Commented 9 years ago2015-03-11 02:26:26 UTC
in journal: #8518Comment #61683
...April fools? On 9th of March? I can't even...
Like AJ said, washing electronics is an inherently stupid idea. The problem with that is not the water if they're off, the problem is drying the boards. There's lots of crevices that make it really difficult to dry, so even if you let it sit for a while, some parts may still be wet.
If this is not serious, I don't entirely understand what this is about.
Commented 9 years ago2015-02-17 21:49:26 UTC
in journal: #8507Comment #67628
Or... you know... unless you're handwriting every brush and entity of a map in notepad, you could set an fgd file that would put them all on the list for you.
Commented 9 years ago2015-02-16 19:55:58 UTC
in journal: #8506Comment #49616
Odd looking heatsink. My heatsinks tend to be bigger. Though the newest heatsink I have belongs to a Pentium IV. Got a laptop after that. Haven't taken this one apart yet.
Commented 9 years ago2015-02-03 18:02:08 UTC
in journal: #8503Comment #46090
As far as I know, Samsung makes the best screens out there, by far. This is most obvious in cell phones, as it's a fast changing market, but if you look, you can see it everywhere. They're shit at firmware though, so try to avoid anything "smart" by them. It's just the hardware they're good at, or "dumb" devices.
Don't take my word on this, but from what I've heard in the past, Viewsonic is a bit like Mac. They're good, but they're not outstanding, yet they have a devote, almost cult-like following customer base that pretend they're better than they are.
Commented 9 years ago2015-02-02 20:49:52 UTC
in journal: #8503Comment #46089
Never heard of this fancy G-sync thing. But there's a review on the PB that says it fails to wake up after sleep and it needs to be manually turned off and back on. That's about the only thing I can have an opinion on
Commented 9 years ago2015-01-27 22:08:01 UTC
in journal: #8500Comment #62657
It's pretty amazing how far rendering has come. What was once a titanic task, now is only an included library away, and more complex things can be done with less work. While I do believe it must be fun to tinker with all the low-level stuff, I think it would take me too long to set up a good enough rendering base, and it would probably not be necessary considering there are plenty of already refined solutions out there. I'm not saying it would be a waste of time, I would undoubtedly learn a lot from it, but it's not exactly what I'm after right now.
Unity looks interesting, I might give it a try. I also thought of Unreal at some point.
Commented 9 years ago2015-01-27 06:46:05 UTC
in journal: #8500Comment #62656
Been looking at OpenGL programming. It's both amazing and terrifying. It's a bit TOO low-level. I NOPE'd so hard out of there. I'm probably better off finding a nice engine and working from there.
Commented 9 years ago2015-01-26 20:52:24 UTC
in journal: #8500Comment #62654
Oh Penguinboy. That's uplifting! I have to try it while I have time. It will definitely take some time. Making a map for EP2 is taking me quite a bit, so the idea of tackling a whole game all by myself feels overwhelming.
And what I meant by real-time user interaction was that user interaction with business software is generally not as complex as with a game. Business software often does a lot of things at once at the click of a func_button. Games do a lot of relatively simple things that are tied to a key press, and many of them happen at the same time or not depending on what the user did, and, and... I don't know. I once made a Pong-type game in VB6 and the controls sucked
Commented 9 years ago2015-01-26 11:14:47 UTC
in journal: #8500Comment #62653
It was almost seven years ago (!!) and in any case, the company did business software, which as complicated as it may be sometimes, doesn't ever deal with real-time user interaction, rendering, DirectX/OpenGL, or any of that gamey stuff. It's all accounting and payroll and database tables and reports and realllly dull stuff. I don't think I'm anywhere near game design, not to mention I totally suck at models and textures.
I should try to learn more about all this. But first I should probably finish a two-to-three-map pack for EP2 I started several months ago and never have time to work on.
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Commented 9 years ago2015-01-07 21:41:10 UTC
in journal: #8490Comment #46070
Well said, Ant. I disagree on one thing, though: We may look up to Spielberg, and Spielberg looked up to different things. But we too can go further back and look at the things Spielberg looked at, and learn from both.
Commented 9 years ago2014-12-24 02:10:26 UTC
in journal: #8488Comment #67446
I'm not sure I understand your suggestion, Elliot. Are there any options besides LCD/LED? Because CRTs have been out of production for almost a decade.
Commented 9 years ago2014-12-23 21:58:36 UTC
in journal: #8488Comment #67445
LG monitors were very good once upon a time, but from what I've heard lately, everything LG sucks.
Samsung makes the best screens as long as they're not smart TVs. Actually, the screens are probably good on those too, it's just the rest (that being firmware) that's terrible.
Commented 9 years ago2014-12-15 22:03:46 UTC
in journal: #8483Comment #46045
Well, my current desktop is a single-core (obviously) P4@2.4GHz / 2GB RAM I bought in 2004 that doesn't even support SATA2. So I wouldn't refuse to win it at some compo but really, shipping it would cost quite a bit so I'll have to pass.
And yes the journal page is pretty well hidden. Perhaps the mythical TWHL4 will bring easier access.
Like AJ said, washing electronics is an inherently stupid idea. The problem with that is not the water if they're off, the problem is drying the boards. There's lots of crevices that make it really difficult to dry, so even if you let it sit for a while, some parts may still be wet.
If this is not serious, I don't entirely understand what this is about.
And I never understood why would ANYONE change Windows to Comic Sans.
Is it called "This PC" in Win8? They went from "My Computer" to "Computer" to "This PC"? Sounds like a step backwards.
What string and what bit of info?
Don't take my word on this, but from what I've heard in the past, Viewsonic is a bit like Mac. They're good, but they're not outstanding, yet they have a devote, almost cult-like following customer base that pretend they're better than they are.
Unity looks interesting, I might give it a try. I also thought of Unreal at some point.
I need to find some real game code to look at and get an idea of how things are normally handled.
And what I meant by real-time user interaction was that user interaction with business software is generally not as complex as with a game. Business software often does a lot of things at once at the click of a func_button. Games do a lot of relatively simple things that are tied to a key press, and many of them happen at the same time or not depending on what the user did, and, and... I don't know. I once made a Pong-type game in VB6 and the controls sucked
I should try to learn more about all this. But first I should probably finish a two-to-three-map pack for EP2 I started several months ago and never have time to work on.
...actually, someone should make a mod that adds working question mark blocks that you can hit from below and get something out of.
J/k. Congratulations, you have a new best friend for the next 15 years. It's a beautiful experience.
Happy birthday!
People that MIGHT be able to put an end to this: TIME TO TRACK THEM DOWN.
Samsung makes the best screens as long as they're not smart TVs. Actually, the screens are probably good on those too, it's just the rest (that being firmware) that's terrible.