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[deep sapphire]

this concept car was so fuckin sexy

[boreal surge]

Well that’s tasteful

[sly elk]

but I fucking hate modern japanese industrial design

[sly elk]

it always has to look angry and hyper aggressive

... like a modern gm

[sly elk]

also why does that shifter look like a penis

[boreal surge]

Nothing screams digital age like edges tho

[sly elk]

or some kinda angry easter island

[jaunty light]

it's just terrible

[deep sapphire]

https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chevyss2-e1448035861834.jpg

lets get back to the basics

[jaunty light]

what happened to the japanese engineers did they start taking all the drugs at once

[deep sapphire]

no just Acura

Acura has always had dog shit interiors

[sly elk]

also if you ever take a picture of an acura with a black interior with the flash on

[deep sapphire]

remember the whole 2 screen system

[boreal surge]

Isn’t Acura honda?

[deep sapphire]

yeah

[jaunty light]

here we go

[sly elk]

they have like 15 shades of black

[jaunty light]

this is what is the good stuff

[deep sapphire]

Honda is fine

Acura is not

[jaunty light]

I need whatever the koreans are smoking

[deep sapphire]

you expect luxury vehicles to not suck

[sly elk]

i remember back when a friend of mine bough ta brand new accord with black leather

he showed me the inside with a picture from his phone and I was like

why are the seats 5 different colors

[boreal surge]

I have never thought of acura as luxury tbh

[deep sapphire]

the fact that the Accord has a nicer interior than the Acura midsize is ridiculous

its defo their luxury marque

[sly elk]

i mean to be fair

[jaunty light]

rekusasu, acura etc etc are like 20% luxury cars at best

[sly elk]

honda/acura is more like chevy/pontiac

[deep sapphire]

ehhh

[sly elk]

acura is supposed to be the sportier honda

not necessarily the more luxurious

[deep sapphire]

thats debatable, I get where you are coming from

[boreal surge]

Yeah that sounds more in line

[sly elk]

i know they'd like us to believe otherwise

thus the higher prices

[deep sapphire]

but other than the NSX and Integra

they've never really had a super performance marque

you can argue RSX

[boreal surge]

And yeah hank’s right, honda has the type r branding for sporty

[sly elk]

plus as much as I make fun of japanese design

honda seats sometimes look nice

the headrest and the seat look like they were designed by the same person

that's more than I can say for most of my murrican brands

[deep sapphire]

Honda are one of the best makers for interiors at their price point

a fully loaded accord is still affordable and looks great

[boreal surge]

While we’re on america vs japan cars, what’s your take on the car import laws of the US?

[sly elk]

I still remember when chrysler used these awful things

[deep sapphire]

outdated

[sly elk]

it's purely a business thing

[jaunty light]

I NEED MY R33 NOW!

[deep sapphire]

NHTSA has become a meme

[sly elk]

I think it's annoying and in many states, it's completely useless anyway because they'll allow any piece of crap on the road

[jaunty light]

you're a meme!

[deep sapphire]

they've mandated a lot of stupid shit over the years

no u

[sly elk]

we need a system like germany's TUV inspections

(but now that I've said that I'll probably be very hated lol)

[deep sapphire]

so we can get rid of Altima drivers?

[sly elk]

like they drive a car onto a pad at speed and slam the brakes

and it has to stop with enough force or they won't let you drive it on the road

[deep sapphire]

damn looks like my truck is out

[jaunty light]

they do that yet I just uninstall my brake pads for weight savings

[sly elk]

lol

[deep sapphire]

jk I had new rotors put on it

she stops on a dime 😩 👌

[jaunty light]

dem brembos

[deep sapphire]

I thought you said... well lets leave it at that

[sly elk]

i.. i want brembos on my jeep

[jaunty light]

BIMBOS?

[sly elk]

mmmm

[jaunty light]

HMMM?

[deep sapphire]

NO

yes

[jaunty light]

YOU WANT BIMBOS ON YOUR TRUCK?

[sly elk]

you know what

that was one thing I had to say going from the 300 to the cadillac that was a massive improvement

[deep sapphire]

https://passion-stickers.com/2602-home_default/xbad-boy-chevrolet-pee-on-ford-decals.jpg.pagespeed.ic.PH0fEN9jte.jpg

[boreal surge]

And for bad reason likely, the people that hate you I assume would rather commit road murder from their car being too dangerous to drive?

[deep sapphire]

every car in 1996.jpg

[sly elk]

our cadillac is a lowly FWD XTS. the same kind you see used as a limo or.. a hearse or whatever

it has very nice brembo brakes in the front

and fucking stops

[deep sapphire]

STOPS

[sly elk]

it really stops

the first time I felt I needed to stop now it stopped faster than I expected haha

[deep sapphire]

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

[sly elk]

I mean, the car drives like you;d probably expect, but sometimes it surprises me

i could take a turn in the 300 faster because it felt.. more composed when taking turns, dunno how to explain that

the cadillac is like whoa there buddy you're taking this turn at 25mph WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING

[deep sapphire]

That’s why modern CT4 and 6 are great

Has magnaride dampers which are literally the best in the industry

Plus RWD

[sly elk]

these used to? the one we have was the first year that didn't? lol

[deep sapphire]

You could toss those bitches around corners

[sly elk]

I was actually ok with that. AFAIK they're expensive af to fix when they break, and they like to break?

but this car wasn't even made for tossing around corners anyway, so whatever

[deep sapphire]

You were just praising how good it is at braking! /s

[sly elk]

I guess the 300 was just tuned differently. lol

but also, longer wheelbase, wider suspension, rwd

it's probably a little of all of the above

the ct6 would have been a better comparison and I really want to drive one sometime lol

[deep sapphire]

Don’t tell shue

It has a dinosaur killing V8

[sly elk]

honestly most of them have a crappy 4cyl

iirc the v6 is a nupgrade that the fleet ones didn't come with

[deep sapphire]

not the blackwing

[sly elk]

yea but for the cost of a blackwing you could have 3 regular ct6s

[deep sapphire]

yeah but no V8

[sly elk]

i'd love a ct6 blackwing

[jaunty light]

a who what blackwhat

[jaunty light]

woah bro don't insult a 4banger

once we get those new generation 4bangers they are >>>>> v6 and v8!

[sly elk]

I didn't say it was bad because it was a 4cyl

[deep sapphire]

my SBC 350 whenever the transmission decides it wants to downshift

[sly elk]

I feel like the headlights were a little bit off for the design of the car though

[deep sapphire]

I dunno if the previous owner did anything but that fucker can do 0-60 in sub 6 seconds

[sly elk]

like if you got rid of the vertical bars on the edge

[deep sapphire]

for a 1990 old ass truck that aint bad

[jaunty light]

motorcycles have more gears than my truck does

[sly elk]

and gave it a hoffmeister kink. You could slap a genesis badge on the front and nobody would know

[deep sapphire]

I bet you drive a ford

smelly ford owner

[sly elk]

but I still like it 😄

I have bad taste in cars

[deep sapphire]

cadillacs look nice

[jaunty light]

4 speeeeeeed

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/is_x1YRbmKE?t=490

[jaunty light]

I think my packs or plugs are bad again tho

one or two of the cyls are misfiring

[deep sapphire]

oil burning issue?

[sly elk]

lol they kinda remind me of those commercials of the dude that does weight lifting with a suit on

[jaunty light]

nah I'll be in 4th gear cruisin at 2k then it'll have a random shudder through the body

[deep sapphire]

if it uses coil packs its likely that, see if the same 2 cylinders share the same coil pack

[sly elk]

that said

[jaunty light]

gotta love maint dealer will probably charge me 500 bucks to replace one

[deep sapphire]

SEXY

just do it yourself

not a hard job

[jaunty light]

no thanks

[deep sapphire]

DO IT

[jaunty light]

it's very annoying

[sly elk]

that old one's just so

BIG

[jaunty light]

sitting in the engine bay for hours trying to get everything off vs paying the dealer to do it? I know what I'm doin

[deep sapphire]

coil packs are ezpz

[sly elk]

heh speaking of car interior design

[jaunty light]

it was like 2018 that I had the plastic intake manifold replaced (ford why) as well as some other shit, including 2 packs and 2 spark plugs

[deep sapphire]

I had to replace mine in my camry took an hour

ah ha!

I knew you drove a ford

[deep sapphire]

🥱 when will people learn

chevy sucks now too

[sly elk]

hank everybody does plastic intake manifolds

[jaunty light]

ok wait I misunderstood where the coils are kekW

spark plugs on the triton can be a rael bitch tho

[deep sapphire]

oh no no no no

3 valve bros....

[jaunty light]

especially because they are very renowned for fucking breaking into the engine

[deep sapphire]

[jaunty light]

[sly elk]

-gets out a 3800 gen 2-

[deep sapphire]

3800 were bulletproof

except for the plastic manifold

[jaunty light]

I'm dumb though i dunno how to diagnose if one of my coils are bad to begin with

[deep sapphire]

spark tester light

[sly elk]

-chuckles at the diagonal crossbeams-

[deep sapphire]

the 3800 is widely regarded as one of the best engines ever made

specially for a V6

[sly elk]

I really should like ask reddit or something

why the W body chassis has that cross bar

maybe there's a good story about it

[deep sapphire]

because the W body is a meme

[sly elk]

afaik they always had those cross bars

[deep sapphire]

they have a fuckin corvette leaf spring cross member

[sly elk]

even back in the 80s

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8fBew57FOM

uh oh

Ryan Lipkin
7 minutes ago
I heard Arnold was in the crosswalk when he got hit. The car is totaled and the driver is in critical condition. Arnold refuses medical care and walked home.```

lmao

[jaunty light]

t1000 gives no shits

[sly elk]

oh my goodness

[deep sapphire]

4.6 3 valve is one of the worst engines ever made

you should ditch that pile of shit

get something else

[sly elk]

please tell me those seats are as comfy as they look

[deep sapphire]

look at those GM seatbelt clips

[jaunty light]

is this @ me

[deep sapphire]

yes

[jaunty light]

it's a 5.4

who buys a 4.6

[deep sapphire]

idiots

[sly elk]

are those the ones that break spark plugs

[jaunty light]

both can do it

[deep sapphire]

wait

I think the 5.4 3 valve is the bad one

[glossy timber]

Round

[jaunty light]

it's a 5.4 2

[deep sapphire]

3-valve 5.4 L and 6.8 L engines built before 10/9/07 and 3-valve 4.6 Ls built before 11/30/07 found in many 2004–2008 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles have an issue with difficult-to-remove spark plugs, which can cause part of the spark plug to become seized in the cylinder head. The source of the problem is a unique plug design that uses a 2-piece shell, which often separates, leaving the lower portion of the spark plug stuck deep in the engine's cylinder head. The 2-piece OE spark plug design is intrinsically flawed, thus making it susceptible to this problem. Ford acknowledges this issue in TSB 08-7-6 as well as earlier TSBs. Ford's TSB does not state that this issue is caused by owner neglect. The TSB provides a special procedure for spark plug removal on these engines. For situations in which the spark plug has partially broken off in the cylinder head, Ford distributes multiple special tools for removing the seized portion of the plug. Their TSB explains the multiple procedures required for handling the different cases/situations that occur when parts of plugs are seized in these engines. This repair is covered for vehicles under warranty; however, the Ford recommended spark plug service interval extends beyond the duration of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.[84]

[sly elk]

that said

[deep sapphire]

oh okay

2 valve is good

[hard drift]

Holy text wall

[sly elk]

I did have the pleasure of driving a w body impala once as a rental car for a few days

[jaunty light]

11gen is 3 valve

[hard drift]

Wtf did i come into

[deep sapphire]

making fun of ford and AMD

[hard drift]

Ah fun

[deep sapphire]

yeah

[sly elk]

it was gigantic outside, small and uncomfortable inside, and had a really stupid manu-matic

[deep sapphire]

W body impala was an okay car

if it had the 3800

[sly elk]

oh yea it had manual-matic shifter controls on the steering wheel as buttons lol

[deep sapphire]

I think the Camry of that era was still a better option

as the 5SFE motor was like

[sly elk]

I have no idea what engine it had

[deep sapphire]

the most durable shit ever made

[sly elk]

was in like 2014 maybe 2015

[jaunty light]

if I quadruple my monies I'll buy a new truck, but otherwise I plan on never buying a used new car or truck

[deep sapphire]

I had one, ran it without oil for a month cause I was an idiot

still ran fine

one time it ran out of coolant

still drove it

[sly elk]

but it was the old body style

[deep sapphire]

oh ew

those had the high feature motors

[sly elk]

I also remember being rather impressed with avis in the form of

you opened the driver's door

[deep sapphire]

the 3.6

[sly elk]

and it had a giant sticker on the door frame like

"AVIS IMPOUND HOTLINE: 1-800-xxx-xxxx"

[deep sapphire]

LOL

[sly elk]

yea it was my first time renting from avis

enterprise was always very polished

aside from the making you sit around forever while the employees run around with their hair on fire bit

the like 3 times I've experienced avis/budget they struck me as ghetto by comparison

[deep sapphire]

the 10th gen Impala was a good looking car IMO

kinda a shame it didnt sell well

https://images.betweentheaxles.net/_uploads/2015/06/chevrolet-impala-blackout-concept-100.jpg

[sly elk]

it's basically the same car as the cadillac lol

or at least, similar in a lot of ways, surprsiing number of panel differences though

i think they came with a 4 banger option though

[deep sapphire]

I think the 2.4 ecotec is a decent motor

[sly elk]

also as nice as the exterior is

the interior is the thing of ightmares

[deep sapphire]

the 2.0 was the problematic one

[sly elk]

oh hey it has those ac knobs

[deep sapphire]

https://i.4cdn.org/o/1642803470966.gif

[sly elk]

it's all like O_O

WHY ARE YOU DRIVING ME SO FAST

[jaunty light]

[sly elk]

RETURN ME TO THE RENTAL LOT AT ONCE

[deep sapphire]

feature "odometer"

[sly elk]

you know what's funny the cadillac shows that same PRNDM graphic until the OS on it wakes up

then it has a classier one

they used bigger letters so it'd be more readable for the target audience ya know

wait they're smaller

i like this screen because you can make all 3 sections display the same thing

[potent arrow]

Holy shit took the Yaris for a joy ride

That fucking thing can zoom if you floor it consistently

[sly elk]

fun 😄

[jaunty light]

sarah got da turbocharged yaris

yaris TRD

[modest moss]

zoomer zooming

[potent arrow]

Holding on for dear life

Im gonna try taking it to the track

see what happens

[umbral moss]

bruh, ship that yaris GR to me

[hard drift]

@deep sapphire they're calling for you

[modest moss]

can you dm me your address so I know where to send flowers?

[jaunty light]

can we ban shue

attempting to get personal deets

[modest moss]

your pronouns just became not/funny

[hard drift]

😔

[jaunty light]

[modest moss]

anyone know how long this 580 gear will last? 6.1?

do we know when 6.1 is?

[hard drift]

march-april area

[modest moss]

ah so this 580 is good until 6.2 which will be ages, I should probably buy it

[hard drift]

Yeah but also have scrips and such

[deep sapphire]

no u

[modest moss]

wdym with regard to scrips?

[hard drift]

Too much going on in life for hot babes atm 😔

[hard drift]

Weekly tomes* not scrips

[deep sapphire]

you sit on discord all day

[hard drift]

Sorry mentally not there

[deep sapphire]

[hard drift]

i really do have serious stuff going on 😔

[deep sapphire]

uh huuuuuh

okay I believe you

[modest moss]

he's watching lots of hentai, categorising it

[hard drift]

I wish

Wtf for??? It’s a waste not to mention your chances are abysmal

[sly elk]

what are you even talking about XD

[jaunty light]

house upgrade to BIG!

[sly elk]

oh

I would be fine with the same size house i have, if I could own it. and also a newer one with no stupid problems and more windows

mmm that'd be nice

also air conditioning

https://frame.work/blog/open-sourcing-our-firmware

hng I want one now

ya know I think their built-in-dongles are kinda stupid and pointless but

I'll give them a pass for that hahaha

[deep sapphire]

https://www.amazon.com/Makita-DCM501Z-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Coffee/dp/B072FQ3YN4

yoooo

[hard drift]

work essential 👀

holy crap those batteries are expensive

[sly elk]

sheesh

how many people that own those, have a truck that has ac power ports

[hard drift]

i am so getting that for my dad for his birthday

[sly elk]

i could just carry my mr coffee in the jeep...

besides the ryobi one looks more rugged

the makita looks more oldschool though in a cool way

except err

[hard drift]

the battery is still like 100 dollars

[deep sapphire]

welcome to Makita

[hard drift]

pretty sure my dad has batteries anyways lol

[deep sapphire]

I will never buy Makita

and its not that they make bad tools

[sly elk]

for the more sophisticated types who need their cuppa tea

[deep sapphire]

its that they make buying into the platform overly complicated and expensive

[hard drift]

i just want a cool gift idea and this portable coffee pot is 👌

[deep sapphire]

they almost never have sales

like you think Milwaukee is bad

Makita is even worse

[sly elk]

aye lol

[deep sapphire]

and for what

[sly elk]

i think makita is the only one with the battery powered tea kettle tho

[deep sapphire]

Milwaukee not only has better tools but they are updated more often and have a better warranty

[sly elk]

i mean ryobi makes garage door openers

[deep sapphire]

Makita is like some anti consumer japanese brand that holds all the good tools in Japan and we get the dog shit china made tools

the only way you can even get japanese made Makita tools is on ebay

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/tools-snapon-gif-19732629

try and keep your hand out of your pants Hank

[deep sapphire]

[sly elk]

does milwaukee make a fridge?

[deep sapphire]

no idea lmao

I like Ryobi One

I think its a decent option for prosumer

[sly elk]

honestly i forgot what brand i have

[deep sapphire]

specially at its price

[sly elk]

i have some chinese cheap shit drill 😄

i also have a cheap shit black and decker 😄

i haven't used it in forever

the problem with cordless drills for me is by the time I feel I need it, the battery is long dead

[deep sapphire]

black and decker

20 dollar drill

[modest moss]

I wonder what my drill is

let's go see

[sly elk]

Heimerdinger

[royal forge]

Why the fuck do those coffee machines look like they generate plasma

[sly elk]

OMG

[deep sapphire]

intended for job sites

which get dirty and what not

[royal forge]

I.. just have a nespresso machine

[modest moss]

I can't find it, the case is green though

[deep sapphire]

Matabo?

[royal forge]

Looks so excessively rugged XD

[deep sapphire]

or however you spell it

[modest moss]

I think bosch

[deep sapphire]

http://mobileimages.lowes.com/productimages/4be43776-3531-425d-9ba8-f0460cf116cb/11593886.jpg

oh okay

Bosch is good

[sly elk]

anyway i thought job sites only had one kinda beverage

whatever is in those things

and i'm pretty sure they don't ever clean them

[deep sapphire]

LOL

with stale water or powdered gatorade that tastes like it causes cancer

[deep sapphire]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Anderson we lost a minnesotan bros

😔

[sly elk]

😦

[deep sapphire]

wtf is that

its giving me a headache

[modest moss]

WHICH WAY IS FORWARD

[sly elk]

it would be neat if you could sit frront center maybe

but it appears to be a normal pcikup with glass over the front

this looks like a fire truck missing the fire truck part

[deep sapphire]

I would purchase this vehicle

[modest moss]

I would purchase an EV variant

fill the bed with batteries

let's gooooooooo

[deep sapphire]

shue im sorry

its a hybrid atleast

[modest moss]

hydrid petrol and diesel together?

[deep sapphire]

nah just whatever I have left in the svedka bottle

[sly elk]

naw what's the fun in owning something like that if it doesn't sound like a fedex truck

https://youtu.be/Ga2i9yqF0a4?t=260

it doesn't sound like a fedex truck, it sounds kinda like a leaf blower

sounds hilarious taking off in the parking lot though

[late basalt]

right up until you get excessive noise tickets driving home every night

stuff like that for offroad toys? sure, w/e

daily driver shit that i have to listen to you drive through my neighborhood in the middle of the night? nobody'll find your fucking corpse

[sly elk]

oh believe me i'm here with you

i hate loud cars

and loud pickup trucsk especially :p

i don't think i've ever heard anyone say 'that diesel with open pipes sounds amazing!'

that beetle sounds like farts, leaf bl0owers, and uh

i erno

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[random geyser]

is there a way to check if a displayport (port?) on a GPU or a monitor is functional without an extra monitor with known good ports?

my monitor just randomly decided to not display a signal when connected by displayport, and I suspect the port on the monitor to be borked

[dreamy chasm]

DP adapters, I suppose

[random geyser]

bah, i'll just get an dp to hdmi adapter, i like hdmi better anyways

[sly elk]

aye, sorry

mmmm wow algorand is down t 0.93

[dreamy chasm]

this is why i just use air

that too

[sly elk]

crypto is crashing so hard atm I expect that GPUs will ease in demand soon

you don't have to spend $1200 in parts to build a custom loop though

it's still up from where it was. 😄

it's amazing though

a few months ago I bought some apple stock, and then I decided i'd try gambling a little on crypto

the apple stock is still above what I paid for it, despite falling quite a bit last week lol

the crypto is down by so much

i didn't even buy at the highs

oh ok lol

yea

hmm I have $123 of bitcoin I paid $211 for

the algorand hurt most 😄 I bought $282 worth and it's worth $144 right now. Algorand took such a hit I'm pondering if it will remain viable

that may be an over-reaction

eh

it's a half-american-half-chinese coin that was backed by some interesting people and had a cool APR system and a voting system

and some people tried to start shitcoins with it too

reddit really likes that coin, but its performance has been the opposite of hyped lol

basically when btc goes up, it goes up a little. when btc goes down a bit, it goes down a lot

[odd sand]

Tumblingdown tumblingdown

[dreamy chasm]

looks like im holding off my monitor purchase

[odd sand]

It'll probably jump again when 4000 series cards launch

[sly elk]

the thing i'd consider holding off specifically atm is buying a gpu 😄

now that crypto is crashing, I wonder if the ethereum project will slip in the switch to 2.0 😄 (proof of stake instead of proof of work)

since they're crashing anyway, might as well just double down on the pain

-continues looking at slickdeals-

[worn wigeon]

hello, my game is consistently crashing with no error message some time after booting; wasn't happening yesterday, restarting my computer didn't help and i'm not sure how to go about troubleshooting?

this is fine to ask here btw right ? someone in #questions-and-help directed me here

[worn wigeon]

nvm it looks like ti's not happeneing anymore

[dapper nymph]

having a problem with the windows 10 20h2 update, it caused some fuckery after the update and im now left with the issue of it makes me choose between "Windows 10" and "Windows rollback" with rollback simply restarting my computer after periods of time and never really boots
before all that annoyance happened, the update failed and made me restart again
purged previous windows updates and only 20h2 should remain because I realized I can't rollback either cause it's asking for a non-existent password

[void dove]

20h2 is something like a year old

unless you mean a patch to 20h2, not the full 20h2 update

most computers should be on 21h1 or 21h2 by now

id get a copy of the latest from Microsoft, and update manually, if windows is being screwy

[dapper nymph]

should be patch

this thing that prompted me 2 days ago

well, i think

[hard drift]

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-gets-first-3dmark-scores-gtx-1660ti-performance-with-dlss-raytracing interesting

[void dove]

20h2 is a Version of Windows 10, which is getting updates still
but its also sent to older versions as an update, say from 1909 or 20h1, to 20h2, this is whats called a Feature/build update
so you need to be clear when you say you installed a 20h2 update
it could mean, the update TO 20h2 (from an older build), or an update of 20H2, as it is, but fixing a bug in 20h2 itself

20h2, means 2nd release, in 2020

so 20h2, started in 2020, and is still getting updates
it is surprising you aren't on a newer one, as microsoft usually pushes you to the newer builds within 6 months

so you could have an issue with updates just not installing properly

20h2 no longer gets updates in may, soo you may wanna look at why its not updating at some point, otherwise youll be running an unpatched system

[dreamy chasm]

[potent arrow]

Soon™

[dreamy chasm]

i hope so

also, turned on eco mode with a silent fan curve

not too bad for high ambient

[narrow juniper]

Man

The amd drivers

Just randomly pop off

Like just randomly I get a notification from the amd thing

That my drivers aren't up to date

Even though i have the exact same drivers that

Have been working just fine

[potent arrow]

My poor pc puffs out dust the minute fans turn on

[narrow juniper]

Clean it 😟

[potent arrow]

Dust volcano

One day

[narrow juniper]

@potent arrow I can't click the YouTube link you got 😠

[dreamy chasm]

[potent arrow]

Copy and paste if you care enough

[narrow juniper]

I can't copy on mobile 😔

[potent arrow]

[deep sapphire]

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/272028178_687418489334203_2979934883320842410_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=kdU9Y_kZ2HUAX-wZeA2&tn=6Ykyyl2YlWvMEJYf&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AT819TOZKwmeGza1LmcYLpylw1ZddqB4kjV8vwge-I0rtQ&oe=61F14BBA

[modest moss]

@deep sapphire I walked past a gym bro today

made me think of you

[deep sapphire]

did you join him

[modest moss]

he had a hoodie on that said 'if deadlifting was easy it'd be called your mum'

raised a smile

[deep sapphire]

LMAO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Hall

go hang out with this guy

[modest moss]

maybe for an eating contest

[deep sapphire]

500 kilo deadlift

[modest moss]

he's a chonky boi

[potent arrow]

@deep sapphire https://youtu.be/LHsl9jSOO6M

[deep sapphire]

uh oh

I was once in a deep rabbit hole of lego videos

I watched so many lego videos

[potent arrow]

I'm currently in that hole

[deep sapphire]

LMAO

[potent arrow]

It's been like 3hrs

You could probably delay NK's nuke dev by leading their engineers down a Lego rabbit hole ngl

[modest moss]

my son is playing lego rn

[deep sapphire]

legos are an essential toy for any child

I credit legos for helping people learn to be creative and give them problem solving skills to build some cool shit

[modest moss]

yeah they're great, doesn't strictly have to be lego but a versatile building toy is super important

I remember sticklebrix, loved those

even things like marble run

I bought him a big meccano set but he's not quite interested yet

[dreamy chasm]

I always wanted a marble run as a kid

Now I'm just

I get tempted to buy a set just to satiate myself

But I know it'll just end up being left in the attic

lol

[modest moss]

they're great, buy one

[dreamy chasm]

issue is money's tight

well

sorta

I kinda only want to spend on things i know I'd use longterm atm

oh

its only 6 bucks

hm

[late basalt]

K’nex too

I remember those days

[potent arrow]

As a kid I didn't build anything too creative, just huge blocks of Lego so I can throw at drywall

And like huge pyramids to drop down the stairs

[dull garnet]

lego is the only one that matters

[manic turret]

My set up is done! New AIO just put in

[jaunty light]

PUBLIC OF GAMERS!

[manic turret]

Haha its hard to see but it says republic of gamers haha. It came with my ASUS motherboard

[dreamy chasm]

Cute.

I love the little toy you put in there next to the intakes

[jaunty light]

[modest moss]

PUBIC GAMERS

[deep sapphire]

thats a big graphics card

[sly elk]

ooo neatr

it's actually small

they have a support bar below it that makes it look really thick

oh yea I remember this machine 😄

the new AIO looks sweet!

[dull garnet]

that's what she said

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/lovesick-this-big-big-like-this-gif-19466516

[deep sapphire]

smh

https://tenor.com/view/shoot-angry-aim-fire-scream-gif-14962676

@dull garnethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br9gh9POAjE

soul

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/metal-gear-solid-snake-turn-gif-12243192

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/mgs-metal-gear-solid-solid-snake-mgs4-metal-gear-solid4-gif-24106604

that intro sequence when he kneels infront of the gave stone

😔

grave**

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/mgs4-mgs-snake-screaming-liquid-gif-24449463

https://tenor.com/view/metal-gear-solid-mgs4-liquid-ocelot-ocelot-snake-gif-18131900

[deep sapphire]

MGS4 or Endwalker which had more cutscenes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7lhCY2fck

I need to replay MGS3

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/mgs3-metal-gear-solid3-snake-eater-the-boss-big-boss-gif-18393815

i've only ever played the first release with the fixed camera

[deep sapphire]

I remember reading some rumor they planned to remaster MGS1 (again)

twin snakes is pretty heavily panned by MG fans

[potent arrow]

Lol twin snakes

[dull garnet]

twin snakes fucking sucks and i won't hear otherwise

[deep sapphire]

VR Missions is the only game that matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJaVeG3w3xg

[kindred brook]

@deep sapphire

[dull garnet]

I love you, 9800 Pro

[kindred brook]

nah soon ATI 5900 X2

[modest moss]

Bidori gonna name his kid 6500xt

[potent arrow]

Imagine gave kids

[modest moss]

they're cool

we took ours to the pier today and they went on the rides

it was wholesome af

[potent arrow]

I don't give a hoot about children, depression ends at me

[dull garnet]

imagine if bidori had kids

"MY CHILD IS SICK, I MUST COOL THEM WITH AN AIO"

where's that one image i love so much

i probably have it on my pc

[deep sapphire]

Hahaha

[hard drift]

Because my kid would be a failure?

[modest moss]

let's not get onto his little brother eGPU

[hard drift]

😔

[wintry drift]

i oft think about the myriad of people who named their kid daenerys or something GoT related

[modest moss]

wankers

I'd never name my kids something dumb like that

little Arwen and Frodo got proper names

[jaunty light]

[deep sapphire]

technology goers

[hard drift]

hello technology goer

[sly elk]

HELLO

do u know da wae?

[dapper nymph]

during advanced start up/troubleshoot, does it ask for a password even though there's no set password?

[modest moss]

if there's no password set and you get a prompt you should be able to hit enter with the box blank iirc

[dapper nymph]

i see

so that was how I managed to do a system recovery a few months ago

i hope

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-old-people-computer-technology-biff-gif-12085559

[deep sapphire]

hey buddy hows it going

[modest moss]

https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/16226/dark-souls-3-elden-ring-remote-code-execution-doomsday-scenario-hack

[jaunty light]

excellent!

how are you hank

[deep sapphire]

im good thanks

[finite frost]

anyone with a oculus rift s headset who can help with technical software problems with no screen input? Forgot how I fixed it before, shouldn't be hardware though...

[deep sapphire]

why omegalul

[jaunty light]

that emote to me aint omegalul it's just a smile

[deep sapphire]

oh okay

[jaunty light]

I am enjoying the many flavors of IPA

[deep sapphire]

fat

[jaunty light]

it turns out that black IPAs are very nasty

[deep sapphire]

all IPAs are nasty

[jaunty light]

you look like you'd be an IPA enjoyer

rip

[deep sapphire]

I was 10 years ago

I dont drink anymore tbh

[jaunty light]

I did have margarita truly things and there was one flavor that tasted like a candy I can't remember

[deep sapphire]

if I do its some cheap shitty beer

[jaunty light]

that's the way to go

[deep sapphire]

hockey and a nice golden light

[jaunty light]

alcohol is hella expensive

[deep sapphire]

I guess if you drink a lot yeah

my roomie is a big drunk lmao

[jaunty light]

i have never added it up but i'd probably be at around ~500 a month if i did

[hard drift]

soon ™️

[jaunty light]

terrible habit 0/10!

[deep sapphire]

how the fuck

[jaunty light]

a lot less this month!

it adds up

if I only drank cheap and hard it'd be a lot less, but beer is a mfer

[manic turret]

https://tenor.com/view/neko-cat-neko-hello-loli-hello-markus-hello-hi-gif-21914840

[hard drift]

hello

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/ohayo-benedict-cumberbatch-morning-gif-13484864

[sly elk]

what's wrong with that? 😄

ya get a cute gf and go to some festival 😄

[jaunty light]

i am ur cute gf

[deep sapphire]

stop drinking yourself to death

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/gintama-drunk-gintoki-sakata-drinking-drink-gif-16080265

[deep sapphire]

I bet ur drunk rn arent you

[jaunty light]

only slightly

[deep sapphire]

😔

[jaunty light]

only on $34.86 of alcohol currently!

[deep sapphire]

do you even eat food

[jaunty light]

hell no too many calories

[deep sapphire]

[jaunty light]

[deep sapphire]

drunkie

[jaunty light]

lend me like $200 for the next week of alcohol-=isms

[sly elk]

lol

[odd sand]

Went to the brewpub for the game and ate way too much

[deep sapphire]

Lol packers

[odd sand]

They lost in the most Packers postseason way possible

[deep sapphire]

Welcome to the party

[odd sand]

2 pints, a Moscow mule, mozz sticks and a chicken. Chipotle entre

Our special teams has been extra special all season

[deep sapphire]

Lotza motza

[odd sand]

Now it's time to fix my flat on my bike and go for like a 20mi tomorrow to work it off

[jaunty light]

buy motorcycle! infinitely more fun

[odd sand]

Also infinitely less exercise

My friend offered me his old 250cc ninja for free but it needs work and ppl drive like morons

Rather a dirt bike where it's only my fault if I hurt myself

[jaunty light]

street bike yeah, offroad nah you will kill your body doing that

[sly elk]

yea I recall hearing you can usually get old bikes really cheap

[potent arrow]

My bicycle costs more then my car ;-;

So I don't use it for commute

Cuz I ain't locking that outside lol

Wait wtf a 1660ti is coming???

Wait no

It exists

WHAT AM I READING

[potent arrow]

@sly elk

[sly elk]

what the heck is that

[torn matrix]

WoW account raeg

[jaunty light]

dont make us put the hl1_gravity_vortigaunt_somethingorotheranusreaper up there

[sly elk]

random jalopnik comment reading and somebody photoshoped an escalade v to look.. better..

before and after lol

it does look a lot less chonky

omg someone agrees with me

"I feel like I’m in the minority here, but this thing is fucking ugly. Whoever thought having your cars side windows be 4-5 inches below the hood line needs to be fired from GM. It doesn’t look good on the Silverado, it doesn’t look good here either."

[dreamy chasm]

I hope this lasts

My wireless buds died today after 6 m/os

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/darth-vader-star-wars-hooyah-haters-gonna-hate-remain-calm-and-tech-on-gif-17524486

[potent arrow]

I drank a bit too much last night

[dull garnet]

pro tip: don't buy wireless buds

[dreamy chasm]

ONCE YOU GO WIRELESS

YOU DONT GO BACK

[somber solar]

^

[potent arrow]

I only use TWS when I'm working

[modest moss]

rtings says these are the best under $100

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soundcore-Cancelling-Headphones-Multiple-Bluetooth-Black/dp/B08HMWZBXC

should I buy them

[deep sapphire]

good morning technology goers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii5jR9uC1s0

[potent arrow]

@deep sapphire

[deep sapphire]

LMAO

[manic turret]

Wanted to share my desk set up since I didn’t last time :X

I have a plush problem.. Would love to see everyone else’s set ups!

[manic turret]

Lool!

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jDKtwXUkao

sexy

[lost python]

this might be the pinkest setup i have seen in a long time
i rate it 7/11 because only one screen

good movie taste tho

[manic turret]

Cries in limited space loool. :3 thank you so much! ❤️ I wish I could have two monitors ;-;

Ah yes ❤️ Im a huge ghibli/disney fan

And pink.. fan lol

[lost python]

[untold onyx]

Worth it

[manic turret]

Curved monitor :0

[lost python]

ye

[manic turret]

Very nice

See you have an oled switch as well ?

:3

[lost python]

yeah bought it as my christmas present

[manic turret]

awesoome

[lost python]

but barely did anything other than animal crossing with it so far

[manic turret]

Ive been building up a collection of JRPG games for my switch

Snagged up these not too long ago

[potent arrow]

How do you guys keep your desks so clean

[lost python]

well

that pic was taken shortly after i cleaned mine

[deep sapphire]

I dont get it either

[lost python]

it doesnt look nearly as good now

[potent arrow]

[lost python]

i have almost all of those on PC so i really just get the exclusives for switch
speaking of which, i gotta buy astral chain and fire emblem soon

[lost python]

speakertwins

[potent arrow]

Yeeeeep hawww

Imma paint the speakers white and my pc white when I got time

[lost python]

nice

[manic turret]

I think legend of mana is next!

Astral chain I heard is really good

[lost python]

the only physical media i have bought lately was a bunch of animes and anime movies

yeah i played it before. its nice. thats why i want it

i also really wanna finish fire emblem but i also kinda dread having to start from the beginning again

[manic turret]

@potent arrow that monitor is dooope!

[potent arrow]

people here will roast me for it

Cheap 60hz 35" lg

[lost python]

i like how we both have the same speakers and headphones

only what we connect them to is different

[potent arrow]

Yeah cuz the combo is so solid

[lost python]

definitely

[potent arrow]

I don't need much more ngl

[lost python]

i just wish i went with the bluetooth version

[potent arrow]

Nah you dont

The bt edifer doesn't have crossover

[lost python]

also i lost my remote to them like 3 days after i got them. the void in my room just swallowed it

[potent arrow]

Im waiting for my little reciever that acts as a remote but smart home

So I can say Alexa turn speakers on

And just yeet the speakers

[lost python]

Nice

I need to buy either a focus rite or a boss katana amp to connect my guitar with my pc

Idk yet

[potent arrow]

Im a focusrite hoe

My entire set up as of now is run off the Scarlett and it works more then fine

Still got an instrument input for my piano if I need it

[lost python]

Focus rite would be good because then i got something for a new mic too.
But the katana has the advantage of letting me play on my bed

[strange verge]

Are these worth getting for MMOs if you have small desk space? :)

[lost python]

I dislike the focusrite for output

[lost python]

Honestly they are super subjective. I kinda like them but you gotta get used to it and get one that suits your hand and makes it comfortable to reach everything

[potent arrow]

It's not the best but it works

Technically you could do what I do and have the focusrite output to the edifers and run a longer cord to the input and sit on your bed that way

[strange verge]

I see :) well my hand size is 17cm long and 8.5 wide I'll have look and a few and check the dimensions

[lost python]

Could do but the speakers face away from me then

I would like to run the speakers via the focusrite though because right now they have to be on the monitor because of the lack of space

[potent arrow]

Mmm

I do need to upgrade my mic too

[lost python]

Same. Still have my 7 year old 60€ USB mic

And it records everything

Except my voice when i speak not loud

[potent arrow]

I'll pick up a sm57 probably

[strange verge]

I have a M audio fast track interface myself and audio technica AT2020 mic :)

I'd love a sm7B at some point

[potent arrow]

SM57 > sm7B

SM7B is a twitch/YouTuber fan trap

[strange verge]

Or if your a Michael Jackson fan haha

[lost python]

sm7b is like the default mic

but the sm57 loooks so suspiciously cheap

[potent arrow]

Sm57 is like

The secret tool musicians keep to themselves

Well audio junkies

Whenever I set up bands and shit at auditoriums or smaller band session

God I use alot of them

I'll argue they sound just as good as the sm7B in home use

Without the need for boosts, preamps etc for the fraction of the price

[lost python]

hm

[potent arrow]

https://youtu.be/wgzcphyIFAk

https://youtu.be/-5JcxrxvzHA

Just skip to the comparisons and see it for yourself

https://youtu.be/VlLEPVs1Dvw

And one more jsut for you rob
https://youtu.be/2Hqn1raVJfU

[lost python]

lol thanks but i dont plan to record from amp anyway

mostly curious about voice

[potent arrow]

Ye

but yeah....for home studio and vc I would go for the sm57 solely for price

[lost python]

hm

yeah the sm7b is so fucking expensive

[potent arrow]

Sm57 is a lil brighter but nothing you can't fix

[potent arrow]

Not to mention you'll probably need an external preamp

[lost python]

mhm

[potent arrow]

The sm7b looks alot nicer tho, I'll admit that xD

[sly elk]

cuteness overload and that's a lot of video games

[modest moss]

never trust anyone with a tidy desk, they're likely a serial killer

[potent arrow]

R u calling my gf a serial killer

[modest moss]

probably

[potent arrow]

....then again she puts orange juice in her fruit loops instead of milk

...she might be...

[modest moss]

definitely

[sly elk]

err here's mine atm

it's not clutter-free but at the same time there's not much I can do to eliminate clutter 😄

[modest moss]

I hope that's several weeks old

or you're also a serial killer

[manic turret]

I love itttt

My clutter is everything i just filled my desk up

Which is my case was stuffed plush

[sly elk]

I took that picture a few minutes ago :p

[dreamy chasm]

I need to repaint my desk

Or just buy a new one but, that's money

[modest moss]

christmas wallpaper on the 23rd jan

serial killer

[sly elk]

lol

i forgot

oh WOW this dude

[potent arrow]

Oh my god I want it

[sly elk]

they said it cost 25k

which I have a bit of a hard time believing

[manic turret]

Omggggg

[sly elk]

(turns out i think they're in japan so maybe it's that)

[modest moss]

imagine having that setup and no passenger seat

[deep sapphire]

dont need one, nobody would wanna ride in a subaru anyway

[modest moss]

I guess the extra floorspace is better for kidnap victims

[deep sapphire]

[sly elk]

dunno

on one hand, they can be cool cars

on the other hand, a subaru enthusiast is an insurance claim waiting to happen

[deep sapphire]

https://i.redd.it/etmyytfb7hd81.png

@potent arrow

[potent arrow]

LOL

Ngl, I see a snapon truck at the shop

I sleep

[deep sapphire]

nice tools, but not for the price

[potent arrow]

The fucking man in the white van at home Depot and probably stolen Milwaukee tools

[deep sapphire]

[potent arrow]

I PULL OUT MY WALLET

[dreamy chasm]

What's snap on

[deep sapphire]

I love that milwaukee ratchet

american tool brand, they are wildly regarded as the best hand tools you can buy but are very expensive

they only sell them from those trucks

[potent arrow]

Overpriced bullshit

[dreamy chasm]

Oh

[potent arrow]

Bro Hank if it's so good why does my Milwaukee feel so much better

[deep sapphire]

they really are overpriced

[sly elk]

basically, avon lady, but for tools

[deep sapphire]

you can get similar or slightly less for a fraction of the cost

[dreamy chasm]

So, just buy second best

[potent arrow]

No

Milwaukee is best

If you think otherwise I'll break your legs

[dreamy chasm]

Break my legs mommy

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/milwaukee-ppe-seekerssearch-recruitment-sales-gif-22616294

[potent arrow]

Hank put away your DeWalt

[deep sapphire]

I like Milwaukee

[potent arrow]

Good

[deep sapphire]

I just buy whatever is on sale

[potent arrow]

You can keep your legs

[deep sapphire]

we have Milwaukee and DeWalt batteries at work

[potent arrow]

Throw it into the oil bucket

My dad is a DeWalt fan

And I'm a Milwaukee fan

It's a messy garage

[deep sapphire]

which is why I have no Makita tools because Makita never fuckin goes on sale

[potent arrow]

[deep sapphire]

I think Milwaukee is better

[sly elk]

-makes a sign of his favorite tool brand-

[deep sapphire]

they have a better warranty

and make more powerful tools

but they also cost sometimes twice as much

[potent arrow]

Milwaukee fuel

[deep sapphire]

but if you use them frequently for work

Milwaukee is an easy win

[deep sapphire]

nothin wrong with a cheap tool

[potent arrow]

I was at the supplier and somehow fuel was more expensive then m18

[deep sapphire]

I have plenty of harbor freight shit lmao

[sly elk]

TEKTON

[potent arrow]

Tekton can be good

[deep sapphire]

Tekton is great but hard to buy because they became too well known overnight

I wanted some wrenches but back order was 3 months

kek

[somber solar]

Finally a brand I have experience with😎

[potent arrow]

Ngl cheap tools are good for home gamers rather then people who use them alot like us...but I'll never admit that

[deep sapphire]

yeah if you only need a cheap tool set for rare use

just get harbor freight shit

and ryobi power tools

[potent arrow]

I don't think most people need Milwaukee's 1/2 impact

[deep sapphire]

if you wear carhartt to work

you get Milwaukee

https://tenor.com/view/milwaukee-ppe-seekerssearch-recruitment-sales-gif-22616294

[potent arrow]

I do believe that everyone should have a really nice cordless driver tho

Like mandatory

[somber solar]

My truck lives off of being fixed by harbor freight tools

[deep sapphire]

I need to get an angle grinder

harbor freight has decent tools

I bought a super cheap wrench set to hammer on

they still work 3 years later

I also get my hammers there

[sly elk]

mmm

[deep sapphire]

I bought a 2.5 lbs deadblow hammer there for like what.. 3 bucks?

[potent arrow]

hammers are disposable

[sly elk]

I have random tshirts from amazon and hot topic and whatever

[potent arrow]

Esp those lol

[sly elk]

and my jeans are from uh

that company that sells underpants

duluth trading i think? i forgot. lemme see.

[deep sapphire]

duluth is a good company

[sly elk]

yeah THOSE

supposedly the most comfortable relaxed fit jeans

[deep sapphire]

I have their socks

very comfortable

[sly elk]

and they are really comfy

but they're the heaviest fucking jeans i've ever owned

[deep sapphire]

you missed a good deal on levi's around black friday

[sly elk]

which in a way, makes them less comfy

[deep sapphire]

half off on any pair

[potent arrow]

All of my work pants are hand taylored :)

[deep sapphire]

woah fancy

[sly elk]

nah I respect levis but I don't usually buy them myself

my butt's too big for them

[deep sapphire]

[sly elk]

mens levis are made for american hank hill men with no ass

[potent arrow]

300$ each ;-;

[sly elk]

so they do that thing

[potent arrow]

I have five LOL

[deep sapphire]

I bought 5 pairs of their work jeans, 20 bucks each

[sly elk]

where the front is way too big and the back is way too short

[deep sapphire]

bargain

[potent arrow]

But best investment ever

[deep sapphire]

300 for pants

fug that

[sly elk]

and I sit down and the back is showing my underpants and the front has that fake jeans boner thing going on

so once

[somber solar]

Cheap jeans good I end up tearing them anyways

[sly elk]

one time I went into a true religion store in the mall

they had jeans in my size and they actually fit

[deep sapphire]

the only workwear you shouldnt go cheap on is boots

[sly elk]

$250 fuckers but I was so impressed I decided to buy them

[deep sapphire]

well debatable I guess

[sly elk]

few days later I try them on and realize they're not comfortable