technology-discussion

[sly elk]

and they went as far as saying the order in which the alternatives was displayed had to be random

so as to not let people be tricked by the first choice

[modest moss]

the BBC don't give a fuck about EU rulings lol

[deep sapphire]

in what way is the iPhone a monopoly

[jaunty light]

simply dumb as fuck

[sly elk]

i was joking shue

[modest moss]

haven't you heard about Brexit?

[sly elk]

about how in the US megacorps break the laws all they want

[deep sapphire]

android globally has a much larger market share

[sly elk]

TBH

if GM broke the law the way VW did

[jaunty light]

Dont bundle IE and watch everyone meltdown

[sly elk]

they'd just keep breaking it

[jaunty light]

Go buy chrome cd at the store bitch

[sly elk]

and the gov would never have cracked down on GM like that

[deep sapphire]

GM deserved a lot more punishment for the whole ignition switch fiasco

[sly elk]

yea that's exactly what I'm thinking about

you could have a raw video footage from the board room

with the CEO being like

"fuck these poor idiots that buy GM cars, I drive a BMW"

"let them crash and die"

[deep sapphire]

the fact that they uncovered internal emails showing they knew it was defective, quietly revised it with the same exact part number and pretended like nothing happened

[sly elk]

and then the people in DC would be like

"this is really serious so we might have to fine them"

Volkswagen detects when your tests are being run in a CI server, and makes them pass.

reminds me of a piece of software I work with

or used to work with, anyway

it has this really convoluted stupid build process

and if any step of that process fails it just continues on

sometimes it'll build the binary and everything too, and then the only way you'll know is someone will complain about a very odd error for some specific thing

and it's very much a "PC LOAD LETTER" deal

[solemn steeple]

https://twitter.com/tanakamochiko/status/1506985112709189637?t=0BHKJb-ez1w9xvqlHu1kVw&s=19

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[modest moss]

weeb

hah I saw brown username and anime post and just assumed it was Honk

point stands though

[deep sapphire]

LOL

[jaunty light]

[deep sapphire]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/634498710864134164.webp?size=96&quality=lossless

[jaunty light]

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I89vPzhpNNA

[jaunty light]

Smh

[solemn steeple]

shake my hip

[jaunty light]

Go over to hanks for netflix and chill, he just forces u to play chevtech

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guibQH94rCM

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/capivara-brasil-brazil-plena-no-worries-gif-12623332

[sly elk]

@deep sapphire ford laserdisc!

[deep sapphire]

haha

[sly elk]

apparently these were used as training material with a computer to control the video playback and provide tests

and that's where stuff gets REALLY weird

https://youtu.be/jZxJZlco7JY?t=868

[jaunty light]

Head service huh

[sly elk]

i can't imagine something like that being kosher today and my goodness

i'd hope it isn't

i really dig the lucid air

[jaunty light]

:OmegaLUL:

Dont wanna damage that camshaft

No worry, mine is too small anyways

[sly elk]

to be fair

if you spent all day watching videos about 1980s fords

you probably need that lol

[jaunty light]

This is onion article right @tame fulcrum

[sly elk]

lucid air being chased by a rivian

lol solo solo travel dude on an overnight ferry

it's interesting that they had those plastic barriers all over the cafeteria

but then the public bath is open

lol one thing I've learned through that dude

is a lot of the vending machine food doesn't look that great

[jaunty light]

Better than america

[sly elk]

i agree lol

i'm disappointed it has like a coffee table but no kotatsu

[jaunty light]

Kotatsus are big and heavy!

[sly elk]

fair enough

[jaunty light]

[sly elk]

i think i want a shoe horn

that looks so convenient

[jaunty light]

Anime shoe horn

[sly elk]

bugles!

(1 hour later)

im guessing he threw up XD

[jaunty light]

:OmegaLUL:

[sly elk]

as much as I like my keyboard

I hate the software it comes iwth

why can't i just drag a color across the keys

why are there no programmable animations

[jaunty light]

Why have that

Pay more

[deep sapphire]

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/gm-80-the-front-wheel-drive-camaro-that-wasnt/

Wtf didn’t even know this existed

[sly elk]

the weird thing about those eco cars from the 80s is they STILL have a following

and 90s

there's a large contingent on allpar that thinks chrysler should reintroduce cars like the intrepid and the 300m

and that the boxy muscle car thing was a huge mistake

speaking of allpar

https://www.allpar.com/threads/hurricane-i6-finally-revealed.240824/

they make it sound like it's better than a hemi, but they had to use 2 turbos. and it'll probably get similar if not worse gas mileage if you drive it harsher than the epa testsl ol

[jaunty light]

[sly elk]

idk why but

that mazda cx front end bugs me

it's just so comically long and weird that it reminds me of the new mahrinda roxor lol

[royal forge]

All around me are familiar faces....

[sly elk]

😦

Kernel security check failure 😮

Did you just install a driver?

[jaunty light]

sigh

past hour some rice burner dumbfucks using their shit subwoofer on this street for the past hr

went out there and shined their windshield with my 1500w, 60000candela ar light and they quit real fucking fast

if it was 1900 i wouldnt give a shit it was fucking midnight

just bought an OKW at only 500lumens but 75k candela at a throw of 300meters+ I hope they come back for blindness

[royal forge]

Nope

[real edge]

aoi has a tech curse

[royal forge]

Ikr

I swear to god

If i was in the 40k universe

I would be the antimechanicus

[lost python]

you just didnt pray hard enough to the machine spirit

try again with this at max volume https://youtu.be/ztzq05IzYds

[royal forge]

I wish percussive mantainence fixed everythin

[boreal surge]

I guess that’s an alternative to owning flashbangs for annoying people

[kindred brook]

@deep sapphire

I need haaaaaaaaalp

whats the thing that trips

before the breakers?

[potent arrow]

@_# what?

The only thing I can think of is a GFCI or a surge protector

Unless ur uk

[kindred brook]

GFCI

YES

[potent arrow]

Why are you messing with a GFCI?

[kindred brook]

my bathroom outlet and outside outlet doesn't work

pepe hands

and we tripped our breakers

and its still not working

we think were missing a GFCI somewhere

it got tripped

and we can't find it

[potent arrow]

....GFCI is normally the plug in the bathroom

Unless you wired it fucked

[kindred brook]

I can't find it in my bathroom

I looked under the sink

and the other outlet

o.o

there is one in the kitchen

[potent arrow]

...yeah reset that one

They look like this

I'm not sure if it's code but I know all of them in my upstairs washroom are connected lmfaoo

[deep sapphire]

if the outlet is old just replace it

like 5 bucks at home depot

[umbral moss]

GFCI has an onboard fuse, yeah

[kindred brook]

the issue is

I can't find it

LOL

[umbral moss]

it might be a bulkhead configuration with the switch somewhere nearby

instead of on the outlet

[kindred brook]

can there be more

than one GFCI

in a house?

[modest moss]

wanna know something?

as hazardous as I say @potent arrow is, I'd DEFINITELY trust her much more to do a dangerous repair than I would @kindred brook

[kindred brook]

well both outside outlets don't work

and the bathroom outlt doesn't work

WHAT

I FIXED MY

BATTERY BACKUP

[deep sapphire]

go down to the fuse panel and make sure the breaker didnt trip

[modest moss]

Sarah is a health risk to herself whilst actually knowing what she's doing, but Raz babe, you're more uhh...

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-gif-24443033

[kindred brook]

we reset every breaker

[deep sapphire]

its probably tripping the breaker when you are fucking with it

the outlet is shot, go to home depot and replace them

[kindred brook]

but the breaker isn't tripping o.o

[deep sapphire]

then call an electrician before you burn your house down

[kindred brook]

lol

were looking for the GFCI first

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUO3a2grK0s

[kindred brook]

nah

[deep sapphire]

[kindred brook]

I changed some electrical outlets

in my lifetime

[deep sapphire]

you guys are idiots

dont fuck with your house wiring if its live

[kindred brook]

I'm motivated by being poor

[deep sapphire]

you have all that old insulation and wood all over your house, if you have a bad wire somewhere

[kindred brook]

I swapped out my camera digitizer

and screen before

[deep sapphire]

your shit is going up in smoke

[potent arrow]

@_@ I don't know what the fuck these guys redoing

Yo please what the fuck

If your socket is literally having water coming out of it, and you are wondering why something is tripping.....I

[modest moss]

they are making me worry about you less

[potent arrow]

Ice...I think there may be a leak in your roof and it's running along the inner cables....

Or inside leak/seepage

[modest moss]

I think there's a big difference between knowing the right way to do something but choosing to take risks and actually having no clue and potentially doing catastrophic harm

[potent arrow]

😎

[modest moss]

doesn't mean I think it's ok, ok?

_<

[potent arrow]

No dangerous shit for me this weekend

[modest moss]

good, take a break, bit of self care and mindfulness

[potent arrow]

I mean yes

I was gonna dig a trench but it's too cold out

[modest moss]

I would trust you to dig a trench as long as there are no buried gas pipes or mains electricity wires

[potent arrow]

I'm not advising electrical work online

[dull garnet]

double penetration kvm switch

[paper tusk]

would suggest pulling the wires and separating (by the originating romex bundle) to use a multimeter to figure what is live and what is neutral because that looks even worse than the shitshow of a house I'm in

also where's the earth wire

[latent grotto]

[sly elk]

tbh the dirt on the plug, I would've thought maybe something accidentally dripped on the plug and the fast short caused it to burn a mark

but then you say that all your other switches look like that

maybe from a lightning strike? but then wouldn't you find melted wires inside?

was the back of the outlet cover plate thing black?

[jaunty light]

"tablet administrator" state prison aw hell no

just found a junior position that almost pays more than mine

[jaunty light]

time to dust off the ol resume i think

[deep sapphire]

which one of you is this

[dusky magnet]

Me

[dull garnet]

not me, they're doing work

[deft iris]

Where’s the mini fridge

0/10

Also it’s only two monitors

[modest moss]

@deep sapphire you been bad babe?

[deep sapphire]

ice asked what said substance was on his power outlet and I said bad word starts with j ends with z LOL

[modest moss]

pretty tame word to automute

[dull garnet]

jay-z

[deft iris]

Jazz

[deep sapphire]

[jaunty light]

wheres the apple stand tho

the $10,000 one

[bold vault]

Uhh
Is anyone good with paint programs or whatever? I can't figure this shit out, idk how to do layers
I'm trying to use Krita, it's the only paint program I like

[deep sapphire]

just google it, they probably have some forums or something that explains it

[kindred brook]

WE FOUND

THE GFCI

ITS UPSTAIRS

WHY is my BATHROOM OUTLET AND THE PATIO OUTLET

CONTROLLED BY UPSTAIRS

[glossy timber]

Imagine not having superior British wiring

We gotta stop having electric fires so we can have gas oven fires

[boreal surge]

I’d help if you said GIMP

[kindred brook]

yeah so the kitchen gfci

is in the kitchen

so were like cool right?

but patio and first floor bathroom

2nd fuckin floor

like ???

in the master bedroom

[sly walrus]

like candy

i'm gonna eat them

[sly elk]

my landlord redid the ceilings in this house and put LED lights in all the rooms

they're all on the same circuit

[kindred brook]

????

[sly elk]

so are outlets in several rooms

so if I plug in, say, a space heater, and forget to put it on low

the breaker will trip and all the lights everywhere turn off XD

[kindred brook]

https://tenor.com/view/why-whatever-gif-23592041

[sly elk]

idk laziness

[kindred brook]

LMFAO

CRYPTO RIGS

MADE LIKE 12 bUCKS A DAY?!

https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/mining/profitability/#:~:text=In February 2022%2C one Bitcoin,on the price of bitcoin.

thats not

profitable is it??

wtf

[real edge]

not anymore

but it was

but with the rising electricity prices and the dropped profitability of mining as well as rising wattage of gpus

not anymore

[boreal surge]

so 150 dollars a month

[sly elk]

https://videocardz.com/newz/evga-and-colorful-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-graphics-cards-are-thick-and-power-hungry

that is a chonker

tbh they look really gross

i think it's funny how common these dual tv living room setups are becoming

[jaunty light]

[jaunty light]

why's your game look so much nicer than mine

[odd sand]

Why would they have to save for years for that? You can get tvs that size for like 300 bucks.

And if that's a living room, they must be in San Fran lol

[jaunty light]

why you wearin a hat

thats not fantasy at all!

[royal forge]

Hmmm....

guys, quick Q

a while ago, I was talking about how there's little space for me to have a desktop

was suggested I get a monitor arm

I got a near identical table like this

width is about.. 120cm?

i was wondering

how intrusive is a monitor arm

can you attach 2 monitors to a single arm?

[jaunty light]

not much but depends on where u can mount it that thing has a solid back looks like

[royal forge]

nah it dont

[jaunty light]

single mount dual arms would be your solution

[sly elk]

there are several kinds of monitor arm, generally they're actually considered 'less invasive' than having a monitor on a stand, but it depends

like if your table is against a wall or surrounded by walls

[jaunty light]

if your desk is right on hte wall yeah

[sly elk]

it'll really reduce the amount of flexibility you can utilize

[jaunty light]

your monitors will be too close to your face

[sly elk]

unless you arrange the arm so that it's coming from the side or something

[royal forge]

it's directly backed by a wall

[sly elk]

also the shitty part about flexibility is it requires a lot of cable, and even then, they generally are a lot clumsier to move around than you'd think >>

unless you YOLO it and just leave the cables hanging off the back/bottom of your screens hahahahah

[royal forge]

hmm.. alright

[sly elk]

-tries to rotate screen- -hdmi cable rips out of socket-

[royal forge]

so maybe no desktop for me yet then

[sly elk]

eh?

[royal forge]

seems.. a hassle?

[sly elk]

I think they're mostly fine though

so the two most common kind of dual monitor thingies are

this kind

[royal forge]

ah, but i see most are attached via the back?

is there any that can come from the side?

my bed is right next to my table so...

maybe i can have movie night on my bed

[sly elk]

and i thihk this kind

[royal forge]

if I move the arm

[sly elk]

so yea the first one can totally be put on the side

and is actually ideal on the side

[royal forge]

ooo

[sly elk]

there's also a variant that's kinda halfway between those

one arm but double headed

i think those are expensive though lol

but if you mount from the side your arm can come straight out and be against the wall

hehe i used them at work but not a fan of them at home

[jaunty light]

those are a bit screwy tbh

not a lot of versatility

[royal forge]

ah i see..

[sly elk]

so to change topic for a sec

my kitchen's uh... cook... top

turned out it leaked XD

[royal forge]

where is the leaking

also, god damn, built in stove?

[sly elk]

the kitchen configuration is infuriating

there's that cooktop, and a pair of (small) wall ovens

when we moved in I was really annoyed because none of our pans fit in the oven lol

also the wall ovens were leaking gas when we moved in because the owner pulled it out to fix himself, and he broke the valve when he pulled it out

we just went through a mess of drama with the gas company because he did the same with the furnace

He didn't tell me he did, but after getting a good look at how it was installed, i think he did it himself

[jaunty light]

wuh how dreadful

[deep sapphire]

shits pretty cringe tbh, imagine wanting to play video games together every day of your life

[sly elk]

or watch different tv shows

idk what's so cringe about playing video games?

[deep sapphire]

I dunno but to me when you're in a relationship you need personal space, if your PCs are literally ass end of eachother you have no personal space and it'd feel like you're essentially spending your personal time always around SO

that'd drive me insane and I would never do this

I have no issue playing games together but that can be done in separate rooms

[sly elk]

lol honestly i've never lived in a house big enough to have too much personal space

but chilling out on the same sofa together in the evening, even if watching different tvs? that.. sounds like a pretty good relationship

idk how to explain that one to ya

[dull garnet]

Does your Chevy need a pc Hank?

[sly elk]

yea it doesn't have to be every night

[dull garnet]

[sly elk]

and people usually do have personal spaces I think

idk, is the simpsons concept really that weird?

back in the day my mom had 3 sofas in the living room lol

it was glorious

so much sofa space

[jaunty light]

hank and I are the same person apparently

personal space 😔 need like 50 meters of it and hours alone

[sly elk]

blah

yea we both can agree the 3080ti and 3090 love that juice

3090ti sounds like a gross fat pig

it's the pentium 4 of video cards

[jaunty light]

fr

[sly elk]

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/tlvie0
it looks funny seeing an o11 with tinted glass, but i like it

[dull garnet]

well, they both only carry 12V so I guess they're just both wired the same at the PSU end

the peripheral/sata connectors will have 3.3V, 5V and 12V

yes

[jaunty light]

pcie and eps are keyed different aren't they

or did they just keep it the same on the psu end

[dull garnet]

looks like they are on my EVGA

but not on those Corsair

this is why you can't mix brands with modular cabling

could be wired differently at the psu end

[sly elk]

RMAx

[dull garnet]

[sly elk]

idk why they chose RM and RMx as a model name lol

(they are good PSUs though)

[dull garnet]

wasn't the RMx newer... and then they released a newer RM

not confusing at all

[sly elk]

there's also the 2019 and 2021 versions

[dull garnet]

anyways... i'll probably go seasonic prime next psu

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HWEODlGQmC4

[jaunty light]

join the gang

seasonic gang

[modest moss]

hi weebs

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/power-rangers-power-rangers-pink-gif-8140571

Hello mr pink

[kindred brook]

Did you guys seee

I fixed my electrical issue

Found the gfci for the first floor

It was in the master bedroom closet

[hardy mauve]

Hell of a place for a GFCI

[kindred brook]

right? especially ones that control the first floor

[hardy mauve]

Yeah

[livid dune]

There's already as special edition pog

[torpid kayak]

does it worth to get some more DD3 1333 Mhz memory for my 7-year old PC? Since EW update, I have keep occasionally having some stuttering in heavy graphic section. I'm using dual DD3 1333 Crossair for 8GB, and wonder if one more 8GB or two more 4 GB

41 USD-ish

per 4GB one

I think it has 4 slots. CPU-Z shows slot 1 and 3 being used

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z97X-Gaming-3-rev-10 am using this mainboard

will graphic update in 7.0 make the game heavier?

[hard drift]

100% since it's more light/ shadows which can be quite taxing especially on older hardware

[torpid kayak]

so having more RAM won't do anything for the stuttering then?

[hard drift]

not really, it would depend on what is causing your stuttering

[modest moss]

what are the full specs of your pc?

[dull garnet]

get more video ram

[real edge]

once gpu prices drop to normal levels I am considering the 3080 12gb

seems like it would be a nice investment for the next 5 years

the 3080ti seems like it will not drop to a reasonable price

that is their price here

as of right now

they will drop further in the coming months

[hard drift]

the 3080ti atleast has an actual msrp the 3080 12gb will probably be up and down depending on how people feel given it has no msrp

[real edge]

its just a 3080 with 2gb more vram

so probably a small markup

[hard drift]

i mean you'd assume that but all depends on partners/people

[boreal surge]

If there’s going to be an electronics crash I might finally make myself a pc...

[real edge]

prices will drop further soon

as for electronics you can get everything except for a gpu

so

[hard drift]

gpus prices are way down vs what they were

[real edge]

cpus, motherboards, ram are all at msrp

[boreal surge]

But the peace of mind of being able to grab my life and go tho.

[hard drift]

why would it be permanent? they've officially said the prices are the stores not an MSRP drop

[real edge]

retail market has dropped as well over here

[hard drift]

that's up there they've dropped a lot here

you figure i could buy a brand new 12gb 3080 for 1200-1300 from newegg itself

[modest moss]

not convinced the 2gb extra vram is worth the additional money over the 10gb 3080

[hard drift]

not even talking the bundles 🤨 plus everybody was doing it no matter where you bought from

[hard drift]

wider bus and bandwidth is pretty much the only reason

same bus width as 3090

[modest moss]

there are too many different versions of hardware these days

[hard drift]

especially with nvidia

waiting for an awful 2600 series

[modest moss]

not just gpus, cpus are bad too

[hard drift]

where they do the shit like the 1650/1660 and have 50 models all different specs

[hard drift]

cpus are atleast easier than gpus most of the time

[modest moss]

I'm a simple man, they should just do 3 models of everything

budget, midrange and nerd

[hard drift]

i mean it's simple usually, bigger number, better card

plus all price tiers have changed given what people are willing to pay

you need removed

the second pcs start doing that is the day these companies shoot themselves in the foot

you'll have hackers paid for unlocks

same shit with teslas and such

[modest moss]

if they do that I'm going full luddite and just reading second hand books and playing board games

[hard drift]

it's not stupid enough to do it, it'd be stupid to do it. they'd literally lose money

🤷‍♂️ it'll be hacked if it isn't already

and people will pay for it 3rd party because it's a lot cheaper

[dull garnet]

tbh audi owners deserve that

[potent arrow]

I want to know how

A client did this

To their charger

What the living fuck

The plastic on the back side is also crumbling

I never get explanations

[hardy mauve]

Looks like the outlet it was plugged into got glowing hot.

[potent arrow]

I want to get paid

[hardy mauve]

That's heat damage on the prongs

[potent arrow]

But how LMFAO

[hardy mauve]

Faulty connection, AL wiring on a CU only device

Something downstream of whatever this was plugged into was pulling some load through a bad connection

[potent arrow]

I mean....it's a residential home indoubht there is al in their home

[hardy mauve]

How old of a house? AL was used in the late 60s to mid 70s as it was cheaper

[potent arrow]

Not old

[hardy mauve]

Probably a bad connection on the outlet then. Bet the outlet is wrecked too

[potent arrow]

Not touching that with a five foot pole

[hardy mauve]

I've seen many times where whoever is installing outlets in newer homes just uses the backstabs which suck

[potent arrow]

Fuck backstabs

[hardy mauve]

I fix em correctly when I find em

[potent arrow]

I don't trust them to stay put when I cram them into the outlet lmfao

[hardy mauve]

US electrics give two options of connecting: Screw terminals, and some locking slots in the back. The slots give a tiny amount of surface connection versus the screws.

I've seen backstabbed connections fail so much

[potent arrow]

I just think they are lazy lol

[hardy mauve]

Usually what it is lol

Yeah

[potent arrow]

Yeah cuz it's faster

Yep

New shit

[hardy mauve]

Faster, but not a matter of IF it fails but WHEN

[potent arrow]

Lily what's your stance on wago vs nuts

[hardy mauve]

I'm solid on Wagos.

Been using them all over my house where needed

[boreal surge]

What’s a backstab?

[hardy mauve]

It's the method of using the quickwire slots on the back of an outlet/switch (US)

Bout a fingernail edge worth of contact surface on the stabs

[odd sand]

Shitty wall wiring and had it jammed behind a cabinet or something and kept tripping on it? heh

[hardy mauve]

+1 on the shitty wiring. Probably had an AC/Heater pulling a shitload of current through a bad connection

[odd sand]

Yeah, modern construction work is just really fucking shitty these days. Fit and finish is crap and stuff falls apart quickly bc any perceived "quality" is a thin veneer.

[hardy mauve]

Same around here.

[odd sand]

My friend just bought a new condo and we keep finding scuffed stuff

[potent arrow]

Good cuz I replaced all wire nuts in the house with em

[hardy mauve]

I've been doing that as well

[potent arrow]

I don't trust the wirenuts

[odd sand]

The accordian-open (dunno the correct name) doors to the laundry closet they couldn't get the lower latches to work properly so they just "hid" the problem by bending them back ... except they scratch the washer and dryer when opening and closing then. So he had to just remove them

Also there wasn't even space behind the dryer and they just mashed the dryer back against the wall so it cut off the vent from the dryer

So he had to make them come back out and redo the venting

[hardy mauve]

My house was built in 1952, but was rewired sometime in the early 2000s

[odd sand]

My parents house was built in 1972 and we put in Cat-5 along the basement joists in the late 90s. I'm considering making it a project to rewire all of that again with Cat6e in the next year. Parents are getting older and if they eventually want to sell the house, it will be a good perk to have the house properly wired

Bc our job in the 90s was pretty half-assed

Have you considered putting in a heat pump instead?

https://hvacdirect.com/mitsubishi-28-600-btu-multi-zone-ductless-heat-pump-condenser-mxz3c30nahz2-u1.html

Yeah, you do have the Japanese-style vents in each room then, but then you don't need the duct-work or losing the closet then

[umbral moss]

heat pump 😌

just don't use the one tesla sourced

[odd sand]

Looks like they do make ones you can conceal in the ceiling:

Otherwise that is the typical wallmount

The only thing I find mildly annoying is when its working there is a very faint rhythmic hum when it operates

[umbral moss]

I kind of want to redo all the windows and doors in my house with modern low-e glass to make them more efficient

but I don't have $14k to burn like that right now 😔

[odd sand]

A faint "vrm vrm vrm vrm" like once a second

You won't notice it during the day, but you can hear it when lying in bed when its silent heh

Tesla uses heat pumps in their cars? And I assume they had electrical issues and caught fire? heh

[umbral moss]

froze over and failed completely, so no heat in sub-zero celsius temperatures

at least if it caught fire the car would be warm for a while

[odd sand]

Yeah that's the only issue with those is you need to insulate the pipe and keep a base level of heat in it

I'm sure there are people to consult what will work best for your place

[modest moss]

techbros I need votes

[potent arrow]

2

[hardy mauve]

3 looks kinda like a lala?

[modest moss]

they're all my lala

my kid made them for me

[hardy mauve]

Awesome

[odd sand]

5 or 2 for me. Best definition with 5, but 2 works too

The soft outlines doesn't work well at these tiny avatar sizes

[modest moss]

still no clear winner, rotation is the best idea for sure

gonna get them to do my pig too

[sly elk]

accordion doors suck ><

but sliding door alternatives also suck

[hardy mauve]

Heh figured out why the hot water in my shower sucks

The hot water line to that bathroom is made up of a number of different things: PVC, Metal pipe (Not copper), and radiator hose (wtf).

[odd sand]

Nice. Going to replace it all with pex?

[hardy mauve]

PVC for now, may PEX it all later. It's a bitch to get to

I'm going to have to squeeze myself into a foot wide space to fix all this

[odd sand]

I suppose you'd expect the PVC to hold heat better than Pex since its thicker

[hardy mauve]

Half the piping in here is CPVC

[odd sand]

Bribe some kid on the street with candy

[hardy mauve]

Whoever did the water system clearly used whatever they had on hand lmao

Ok so after checking under the sink, I have a mix of PVC, Radiator hose, cast iron pipe, copper, and gas pipe for hot water

[inland mauve]

maidenless hot tub

[hardy mauve]

Nice, if my bathroom was big enough lol

[sly elk]

your house sounds more ghetto than mine lol

[hardy mauve]

It's been a fun 8 months here lmao

I've come across alot of sketchy shit in this house

[potent arrow]

Fuuuckkk pex

[hardy mauve]

Old house, weird shit over the last 70 years of it's existence

[potent arrow]

I still prefer copper

[sly elk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/tpp7vr/waiting_in_production_purgatory_for_my_aw3423dw/

that fan seems overkill

[hard drift]

it's not just a fan, it's an air filter too

[sly elk]

woosh

they look cool though

[hard drift]

they're expensive af

424 dollars

[sly elk]

samsungsungsungsungsungsung

idk, I think if you're fine with 3440x1440, the alienware one will probably be the best one

the only thing I trust dell for is making monitors XD

-shakes head at wallpaper setup-

the character is cute but the right/left monitors are screwerd up XD

[outer sand]

How close is the person to the monitor lol

What's 40"?

I mean the range from eyes to monitor

Isn't it a bit close lol

Yeah the middle one

[sly elk]

LOL

yea I see what you mean

[paper tusk]

not sure that's the kind of leaning into a turn with a suzuki I had in mind

[hard drift]

[eager sandal]

i think he took combat too literally

[modest moss]

[boreal surge]

This hits a lot closer since I'm mulling over taking my laptop to a shop for a repaste and cleanup

[odd sand]

Have you seen the hair-dryer and curling iron they make?

Also like $300-400...

[hard drift]

Why on earth would i

[boreal surge]

Tbh isn't the fan being bladeless actually a lie?

I'm pretty sure there's fanblades in the thing.

Can't pump air otherwise.

[odd sand]

They're on display at Best Buy along with the fans etc. on an endcap

Or they were for at least 6-9 months when I would go in there sometimes.

[boreal surge]

I was gonna say that's what they do in indonesia, but the other sign makes me think it is indonesia

[deep sapphire]

why is it on the table

[hard drift]

I don’t really go to best buy and when i do never that section lol

[deep sapphire]

[boreal surge]

Actually no, it's india. I can barely make out Delhi

[odd sand]

Friend DMs me asking if I saved his windows key bc he had to reinstall windows... 🤦‍♀️

[boreal surge]

Laptop or PC? Laptops supposedly have them on the underside

[odd sand]

We got it from another friend's MSDN subscription so theoretically we could figure it out but it would require looking up the other keys and going by process of elimination

I have mine saved on a non-boot drive and backed up to dropbox

[modest moss]

🏴‍☠️

[sly elk]

dyson is basically a brand for people who buy $1000 pro display xdr stands

[modest moss]

dyson used to be a pretty normal brand

I mean, they were never cheap

but it was a good vacuum cleaner and kinda affordable

[sly elk]

idk i just use a $50 vacuum xD

one of these kinda

[odd sand]

I don't like going too cheap on vacuums or they don't work well. So I have one similar to that, but it was like $150 or so

[kindred brook]

Qingermei

Kek

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/tq1vj1/ummmm/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[sly elk]

iirc they do have a bit of a price range, and the more expensive ones have nicer hoses and better add-ons like a hose attachment that has a roller brush on it

I used to have one of those long ago! it was great.

oh yea also the fancier ones have a wider floor brush

cheap one I just use it to vacuum the car 😄

portable vacs don't have nearly the power, at least for the $$

one annoying thing is while you don't have to change the bags, you do sometimes have to change the filters because even if you can clean them, at some point they just get annoying to clean, and not cleaning them burns out the motor sooooo

[odd sand]

At the very least, I like the ones that have the auto-wind power cord. If I were to buy one again, I would probably get one that has the blades for mincing hair on the roller bc my hair is long and gets wound up on the beater bar over time. And it's a PITA to cut it free every 6-12 mos

[sly elk]

OOOOO

i want that

man whoever's in charge of the project i'm working on software for wants me to join an 8am safe agile class tomorrow

... and tuesday

oh they're not asking me to work extra hours lol

i just don't wanna get up at 8am -_-

especially to learn more about safe agile

but I feel like an entitled brat complaining about it XD

[zealous wolf]

im getting heavy vibes of that being a GT450 or w/e old gpu it is....

🤣

[sly elk]

geez for a junkyard car, those seats look amazing

[odd sand]

@tame fulcrum Speak of the devil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFEHFsO-XSI

[umbral moss]

the secret to good agile design is to fill a room with chimpanzees and typewriters

[royal forge]

anyone use a logitech mx518?

anyone know if there is a wireless equivalent?

[potent arrow]

Did your mouse break now

[real edge]

aois tech curse continues

[royal forge]

Dont u dare curse me

[potent arrow]

We never did

I'm pretty sure ur cursed uwu

[royal forge]

i was just eyeing up a wireless one

I love the mx518

but all the wireless options feels so ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[jaunty light]

u can probably mod it but i dont think they have one for the 518

unless you count the 603..

[royal forge]

sad

[real edge]

you can try the g502 lightspeed or the g603

g603 looks to be the closest thing to the mx

[jaunty light]

buy a 603 and put the internals into a mx518

[potent arrow]

I don't want to be awakeeee

[royal forge]

ooo

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-gilmore-ben-stiller-will-you-go-to-sleep-i-will-put-you-to-sleep-choice-gif-5314293

[real edge]

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-SUPERLIGHT-Ultra-Lightweight-Programmable-Compatible/dp/B087LXCTFJ if you want something ultra hardcore there is also this

[royal forge]

dammmnn

Nhadala the only one tryin to break my tech curse

[real edge]

g903 is also nice

but that is also high end

[potent arrow]

I have a gpro

I love it

[real edge]

cute mousemat

[modest moss]

we've all tried, Nhadala is just your latest victim

[royal forge]

Sad

Maybe i should just build my own pc

My last built pc lasted quite well

[real edge]

prebuilt pcs tend to be trash

[royal forge]

Ye..

Tbh, the tech curse only applies to my laptop

[real edge]

laptops are nice but you cannot efficiently swap things out as they break

[royal forge]

Thats the main pain in the ass

[potent arrow]

Nhadal their current laptop is using like a bios form 2008

And is from an SEA small vendor

[royal forge]

Sarah bullying me

[potent arrow]

It's a special thing

[real edge]

[royal forge]

:coxThump-1:

[potent arrow]

Cock Thump

[royal forge]

:coxRee-1:

Wow

None of the emotes work

Sadge

[potent arrow]

Sadgeee

No nitro

[real edge]

if you care about weight and portability, you can build a small form factor pc and pick stuff that weighs the least

[potent arrow]

Lol my SFF pc is SO dense

But uh, sff is not cheap at the least

[real edge]

alternatively, you can have a woodmaker make you a wooden roller that you can put your tower on/in and you can roll your full tower around

without needing muscle or effort

I paid like 10$ to a local one and he made me a nice custom one

at least I assume people who make stuff out of wood still exist over there

that is what I did for portability

my tower and pc is heavy so I needed it

my tower weighs like

30 kilos or so

22 pounds

I can carry it but its soooo heavy

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CARBIDE-Inverse-Full-Tower-Window/dp/B016IAM7D8

[real edge]

[potent arrow]

I made my GFs SFF have strap points so she can strap it to her backpack lol

[real edge]

is her back made out of steel

or is she a bodybuilder

I cannot imagine carrying my tower on my back like a schoolbag lol

[potent arrow]

Nah we carry sub 9L pc

It's not too heavy, just annoying to make sure it doesn't fall out of the back poucj

Like her case is similar to mine

Very smol

[real edge]

I wish I could carry mine on my back

alas, I wanted to fit whatever I wanted in there

so its heavy

[royal forge]

have you guys seen those 3D printed cases?

those look VERY fancy

[real edge]

yeah you can also find other 3d printed things like replacement parts for headphones

[royal forge]

no.. dont get me into 3D printing

That's a very expensive rabbit hole, I've heard

[potent arrow]

Eh I've only spent 5-7k into it

[royal forge]

what, 5k euros?

sarah, my salary is 1k euros per month

[real edge]

my income is only 300 euros a month

[royal forge]

Damn

hmm, ok, circling back, for SFF, are you defo supposed to use AIO and liquid cooling?

[potent arrow]

You can do air

Just not advised because it's small

But if you are using lower tdp parts air cooling is fine

[royal forge]

i was thinking of waiting on like 4000 series

[potent arrow]

I'll be honest

There's no fucking way any of us will get one at a reasonable price

None of us

[real edge]

gpu prices for the 3xxx series and 6xxx amd will drop further soon

[potent arrow]

Yeah

[royal forge]

feverently prays for crypto to crash and burn

[potent arrow]

Crypto can disapear and shit will change

[real edge]

eth is rumored to go proof of stake which will kill the gpu mining market

[potent arrow]

Supplies rn are absolutely mcfucked

[real edge]

so you will see a flood of used gpus on the market by miners when and if that happens

current rumors say June/July

[potent arrow]

Still, I wouldn't buy a used crypto card

Esp. with aoi's tech curse itll turn into a bomb or something lol

[real edge]

and when a flood happens, that means the price will drop because supply will drastically increase

retailers will no longer be able to overcharge for stuff

[potent arrow]

Idk, I'm not holding anyyyy hope

[real edge]

yeah its currently speculation and rumors

[royal forge]

The proof of stake was supposed to be july last year

That got pushed back

Again and again iirc

[real edge]

there was a successful testbed done

this year

[royal forge]

Oh. Thats good

[real edge]

(rumor)

[potent arrow]

I'm hoping Intel's gpu will be good

[real edge]

I personally do not see the current high prices as sustainable but we will see

[potent arrow]

It'll be fun to see if they can shake up the market

[real edge]

yeah altho I fully expect the drivers to be shit

[potent arrow]

Ehhhh like tbh it's Intel, they've worked on native drivers for alot of shit already for their Igpus

There's no reason they cant move that to a dgpu

No reason it can't be the same or better then the standard new architecture launch

Like amd or nvidia

[real edge]

I hope so

[jaunty light]

Dont u got connections

Hook us up

[potent arrow]

Not for free

[deep sapphire]

Fuckin weebs

[potent arrow]

Stfu truck fucker

[deep sapphire]

KEEP ON TRUGGIN

[kindred brook]

Hank

is a truck fucker?

[deep sapphire]

Raz

[kindred brook]

😮

[kindred brook]

YES

https://tenor.com/view/sfv-guile-street-fighter-street-fighter-gif-5349918

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/things-chris-does-chris-hutmacher-truck-car-smacking-tyre-gif-22446618

Hank irl

[kindred brook]

wow

[modest moss]

he's just searching for a slow puncture

[umbral moss]

https://i.imgur.com/A7L4dOG.jpg

[umbral moss]

oh boy, look at that 3 meter tall hood

[deep sapphire]

Sexy

[umbral moss]

can't see someone unless they're 400 meters out

[potent arrow]

Hoonigan is always great

[dull garnet]

tfw no Hoonigan RS200

[potent arrow]

Orsykfstndaznydymfz

FljzufzljgxlitcikuxydzkhfzkydGkdzjx

😅🥵🥜🚗🚗🥵🪓👄👄🥵🥜🚗🪓🐖🤧🌊🌊😥🏳️‍🌈🪓😥🦨🏳️‍🌈🤮🥵🦨🤮🤮🪓🥵🤮🥜🥵dtpukxyfxykf

!!!!

[kind rune]

what does that mean

[lost python]

yes

[dull garnet]

it means the RS200 is badass

[odd sand]

How much does it cost him for all those custom-tailored shirts?

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/translate-bullshit-english-translate-that-form-gif-17371390

[deep sapphire]

A lot

[odd sand]

Never heard of them before. Around here it's usually just Jiffy Lube or Pennzoil etc.

[deep sapphire]

Never heard of it

Quick lube places are all the same

Though the valvoline by my house does a decent job

Questionable oil prices though

They charged me 70 bucks for synthetic blend it’s like eh? Most places don’t even charge that for full synthetic unless you need more than 5 quarts

[odd sand]

How many km or freedom meters is your warning light set to? Most newer cars go like 7500-10k miles on full synthetic

Could look into it more, but I think the time-based is largely bullshit unless it's literally been sitting unused for a long time

https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/how-often-change-oil-working-from-home/

I have to laugh at that picture bc I hope she's only checking the oil and not supposedly changing it wearing that outfit...

Well okay then 🤷‍♀️

Once a year seems fair then, especially if using full synthetic.

[potent arrow]

I just do it when it starts rumbling bad

But like 17k km for me

But I drove a civic and uh I abuse it

[odd sand]

https://www.montrosekia.com/kia-stinger-maintenance-sheffield-oh.html

This maintenance schedule is pretty wut

[kindred brook]

how many miles is that

or washing machines

[odd sand]

At 22500 miles they recommend rotor and pad replacement. At 37500 a full coolant and transmission flush and drive belt replacement 🤔

[kindred brook]

yes miles

wow thats alot

[odd sand]

I think some are a set time or mileage. Others have a sensor that looks for the color of the oil and warns when it gets too dirty.

I might take mine in a bit early bc I'm still mildly concerned about that pothole we hit doing something to the bearing or such.

[sly elk]

some dealers are like that >>

[odd sand]

They wrote cabin filter replacement at 15000 and 22500, but none of the checkpoints after that 🤔

[sly elk]

I'm surprised they actually say this in writing, th ough

"Once your Kia Stinger passes the 22,500-mile threshold, you'll return to the shop and undergo a range of procedures that includes a brake pad replacement-if you didn't have this done at 15,000 miles"

new rotors at 15k miles?!

what are their rotors made out of? wood?!

i don't even think they change the brake rotors on porsches at a track experience center that often

[odd sand]

I will say that bedding new pads on existing rotors can be a PITA bc they can squeal then or vibrate

[sly elk]

yea but if someone told me i needed new pads at 25k

it would either be because I went to a few track days and came in requesting it, or I measured them and requested it, or the dealer is sketchy and I need a second opinion o_O

that might just be my driving habits, though

[odd sand]

Although that was with standard consumer brakes. The Stinger has Brembo pads and drilled rotors so it's entirely possible they don't have that issue being thicker than normal

[sly elk]

the most miles i've ever put on a car was the first 300c we had, and in 107k I never even changed the brake pads

which surprised me

[odd sand]

Uhh yeah. That seems odd.

[sly elk]

I checked it, had a mechanic check it, had a friend who used to do my dad's brakes check it

I must be easy on brakes...

it's possible the drilled rotors eat pads quicker

[odd sand]

I bought my Mazda6 at 40k and I think I didn't have to change the rotors/pads until over 100k which I thought was quite good. My Saturn was more like every 25k like it said

The thing is, the stiffer pads last longer but also have less stopping power

[sly elk]

idk, I'd still check around

[odd sand]

So part of the reason I changed mine more often was I went with sport pads for better braking on my Saturn

[sly elk]

oh wait the 25k is for brake pads, not rotors

why did I misread that xD

looking at this https://www.kiaownersclub.co.uk/threads/brake-pad-life-span.58439/ it sounds like that 15-25k number might just be how long those last

but there's also some comments there saying they still had life at 40k, so ymmv

[odd sand]

It's possible they replaced the brakes and rotors when I bought it bc it had 17500 on it and they both looked brand new

They basically bet on people with the fancier cars not questioning the maintenance costs

[sly elk]

on a 100k car maybe idk

I would expect the vast majority of people are going to decline almost all of the recommended services and only replace things when they have to be replaced. xd

regardless of brand

I am all for changing fluids at reasonable intervals and changing belts/brake pads/whatever as needed. When the cadillac dealer said our car needed a uh.. walnut blasting the heads? because DI engine? I was like WTF I've never heard of that before, no.

(I guess it's legit?)

"Usually, it’s something to think about every 40,000 miles"

[odd sand]

https://twitter.com/Sputnik_Not/status/1508478711686995971

Sputnik (@Sputnik_Not)

Russian army introduces vehicles Ukrainian farmers don't want

Likes

2527

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Poor ladas, nobody loves you

[hard drift]

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-announces-price-cuts-of-up-to-25-in-april-for-geforce-rtx-30-gpus

[kindred brook]

25% off a thousand books = GPU FOR ME

😮

yes

I said books

[odd sand]

25% reduction so they might be down to MSRP for a month then pop back up? /s

[hard drift]

they'll be down because 4000 series will be the new thing to inflate

[odd sand]

Doubtful. Production capacity is still at 100% so why lower prices if you can just charge a lot for both.

The only ones I could see dropping a bit are the inflated 3080 12GB etc. bc 1199 will likely be the base MSRP for the 4080

Not less than 999, at least.

4000 series won't roll out until like October though, right?

[latent grotto]

Time for me to get a new gpu?

He'll get a 3rd one for his vm

[dull garnet]

i hope the 4080 has a proper amount of ram

[sly elk]

anyone use those really cheap xbox live codes from brazil/turkey? lol

$29 for a year of it sounds great but I'd hate to lose my ms account because it turned out they just came from a keygen lol

hngg

they still sell those in canada

apparently newegg still has them listed but I haven't seen a US seller have those in stock in months

though I have seen people from microcenter snag them

[dull garnet]

the last time i used xbl was like 2011

there was a £1 a month code you could stack

think I did that for 2 years worth

[sly elk]

OH SHIT

microcenter might still have a gundam barebones kit?

[odd sand]

I'm gonna hit up the Microcenter in Minneapolis area on Friday after the hockey game

[latent grotto]

I havent been to my local microcenter in awhile now

[odd sand]

Consider yourself lucky, there aren't many to be local too heh

[latent grotto]

Theres 2 in my state

One is like 20 min away

[umbral moss]

30 series price cuts, looks like nvidia has learned their lesson

[latent grotto]

Nah

[umbral moss]

they want those cards gone before the 40 series hits retail channels, so they don't end up with a shitload of cards nobody wants like the 10/20 series

[latent grotto]

They're just gonna price gouge the 40 series

By setting the msrp really high from the beginning

[umbral moss]

nvidia's stock took a giant shit right after the 20 series came out because they had a metric fuckton of 10 series cards they made in anticipation of crypto getting even bigger and the bottom falling out on them

if they're trying to unload inventory now they must have in-hand 40 series samples

nah, the 4080 is a different uarch thankfully

they'd have some real issues if they tried to sell ampere as lovelace

[sly elk]

honestly i don't know if I'd want to drive out to the tustin microcenter XD

[odd sand]

The MSRPs were significantly higher even for the 30 series if not for covid

[umbral moss]

nah, crypto plus rule 4 dipshittery allowing GPUs to be tariffed at +30%

which manufacturers absolutely had no intention of eating

[hard drift]

no they weren't

[odd sand]

eg: 770 MSRP was 299, 970 was 329, 1070 was 379, 2070 was 499

[hard drift]

20 series was overpriced and 30 series was cheaper than it for the most part

[odd sand]

AFAIK the msrp stayed the same for the 20 and 30 series bc as you said they were overpriced and didnt sell well

[hard drift]

if anything, this generation is cheaper at msrp

[odd sand]

Even then it still puts 30 series ahead of the curve if you look at the prices from 7-9-10

[sly elk]

the thing about xbox live gold is you can stack up to 3 years of it, and then buy a month of gamepass ultimate, and it'll convert all those years of xbox live to gamepass ultimate

(you can also do this with office 365 personal -> office 365 family)

taking advantage of MS' generosity lol

[odd sand]

It's a mixed bag. 3080 for 699 was "fair" but the 3080 12GB is 50% more MSRP so I'm gonna be very shocked if they "give back" that MSRP to consumers with the 4000 series

[hard drift]

i mean it has no msrp, and if that stays the trend going forward, prices will fluctuate based on what consumers buy them at/their perceived worth

[umbral moss]

I'd expect similar price tiers honestly

[odd sand]

There are plenty of examples of companies protecting their brand by enforcing prices

[sly elk]

yea, to be fair

[umbral moss]

the 40 series isn't demonstrably more expensive to produce so the margins should be similar

the reason there was a huge jump from 20 to 30 is because they went to a much more expensive node

[sly elk]

if you sell a product for X and then a group of people mobs the stores and buys them all to resell on ebay for $2*X

[hard drift]

it's nvidia, they can charge just about whatever and people will buy it even if team red is cheaper/better

[sly elk]

you underpriced your product

[hard drift]

there wasn't a huge jump though

[odd sand]

eg: I got my Smith ski helmet in tahoe for the same price as they were listed where I lived bc Smith enforces the same MSRP

[sly elk]

and everyone loses in that scenario

[hard drift]

that's what people don't understand

the msrp of 20 series was actually terrible

[sly elk]

except for the people who buy the underpriced parts and then scalp them on ebay

[odd sand]

Otherwise you know for sure they would have marked up the gear being in a tourist spot

[outer sand]

Apple is more like, create a nonsense and unpractical problem and sell the solution 👀

[hard drift]

you figure a 2080ti is exactly what a 3080ti costs at msrp

[outer sand]

but pushovers still buy it anyway

[sly elk]

the buyers lose, because most GPU warranties are not transferable, so when you buy a scalped GPU you get no warranty

[umbral moss]

or just sell a useless solution to a real problem and charge extra

[sly elk]

you also have very little recourse if you receive a defective/dead GPU

[odd sand]

That is missing the issue of: If a concerted group works like a cartel and consistently buys up all stock so you either pay their prices or have nothing

[umbral moss]

hope you enjoy your non-adjustable monitor arm that can't be swapped with a VESA mount

and costs $1000

[sly elk]

and the manufacturer built the thing to a $699 budget when they could've built it to a $1099 budget

and used better fans/shroud/parts

or ate the profit, or used some of it as R&D money

or something

[odd sand]

the 1080 was 599 and the 1080ti 699. The 3080 was 699 and the 3080ti 1199 ... HMM...

[hard drift]

i mean it was the same for the 20 series as well

the 20 series was the biggest jump in prices

[sly elk]

that describes practically every monitor apple made

I mean all of them

[hard drift]

30 series if comparing to 20 series prices atleast there's a performance increase that justifies prices vs 20/10

[odd sand]

So you want people to get fleeced?

[sly elk]

the only apple monitor that was height adjustable out of the box was the original studio display LCD

[umbral moss]

I just want to play video games with a powerful GPU REEEEEE

[odd sand]

These GPU prices continuing is going to cripple the PC gaming market

[outer sand]

buy PS5 👀

powerful GPU

[hard drift]

no it won't as long as it stays at msrp

you figure a 3060 is cheaper than a 2060 was at msrp

[odd sand]

Exactly. Why the fuck is a parent going to buy their kid a gaming PC for $2500 that can only handle 1080p when they could get them a PS5 for like 20% the price that can do 4K

[sly elk]

and this wasn't VESA mountable either

[hardy mauve]

Challenge accepted.

[odd sand]

That's bc 20 and 10 were essentially the same raster perf. And usually Nvidia goes up 1 notch per gen. IE: A 70 of the last gen is about equal to the 60 of the current gen.

Then the 30 jumped to the normal raster curve

[sly elk]

idk it might be without the stand, but it doesn't look like it

maybe the top 2 screws

[hardy mauve]

IT redneck engineering finds a way lol

[sly elk]

but yea, the current studio & xdr displays are probably the first ones they've sold with VESA options

[hard drift]

if new cards come out at the end of the year, forget tariffs, they'll go back up unless renewed

[sly elk]

you could buy a vesa adapter for older imacs from like 2010 to 2015 or so

after that you could order an imac with a vesa plate attached to the back instead of the stand

(same is currently true of the studio display)

I'm not entirely sure why the imacs are like that, but the studio display is likely too thin to have the 4 holes for vesa on the back

which is weird because it's not that thin

let's face it, their industrial designers are completely anal about aesthetics

"How could I mar this beautiful seamless finish with 4 screw holes!"

[umbral moss]

use magnets you fucks

[sly elk]

that's how the pro display works XD

[umbral moss]

ah, four magnets justifies the "pro" designation

and a 40% price premium

[sly elk]

I don't think the bracket that comes on the vesa option is pretty, either.

if apple is so concerned about aesthetics they should just make their own vesa arm 😄

[umbral moss]

that sounds complicated, why do that when they can just, like, not