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Comment on The man in room 117 – Andrey Shevelyov would rather live on the street than take antipsychotic medication. Should it be his decision to make? in ~health.mental
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Comment on Eight questions for anyone who has developed a game (especially with Unity's Engine) in ~games
j4th LinkHey! I saw you didn't get a response yet so wanted to throw something out there, but please understand this is going to be coming from a general programming perspective, not a game dev one. May...Hey! I saw you didn't get a response yet so wanted to throw something out there, but please understand this is going to be coming from a general programming perspective, not a game dev one. May still be helpful perspective though.
In my mind, the most important thing to address first is:
I don't want to dive into a major learning session and project development if it ultimately won't go anywhere because it's too hard for my smooth brain.
I don't think this is a particularly constructive concern for someone just learning in the space; building projects that go nowhere just to learn is part of the fun of coding! I think unless you enjoy the learning process enough that this isn't an issue, you'll be setting yourself up to fail when you run into roadblocks when a drive to learn and discover would otherwise get you through them. This is by no means a small undertaking, so coming at it purely expecting results while still learning is a recipe for an abandoned project.
Now more specifically to your questions: 8 is certainly a lot, and it's almost impossible for anyone to give a clear answer, especially if you don't have experience yet in the domain as everyone learns different things at different rates. The ONLY way to know is to start trying and assess yourself.
As for the individual components and how they are done, I think you would be best served reading repos of games that implement similar systems; this can also give helpful direction to your learning.
If you can't read the repos because you don't know the language well enough, then your first step would be building that literacy imo.
Finally, don't get into your head about "the new shiny thing." So what if it is. Even if it is, it's giving you motivation and interest/excitement into something new, use that, learn, and have fun!
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Comment on Roughly ten games into the NHL season: what are your thoughts on the season so far? How is your team doing? Any surprises? in ~sports.hockey
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Comment on What's the big deal about running a half marathon? in ~life
j4th Link ParentI think you're missing the forest for the trees a bit here, so in case some reframing helps: You're hyped fixated on the literal output of whatever people are working towards; when it comes to...I think you're missing the forest for the trees a bit here, so in case some reframing helps:
You're hyped fixated on the literal output of whatever people are working towards; when it comes to things like running, hiking, the gym, etc., the output is all personal growth. Knowing where you were , seeing barriers, and overcoming them. I should think it's a skill that clearly translates across all aspects of life.
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Nothing is really at stake except for the disappointment in yourself by not meeting a bar that you have placed FOR YOURSELF.
You've added emphasis as if it's a bad thing to set your bars. I personally think it's healthy to set your own bars, professional, personal, whatever, instead of letting others prescribe value to what you might do. Again, I think developing comfort in your own goal setting and meeting those goals is something that can be important across one's life.
It might be a valuable exercise, doesn't have to be running, to find something you WANT to do but shouldn't in your own framework of value; finding some joy in a task like that might help you sympathize with your partner's efforts.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
j4th Link ParentIf you bounced off of the fantasy elements in Mistborn I definitely caution against his other works; I personally enjoy them a lot, but Stormlight is even more fantasy. Old Man and the Sea is a go...If you bounced off of the fantasy elements in Mistborn I definitely caution against his other works; I personally enjoy them a lot, but Stormlight is even more fantasy.
Old Man and the Sea is a go to classic for me when someone wants a short book!
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Comment on Spotify is raising the price of its single-account premium plan for the first time since 2011 and hiking other services as well in ~tech
j4th Link ParentFor another perspective, I prefer YouTube music over Spotify having tried both. I ultimately still miss google play music though. And yeah, it also comes with YouTube premium which is nice.For another perspective, I prefer YouTube music over Spotify having tried both. I ultimately still miss google play music though.
And yeah, it also comes with YouTube premium which is nice.
I think the examples you gave are for sure not okay things that should just be accepted, don't get me wrong.
But the point at which you're saying you just resent the homeless, specifically the mentally ill, I don't think there's much room for any constructive conversation. You've written off an entire group, specifically with illnesses out of their control that they likely struggle for access to support to (at least where I'm from). You can have the issues you have and want to enact change without doing that; don't lose the human in it all it's sorta gross.