they look like similar price for just the cpu so itll be whichever has cheaper motherboards
#technology-discussion
hazy frost
wild wyvern
I multitasky
wild wyvern
Yes lol usually with other apps on
wild wyvern
Huh its more expensive lmao
hazy frost
nvm the bundle is gone now
it said u could get the mobo when i opened it
5700x3d on its own is too expensive to be worth buying
hazy frost
r5
hazy frost
thats a 5500 with an igpu
wild wyvern
Should i go ryzen 5600x?
@hazy frost
But im not even sure if an r5 5600 even exist here anymore
dire viper
its funny cause its nothing special
it just works
also the outlet might be the battery pack connector on an abrams
so you can just direct run the thing off the power pack
turbines running at constant rpm make a stupid amount of electricity off the alternator system they use
that Honeywell AGT1500 Gas Turbine grindset
https://youtu.be/mrHiZrtn5c0?si=l6aQR0L2BNWSf-NA @deep sapphire
deep sapphire
oh hell yeah first video?
my buddy just sold his S13 last week
thing was pretty clean for a minnesota car
wild wyvern
@deep sapphire is r5 5600 better than my i5 4440?
dire viper
two videos, a million subscribers
deep sapphire
<@54695380410966016> is r5 5600 better than my i5 4440?
without a question yes
thats a significantly newer processor than the i5
deep sapphire
yeah the 4000 series came out in the early 2010s like 2012 or 2013
dire viper
deep sapphire
I mean dont get me wrong they held their weight
wild wyvern
Thats still new
deep sapphire
I knew people who had a 2600K and it lasted them 8 years
dire viper
yea but at this point its no longer the budget king
wild wyvern
For 5000 series
dire viper
yea the amd stuff is newer
dire viper
idk if a new AMD chip is the way to go, does intel have good 12th gen chips that can be had for cheap?
I remember that comparitively for cost, you can get an older 12th gen intel processor for cheaper that has more performance
im not sure tho cause im not a turbo pc nerd
deep sapphire
honestly just get whatever, it seems like been at this for awhile now
anything and I mean anything is better than what you have now
dire viper
real
wild wyvern
Intel is expensive anyways lmao
deep sapphire
that being said
in day to day tasks like web browsing
you wont notice a huge difference
its like the old days of using a celeron D or some other piece of shit
even the slowest CPUs in the modern era are more than fast enough to handle daily generic tasks
hell a core 2 duo could 
compact pine
Ifnwere comparing to their 4th gen intel lol
dire viper
yea the 5600 is solid
wild wyvern
I uh am just afraid cuz i multitask kekw
dire viper
especially if you dont expect to be playing shit in 4k or what not
wild wyvern
No 1080p only anyways
compact pine
Your budget lol
deep sapphire
just bought a new chevy you guys like it?
wild wyvern
Yeah oh well since if i get an r5 5600 i could get extra stuffs
Squeeze in an rx 6660 maybe
dire viper
just bought a new chevy you guys like it?
Pininfarina designed train pog
deep sapphire
Pininfarina designed train pog
they make some good designs
dire viper
I like how a lot of the design houses have such great engineers they can just design trains and stuff
dire viper
Porsche Design (separate from Porsche Automotive) has designed lots of really nice modernist buildings and some extremely nice inner city trams in Germany
It’s wild to see a tram with Recaro seats lmao
deep sapphire
I would go for a 5700X3D over the 5600X though if you can afford it
significantly better gaming performance and will give you more value for much longer
deep sapphire
wild wyvern
Man its gonna be exspensive
i want to just upgrade my old cpu anyways
Not like i want to do a whole new one
deep sapphire
going by american plrices its like 40 dollars more and you would be getting 30 percent or more performance
plus
5700X3D is an 8 core cpu
5600 is 6 core
wild wyvern
That i know of
wild wyvern
i dont need an high end cpu
wild wyvern
i mean r7 5700x3d
wild wyvern
i figured if it gives an perf boost then im good already
deep sapphire
McKinsey & Co.'s Mobility Consumer Pulse for 2024, released this month, found that 46% of EV owners in the U.S. said they were "very" likely to switch back to owning a gas-powered vehicle in their next purchase.
UH OH
EV BROS
wild wyvern
Ok im gonna go with an r5 5600 with some extra stuff and gpu if possible
And thats set
deep sapphire
Are people really this stupid?
wise jay
people really just dont trust the paint to be color accurate. Also yes
honestly I dont get the point of spraying it on the shelf or basedeck anyway. If Im really skeptical Ill bring a white note card to test on
why test it on a tan or off-white surface?
deep sapphire
Right lmao
Also god I hate Menards I just want a fuckin 3M drill scrub pad I’m going to ace this was a waste of my time
Like they’re so afraid of caring anything name brand here I swear
wise jay
I also trust rustoleum to be fairly color accurate. Ive never had issues with it unless it was improperly stored
deep sapphire
They’re a great brand specially for the price
Like the cheapest option yet somehow usually is better too rofl
dire viper
Forgot how thirsty the M3 is
Doing some pulls this morning in it and it drank like two gallons of gas
hazy frost
going by american plrices its like 40 dollars more and you would be getting 30 p...
They’re not american
So it’s a lot more
7500f is cheaper
real edge
lazada and shoppee are generally what SEA ppl use
deep sapphire
They’re not american
understandable have a nice day
I got street tacos
very tasty
wild wyvern
lazada and shoppee are generally what SEA ppl use
But well u cant really trust gpu and cpu sellers
hazy frost
Do they not have buyer protection
wraith agate
why is this error message so threatening? I'm wheezing here!
deep sapphire
why is this error message so threatening? I'm wheezing here!
LOL
wild wyvern
Do they not have buyer protection
cuz u miht get defective stuffs
i had that once whwn i got my 2nd hand rx 580
Turns out it was an rx 480 that was mined on
hazy frost
Yeah but do u not have buyer protection still on those sites
odd sand
My coworker doesn't fucking read. I say something and then like 4 lines later in the convo less than 10mins later he asks about what I just answered still on the same screen. And now I said I staged the apps for deployment... the very next thing he asks 10mins later is if I staged the apps for deployment
proven oyster
So this is technically FFXIV specific BUT i wanna learn
Heck is FSR, DLSS, and all that ;D
lost python
upscaling technology from AMD and Nvidia
basically upscaling a lower resolution image up to a higher res. gives you a performance boost but doesnt look as good as native
proven oyster
Been trying to wrap my head on it for things, which also doesnt help i play FFXIV at 720p
FSR at 100 and DLSS look the same to me
FSr at 99 hella sharpens up, which is an appeal, but odd to not see it elsewhere
lost python
it seems to be bugged right now
because 100 should be native, no upscaling, but for some reason it blurs everything compüared to 99
proven oyster
No harm leaving it at FSR 99?
proven oyster
I am
Hella dumb on graphics ;D Even the graphical update i barely notice the differences, lights aside
paper tusk
there's a way to mod dlss to use more modern versions (dll replacement) which improves the graphics
but obviously that requires nvidia gpu
proven oyster
I mostly am keeping to what the game base has
frank trout
i got it at 99 now too for sharpness
does enabling dynamic resolution use the 3d resolution scaling?
dire viper
never knew porsche made an indy engine
They used to be contracted excessively for engines
The Porsche TAG Turbo for Formula 1
They swapped a bunch of 930’s with that tiny F1 engine cause it was vastly superior in every way, only cost almost as much as the car so to have gotten one was paying double than a turbo which was already very expensive
deep sapphire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhGItQpMkxQ its so sad how bad forza got after this
forza 4 was so good
sly walrus
thought horizon was still good
deep sapphire
thought horizon was still good
I dont like the sandbox nature of it
I dunno just the soul of this game, the great music, great selection of cars
horizon always pushed the hypercars and shit
I never cared about that
I had more fun in some junky beater lol
sly walrus
play beamng drive then
everything is a chunky beater once you drive perpendicular into a wall
deep sapphire
god forza 8 was so bad
the single player had zero effort put into it
loops the same one song, all the car models look terrible the menu is awful
velvet flint
any recommendations for non-Wacaom tablets or alternatives?
after the clown shit they pulled I would rather support an ethical company
the problem is the school I'm going to wants a wacaom tablet
lethal dune
Okay really weird question about desktop set up
Why do some people have a desktop set up where they stand?
Can anyone tell me their experience and benefits to having a standing desk set-up?
golden stream
any recommendations for non-Wacaom tablets or alternatives?
personally I'd like XP-Pen
reason: stable driver + decent price-perf
actual reason: has linux driver
golden stream
the problem is the school I'm going to wants a wacaom tablet
you can have a non-screen wacom one for school, and a screen/non screen not-wacom
golden stream
Can anyone tell me their experience and benefits to having a standing desk set-u...
preference
I'd like to stand when I draw or do productivity stuff
sit for gaming 
BEHOLD
stuff it's disassembled tho but I actually like that setup ngl
sit for gaming, stand for art
also sit for w10, stand for linux
velvet flint
you can have a non-screen wacom one for school, and a screen/non screen not-waco...
online classes
golden stream
oh if for online classes
SCREW EM THEY AIN'T KNOW WHAT ARE YOU USING AHAHAHAHAHAHA
yeah, legit tho
like speaking abt wacom I can't think about anything more specific, like other tablet brands driver can do the similar/same nowaday for less $
hazy frost
any recommendations for non-Wacaom tablets or alternatives?
xp-pen or huion
i only bought the huion one bc the build quality overall is nicer with materials they use but both are as good functionally
wacom ones suck anyway even disregarding money id never own one again
modest moss
@deep sapphire Hyundai power tools, cheap and cheerful or dogshit avoid?
deep sapphire
<@54695380410966016> Hyundai power tools, cheap and cheerful or dogshit avoid?
I honestly didnt even know they made power tools haha
trying to think of a good affordable european brand
we only get the pro level ones like metabo
modest moss
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hyundai-Electric-Hedgecutter-Lightweight-Warranty/dp/B09CL9WFGY wife wants a hedge trimmer and this seems ok?
deep sapphire
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hyundai-Electric-Hedgecutter-Lightweight-Warranty/dp/B0...
according to fakespot the reviews are legit so seems like a safe purchase, just make sure they have a decent warranty on it
deep sapphire
thanks babe <:dote:673887516964814862>
np 
inland mauve
I need a better storage solution
I'm recording a lot of footage and it's taking up so much space
golden stream
I'm thinking about a raid/nas mixture
modern iris
Has anyone every bought a new PC and re-installed their old SSD? Does everything work out of the box with games installed and whatnot? Specifically wondering about local FFXIV settings
golden stream
Seeing Jeff's Pi taco server me tempting aaaaa
golden stream
Has anyone every bought a new PC and re-installed their old SSD? Does everything...
yes
mostly relink the exe file to correct directory in the launcher
but uhhhh
the local XIV setting (HUD, setting, etc) are stored at C > Document > MyGame, those data MUST be in THAT directory (unless linux but then there are workaround)
which is......should be backed up
I still remember my olde days using XIVLauncher via Lutris LOL
modern iris
Should still be in that directory since I don’t remember moving it, unfortunately my settings haven’t been uploaded to FFXIV servers that recently before my PC bricked
modern iris
Yeah, annoying right when dawntrail launches
golden stream
I assume your gamefile are in not-C-drive SSD?
modern iris
No hardware failure, just an issue with Lenovo bios or something
golden stream
if so, your gamefiles are safe, less download time
but prolly remake HUD and settings
modern iris
I believe all my ffxiv files were on c drive SSD
golden stream
oh..........................
oh well, ~100GB but XIVLauncher is up so download should be fast
modern iris
Oh I can’t just put that SSD into my new PC is it because windows is installed there? What if copied over the non-windows stuff? Is that possible
To the new PC built-in SSD
golden stream
.......I'd prefer using a linux live USB for it ngl
mostly bc how windows work and file structure as well as boot shenanigans
modern iris
Oh well I have a tech guy i have who I’m gonna have do this for me so hopefully he can figure it out lol, I just want to have my data as it was on my new system
golden stream
you can, just need 1 linux live USB + a disk/drive that's big enough to hold all those data
but ye better ask the tech guy, even better if you can see him physically
modern iris
Yeah I can see him physically
golden stream
ya that's even better
modern iris
If I could salvage my settings that would be wonderful
golden stream
if just windows files be oopsie, it's likely salvageable
I did it with my old w11 corrupted installation
just need some time lol
if the dude say unable, suggest him with linux live disk option as it should be able to access your old SSD's files with ease, then salvage from it
modern iris
if the dude say unable, suggest him with linux live disk option as it should be ...
Thanks for all the advice
royal forge
Has anyone had experience with ugreen cables?
wild wyvern
Ufh help
my hdd crashed when i was updating ffxiv midway
and now i gotta repair it
And im afraid its still gonna crash
@golden stream do u know whats happening?
golden stream
my hdd crashed when i was updating ffxiv midway
XIVLauncher?
wild wyvern
Yea
golden stream
It should be fineTM
Prob usual HDD failure
Check w crystal disk
Is there anything else important on it beside xiv?
wild wyvern
@golden stream all is fine with my HDD tho
golden stream
I have a weird habit of having gamefile (the game itself) backed up in my external disks for copy paste across systems so uhhhhh
golden stream
<@421337156821188608> all is fine with my HDD tho
Use XIVLauncher to repair gamefile then
It should work nicely
wild wyvern
games and mare files but idh another hdd
wild wyvern
Nope @golden stream
golden stream
How big is your (corrupted) HDD?
golden stream
I'd recommend order another one for backup tho
Oh
Hmmmm
Any computer store near ur place?
golden stream
Ah
Ya can get le cable, and another hdd at the store (recommend 1tb for mare and stuff) if you have $
Even if you defrag the current one, the other one will serve as a backup
wild wyvern
Cuz my write spealeed is on 10+ mb's
golden stream
Huhhhh
wild wyvern
and when it crashes it drops to 0
yeah..... thats the weird shit part
Faulty cable?
@golden stream im not sure if u remember my hdd model
its an seagate std500
golden stream
OH OK SEAGATE
Seagate has p flipflop reputation in term of hdd, I'd opt to WD if hdd
wild wyvern
Bruuuuh
Soooo if i want to go SSD thats fine too?
1tb or 2tb?
@golden stream
what to do now?
golden stream
Soooo if i want to go SSD thats fine too?
Ya ssd is even better, load game faster
Any works, from 500gb to 2tb
wild wyvern
@golden streamand it jsut happened
golden stream
Oh
Download crystal disk and check
But ye gotta expect to break the bank a wee bit
real edge
wild wyvern
less nowadays
real edge
ive never had a drive fail on me so far in my over 10yrs of having a pc so idk how it looks like sadly
im sure that there is some subreddit that can tell you
real edge
wdym
wild wyvern
ive searched reddit and it doesnt answer my issue
real edge
someone meaning
ask a subreddit
about your issue
ask in simple questions or make a separate post
sly elk
ive never had a drive fail on me so far in my over 10yrs of having a pc so idk h...
oh man
i've had a few fail
one time i accidentally killed my laptop's hard drive LOL
real edge
the ssd my windows is on has a power on time of 6 years
sly elk
got really upset about a thing and slammed my hand on the desk except really i slammed my hand on my laptop's palmrest right on the top of the hard drive
poor thing never stood a chance
yea i've not yet killed an ssd
real edge
kyanche stronk
wild wyvern
idk its just this weird sometimes
dire viper
https://youtu.be/Z0DF-MOkotA?si=BtK-1FELpodiCKl8 oh shit hes goin deep
deep sapphire
I watched this yeah, pretty good
I am liking that GM is making a push into international motorsports again
hell there was a time they left Indycar and Honda were the only engine producer lol
I always found that wild that was like Chevrolet's iconic racing league
odd sand
This was kinda interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHIWMmVoA44
A way to quickly iterate on finding what thumbnail styles resonate with your audience best
sly elk
https://youtu.be/Z0DF-MOkotA?si=BtK-1FELpodiCKl8 oh shit hes goin deep
I gotta watch this lmao
odd sand
I thought it was already common knowledge towing tanks range on EVs even if they have tons of torque?
hazy frost
There are only some HGVs where it works bc all their routes are short within a certain area
Anything that has to travel distance would suck being fully electric
hazy frost
But in Europe I think they use electric trucks for shorter journeys still bc it works
sly elk
5 on the DEEE SUL
sly elk
But in Europe I think they use electric trucks for shorter journeys still bc it ...
they don't do that here because truck drivers would burn the place down
loljk
the US is about to go back to the stone age anyway ;_;
deep sapphire
CANT HEAR YOU GOING CAMPING WITH THE WIFE AND KIDS
hazy frost
they don't do that here because truck drivers would burn the place down
I mean if ur delivering within the same place on short journeys it’s not a bad solution
sly elk
ofc
hazy frost
But if u have to travel across half a country it’s gonna shit itself
sly elk
CANT HEAR YOU GOING CAMPING WITH THE WIFE AND KIDS
spending $100k on that big ass plastic piece of junk that's gonna sit inthe backyard 95% of the years
and require major repairs every time they decide to use it
hazy frost
Biofuels are better than EVs but no one cares about them
hazy frost
spending $100k on that big ass plastic piece of junk that's gonna sit inthe back...
Some people actually use them
But normally people who use them don’t have ones that big lol
An actual van is better tbh
Can drive it and sleep in it
deep sapphire
hazy frost
Peak
hazy frost
Someone I know has a transporter camper
It’s actually nice
They’re expensive tho
Think they’re still like 30k for a relatively new one used
deep sapphire
Someone I know has a transporter camper
didnt ford make a transit van that could go around a circuit
hazy frost
I saw it at festival of speed in the UK
deep sapphire
those ground effects
deep sapphire
all your cargo ends up looking like it was put in a blender
hazy frost
It’s an EV but it’s so fast for a van its funny
hazy frost
all your cargo ends up looking like it was put in a blender
iirc the old ones had the engine in there anyway
deep sapphire
older vans sometimes had a weird engine orientation where half of it was in the cab
and you had to remove a cover to service it
im sure those were totally safe in an accident /s
hazy frost
Yeah they put like a huge engine in the super van tho
In the back
Wouldn’t go in the front anyway
Or atl the 3rd one
They did
Idk about 1 and 2
deep sapphire
I would not wanna work on this
hazy frost
But I assume they did
Lmao
Isn’t that like only American vans
I’ve never seen a euro one like that
deep sapphire
older ones yeah
hazy frost
Ford is honorary European manufacturer
deep sapphire
most of our vans are european made
we get the transit and the stellantis one rebadged as a dodge ram
deep sapphire
chevy still makes vans but thing is really dated
hazy frost
I didn’t even know they still made one
deep sapphire
they've been making the same fuckin van since 2003
it gets modern powertrain but like forreal
lets make something new already
hazy frost
VW have the nicest vans but idk who wants to pay what they’re going for
Transit is the nicest one people can afford
deep sapphire
transits seem nice, they dont sell the transit connect here anymore just the fullsized one
I like the low loading floor though
hazy frost
Rip
My dad had like a 2018 one for a while and my friend had a like earlier 2010s one
Both were nice enough
The Vauxhall vans are I think probably the cheapest ones u can get new
Do Peugeot still make vans
deep sapphire
we dont get that brand here no idea
hazy frost
I haven’t seen one newer than like early 2000s
deep sapphire
for european vans you can get the ford, ram and mercedes vans
deep sapphire
nissan made vans for awhile too
inland mauve
This was kinda interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHIWMmVoA44
this is a really interesting video yeah
deep sapphire
inland mauve
I love that they found out that red arrows don't work if what they're pointing at is obvious
hazy frost
I think Royal Mail uses old Peugeot vans in the UK still
Or new Vauxhall ones
French engineering
That’s why my packages are always late it broke down halfway here
deep sapphire
our post office is finally retiring their old vehicles that used an fuckin GM engine made in the 80s
inland mauve
seems like overall the trick to creating a good thumbnail is to have a thumbnail that clearly tells the story of what the viewer is about to watch, otherwise they will not stay engaged because you essentially tricked them into watching something else than they were going to watch
deep sapphire
deep sapphire
hazy frost
They look terrible and they never sound like they’re running right
Probably bc every delivery driver with a small enough vehicle hammers the shit out of their car
deep sapphire
they probably had 2 million miles on them and are pleading to die but they dont wanna spend the money on a new fleet
hazy frost
Yeah they have new ones but idk where they use them
Not here ig
We get the old ones lol
deep sapphire
the new USPS vans are pretty ugly too
hazy frost
They have new electric Vauxhall ones
But u only see the old ones
I guess they use them in major cities or smth
deep sapphire
looks like they are also using the transit van
hazy frost
I raise u this
deep sapphire
this was the old one they used for 30 years with that ancient 80s engine. still use them today
hazy frost
It’s like a tiny bus
It is an EV
I think small vans coming back for cities deliveries is cool tho potentially
hazy frost
this was the old one they used for 30 years with that ancient 80s engine. still ...
They’re in like every American movie with a delivery van ever yeah
How does the new one look so much worse tho
deep sapphire
almost all of them still use them yeah
I dunno but they got shit on pretty hard by the public
hazy frost
I mean
deep sapphire
looks kinda futuristic
hazy frost
That’s not actually that bad
deep sapphire
reminds me of that old subaru car
hazy frost
It’s kind of crazy that 2 tonne vehicles are getting 400 miles now on 100% charge
Actually usable
hazy frost
This looks like an amalgamation of like every signature Japanese sports car from the 90s
AI generated ass car
deep sapphire
they were supposedly pretty slow
never seen one in person
doug had a video on one had a cool interior
80s and 90s cars had sweet interiors
hazy frost
Yeah they’re cool
Super cheap as well somehow
Atl here
There’s one on auto trader rn for 1.5k
I mean it has 180k miles but still
deep sapphire
hazy frost
I saw one for 4K that had under 100k a few months ago
I kind of want one just bc idk anyone who owns one lol
deep sapphire
I dont think the US ever got this car supposedly it was designed to be a companion car to the MR2
we got the MR2
deep sapphire
It was only officially sold in Japan.
deep sapphire
ah yeah
hazy frost
There’s a few here tho
deep sapphire
these things were pretty scary you always felt like you were about to break the tires loose rofl
hazy frost
Yeah I like these
AW11 was cool
Idk how much they go for now but it’s too much I think lol
I think it’s one of the best looking cars they ever made too
deep sapphire
probably costs a fortune yeah its like the RX 7 just has too much street credit
hazy frost
Only the FD
Can get really cheap FB ones
And ok priced FC ones
Not as bad as GTR prices here
Even the r32 is running u over £50k
Apparently they’re going down in the US tho
deep sapphire
slow, burns oil like crazy and nobody wants to work on them
hazy frost
And rotaries suck
And it has like no power once you’ve gone through 3rd apparently
Allegedly fun to drive but I wouldn’t want one
deep sapphire
my buddy just sold his 240SX (S13)
hazy frost
Idk why people pay so much for a lot of these cars
hazy frost
my buddy just sold his 240SX (S13)
How expensive are those
deep sapphire
got like 9,000 for it
deep sapphire
up in my state the winters destroy cars from road salt so older cars in good condition are usually worth a lot
his was mostly garage kept
hazy frost
Pretty much anything in the UK is expensive for absolutely no reason
deep sapphire
do you guys have to pay VAT on older vehicles imported in
hazy frost
Not sure
We like to pick and choose where we draw the line with things randomly
I’m not sure how most things work
Like insurance groups still don’t make any sense
deep sapphire
true, they make it confusing on purpose to make you give up on caring
hazy frost
Yeah
You know what’s crazy is the day u turn 18 ur car insurance quotes will go from like 6k to 2.5k
Even if u haven’t driven before still
deep sapphire
lmao did you see that shit in the news that car companies were secretly collecting data on people on their driving habits and not telling them and then jacking rates up
fuckin scam
hazy frost
Crazy
Black boxes are becoming mandatory for new drivers iirc
Here
Tbf it’s not like u can get insured without it usually
Unless u wanna pay twice ur cars value in insurance
Makes it easier to collect data tho
deep sapphire
thats crazy
they give you the option to have those here for a "reduced rate" but the problem is they dock you for the dumbest shit like hard braking
which to me is dumb because that incentivizes people to resort to not braking hard in an emergency and potentially causing an accident
hazy frost
When I got quoted at 17 it was like £5k for my car without a black box and £2.5k with one
Which was hilarious
Bc my car cost like £3.5k
deep sapphire
is that for a full year?
hazy frost
they give you the option to have those here for a "reduced rate" but the problem...
Here most don’t care unless ur doing like 10 over the limit
hazy frost
is that for a full year?
Yeah
And then I turned 18 and it became 2.5k WITHOUT the box and £1.4K with it
deep sapphire
I pay 380 bucks for basic coverage on my old truck and 510 on my tacoma which is 6 months
hazy frost
The tax is like nothing tho atl
deep sapphire
I dunno if you can do a full year every company ive been with either lets you pay montly or 6 month
hazy frost
It’s like £40 or something
deep sapphire
yeah for the value of that car is insane
deep sapphire
insurance is a scam, anytime you need it they will fight you tooth and nail
hazy frost
Without the box it’s more than the car
After u drive like 2 months u can cancel and get it way cheaper anyway
It’s literally pointless
deep sapphire
thats good at least you arent stuck with it the entire time
deep sapphire
suddenly taking the bus doesnt sound so bad
hazy frost
I can’t complain I think my friend in HS paid £6.5k with a black box for a seat Mii
I feel bad for him
Was robbed
deep sapphire
6.5K for a year of insurance...
deep sapphire
that almost sounds illegal but I dont know the law there
that just sounds like they got taken advantage of hard
hazy frost
If u say u park ur car in a garage ur insurance quotes go up bc they assume you’ll hit the garage parking instead of taking it as being less likely to be stolen
Which is hilarious
deep sapphire
what the fuck hahaha
hazy frost
that just sounds like they got taken advantage of hard
U don’t have much choice besides waiting until ur 18/21 for price reductions tbh
If u wanna drive u pay that and suffer
deep sapphire
I do remember paying more when I was 17 when I first got my license
but not that much not even close
hazy frost
Some people paid like £800 for a year on their polo and some people paid £6k for a shitbox
deep sapphire
usually you could get on your parents coverage too
hazy frost
usually you could get on your parents coverage too
It’s illegal to pretend someone else is main driver to make it cheaper here iirc
They changed it
deep sapphire
its bullshit because for some you need a vehicle to get to work so how is that fair its like people who get to work from home probably dont even care or have a vehicle rofl
hazy frost
Some people do it anyway
deep sapphire
it just punishes a demographic
hazy frost
But my car was in my name anyway
hazy frost
its bullshit because for some you need a vehicle to get to work so how is that f...
Yeah idk I don’t even live in a city where buses are good
It’s crazy
deep sapphire
yeah out here not having a vehicle is a death sentence basically
hazy frost
Yeah I live in a village and it’s like a 10 min drive to a town but somehow an hour+ walking
deep sapphire
which makes me laugh when they say "driving is a privilege not a right" yet you design everything around people having a vehicle so thats a lie
hazy frost
I’m not walking an hour to and from town for anything regularly
deep sapphire
lmao right
probably no good sidewalks or walking paths either
basically walking on the wide of the road
deep sapphire
in the winter they are far too lazy to remove the snow on the sidewalks or bike lanes unless they are on the street
if its in a residential neighborhood the home owner is legally required to clean snow off the sidewalk infront of their home
hazy frost
I mean I’d never bike or get public transport by choice anyway bc I like being able to transport more than just me in the vehicle
People who go shopping and bring it back on public transport are insane
deep sapphire
buy a 55" TV
hazy frost
I’m not sure I can fit a 55” tv in my car
I can try
The boot is 290L
If I fold the back seats down idk if it fits lol
deep sapphire
what do you call the hood again, a bonnet right
hazy frost
Yeah
deep sapphire
hazy frost
I was assuming I make like 120hp with assuming a stage 1 until recently I was on forums and people are somehow getting 140 with them
deep sapphire
just buy tie down straps and keep the back latch up
deep sapphire
slap new heads on and an K&N filter that adds 1000hp alone
hazy frost
Real
Im gonna buy an exhaust but the new intakes might be a waste of money
Can’t make more than like 140/150 without the clutch saying fuck u anyway
deep sapphire
my first car was a toyota camry I remember the days of slow inline 4s
thing was bulletproof though cant be too mad
hazy frost
Yeah I have the slow I4
deep sapphire
yeah thats fast enough for daily driving
hazy frost
Can’t afford anything else for a while anyway lol
deep sapphire
and if you have to pay 2 pounds a liter of fuel there I'd rather have the fuel economy
hazy frost
There’s some good prices on certain cars here but there’s nothing super cheap either
hazy frost
and if you have to pay 2 pounds a liter of fuel there I'd rather have the fuel e...
Pretty much
It’s 1.51 atm
deep sapphire
I will never complain about gas prices here again
hazy frost
That’s what all the Americans I talk to say
deep sapphire
basic 87 octane is currently 3.10 a gallon
hazy frost
I see people complain about like $5 a gallon and hit them with the $8 a gallon
deep sapphire
california has to pay a lot more than the rest of the country
deep sapphire
yeah
deep sapphire
they have a state law that requires them put some chemical in the fuel to help reduce emissions or something
hazy frost
Then again average salary in california is crazy compared to here
deep sapphire
only if you are a tech bro, im sure the blue collar guys are struggling
hazy frost
Median was like £30k a year here last year iirc
deep sapphire
you know the people that post DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GOOGLE SOFTWARE ENGINEER video
hazy frost
you know the people that post DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GOOGLE SOFTWARE ENGINEER vide...
Lmao
deep sapphire
I WAKE UP AT 10AM AND GO GET MY STARBUCKS
deep sapphire
yeah
deep sapphire
deep sapphire
my last job I made about 69,000 in bum fuck usa but I worked a lot of hours as a mechanic in a factory
hazy frost
That’s not bad
I think most mechanics here make about £35-45k
Depending on what they do exactly
deep sapphire
40K in london that sounds like it would be hard to get by
deep sapphire
I think being a plant/factory mechanic is probably the best option if you wanna be a mechanic because most of the time you just kinda chill around until something breaks
a lot easier on your body
hazy frost
Yeah
deep sapphire
being a car mechanic isnt worth it anymore
hazy frost
Theres basically no good Job in the UK tbf
You’re underpaid doing anything
Software engineers make like £50k a year here still
deep sapphire
yeah that sounds super shitty, its entirely out of your control too
hazy frost
I was going to move once I decide on a degree and finish it lol
deep sapphire
the tech sector in america is a joke and I could go on a rant about how way over inflated the entire system is
hazy frost
One day
deep sapphire
probably get banned by a mod
hazy frost
I cba to put up with the shit this country does anymore
hazy frost
the tech sector in america is a joke and I could go on a rant about how way over...
America does everything badly
Tbf
I can’t think of anything they do particularly well for people
deep sapphire
I love my country but it has some serious flaws in its economy and priority
hazy frost
The UK fell off hard after like the late 1800s fr
deep sapphire
but its also a flaw in how states and federal government operate independently and each state has its own industry sector it does well
hazy frost
We’ve done nothing but stagnate and be stupid for a long time
deep sapphire
I live in the midwest, its mostly agriculture and blue collar jobs
hazy frost
but its also a flaw in how states and federal government operate independently a...
Project 2025 gonna go crazy btw
deep sapphire
yeah I read about it... (though probably not a good idea to talk about it mods will get mad)
hazy frost
Ur government is more concerned about making everyone Christian than helping people in poverty rn
That’s rough
I was going to look at moving to Germany but the laws on cars are too strict
Tbh
Can’t ruin one of my only hobbies
deep sapphire
a country that prides itself on motorsports and has a major auto industry hates cars
sounds like michigan
the roads are terrible
its kinda crazy just how little they care what you drive here
pay a registration fee, have insurance
thats it
dont care if its rusted to shit and doesnt have working seatbelts
hazy frost
Lmao
They ‘care’ what u drive here
But no one can be bothered/is educated enough to check modifications
If ur exhaust is really obnoxious or ur scraping the floor as u drive you might get pulled over that’s about it
Most people deserve it tho
deep sapphire
deep sapphire
If ur exhaust is really obnoxious or ur scraping the floor as u drive you might ...
yeah nobody wants to look at some clapped out honda with a 30 degree camber
hazy frost
Pretty much
I think technically having ur car remapped is illegal here now
Also like any aftermarket exhaust is illegal technically but like it’s also not
Idk I don’t bother reading the rules bc no one actually cares in reality
deep sapphire
yeah pretty much, 90 percent of the aftermarket is illegal but nobody actually enforces it lol
unless you own a diesel truck here in america, unironically they are VERY strict on what you do to them
hazy frost
Yeah bc most of it is like not important at all
Not dangerous not annoying hurts no one
Who cares
deep sapphire
caught using red diesel? 5000 dollar fine, deleting your catalytic converter or egr valves? 5000 dollar fine
hazy frost
If ur someone who just gets rid of the cat for no reason fuck u y deserve to be pulled over tho lol
So annoying
deep sapphire
someone with a sawzall already did that for me /s
hazy frost
Especially on dailies like WHY
Non resonated Catback exhaust is already gonna be loud
deep sapphire
just sounds like some rattling metal lmao
hazy frost
Just leave ur car alone it doesn’t sound cool like that
The pop and bang tune doesn’t help either
Idk why anyone thinks their tiny corsa I4 is gonna sound good straight piped
It’s also made anyone not into cars think that when u say I’m gonna get an aftermarket exhaust it means that ur one of those idiots lol
deep sapphire
most cars dont sound good straight piped, if people really want a nice straight pipe sound buy a cat back exhaust
hazy frost
Yeah
I’m gonna get a resonated one bc I daily it and it’s allegedly normal sounding at low rpm
Bc I don’t want to hear that while I’m doing 40mph on some random main road for 30 mins
hazy frost
Interesting
Cobra make an exhaust for my car might get that
Scorpion one is cheaper and quieter tho
Milltek don’t make one for the 1.2 for obvious reasons
It’s like £500 for either of the 2 which is not bad really
For the resonated ones
Also not something u need to pay someone to fit
People who take their car to the mechanic for every single minor easy job just confuse me
deep sapphire
just buy abunch of these /s
also why does amazon just decide to give me giant urls
deep sapphire
People who take their car to the mechanic for every single minor easy job just c...
you ask yourself this then you see people who cant even figure out how to send an email in an office making 100,000 a year
copied the link
hazy frost
I learnt that when I tried to send one and it took up the whole screen with a link
EBay yeah
deep sapphire
ebay will send you 10 paragraphs as a url
hazy frost
I forgot which bit u can delete from the eBay ones
EBay site on desktop is actually awful I rarely use it but damn I hate it
sly elk
the tech sector in america is a joke and I could go on a rant about how way over...
ye they need to make tech gig work
that way we can work like uber people and make $20/hr
the fair wage :p
hazy frost
I’d kill for $20 an hour xd
hazy frost
I think minimum is £10 here now
sly elk
we're probably gonna have no min wage soon
sly elk
we got some real problems here lol
hazy frost
But most states are like $8-11
deep sapphire
sly elk
hustle culture is idolized, people brag about being fucked by their employer and wanting to work 80-100 hour weeks
deep sapphire
I feel like someone posted a video of this and the check engine light was blinking lmao
hazy frost
I need to get more creative with pumpkins this year
deep sapphire
federal minimum wage is 7.45 state minimum wage varies wildly but most companies pay well above minimum
even shitty jobs
hazy frost
I’m sure I’ve seen someone else do those before
deep sapphire
mcdonalds pays like 16.25 an hour near me and I live in the middle of no where
hazy frost
What the hell
sly elk
federal minimum wage is 7.45 state minimum wage varies wildly but most companies...
yea this is the argument for why we don't need a min wage
sly elk
'companies are fair and the market will solve itself anyway'
hazy frost
That’s crazy
deep sapphire
it was like that before covid and then everyone just said fuck it and walked out
hazy frost
UK sucks fr
sly elk
also
hazy frost
Time to move to the US surely my life will improve
sly elk
now apparently we're blaming all our problems on DEI
deep sapphire
you'd certainly get paid a lot more lol
hazy frost
True
deep sapphire
life improvement? debatable
hazy frost
If suffering might as well make more money
sly elk
@deep sapphire the reason why tech jobs pay the fucking moon, well there's a few reasons really it's not just 1
but a lot of software jobs are thankless bitch work
hazy frost
Tbf it’s not just tech jobs
deep sapphire
so are blue collar jobs
deep sapphire
nobody gave me a hug for getting their exhaust manifold bolts out 
hazy frost
Pretty much anything that needs a degree is higher paid
sly elk
and @deep sapphire unless you work at google or one of a handful of companies, you're not getting >$200k a year unless you've got a hot specialization and are good at it and have been doing it for 10+ years
deep sapphire
I still hate tech bros
sly elk
you know what else pays that kinda money?
hazy frost
and <@54695380410966016> unless you work at google or one of a handful of compa...
Guess how much the salary of job posting for senior software engineer in London was tho
For a company
sly elk
welding, electrical work, plumbing work, all kinds of blue collar trades... if you played your cards right and aren't a total idiot yes?
deep sapphire
I worked as a jr network admin while it had its fair share of bullshit
sly elk
and get this
deep sapphire
you get to sit on your ass all day
sly elk
the blue collar assholes on reddit that are like
"oh people in uk get $60k for programming so that's what the US programmers should get too":
guess how much the blue collar fucks make in the UK 😛
deep sapphire
and watch youtube or play games and occasionally look at your monitor
sly elk
probably the same 😛
deep sapphire
I saw it first hand and I did it myself
but frankly
as long as you get your work done
who cares right
thats my biggest complaint about jobs
sly elk
and watch youtube or play games and occasionally look at your monitor
where can I get that job
deep sapphire
they expect everyone to always look busy
hazy frost
guess how much the blue collar fucks make in the UK 😛
No one in the UK makes as much as in the US in the same jobs
deep sapphire
thats horseshit to me
hazy frost
Doesn’t happen in any industry
It’s just bad
Also taxes are higher probably dependent on state
deep sapphire
probably
hazy frost
And outgoing expenses (generally) are higher in the UK than US
sly elk
usually when I get to my computer/phone in the morning I have a half dozen messages from coworkers about stuff lol
deep sapphire
depends on your income bracket, dependents and if you own property
hazy frost
Idk how cost of living is higher here than the US tbh
deep sapphire
if you are single and dont own a home your taxes will usually be pretty low like 24 percent
hazy frost
We managed somehow
I’d imagine the worst is from rent or owning a home here
Probably
Also electrical/gas prices
Are pretty bad
deep sapphire
property taxes are a major source of tax revenue here but you dont pay that if you rent
energy prices are peanuts here compared to europe
hazy frost
I think last I checked it was something insane like £0.41 per kWh
sly elk
also there seems to be this wild idea in the US
deep sapphire
I pay 11 cents a kilowatt lol
sly elk
that if we kill min wage and everyone gets paid 1/4 of what they do now
hazy frost
The UK has the highest electricity prices in Europe that I’ve seen
sly elk
suddenly things will become affordable and houses will get cheap again
sly elk
yep
hazy frost
I meant gas gas not fuel gas
deep sapphire
lmao it got around that cheap during covid
sly elk
-SALUTES THE FLAG-
hazy frost
We pay for gas and fuel
hazy frost
Fuel is still $8 a gallon
deep sapphire
hazy frost
I can’t even get a Freddo for 99p anymore
deep sapphire
I need to do laundry brb
sly elk
i'm looking forward to my wages going to shit /s
sly elk
https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/1ds5016/to_sit_on_someones_c...
i think the same 3 women are in several of them lol
deep sapphire
its a fuckin base corvette like sure its a nice car but not that nice
deep sapphire
I’m good with being unemployed for now
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O8D7IZMRupM is this how all british pubs are like
if so I wanna go
dire viper
at one of the big concourses someone sat on the fender of some early carbon fiber bodied race car and cracked it and they dont have the molds anymore so it was a priceless car with a giant crack in it
deep sapphire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hNr-VFzKY this is an american bar
dire viper
woulda been a late 80's car back when they had autoclaves large enough for preimpreg carbon fiber production
deep sapphire
I wish they still let you smoke in bars, I quit but man a bar without the cigarette smoke missing is just lame
deep sapphire
that explains why the quality control is terrible
deep sapphire
I let them have it in an email last week
fuckin joke
the milwaukee fanboys be like "bro just send it in for warranty" hey I got an idea maybe make it right in the first place
maybe I should stop making fun of dewalt at least they make most of their power tools in america
dire viper
doesnt dewalt own milwaukee
dire viper
ooooooh
deep sapphire
Milwaukee is owned by a company called TTI based out of hong kong
dire viper
I wish the snap on creeper wasnt so expensive cause its so nice 
deep sapphire
they own Ryobi, Rigid (power tools) and some german brand thats similar to Rigid
dire viper
like 300 bucks for a creeper ffs but its so stupidly low its way nicer than other creepers for getting under trucks
deep sapphire
Rigid plumbing tools are privately owned and made in the US still
300 dollar creeper
does it scratch your ass too
dire viper
its comfy
deep sapphire
we had these NAPA mechanic chairs that were like 140 dollars each but they did have a lot of foam
dire viper
I used one for a day and im on a creeper for 7 hours of my shift and it was much nicer than the daytona one I bought
dire viper
wtf
deep sapphire
Carlyle tools are very expensive
usually not worth it lmao
my last job was in a small town the only part store was NAPA
so they would get carlyle tools for us
I still have their adjustable wrench its actually really nice
very little play on it
dire viper
yea I aint gon be a tech cause I dont wanna buy the full list of tools they require (its like 10,000 dollars worth of shit cause you work on cars, trucks and every brand of commercial vehicle)
deep sapphire
just work in industrial maintenance im telling you its cake and you need like barely any tools