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#technology-discussion
sly elk
this is where apple's "the iphone is locked down for security reasons" thing is a double edged sword
austere socket
I actually realised the other day that windows is basically the only platform where game modding exists
in the entire gaming industry
austere socket
you could do it on linux and mac, but the games aren't really there
sly elk
there was a game that just dropped linux support
and part of their reasoning was because linux didn't support their new anti-cheat mechanism
austere socket
sly elk
austere socket
our rootkit is not supported on that platform, soz
sly elk
I will never advocate for MS' proprietary Windows platform
I begrudgingly acknowledge that most games only run on windows lol
austere socket
I've never really used anything but windows, so it is what it is for me haha
austere socket
though sometimes I do realise that games are the only thing tying me to it
every other utility I use is replaceable
sly elk
and I wouldn't look down upon ya for using windows lol
austere socket
the three biggest apps I use are discord / vivaldi / obsidian, which are cross-platform lol
sly elk
tbh if what you use works and you never run into any issues, that's an ideal case
austere socket
basically, yeah
sly elk
i feel like there's no perfect OS because I've used windows, linux, macos, bsd, dos, etc.. and found pain points with all of them ahhaaha
austere socket
I'll probably dualboot linux one weekend when I can be bothered
austere socket
yeah, I'd love to see a new competitor emerge who focuses on being an OS for power users and home users
sly elk
and then it just works like a regular computer until you run into something you wanna do but it doesn't do it the way windows does, so that gets annoying
and/or it can't run some game
austere socket
probably built on top of linux
sly elk
but the whole
'games only work on windows' thing isn't really anyone's fault lol
MS dumepd a royal assload of money and time into directx and the dev tools for windows
no other platform comes remotely close
so you're a game dev, and you're looking at what to develop for
95% of your customers use windows, and MS is bending over backwards for you
even better: You're a major studio and you have a team at MS that works specifically to optimize the OS and fix drivers and stuff FOR YOU
why would they bother going through the pain to make their game work on opengl/vulcan/whatever
where there's really no support
especially if you have a big enough presence that MS has devs who will help you do things lol
austere socket
yeah, exactly. it's just the simple reality that most people don't live in an altruistic state of mind
they're just trying to find the easiest way to pay their bills
you could be a gigantic open source enthusiast, but if your dev team leader says "the suits want mandatory social media integration" you're just going to swallow the pill and code it
golden stream
Well, the good thing is wine/proton is quite mature and still improv
My Elden Ring day 1 linux had no stutter 
So dev can focus on Windows end and let wine/proton does the rest
inland mauve
my Elden Ring day 1 had a lot of stutter
golden stream
Ofc linux native edition is good but bro gotta do the opti part not Forspoken level of opti tho
inland mauve
golden stream
Ya Elden Ring windows had a lotta stutter
But run w proton, weirdly no stutter at all
golden stream
Mine is just a jank af one not even good spec, just enough to play
sly elk
Five years later, Logitech is axing the Blue Microphones name in favor of Yeti, the name of one of Blue's most popular mic series. Yeti mics will live under the broader Logitech G umbrella of PC peripherals and accessories historically aimed at gamers and streamers.
"We will be keeping the Yeti brand and moving it under Logitech G. The Blue name will be used to describe our technologies (e.g., our BLUEVO!CE filters that we offer on select Logitech G headsets)," Logitech said via Reddit on Thursday, as spotted by The Verge.
this makes no sense to me lol
sly walrus
it really confused me why none of the blue microphones were actually blue
sly elk
they did make the yeti in blue
sly walrus
ah
graceful pine
Don’t know how those got popular
They suck
You can get a much better mic for the same price
Of course you need some form of preamp to go with it and an xlr cable
dreamy chasm
A half decent mic + interface + xlr cable can go for a lot more than these cost
A decent interface alone will cost you the price of the mic itself lol
That said, there are probably other usb mics that're about as good for less
dreamy chasm
Don’t know how those got popular
Ease of use, and what the market was like when it came out, really.
sly elk
mhmm
plus they really started their thing as "hey apple store guy I want to get into podcasting" and they could be like "oh buy this one!"
odd sand
I've had an AT2020 for about 10 years now. Not sure if I just want to get better sound isolation for it, or try buying a dynamic
Not fond of deep-throating a mic tho
sly elk
lol
livid dune
!hank
opal pantherBOT
livid dune
livid dune
the purge
graceful pine
I've had an AT2020 for about 10 years now. Not sure if I just want to get better...
Stay with a condenser for the desk mic (unless there is a lot of background noise condensers are more precise
graceful pine
A half decent mic + interface + xlr cable can go for a lot more than these cost
I have an interface for my guitar as well as my mic
golden stream
That said, there are probably other usb mics that're about as good for less
Ya, some decent USB mics/recorders can work well
Sauce: me w Zoom h1n
golden stream
Except it picks up EVERYTHING then again I also use it as recorder by itself sooooo better that way
It's also my linux DAC
Ye the best is condenser + interface if you want some gud quality
Ngl I still don't understand the Blue Yeti fever tho
golden stream
Ooo nice
graceful pine
I need it for my guitar as well
golden stream
Maybe depend on what you want to use w le mic
Discord mic is kinda whatever
If audio stuff gotta use gud audio stuff
golden stream
Can get some used studio mics
potent arrow
If you buy a > 150$ USB mic then it's a waste
But then anything below that basically all sounds the same
So why not get a 60$ special
So I'm like >_< why do these exist
graceful pine
Technically if you really really want to skip the interface you can get an xlr to usb converter but those just suck through no fault of their own
golden stream
Eh my recorder is like, less than 100$, accounted weirdge SEA pricing and it serves more than mere mic, kinda acceptable
But I do want h4n aaaaaaaa but then again not rly need of it yet
graceful pine
I mostly use electric guitar and midi, but I do record my acoustics
potent arrow
Only USB mic niche I can recommend is like...a headset at least those have their place
graceful pine
And a good condenser is great for that
golden stream
Ya ^
graceful pine
Only USB mic niche I can recommend is like...a headset at least those have their...
A headset yeah
potent arrow
I use my mic for both vocals and instrument so
graceful pine
Like for what is steelseries has a pretty good mic
potent arrow
And it's fucking cheap
golden stream
Decent for the price ye
graceful pine
Nowhere near as good as a dedicated mic of course
potent arrow
I will continue to shill for them
golden stream
I mean ofc but the convenient tho
potent arrow
Cheap too
golden stream
^
golden stream
Then again I alr have my IEMs
Mah heaphone broke......
potent arrow
It's so clear
graceful pine
I just have sennheiser headphones
potent arrow
I have like three pairs of seinheisers and a box of iems rofl
golden stream
I just have sennheiser headphones
Which one? Is it from massdrop?
golden stream
O, not massdrop one ok
graceful pine
Had to replace the pads a few times
potent arrow
My hd6xx gets a lot of use for gaming, my h800s lives on my editing rack and the hd820 is somewhere in Chicago rn lol
graceful pine
I have two mics right now an sm57 and an at2020 I got recently
golden stream
I want to try the hd jubilee one but mannnn the shipping price to my place is 
potent arrow
Sm57 gang
golden stream
O ya is anyone know microSD card stuff?
Wanna ask which one is better, SanDisk Extreme or Samsung EVO
context: for steam deck btw
sharp star
O ya is anyone know microSD card stuff?
Wanna ask which one is better, SanDisk E...
I personally use a SanDisk and you want an A2 microSD
golden stream
Ya those two are A2 ones with diff price and availability
dreamy chasm
Technically if you really really want to skip the interface you can get an xlr t...
This is why people on a budget get usb mics
Unless you're fine paying 40 bucks for a single port interface with an awful noise floor
paper tusk
O ya is anyone know microSD card stuff?
Wanna ask which one is better, SanDisk E...
the sandisk is slightly faster than evo select (disclaimer I use a sandisk on my switch and it's limited by the system)
golden stream
Eh the Samsung one is EVO plus, no EVO select here
It's just the price diff is a bit......well, weirdge
SanDisk = ~70 boom boom currency
Samsung = ~45 freedom bux
https://haloshop.vn/sandisk-extreme-microsd-uhs-i-512gb
https://redshop.vn/the-nho-microsdxc-samsung-evo-plus-u3-512gb-130mb-s-mb-mc512ka
Same storage capacity btw bc I only know the A1/A2 diff stuff.........
potent arrow
Vietnamese @_@
paper tusk
between the extreme a2 and pro+, I would go with the sandisk. assuming steam deck isn't small file use intensive (4k random speed)
potent arrow
It astounds me how many viets are on this server
paper tusk
the price difference screams samsung (as long as it's authentic)
golden stream
It astounds me how many viets are on this server
We're just like trees
Only reply with LAHEE
golden stream
the price difference screams samsung (as long as it's authentic)
Ya it's authentic so far
Then I kinda got scammed yesterday w wat SanDisk weirdge 64 GB microSD
It's like half of the price of that Samsung and feel so expensib
dreamy chasm
Should I buy an xm8500 to see if it'd sound any better than the USB/XLR mic I have plugged in through XLR @potent arrow
I'm kind of
curious
potent arrow
but it's 100 bucks
Get it used
dreamy chasm
There isn't a used market for shures where I am
They're all either used until they break or are just knockoffs
like, look at this shit lol
dreamy chasm
i'll consider it
I also need to go and grease my mic arm at some point
Not sure what lube I should be using
Do you think a dab of dialectric will work? 😫
potent arrow
Probably
dull garnet
My 4070 arrived lol
dreamy chasm
now, you can watch videos in 2000 fps
dull garnet
Finally
dreamy chasm
What are you doing with your old card
dull garnet
Upgrading gf's 1050 Ti
dreamy chasm
ah
good use for it 
the 1050ti's kind of 
at this point
unless all you play is league
dull garnet
Yeah she's had it ages
potent arrow
It still plays ff14 fine
cerulean talon
They're fine for light-weight transcoding tasks.
potent arrow
That's what my gf has rn and she abuses it
cerulean talon
Legit considering one for my NAS for that exact purpose.
dreamy chasm
Issue is that rx 570s are the same priced used at this point
dull garnet
Video cards were just too pricey when we upgraded the rest of her system
cerulean talon
used rx 570's got the everliving hell abused out of them.
potent arrow
I'm building her a better system soon ish
cerulean talon
Do not suggest.
dreamy chasm
I still see people in my country buying 1050tis for about a hundred bucks when you can get a 580 8gb for the same price
dull garnet
Well they have a good reputation
cerulean talon
Those things had clock rates abused to hell and back in general.
dreamy chasm
Most miners tend to downlock and undervolt the core
dull garnet
Well, yeah
cerulean talon
Not the RX 580's.
dreamy chasm
pricing for 1650's is also just criminal
cerulean talon
They were used for comically large amounts of AES.
So their core speed mattered a ton.
AMD cards weren't used for the memory-hard ETH, they were used for the CPU-hard Cryptonote coins.
Because they have THICC memory bandwidth that could auctually saturate the CU's.
dreamy chasm
Never thought that was profitable
cerulean talon
Massively.
cerulean talon
HBM is so hot ;.;
dull garnet
Double my 3060 Ti practically
cerulean talon
Like gimme HBM. ALL THE HBM.
Monero in particular had a number of custom miners until 2-3 years ago when they finally developed functionally, a CPU only algo.
dreamy chasm
issue is with overvolting the core on any card is that your efficiency tanks, so overclocking only ends up being worth it over trying to maximize clocks on stock voltage if you aren't paying for power at all.
cerulean talon
issue is with overvolting the core on any card is that your efficiency tanks, so...
Unless you're writing custom roms.
Which we all did.
dull garnet
Undervolting is where it's at
cerulean talon
There's the tools you have to overvolt a card, then you have people who have the ability to sideload customroms and hack the i2c bus all day long.
The RX cards were of particular target to these algos because of dat bandwidth.
UV is great if you can't saturate the GPU's CU's.
But as soon as you hit saturation we don't care about efficency because power is so cheap.
dreamy chasm
I kind of doubt the claim of custom roms changing how efficiency curves work
cerulean talon
🙂 You don't have to overvolt the entire core when you do it.
GPU's have multiple phases of power in order to supply different voltages to different chip subsystems, so you can avoid overall heat increases by shoving down parts of your core, while increasing others.
There was a number of leaks over the years for the RX series cards of unlocked bios' and cards that didn't implement bios sigs properly, so you could do all kinds of hacky stuff.
cerulean talon
Overall, the RX cards are nice boards, but finding one that wasn't abused to hell was hard, it might be slightly better these days, but doubt it.
dreamy chasm
It's probably still not bad value even with all the wear and tear
cerulean talon
IMO, used nvidia cards, and stuff past the rx5xx is probally decent, because you started to see the algos changing enough on most coins that UV was a better option.
dreamy chasm
At least, in the markets I've seen
cerulean talon
Possibly? I'm in the US, so we're kinda screwed by and large for good used markets.
dreamy chasm
The best NV cards you can get at the price that some of the rx 580s you can get come at are 750ti's where I am
And those cards are leagues apart
cerulean talon
Yeh.
dreamy chasm
Could see it being different elsewhere
dreamy chasm
IMO, used nvidia cards, and stuff past the rx5xx is probally decent, because you...
Looking past all the 3 year old driver memes, the 5700/5700xt just seems like genuinely good value at this point
cerulean talon
Looking past all the 3 year old driver memes, the 5700/5700xt just seems like ge...
They're fine for normal usage, I just have abnormal usage patterns. 😄
The 7xxx's are the first AMD cards I can auctually consider for my use-cases.
dreamy chasm
Encoding?
cerulean talon
No, driving 4k monitors.
dreamy chasm
In games? or.
cerulean talon
AMD doesn't have enough vram to shove out 3x4k's at 60 until their more modern 7xxx series.
dreamy chasm
Ah, fair enough
cerulean talon
I got addicted to 4k's for working on, so now I pay the nvidia tax. 😄
dreamy chasm
1080p144hz's is my use case, so I haven't been able to justify anything more expensive than a 6700xt
cerulean talon
Yup.
dreamy chasm
Only thing I wish this card had was a better encoder
cerulean talon
Tbh, that's perfectly fine at the end of the day. I just have a fetish for LOTS of monitor space. :3
dreamy chasm
But I can probably just cpu encode on my 3700x and not take a huge hit if all I'm playing is apex
Fair
cerulean talon
And I really want a 4th.
dull garnet
Lol
cerulean talon
Tbh, I always like dedicated capture cards w/ HDMI pass-thru.
Then you're decoupled from everything encoding related.
dreamy chasm
Mmh
I've considered it
But I don't stream nearly enough to justify dropping 100 bucks on a decent card
cerulean talon
And you can encode other consoles, which is nice.
Yeah, I used mine for capturing stuff like XIV for reviewing how I was screwing up in raid. 😄
dreamy chasm
cerulean talon
Also 100% used it as a low-latency capture card for gaming consoles on my desktop.
dreamy chasm
I've never been able to justify a console purchase
modest moss
@dull garnet are you taking the 4070 and giving her your 3060ti?
cerulean talon
The switch is my biggest one I use most regularly, usually for when I'm traveling.
dreamy chasm
I feel like I'd want to cut through my backlog of steam games before I even want to consider getting a ps5/xsex
dreamy chasm
and, the thought of giving nintendo any of my money leaves a sour taste
modest moss
that's what I'd do to my wife lol
dreamy chasm
is xenoblade multiplayer?
cerulean talon
Nah, SP, but I don't like emulating things.
cerulean talon
I work in tech, so it feels a little awkward to me to emulate other people's work and not fund their development.
Even if I'm not a fan of nintendo much.
real edge
and, the thought of giving nintendo any of my money leaves a sour taste
Its sad how you can play switch games on an emulator and get a better experience(60fps, amongst other mods) than the actual console.
dreamy chasm
I'm too burned on their practices to want to pay for the hardware
cerulean talon
Tbh, the hardware is also key for me while I'm traveling.
dreamy chasm
Tbh, the hardware is also key for me while I'm traveling.
understandable enough
I don't normally game away from my desktop so it hasn't been much of a consideration for me
dreamy chasm
I am running FE three houses at 1440p 60fps on my 1070
I have a feeling that I could probably run switch games at 4k and downscale them to 1080p on my current card
cerulean talon
I don't normally game away from my desktop so it hasn't been much of a considera...
Yeah, my desktop has become a no-gaming zone now, I've got an alternate machine to game on wired into the monitors/kb's, but it's not about gaming here any more.
dreamy chasm
I see
someone's selling this for 150 bucks... is this worth it?
I'm thinking i could just flip some of these parts
dull garnet
that's worth
dreamy chasm
... why would anyone be selling this for this cheap
dull garnet
motherboards aren't that cheap rn
cerulean talon
Motherboards got so stupid expensive :/
dreamy chasm
there isn't much reason to upgrade from a b450 at this point tbh
unless you need the extra pcie bandwidth
dull garnet
i don't
dreamy chasm
most people just need a board with vrms that aren't dogshit from what i've seen
cerulean talon
Nomnomnom PCIe tho.
Tbh, the feature I want most on consumer boards rarely comes out, which is PCIe bifurcation.
That would make me so happy to get on more consumer/prosumer boards.
dreamy chasm
It's expensive, and the main reason why it used to exist on consumer grade boards is basically defunct now
cerulean talon
Yeah, but I'd use it. 😄
dreamy chasm
fair
modest moss
someone's selling this for 150 bucks... is this worth it?
bargain
cerulean talon
My use cases are kinda absurd, but that's the nature of my life it seems.
modest moss
My use cases are kinda absurd, but that's the nature of my life it seems.
yes, you're abnormal
dreamy chasm
I'll send them a few messages
cerulean talon
yes, you're abnormal
I am completely normal! Huff
dull garnet
actually does anyone know how to calculate your pcie lane availability? is it just cpu+mobo or
cerulean talon
CPU determines most of it, your mobo can occassionally have a switch tho.
dreamy chasm
Every chipset and cpu has an upper limit on how many lanes they can natively support
But not all motherboards push towards that limit
Specially if you're looking at budget boards
dreamy chasm
Most consumer boards and chips are somewhat limited in PCI-E lane capacity since it'd cost extra to support the extra connectivity
dreamy chasm
yeah
cerulean talon
As in the physical placement due to manuf and timing requirements.
dreamy chasm
PCIe 5.0 constraints just seem specially tight
cerulean talon
Not surprising given how dummy fast it is.
dreamy chasm
yeah
I don't
really see consumer grade hardware coming up on the upper limits of even pcie 4 anytime soon
dreamy chasm
yeah
cerulean talon
I just said "screw all this" and got a workstation board.
Simpler and gives me all the connectivity I could need for a very long time.
Eventually, it'll become my desktop when I can give it all the hard-drives I want it needs.
dreamy chasm
mmh
looking through the used market is interesting
feels kind of weird seeing 3600s go for 60 bucks
dull garnet
they're a pretty meh cpu
and 5600x are like 100 used, probably?
bout £100 used here at least
dreamy chasm
They're not great.. but they're not bad
dreamy chasm
bout £100 used here at least
a lot more than that where I am, unfortunately
a lot of the "used" parts I can buy here are just stuff that aliexpress vendors are selling off on e-commerce sites
and it seems that 5xxx series parts aren't exactly plentiful as of yet
... I didn't realize biostar still made boards
barren..
modest moss
what more do you need?
dreamy chasm
I have 8 rear USB ports but 7 of them are usually populated at a time
.. I have a lot of peripherals..
modest moss
girl getting a ps/2 and being greedy
real edge
biostar sucks from what I have heard
dreamy chasm
They aren't great as far as actual bios updates and functionality goes, iirc
real edge
https://www.bestprice.gr/item/2155500935/samsung-sm883-19tb.html I've never seen this samsung brand before, SM883
dreamy chasm
when the chips on that platform typically boost to thermal limit if you let them 
Datacenter sku, seems like?
Seems to be EOL
They don't even let you look at the write endurance on the drives anymore
claimed endurance seems to be pretty solid
Five year warranty too.
real edge
I wonder if buying datacenter ssds is a viable strategy if you never want them to die
dreamy chasm
Might depend on their warranty policy
And-- unless you're constantly writing 8k video to your ssds for editing, I don't think you'll need this level of write endurance
real edge
yeah
but what if I just want it to sit there for 40 years or something, have it lifetime
dreamy chasm
Just get a tape drive at that point
real edge
buy it once, keep it forever with no risk of dying
dreamy chasm
SSD's tend to lose data if they aren't powered on every so often
real edge
daily pc use ofc
dreamy chasm
Anyone here know much about monitors?
modest moss
Anyone here know much about monitors?
@real edge you're up
dreamy chasm
Do you know much about the panels on the vg272u?
It's the only 1440p high refresh monitor i can find at a reasonable price here
minor hollow
I've had a couple in my time, what do you need to know? Feeding habits? Temperature/IR lamp? Humidity?
modern iris
Hey everybody! I’ve been trying to get into the game for a while but had a few false starts. I got a steam deck and im going to give it a try on here 😁 anybody else playing on steam deck?
dreamy chasm
Weird
Must be an asia specific SKU
Nevermind, apparently the sku we have in my country is a slightly different one with 165hz support
I hate monitor shopping
real edge
I can see it in my countrys price aggregator sites
dreamy chasm
vg272u vbmiipx
real edge
its not available for purchase tho here
dreamy chasm
Mmh
Might just take the risk on it, if I ever do end up wanting to get a 1440p panel
cerulean talon
Hey everybody! I’ve been trying to get into the game for a while but had a few f...
Plenty of people do, though I'm not sure who here specifically does.
dreamy chasm
I don't, unfortunately
real edge
surely there is something else available
dreamy chasm
The lowest SKU steamdeck is 600 bucks here after taxes
real edge
I remember the LG display being available
dreamy chasm
The only other alternatives that aren't more expensive are Koorui and SpectrePro panels
real edge
last time I checked a price aggregator there
dreamy chasm
The cheapest 1440p lg panel here is 200 bucks more
And the only other 1440p panels in the same price range are VA panels
or ones with lower refresh rates
dreamy chasm
I remember the LG display being available
modern iris
Plenty of people do, though I'm not sure who here specifically does.
No worries! I’m looking forward to giving it a try. Picking this game up after 6 months of not playing it will be interesting. Going to have to remember how to do anything lol. Thank you!
dreamy chasm
dull garnet
💀
cerulean talon
I think only one of my machines at all has side panels.
dreamy chasm
I have an itx rig, and it looks unsightly
cerulean talon
The rest have been thrown out. 😄
cerulean talon
That's only half of the rack. xD. There's 3 more PC's on the other side.
One of which doesn't have it's side, the others belong to my roomie.
Ye, I really like those cases.
I've had 4 machines in them for various purposes.
dreamy chasm
They're a lot easier to pick up and move
real edge
it's a cute one
I tried searching myself for some monitors and there is next to nothing :x
dreamy chasm
full size coolers too
real edge
on that site
dreamy chasm
I tried searching myself for some monitors and there is next to nothing :x
yeaah
monitor selection here isn't great
either pay 4 year old pricing on monitors that're known to be good or take a chance on some newer, asia specific sku that has no reviews at all
real edge
this is interesting
those are the two things I personally found that have been recommended by reviewers at least
the gigabyte one is much, much better tho
dreamy chasm
Both are kind of out of what my ideal price range would be, really
umbral moss
but what if I just want it to sit there for 40 years or something, have it lifet...
I don't think that's how it works 
SSDs suffer bit rot because of electromigration, you can't defeat physics by slapping an 'enterprise' label on the outside
GMR is the best tradeoff between data durability and cost, although GMR is a dying tech so that tipping point is going to hit sooner rather than later
real edge
I've had the same SSD for 5-6 years and it has no issues running my OS
and it was a cheap kingston one
umbral moss
you don't normally see bit rot on SSDs unless they're unplugged for a long time
you need the bias voltage on the transistors to keep the bit state confined
without the voltage the charge trap dissipates
real edge
then?
umbral moss
the charge trap defines the 0/1 state of the cell
so if the charge dissipates it loses the ability to tell what the bit was when you saved it
umbral moss
yeah, the lifetime is a lot longer then
it may still die to the same phenomenon as the gates age out, but that degradation rate is a lot slower than the unpowered scenario
you can measure first-gen SSDs deaths by leaving them unplugged now
so that's what, 5-6ish years?
real edge
I've only unplugged my main SSD like two-three times for a very short period because the connector wasn't plugged in all the way so I had to unplug the motherboard end of the cable and plug it in elsewhere
umbral moss
oh nah, you need to have these things in a cold storage scenario
real edge
for them to suffer bit rot?
umbral moss
GMR and tape are king in those environments because they don't rely on external power to maintain the bit state
umbral moss
for them to suffer bit rot?
to suffer bit rot fast enough to notice
I don't know if anyone has any data on SSD degradation rates when they're kept powered on
real edge
I just want a small(250gb-500) SSD to run my OS for decades
daily use
so I thought enterprise-level one would do the job
then I will not have to be afraid of my SSD failing
umbral moss
SSDs are endurance rated for total drive writes
an OS that only gets written a handful of times will basically live forever
read ops are free, write ops are expensive
real edge
I've had this for uhh
many years
but yeah I see
hopefully you are right and this cheap SSD will continue to be fine
I barely use it outside of OS
umbral moss
I'm sure it'll be fine, there's only a handful of nand manufacturers lmao
it's not like adata or kingston are making their own chips
they literally get them from sk hynix or infineon
umbral moss
that's also why people comparing monitors are hilarious
AUO makes nearly all the display panels samsung and LG don't
real edge
yeah but
umbral moss
anything concerning in those attributes?
no, they're all basically identical lmao
umbral moss
that's why cheap-ass adata works just as well as a samsung 980 for $50
real edge
some monitors are better than others despite using the same display panel
due to tuning
the M27Q-P for example is better than the H27Q
and they both are 165hz IPS 1440p
umbral moss
the differentiation is in the driver board and not the panel
the panels all come from the same place which is why the color quality and contrast ratio doesn't change too much in the same "generation" of panel
dull garnet
probably an extra 1k over my cpu and 3060 ti each-ish
25% uptick in superposition
maybe i'll dl Control again to test something with dlss
dull garnet
modest moss
something something should have bought a 4090
dull garnet
sly elk
Hacker News
odd sand
an OS that only gets written a handful of times will basically live forever
Yep, that's why even the cheapo SSDs are great for something like a Steam archive/folder: You may only get 300 writes per sector, but when the stuff isn't updated much, it doesn't matter.
austere socket
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36297477
thanks for sharing this, but that article is like... the biggest nothingburger 
though tbf he did warn me
austere socket
yeeeah I just expected a "developers perspective" would be more than "I am really looking forward to developing for it" lol
sly elk
lol 😄 fair enough
tl;dr: "I developed for ipad/iphone/apple watch immediately after the launch and made bank and I look forward to doing the same with the apple Vision OS"
austere socket
man, I can totally see people using it as an office productivity tool, but they're gonna look so goofy unless everybody in your office is also using them
something funny I noticed in the "virtual meeting" demo in the trailer
was how the lady wearing her headset was chatting with two colleagues not wearing headsets
and they didn't show a video of how she looked to them
I presume apple's solution to this is their "virtual avatar" technology, but that's... that's kinda creepy
opal pantherBOT
wraith agate
Mom says I can't spend money until my trial period at works ends, meaning I can't just get fired for no reason
Peko pain
I want the new PC and I can't get it till that
modest moss
honestly she's right
austere socket
how long is your trial for? a paid one I hope
stray plover
Help
My Mac is bootlooping
Goes to about 80% then fully white screen and just restarts
I have important shit there
modest moss
you might need an actual genius
stray plover
fr
sly elk
Goes to about 80% then fully white screen and just restarts
what kinda mac is it?
stray plover
I think a 2011 iMac 10.13.6 High Sierra
Yea its that
It worked just fine
Then I go back in the morning to turn it on and it just bootloops
sly elk
this appears to be one of the potential causes but
i wouldn't necessarily jump straight to that conclusion
2011 is the one with the squared edges and the optical drive?
sly elk
what keys have you tried starting up with? Like, did you try holding option when you turned it on to see if it brought up the boot disk select menu?
stray plover
I tried CMD+R which is supposed to boot it into recovery mode but it won't work
See it's all good but I gotta tell my parents about this and they are gonna think I fucked something up but I didn't
I'll try again later to see if it will work without anything but it won't probably
sly elk
ah ouch, sorry to hear that, that's an annoying situation
it's possible the hard drive crapped out, but if you're seeing the apple logo and then the hard drive is trying to do stuff maybe it's still working and something got goofy somehow
I doubt this anecdote will help your case any but I highly, highly doubt that issue has anything to do with anything you did 😄
as much as I like that you can get into and upgrade macs of that era, they didn't do a very good job with the firmware on them lol
it seems in this case the firmware has a bug 😄
stray plover
I mean it is 12yrs old so it's kinda his time
I'll get the HDD out if nothing else works and out it in a new pc when I get one
sly elk
that's worth a try
but you can try pulling its plug and seeing if that fixes the firmware bug
or try sticking a new ssd in there and getting a nice speed boost
elfin dirge
Anyone here has an idea how to fix this
- Click scan and repair on a drive
- Results say you should repair
- It displays drive has been successfully repaired
4 when scanned again It displays need to repair
cerulean talon
About time to replace, back it up and save everything.
elfin dirge
Noted
sharp star
Does anyone know how to accurately read non-VRR FPS on an LG CX series TV?
dreamy chasm
Does anyone know how to accurately read non-VRR FPS on an LG CX series TV?
oh, non-vrr
sharp star
Tried. Only reads VRR.
dreamy chasm
Might be harder for the display to read fps numbers in non VRR mode since your TV can't communicate with whatever's sending out the display output
dreamy chasm
I'm not currently aware of any hardware that can ready this stuff either
Is there any reason why you want to see your FPS in the first place?
dreamy chasm
If you're having actual issues you'd probably end up feeling it in the first place
royal forge
!hank
opal pantherBOT
paper tusk
!hank
opal pantherBOT
modern iris
!hank
opal pantherBOT
modern iris
Security at my job finally waggled their finger at me bc someone caught the nodejs stuff I put into a prod server
So ends all the shenanigans I could do in JavaScript
modest moss
tsk
cerulean talon
Security at my job finally waggled their finger at me bc someone caught the node...
Just become security at your job nods
potent arrow
@cerulean talon
frozen bolt
If I'm changing out the CPU, do I have to do anything different like if I were changing out a GPU like uninstalling anything?
austere socket
I've never swapped a cpu, but I do know you should reapply the thermal paste
as long as the cpu is compatible with your mobo, I think that's it
might be some optional drivers you can install if you want
sly elk
depends on what kinda CPU
For example, if you own a motherboard for a while, and a new CPU suddenly comes out, then you might have to install firmware updates to use those newer CPUs on your older motherboard.
eg 13th gen intel on a z690
but if you are going from a 3600 to a 3900x, or going from a 5700 to a 5800x3d.. no firmware update needed
it's usually just when the first number(s) change
so 3600 -> 5800x3d, or 12900k->13900k
cerulean talon
<@125367267683860480>
I do love a good flying saw
modest moss
<@125367267683860480>
you're grounded
sly elk
-stares at the gif-
frozen bolt
https://tenor.com/view/thermal-paste-mother-board-cpu-gif-17616659
I did exactly that, why is it my pc not turning on?
sly elk
most thermal paste is non-conductive, but if you put enough that crap in the pins it might make the connection unreliable or even just keep the connection from even happening
cerulean talon
I did exactly that, why is it my pc not turning on?
Did you make sure it's hellmans? it's important for proper pin lubrication.
frozen bolt
I just snipped the pins off since I think that might've been a problem.
wraith agate
https://tenor.com/view/thermal-paste-mother-board-cpu-gif-17616659
No Patrick, Mayonnaise is not a thermal paste
graceful pine
but it is an instrument
cerulean talon
Technically, it is a thermal interface material
dire gulch
question for people that have spectrum internet, has your connection to the game been struggling today? lagging actions, waiting longer than necessary, that kind of thing?
acoustic forum
yes its the same as the AT&T problem but now us, i logged in at 5 PM and its 200 ms
dire gulch
glad to see its not just me
remote tree
not just ATT, cox has been lagging a ton all day
cerulean talon
I have received a shiny bambu x1 carbon, it's amazing to me how far 3d printing's come.
golden stream
I have received a shiny bambu x1 carbon, it's amazing to me how far 3d printing'...
Comparing to the molding plastic stuff, how good is it?
cerulean talon
Comparing to the molding plastic stuff, how good is it?
X1's still a melt and print printer, it's just very nice compared to well, everything else out there at the consumer level. 😄
I've had resin printers but I'm not a huge fan of them.
modest moss
impala splashing the big bux on a printer
cerulean talon
It was a birthday present from a friend. 😛
With the expectation that I'm gonna spend some time cracking it's firmware. xD
dreamy chasm
Resin's great for anything that requires high detail but
Resin's also toxic until you do the necessary work to clean and cure a print
odd sand
I mean, they have the gamma slider when you first start the game right? But yes, D4 is supposed to be darker than D3
Kick it up 1 notch then I guess 🤷♀️ Only you can decide what is acceptable darkness for you.
I have a friend that got an HDR 4K TV and Tsushima directors edition after having the regular one, and then he still plays in SDR bc he's a big baby about seeing things and plays on high gamma 
"I can't see where I'm crouching through, it's so dark! ... You're in a house at night, it's supposed to be dark..."
sly elk
oh no lol
brother is selling ink subscriptions
from the terms, it looks like it works exactly like the HP subscription service does
sly elk
I mean, brother is known as the brand to get a cheap laser that lasts forever lol
dull garnet
true, might even be worth it for toners
sly elk
but this does run counter to what makes the brother printers so nice
they're normally dumb as a brick
they operate just like a 90s laserjet does
that said, 2237 pages and I'm on my 3rd toner i think
but last time I paid $33 for a 2 pack haha
lone zealot
Directions unclear CPU stuck in toaster
sly elk
the first came with the printer, the second cost me 21.89
be careful where you stick the cpu
i love that someone made a new version of that meme
except it's not mayonaise lol
signal fable
FINALLY after half year I completely fixed my pc
I have 2 thing to say:
- I hate windows
- why did my motherboard battery died literally at the same time windows broke?
modern iris
can't wait for windows 12 or whatever they going to call it to be even worse then 11
dull garnet
I have 2 thing to say:
1) I hate windows
2) why did my motherboard battery died ...
tbh i've seen windows act funny with a dead motherboard battery
couldn't tell you why
obviously your motherboard settings won't keep so that may have something to do with it
signal fable
Well I never changed anything so Idk
worn wigeon
hey, i'm curious, is there anywhere acting as a replacement for r/ffxiv while we're on blackout ?
do we have a lemmy community or something ?
quaint nexus
waiting for r/ff14 to just pick up steam.
cerulean talon
Resin's also toxic until you do the necessary work to clean and cure a print <:S...
Eh, it's not too bad, but I keep way more dangerous stuff around than UV resins. 😄 That being said, I have/had a full cleaning setup that was automated with several liters of isopropyl in it.
latent grotto
can't wait for windows 12 or whatever they going to call it to be even worse the...
Don't do that to me
sly walrus
can't wait for windows 12 or whatever they going to call it to be even worse the...
windows 111
dreamy chasm
Eh, it's not too bad, but I keep way more dangerous stuff around than UV resins....
I've been considering getting a resin printer
But it probably isn't a good idea since my house generally doesn't have great ventilation
inner bane
edit: Nevermind, I'm finding more information about this and while it's intresting, it may not be related. o7
late basalt
@cerulean talon
cerulean talon
But it probably isn't a good idea since my house generally doesn't have great ve...
Activated carbon does wonders in general, but I wouldn't rpint super long.
cerulean talon
<@125367267683860480>
This is never a problem, just rewrite the entire thing from scratch.
sly elk
i have a screened patio, perfect place for a resin printer
sly elk
haha I am currently at like 2 times i've tried accidentally to open reddit.com today.
sly elk
i had never used a mobile app to access reddit just the old.reddit webpage
modern iris
Got more comfy with Powershell at work today
Had to make a script that changes a pw for an acc that autologins into like 300 computers in active directory
But also had to go through those computers and update the auto login script first with the new pw
Then change ad password, then restart everything and cross my fingers before production started up
rose storm
Was asked to bring it into here, so here's a quick tip for anyone having the East Coast login problem:
In an elevated command prompt, run the following commands:
netsh winsock reset```
Then restart your PC and try to log into the launcher/game. After logging in, you should be able to get to character select screen and log in with a character of your choice. After doing this, I was able to switch to Dynamis to move my character back to Aether, and subsequently log into Aether on my main
If for some reason you log out and get the error while trying to log in again, run the commands one more time and try logging in again. It seemed to me that once I logged in then fully logged out, I would get 90k'd or 2002'd until I ran the script and tried again
Remeber: It's never DNS, but it's always DNSWhy is there an account to log into 300 computers simultaneously, and more importantly why is it automatic?
modest moss
Was asked to bring it into here, so here's a quick tip for anyone having the Eas...
thanks, hopefully that'll help some people
odd sand
Had to make a script that changes a pw for an acc that autologins into like 300 ...
I hope you tested it on like 1-2 systems first before having it chug on the entire network 
Also... are all of those just logging in on that script in plaintext?
modern iris
I’ll answer in a bit when I get home, just got in my car 
Also yes I tested it on two machines in the very short timespan that I had 
odd sand
Also also trying to think of what you would need 300 systems to all share an account login calling out of endpoints rather than a service account that logs into the endpoints for mgmt 🤔
modern iris
Why is there an account to log into 300 computers simultaneously, and more impor...
Actually fuck it I’ll answer now but yeah they use this one service account that logs in windows automatically to pull up apps everyone needs for manufacturing things
Those apps talk to the PLCs they use, etc
And the script that does the auto login thing was actually just some value stored in registry, so I updated the value in there
rose storm
And the script that does the auto login thing was actually just some value store...
Please, from experience, please do whatever you can to avoid users and other accounts from accessing the registry. It's so easy to nab that password and wreak havoc on a network for anyone with malintent
odd sand
Is there a reason you don't use a certstore?
I know it's probably not your choice on implementation, but yeah this sounds really sus from a security pov
rose storm
I know it's probably not your choice on implementation, but yeah this sounds rea...
I was thinking the same thing. I'm currently working on my Sec+ cert and this is raising so many red flags LOL
modern iris
Yeah everything’s pretty fucked, ngl and yeah not my choice either, I’m just the guy working around most of this hot mess
As far as I know only admin accounts on the domain can access registry stuff but I’m not 100% sure either
odd sand
I need to do the same. I need to email their support and see if I can re-activate my old account... I actually paid for the materials and test passes, then I had to do a crosscountry move and such and totally forgot to do it :(
So maaaaybe they will have pity on me and reactivate bc I basically didn't use it at all.
rose storm
So maaaaybe they will have pity on me and reactivate bc I basically didn't use i...
They migrated to an SSO platform so take the initiative to try to log into the old account first. If it doesn't work then reach out and see if they can bring it back from the dead
odd sand
Is the powershell script signed then so you know it hasn't been tampered with by users?
Well it's not so much about getting into the account as having them refresh the training due date
Bc I spent like $1500 on that and didn't use it and it was my own money 
So I'm hoping they'll have pity on me for that reason
modern iris
No I don’t think so I can sign my own scripts?
odd sand
Windows has the ability to restrict scripts to running signed only or signed + whitelist
modern iris
Literally started learning PowerShell / scripting last week because they stripped me of being able to code outside of scripting easily
inland mauve
and the password for the service account is probably hard-coded in the script
modern iris
Ooo
rose storm
As far as I know only admin accounts on the domain can access registry stuff but...
You should be able to set up a GPO setting to prevent access to the registry for all users. Also consider running the script from the domain controller so only users with proper permissions can run it, let alone open it to view the script (users without execute permissions can still read the script and execute it clinet-side, be careful!)
odd sand
I'm not fully up on that stuff either, but I would think ideally you would want certs in the certstore for each endpoint and then the PLC itself has a list of authorized systems?
inland mauve
man good luck convincing engineers that PLCs need security, they hate that shit
odd sand
Also what's a PLC in this context heh
inland mauve
it's basically the last information system before you reach bare metal
modest moss
@rose storm just so you know it was worth your time, at least one person has had success with your solution
sly elk
depends on the PLC and what kinda security we're talking about
rose storm
<@134466147222290440> just so you know it was worth your time, at least one pers...
Hell yeah, let's go
muted spoke
inland mauve
the problem is that PLCs have an extremely high availability requirement
and security systems can cause delays and introduce their own risks
sly elk
thus the 'depends what kinda security'
inland mauve
and to be honest
sly elk
also where the PLC is being used/tested
inland mauve
if you look at where you'd want to improve the security of an industrial control system, odds are you should start with the Windows systems that run the SCADA software
sly elk
like, using something equivalent to fapolicyd where it only runs stuff with verified hashes, and only boots a signed image and stuff.. yea that all makes sense in the field
inland mauve
usually those aren't secure either
sly elk
where god only knows who has physical access
muted scarab
Was asked to bring it into here, so here's a quick tip for anyone having the Eas...
this didnt work on me 
sly elk
but doing that to a lab rig where you're still writing/changing code
is kind of a pain in the ass
I think the funniest thing I've seen so far
is someone stick funky anti-malware/live anti-virus-scanning stuff on a labview PXI
(let's get a little more generic)
(ultimately those either work as realtime linux boxes, or they run windows)
I dislike throwing windows on such a thing because then an infosec person comes along and treats it the same as the laptops they give the business department
such an org should have a captive IT dude for the engineers developing for the PLCs lol
dreamy chasm
Should I get a 1440p panel
sly elk
sure!
sly elk
(and I feel that generally, there should be "embedded systems experience required" for anyone who gets into infosec/cybersecurity and is interested in driving policy for said devices)
(because more than once now I've seen someone come in and try to handle the security situation exactly the same as a business laptop)
dreamy chasm
I want to learn how to use linux sometime
But I feel like i'd probably end up being a lazy piece of shit and just booting back into w10
sly elk
without checking /r/buildapcsales, off the top of my head I'd say $230 sounds decent. is it VA or IPS?
dreamy chasm
IPS
sly elk
which make/model?
dreamy chasm
There are cheaper VA panels but, eh
sec
https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/45cf13b591 One I'm looking at is the VG272U-V
I've looked at reviews for monitors with the same potential panels and they both seem to review well as far as color accuracy and response times go
this probably was just them sourcing from different manufacturers since this was released around the same time the pandemic hit, I guess
modest moss
I have an acer 27" 1080p ips and it's great but only 75hz, I upgraded when I built this new pc though
dreamy chasm
nod
I'd get a lower hz panel if I was sure the color acc would be better or equal but
Almost all the cheaper 1440/27" panels I see are either VA or, IPS panels with no reviews on them-- and no information regarding what panel they have so I can't cross reference with other units that might have more coverage
My country's market is fucked.
modest moss
acer is a respectable brand, I expect it'd be decent
dreamy chasm
yeah
My current panel's an AOC monitor with really good colors but, I'm finding the lack of screen real estate to be a bit bothersome when I'm working with some programs
sly elk
yea acer stuff usually has some of the best specs for the $$, you just get it in the minimally viable product
dreamy chasm
All I need tbh
sly elk
like the monitor will have the simplest stand and probably an external power brick
dreamy chasm
I can buy a seperate hub with the cash I've saved over the other panels that I can find
sly elk
the laptops have the cheapest acceptable keyboard/trackpad lol
dreamy chasm
And a half decent dual monitor stand is 40 bucks, I think?
sly elk
but they were always the "I can get the same specs as a $2000 macbook pro for $600!" brand 😄
for sure, just make sure the acer is vesa compatible
dreamy chasm
yea
sly elk
the other drawback with power bricks and vesa monitor arm stands is that you're going to end up with the power brick in a weird spot if you run the cables through the monitor arm
the cable would be juuuust long enough to clear the arm
dreamy chasm
Oh, I don't think this one requires a brick?
sly elk
the ones with an internal power supply you can buy longer cables since it's just a regular cable, not that they ever come with anything longer than 6' but you can get them up to 25' or so (but then they do get kinda thick)
dreamy chasm
Yeah
sly elk
right let's see
odd sand
I'd just mount the brick under the desk then if possible
dreamy chasm
It's a standard power cord
dreamy chasm
Yeaah
It seems like a cost cut version of the vx272u
Shittier stand etc
Might've been released to target asian markets?
Which is why you don't find much coverage on it
sly elk
if you're interested in just the screen, it sounds like they cheaped out in the right place 😄
dreamy chasm
sly elk
i'm surprised more companies don't like, sell the stands separately from the screen
or at least like, 2 boxes glued together or something idk
dreamy chasm
They probably don't want to deal with people buying a monitor and complaining about not getting a stand with it
sly elk
it'd also allow more flexibility for say, gaming monitors, if you could choose between no stand, a basic stand, or a fancy height adjustable one with RGB and junk
yea to be fair, apple got a lot of shit for doing that with the pro display xdr 😄
but I think that was more justified because they charge $200 for a vesa adapter >>
dreamy chasm
Apple deserves all the shit they get
sly elk
because instead of just using vesa pegs on the back of the screen, they put this fancy magnetic click-lock system that I believe also makes it autodetect portrait vs landscape orientation
dreamy chasm
People buying their 400 dollar stands..
Wouldn't it have been easier to put in a gyroscope or something
I don't get it
sly elk
ah nah the studio display comes with a basic stand, but if you want the fancy height adjustable stand it costs like 500?
dreamy chasm
Yeah
sly elk
but if you have an xdr, that stand costs $1000
sly elk
it sells a lot better than I expected tbh
dreamy chasm
Or is this just an advanced cash grab
sly elk
I figured most people who bought them would use vesa arms
but I very often see them with the stand, and even BETTER
lately there's a trend where they have the stand hidden under a wood monitor shelf
dreamy chasm
sly elk
Is it that much better than something like a proart display?
there are alternatives within a similar price range. It's kinda silly to compare a 4k to a 5k or 6k screen though
the 5k resolution is about 40% more pixels than 4k
the 6k is another like 23% I think
now if you wanna see something really funny
if you take the screen unit itself to the store without a stand, for service? they have a cardboard box stand 😄
sorry, anyway 😄
there's a gigabyte m270 something monitor that is highly regarded around these parts
but Idk what it costs relative to that acer
dreamy chasm
there's a gigabyte m270 something monitor that is highly regarded around these p...
The closest well-reviewed models I can find are around 50-100 bucks more
For seemingly not that much benefit
sly elk
also that acer just came out which probably means it's a newer generation where they managed to save some $$ on production or something ^^
and/or lower prices because people don't wanna spend as much anymore 😄
dreamy chasm
Probably
Honestly, thank fuck
This is the only half decent 1440p panel I can find
The only other alternatives are from companies I've never heard from
wtf, they changed steam..
inland mauve
meow
dreamy chasm
It's nice
Find it a little annoying that I need software for it but, it's w/e
I bought it because it was the lightest one I could find
dreamy chasm
RX580, a classic
I got it for 200 back when the pandemic peaked
Now you can find it for 80
It's in another family members' computer now
sly elk
I got it for 200 back when the pandemic peaked
dude I remember this classic
the "u people are cray cray" for paying $170 for a card that just a few months later was going for like $350 lmao
sly elk
an asus strix card with the really nice cooler that was used on much hotter cards
yea seriously though
the REAL classic was the RX480. The 580 was a light rehash
the rx480 came out for $200 back in 2016
dreamy chasm
Yeah.
dreamy chasm
They're still good cards at 80 bucks right now
dreamy chasm
If you just want a gpu for jimmyfortnightTTV
sly elk
I mean
dreamy chasm
Meanwhile, you have people in my country who are still getting 1650's for 150 when the 580's literally half the price 
sly elk
even as it stands, I think the 6600, 6650xt, 6700xt, 7600, etc are all great cards in that $200-300 range and
dreamy chasm
yeah
sly elk
spending $800+ on a 40 series is great and all, but
the difference really isn't all that night and day lol
the point of diminishing returns comes on hard and fast
dreamy chasm
Not everyone is icehunter
sly elk
and the more powerful cards get REALLY HOT AND LOUD
dreamy chasm
NV did step up efficiency with this gen but
The prices are a crime
Specially when you compare the 4060ti to other options you can get for a lot less
sly elk
man today's been buuuussssy sheesh lol
dreamy chasm
What happened?
sly elk
lol i guess my coworkers have been more productive since reddit is down 😄 so more work for me lol 😄
dreamy chasm
I wouldn't be surprised if some moderators just end up leaving the subs they manage on lockdown
sly elk
i mean they basically quit when they did that
dreamy chasm
Yeah
managing subreddits on the official site/app just seems awful
considering the functionality a lot of the third party ones brought
dark sequoia
Okay I can't get on at all to FFXIV,w ith Dalamud or the main launcher. Its stuck on 90002 and 2002. My VPN isn't doing anything either.
Because reddit is dark I have no way to figure out if anyone else is getting this our not. I'm on hotel wifi.
sly elk
managing subreddits on the official site/app just seems awful
my impression is that they don't care about mods and would rather just have an ai moderated cat picture site lol
dark sequoia
I tried it with VPN and without.
sly elk
also killing all the 3rd party apps means they can show investors "look we got 3x more users this month!" lol 😄
dreamy chasm
my impression is that they don't care about mods and would rather just have an a...
I hope someone makes an opensource alternative that isn't run by dogshit people
Reddit's actually genuinely helpful for some stuff
mossy yoke
Because reddit is dark I have no way to figure out if anyone else is getting thi...
Some subset of people are since it has a thread on the official forums. Not seeing consensus on a solution that works 100% of the time for those impacted. DDRDiesel's fix in the pins here is worth a shot, might be worth keeping an eye on the thread for more workarounds:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/483854-connection-errors
dreamy chasm
Love to see it
sly elk
Reddit's actually genuinely helpful for some stuff
yea I agree, the lack of reddit is definitely a loss lol
I'm still debating how much of it was useful in the end though
dreamy chasm
Probably a small part
But it was useful enough
A lot of the issues I have were solved by a combination of (issue + reddit) sent in the google search bar at some point
paper tusk
sly elk
will they sell em in the US?
sharp star
I should get one
modern iris
Maybe it's time to learn how to spraypaint <:COPIUM:951492609858220122>
invest in an airbrush
spraypaints don't regulate
odd sand
https://videocardz.com/newz/colorfire-introduces-geforce-rtx-40-meow-series-for-...
That seems rather low-effort for a themed card. Just different color fans and 2 cat stickers you won't see when it's spinning?
paper tusk
my thoughts exactly
odd sand
I wish AIBs would release the 3D files for their shrouds so it would be easier to make custom printed ones for yourself if you wanted to
But I imagine some forum out there probably does do that for common cards, since the base add-on board is mostly the same for all of them.
sly elk
for reals lol