Oh yeah, for sure, can’t be many labs out there grabbing things like 3970X threadrippers or 2080 supers/Titan Vs to throw in computers just to fold some proteins, let alone more than one. Meanwhile, there’s plenty of people out there buying shit like that just to play some games and/or flex on people. Might as well take advantage.
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Using the quarantine time to teach myself Linux, found a course that is doing a good job at explaining things as a starting point. Is there a good quick reference I could use for all the terminal commands that anyone can recommend?
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So there’s no be all end all resource for terminal commands short of man pages. A common tactic I used often was googling “thing I’m trying to use cheatsheet” That really helped with things like screen and vim in the beginning.
I also really like Julia Evans’ works. They’re not quite exactly what you asked for but they are easy to digest ways to better understand fundamental concepts of computing.
Here’s a brief overview of signals for instance:
What’s a good scotch for someone on a budget?
Provided your budget is slightly higher than asking yourself if they bothered cleaning the bathtub they made it in before they made it, you can’t go wrong with Monkey Shoulder, it’s extremely popular for a good reason. If you want single malt, first stops on your list should be Glenmorangie Original, or Spayburn 10 year. They all come in at around 30-ish US bucks a bottle.
Of course, they’re not the only good, reasonably priced scotches out there, and if you don’t like those, no stress, that’s barely scratching the surface, but they’re some pretty reliable recs for good scotch on a budget.
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I’ll vouch for Monkey Shoulder.
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Wait is that Brian Brushwood in the mid-ground left? It could be, I know he does some stuff with Whiskey Tribe via Modern Rogue.
Not a scotch drinker at all, but I like monkey shoulder in the cocktails I’ve had it in and when I’ve drunk it neat.
Is there a reason particularly you want scotch vs other whiskeys? If you like rye or bourbon they do tend to be much more affordable for comparable quality levels.
Honestly I’m not much of a whiskey drinker to begin with. But my 30th birthday is coming up in a few weeks, so I wanted to have a nice experience. I’m doing a porterhouse steak and wanted something nice to go with it.
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Always good to try new things!
If you’re gonna get into a whisky(ey) drink, there’s worse choices than scotch.
I’m always a fan of the smoky side. Ardbeg if you want that liquid campfire experience. It’s not so much a smooth drink, and I don’t know if it’s a budget choice, but I love it.
I’ll pipe up with a more expensive option, Oban is one of my favorite drams. It’s a bit more expensive, in the $60 range, but always good and easy to drink.
I too concur with Monkey Shoulder but if your local shop is out than give Bowmore 12 Year a try. It’s in the same price range.
That is definitely Brushwood. You can tell because he’s like the third shortest man in any room he’s in.
Yeah, definitely. I got time to watch the video after I posted that, and there’s also a - albeit very brief - much clearer front-on shot of him toasting to camera during the section they’re talking about meetups, cleared it up quite a bit.
Does anyone know a good program that can easily let me resize digital pictures?
I have a couple pieces of art that I want to print out and frame. I want to try varying sizes to see what looks best concerning size/dpi etc. Is there a program that would let me resize images so I can just input something like “fits in a 4 x 4 frame?”
Considering that I’m not a digital artist or do anything graphically on my PC, I don’t have Photoshop, illustrator, or anything like that, and would prefer not to have to buy a program just for limited use.
Thanks in advance!
MS Paint can do that. Not joking.
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Looking at MS Paint, I see that I can resize an imagine by percentage and by pixels, but I’m not seeing how I can pick a size based on overall inches or anything like that.
I can make a picture 50% smaller, or reduce the number of pixels, but how do I make something a specific size?