Math I put more on the side of not having to even need notes, but just understand the formula and it involves practice by doing different problems over and over so you can solve problems on exams. You can just skip class completely and solve problems from the textbook and be good to go. Math is more similar to like learning to do a jump shot and mastering it. Practice is the way to go.

So I don’t put in the same category of classes that are less problem solving or less abstract concepts like philosophy.

Ones that are specific things that need to be recalled with little room for reinterpretation are ones where handwriting things isn’t enough, since the answer is either right or wrong. So memorization outside of class is heavy requirement. There’s just no shortcut to those type of classes and too much info to retain unless someone has a naturally great memory.

Yeah, and just handwriting notes in class and expecting to not have to study and remember everything is only going to work for classes that aren’t information dense. Expecting to do that for classes like physiology or anatomy isn’t going to work unless someone has amazing memory.

Not many people who would be able to list all the proper nerve and muscle locations and body mechanisms just because they sat and handwrote their notes or whatever. At a certain point few remember and it comes heavily down to studying outside of classes, and having good notes that can be referenced to make study material off of is what makes the difference.

I don’t remember anything either whether I write or type. So it is important that I at least take good notes I can then study off of and make flash cards or practice. Only times I actually learned and remembered is for less information dense material like math that is centered around problem solving rather than information retention and regurgitation.

For me class isn’t for remembering or learning. Just being exposed to material that can be used to study and understand outside of it.

I love digital because it is so easy to go back and reference old notes too. I use obsidian, and being able to go back and recall something I need a more detailed refresher on is so convenient.

My handwritten stuff got trashed because I’m not digging through all that and was just taking up space.

Wasn’t the case for me for information dense subjects like biology related subjects. Found I didn’t retain anything, but worst of all my notes were so messy I couldn’t even use them, so ended up wasting time having to go back and listen to the lecture again to create notes I could study off of and make short summaries of to start memorizing.

Some exceptions to typing has been problem solving basic subjects like math where there’s no rush to try to get down bunch of information, so for that I definitely go handwriting. Doesn’t make sense to type that either. But, for really information dense subjects its typing all the way.

Getting an old thinkpad is probably better, way cheaper, and fits into the reuse to keep something from going yo the landfill.

Yeah I got a t480s and I love it. I got Linux and Windows dual booting on it. It’s a solid feeling laptop with the best laptop keyboard I’ve used. If willing to splurge more could get a newer ThinkPad with a Ryzen CPU, but t480s is enough for me.

The game already charted high on steam before he said anything. The game didn’t need customers to be directly insulted to get attention, and there’s so many better ways to get attention if controversy is the intent like saying people can’t see over 60 fps and that over 1080 is something most people don’t notice. Gamers are spoiled expecting more when 30 fps was the standard, etc.

Telling people to refund if they don’t like it is just bizzare. The game isn’t struggling for marketing. And there’s many other things that can be said. BL4 will sell just fine but if headlines and calling out consumers was effective marketing then Saints Row and Concord would have sold better. Its more BL4 will sell well inspite of Randy’s attempts to tank it.

Wouldn’t know. Like I said I can’t see myself paying money for a game infested with cheaters. This is the game that made people aware of the wiggle even among those that didn’t play.

Those people buy games regardless. But this feels like a personal challenge of being called out. Like the face popping out and going “yeah I knew you couldn’t resist bitch”. Usually there isn’t that psychological push back being put out there. It’s not needed.

I don’t think there’s anything that well thought out, and it’s just someone who takes things personally and cant resist blurting out their thoughts.

Since after what he said my thinking was even if my friends beg me to get the game on discount I wont because of how personally irritated the comments have made me.

It’s the year of the wealthy personalities who dont keep their mouth shut because they believe they are right and everyone will agree with their points and love them.

Happening right now with Mark Cuban on the NBA side.

Paying for a cheater infested pvp game is not something I can see myself doing.

Even getting stable coins is an annoying process for the average person since either they take on large fees to get it, or have to get verified taking pics of themselves and give their ID to try to get into an exchange with lower fees.

Just an overall annoyance. And number of people willing to do that is so small compared to a majority of consumers which is what gives payment processors such influence.

It’s like trying to convince people to use fediverse alternatives over mainstream social media.

And biggest move payment processors have is pulling out completely if alternative payment methods they don’t like are added, which would pretty much lose all the consumers that matter financially.

Most realistic solution is likely Europe coming up with their own mainstream alternative to visa and mastercard than crypto to serve as an actual viable alternative with financial institution backing.

I cut my sub list down over the years to like 20.

I think I just don’t typically like YouTube type content for entertainment compared to the average viewer.

It’s use to me is more as a resource for when I need a video guide. So I’m more likely to get annoyed by videos that don’t get to the point and seem drawn out and seem like informercials likely due to the reason I’m searching increasing the chances of that type of content.

My blocklist is more valuable than the subscription feed for that reason.

I guess I’m not that into that so wouldn’t find something to interest me on youtube. I probably don’t bother watching 99% of my feed, and just use YouTube when I need to reference something these days.

Like finding out a location from a video game or looking up a recipe to cook. I don’t find myself liking majority of the “big YouTube as a job” type channels, and videos I tend to view when searching has been more “this is my only upload because it seemed interesting” type videos.

10 hour long videos!? What the hell. What can be that interesting for 10 hours from YouTube? Is it actual full written tv shows or documentary tv series?

I’ve wondered who had the attention span for hour long videos on youtube or even 10 minute long ones once the algorithm started prioritizing those over short form. Most youtubers just aren’t that good enough to be able to deliver something compelling for a long length of time, which was why short and to the point videos is what I miss about old YouTube.

–launcher-skip

And I’m talking about launcher the type you have to log in again.

Example being Ubisoft games where you get it from Steam or Epic and then have to install UPlay and then log into UPlay.

I’ll even use Finals as an example which isn’t DRM free. You install on Steam and go on playing with no additional login into a secondary launcher. Or you install from Gamepass with no additional login for a secondary launcher.

Think the complaint is where a launcher is required on top of a launcher. Like if you buy Cyberpunk 2077 from Steam, GOG, or Epic it doesn’t required another launcher on top of the launcher you bought it from.

Good thing is that it does seem like majority of games don’t do that. Even EA is moving away from it.