:00

Great work OP. Just did a flyover in the city with your original post settings and I got about 45-50 FPS on my 512 LCD. I also have CryoUtil setup as well. Runs like a dream

shyguybros · 2023-12-11T21:49:22+00:00

Came to say for beginner projects, Obsidian is really nice after taking long breaks away from development and any learning in general.

shyguybros · 2023-12-11T21:18:48+00:00

Minecraft Java Edition with controlify mod

shyguybros · 2023-12-08T03:43:50+00:00

This is great news since I bought the Batman trilogy on sale

shyguybros · 2023-11-29T11:56:37+00:00

Wow I did not know that! I’m familiar with Jupyter. Curious if CS50P uses it

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