Quoting: Eike

Quoting: stretch611Anyone know how long you need to play in order to qualify for the trophies?

Starting up the game is enough, I did several this morning.

Thanks... I played Osmos for a short 2 minutes... nothing happened.

I reloaded the page with the trophies and only then did it show up.

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Any reason why we need to update every month?

I know I rarely get a new computer or significant upgrade more than once a year. We can always manually update at any time... maybe once a quarter is a good reminder?

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Anyone know how long you need to play in order to qualify for the trophies?

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I have too many games... I couldn't really find much on sale that I like/want that I don't already have. (while I know others that have more, I'm close to 350 games on steam alone...)

I do reccommend these two though if you don't already have them...

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/puppy-games-ultrabundle [External Link]

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/dungeon-warfare [External Link]

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If you do get the bundle, don't forget that you can now choose how much you can give to each developer independently by clicking the arrows on the line in front of the sliders.

You can therefore only support the linux devs... However, if you plan on playing the other games through WINE, I would leave them a token amount anyway. (I haven't used WINE in years except for 1 title, but that is your choice.)

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: stretch611To me, this bundle is a disservice to anyone interested in it. The items they are offering are time limited while there are free versions and alternatives available. There is very little value in this bundle despite the over $1300 in claimed retail price. I guess the corporate ethics of IGN are making themselves heard at Humble now.

That's a pretty huge overreaction dude. It's not like you're being forced to get anything from them. As with any deal, it will appeal to some and not to others.

While you obviously disagree with my opinion in this matter, I agree that it is harsh, but it is not something I came to on a whim.

For new developers, both of the IDEs have free community editions. Until you start working with advanced programming techniques, you will not need any of "extra" features. Both IDEs are time limited to 6 months... by the time a new programmer needs the extra tools A) the subscription will be over, and B) He will probably know other ways of doing the same thing without aid of the "Professional" paid subscription IDE. Also, if you do need the extra features, your company should be willing to pay for your IDE. This is a useless value to any new dev,

For existing developers, IDEs are a great matter of personal choice and taste. Most will already have an IDE that they like and are experienced in, and many modern IDEs work with multiple languages. My personal favorite works with many languages by default (including python) and has a plugin system so that fans of a new or rarely used development language can add support for others. Most developers will not change editors just because they change a language. Only a freelancer will need to pay for it themself, and they are least likely to change existing editors.

In addition to IDEs, there is a one year subscription to Git-Kraken, a GUI interface for GIT. GIT is one type of source control and I highly recommend using source control regardless of the level of the developers or size of the project. However, the purpose of an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is to put all the things you need in a single program. Source Control is one of the most often used parts of an IDE. I have used multiple IDEs over my career, but I have not seen/used one without source control integration in the last 20 years. And there are plenty of free utilities to deal with source control if somehow you have an editor without source control. Again the value of this software subscription is questionable at best. And to top it off, this software is free "For open source, early-stage startups and non-commercial use." Just like the IDEs, if you can't get it for free, your employer should buy it.

Another subscription is for PYUP. Which seems to be a replacement for PIP(included with python) Again, a subscription that expires in a year for software which is FREE is you use a public repository like Github. Once again, if you can't get it for free, your employer should buy it.

Then there are 3 separate web based video tutorials. They are not for free and they are not subscriptions... You have life long access to them. However, one of them is specifically for one of the subscription based IDEs in the bundle. However, if you want web based video tutorials, go to youtube and simply search for "python tutorial" you will get more results than you could ever watch. Admittedly, quality will vary, but seeing how google works with the most popular results, I practically guarantee that one of the top 10 (and probably a majority of the top 10) results will be of equal quality to the tutorials being offered. What value are these tutorials when you can get similar results for free? And my statement of varying quality... it applies to these bundled tutorials as well... until you buy it how do you know if it is any good? (Plus realistically, on the topics of tutorials, everyone has a different learning curve and different methods of teaching that works best for their learning, so every individual will have different results... the variety of youtube videos means that one person on youtube should have a teaching style that works best for you, if the paid content doesn't.

Next is a 6-month subscription to Egghead.io... a web video tutorial site on the web. It has more than just python... but then again so does youtube, and youtube doesn't go away after 6 months.

And... ooo... wow!!!... a $50 credit for A cloud service provider. On the same page it talks about free services for businesses spending $500(US)/month or more, it talks about price transparency... yet as I navigated around the site, I could not find any hard facts about prices... other than talking about hourly billing of all separate resources memory, disk space, and CPU. I have a feeling that the credit won't last very long. If you need a hosting provider, and you don't have an employer flipping the bill, I suggest you go to one that actually talks prices... try linode, heck, even Amazon AWS would probably be better than this company. (Of course this is just my opinion, but I do pay for hosting, and I know what to look for in a host provider.)

Now that I mentioned everything of questionable (or lack of) value, what is left in the bundle? 4 books... One at each level. Mind you, you get 1 book for $1(US)... the second tier does not open until $15(US) for your second book. While I generally like O'Rielly books and 2 of the 4 are from that publisher, all 4 books seem too obscure to be much value to the majority of users.

TL;DR : The only really value I see in the current Humble book bundle is the actual books... and depending on your needs, YMMV. "$1452 WORTH OF AWESOME STUFF" according to the bundle page... only if you don't know any better.

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Quoting: wleoncio

Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060 or 1070 (plus Intel graphics to switch between)

Pardon the ignorance, but what is the advantage of switching back-and-forth between Nvidia and Intel graphics?

The advantage is power savings. While this is a cost savings for desktop users, it is really a benefit to laptop user on a battery. In theory you use the nVidia card only when needed during games or graphically intensive apps like CAD/CAM programs. You use the much more energy efficient integrated graphics when simply browsing the web or composing emails.

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Quoting: Stupendous ManFor once I might actually pass on the ebooks and get a game instead; I still haven't bought Xcom 2, so I'll try it out this weekend and buy it if I like it.
The python books are tempting, but there doesn't seem to be any really good ones I the bundle this time.

I agree. I am not particularly happy about this "book" bundle. As for books, there are only 4 of them... one at each level. There are 3 online tutorials. the rest are subscription for software that expire. Two different IDEs (both of which actually have free versions), a limited access to another tutorial site, a 6 month license to a git gui interface, and a credit for new users of a cloud provider.

At the end of 6 months, all you have is 4 books and 3 tutorials (1 of the tutorials is on the IDE that you will no longer have.)

I am already a developer... I already have an IDE and related tools that works well for me. My IDE works with Python just as well as it does with C, javascript, HTML, SQL, and multiple other languages. I do not need time limited versions of other IDEs and tools.

To me, this bundle is a disservice to anyone interested in it. The items they are offering are time limited while there are free versions and alternatives available. There is very little value in this bundle despite the over $1300 in claimed retail price. I guess the corporate ethics of IGN are making themselves heard at Humble now.

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As much as I would love to support System 76, it just wasn't feasible the last time I bought a laptop.

When I bought my current laptop 14 months ago, I looked at System 76... However, I bought a MSI laptop with Winbloat 10 instead. (and completely removed windows, OFC)

I bought a MSI gaming laptop with Intel i7 processor, nVidia 1060 GTX, 16GB of RAM, 256GB SSD HD, 1TB HD, 1920x1080 15.6" screen and all standard features of most laptops. I paid $1099(US) before a $100 rebate at a local store (so, $999 total). The system 76 laptop had a CD/DVD drive (which is not available on my current laptop) and I am not sure if it included the SSD drive or not... But, for that DVD drive and the System 76 name, it cost $500(US) more, a huge price increase. If it was even close in price, I would consider paying for the priviledge of pre-installed linux... but at 150% of the cost, it was just too much of a premium to even consider. And I would need to install linux anyway because it only came with ubuntu.

As it was, I installed Linux Mint on this computer without a hiccup. Everything just worked except for the webcam... which I didn't notice until 4 months later when I first tried a Roll20 session with my friends on this computer. So the only downsides is that they can't see me, but the microphone works.

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Quoting: pucko

Quoting: kneekooFrom what we know so far, the only selling point and true value is "the included Atari Vault" and the retro feeling of the console. Everything else can be done with another console or a PC.

Atari Vault is $10 on Steam, so that leaves the retro feeling.

You are making the assumption that is the only titles they will have. I have the Atari Vault (bought on sale for $5(US), and it is about 15-20 old 2600 games and roughly the same number of Arcade games. There are so few details on the system, but I personally doubt they will get many sales, especially for $200, without including a lot more titles than just what is included in the Atari Vault.

As I and many other mentioned earlier, that same lack of actual information is the biggest problem with the system right now. If any real work or prototype was currently available there would likely be much more detailed information about the hardware and software specifications. This sounds more like vaporware.

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