I envy you. They are the bane of my existence. I have 4 neighbors that use them for landscaping once a week, most of the year. As for the appeal: you ever see a kid use a straw to blow stuff around? My theory is leaf blowers are an extension of that curiosity. A toy, really. When I hear someone rationalizing their use of a leaf blower, I hear someone talking about a toy they like. nevermind all the times i hear folks revving them like they're on a motorcycle.
Yes, but we're talking about 2 different moments. 3D software was in it's infancy in the 90's. Things were evolving rapidly, and you're paying a premium for basically developing prototypes. Every innovation, additional competitor, or even merger will likely bring prices down.
More comparable to today's desktop/software market, is
after autodesk gobbled up the market in the 2000's. They might offer discounts on bundles after acquiring a new software, but then they'd often stagnate or abandon development shortly thereafter and they gradually made moves to spend very little on dev while continuing to charge customers. So autodesk's actions were hardly a consumer (prosumer?) victory. I'm simply saying they were increasingly hostile to their customers until blender became competitive.
May be similar to the 3d software world where autodesk created a monopoly and could charge around 5k USD for something like Maya, and then go the adobe route and only rent once innovation dies off. Only when Blender started getting more hype and attention did autodesk start offering cheaper indie versions and licenses.
For most of the US, true. Though I think it's fuzzier if you work it into a commute or other errands. I've moved a lot and favor places that have grocery stores, libraries, parks, etc within walking distance. Get groceries and a brisk walk. Win win.
Reminder that your local library likely has many great DVDs. Not just the classics either. I was surprised to see my library had Dune part 1&2 and many others.
Yes. I encrypt because theft. I know PopOS and Mint make it 1-click ez.
...unless of course you want home and root on a separate drives. That scales difficulty real fast. There's plenty of tutorials, and I managed, but I had to patch together different ones to get a basic setup-- Never mind understanding exactly what I did and repeating it (the latest challenge I've been dragging my feet on). I do hope this is an area that sees more development in the near future.
I envy you. They are the bane of my existence. I have 4 neighbors that use them for landscaping once a week, most of the year. As for the appeal: you ever see a kid use a straw to blow stuff around? My theory is leaf blowers are an extension of that curiosity. A toy, really. When I hear someone rationalizing their use of a leaf blower, I hear someone talking about a toy they like. nevermind all the times i hear folks revving them like they're on a motorcycle.