the16bitgamer

joined 2 years ago
[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Heroic Launcher and GOG is your friend. DRM free ftw.

But seriously Steam Family sharing is the way to go here.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

They mention redump.org, so it seems legit. Uploading.

For anyone who want's it as a reference my MD5sum is 6ac0bd9ce061db2a6da03fb1bb89950d

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

I mean I would need to know what the problems were with my printer. When I had an Ender3 v1 and I was debating upgrade or switching. I went with switching since the machine had fundamental issues which couldn’t be fixed or the solution was not guaranteed to fix it.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

It’s not even the Force Unleashed 1. It’s the Wii/PS2 port of the Force Unleashed.

Slightly different story with less cut content.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

I like it when the Gremlins and the protagonist is one and the same. Looking at you Ascendance of a bookworm

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

It wasn’t for gaming but video editing. One video went from a 2:02 render time to 1:26.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I tried looking into AMD, however based on price and performance the 7600XT and 3060 12GB where my only two options. Plus the 6700XT is $400CAD here so if I was paying the same price I might as well save a buck, or get more RAM.

For monitoring it depended on my activity.

Video editing I used mission center to keep an eye on my GPU, but used the Render time for previous projects as the bench mark. See bellow

For games I used MangoHud and just looked at the FPS and GPU utilization. Sadly I didn't get numbers before I upgrade from the i3 to the i7, but from my FreeCAD testing the performance would've only been seen in heavy multicore tasks.

Doom Before

Doom After

Hogwarts Legacy Before

Hogwarts Legacy After

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 48 points 3 months ago (9 children)

LibreOffice

Free Office Suite which is excellent for personal use. If you are on mobile Collabora Office if you want an Android/iOS version

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

A 3D printer is a tool first and foremost.

These days outside of poorly designed fire hazards any model you can get will be good.

For my two cents avoid the following traps.

  • all plastic construction. Looks nice but assume you will need to service it at some point.

  • no spare parts available. Basically go on Amazon and type “print bed for model of printer” and if you find nothing it’s not getting parts or service.

What to get then. Brands are fickle so these are the features I look for.

  • thermal run away protection. If it doesn’t have the run away yourself.

  • heated bed. Helps with adhesion

  • removable build plate. Easy service and since the build plate is consumable good to have

  • auto bed leveling. It’s not 2018 and manual leveling is a waste of time.

  • direct drive extruders. Bowden isn’t bad but if you want consistency direct drive really helps

Brands I would recommend is Creatily since it’s a good budget machine (do research first their naming is crap) and Prusa since most machines are based off of theirs.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nope, dasie chaining multiple link cables. Apparently 4 player adapters only work with 4

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I agree for existing products. But for new products before reviews are there. It’s very very hard to make your product stand out. Or to convince buyers to try it out.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 14 points 4 months ago (8 children)

As someone who had designed and attempted to sell things. On of my key takeaways has always been the lack of awareness or knowledge of my things exists.

Granted if I put a 50ft build board in the sky it wouldn’t change much. But if I did more than I did.. or am doing it would help.

I saw a metaphor in this thread comparing advertising to Smoking. But I think Sugar is a better comparison. Is it needed? No. But a little will go a long way, and some dishes wouldn’t exists without it. Add to much and it ruins the flavour of the dish and isn’t healthy for the consumer.

What is needed is balance and where everything has hyper sugar in it isn’t good for anyone. So I do we need a rethink, but eliminating it outright isn’t the solution.

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