technology-discussion

[hot shadow]

i dont think you ever have to go too gungho about it and take stuff out like that for regular computer

[waxen relic]

Ahh kk

[hot shadow]

lil extra is replacing the bios battery ig

[solemn geyser]

How good is a 9600x?

I have a 4500 at the moment.

[lost python]

its an alright budget cpu

funnily enough, its cheaper than the 9600 for me

an x3d cpu will still be better in most games, but they are also much more expensive

[solemn geyser]

Is the 9600x an upgrade for me?

[lost python]

absolutely

but

you would need new ram and a new mainboard

potentially also a new cooler if the current one does not support AM5

which i think all of them do though

[solemn geyser]

Oh no

Waitwaitwait, new ram?

[lost python]

a ryzen 4500 is on AM4 and uses DDR4 ram. the 9600x is AM5 and uses DDR5 ram

if you want to stay on am4 and your motherboard supports it, you could at best see if you can find a cheap used 5700x3d or 5800x3d somewhere to upgrade to, but i doubt that you will have much luck with that unfortunately

[solemn geyser]

🥲

[solemn geyser]

I thought AM4 was current.

There’s a 9800x3d but it’s $450

[lost python]

nah it was replaced with the 7000 series by AM5

and yeah the 9800x3d is one of the fastest gaming cpus but its also AM5 and very pricey still

[dapper nymph]

for some reason, i thought 4000 series were laptop cpus, not sure why

[lost python]

they did come after the 5000 series released, so thats likely why

[severe flax]

Not my own computer but uhh

How cooked is it?

PSU is water damaged

Im gonna try letting it dry for 2 days

If it dont work, welp

[fathom elbow]

Id be very careful abt using a water damaged psu, even if it "seems fine"

Faulty psu can cook the rest of ur pc

[severe flax]

yeah so

That aint my pc and its gonna take some convincing to the person that owns the PC

Imma just wait out 2 days and fucking hope it does not turns on to propose replacing it

Was saying "the Power supply is damaged"
"Oh so not the computer?"
"No, the power supply is damaged"
"Oh so just plug it in another socket"

Huh?

[potent arrow]

that looks liek the water is primarly in the psu......

[severe flax]

Yes

[potent arrow]

throw that shit out

unironically

[severe flax]

Basically water came down onto the PC from a plant that was above

[potent arrow]

yeah

throw it out

[severe flax]

Yup

[potent arrow]

theres no way that water doesnt have a fuck ton of contaimenants as well

[severe flax]

There is a microcenter like 10mins drive

[potent arrow]

its gonna dry corroded and full of gunk

[fathom elbow]

also like idk where u live but psus typically dont cost a whole lot

[hazy frost]

Least expensive thing u can replace

And one of the more important ones lol

[compact pine]

da hell is a plant doin above a pc

[severe flax]

Not above, rather on the desk

Then the water flowed down the desk

And on top of the PC

I inspected it and it doesnt seem to have hit anything else

A bit on top of the GPU but the backplate kept it safe I guess

[severe flax]

Went and bought one from microcenter cuz it was on sale for 50 bucks

It turns on when I tested it, now I gotta plug in the GPU and all the shit and pray I get a signal

White cuz 5$ cheaper

[hot shadow]

wtf

why is this even a question for that person, i wouldve taken it out immediately and chucked it into the e-waste trash

shit is danger

glad it got new part

tell your friend next time he gotta stop summoning water ghosts

[severe flax]

Ok so

I plugged everything in, I closed the panels

And now doesnt turns on

Machine spirit not now

[severe flax]

Oh boy

It turns on without the 8 pin pci connected to the gpu

If I plug it in, it dont want none

[severe flax]

Uh oh

This shitass GPU may be borked

Oh yeah that dont look good

[sly walrus]

@potent arrow pray for bazu’s gpu

[severe flax]

Its not mine's

I dont do Nvidia

[potent arrow]

that's corrosion

that's cooked

[sly walrus]

this person better hope they have a spare $6000 lying around

[dapper nymph]

how much for a water proof pc

or very resistant

[sly walrus]

find something to make circuit boards out of that isn’t copper

then we can start talking about price

[dapper nymph]

i remember a vid of someone using a pond to cool their hardware, dont remember if it was a pc

[sly walrus]

i mean, usually when people dunk their pc in liquid to cool it, they do it with oil

[dapper nymph]

turns out it was sealed in oil and into a pond

i think

[severe flax]

Cant be repaired right?

Its a 5060

[warped siren]

uh oh

[severe flax]

The fan jiggles for a split second when the power button is pressed

[severe flax]

Yeah so its a 14400F which means no iGPU

[hazy frost]

Yeah that’s cooked

New gpu

[compact pine]

you replaced only two wiree on the psu? you should replace al the wires when when new psu

[severe flax]

Replaced all wires didnt use any of previous

[compact pine]

https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-community-good-J8FZIm9VoBU6Q

[hot shadow]

is this a friend's pc cause it's fuuuuucked

there should never have been any plant or water or anything next to a machine!

unless its like, idiot-proof, earthquake-proof, shielded, cat-proof

[severe flax]

Workplace's PC

[hot shadow]

wtf i heard google was blocking all unregistered android apps in september

the hell

power users gonna FREAK

goodbye manga apps lol

goodbye random lil games you dl from weird corners of the internet

[real edge]

root your phone and install another OS

[severe stream]

Or just force google to not implement it

[random sonnet]

When you say unregistered apps, are said apps the ones you download from the web?

[pine thistle]

https://keepandroidopen.org/

They're basically working on turning it into iOS

Combine that with their plans for web attestation and you'll be unable to use any devices that aren't approved by FAANG soon enough

[peak pollen]

imagine if you had to ask microsoft to install linux

[whole mountain]

that would be bery bad, kupo

[latent plank]

unfortunately already reality somewhat with some devices that don't come with secure boot that can be disabled

[whole mountain]

You could still probably enroll your own keys or at the very least use shim loaders that are signed with Microsoft's keys

[latent plank]

Some devices don't even let you do that, but yeah.

Something something wrt android is the dooming involved with the delayed AOSP stuff that's planned

due note there is "a way" to bypass stock android's 3rd party block that is coming, but it does require using dev options and a "convoluted" process that requires google play services stuff

[pine thistle]

so basically what they tried with the surface RT stuff

Don't really have to imagine something they'd love to actually do

[latent plank]

ye

[pine thistle]

And theres absolutely zero guarantee that it'll stick around, so barely worth considering

[latent plank]

it can be rendered null without an OS update.

Just keep hoping for unlockable bootloaders atp

[pine thistle]

haha

suuuure

[latent plank]

cx

[pine thistle]

and even then, what are you gonna do if your unlocked device cant access half the websites because it fails attestation :D

[latent plank]

something something alternative web

https://tenor.com/view/well-really-fire-gif-10700714

Having to deal with reCaptcha and Cloudflare rn is already hell as is

Let your regulatory bodies/gubberments know.

As much I hate slippery slopes as it is... it becomes clear with some things why it's a thing

[paper tusk]

people in tech support thread: nvidia crashes a lot
me: new developer drivers that are 2% faster FUCK

[hot shadow]

ue6 when ue5 isnt optimized

man

😭 omg theyre meming it like '6 unreal frames per second'

[warped siren]

what kind of jump is there even going to be

graphics plateau'd before UE5

and then they spent 4 years coping about how great things look now

[paper tusk]

based on the screenshot teaser I'm guessing the work in ue6 is on material simulation (beyond metal/leather/cloth efx)

[paper tusk]

if you were to ask me, ue6 needs better asset management so shipped baked assets don't default to 30gb because texture compression is profane

[warped siren]

oh great more lag

as if the raytracing wasn't enough of a resource hog

[paper tusk]

yeah. ue5's resource boner was dynamic detail (on environment normally done with particle efx shader since modelling is a polygon wank). now we can touch grass and by we I mean render farms that use ue for virtual sets, not shipping games since everything builds for ps5, not 5090's.

Epic Games’ next-generation game engine. It is designed to unify traditional development (UE5) with the Fortnite ecosystem and UEFN into a single toolset. The engine will feature an upgraded language ('Verse') and is slated for an estimated release between 2027 and 2029

[vomiting emote]

there's some performance goodies out of the changes (multithreading where it didn't exist previously) but a lot of it also screams vendor lock in

I'm going to have to x to doubt the claims of millions of concurrent players on seamless server shards

[lost python]

even more gimmicks that look and sound great in techdemos but ultimately end up being half assed and barely supposed by the company, before they move on to the next marketing gimmick

[pine thistle]

isnt a game engine major vendor lock in to begin with anyway

like sure you could just import your original assets somewhere else, but theres so much more thats still in the game engine itself

[dire viper]

Simply make your own engine- oh wait you can’t do that as a triple A anymore cause that’s time spent not making new content for a battle pass or a collab for people with no imagination

[pine thistle]

It also means you have to train anyone you hire on your own custom engine

[dire viper]

If the end result is better because of it, it’s a small price to pay

[severe flax]

Need steamvr to release so quest 3 feels the pinch and lowers price so I can afford a Quest 3S

[potent arrow]

@lost python did you get fh6

Wondering if wheel support is better

fh5 wheel support was brain damaged

[lost python]

i did get it, but i didnt try my wheel yet because its completely dusty in the corner and i cant be bothered to clean it at these temperatures
people say its a lot better than FH5, but people said that with FH4 and FH5 too and it remained kinda ass, so i am not sure

[potent arrow]

so it's probably still dick and balls terrible lol

[lost python]

im too spoiled by AC tbh

[dire viper]

Lots of fiddling

If you want like ACC

ACC handling in Forza would make people cry

So I understand why they haven’t done it

[lost python]

it wouldnt need to have the same realistic handling, i just want detailed force feedback

[dire viper]

Fair

I cannot play driving games 3rd person, that’s my weird thing

Same with flight games

It’s weird having first person in Forza and changing gears or using the parking brake and nothing moves

[lost python]

third person for me is for the casual stuff so i can look at my car

but i drive way better in cockpit view lmao

[hazy frost]

There’s an animation for years it’s just varying in quality depending on car still

[hazy frost]

Every single person who tried wheel has said it’s miles better and u can actually set competitive times on wheel now unlike 4 and 5

I sold mine so can’t say until I get a new one

The complaints about force feedback looks like it depends what wheel u have rn

People with thrustmaster ones I’ve seen no complaints but people with some others I’ve seen say stuff

[potent arrow]

fanatec is what I use

[hazy frost]

Not sure about those

It is unfortunately not consistent based on what I’ve seen from people so it might be hit or miss but if u have one that does work it seems a lottt better than before

U couldn’t even set times close to controller by using wheel in 5 it was stupid

It’s obviously never gonna be AC or GT but it’s not fh4 anymore

[dire viper]

oh yea i own a PS4 now i can play gran turismo

[hazy frost]

I have a ps4 and played sport but not sure I wanna play GT7 on it

I played 7 on a ps5 of someone I know and it’s great but I feel like 30fps ps4 graphics would suck a bit

I’d rather play ac on pc than gt7 on ps4 rn probably

[dire viper]

they just need to do PC ports now or smthn

but thats always easier said than done

[hazy frost]

GT I never see getting on pc but I would love it to be

They’d 100% see a massive benefit to sales lol

So many people only play sim games on pc and want to try it but no way they will spend $500 for the console

[hasty harbor]

i do have a question
is voicemod safe and if so, is it worth it?

[hot shadow]

it's safe but the free version sucks balls and if your cpu is bad/old it also sucks balls

you have to pay a lot to get something good

so for value idk man.

i dont really see the point unless you're doin something weird like GTA roleplay, or pretending to be a catgirl online

some vrchat people have used it before obv and they dont like it that much

because it hooks into windows sound it can blip on and off randomly, so if you're catfishing, it's not good for that either :p just fair warning

[warped siren]

i remember when discord had it built in for a bit

[hot shadow]

you also have to turn off the noise cancellation on Discord or other software (like if you have elgato wave link at all) or it'll fuck with it.

discord prob didnt want to be known as the catfish platform

[warped siren]

it had that reputation before the voice changer

[hasty harbor]

i just want to sounds like a space marine

[modest moss]

and they go SURE NP BUDDY and bam

[potent arrow]

[dull garnet]

used kms_vl_all on gf's pc

and my own

:warez:

[potent arrow]

Surprised kms is still around

[deep sapphire]

[modest moss]

MS don't want their OS to be that locked down anyway

[deep sapphire]

does the XP hotline still work

[modest moss]

they want maximum saturation, more marketplace users, more telemetry, etc

[dull garnet]

yeah i used 10 with the watermark for years, didn't really bother me

really minor inconvenience

[deep sapphire]

https://i.4cdn.org/o/1636995906395.jpg me omw to #technology-discussion because someone was WRONG on the internet

[dull garnet]

That's not a Chevy

[deep sapphire]

close enough

GMC/Chevy same thing

https://www.automobilemag.com/uploads/sites/11/2020/04/gmc-syclone-performance-compact-truck.jpg

except this

https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/fl0118/fl0118-313028/images/[e-mail]?1512171676000

wait even better

[dull garnet]

Cigarettes!

[deep sapphire]

ANYONE GOT A CIGGY M8

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/bert-sesame-street-man-fainting-falling-faint-puppet-faints-gif-18818014

[deep sapphire]

lmao

tech is turning into the channel where people get muted

@tranquil breach hi can you unmute him pls

love you Canada

[tranquil breach]

Wait what happened

[modest moss]

who got muted this time?

[deep sapphire]

I have no idea but speed did

lmao no idea what he said

[tranquil breach]

Oh, one sec

[modest moss]

oh I bet he used UK slang for a cigarette

[deep sapphire]

OOF

[modest moss]

homophobic slur innit

[tranquil breach]

Uhhh

Yeah

[deep sapphire]

what a chav

[tranquil breach]

I don't think I can unmute that

[deep sapphire]

bruv chuffin a dart innit

oh rip

[modest moss]

he'll cope

[desert moat]

peepeepoopoo

[modest moss]

I'm sure it won't get held against him, it was obvious what context it was after the topic became about smoking

let's not discuss meatballs ok?

[deep sapphire]

fa- n gravy yes

not that

[modest moss]

yeah

language lol

[deep sapphire]

wtf is wrong with you brits smh so foul mouthed!

[desert moat]

peepeepoopoo

[deep sapphire]

REPORTED

[kindred brook]

I can get you a windows 10 key from the employeee store

[potent arrow]

Dw already got an Ali one that worked

Ty tho

[kindred brook]

https://tenor.com/view/thumbs-up-gif-12986707

[potent arrow]

@modest moss did I mention I almost ingested rat poison the other day

Thought you'll like that one

[latent grotto]

I feel like Sarah needs more adult supervision

Shue you gotta keep an eye on her

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/rita-powerrangers-welcome-surprise-gif-5303725

[deep sapphire]

hey welcome back

[dull garnet]

Figured that would happen

[potent arrow]

You said the UK word

[dull garnet]

Culturally insensitive filter smh

[modest moss]

Dude I'm trying but she's incorrigible

[coarse oriole]

https://twitter.com/randall_kznr/status/1460086196416122881?s=21
@deep sapphire

Randall @ mag 2022 (@randall_kznr)

fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you

Retweets

496

Likes

1996

Twitter · Nov 15, 2021, 3:24 AM

[deep sapphire]

LMAO!

[wide hill]

that above, but in stackoverflow

[sly elk]

that kinda reminds me of my days messing around with scala

[sly elk]

a UK teaspoon is bigger than a US teaspoon**

but a US gallon is smaller than a UK gallon

[elder hollow]

forbidden knowledge

[sly elk]

I had the teaspoon thing backwards

it makes sense then

I imagine her majesty would prefer a larger teaspoon

since in the UK, tea is serious business

[modest moss]

facts

I took the bold move of switching my ISP and mobile provider today

will I regret this

[deep sapphire]

yes

[modest moss]

it's possible it'll be exactly the same

the company I moved to is the 'budget' option owned by BT

chances are it'll be all the same hardware and speeds and just different billing

this is my hope anyway

yolo

[deep sapphire]

Sometimes when you already had shit service from a reputable company that ends up being the better choice by going cheap

I had Verizon, had bad service and was paying 110 a month JUST for service and insurance. I switched to TMobile and I got a phone, service and insurance for 90

[modest moss]

I'll save £6/month, get a little more mobile data and get a £50 reward card

like, fuck it

[deep sapphire]

Is it too expensive to get unlimited data there

I suppose you’re mostly home anyway

No sense if you’ll be on WiFi

[modest moss]

yeah it'd be a waste

[deep sapphire]

50 years ago the Intel 4004 launched

[modest moss]

intel is old

[deep sapphire]

I always like reading about historical american innovation

people were so clever back then

same with the UK

[eager sandal]

just looked at pcpartpicker now and

no.

just no

that pricing

[modest moss]

yeah that's not good

hell a guy bought an Asus ROG prebuilt with 3070 and 5800x for like 800 less than that the other day

$1,769.99 on newegg atm

[eager sandal]

good for him

saw a 4k usd one

alright

[modest moss]

I like the case at least

[deep sapphire]

I like you shue

You’re a good guy

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/supernatural-jensen-ackles-dean-winchester-dean-spn-gif-19833869

me and Hank partying after linking the launcher for the 1000th time

[umbral moss]

I saw corsair advertising prebuilts with 3080s inthem

I didn't even click because I know the pricing is bonkers

[deep sapphire]

LOL

[eager sandal]

dude this thing pops up and im worried i might accidentally click it and update brainlessly

oh i can hide it nevermind

why does windows think im a 3 year old

[jaunty nacelle]

That's generally the average iq of some computer users

[potent arrow]

You guys just need a big red button with a Ctrl v macro

[sly elk]

heh my favorite microsoft treating me like a 3 year old thing

is how microsoft apps on mac bring windows hotkeys

it's like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W24-sQcpgAw

honestly that's got nothing on what iphones do

"Hey there's a software update! want to update your phone now?"
<no>
"REALLY?! WELL JUST IN CASE I'M GOING TO TAKE THE WHOLE SCREEN AND ASK YOU TO ENTER YOUR PASSCODE SO I CAN INSTALL LATER!"
<tiny button at the bottom to 'remind me later'>

it's a shame that iOS is about as secure as Windows Me

because I'd rather not install iOS 15 lol

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-australia-mr-prime-minister-andy-mates-gif-20353092

[sly elk]

hiiii speed

[dull garnet]

[potent arrow]

@deep sapphire
https://youtu.be/W3gkSO3Sz7g

Jesus christ

[deep sapphire]

Lmao Chrysler transmissions

That guy is a mad scientist he could rebuild a 4L60E with his eyes closed LOL

[deep sapphire]

900 DOLLARY DOOS

[inland mauve]

man I just wanted to install a quick virtual machine to do some sandboxing but Microsoft forces me to go through the whole fucking account bullshit

you used to be able to skip this shit

[deep sapphire]

You need an account for virtual PC now?

disgusting

[dull garnet]

Disable net connection

Done

[potent arrow]

The way this guy handles transmissions is hilarious

It's like throwing a cat around

Or wrestling a big boar

[deep sapphire]

Lmao

[potent arrow]

My parents are blasting this rn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bYjc5OvWeA

send help lol

[hard drift]

good stuff

[deep sapphire]

that song is catchy af

[hard drift]

mulan is my favorite disney movie so i approve

[deep sapphire]

I use to watch it with my cousin all the time, defo ranks up there

[hard drift]

😔 i almost forgot that my favorite disney movie was ruined when they made mulan live action 😭

all that technology and they couldn't make it good 😐

[deep sapphire]

90 percent of the time if something is made into life action its gonna suck

live**

[hard drift]

i mean fma live action wasn't terrible imo 🙃

[deep sapphire]

fma?

oh full metal?

[hard drift]

yeah

[deep sapphire]

never saw it

[hard drift]

it wasn't too bad, it did pretty well imo

[deep sapphire]

and the only time I saw the anime was back on adult swim because im 67 years old

well im glad you enjoyed it

tell funimation to dub more case closed

[hard drift]

this is for fma

[hard drift]

dub 🤢

[deep sapphire]

I have the attention span of most nissan drivers (because they all text and drive) so I cant do subs sorry

[hard drift]

99% of the time english dubs of anime suck

[deep sapphire]

99 percent of the time if im watching something its background noise on the 2nd monitor lol

[hard drift]

rip

double rip

[deep sapphire]

yeah I dunno, I just cant get into watching anything longer than a normal episode or I get bored and start looking at my phone

im weird

[hard drift]

Triple rip

[deep sapphire]

M-M-M-MONSTER RIP

[hard drift]

Man, that makes me want to play halo lol

Too bad the beta is so buggy that it’s bad

And runs like crap

[deep sapphire]

thanks microsoft

[hard drift]

True

Although it’s nice it’s free lmao

[deep sapphire]

yeah true

[hard drift]

Hopefully they fix it soon

[potent arrow]

NOT IN VIET

[deep sapphire]

[hard drift]

It’s still a good song

Idc what language, it’s so good

[late basalt]

tbf, that one was still JP, more or less

mulan was... "tainted" is the safest i can describe it without getting bapped

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIgk9JsCJ54

@potent arrow

"hows it goin just need this table" hahahaha

[potent arrow]

LMFAO

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/TCSgrSNolFg?t=75

hahahaha

garbage truck convention

[latent grotto]

never watched mulan but good song

[hard drift]

go watch it

not the live action one though

[deep sapphire]

Fuckin finally

[late basalt]

wont matter to the fucknut douchebags out there though

i'm seriously tempted to rig something up with high-powered flashbulbs and a rangefinder

asshole with highbeams riding my ass? light the fucker up and make him feel the pain of being blinded by light

[umbral moss]

does this also mean we can have LED headlamps now?

fuckin stupid ass explicit "must be halogen filament" legislation

[sly elk]

we've been able to have LED lights for a while

[umbral moss]

when did that change?

the LED lights on morimoto's site say not street legal

[sly elk]

i'm not sure

[umbral moss]

only tail and fog are DOT approved as far as I know

[sly elk]

that might be because they're aftermarkets?

not sure what morimoto is but also, japanese headlights would have the wrong light pattern

if they were meant for use in japan anyway

[umbral moss]

dunno, they're the same level of "oh god why" fuckbright as all the other fuckin factory HID modules

[deep sapphire]

LEDs are integrated units

[umbral moss]

so it's not like they're some special level of retina slaying hell

[sly elk]

the only time I have issues with hids/leds being too bright is because of bad aim

[umbral moss]

the issue I have is with fuckers in lifted trucks with HIDs

[deep sapphire]

But you can buy aftermarket LED kits which includes the headlights

F-250 is so bad

[sly elk]

ed: bad aim 😄

[umbral moss]

blasting 200k lumens directly into your fuckin side mirrors

[deep sapphire]

But it’s a Ford so what a shock right

[sly elk]

ed: did you hang out on gaia?

that icon/name pair looks familiar

[umbral moss]

no

[sly elk]

oh ok

[umbral moss]

I don't know what gaia is

[sly elk]

a really old forum xD

[umbral moss]

oh

[sly elk]

there's nothing I dislike more than lifted pickups

[umbral moss]

I don't imagine a calavera is a particularly rare icon

[sly elk]

like I get that overlanding and 'prerunner' trucks are cool and all that

and I kinda feel like if it doesn't have bumpers at reasonable height it shouldn't be allowed to drive on the road with regular cars

let them put their monster truck on a trailer

[umbral moss]

it's so irritating when you're driving a regular car and this shitlord in a giant truck is tailgating you

so you get to experience what living on the surface of the sun is like

even with my autodimming rearview it's fuckin bright

[sly elk]

agreed

[umbral moss]

pog, someone sent me an email demanding I send them bitcoins because they installed a malware on a porn site and took control of my webcam

and as proof of their Elite Hackery they sent me one password I haven't used in 15 years

[sly elk]

and yet I have.. a jeep with LED headlights (from the factory). I feel terrible whenever I'm waiting in a parking lot and someone's in view of them haha. Then I'll turn them off

and.. predictably forget to turn them back on when I leave

[umbral moss]

joke's on them, not only do I not care if you saw my dick I also don't use the same password for anything so I have no idea what they think they got

[sly elk]

the problem with LED headlights is even if they're aimed ok, there are just places where you're going to blind people

like when you're at an intersection where someone's on an incline and someone isn't

[umbral moss]

oh man, it's even worse when you're walking and someone is parked facing towards you with their headlights on

[sly elk]

yea i turn mine off if I'm parked

[umbral moss]

you have to spend minutes trudging past their fuckin blinding ass headlights

christ

[sly elk]

this stems from the many times I've gone to sonic

and then a dude in a lifted truck parks across from me

and never turns their damn tonka toy off

so you're sitting there being blinded and have the nice ambience of

that lovely diesel CHUNGCHUNGCHUNGCHUNCGHUNCGHUNCGHUNCGHUNG

what's so great about having a private vehicle that sounds like a fedex truck anyway

[umbral moss]

some people can't get their weinus hard without knowing they're polluting the environment and owning the libs

[sly elk]

but you can do that with like, a 60 chevelle or whatever

[umbral moss]

yeah, but why do it with something cool when you can be obnoxious instead

[sly elk]

xD

at the same time, people on reddit usually complain like "they don't even use it for truck stuff" and I'm like nooo you don't want that

twice I've had a neighbor that had a big pickup truck that legit used it for truck stuff

hauling stuff, doing construction, towing things, carrying giant boats

but meh, tons of people buy them so I guess it speaks to a lot of people

maybe most people lol

[umbral moss]

it's largely one of those things that americans have convinced themselves is a sign of Big Dick Energy

driving a huge truck to go get groceries

meanwhile, I'm out here trying to figure out how to build an EV that looks like it came from cyberpunk 2077

instead of these weird ugly EV things we have

[sly elk]

like that?

kinda looks like a toyota cressida or something

[umbral moss]

the coyote 😌

I'd love to see a cop try to figure out how to ticket you for having an armored windshield when the interior is a full-span OLED display

with auto-leveling cameras

you see officer, I'm actually safer because I can see all the time now

[sly elk]

real big dig energy is driving a miata or some other tiny car

oh the ultimate dick energy

[umbral moss]

the AZ-1?

[sly elk]

this

this is the ultimate "I don't give a fuck" car

[umbral moss]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

I keep seeing the homologated yaris GR making the rounds

lowkey desire

[sly elk]

yea tiny cars are kind of a flex

in a "I don't have to carry things around, I've got people to do that for me" kinda way

[umbral moss]

some madman actually engineered the yaris into a rally car

[sly elk]

hehe

-recalls james may talking about the yaris grmn-

[umbral moss]

https://f7432d8eadcf865aa9d9-9c672a3a4ecaaacdf2fee3b3e6fd2716.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/C1353/U988/IMG_16411-medium.jpg

[late basalt]

how about this one particular chucklefuck that has a 36 inch lift on his front end and maybe 2 inches on the rear?

[deep sapphire]

Remember

[late basalt]

legitimately think the moron basically turned his truck into a "not on public roads" vehicle

[deep sapphire]

If you see a Nissan Altima on the road

Keep your distance

[late basalt]

behind or in front?

[deep sapphire]

Just far away period

[umbral moss]

it's an altima, getting in front of it won't be hard

[late basalt]

that's why i asked

https://tenor.com/bbCnG.gif

[deep sapphire]

Altima drivers are some of the worst drivers I’ve ever met

Makes sense when Nissan gives its cars away to anyone lol

[late basalt]

aaaaaaand i just had a horrible thought on that hank

[deep sapphire]

What’s that

[late basalt]

only reason they're the worse drivers you've met is because the worse ones are dead

[deep sapphire]

[late basalt]

and yea, i'm aware how fucking morbid that is

and i still laughed

[umbral moss]

if only we were so lucky as to have the stupid people conveniently remove themselves from the planet for us like that

[deep sapphire]

https://reddit.com/r/nissandrivers

[umbral moss]

I'm personally a big fan of how people are driving like it's march 2020 still

running lights and cutting across lanes randomly

that shit flew when there were 20 people on the road, traffic density is back to 2019 levels

pay attention to where the fuck you're going

[late basalt]

if the lawsuits werent going to be a massive headache to deal with, i've had hundreds of times where i wanted to say "fuck it" and not hit the brakes

because no matter what, it wasnt my fault for the accident

[umbral moss]

yeah, some fucker ran a red and I ended up hitting him, now he's suing me for "mental anguish"

how about eat shit and don't drive high you fuck

[late basalt]

"self inflicted mental anguish is your own problem crackhead."

[umbral moss]

honestly, I'm just tired of people trying to grift constantly

go find something else to do with your day

[deep sapphire]

Lmao bro

You can’t make this shit up

[umbral moss]

did someone drop a fuckin i-beam on him?

of course it's tennessee too

[lost python]

That poor car

[umbral moss]

there's nothing like TN's vehicle inspection process

"headlights work, tires aren't bald" approved

[umbral moss]

it's a nissan, that's a mercy for that piece of shit

the only place you should drive a nissan is to the junkyard

[lost python]

My favourite car is a Nissan

[umbral moss]

nissan is kind of like chevy, they only really care about their halo car

but the gt-r is also kind of a piece of shit

the transaxle is notorious for just eating shit randomly and grenading out of the bottom of the car

[deep sapphire]

Woah buddy

No the problem with Chevy is everything they make themselves is good. Everything they rebadged from Opel and Daewoo is dog shit

Aka all their small cars and smaller SUVs

[umbral moss]

yes, because they don't care about those cars at all

GM doesn't give a shit about anything but the vette and the suburban

[late basalt]

"smaller SUVs" is basically anything newer than 2015 imo

[deep sapphire]

Which with common internet research nobody should be buying an American car anyway lol

[late basalt]

i've seen the 2021 TB

[sly elk]

can you really call it "rebadged from daewoo" at this point?

[late basalt]

it's barely fucking bigger than my ford escape

[sly elk]

isn't daewoo GM the same way chevy is at this point?

[deep sapphire]

I suppose they are technically part of GM now

[sly elk]

I mean, they make buicks and cadillacs in china

[deep sapphire]

But it’s not like the quality has improved a lot

[umbral moss]

lucid 😌

[sly elk]

and then there's that anemic engine the malibu has that likes to blow up

-chuckle-

I think they used it in the ct6 too?

AHHH now I remember why I didn't want a ct6

that 4 cyl

[deep sapphire]

They newer 3.6 is pretty good

The old one was bad

[umbral moss]

the malibu is such a disappointment because it has a decent body style but it's a huge piece of shit mechanically reeEEEEEEE

[sly elk]

nono, the ct6 base has a 4cyl engine

[deep sapphire]

And ate up timing chains

[sly elk]

I dunno if it's related to the 4cyl the malibu has

[deep sapphire]

Oh yeah those crappy Opel motors

[umbral moss]

bring back the holden monaro you cowards

[sly elk]

mmm

[deep sapphire]

Had oil lines the size of pencil lead

[sly elk]

That was the thing that I hated about GM

[late basalt]

like i'm seriously wondering if it's possible to put in newer more efficient engines into older car

[sly elk]

GM killed holden ;_;

and they botched the "SS" launch so bad

[deep sapphire]

Yeah

[late basalt]

get triple the mileage out of a full-sized '05 SUV

[umbral moss]

you don't need oil for your piston rings, they'll scrape themselves smooth soon enough

[sly elk]

I mean, I'm not really a fan of sleeper cars

[deep sapphire]

I always thought the Chevy SS was ugly

[sly elk]

but it was a holden

[deep sapphire]

The Pontiac G8 GXP was sexier

Same car

Basically

[sly elk]

they should've brought the ute here ;_;

[potent arrow]

Highlander drivers want a word

[deep sapphire]

I don’t see too many of those

[sly elk]

holden was like the late 90s/early 00s aerodynamic friendly car fad never ended

[potent arrow]

I've almost been hit by a highlander too many times

[deep sapphire]

Nice el Camino

[sly elk]

yes!

[late basalt]

ngl i'd really love to get my hands on a 91 blazer again and basically rebuild the whole drivetrain with modern parts

[sly elk]

they should have sold them here as el caminos

but the reality is, if we ever got an el camino again

[deep sapphire]

New S10 with bagged suspension

[sly elk]

it'd probably be "AWD" (fwd) and based off some CUV

and look like a malibu with the back half cut off

in the ugliest most weird way ever

[late basalt]

was my first car and god damn that thing had some real spicy accel to it

[deep sapphire]

Bring back the turbo Cobalt SS

[sly elk]

actually here

[umbral moss]

imagine the el camino but it's an EV

[sly elk]

if chevy brought back the el camino I bet it'd look like that

[umbral moss]

all that cargo space 😌

[deep sapphire]

it was the fastest FWD production car ever made until the newest Type R

[sly elk]

except

it'd have that funny looking GM look to it

[late basalt]

you mean battery space

[sly elk]

like

you could teleport me 50 years into the future

and I'd probably still be able to identify a completely random GM car

[umbral moss]

hell no, the ecotec deserves to live in the graveyard next to all those unsold copies of ET

[sly elk]

they have this really weird design language

[deep sapphire]

Those ecotecs were good

[late basalt]

nah, that's when station wagons make a comeback

[deep sapphire]

It was the dogshit 1.8 and 2.0 motors

[sly elk]

when it comes to fonts they use, and how they stick straight lines in curves and stick curves in corners

[deep sapphire]

The 2.4 was great

Sorry 1.7

Weird displacement

[late basalt]

at any rate, i need to sleep, i work later

[sly elk]

https://youtu.be/5JZzPz9nnW0?t=142 I was thinking of the 1.5

[umbral moss]

coyote 😌

look at the mad lad engineering on the long-throw suspension

still kind of sad that you can't use cameras for side view mirrors in the US, would make life a lot easier if you could monitor what was going on without having to look away from the road ahead of you

[sly elk]

i don't disagree

though sometimes the screens aren't mounted any better than a mirror would be

I want a HUD and somehow I never get to have a car with one

not sure a car I've wanted ever came with one

i guess the corvette?

[dull garnet]

#automotive

[deep sapphire]

Go to bed

[dull garnet]

Its half 11!

[deep sapphire]

Wow that sounds like a great time for a nap

[dull garnet]

[deep sapphire]

Bless thy nap at work

[warm mesa]

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-announces-self-service-repair/

What

What the fuck

[deep sapphire]

Why are her arms bigger than her head

[warm mesa]

Its art

[deep sapphire]

Also apple is caving and listening to its customers

[warm mesa]

Dont you understand

[deep sapphire]

It’s refreshing

[warm mesa]

Apple calculated that no repairs would damage the brand probably

[modest moss]

her dad was an intel/nvidia user but her mum liked amd

[deep sapphire]

Based

Divorce happening

[modest moss]

also isn't this just apple complying with inevitable right to repair legislation everywhere?

[deep sapphire]

Maybe, but that legislation was ultimately only enforced on a state level I think

But it’s nice that you can purchase genuine parts

Doing your own repairs is one thing, using parts that aren’t eBay is even better

[modest moss]

I think EU, UK are/were/have made it a thing too

idk though, I don't follow that closely

[deep sapphire]

not that I wouldn’t know about buying bootleg parts for my truck off eBay

[modest moss]

HANK

[deep sapphire]

[modest moss]

only buy intel parts for your truck

[deep sapphire]

She’s fast and reliable but only runs for 5 seconds before overheating

[modest moss]

melt down old PII and PIII chips and forge a crankshaft

[deep sapphire]

GENIUS

Chevy Big Block because it uses 14nm

[modest moss]

I watched a season or two of forged in fire so I'm basically an expert blacksmith now

also omnicrafter in XIV

[deep sapphire]

Are you girelt or whatever his name was

Giralt

Something lmao

[modest moss]

nah but he's my bro

[deep sapphire]

Remember when the relic was called the +1

[modest moss]

one day I'll feel less sick and go back to playing games

[warm mesa]

Ok boomer

[deep sapphire]

I’ll make you some soup

[warm mesa]

Yes pls

Make me some too

[deep sapphire]

Okay omw to Europe

[warm mesa]

I got fucked by amazon today

[deep sapphire]

[warm mesa]

Literally a mountain

Before i cleaned that shelf up

[deep sapphire]

Actually that’s a rack

Sorry

[warm mesa]

Or rack

Idk

[deep sapphire]

That job sounds brutal

[warm mesa]

Me brain is dying

[deep sapphire]

I’ll give you a foot massage

With the soup

[warm mesa]

😳

My feet are trained

[deep sapphire]

Campbells cream of mushroom best massage cream tbh

[warm mesa]

I walk barefoot at home

24/7

[deep sapphire]

Foot training

Buy some running shoes they have great arch support and cushioning

[warm mesa]

Today i kicked a 10 kg package like it was a soccer ball

[deep sapphire]

Strong Freddy

Forged billet feet

[warm mesa]

Ooooh

I see the dhl truck

[modest moss]

you work for amazon?

[warm mesa]

Theres my iphone

Yeah i do

[modest moss]

can you get us free prime tho?

[warm mesa]

No

[deep sapphire]

Irl pic of his feet of how strong they are

[modest moss]

you're dead to this channel

Hank

Volvos

y/n?

[deep sapphire]

Volvos use to be great

They were very popular in my state because of the Swedish heritage here lmao

Saw a lot of S40s back in the day

[modest moss]

I haven't been in one in years but it was like a tank

[deep sapphire]

Yeah they were basically indestructible

Those old station wagons

Iconic

These ugly fuckers had a Corvette engine in them

And a vent pointed at your balls

Bring back the testicle cooler vents

God 90s cars were so ugly

Except BMW

They got it right

@warm mesa find me one pls thx

[warm mesa]

@Hardware_Hank#6731

New tome

[deep sapphire]

[warm mesa]

Who dis

[deep sapphire]

Based expert roulette phone case

[warm mesa]

Yes

[deep sapphire]

https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/43063/driving-one-of-gms-legendary-1939-futurliners-is-like-nothing-else

Damn what a beast

[modest moss]

ffs

had to order food shopping online because covid

wankers have only got half the things I ordered

it's fucking 2021, they should know what's available when I'm ordering

[deep sapphire]

I hear this is a common problem with grocery delivery lmao

[warm mesa]

Anyone knows if i can get a whatsapp backup from google drive to icloud

[modest moss]

@deep sapphire I drive a truck

[deep sapphire]

HOT

[modest moss]

it's destroyed now, some russian kid killed me when I was taking the screenie :(

[deep sapphire]

Damn

https://youtu.be/dLpuq0jyiCE

Get a rental

[modest moss]

I have plenty of cash and stuff in GTA, I'm good

[deep sapphire]

[modest moss]

I don't play much now though, just when I fancy driving around mindlessly

[deep sapphire]

Get forza horizon 5

You got game pass?

[modest moss]

nah, I played some of 4 and it was ok

not bothered enough, GTA is nice and mindless when I'm sick

[potent arrow]

I've always wanted to rent a U-Haul and drift it lol

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/noahs-arc-you-in-danger-girl-be-careful-trouble-hot-mess-gif-21009578

[warm mesa]

install instagram

block facebook access to data with one click

Apple so based

[potent arrow]

https://youtu.be/b_eJ9cZ9qfw

Noooooooo

[sudden frost]

Woohoo getting a new PC.

[deep sapphire]

[deep sapphire]

[deep sapphire]

AND FOR 19.95 YOU CAN RENT THIS MUTHA FUCKA

@potent arrow

[umbral moss]

yeah, but can your mountain dew hit 10k rpm?

[deep sapphire]

The caffeine can

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/initiald-car-race-engine-ae86-gif-8276802

[umbral moss]

vtec boutta take you to outer space

[dull garnet]

uhm no that's a toy ota 11k rpm racing engine xd

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

[umbral moss]

yeah, toyota calls their version of vtec vvti

it's the same shit doing the same thing

[dull garnet]

still

[modest moss]

@robust vessel how sick are you?

[robust vessel]

Sick

[modest moss]

I'm sick too

Sympathy

My kid brought covid home

It's not a good time

[robust vessel]

I'm sorry

[modest moss]

it was kinda inevitable, thank goodness for vaccines

hope you feel better soon

[robust vessel]

You too

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/dennis-reynolds-flu-sick-always-gif-12889208

[latent grotto]

Oh no its evolved

Now its spreading through the internet

[deep sapphire]

Wow that is wholesome

[kindred brook]

for being universal

its not very

universal

[devout nexus]

that is by design of course 🙂

one thing i have to give the EU props for is addressing this nonsense

thats about the only thing tho

[modest moss]

should have been C from day 1

and should never change

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/jCgYMFtxUUw

[devout nexus]

it sucks that "inventing" multiple inputs for a "universal" serial bus is rewarded by our system. wish government wasn't impotent here

it creates more problems for the environment and peoples lives yet yields a reward from profit.

https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-lightning-vs-usb-c-3043836/

EU trying to standardize to a single interface wisely

[dull garnet]

they might get their way by about the iPhone 16

[deep sapphire]

While I can understand the frustration, when you look at legacy support it makes sense why. Like USB A is a great example it’s a dog shit port but I’ll be frank ive never seen a USB C mouse lmao

I don’t even know if they exist but I’ve never specifically looked for one

[dull garnet]

i think i've seen a micro a exactly one time

[potent arrow]

I mean most newer Logitech is begrudgingly moving over to USB c

[untold onyx]

That's tech for you. Until a standard is accepted, everyone and their brother is going to try to become that standard.

[elder hollow]

I have a concept for USB-D but I asked in modmail if I can post it and they said the image was inappropriate :/

[untold onyx]

And eventually as the USB-C connection is rendered unfeasible for the throughputs that come out it'll need to be changed as well.

[elder hollow]

The future is wireless anyway

[untold onyx]

Which has at least 3 different variants and 10 different sub-variants.

[potent arrow]

Somehow micro b is still around to curse my very existence

[glossy timber]

Micro b belongs in the bin

[umbral moss]

who would need USB C for a mouse anyway, you don't need PD120 or whatever bullshit and you don't need the multi-gigabit data speeds to send 18k dpi

so you just complicate the stupid mouse PCB and make the user's life more difficult since the USB-C spec is more fragmented than USB-A/B combined

USB-C but it's the one that charges your devices at 20V

[kindred brook]

should you work your way to

driver insrtallation

or just install latest

what about chipset?

[deep sapphire]

huh

[potent arrow]

@deep sapphire

Cabbage fits in my cupholder

[deep sapphire]

#quality

if a vehicle doesnt have good cup holders is it really a vehicle?

[potent arrow]

Are you implying that the fancy ass BMWs arnt vehicles? Cuz ye

[deep sapphire]

[potent arrow]

Controversial opinion but high end cars shirking cup holders to rings attached to the console deserve a special place in hell

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce27tTJgWrg&t=145s

looool BMW

[kindred brook]

chipset drivers?

[deep sapphire]

windows update should automatically get most if not all of them

all you really need to worry about is manually getting graphics drivers

[kindred brook]

oh ok

[deep sapphire]

and then any specialty things like mice/keyboard software

[kindred brook]

can I get

the hank software

[deep sapphire]

[potent arrow]

Wth lol

[sly elk]

that micro-b+ connector is the most obnoxious one

my favorite thing on apple devices is the lightning connector only supports usb 2's 480mbps speed

except for 2 models of ipad pro

[sly elk]

so he SEES HIS CAR IS ON FIRE and drives off

wtf XD

[dull garnet]

https://imgur.com/MB060sc

[eager sandal]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[dull garnet]

[paper tusk]

[vivid ingot]

Is there a way to stop the sound randomly just stopping for ff14?

[dull garnet]

That doesn't sound right

Try updating drivers I guess? Replug cables

[vivid ingot]

Everythings updated and fine, it's only ff14 that has the sound stopping randomly. Apparently it's a issue with the game from what I'm reading

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/good-morning-hello-gif-23766659

[inland mauve]

this gif inflicts pain and suffering

[deep sapphire]

[latent grotto]

[pseudo frigate]

i had that with a giant ass spider once

it got stuck in my fan

and the fan died

i burned the laptop 3 times

then donated it

not in my house

[deep sapphire]

A spider killed a laptop

I’m glad I live in a colder climate

😄

[pseudo frigate]

well i mean

the spider killed the fan

as in

when i turned on the laptop

it got stuck between the fan

but the fan kept spinning

so i had to either take the spider out

[deep sapphire]

Surprised it didn’t just blend the thing

[pseudo frigate]

or burn the laptop with fire and throw it as far away as i could

[deep sapphire]

Spider guts everywhere

[pseudo frigate]

so i went for option 2

[deep sapphire]

[pseudo frigate]

and that's how my gaming laptop died

[deep sapphire]

Understandable

[eager sandal]

whats with this game and limsa being exclusively the only place i get big frame drops

i just did an odin fate with like 50 people and i had zero stutters or fps drops

isnt limsa usually just concentrated on the market and plaza though

and,, like why isnt it the same on open world fates

maybe more npcs in a compact place make it harder on cpus

cause ik that causes a bottleneck

yeah my frames r fine

it just goes from 60 to 30 or 40 in limsa exclusively

it hurts

[eager sandal]

yikes, halo infinite has issues?

[lost python]

Ofc

It's a modern triple A game. They don't come without issues

[latent grotto]

Yea I've had it crash multiple times just moving around in the menu

Yea I get like 90 fps on ultra

[potent arrow]

Are you seriously comparing FFXIV to halo lol

That's literally the worst comparison you can draw

My god

[modest moss]

so we're comparing a ten year old MMO to an fps multiplayer beta

okkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[potent arrow]

💩

[kindred brook]

https://twitter.com/NS_ALERTS/status/1461352249741885447

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[deep sapphire]

https://slickdeals.net/f/15349033-ymmv-lenovo-legion-5-pro-16-gaming-laptop-ryzen-7-5800h-16gb-ram-rtx-3070-512gb-ssd-82jq008nus-1399-in-store-or-1529-99-online

[dull garnet]

yoooo pro gaming!

[umbral moss]

🤔

so those guys are publicly offering a tool to skip the queues?

[kindred brook]

yeah it worked

for my brother

he got a 3070 ti

[umbral moss]

wew

[kindred brook]

I wanted a 3080...

too many people want it

; ;

[umbral moss]

I want a 4090 😔

[kindred brook]

my Q was under 1 min

still failed

rip

[deep sapphire]

Shit at this point might as well wait for the Super cards

Specially if you can utilize this lmao

[kindred brook]

WHAT IF BB PATCHES IT

GGGG

[umbral moss]

apparently the script is randomly catching people, but they may have fucked up using the plugin

[kindred brook]

are we boned then

is the add on dead?

[umbral moss]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

I'm sure they'll update it again

[kindred brook]

that was the fatest Q I ever got

for a 3080

[umbral moss]

the real problem is that these queue-beater plugins will break other queue systems too

have fun getting tickets to fanfest next year

[dull garnet]

go back in time one year and buy a card then

[deep sapphire]

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HONEST AMERICAN VALUES OF FIGHTING PEOPLE FOR A TV ON BLACK FRIDAY

[deep sapphire]

Go to bed

[kindred brook]

FANFEST NEXT YEAR?

shouldn't it be

2 years

o.o

[umbral moss]

maybe?

it doesn't matter when it is, it matters that the tech to defeat the queue exists and will only be more widely available

[deep sapphire]

Nah probably next year

[umbral moss]

so pretty much any mitigation they came up with to stop bots from sniping all the tickets will be defeated

[kindred brook]

its k I keep it a secret from everyone

but you guys

who are friends

https://tenor.com/view/spiderman-uncle-ben-power-responsiblity-movie-quotes-gif-4050585

[late basalt]

I mean, requiring a deposit when getting into the queue could go a bit towards stopping it since it can cross reference “has this card been used already?”

[kindred brook]

deposit?

o.o

you don't need to buy the extension

its a chrome extension

free

[sly elk]

yaaas

[late basalt]

Not talking about that you dolt