I have used AI to give me the syntax and function names I need, then researched those functions and found better ones instead.
I once asked AI to show me how to do something and it gave me a 20 line script. After 2 hours working with it, I finally got it to work. Another 30 minutes of optimizing and got it down to 3 lines. A bit more research and I discovered that what I wanted was actually a language feature, and I just needed to call a single function with a single argument.
AI occasionally saves me time, and usually causes a significant time waste.
I don't mind internet connected devices (ignoring privacy issues). What I have a problem with is internet dependent devices. All critical devices should have a backup mode for a lost connection, and all devices should fail safe, not run at max temperature.
My smart lights are controlled by Home Assistant, so they still work when my internet connection goes down. I also have physical switches so I can control them like basic lights if Home Assistant breaks.
I swapped my mother's computer to Linux (Mint). She had no issues using it, because I put the desktop icons in the same place, and copied the browser profile.
Steam is almost flawless on Linux, and I've rarely seen a game that doesn't work out of the box (just remember to press "enable proton for all titles" the first time you install steam).
I've never had to do any tinkering with Linux Mint, and I've heard the same about Bazzite.
Linux has come a long way in the last few years. You might be pleasantly surprised.
I've tried to choose my favourite mod for each game. My other mods should be searchable from these links.
FlexFOV - Minecraft. Increases the FOV up to 360 degrees.It took 3 years to get a basic version working, then several more to make it properly usable (not just a cubemap). YouTube demo
Stormtrooper - PULSAR: Lost Colony. Significantly reduces the player's accuracy.All the mods are hosted on the community Discord rather than a mod hosting site.
I originally made Item Swap for Void Crew. The developers thought it was a good idea and decided to add it to the game (with permission).I decided that I could do even better and made Faster Swap — modding the devs implementation of my own mod.I have another improvement idea just in case they implement this mod too.
Full Auto Multitool - Jump Space. Hopefully prevents RSI from rapidly clicking.Jump Space uses IL2CPP, so modding is significantly harder until the devs choose to release mono files.
I did not make all of the mods registered to NihilityShift. You should be able to check the author(s) on GitHub for each mod.
All of my mods are open source, though the source may not always be up to date.
I make game mods as a hobby. 90% of the time is taken with deciding what to write, 5% is actually typing, and the other 2500% just seems to vanish without a trace.
Knowing what to type always takes much more time and effort than actually typing. IDE autocomplete has increased this difference further, and AI promises to do this even more (although it seems to increase typing time at the moment).
My favourite book when I was young was The Way Things Work.It might have a few outdated references, but it's still really interesting stuff. The full adder section actually helped in the first year of my engineering degree.
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