What people ‘need’ is an estate car but they will never admit that
#technology-discussion
tepid gulch
This is what my family and I have
hazy frost
That’s a more normal size tho
tepid gulch
It's tiny by comparison
hazy frost
A lot of SUVs aren’t allowed in UK car parks now bc of size constraints
By the rules
Which is hilarious
inland mauve
isn't that trend starting to reverse in the USA as well?
because less people can afford the damn things
hazy frost
Possibly
I’ll be glad when it makes some progress
I’ve seen a couple new estates come to the US tho
Finally
dire viper
Average age of a new car buyer is 58
It was low 40’s pre 2008
Old people buy boring stuff. Usually sedans and things like compact SUV’s ie RAV4
Sports cars etc
hazy frost
Boomers should go back to corvettes instead of SUVs
dire viper
So the more expensive things get, combined with bad interests rates, less likely people will actually buy cars
Car companies kinda screwed themselves with leasing deals that make it so financing to own just is a dumb idea
Go lease a car for way less than financing it would be
tepid gulch
Boomers should go back to corvettes instead of SUVs
Now those are reserved for the 40 year old mid life crisis single dudes
I went to a car show over the weekend and it was a bunch of kickass old cars then one person brought a 2023 dodge demon
The 1000hp model
It was very tuned
They had a verified 0 to 60 of 1.66 on it
Which is absolutely stupid for a street car
sly elk
they were comparing it to "big sedans"
hazy frost
they were comparing it to "big sedans"
Is the E class not a big sedan tho
sly elk
an e class wagon would be a good deal bigger wouldn'tit?
sly elk
also no in the US a big sedan would be an S class
and nobody else really makes' big sedans' anymore
the camry and accord did kinda creep up in size to be almost 200" long though
hazy frost
also no in the US a big sedan would be an S class
Like I said Americans are insane
sly elk
i was just mocking that website comparing a 'midsize' suv to a 'large' sedan
they do that a lot
but I've also heard someone say they upgraded from a camry to a rav4 before
hazy frost
I mean it’s a midsize suv but it is large sedan size
sly elk
and the rav4 is smaller than a camry
hazy frost
SUVs are bigger than sedans generally
tepid gulch
If I got my own car it would probably be a Camry or Corolla
sly elk
with too much black plastic
tepid gulch
Definitely a Toyota sedan
sly elk
i'd take an e class over a rx any day >>
though I really did think they were on the smaller side?
lexus does sell a smaller suv than that in the US
tepid gulch
Yeah
sly elk
and i think maybe they size crept up like everything else
tepid gulch
People need the space for uhhh you know
sly elk
but there's like 4 or 5 SUV size classes in the US
tepid gulch
Nothing
hazy frost
all i see is an awkward looking hatchback
Crossovers are even worse
sly elk
the smallest is basically like 'lifted volkswagen gti'
then you have stuff like the lexus RX
hazy frost
My neighbour has a Ford puma and it’s barely bigger than my car bc it’s still just a fiesta lmao
But he can’t park as easily
sly elk
then you have stuff like the grand cherokee or toyota highlander which is bigger, but not 3 rows
tepid gulch
the smallest is basically like 'lifted volkswagen gti'
It's called the Lexus ux
sly elk
then you have the smaller 3 row things that have enough room for little kids but not really adults
tepid gulch
It's smol
hazy frost
We should ban 3 row SUVs
sly elk
We should ban 3 row SUVs
the average 3 row suv is about the same size as a minivan
same style too lmao
the pacifica and grand cherokee L are almost the same thing
tepid gulch
If you need 3 rows get a minivan
sly elk
in terms of interior comfort
hazy frost
If you need 3 rows get a minivan
Fr
sly elk
i don't think there's a difference?
the van does have the advantage with the seats that fold into the floor!
suv seats don't fold down that neatly
hazy frost
i don't think there's a difference?
Most 3 rows are quite noticeably bigger
tepid gulch
Yeah then you get a huge trunk if you fold the back row
sly elk
but the seat layout was identical and so was the seat quality, and the drive quality, which probably says a lot about the grand cherokee L lol
sly elk
yea don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of minivans for families
tepid gulch
Huge space
sly elk
and tbh
for people who need to haul stuff a lot
you can always tell a legit handyman from a bullshit one based on the vehicle they drive
hazy frost
Peak
sly elk
if they're driving a transit? sure they're legit, probably a little expensive.
old minivan? Hell yea that dude's legit AF
new-ish F150? they'll fucking rip you off
there's also like
sly elk
the bigger and newer their pickup truck is, the more likely they'll give you some subtle racist commentary about their competition when they tell you how much their price is
tepid gulch
if they're driving a transit? sure they're legit, probably a little expensive.
...
1998 Chrysler minivan
tepid gulch
It’s a Citroen
Ohh
hazy frost
It’s one of the better looking mini vans imo
sly elk
and you're like WTF HOW DOES IT STILL RUN
tepid gulch
Citroen isnt in the US
sly elk
ok ok in reality it's a chevy astro
hazy frost
Citroen isnt in the US
Missing out on so many terrible cars
sly elk
also like 80% of the legit plumbers i've hired drove chevy express vans lol
tepid gulch
sly elk
the msot legit plumber i hired used an old ice cream truck painted orange
tepid gulch
My uncle was a plumber
hazy frost
My dad is a mechanic which means actual van
tepid gulch
He built a plumbing business, sold it for 3.4m and retired
hazy frost
Lmao
sly elk
Missing out on so many terrible cars
idk hat it's like living with those but I thought citroens are supposed to be AWESOME
french cars ❤️
hazy frost
Some are
tepid gulch
The French aren't real
hazy frost
Some are horrendously ugly or just not nice compared to what else u could buy
sly elk
france is like
sly elk
idk why people in the US hate on france so much
hazy frost
Citroen are the least interesting
sly elk
french people are awesome lmao
hazy frost
idk why people in the US hate on france so much
Not as much as people in the UK do
hazy frost
french people are awesome lmao
U haven’t met enough French people
sly elk
except maybe parisians who piss off tourists lmao
hazy frost
A lot of areas of France have tannoying people
tepid gulch
idk why people in the US hate on france so much
Idk
sly elk
i appreciate how they don't let companies boss them around
it's like the opposite of american culture
ceo: we're laying off everyone. americans: lay me off harder daddy
sly elk
but not in france 😄
tepid gulch
Oui oui baguette
hazy frost
That’s just Europe thing
Americans are basically just floor mats for these companies
I don’t get it
Even British people do more
sly elk
but yea idk i think citroens are cool, the ugly also makes them cooler
hazy frost
And we suck
sly elk
like really
tepid gulch
Americans are basically just floor mats for these companies
Gen z is changing that
sly elk
i prefer cars I can easily spot in a parking lot
tepid gulch
Younger generation workers just quit
And go elsewhere
They have no loyalty to companies
Which is good imo
sly elk
they saw their parents boot licking and cringed too hard
tepid gulch
My dad's suffered at his mediocre job
hazy frost
Younger generation workers just quit
Kind of, rn they can’t bc there’s no jobs in a lot of fields lmao
sly elk
nor would my mom lmao
hazy frost
My mum works for an American company but they’re better than British ones here
tepid gulch
Idk how I feel about that
hazy frost
Though ig it’s more international than American
My uncle works for a company that works for the US government as well
American pay with UK laws is great
sly elk
i bet
tepid gulch
Soooo the better jobs in UK are US jobs?
sly elk
at least it isn't uk pay with american laws 😄
sly elk
i'm sure it's naunced with a lot of reasons
hazy frost
Soooo the better jobs in UK are US jobs?
Often if they’re a fully or mainly US based one yeah they’ll pay like twice as much for some jobs bc salaries aren’t high here
Like lawyers make a LOT more for non British companies or firms
sly elk
but you get better benefits and way more vacation time?
shit i saw a software job posting the other day
sly elk
a software job that mentioned starting with 5 days of vacation a year
hazy frost
It’s mixed how good they’ll be
sly elk
FIVE DAYSA
hazy frost
Lmao
sly elk
idk what kinda crack they were huffing
hazy frost
Someone will take that job tho
tepid gulch
That's insane
sly elk
i get 27?
tepid gulch
Are you including holidays?
sly elk
no
sly elk
the shit part of the deal is you don't get "sick days"
tepid gulch
The guaranteed vacation days in the US for most companies is 0
sly elk
california has a law requiring sick days but if your pto exceeds a certain amount it doesn't apply
tepid gulch
Where I live there's no required vacation
sly elk
The guaranteed vacation days in the US for most companies is 0
and 99.99% of american companies aren't required to honor PTO requests
and the worst part
is a company can tell you "sorry our network is broken today, charge PTO for today"
tepid gulch
Yeah because it's a uhh what's it called, voluntary working agreement
sly elk
or "we can't fix your laptop right now so I guess just charge PTO"
and while that is utter bullshit
at least it isn't the fast food worker version
"hey I know we gave you 20 hours this week but uh it's slow today so we're sending you home without pay"
tepid gulch
McDonald's has better benefits than most college degree required jobs these days
Take that how you will
hazy frost
i get 27?
That’s what supermarkets were offering me almost LOL
I can get 25 at those
Including national bank holidays tho
sly elk
That’s what supermarkets were offering me almost LOL
yea my first experience with this was a good friend in australia
she was working at hungry jack
and got more paid time off than I did lol
tepid gulch
My parents get that amount of time off, but they've had to work their whole lives to get to the point of actually having vacation
hazy frost
Pmo when they call u if u take more than like 3 sick days like I cannot control whether I am sick or not
sly elk
so if you work in tech in the US, you're in one of the better fields for benefits... but!
a common theme is 'unlimited paid time off'
which means you'll get a lot of crap if you decide to take a month off in europe 😄
also we have "hustle culture"
tepid gulch
Money isn't real
sly elk
there are a lot of people. I mean a lot a lot.
who brag about how shitty their work conditions are
"I HAVEN'T TAKEN A DAY OFF SINCE MY FIRST JOB WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD"
sly elk
"I WORKED 30 HOURS OVERTIME LAST WEEK"
"I DAMN NEAR HAD A HEART ATTACK AND MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO LAY IT OFF ON THE MONSTER DRINKS"
tepid gulch
I'm killing myself for a company that would lay me off with 0 hesitation look at me
sly elk
for some reason people take pride in getting Fucked by their employer
but i think gen z gets too much credit for the pushback probably lol
a lot of us millennials pull the "I'm not requesting time off, I'm letting you know that I'm taking that time off" line xD
tepid gulch
I'm neither generation. I was born between the millennial and Gen z and was raised by traditional Gen x parents
So I'm weird
I don't relate to either generation
hot shadow
"I HAVEN'T TAKEN A DAY OFF SINCE MY FIRST JOB WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD"
we all haven't taken a day off since being jettisoned rudely out of a womb too
into the cold air
Mr bones wild ride life edition
potent arrow
Why is this in tech discussion
potent arrow
hazy frost
I’m already tired of the switch 2 headlines, they be using literally any normal thing to try and make it look bad now
potent arrow
real
tepid gulch
Isn't it the best launch ever?
hazy frost
Isn't it the best launch ever?
The 3 steam deck users are online rn trying to hate on it anyway
hazy frost
It is very funny that people hate it so much because it’s objectively one of the best in hardware for the price
sharp star
I want to play videosgame in peace
tepid gulch
Oh it's definitely hate worthy for hardware vs price but you have no choice if you wanna play Nintendo games
hazy frost
LCD screen sucks a little but it’s a new 7.8” 120hz display so u can’t get an OLED one anyway
tepid gulch
It is what it is
hazy frost
Oh it's definitely hate worthy for hardware vs price but you have no choice if y...
?
How
Steam deck is slower and costs more for the OLED
Ally, claw, legion go cost $100-400 more
tepid gulch
The steam deck is slower?
hazy frost
Yes
potent arrow
I think so many people lose sight of the fact that its a fucking nintendo system
you buy it to play nintendo games the fucking hardware really doesnt matter imo. Your not gonna play the latest and greatest triple A games on it for the most part lmfao
potent arrow
its like a whole different fucking use case and market
tepid gulch
Fair
hazy frost
Switch outputs to 4K with a dock on TVs too without any issue
Steam deck doesn’t like to do that as much
potent arrow
the average switch user probally doesnt even know what 60fps means kinda meme
hazy frost
Lmao
Yeah it’s definitely fine for avg Nintendo user
But it’s actually a really good console outside of that
potent arrow
theres a reason why it sells so god damn well
hazy frost
It comes in cheaper than a steam deck OLED with a higher refresh rate display, better gpu, proper DLSS support, and the same battery life from testing so far
The legion go steam OS version is probably better but iirc it’s $900
potent arrow
I think people who whine about lack of oled or like a higher end processor on a god damn nintendo console needs to chill out or eat socks lmfao
hazy frost
I always play handheld ngl
tepid gulch
Eat socks
hot shadow
what do I do with my steam deck
tepid gulch
hazy frost
I think people who whine about lack of oled or like a higher end processor on a ...
But the funny thing is the processor is still better 😭
sharp star
I think the lack of OLED is disappointing but I can only hope for an OLED release down the line
hazy frost
People just don’t actually know what they’re looking at
hazy frost
I think the lack of OLED is disappointing but I can only hope for an OLED releas...
I’d be more mad if it wasn’t such a good lcd
sharp star
Yeah LCD is great
hazy frost
I don’t like it but it is a very nice display as far as they go atl
sharp star
The power draw is probably my biggest issue
hazy frost
120hz 1080p lcd I won’t complain about
sharp star
Like if you put it into sleep mode while a game's still running it'll drink up all the battery
hazy frost
The power draw is probably my biggest issue
The problem is mostly the 20wh battery or whatever the switch 2 has
I think a lot of switch 2 battery issues is software related bc it shouldn’t be doing some of the stuff it is
And in triple A games u get the same as other handhelds
Which is weird
potent arrow
Hot take #2, i dont care about the processor because my selection of whatever runs on that device is so limited anyways
for a switch 2 im more worried about battery life and other features that I can actually use
hazy frost
True
dire viper
they got the milliamps
potent arrow
Once again, we would notice but lil jimmy whos playing pokemon or mario kart while their parents are having a fight over a car wont give a shit. Thats their core audience
tepid gulch
Why couldn't a tablet have a bigger battery
potent arrow
or the switch being docked and everyone is playing strip mario party doesnt really care if its upscaled to narnia lol
tepid gulch
Strip Mario you say
potent arrow
My point is, I feel like a lot of perspective is lost when discussing this kind of hardware
bruh no flashing gifs lol
hazy frost
The s25 ultra has a 5000mah battery and is a phone
The iPhone 16 pro only has like a 3400mah battery
It’s about efficiency
The switch sips power
The steam deck has a battery like twice the size but uses twice as much power
potent arrow
Yeah see thats more what I care about, battery life, processor efficiency, ergonomics etc
its a handheld not a handheld PC imo
hot shadow
the last time I cared about processor truly was probably PS3 and the early phones
potent arrow
different categories
hazy frost
Once again, we would notice but lil jimmy whos playing pokemon or mario kart whi...
Yeah it’s not an issue for most people but for the crowd who do care they’re still misinformed on how good it is
hot shadow
after that I'm deaf
potent arrow
LOL rab
hazy frost
Like I want to play Xenoblade at a reasonable resolution
Xenoblade 2 is upscale from what like 480p?
It looks awful
tepid gulch
My eyes hurt
hazy frost
The new Pokemon trailers for ZA I assume are now switch 2 ones bc it looks WAY better than the first trailer too
potent arrow
I still think sword and shield looks like the worst game ive ever seen in my life
hazy frost
I think SV looks worse
And PLA looks better but the world is so barren to make that happen that it doesn’t matter lmao
hazy frost
ZA looks really good in the new trailers but
potent arrow
never
tepid gulch
Never indeed
potent arrow
do you want the fucking switch to become an IED thats how you will get an IED
sharp star
when do we get Glorbo in Pokemon
hazy frost
Sigh
potent arrow
Idk how it’ll hold up on the switch 1
you know how the ps4 is supported to like this day and we ram negative fps games onto it lmfao
thats how itll hold up
hazy frost
you know how the ps4 is supported to like this day and we ram negative fps games...
Yeah..
potent arrow
part of the transphobic hell
hazy frost
But I’m basically buying a 2 for Pokemon and Xenoblade
potent arrow
So yeah no mentioning it here lol
hazy frost
part of the transphobic hell
Yeah I get it was more just from a technological standpoint it running that is impressive
It’s one of the few triple A titles on it for now to talk about
I wouldn’t encourage anyone to actually play it
potent arrow
I think the game was like...actually optimized? I cant remember
potent arrow
did they ever get cyberpunk running on it
hazy frost
It looks like a ps2 game on switch 1
potent arrow
cuz thally be fucking funny
hazy frost
Cyberpunk is switch 2 only
tepid gulch
I don't even know what game you're talking about but it seems it's best not to know
potent arrow
lmfao hey if it works
hazy frost
Is it ps5 level? Ofc not
potent arrow
Im playing cursed HD2 on my asus ally and its basically the same vibe
potent arrow
Yeah but whos expecting a fucking ps5 or pc level gaming on an ipad equivalent formfactor shit top lol
hazy frost
Exactly
potent arrow
those people need to be put in jail
hazy frost
The fact it’s remotely close to a ps5 is more insane
hot shadow
see you in ten years
dire viper
Armored Core 6 on switch 2 when
potent arrow
Im telling ya we are gonna have a glorp shit ass switch infintiy in ten years that is one drop away from leveling a city block with how dense its power use would be
hazy frost
Lmao
tepid gulch
In 10 years hand held will be $3000 and be the performance of a current mid tier gaming pc
hot shadow
gonna have PC level gaming on a smartwatch made out of hardlight while youre jorkin it in public in your driverless helicopter
hazy frost
I’m just excited for Nintendo games finally running right
Great games that ran terribly bc decade old hardware
Now it’s only like 2 year old hardware
Or 4 year old architecture
But new apu
potent arrow
I’m just excited for Nintendo games finally running right
monkey paw curls, it'll only be running right from switch 1 ports and they move their goalpost too far on new releases and those will it run right on the next gen
hazy frost
Xenoblade, Pokemon, Zelda, and bayonetta finally gonna run properly
hazy frost
monkey paw curls, it'll only be running right from switch 1 ports and they move ...
😭
Probably
But hey better than nothing
potent arrow
the cycle of Nintendo
hazy frost
Atl they’ll be 4K 10fps instead of 1080p 10fps
tepid gulch
I want my devices to have power densities that could blow up a building
Gotta wait a few years
hazy frost
Switch 2 lite could also be the best handheld on the market
potent arrow
I'm gonna continue to shill for this ally z1
potent arrow
this is probably the biggest game changer I've had hardware wise for a while
hazy frost
I only talk about the new steam OS legion go
tepid gulch
I'm gonna shill the PC 2
hazy frost
That thing is awesome
Like 30% faster than a steam deck with similar battery life on steam OS
dire viper
They should add a liquid sodium battery to the switch 2 
potent arrow
just being able to play games in bed is fun lol
potent arrow
idc about performance it just works
hazy frost
I picked up XBC3 recently and felt like I was using a PSP or something
tepid gulch
just being able to play games in bed is fun lol
When do I get to sleep well in bed instead
hot shadow
When do I get to sleep well in bed instead
what's wrong with your bed
getting a new pillow is life-changing tho
hazy frost
Good pillow is great
hot shadow
either bamboo fiber or silk pillowcase too
hazy frost
Good mattress is better
hot shadow
yes
hazy frost
either bamboo fiber or silk pillowcase too
I haven’t tried bamboo but silk yes
tepid gulch
what's wrong with your bed
My pillow
tepid gulch
I keep putting off getting a new pillow
potent arrow
your asking me about sleep?
hazy frost
I have a Hungarian goose down pillow and it was like £20
hazy frost
they take the pulp or something then weave it
I have bamboo socks and love those
tepid gulch
Then perish
hot shadow
don't put it off, every night just think about the injustice you are doing to yourself by not having a good pillow
dream about the good pillow
tepid gulch
potent arrow
Rab there's a half of my pillow that's crunchy
hot shadow
HUH
potent arrow
because my sweat breaks down the foam
hot shadow
it MADE a beauty pillow
potent arrow
like the palm rests in use always have an indent where my wrists are
and the joints in all of my clothes are thin
it's fucked up
hot shadow
yea husb too I'm like wtf is this acidic slimeboy shit
dude his old desk the edges were so dissolved I was like are you even a human
wtf
potent arrow
YEAAAAH
hot shadow
fuckin just curved into the veneer or something
potent arrow
why the hell is beyond me
tepid gulch
Some people got a low ph
hot shadow
cheapass composite wood shit
potent arrow
is it diet?
tepid gulch
It can be a lot of things
hot shadow
his good wood slab desk rn seems fine but I can still see the slight wear
no I think it's just skin flora and fauna genetics
lol
cause we all come with our own ecosystem lol it's what controls acne and body odor too a bit
hot shadow
like my hands are so dry sometimes I can't activate the finger biometrics
it can't see me
tepid gulch
like my hands are so dry sometimes I can't activate the finger biometrics
Oh I'm not alone
hot shadow
on the lock at least
tepid gulch
Yeah
hot shadow
on phones it was fine
tepid gulch
My fingerprint sometimes is just dead
hot shadow
I had to rub against other skin first
hot shadow
I do have fingerprints I'm not an alien
tepid gulch
I also wash my hands so much I wear down the outer layer of my skin
sly elk
i have hella dry skin and mine normally works fine unless my hands are too wet from holding a cold bottle of water or something
hot shadow
tepid gulch
Ai is always mentioned
sharp star
hazy frost
I have extremely acidic sweat
I used to change my guitar strings every 2 weeks bc of mine
It was ridiculous
I was spending hundreds on them a year
tepid gulch
When are the ai overlords coming
hazy frost
Had to buy coated ones so I can keep them on for a couple months
hot shadow
if it's diet then it might be caffeine related and too much meat no veg cause
I have noticed I get more SOUR if I have 1000000000000 coffee
dire viper
When are the ai overlords coming
When AI actually lives up to the I
hot shadow
I drink a lot of water rn so I went back to odorless
shit I'm supposed to sleep ok by
hazy frost
Water is one of the best drinks
tepid gulch
Water is
Water
Fun fact, water is lava
Ice is considered a monominerallic rock
Therefore liquid rock is lava
Enjoy your lava
hot shadow
yes that is elementary gradeschool science where we discuss the states of matter
gj you get an apple juice
very proud
tepid gulch
yes that is elementary gradeschool science where we discuss the states of matter
Nobody I've ever known has known ice is a rock
hot shadow
well you don't rly say rock
I'm sure those people also don't know ice can sublimate straight to gas too
then you gotta use the baby language and say evaporate
tepid gulch
I doubt most people know what sublimation is
hot shadow
yea
tepid gulch
Is this stuff even taught anymore?
hot shadow
until it's about their air scent thing
tepid gulch
I wonder
tepid gulch
That's good
tepid gulch
Afaik America stopped teaching ww2
tepid gulch
Because it was uhhh offensive or something
hazy frost
We learn about how the US sucks here 🙏🏻
hot shadow
america stopped fuckin teaching anything, anybody under 15 is doomed
hazy frost
Committed to the bit now
tepid gulch
Exactly
tepid gulch
I'm so scared for that generation
hazy frost
They don’t know how to use computers
tepid gulch
Yep that's what I heard
hazy frost
I helped teach classes of 7-10th graders a year or so ago
They can’t do ANYTHING
If it’s not just touchscreen Android/ios
I spent most of my time turning monitors on and opening office apps for their work
It was depressing
tepid gulch
That's what I heard from a game dev that was previewing their game at a con. All the kids walked up and moved the keyboards and controllers to the side and tried to touch the monitor
tepid gulch
The end is nigh
hazy frost
I feel like there’s just a lack of common sense as well as lack of experience with that stuff
Like they don’t even know how to go about trying to fix things logically
The kids don’t mash buttons until it works anymore
It’s over
tepid gulch
So it's like elderly
Which is also case by case cuz my grandmother is more tech savvy than my dad
hazy frost
Lmao
My grandad still hasn’t learned to use a computer
And refuses to
He learnt how to use a mobile phone like 5 years ago
Idk how he survives
tepid gulch
My grandma doesn't know anything
My other grandma
She has a flip phone that she only knows how to call on
She has never used the Internet
Not once
hazy frost
It doesn’t annoy me when they actually don’t understand but most of them are like 5 year olds and just refuse to even try bc they don’t want to
And then get annoyed when stuff is ideally done online
Like yeah it’s easier if u just stopped being stupid about it
tepid gulch
Yeah she says I'm too old to do that but gets annoyed that her banking isn't instant with using checks
hazy frost
Exactly
It’s NOT that hard if they cared to learn
Nothing about the basic stuff u need to do online is complex
tepid gulch
My other grandma does everything online
She probably knows social media better than me
hazy frost
I can understand if they had to learn on their own it’s hard but their adamant refusal to try and learn when u teach them is incredible
tepid gulch
hazy frost
She probably knows social media better than me
Lmao
tepid gulch
I hate social media generally
hazy frost
I have to teach my mum how to do stuff a lot but that’s more niche things that u don’t NEED to be doing online with technology
tepid gulch
I'm only on discord
hazy frost
Like she’s capable of living with stuff u have to do atl
hazy frost
I hate social media generally
Not a big fan but I like keeping in contact with people still
Can’t deny how much I like attention either
tepid gulch
Not a big fan but I like keeping in contact with people still
I used to
Now I stopped caring
hazy frost
Well point 2 still stands
tepid gulch
Everyone was an ass to me back then
tepid gulch
And people I met online and have seen irl
I have lots of those
My best friend's are from online
hazy frost
Social media is cool for a lot of stuff tho
I didn’t find it too hard to block out all the stuff I don’t want to see on there
Very rarely do I get stuff that I don’t want
hazy frost
I have TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram
Does Reddit count? I mostly use that for interacting in actually sharing information with people like forums lol
tepid gulch
I can confidently say I have never downloaded or had tiktok
tepid gulch
Does Reddit count? I mostly use that for interacting in actually sharing informa...
Reddit I think of as a forum
hazy frost
I can confidently say I have never downloaded or had tiktok
I follow lots of cosplayers and stuff that’s good in short form
hazy frost
Reddit I think of as a forum
Yeah it basically is
I know it has some social media functions but it’s main function is forum replacement
tepid gulch
I use reddit for my anime schedules
hazy frost
I use it for tech and niche reviews people have done on new products other big reviewers haven’t gotten yet
tepid gulch
Since I watch almost every airing anime. R/anime has posts when episodes drop
Makes keeping up easy
hazy frost
That sub is a cesspool tho if u start interacting with it and seeing it on ur feed
I can’t
hazy frost
Yeah it’s good for that
tepid gulch
Sort by episode post
hazy frost
I prefer to join a discord if I rly wanna talk about it
hazy frost
I give pc advice on there
Occasionally ask for input on a few products or just discuss
tepid gulch
Man I'm gonna miss once upon a witches death
hazy frost
But like I feel good about saving people $1000 on their crappy pc builds lol
It takes me 5 mins when I have some time and saves someone else a lot of pain
tepid gulch
Based
hazy frost
Recently I’ve been on the handheld subs
Idk wtf they’re doing over there it’s just console wars 2025 edition
hazy frost
Man I'm gonna miss once upon a witches death
Idk that
I haven’t watched seasonal anime since like 2022
tepid gulch
I haven’t watched seasonal anime since like 2022
Ive watched seasonal anime every month since 2019
hazy frost
Ive watched seasonal anime every month since 2019
Watching toradora 57 times in a row did irreparable damage to my ability to enjoy things
I just find when I want to entertain myself I’ll pick up my switch or go to my pc in recent years
hazy frost
<:namazuconcern:685268305275256852>
Don’t u judge what I do in my free time
tepid gulch
I'm judging
hot shadow
Watching toradora 57 times in a row did irreparable damage to my ability to enjo...
HUH
sly elk
haier licensed the GE name to make appliances
it's kinda similar to like when Lenovo bought IBM's PC division
except Haier still gets to use the GE name
zinc sluice
oh hey i remember this brand when i was iun china
we had a bunch of home appliances from them
it was decent
didnt break or anything
couldnt read the remote bc i dont know chinese
hot shadow
yea haier is good
it's basically what you expect to have for your microclimate all the time, AC on auto all day all night
sly elk
idk
my washer works fine but it leaks >>
i didn't realize that until after i bought the stand drawer thingy for it
sharp star
problem: you gotta do your part for American imperialism
sly elk
i hate microsoft
wraith agate
do they also give crayons or do I have to go into the marines branch for that
tepid gulch
sly elk
i would add commentary but i'd probably get banned for it lol
sly elk
good lord $4600 for that
frfr
the motherboard and case are a lot lot better than the old ones
the gpu support is also fantastic, more prebuilts need that
tbh
CAN WE JUST MAKE THAT A THING
like some kinda standardized mechanism
back in ye olde days there was a standard for full length PCI cards with a metal support bracket at the end
hhahaha i remember apple doing this
hazy frost
the gpu support is also fantastic, more prebuilts need that
Better be made of gold for that price
Makes other companies I hate look reasonable
hazy frost
Even starforge are cheaper LOL
sly elk
but at the same time, the cost to design and build a totally bespoke case and then hire people to build computers with it idk
hazy frost
They’re doing $3500 for a 9800x3d 5080 rn with no proprietary stuff
sharp star
proprietary desktops make me die inside
sly elk
yea the convoluted shit the old ones did was probably to minimize technician time in the us-based assembly plants
hazy frost
Honestly these days just go buy off the random brands on newegg
No one else gives reasonable prices
sly elk
also because the alienware towers are pretty much always optiflex/precision towers with fancy cladding
hazy frost
Or microcenter
The best big brand is probably HP? In actually being upgradable while also not ripping u off completely on spec
sly elk
their gaming desktops also used to use fairly normal stuff
hazy frost
Yeah
People should just build their own anyway
It’s less convoluted than ikea furniture is
I can put together a pc but god help me when I get flat pack shelves
hazy frost
Lmao
I’ve seen some actually reasonable like $100 markup prebuilts on newegg tho
Like $1800 9070xt 9800x3d builds
tepid gulch
sly elk
i think
asking dell to build you a computer with a $100 component markup and give you a warranty and software updates and stuff might be asking a bit much of them lol
maybe for the stuff they sell millions of
hazy frost
I mean yeah but these other companies give u a warranty and customer service and let’s not act like dell is paying the same prices as us
sly elk
that area 51 will probably sell thousands at best
sly elk
I mean yeah but these other companies give u a warranty and customer service and...
DEAR
SORRY DEAR
hazy frost
Also tbf yeah every part comes with a warranty
And customer service helping us fix problems is about as good as going on reddit and asking these days
tepid gulch
You can usually warranty claim from manufacturer of part if it fails
hazy frost
Yes
sly elk
ok we'll send you an rma sir just mail your part to us
we found this impossibly small scratch on the backplate so your warranty is void
hazy frost
Asus
tepid gulch
Asus lost my business
hazy frost
But yeah most places don’t do that/ the retailer will handle the return within a certain window anyway
hazy frost
Asus lost my business
Same
I bought a motherboard from them 2 years ago but last time
Gigabyte aorus is easily nicer than asus rog stuff anyway
tepid gulch
I have an MSI card and board
hazy frost
Or asrock taichi
hazy frost
I have an MSI card and board
Hey I wasn’t passing on the £150 or whatever I paid x670e
sharp star
just don't get an X3D chip with ASRock mobos
hazy frost
The 7800x3d is fine
sharp star
Yeah
tepid gulch
That's what I have
sharp star
Zen 5 specifically lmao
sharp star
h u h
hazy frost
Idk what exactly it is
when GN spoke about it half the reports were other errors than bios stuff as well
Whenever an issue gets reported and gets traction other people are like ‘yeah mine broke too’ but then it’s just user error
sharp star
yeah
hazy frost
Which makes it really annoying to actually work out until the company tells u what it was
If that even happens
sharp star
first time working with an LGA board I guess
hazy frost
Lmao
tepid gulch
I thought it was vrm issues
sharp star
nah but seriously like
sharp star
I built Intel systems for a decade and a half
So I'm no stranger to LGA boards
Even had my own misadventure with one
hazy frost
The thing is people act like their pc doesn’t come with instructions
sharp star
But I learned
tepid gulch
People gotta be careful
sharp star
who the fuck reads manuals anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hazy frost
My god
sharp star
RTFM
hazy frost
People online act like building a pc they just show up with parts and u have to work it out on ur own
I had to read mine a lot bc I could not find the correct fan and RGB headers on mine for some reason
LGA is better anyway
tepid gulch
I researched my board before buying it so I knew where everything I needed was to connect
The only thing that was hard was cable management
tepid gulch
Cable management hurts
hazy frost
I cleaned my pc the other day and can’t get my cables hidden again for the fans
On my cpu cooler
tepid gulch
o7
hazy frost
The state my pc in was awful lmao
I dropped like 7°c in FFXIV
It’s only been a few months
sharp star
Every couple months I have my fans deep cleaned
tepid gulch
I don't have to clean mine too often since I have an air purifier in my room
tepid gulch
I also have a lot of air flow in here so dust doesn't happen
hazy frost
For like 2 months it was completely clogged up
hazy frost
Mines on the floor
Idk how I’d survive without a case having dust filters
I have to clean those out biweekly atp
I’m probably buying an AIO soon so cleaning won’t be such a pain
Finally gave into water cooling propaganda
sharp star
Yeah I gave in to liquid cooling propaganda because of how hot it gets here
hazy frost
Between the two bequiet ones atm
hazy frost
I have an aio
I’ve gone like 2 years without one but
Summer kicking my PCs ass
It’s 30° out already and my cpu isn’t liking it
7700x running at like 130w or something
sharp star
Yeah I only have my PS120 EVO as an "in case of component failure" thing
hazy frost
I might put it back in for winter bc it’ll probably be quieter
But I’ve heard good things about the new bequiet pumps so
Maybe I’ll be surprised
tepid gulch
I have a lf2
tepid gulch
That's what I heard
hazy frost
Idk what they did to it
tepid gulch
Mine has no noise
hazy frost
But it kinda ruins their whole it’s quiet thing
lol
ATP I think the lian li GA lite is better value at £80 than the LF3 is
They’re losing their value for money thing with what some other companies are doing
tepid gulch
I haven't looked at aio since I built my PC
hazy frost
I keep up to date just in case I see smth interesting
tepid gulch
I'm too lazy
hazy frost
In this case I found out about the new bequiet stuff
Which seems to be what I was waiting for
Despite their pump being ugly as
Not gonna hold out for the noctua one
hazy frost
All of these are still like same price as the NH D15 g2 as well lmao
hazy frost
Quiet cooling for ridiculous up charges while also being about 5 years late to the game sounds like them
tepid gulch
Trueee
hazy frost
Bequiet and lian li just doing better work than them lmao
I’d say phanteks but they didn’t even make their good stuff
sly elk
Noctua doing an aio?
noctua is trying to make something
meanwhile i
i'm just using a corsair 360mm and kinda don't care
but i'm willing to acknowledge there's probably quieter options
sly elk
i like corsair's way of having the commander pro control the cooler instead of using the motherboard header
I HATE motherboard fan control
can't tune it with a game running
(there are some motherboards with software that does that, asus used to do it, their UI was atrocious for that)
i like using icue for that and then just saving it to the controller's memory and never using icue again
otoh icue doesn't run in linux 😦
(the catch with icue is you can only save fan curves to memory if you're using the onboard thermal sensors as the driver for them)
hazy frost
i'm just using a corsair 360mm and kinda don't care
Curse my hearing still being decent
tepid gulch
What
hazy frost
I notice a lot of noise other people don’t care about
hazy frost
It’s not volume just the tone of things
hazy frost
My hearing is pretty bad for my age
So is mine I spent many hours in small rooms with bands with no ear protection
tepid gulch
And when I was younger I got ear infections constantly
Ears no best
I also have a condition where i make excess earwax
Overall it's not fun
tepid gulch
Wow the new scuff controllers have hall effect joysticks
Imagine
Having good joysticks that don't drift
Nintendo could never
hazy frost
Nintendo could never
Every major console could never 😭
It’s so disappointing the regular controllers for 0 current gen consoles come with hall effects and their official pro ones are like $100+
Atl for the switch they physically can’t bc of the magnet connectors but their pro controller also doesn’t like the ps5 or xbox
Which is SO dumb
U can buy the 8bitdo ones that come in DualShock or Xbox controller kind of layout and have Hall effect and rechargeable batteries for $40-50
And cooler colour options
This is my favourite
hazy frost
Im probably gonna get one for the switch and generally to replace my old ps4 controller on pc too, really good price for decent quality Hall effect controller (£35-40)
My friend has the black one and it’s great
They do have an Xbox layout one called the ultimate, the ds layout is the pro
potent arrow
I've been buying people the 2c and it's really good loo
paper tusk
sharp star
I think the fact that they're using dental floss to delid the fake 9800X3D drives it home for me
hazy frost
I've been buying people the 2c and it's really good loo
That’s the cheap ultimate isn’t it
I don’t think it has HE sticks still
But it’s good for the price
potent arrow
I don’t think it has HE sticks still
hazy frost
Oh they have it on the 2c as well now
Ig they did upgrade that and the pro to have them
Oh they put TMR in the current ultimate BT
That’s cool
It was HE in the ultimate and non in the pro and 2c so ig everything got bumped up recently
potent arrow
is so nice
hazy frost
Yeah that’s great for £25 now then
Will recommend it to more people
The pro rly needs to get a bit cheaper now bc whys it £40 for the HE and no charging dock iirc lol
glossy ravine
hey yall. I'm trying to watch movies on my bluray player. Opened VLC and it's asking for decryption keys to run my movie
Where do I go for that
sharp star
hazy frost
i guess i should change my log ins from password123 now
sly walrus
hunter2
sharp star
i guess i should change my log ins from password123 now
Jesus1234
inland mauve
remember how you only got a limited number of superreactions per week back when they first released them
probably because they wanted to monetize them
but it just meant nobody used them other than to shitpost
and now even after they removed the cap people constantly forget about superreactions
hazy frost
Well they have no meaning now bc u can always use them
sharp star
lmao
hazy frost
So what’s the point even
inland mauve
they had no meaning before either
brave oxide
i guess i should change my log ins from password123 now
add 1 digit every time you get breached
dire viper
@potent arrow new F-15 lore. If they have the Pratt & Whitney F100 engines they have variable nozzles, those nozzles are ran on actuators that are incredibly loud and during landing and take off are constantly adjusting to keep the plane level and assist in smooth landing. The side effect is they sound really fucking cool. Wheep whoop!
tepid gulch
When you make something so big you effect the Earth axis and rotation
Absolutely insane
tepid gulch
That makes me think like
We could do a way higher scale of that if we had to
To change earth
Don't tell businesses that we can make the day longer
lethal dune
Hello
I need help with my game
my game keep experiecing weird lag and freezes
I dont know why this is happening but ios effecting me to play the game
sharp star
my game keep experiecing weird lag and freezes
describe it. is it networking-based or is it more with your PC hardware
lethal dune
describe it. is it networking-based or is it more with your PC hardware
my game keeps freezing and getting 90001 and 90002
hazy frost
Damn the psu is expensive for what it is tho are there no other options
hazy frost
Yeah but 550w for >€80
U should be able to find a 650 gold one for about that price
I mean don’t get me wrong 550 will work but you’ll probably have to replace it if you upgrade anything ever and it’s quite expensive
sly elk
wow panasonic wth a reasonably priced lens
28-200mm for 797
oh i see, it's a f/4-7.1 lens
hazy frost
28-200mm for 797
The fact this is reasonably priced still is what makes me take to the used market
hazy frost
I think I got a 70-200 for like £200
Canon one forgot which
They’re abundant used bc it’s canon
sly elk
L-mount lenses are a lot less common and the only other company that uses them is Leica