Although it’s not considered officially supported, you can absolutely install it on your PC. It’s been working great for me. The only hangup was disabling read-only mode for editing the OS and changing the default boot up behavior (start in desktop, not big screen mode). Other than those two things, it’s pretty much been plug and play.
It’s very easy to jump into (coming from Windows), and it comes with a lot of game compatibility.
The only reason I switched to SteamOS was because Yad was very outdated on Mint and every attempt I made failed. The dependency list to attempt to upgrade it was also pretty substantial.
I want to say late 2000’s to early 2010’s was when my friends and I all built our own PCs for about $500.
I recall it being a period of at least 10 years. A prior generation GPU would run about $150-200. The CPU/Mobo was the most expensive part
Mint is pretty… Uhh… Mint.
I miss the days when $500 could build a “console killer”
The enclosure just protects the prints from drafts, which can cause sharp corners to curl. The most common instance of curling I had was printing square shaped PETG parts that needed to be flat on the bottom. I got away with no enclosure for years by setting up my prints with tall, thick skirts close to the part (draft shield), and a thicker brim. I was basically tacking down the corners with extra plastic to keep them from curling up. However, PETG was just a bit too curly for this print.
The few times I absolutely needed draft protection, I used a trash bag. After I needed to do several batch prints for a cash job, I decided a $30 enclosure would be much more practical.
So far, my Ender 3 has met my needs very well. Any upgrade would be a “want” at this point.
For starters, you’re going to want an FDM printer. Resin printers can be nice, but there’s a lot more complexity to handle when you’re just figuring out how to print stuff.
I’ve been using an Ender 3 V3 KE for a few years. It’s been pretty solid. I can use any slicer I want, but the one from the manufacturer, Creality Print, has been pretty good for me. Most printers can use any slicer you choose, though the slicer designed for that printed will often give better results (until you figure out what specific settings you need).
Choose a budget, and then look for a printer with a direct drive extruder, auto leveling bed, and a heated plate. An enclosure is very nice, but I did fine for years without one. I recently bought an aftermarket enclosure after I started doing more PETG prints.
Multi filament is a cool feature, but that’s up to you if you want to pay for that. It does create a lot of waste, and you can always tell the printer to pause at certain points for you to change filaments for those times you want to do different colors.
Overall, I always recommend a simple-but-good printer at a reasonable price when getting started. Having convenience features will make the whole process easier, which I find makes it easier to learn.
Their commitment to keep adding thousands of dollars of downloadable content will remain the same.
My whole-ass PC got a huge performance increase going from W10 to Arch (SteamOS), and that’s even with using Proton/Wine.
That looks like the mini SATA connection for my external HDD
Production male, sometimes called stable male. Use experimental male at your own risk.
There’s a specific version of proton to use for RDR2. I believe it’s Hotfix. Do a search for getting it to run on Steam Deck, because I recall there may have been a command line argument to add to get it to run.
Set proton to Experimental.
Set this as the launch options:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES=vulkan-1=n,b %command%
Have the npc panic and accuse them of being a fae, screaming and running away. If it happens in a populated area, guards show up and start asking questions. Hopefully the sheet inconvenience will deter them in the future.
Views always go down in summer. This is a regular trend. Less people watching YouTube, more people going out and doing stuff.
I’m definitely going to have to check those out. It’s been a minute since I was in midtown. I used to head over there to get an EDM fix at Canvas on a Friday night.
Granted, I’m on a new schedule, so I have a lot of catching up to do now that I finally have nights and weekends off.
That Mexican absolutely is fantastic. I got hooked on Los Comales for a couple of weeks during a training class.
I’m stuck here for a long time. No plans on changing jobs any time soon.
Come for the BBQ, learn it’s all been replaced with Mexican food, stay because someone stole your car.
I’ve discovered that I have to go into something with a purpose in order to learn it. Taking a coding class might help in the beginning with breaking the ice, but most learning I’ve gained had come from “I need to make a script for this specific thing” and then starting that process.
My most recent coding adventure was while playing From The Depths and I needed to figure out how to write a lua script so my jet could have thrust vectoring.
I got that once. Called tech support and they recommended putting a vacuum hose against the cooling fan for about a minute. Did that, and everything started working again!