technology-discussion

[dire viper]

If it’s a no that’s a big deal

[cold yacht]

its pretty much waiting on FDA approval

its pending rn

[dire viper]

If it doesn’t go through

Spend all this money and time marketing for it to fail

[sharp star]

otherwise they have to remove it like they did with the Series 9’s blood oxygen monitor in the US

[cold yacht]

but yeah the watch seems interesting enough though ill just get the series 9 when its cheaper

or just get the basic watch se

@dire viper i guess the more comparable thing to a apple watch in terms of fitness and stuff is garmin watches

[dire viper]

And garmin watches are insanely expensive

But they make one for everything

[cold yacht]

yeah

though the only real advantage of apple watch is that its an extension of your phone and its more general than specific

[hallow scaffold]

That bronze iPhone looks nice ngl

[sly elk]

just wait till target 0or whoever blows out the series 8 or whatever lol

[hard drift]

No 😭

[odd talon]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/E7yWkKtYSm

[dire viper]

This isn’t new tech I hate the Chinese marketing

Bose did this 20 years ago iirc

The issue is how absurdly expensive the tech is and how much it fatigues the material, meaning you have to have funny super expensive materials

There is no reason for this to exist cause nobody except a handful of drivers on earth understand the concept of sustained momentum in flight in a car lmao

[sly elk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KPYIaks1UY&t=11s

not to mention

NOBODY ACTUALLY WANTS THIS IN A CAR

and before bose made the em suspension, citroen had decades of crazy hydraulic suspension innovation

[dire viper]

Yes

Hydraulic pneumatic suspension makes sense

There are cars that use it

A lot of cars actually, most things with active dampers or ride height adjustments

You can do ride height with bags but bags are bad for the application in sports cars unless it’s an axle raise

[odd talon]

B hops when drifting

[deep sapphire]

I think a lot of it had to do with it being extremely heavy and expensive

[dire viper]

Nio has conquered EV track cars

https://youtu.be/c4MRydmz86E?si=maMKwIrT4y6XUp-P

All the way back in 2017 setting a still extremely competitive track time

[dire viper]

CLK GTR has the dump truck

[odd sand]

More muffler than car /s

[dire viper]

yes

its crazy to think that the M120 engine in it is not very different from the road version of the engine, the CLK GTR engine code is M297

its just got extra everything and its up to 6.9 liters from the standard 6.0

kinda same deal with Mercedes V8 of the time, they actually used a production V8 and slapped two turbos on it for racing and the blocks were good up until like 1500hp which is so absurd

the Sauber C9 used the V8

Reaching 400 km/h (248.0 mph) during the qualifying sessions of the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Sauber C9 proved to have one of the highest top speeds in the history of the competition at Le Mans. The C9's mark was only exceeded by the WM Peugeot P88, which achieved a speed of 405 km/h (251.1 mph) in the 1988 race, however both of these cars were purpose built to achieve a top speed record, with one vehicle retiring after only 13 laps, in stark contrast to the C9's bulletproof reliability over the whole of the 24 hours. These speeds led to the introduction of two chicanes on the Mulsanne Straight from 1990 onwards.

one of the cars that killed the Mulsanne Straight 😭

[odd sand]

I imagine they figure once drivers start getting tired, it's a bad idea to have them going 250-260mph into turns...

[dire viper]

uh no

its cause of how hard you have to brake

also at those speeds the amount of lift the cars create is absurd even with crazy downforce

[odd sand]

I suppose that's true as well. Would be swapping out brake pads every 20 laps lol

[dire viper]

its why the Mercedes GTR's kept flipping

https://youtu.be/e21ZjwZGjiQ?si=hNCp5o9R2bJYbasm no injuries sustained in this crash SOMEHOW

he literally flew up into the air by a few meters cause of how much lift was created

[odd sand]

Yeah any little wobble in the pavement and your frisbee achieves orbit

[dire viper]

I think its cause of the slipstream from behind the toyota

way less air hitting the front of the car, then out of the slipstream causing a sudden impact of air which broke the boundary for the car to create lift?

but yea, from the 1970's to the early 2000's, cars were so out of hand lol

safety couldnt keep up with engineering departments ability to make cars faster

Porsche killed an entire racing series in the 70's

cause they had a car that made 1500hp when nobody could get close, Audi got all wheel drive banned from IMSA racing

https://youtu.be/lK-JRmIKyjg?si=0PNZp2KKszWNOjVb

the Audi GTO was AWD with massive turbos and its acceleration was unmatched even with penalties that forced them to reduce power and add weight

europeans basically ruined american racing LMAO

Michele Mouton was shipped over to Colorado from France in an Audi Sport Quattro Group B and went up Pikes Peak faster than anybody else could for like two decades

[odd sand]

I remember the Indy500 was inching up over 240mph at one point until I think they had a combination of adding a painted line cars couldn't go below, which reduced the amount of distance they could lean into turns and may have added a restrictor plate as well.

Then they were back down to like 220mph

[dire viper]

ye

240-300 is the scary area of speed

even now you can only sustain 300mph for a minute or two before you're tires are cooked and your chances of braking back to 0 are not guaranteed

like ive been in a 911 Turbo S at 195mph, and even though that car is stable, you can feel just how easy it is to just die

car becomes insanely twitchy due to the drag on the body

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/z6V_ZTaIHSo?si=eQwawQdALnhkcZAd

[sly elk]

then imagine people doing 200mph in a dodge challenger lol

the thing that gets me on those youtuber/instagram 'car idiot youtuber does 100mph through a residential neighborhood' videos is how twitchy those dudes are on the wheel usually with 1 hand lol

[dire viper]

eh the challenger has weight on its side

same with the charger

[sly elk]

but what's with the car tuber dudes

[dire viper]

they're bad at driving

hence why none of them buy a dodge viper

a car that has no safety items other than ABS and airbags

for almost every generation until the last two

[sly elk]

lol or they hop in a 1000hp mustang and turn all the stability control off 😄

[odd sand]

Probably why I never see them on the road anymore.

They were either crashed, or nobody is crazy enough to drive them anymore.

[dire viper]

yes

also super expensive to maintain

[odd sand]

Floor it and immediately turn sideways and jump the curb into a fence

[dire viper]

MOPAR really doesnt make parts for them anymore

but the aftermarket makes plenty of parts

Four Eyes has been completely modding out his Viper

https://youtu.be/zgqUrq2xehg?si=P9ozghlMvnQ3N_l_

[sly elk]

mopar doesn't even maintain parts availability for shit they're still selling

[dire viper]

seeing a viper sorta keep up with the ultimate version of the Audi R8 in a roll race is kinda awesome

and an old as hell Viper not even a last gen

[sly elk]

if the AB part hasn't become like an AH part in the 2 years since you bought your mopar

[dire viper]

lmao

[sly elk]

-orders AH- -receives AJ part because they revised it a few more times-

[dire viper]

the supersessions arent that bad but some parts are like that

also a lot of it is superseding it to be usable on multiple vehicles

the Viper ACR with the ACTUALLY NAMED Extreme Aero Package goes crazy

Viper with an 8.4 liter V10 weighing as much as a golf R

645 hp (481 kW; 654 PS) at 6,200 rpm and 600 lb⋅ft (813 N⋅m) of torque at 5,000 rpm

golf R for comparison

now dodge will never make anything good ever again 😭

[sly elk]

nah dodge/jeep/ram will be milked as far as stellantis can milk them to pay for alfa/maserati R&D 😉

[deep sapphire]

https://youtube.com/shorts/RHtyECui01s?si=1dJb5jRNgycYLDwu

Wait wtf

I didn’t know that

[sharp star]

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RYZEN-MASTER-2-14-0-3205.html Ryzen Master updated, bye bye Zen 1 and Zen+ support

[outer sand]

how many gb of ram a phone need

is 4 enough?

[lost python]

depends on what you want to do with it

but 4gb is kinda on the lower end these days

[outer sand]

I just did identity verification that requires multiple upload and face recognition, browser closed cause not enough memory

it's galaxy a15 4gb

[lost python]

for something that simple to fail, it sounds like there may be other issues with the phone

[outer sand]

uh so its not a hardware issue? i'm glad

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, is there any way to do task manager like PC on which app takes most memory?

all I did was

[lost python]

android has the options to display that, but i am not sure how it works on samsung phones

[outer sand]

'clear all' button

[lost python]

well if you do that, then the phone will close all currently open apps, including your browser

[outer sand]

yeah I did that before proceeding with the process

to make sure I have enough memory, but suddenly browser was disconnected and the error code mentioned 'not enough memory'

I was just using the camera to verify various identification papers like passport, driver license, face recognition etc

[pine thistle]

device care in the settings has an option

[outer sand]

i will have a look tomorrow

[hazy frost]

tbh depends if its ios or android

and which version of android its running too

6gb for ios and 8-12gb for android is what id expect for a reasonable phone rn

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScA6ZJeCexU

[dire viper]

Not Hoonigan media

Wheel Pro’s, who was renamed to Hoonigan to double dip on the clout

That’s the private equity firm that bought them out

[deep sapphire]

what a surprise

a shitty private equity firm ruining another small business

[dire viper]

:)

Yea it’s wild

At least Ken Block owned all of his stuff and made sure that they couldn’t tamper with Hoonigan outside of giving suggestions and sponsors

So Hoonigan media got to be mostly free to pursue its own thing, but as you’ve seen all the OG’s have left the company

Vinny’s YouTube is nice

Finally a car YouTuber who actually works on their own exotic cars and not the 500 other car YouTubers who just record them being cringe with a car they spent 50k on to be modified in the worst way possible

[cold yacht]

I’m use to YouTubers who spent 5k on the car and talking about cheap project cars

[sly elk]

lately i've been watching the youtubers that pull an old car out that's been sitting for a long time and get it running

[hazy frost]

I only watch British channels doing stupid shit bc it’s fun

I find people who take it too seriously boring

[dire viper]

First Customer Maserati MCXtrema at Laguna Seca

[outer sand]

thanks, hopefully this phone will last, just bought it this year too cause my pixel 3a got into the washing machine

a15 5g 4gb

I'm not sure why the location sharing isn't accurate haha, probably because I'm using a waterproof case

I should've asked but I was in a hurry that night and just picked up anything that is the closest to pixel 3a in the store close to my place

this phone still has 3.5mm jack, haha pretty nice

[sly elk]

from the iphone 16 mkbhd video.. the 16 looks friggin nice

i think i just like the 2 camera setup

tbh i wish they'd mount the 3 cameras that way as well LOL

but then i guess it'd look like a samsung

the 16 pro's bezel is soo thin lol

idk was the 15 pro already like that? i haven't touched an iphone pro in ages LOL

[hazy frost]

I’m annoyed it’s 6.3” not 6.1” now again

[hazy frost]

Even the 14 was thinner

The 16 is cool but it really is just an aesthetic change, not much is going on from the 14 still

Same camera setup, small gpu changes, and ‘AI features’

I don’t like the camera setup on the 16, it’s more balanced how it was on the 15 when u put it down

The ideal one is what pixel does

[sharp star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKtUJ2nDxZo

Jesus lol

[lost python]

to the absolute surprise of nobody

[wild wyvern]

Anyonw tried SWTOR

[inland mauve]

yeah for a bit

[spring raven]

like 10 years ago sure

[wild wyvern]

How was it lul

Wait wro g chat ff

ffs

Wrong chat

[spring raven]

it was pretty mid honestly

[stoic notch]

Alright uhh

I have the money to buy an RX6750XT

but i see an RX6600XT that is cheaper

RX6750XT is more futureproof?

Im running an RX550 2 GB now XD

[sharp star]

6750XT has 12GB of VRAM so yeah

[stoic notch]

ALRIGHT

not gonna use Ray Tracing or run it on 1440p

only 1080p

[sharp star]

AMD cards are better with rasterization so yeah

[stoic notch]

rasterization?

[sharp star]

basically rendering 3D images

[stoic notch]

nice

imma get it then

Also what's the recommended Wattage?

i got recommended minimum 650w

but i saw that i could run it with 550w whcih i have

[sharp star]

You can go over if needed but 650W is fine

[stoic notch]

for now im gonna have to work with the 550w

[hazy frost]

It would probably be fine

It’s like <300w gpu while gaming

So unless u have a cpu drinking well over 100w it’ll be fine

[stoic notch]

R7 5700G

[hazy frost]

Yeah you’ll be fine

If u wanna be more conservative on power u could get a 6700xt

The 6750xt is just an overclocked 6700xt

[stoic notch]

with more VRAM

like 50%

[hazy frost]

No

They have the same amount

[stoic notch]

ah yeah i see

i read it as 660xxt

my bad

but yeah, got the 6750xt

waiting for it to arrive in 3 days

[sharp star]

So I guess I'm looking at ultrasonic cleaners now

The biggest things I need to fit in them are 180mm case fans and an RTX 4090, if ever

[deep sapphire]

just make your own

[hard drift]

[deep sapphire]

he doesnt fabricate his own tools

casual

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/109661585093459968/1283188562409291860/bda13423e7335802.gif

[hard drift]

i get yelled at when i do that

so @deep sapphire are you upgrading your phone?

[deep sapphire]

Probably not

I don’t do a lot and my 12 still feels fine

[hard drift]

i wish my 12 still felt fine 😭

[dire viper]

The horrendous amalgamation of steel that is the super fucking long wrench that’s 5 wrenches welded together just to reach one specific bolt cause you don’t wanna spend the extra 20 minutes dissembling a different part of whatever you’re working on

[sly elk]

for real

[sharp star]

so I just got a Phantom Spirit Evo and why the fuck did I not get this sooner

this fucking thing is QUIET

[sly elk]

nice

[hard drift]

looks pretty nice too

[deep sapphire]

if you got a welder you got endless possibilities!

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TtQSi9ueiGQ

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/pxn6HXzdjCU?si=0Pg01cJhFQ4yXaFm

The wheels on this car are gorgeous

CS has carbon roof, hood, trunk, fenders, it also comes with better tuned suspension, transmission and engine

And they’ve gone in that car and ditched the already good suspension for KW race suspension

[potent arrow]

@dire viper btw new tires and gloves approved, I get to meet the camera crew next month. I really hope I can share this one to you, seems like they want me to do some stupid shit lmfao

[dire viper]

What car are you driving

[potent arrow]

2024 db12

I'm gonna drive this into a ditch

[dire viper]

WTF

THATS COOL

[potent arrow]

internal demonstration sales reel

my sisters BF's dad hooked me up with the gif lol

[dire viper]

It has a twin turbo Mercedes engine

Torque monster

[potent arrow]

exactly why he hooked me up

because I can handle it lol

i am so excited, gonna do some hill climbing

wonder how the chase car will keep up

[dire viper]

It’s front mid also iirc

So they like to spin

FYI

[potent arrow]

yep

I get the car for a week before

Imma be doing some driving and rehearsals

I'm hoping the seat will hold me lmao

I'm so used to my bucket seats for this shit

[dire viper]

Car reviews with Sarah

[potent arrow]

Lmao no, I just drive them

This thing is gonna throw me into a ditch

1 hundo percento

[dire viper]

You’ll be good

:)

Only 248k base price

[potent arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/fumo-marisa-fumo-touhou-touhou-fumo-touhou-gif-7023307176691974305

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/Se9thzo3dzM?si=VkNbnH-QNt44LhQk

[sly elk]

have you seen the sahara episode of grand tour

where hammond drives an old aston :3

[wraith agate]

So for some reason apparently my workplace decided to invest into a composting robot

[deep sapphire]

I remember in elementary school we had to go to some nature center and this guy there would not shut the fuck up about composting and wasting food

if you had like 2 spaghetti noodles on your plate still he would get on your case about it and tell you not to throw it away thats compost

why I still remember that 20 years later I dont know

[dapper ferry]

He traumatised you fr

[deep sapphire]

yes

life hasnt been easy since

[sharp star]

https://videocardz.com/newz/large-hk-distributor-runs-out-of-core-i9-14900k-replacement-cpus-offers-cash-refunds-instead

[inland mauve]

[sharp star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQdbbzeLitk

[sly elk]

GG

[sharp star]

https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1834258341855465797

Tom Warren (@tomwarren) on X

Microsoft has hired former GE CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe as its new operations officer. Happe will join Microsoft's senior leadership team and report directly to CEO Satya Nadella and help oversee Microsoft's "company-wide AI transformation" https://t.co/n5HHOoizeq

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 3:50 PM

[inland mauve]

Microsoft gonna build Skynet

it will achieve self-awareness and then a driver crash

[deep sapphire]

this is bullshit to me because they are now stuck with a motherboard as well

[sharp star]

mhm

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/wtP04zGFA-I?si=DZ5rYyPnJcjqzVBX

New ultimate drag race

The new Model 3 looks good but is hindered by Tesla’s awful tablet system

Give it an actual interior with knobs and buttons and stalks and it would be a world beating EV

No surprise the M3 CS slaughters the other two cars lmao

Quicker than the Tesla, way quicker than the Mercedes

[hazy frost]

The M3 CS is also almost twice the price of the model 3 tbf

The c63 is being embarrassed though lol

ur going from about 60k for the model 3 to 100k for the c63 and 110k for the M3 CS

[hard drift]

https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/the-fda-greenlights-apples-hearing-aid-feature-for-airpods-pro-164912484.html apple users stay winning

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/rumia-rumia-fumo-fumo-fumofumo-touhou-gif-23980557

ANDROID USERS LOSE AGAIN

[kind rune]

Android users have android 18

[sly elk]

that's huge for people who can't afford hearing aids though

[hard drift]

I will bask in this victory

I can’t wait for the new phone

[dire viper]

Surprisingly they’ve gotten cheaper unless you’re dumb and buy mega overpriced ones that are only priced so high to gouge insurance companies

Plus lots of free hearing aid programs

Even from the federal government iirc

My grandpa finally got hearing aids after me complaining about him being unable to hear for months and even without insurance the hearing aids were cheap, idr how much but they work really good cause he can understand what I’m saying lmao

Just had to charge them at night so ig we will see how long they last for being cheap

[deep sapphire]

Medicare usually will cover them for free yeah

[hazy frost]

Android users have been losing for atl 5 years

What’s new

[hard drift]

the only W they have is that they get 120 hz phones for cheap where you must pay for a pro phone from apple 😭

[hazy frost]

True but u can buy old pro phones cheap now

Bc it’s been out for 3 generations

60Hz feels disgusting

But u do get better battery life, cameras and general performance on the iPhone in that price bracket atl

iOS is slowly becoming way nicer to use as well

3-4 years ago there was more reason to move to android

I do not regret staying with Apple currently

Every other flagship is missing something that I need

[deep sapphire]

this I agree with

but I am also not surprised lmao

they were also really late to adopting 120hz

apple is kinda like the let the rest of the industry test it out, when we get it perfect we will come out with it

[hard drift]

yeah, i am waiting for their foldable phones now

[hazy frost]

I think the current pro motion stuff is very good

It also took us forever to get always on display lol

But I never use it anyway

[hard drift]

the 16 pro will be enough to hold me over for another 4 years atleast

[hazy frost]

I turned it off so I can get 10 hours of SoT

I got like 6 with always on display

[deep sapphire]

it is

apple makes very good displays

[sly elk]

the funny thing is their laptop displays are not usually the highest resolution?

i forgot what they currently are

[hazy frost]

They’re the best phone displays u can get easily

[modest moss]

I think that iPhone you sent me is gonna arrive any day now

[deep sapphire]

soon babe real soon

[hazy frost]

I probably won’t upgrade until they actually upgrade the cameras so the 17 or 18

[modest moss]

[deep sapphire]

I'll get you a nice 1990 chevy truck too

[hazy frost]

Bc the 16 pro is still the 14 pro cameras lmao

Just rebranded

[sly elk]

the 14" macbook pro is 3024x1964 and the 16" is 3456x2234
Ah what I thought. "4k" is 3820x2160

[hazy frost]

And some new AI shit

[modest moss]

A sweet plain Chevy truck might motivate me to book lessons tbh

[sly elk]

why, did ya get a new truck yet? 😮

[hazy frost]

Apple advertising the 2x crop zoom on the 16 pro like it’s a new feature when it’s basically what the 14 and 15 have

Is funny

Innovation

[deep sapphire]

no

[sly elk]

yea I guess the 14 pro owners don't have a reason to upgrade unless they want usb 3.0 over usb-c

[deep sapphire]

I will never get rid of this rusty piece of shit I have

https://tenor.com/view/touhou-remilia-scarlet-fumo-touhou-fumo-gif-23941685

I really do need to clean the frame though

before it starts getting holes

[sly elk]

in which case a 15 pro or 16 pro is... pretty much the same

though the 16 pro is a tiny bit faster

[hazy frost]

Neither do 15 owners bc they have the AI features too anyway

[sly elk]

and the 16 pro comes in GOLD

[hazy frost]

So 16 is pretty pointless

[hard drift]

it’s atleast all an upgrade for me coming from a 12 non pro

[hard drift]

You sent shue a phone?

[hazy frost]

15 is probably best bet if u care about the AI bc it’s cheaper

[sly elk]

i kinda sorta want a 16 pro because I have a 13 😉

btu I'm not sure I want one badly enough to separate with $1000

[deep sapphire]

yeah its just DHL isnt very common in the US so taking awhile

[hazy frost]

I’d go for the 15 pro from their refurbished section u can get it like 20% off

But it’s all brand new parts from Apple

[sly elk]

like

[hazy frost]

So u get a brand new iPhone 15 pro for like $400 less than a 16 pro

[sly elk]

I primarily think the camera on my iphone 13 is garbage 😄

[hazy frost]

Base model 13 is BAD

[sly elk]

but if I want to take an actually good picture I can do that with my trusty real camera

[hard drift]

I did the upgrade program because rumor mill about the 17 is getting pretty interesting

[hazy frost]

13 pro is actually pretty good

[sly elk]

yea the thing that makes me laugh about the 13

in low light the picture quality is crap but it's understandable

[hazy frost]

I have the 14 pro rn bc the 15 pro was a stupid price jump at the time

[modest moss]

Yeah he shipped it like 2 years ago without knowing my address but I trust him completely obvs

[sly elk]

but in medium light, the picture quality is still really crappy

[hazy frost]

Yeah that’s rough

13 pro improved a bit

[hard drift]

Lmao

[sly elk]

like I feel like my 5 year old phones took better pictures

[hazy frost]

14 pro and 15 pro did a lot for the camera

Big upgrades

U got the 48mp now

And better night mode

[sly elk]

the problem with the 14/15/16 pro imho is they're ugly 😄

they do have that really sexy skinny border around the screen

but I hate that camera box on the back

[hazy frost]

I like the fact they’re square

[hazy frost]

I haven’t rly noticed it since using it personally

[hard drift]

Going from 12 to 48 is massive 🙏

[sly elk]

and somehow it looks even worse in a plastic case

[hazy frost]

I get why people hate it

[sly elk]

the normal 13/14/15 don't bug me as much even though they have the same box >>

i think it's the 3rd camera LOL

it makes it look like some kinda revolver

[hard drift]

The new Apple Watch is also going to be pretty great when I get that

[sly elk]

i mean it's not really a reason to buy or not buy a phone and other companies have done even weirder things with camera humps

[hazy frost]

The bump is ok when u have the case

Bc it comes up around it anyway

Feels less weird than just the lenses

[sly elk]

aesthetically i like the regular 16 the best

[hard drift]

The regular 16 got some amazing colors

[sly elk]

yep

that too

[hazy frost]

Aesthetically I like the pro the best tbh

Practically I don’t like it

Practically I like the pixel ofc

But yeah

[sly elk]

practically i think

if I could get a new phone free right now i'd take a pixel 9 fold pro (lol what a name)

[hazy frost]

The pixel 9 pro is almost perfect for me

[sly elk]

if it weren't for the goofy cameras and no apple watch compatibility

[hazy frost]

But the tensor is unbelievably ass

[sly elk]

i love my fold 4 LOL

[hazy frost]

Good camera, and now they have the 9 the pro size is reasonable

[sly elk]

and I guess the inner screen protector which is also kinda crap

[hazy frost]

But the battery life and processor suck

In the 9

[sly elk]

but other than that the phone feels like it was built like a brick :3

[hazy frost]

Still

[sly elk]

i think i'd take a z fold 6 too

[hazy frost]

I don’t like the folds rn

Bc like I could buy my phone AND a decent older tablet for the price of one

[hard drift]

Get the huawei fold

Fucking size of a tablet

[hazy frost]

The pixel 9 pro fold is £1800

My phone was £800

I could spend £500 on a tablet and have more left

[hard drift]

Folding phones are insanely expensive

[hazy frost]

Yeah it’s ridiculous

[hard drift]

The huawei one is 2800…

[hazy frost]

I’d rather deal with carrying an extra tablet in a bag to save myself £500

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/yesssss-agree-anime-cute-point-gif-15932028

[hazy frost]

One day maybe they’ll be reasonable

[sly elk]

samsung had some really good deals on the fold4 and fold5

[hazy frost]

But for now flagship phone and decent tablet is just worth it more unless u have to travel absurdly light

[sly elk]

i bought my fold4 for $800 with no trade in and a like 3 month google fi 'contract' lol 😄

[hazy frost]

Samsung give u good money for trade ins atl

Google do not

[sly elk]

samsung kinda does but the problem is they kinda don't anymore

i could trade in my fold4 for a fold6.... but it'd cost another like $750

i think + tax?

[hazy frost]

I’m only buying phones for the camera and battery atp anyway

Which rules out a lot of phones

[sly elk]

tbh

[hard drift]

OH YEAH THE BATTERY

[sly elk]

i would prefer a phone THAT DOESNT FUCK WITH THE IMAGES FROM THE SENSOR

[hard drift]

THE 16 pro max jump for me is going to be crazy from my 12 😭

[hazy frost]

Yeah

I got 2 hours on my iPhone X

Before

Now I get 10 hours of screen on with my 14 pro lol

So basically 2 normal days

[hard drift]

[hazy frost]

Ofc if u use camera u still burn through it in 2-3 hours lol

[hard drift]

Only downside of the 16 is i will need to upgrade all my chargers and cables

[hazy frost]

I have a load of usb c chargers but I still have to have lightning 😭

[sly elk]

lol

yea for me usb-c has been slowly taking over

in fact the majority of the time I plug something into my desktop i'm using the usb-c port

the single usb-c port on the front of my case

i think i've got 2 on the motherboard header? I forgot lol

[hazy frost]

I do think lightning is actually a way better connector than usb c

However

It is also very inconvenient

Being proprietary

It’s a lot more durable than usb C cables and the charging port is less likely to have issues

But like owning a cable just for a phone is also insane

[hard drift]

I have one more lightning device to kill…

[hazy frost]

I somehow still have stuff using micro USB lmao

I have so many cable types

[hard drift]

I mainly need to upgrade my wireless charger though so that way it supports the new fast charging since it’s a QI one instead of QI two or whatever

[hazy frost]

I found my iPod shuffle the other day

I can’t find the charger tho

[hard drift]

Oh no…

[hazy frost]

It’s 13 years old I think

[hard drift]

I still have my iPad 2… That cable is so bad

[hazy frost]

My iPod can have a discord account

U charge it with the 3.5mm or something

I could buy another ig

I kind of wanna have it working

[wraith agate]

so uh an odd question

does anyone know how to convert an mp3 to Square's proprietary sound file the scd?

[outer sand]

looking for an action camera that can record 1080p 60fps for 1 or 2 hours straight with a battery, is there any good budget one? I don't mind used market 😬

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/_KWL_qCW9g8?si=2ldL8iZBSX912fj1

[paper tusk]

a gopro hero10 is probably the default for quality although I would suggest https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2LCPDG2 battery life is likely to depend on what res you're shooting at (a big issue with the gopro for sure). I tried looking at budget cams but they are hit or miss (ok day video, bad night video. almost univerally bad audio)

[odd sand]

I saw the Insta360 action cams advertised

[cold yacht]

Uhhh I saw a modding guide for it

To convert it for XIV

[wraith agate]

Apparently VFXeditor for FFXIV also contains a soundfile converter

Specifically for .wav to .scd

So I just need to convert to wav then to scd

[potent arrow]

@deep sapphire @dire viper

https://fxtwitter.com/alphafox78/status/1834238285356695588?s=46

[sly elk]

i find it interesting there's still a lot of people on macrumors that buy a new phone every year

[golden stream]

it's weird ya

I'm more interest in ipad rumours tho

[sly elk]

yea?

[golden stream]

like

a phone would be significantly slow after like 3-5+ years

you don't have to update it every year

esp the newer ones are just the current one sprinkled w AIs and extra memory

[hazy frost]

phones only change every 3 years realistically lol

same camera 10% processor improvement, bigger battery but more battery draining features

dont forget AI buzzwords no one will ever use features for

[sharp star]

if AI will let me communicate with rats I will get an iPhone 16 Pro

[stoic notch]

okay so since my new GPU is arriving TODAY i will need a program to clear the current GPU software from my system, what are your recommendations?

[wraith agate]

Uhh... the uninstall button?

[stoic notch]

lol i thought i had to use something specific

[modest moss]

are you going from AMD to Nvidia or vice versa? Or same brand?

[stoic notch]

same brand

RX550 to RX6750XT

[modest moss]

probably don't even need to uninstall, just update

if it does go to shit, there's DDU

!faq ddu

[opal panther]

How to do a clean reinstall of your drivers

Step 1: Download Device Driver Uninstaller.

Step 2: Download the newest driver from your graphics card manufacturers website: AMD and/or Nvidia.

Step 3: Disconnect your internet and restart your PC in safe mode.

Step 4: Run Device Driver Uninstaller and click on 'Clean and Restart' after you select your device type and GPU.

Step 5: After the PC restarts and you are disconnected from the internet, install the drivers you downloaded from Step 2.

Step 6: After you install them, restart your PC one final time and reconnect your internet.

[modest moss]

but usually it's not needed

[stoic notch]

just get the specific driver for it? got it!

will do, thanks!

now i will be able to run EVERYTHING IN 1080P UNCAPPED WOOOO

[modest moss]

ya it should have an option for clean install, at least nvidia does

yeah that's a decent upgrade

[stoic notch]

been running everything in 768p in low LOL

2GB VRAM to 12GB VRAM

[modest moss]

you could probably go to 1440p with it

[stoic notch]

my monitor doesnt support it

and its fine for me with 1080p

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/TMqIPRcnwe8?si=vYnpod7BpY0mCRrW

[hazy frost]

Even the Nvidia clean install isn’t actually clean tbf

It just normally doesn’t cause issues

[hazy frost]

1440p on a 6750xt is pushing it anyway it’ll last a lot longer in 1080p

It’s an ok for 1440p rn card but it’ll be an ok for 1080p card for a long time

[hard drift]

@deep sapphire here we go first time buying myself a phone and upgrading from the small 12 that i have i can't wait

[dire viper]

You will hate it

[hard drift]

why do you say that 😭

[hazy frost]

The brick

Pro Max heavy as shit

[hard drift]

it'll be okay

[hazy frost]

Atl they’re more reasonable with titanium

[hard drift]

it'll be super hefty once i put my case on it but i think i'll get used to it really quickly

especially since the trade off is i get a lot of the things i have been wanting out of my phone

[hazy frost]

It is crazy bc even the normal pro iPhones weigh the same as the 6.7” android phones lol

They’re bricks

But they won’t bend in half anymore atl

[hard drift]

Lol

[hazy frost]

No more iPhone 6

[hard drift]

I don’t know about you, but I have never had to worry about my phone bending in half

[hazy frost]

Apparently the pixel 9 is bending for some people

[hazy frost]

There’s phones that are well known to have such problems

Being too thin is not great

[hard drift]

What the heck are people doing to their phone to bend it in half…

[hazy frost]

Putting it in their pocket

Dropping it

Lots of people have no phone case or thin phone cases

If u look up iPhone 6 bending there’s a wiki page literally just about that

People want thinner devices, companies make them, they bend

That doesn’t happen with the new thicker phones anymore but they’re heavy too

[hard drift]

No phone case is a crime 😭

[hazy frost]

I mean not rly

If ur not prone to dropping it it’s nicer to use them without sometimes

And it makes it less bulky which is nice

[hard drift]

Yeah i guess, i just don’t like the phones not having a good grip

[hazy frost]

I use mine without one sometimes

Depends where I’m going

[hard drift]

I got a cooling phone case this time around to hopefully make it better since even with a case my 12 got warm

[hazy frost]

My 14 rarely gets warm

Only if I wireless charge

Which I only do in my car for maps

[hard drift]

I only really do wireless these days because wired it always overheats charging

[hazy frost]

I stick to strictly using the 5W charger overnight once a day

[hard drift]

Or atleast gets way warmer

[hazy frost]

Wireless is much worse for the battery

So is fast charging

I like to keep my battery going bc I do not wanna pay £100 next year to replace it

[hard drift]

My battery is just old

Same battery it came with and it’s at 84%

[hazy frost]

My iPhone X was at 73%

My 14 pro is 100% 2 months in lol

Better than some people

The 7 year upgrade cycle

[hard drift]

[hard drift]

My dads xr or whatever he has is at i think 85

Told him if i get the 17 he can have my 16

[hazy frost]

Crazy

My dads XS was at like 82%

7 year old phone being above 80% is good going anyway

[hard drift]

Yeah, he plans to go until it isn’t supported

[dire viper]

I finally got a new phone and it’s over sized and also just kinda annoying sometimes, otherwise it’s fine

It’s just bulky

But to get all the features you have to get the big phone? We’ve had microelectronics for 4 decades now come on apple step up your game

Put the big shit on the small shit

[hard drift]

What one did you get?

[hard drift]

Yeah, I mean it is what it is in the end unfortunately they have a super strong ecosystem grasp once you’re in it so people will buy into it

[hazy frost]

That’s the way for android

Not so much for iPhones

[dire viper]

iPhone 13 Pro Max, it’s so big

[hazy frost]

The regular pro phones get everything except the larger battery

Android doesn’t do that

[dire viper]

I had an iPhone 4 until the 10 came out

[hazy frost]

Except now the pixel

[dire viper]

Then had the ten all the way until a few months ago and got a 13 pro max

[hazy frost]

I’ve used the max phones a few times

Knew after 5 mins I can never use a phone that size

Especially the new ones they heavy

[hard drift]

hopefully it’s really not that bad

I have been wanting a bigger phone but my fear is the pro max especially now is too large 😭

[hazy frost]

Unfortunately they’re making even the regular models larger now

The 16 pro is 6.3” not 6.1”

And pro max is like 6.9” instead of 6.7”

[hard drift]

Yeah, 6.5 or 6.7 might have been perfect

[hazy frost]

6.7 was the 13-15 pro max

6.5 isn’t a common size

[hard drift]

Yeah

I know 😭

[hazy frost]

The normal is 6.1-6.3 or 6.7-7

I can’t hold anything bigger than even 6.1 realistically so the 6.3” new size is annoying

[dire viper]

Not enough space in Japan, shove the fuckin Enzo in the paint booth lmao

[sly elk]

ahhh oh yea I didn't order a phone lol 😄

HUH

TIL they're opening an apple store in the mall here

[sly elk]

i still want a panamera LOL

[lost python]

aw man, fresh pc and already a cryptic bluescreen upon exiting a game

[potent arrow]

event viewer

minidumps

[lost python]

doesnt tell shit unfortunately

[sly elk]

could be bad ram... or a 13900k or 14900k?

or maybe a bad gpu. what' sthe minidump say?

[sly elk]

https://old.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/1ffy1e8/for_those_wondering_about_the_size_of_a_16_pro/

[sly elk]

i retired my XS earlier this year because I think the battery was starting to become a spicy pillow

it suddenly dropped from like 85% into the 70s and started acting funky

i bought a 13 but I might give that to my mom to replace her XR, though her phone is in great shape functionally since she pretty much never uses it

when she makes phone calls she does it with her apple watch lol

she loves the watch

weird. the white iphone 16 pro seems to be the harder one to get lol

looking at availability

the new store opening by my house has almost everything else available for pickup on the 20th

ahh it's because everyone seems to have preordered pro maxes

yuck

[hazy frost]

My X was 73% but still worked

Overheated and lasted 2 hours on a good day

Wasn’t bulging yet tho

[sly elk]

i was a tiny bit disappointed lol

[hazy frost]

I’ve never had a pro iPhone so the upgrade was big

I think my last not base model was a 6S

[sly elk]

seems if you don't mind paying 1299 for a 512gb model you can still get the gold one delivered on the 20th

[hazy frost]

1299

Insane

I can’t spend more than like 800 on a phone tbh

Seems insane

Unless I start monthly plans but I’d rather not

[sly elk]

yeaaa

$41 a month, or you go get the boost mobile $65/mo deal (for 3 years x_X)

[hazy frost]

I like to not do any monthly payments on anything

If I can

It just makes it more difficult to track what money I have

[sly elk]

word

[hazy frost]

And seeing more disappear is depressing

Tbh like if u upgrade every 3-4 years (like a normal person) you’ll be able to save for a new one usually anyway

[sly elk]

yep and the carrier 'trade in' deals are atrocious

[hazy frost]

Some people are lucky with good upgrade options

But like u rly don’t need to upgrade every year

U might as well just buy it own it and upgrade less often

[hard drift]

white is the best color to get especially for those monsters who run no case

[hard drift]

wait so the white 16 pro is available but the maxes aren't?

[deep sapphire]

I run no case

[hard drift]

you're a monster

[deep sapphire]

had this phone like what, 4 years now

no cracks

[hard drift]

i still stand by my statement

[deep sapphire]

just dont drop your phone

[hard drift]

yeah but in the case that you do... how do you live with the mark 😭

[sly elk]

nono in the store locally they have 16 pros available for pickup, especially the gold ones

and no maxes at all

[hard drift]

oh damn

the maxes are just too cool 😎

[sly elk]

i don't need a max, i have a folding phone xD

but i kinda do want a pro

[hard drift]

lol

[sly elk]

i just don't know if i wanna spend $1000 on a phone

[hard drift]

understandable 🙏

[late basalt]

did you check event viewer? i find that it's usually more informational than the minidump

[deep sapphire]

Radeon

https://tenor.com/view/touhou-remilia-scarlet-fumo-touhou-fumo-gif-23941685

there are apps that can show the entire dump file

[hard drift]

what happened to you that you became a fumo gif user 😭

[deep sapphire]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/109661585093459968/1283188562409291860/bda13423e7335802.gif

[hard drift]

you have been a smoker and never used fumos before

[deep sapphire]

I quit

[sly elk]

i think he got addicted to playing touhou

so hank cosplaying Reimu when? XD

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/bIZqSNkkteE?si=V9URf4fn2X447MXh @sly elk

[sly elk]

Hey, it could be worse. There are currently 1,097 Alfa Romeo Giulias for sale, but they’re selling so poorly that the inventory represents a hilarious 617-day supply

[deep sapphire]

Bro seriously tried to use a crescent wrench on this lmao

All the advice is terrible too

Just cut that line off and use a box end wrench that flare nut is obviously shit and leaking

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/clarkson-moderation-clarksonmoderation-clarksonmute-clarksonban-gif-21139564

[real edge]

hm

I bought my phone in 2017

and DevCheck says the battery has good health with an estimated max charge of 87%

[lost python]

eventviewer shows barely anything compared to whats in the dump

but still, its hardly useful. error is from an attempted write to read-only memory. no specific process listed as the cause and the only hint i could find from analyzing this thing is that its potentially the gpu driver, which would fit given that it happened as i quit a game

ironically i am finding very similar dumps from other people and they had issues with EAC, which my game also used

[hazy frost]

I love error code telling me it could be my motherboard or ram or power supply or cpu or gpu or gpu drivers or

The last time I had one it could’ve literally been anything and is most commonly gpu but it turned out to just be ram didn’t work

[lost python]

just like that, fanatec is gone

and corsair is probably going to start selling simracing equipment with RGB soon

[sharp star]

oh no

[dire viper]

So real

At the Porsche shop whenever we did a brake job we basically forced people to get new hard lines lmao

“Oh but they’re fine” man these fucking brake lines are 50-70 years old you need new ones they cost 15 bucks for both sides AND we have them made by the same company as every other auto maker so they’re DOT certified

Same with the soft lines, we went through the European manufacturer for BMW and Mercedes and they made us DOT approved steel mesh lines and rubber lines

110 bucks for the stainless mesh and 49.95 for the rubber which is a steal cause Porsche wants 100 bucks PER rubber line, not for a set of four

[potent arrow]

@dire viper

that time of the year again...

[dire viper]

To the scrap yard

[potent arrow]

STOP

[modest moss]

skill issue

[inland mauve]

holy shit

good thing you found it before it caused a fire

[hazy frost]

Late those the cables that come with it

[lost python]

that green looks a lot like corrosion

copper and i think some other metals corrode green-ish

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/JOT3dyLs67s?si=3cpFj1DJ8aZfTVG-

[deep sapphire]

is that the cable that came with the PSU or did you make custom cables

cause not all PSUs share the same pinout

(which is really stupid)

you need to file a claim against them then thats ridiculous lmao

for one how do you even get corrosion that bad in a PSU cable, let alone it go up in flames

I got wiring in my fuckin 34 year old truck that doesnt look that bad

the green is what im looking at but if other wires look burnt too thats inexcusable

if its a cheap copper alloy high moisture content over years can cause that green corrosion and it tends to spread

thats a lot of corrosion and that should not be happening in a PC let alone at all that quickly lmao

100 percent pure copper is preferred in wiring

tell them your shit almost burnt down your house

well if they have a decent warranty they should replace anything that caused damage

if your PSU sparked up too

it will probably be awhile unfortunately so you might just have to bite the bullet and buy a new PSU, a quality PSU should have fault protection and kill the circuit before it causes damage to your components

Guess the lesson here is to only use the cables that come with your PSU

[hazy frost]

Either use the cables with ur PSU or an actually reputable company that u know will cover costs

The best thing to do if u want nice cables is buy extensions from like cable mod and hide the extra length somewhere

Yeah but they’re not extensions they’re cables

Buying cables is just more chance of problem

But atl they’ll cover it breaking

[odd sand]

@tame fulcrum Topical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIl_NTGJQGU

fitting corroded completely through and snapped off

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/satania-laugh-anime-lol-happy-gif-13786657

[sly elk]

I was thinking it looked like what happens to battery cables in old cars sometimes

[modest moss]

Next build just roll with stock parts and forget fancy mods and loops and get almost the same performance whilst saving a sack of cash and a boatload of hassle

Be a basic air cooled zero RGB bitch like me

[hazy frost]

I mean for gpu overclocking it’s worth having a loop

For CPUs u get absolutely nothing now

[modest moss]

He barely uses his gpu

[hazy frost]

Full loop is just more ways to create an issue

[hazy frost]

Why have a 3090 then

[modest moss]

More money than sense

[hazy frost]

Incredible

Gpu actually worth OCing and don’t even use it anyway

[modest moss]

Tbf he had a high paying coder job and then circumstances changed which took away his gaming time

We just bully ice because we can

[hazy frost]

Fair

[modest moss]

He's a good bloke

[hazy frost]

I’d keep the loop for the gpu if u can fix it bc u might as well get more out of it and selling that stuff is a pain

[sly elk]

it's not very nice 😦

I think the problem here is a bad mix of metals between the psu connector and the cable connector

[hazy frost]

Not using standard psu cables is always a bad idea

[sly elk]

remember he's using an o11 so the psu is sitting up behind the motherboard

[hazy frost]

Cable extensions not replacements for aesthetics

[sly elk]

nah he was using cablemod replacements, and those are supposed to be pretty good

[hazy frost]

Yeah but ALL replacements suck still

Always a chance

The best part about cable mod is they replace ur shit if it breaks

[sly elk]

idk, I use the optional braided corsair cables with my corsair psu

[hazy frost]

Extensions offer way less risk and look the same for what u see

[sly elk]

they are definitely better than the bullshit cables corsair ships with their psus

[hazy frost]

Idk the ones with my HX1000i are pretty good

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/XflP9D53slY?si=cAHCDU6BtQu8PNoO

[sly elk]

maybe those come with decent ones?

[hazy frost]

Possibly

Pretty sure the RM series ones are nice enough from my experience

RM/x and HXi ones are all nice

[modest moss]

I'm sure he would tell me if it bothered him, we get on fairly well in DMs

[sly elk]

that variety?

well maybe they're ok but i'm not a fan of them xD

[hazy frost]

They work, they look fine, they’re durable enough

No complaints about that

[potent arrow]

https://fxtwitter.com/interesting_ail/status/1834812356842422771?s=46

[hazy frost]

Nice

Can’t imagine having 4 sticks of ram now I’m on am5

PC would probably explode

It looks nice tho

[modest moss]

nah now you're an info theft specialist ;)

[deep sapphire]

lmao holy shit

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/iSI7Uau3dd0?si=zxItqW7id2jG-P5E

anti lag for days

pbpbpbpbpbpbppb

[sly elk]

well yea that always happens when the car bumper is lower than the truck bumper

at this point they should just put the car bumper sticking out the top lmao

honestly crash bars on cars are almost completely worthless at this point

like tbh i wonder when cars will just be outlawed on american roads

[deep sapphire]

I dont think you understand

those old trucks have like

zero crash protection

the fact it took almost no damage is impressive

[sly elk]

no i understand, i"m just pointing out that the metal bumper attached to a metal frame hit a bunch of plastic and crumpled up the hood

because that's pretty much all it did

dude shortly after I bought my first jeep someone rear ended me because they were looking at their phone and their foot slipped off the brake while they were stopped behind me

it didn't ruin their car but it put a big dent in their hood where it hit my jeep's spare tire lol

tbh the spare tire carrier dented my tailgate slightly too >>

it was barely noticeable though so I never did anything about it

[deep sapphire]

yeah thats fair, its almost better that happens with a car cause you could probably get away with a new hood if the frame is still fine LMAO

[sly elk]

i guuueussssss

[deep sapphire]

trip to the junkyard back in business

[sly elk]

in that picture you posted it probably ruined the radiator though

but.. yea

if the airbags didn't go off it's easy enough to fix

dude that rear ended me probably just needed paintless dent removal

my favorite really dumb thing i've seen is if you order a jeep with steel bumpers, there's an option to include a winch too

but when you pick that option it makes less crush zone in the bumper

so they add crush cans to it lmao

or rather, they add extensions

i believe it's purely a 'meet requirements on paper' thing LOL

i do kinda wish i had gone with the steel bumper option when i bought mine lol

[deep sapphire]

they are expensive but look cool

[cold yacht]

Worst case the driver of the gmc will probably feel something in the morning

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/vGzZQ4MqmVA?si=XSiS5CDNPspqcTlU

Singer in japan

now the square enix C suite have a better way to embezzle funds

they make the funny restomods

[waxen relic]

Hey tech weenies

What's going on here?

Nothing works.

[inland mauve]

you have angered the machine spirit

[waxen relic]

Resetting doesn't work

Rollback updates doesn't work

[sly elk]

o_O

thought the water cooling wasn't leaking though

fair nuff lol

well at least now you can say you did it

[deep sapphire]

does it do that with every app?

[sly elk]

you could just go buy some fancy aio cooler though

[deep sapphire]

maybe you got some water or something on the home button

[waxen relic]

No just this one. Chrome works fine

[deep sapphire]

oh, I dunno then

[waxen relic]

It was working fine about an hour ago cause I checked my bank and some Genshin stuff

About Mualani banner

[deep sapphire]

sup

that can be normal, it could also have nickel in it

[waxen relic]

Lol

[dire viper]

the mf aluminum cables

[waxen relic]

Working around wiring you see that a lot

[dire viper]

definitely not aluminum but lmao

[waxen relic]

Funny to see others that haven't have a wtf reaction

[dire viper]

nickel plated aluminum?

or no

[deep sapphire]

copper rapidly oxidizes

[dire viper]

nickel plated copper

[deep sapphire]

its probably nickel plated copper yeah

[dire viper]

very common now cause. yea

[deep sapphire]

even though they advertised it as 100 percent copper

[dire viper]

yummy nicop high pressure lines

[deep sapphire]

nickel copper is quite a bit cheaper

[waxen relic]

Tin coating as well

[deep sapphire]

yeah I used nicop brake lines

so much nicer

being able to bend them by hand is a blessing lmao

I also bought some stainless steel brake fittings

wasnt too bad of a job

the flare tool I bought was kinda a pain in the ass

trying to make double flares or bubble flares on stainless steel lines requires a vice and some muscle, nicop was way easier

That’s common

That’s just stranded wire

You can use aluminum it’s just it doesn’t conduct as well as copper and in particular high load lines

I do agree that doesn’t look like 100 percent copper though

[sly elk]

sheeesh

gg ice

i remember when cablemod was considered high end fancy posh stuff

seriously though WTF

in all the years i've messed with computers i've never seen power cables get corroded like that LMAO

[sly elk]

that is one ugly dashboard

sheesh

[real edge]

is there some subreddit or sth for smartphones that you know about? my moms phone got a permanent virus that cannot be removed even by fully resetting it and they keep hacking it so she needs a new one, but I am not sure what to recommend her

[deep sapphire]

honestly I have no idea. I dont really research phones anymore I just buy a new iPhone every 4 years lmao

doesnt google and samsung make like decent low/mid range phones

that were like 300 dollars

[outer sand]

I bought my mom galaxy a15 5G 8 gb ram/256z gb storage

I'm using the 4gb ram version, seems like not enough..

[deep sapphire]

thats probably pretty hard to live with on android

but if you dont do a lot its probably fine

[outer sand]

Bought my dad a55 galaxy 5g 12 gb ram / 256 gb storage, that's even much faster than mine lol

[deep sapphire]

also cant you just factory reset phones like you plug them into your PC and hold down some buttom combination or is that not a thing anymore

forgive me for my ignorant on android I havent owned an android device in a long time

[paper tusk]

most phones have a service menu combo yeah

[real edge]

she did a factory reset

[deep sapphire]

can you root the phone?

[real edge]

still gets hacked

[deep sapphire]

use a custom image

[outer sand]

What phone?

[real edge]

some old xiaomi redmi

to give you an idea, I have a oneplus 5t from 7 years ago and its still much faster than hers by a long mile and her battery is trashed to shit constantly needs recharging

she told me her budget is like 120euro which is very little

[outer sand]

Ah yeah, my previous mama's phone was galaxy note from 2013 lmao

From now on, I just get something that has long official android/ios software security support, and apparently now samsung's official security support is even better than official google phone like pixel what the heck

[outer sand]

Another reason why I bought a new one, every video call, 'ooo let's finish this call, phone need charging'

[real edge]

my batterys health is still "good" somehow when I checked on devcheck

[paper tusk]

this might work https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_m15-12833.php

barely fits budget wise

would make sure uk region version has nfc but that's easy (to do)

[real edge]

she has a lot of anxiety and is pissed

[outer sand]

Yeah get something around that spec, 8gb ram, 256gb storage, 5 years security support, shock proof case, anti glare and oil tempered glass screen protector and 40 watt charger, and you and your family will be stress free for another 4+ years

[deep sapphire]

do you guys have like carrier plans maybe can trade it in or get something cheap with low payments

[real edge]

nop, no carrier plans

they do exist

but we do not have the money for those

[outer sand]

I got anxiety when phone isn't bullet proof lol

[deep sapphire]

its funny cause thats literally why everyone has an iPhone here

the carriers just give them away

no interest payments

[real edge]

such as...?

only one I found was the samsung galaxy a15 4G

but I am unsure that it will have support for 5 years

its a model from 2023

[outer sand]

A15 5g 8gb ram 256gb storage was the one I bought my mom https://m.gsmarena.com/stats.php3

A15 and 55 are popular models

Ah yeah perhaps that version doesn't come out on every country hmm

Might need to upgrade to a55 if you want 8gb ram and 256gb storage, here a55 is available in 12 gb

[real edge]

those cost like 320 euro

[outer sand]

What the heck

[real edge]

my phones security support stopped in 2020

but my phone works fine so I see no need to replace it

I just need one for my mom

[outer sand]

Give that to your mom and buy yourself a new one perhaps, I'm just assuming that you use your phone more intensively than your mom

[real edge]

nop actually

[sly elk]

they only give them away if you pay really high rates for your service

[real edge]

I barely use it

[outer sand]

320 euro for a15 4g is insane lol

[real edge]

no

[sly elk]

I mean I guess there's always the older phones

[real edge]

320 for a55

[sly elk]

like you can get an se for like $100 usually with some prepaid company

[outer sand]

Oh yeah, that's normal

[sly elk]

but a 16

[real edge]

a15 4g is like 150

which is reasonable

[sly elk]

the only way to get a 16 for cheap/free is to pay $50-65 a month for the service on a 3 year contract

[real edge]

outside of 2FA, bank stuff and the occasional azur lane

I do not use it

much

maybe its why the battery is still at 87% after 7 years

[sly elk]

idk how you're using a 7 year old phone lol

[real edge]

its a oneplus 5t

it works perfectly fine still

[outer sand]

I'll probably still use my pixel 3a if it didn't get into my laundry

[real edge]

it opens stuff fast

I see no reason to replace it tbh

[outer sand]

Most intensive stuff I use it is as gps for my motorcycle I have dslr, so no need camera even

Hence why I thought 4gb is enough for me when I get my a15 lol

[outer sand]

Ah yeah I remember around 2016ish, one plus was popular

[real edge]

yeah

oneplus had

1k phone specs

for 500euro

[sly elk]

keep reminding me so I resist the urge to buy a 16 pro 😄

kya don't need to waste money on new phones

[real edge]

was almost as fast the at the time fastest phone which was the iPhone

only negative was that its camera was sub-par

[outer sand]

I was using Microsoft phone at that time, lol. It died when the boat I ride was crashed quite far away from shore and everyone including me that doesnt have a waterproof phone had to buy a new one probably

Cause all of us need to swim to the beach

What's with my phones with water lmao

[real edge]

btw if this happens and that phone had google authenticator

what happens then?

if you buy a new one and install google authenticator will

all the ones on the old phone be on the new phone after you log-in?

thats one of my anxieties

[deep sapphire]

Pretty sure it’s tied to your google account