@PaperTrail >you get to the top by being nice/having the best product/etc

That used to be the case. Now it's criminal behavior and nepotism that enables success.

Have you tried thinking different?

Reminds me of error message that say "Woopsie daisy. We crashy washied. :3" instead of showing the error message.

It's incredibly offputting and unprofessional.

@AmyShackles You have to remove the string, but you lose a little bit of the power in the process.

I've tried 2d and 3d, and I settled on 3d because of the consistency of the end result.

I am very much a programmer, so basically anything that requires any kind of style, I rely on actual artists for.

If it's not a building or can't be generated with a script, I'm awful at it.

I'm absolutely terrible at modeling humans so I use https://reallusion.com/character-cr... for my human stuff. I use Marvelous Designer for the clothes and have dabbled in various asset stores for set pieces like furniture. I am probably going to get Substance Painter because why not?

Millennial humor: I'm going to my full time job with benefits so I can pay the mortgage for my house that I'll pay off one day.

Please don't. Just let me restart Outlook in peace and leave.

When the scope is very small, short variable names are acceptable, even though I still prefer to spell it out.

Clever code is a pain to write and troubleshoot, so I avoid it. It is also just about the only time comments are helpful.

Another time is when you have to do something in a way you would rather not do it or there is some business reason for the choice and need to explain why to whoever comes after you. Or if there is some edge case or a TODO or noting similar code elsewhere that could probably rolled into this. Really, if it's actually going to be helpful, make it a comment.

What is not helpful is this:

#downcases string

def downcase_string(string)

string.downcase

end

Well-labeled code, and experience with the language (or documentation or both) is all really you need otherwise.

I say this coming from first hand experience with being overweight.

The best thing you can do is get a handle on it as soon as you can. The longer you wait, the harder it is to get rid of. Once you get them, fat cells never go away, they just get smaller.

If you can't dedicate yourself to intense daily exercise, your only other option is to eat less. Even then, if you eat too much, you'll gain weight.

You can't outrun a bad diet.

Personally, I'd trade this nicety for a usable keyboard.

I'm horrified after reading this.

I'm curious why it even crossed your mind that you could talk to a potential employer, that consists of a room full of strangers, so casually and blatantly about a project you know nothing about.

Where's the guy doing it all by hand? Probably in the cemetery actually...

I used to think early 2000s fashion was ugly, especially the hair. But now I miss it.

@Lensflare Every time I try to input text into this thing, it's a pain. The keyboard actively fights the user whether you're using typing or swiping. When I give up and try voice to text, it's also awful. The only reason it doesn't happen often is because I don't use the feature often. If I did, you'd see this post about 5 times a week.

It is absolutely awful as a communication device. It is exhausting to use.

It is even further exhausting to have zealots clad in Apple branded aluminum unibody armor tell me it's all in my head.

I missed out. It came and went before I even heard of it. It looks addictive.

I wish I could use it as virtualbox at the same time. It would be nice to be able to learn docker.

Then again, I haven't tried it since I replaced my defective CPU, so maybe my complaint is irrelevant.

Once the hardware caught up and proper drivers started being released, it wound up being a pretty decent os. Not as good as 7, definitely not as good as xp, but not nearly as bad as it's made out to be.

@Lensflare What incentive do you have to defend Apple, a soulless multinational corporation that does not know who you are, and if they did, would sell your soul to Satan for a corn chip?

You defend it as if it were personal. I truly cannot understand it.

@Lensflare Your love of innovation is inspiring. I guess I could just upgrade the battery in my iphone to prevent this from happening again.

I've repented my evil ways. Apple hobbling every single input method this phone has is clearly an innovation my tiny brain can't process. It was my fault for thinking I was supposed to be able to interact with it, as opposed to just showing it off as a status symbol.

@tosensei I would have smashed this piece of junk on day 2 if it weren't required for work and using facetime.

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Because it's not art. It is cosmic background radiation that has been assembled to statistically resemble art by a non sentient algorithm.

It devalues the skill and work people put in to create real art, because to the average person, what AI outputs is good enough. When in reality, it is a ghoulish insult full of oddities and errors.

It also doesn't help that Big Tech, yet again, is using their infinite wealth and resources to ruin the lives of the average person for their own benefit.

I bit the bullet and replaced the CPU.

The difference in how my machine feels is night and day. I was even able to install all of my dual channel RAM - all glorious 128GB of it. I can render in Blender without crashes.

I'm going to try to warranty the old CPU and use all the extra parts I bought while troubleshooting to build another one.

@SidTheITGuy I tend to only build a new computer every several years, so I like to build with longevity in mind.

You could always set up a second domain for demo purposes. That way their existing site isn't replaced and they still get to see it in real life.

As for using PowerPoint for design. I refuse to believe that. That cannot possibly be something a human would request of another human.

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@Fast-Nop Oh believe me, I tried everything. My RAM is on the list - 2x32gb. I have two kits. I updated, limited clock speed, tried XMP on and off. Reseated every RAM stick several times, nada

If I put anything in the first slots, I get qcode 55 - no RAM installed. That happens to almost everyone that uses this board.

If I put them in the second slots, it will boot about 50% of the time and bsod with some nonsense code and give me a qcode 31 - RAM installed - repeatedly or more 55.

It's supposed to be something related to DDR5, but my now deceased Gigabyte board has zero issues.

It's a very common topic on various forums.

I'm just going to reorder another Gigabyte board since it had no problem with my RAM, but I'll experiment with just using 2 slots to see what kind of performance boost I get.

I'm going to try to return the Asus board this morning and I've cancelled the other heatsink order, so fingers crossed I'm only out the money for the new board and cooler.

Rog Strix more like BSOD all the time am I right?

I hope they let me return it.

Good lord what a mess.

The amount of money I burned today will haunt me until I die.

I got an Asus motherboard because that's all that was left and I need this computer for work. $400 out the window.

If you have DDR5, you can use all 4 RAM slots (probably) or your computer will never boot. Meaning I have 64GB of wasted RAM that gets to look pretty on my desk. It only took 8 hours to figure that out. $200 out the window.

I needed a cooler that could handle my renders so I went with an AIO. It looks cool and was actually easier to install than the one I had before. $200 out the window.

All in all, I think it's running a lot faster though.

I'm glad I have a credit card...

Omg there's a bunch of bent pins. I'm surprised it even booted. This is going to be an expensive afternoon. I'll let you know how it goes.