i cant read part of this monitor it's blocked by my gamer one
#technology-discussion
jaunty light
odd sand
Okay its past 2am, maybe I should go to bed so I can actually be productive tomorrow. Meant to poke at this regex for the last 3 days and did none of it, so I need to have something to show for myself by monday 
deep sapphire
gn friend
jaunty light
he's gonna buss out a 6000 one
sly elk
we need to get that printed on a body pillow
and sent to hank
so he can sleep with his chainsaw
sadly this is the closest i can find
deep sapphire
LMAO
jaunty light
deep sapphire
sick edge
THat's how you slay pillow waifuas
jaunty light
sly elk
😦
lost python
basic decent mechs are like 80
royal forge
80 usd?
lost python
depends on how available the parts are for you
i have to pay a shit ton for customs if i ever do that, because all the good stores are outside of the EU 
lost python
sly elk
man the size difference between the bronco and wrangler 4 door is less than I thought
lost python
i once had to pay 45€ in customs because of fucking socks 
sly elk
the bronco is about 2" longer, 2" wider
but the bronco kinda looks like a schoolbus
i suppose it's because the body is wider it looks a lot bulkier
dull garnet
$200 will get you a new case and pcb perhaps
sly elk
you can also get a cheap mech keyboard for <$50 lol
lost python
i dunno, those in the super low budget range were usually really lacking imo unless you get lucky and get a good second hand one.
lost python
va-11 hall-a
jaunty light
o artist, i dont remember seeing that in the game
jaunty light
im old now but when va-11 was announced it felt like such a long time even tho it was like 2 years
jaunty light
it's exceptional, if you like VNs or cyberpunk give it a go
inland mauve
lost python
nice, the 3090 ti has an overclocking bios that lets it eat 890W
sharp star
RTX 3090 Tie
real edge
Ok, i've been semi convinced to try out mech keyboards
I have a leopold one that costed me about 100-110$
here is a list of all recommended shops so have fun :3
royal forge
Oh no
modest moss
@deep sapphire what have you done to me, my YT is now recommending shit like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TS8ILhIxXs
and I'm actually watching it, and at 7:30 ish into the video he's using brake cleaner and I'm like 
potent arrow
<@54695380410966016> what have you done to me, my YT is now recommending shit li...
Ray is actually really good and fun
dull garnet
metal gear ray
deep sapphire
<@54695380410966016> what have you done to me, my YT is now recommending shit li...
https://youtu.be/XsDtSXkSz28 the best channel
Oh god
Hahaha
odd sand
Sure, but also: What is a car wash? They obviously didn't do anything preventative
deep sapphire
odd sand
If you get an underbody flush after storms it will prevent a lot of that
paper tusk
<@54695380410966016> what have you done to me, my YT is now recommending shit li...
do de do de doo
(gravity)
jaunty light
Who does this shit hahahaha
unscrewing a plate from that wall is TOO much work! save 2 seconds, electricians HATE him!
sly elk
what, you don't get fb feed videos of "life hacks"
where it's like
"why'd you do all that when you could've just bought a new toilet paper holder?"
i imagine a true life hacker's house must look like something out of sanford and son
jaunty light
life hack: save thousands on copper wiring by using aluminum instead!
deep sapphire
deep sapphire
Hank is angy now
When all he does on a daily basis is whine and complain yeah
Fuckin staff channel is like that too ask @modest moss
odd sand
Some people be like that
modest moss
wintry drift
I thought the staff channel was exclusively for mod fanfics
modest moss
not exclusively
deep sapphire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CcxTCh4SOQ 💦
Damn need the ultra strong toilet paper
latent grotto
interesting... 
sly elk
so it's just a giant appliance box
sick edge
This is a tablet + a NAS.. but mor expensive?
sly elk
it's a dream machine pro se
sick edge
I mean I feel like startups will get on it hard...
odd sand
They have a lot of other home automation appliances etc. but you needed your own server before, so I guess it makes sense
deep sapphire
wintry drift
none of those look like a hammer
deep sapphire
paper tusk
none of those look like a hammer
problem solved
odd sand
I don't see the toothpick holder
sick edge
XD
late basalt
Reminds me of the joke reviews for the 55gal of lube
latent grotto
sick edge
XD
Speaking of it is sunday night
aaaw fudge, Philippine elections.mm but I really dont care. ;-;
sick edge
Is... that related to the mac thing?
sly elk
so he went to the car expecting his usb to lightning cable to be there. The one I gave him about a month ago because he kept losing or breaking his usb-a to lightning cables
he calls me to let me know, and also lets me know he'll be waiting in the car for me to bring him another
xd
so yea now I have to charge my phone with the desk pad because I ran out of usb=a to lightning cables
sick edge
think cheaper
if he gonna lose them like that .
id be mad.
quality cables expensive
sly elk
i'm not even mad
sick edge
Bruh im mad when I lose my own cable. XD
sly elk
i almost never lose cables
there are a couple that I misplaced for like a year though
like the watch charger i'm using on my desk right now XD disappeared in my closet somewhere and I found it after about a year and a half
this is weird. Best Buy lists the 3080ti and 3090 FE as 'available' kinda..
like one can just serendipitous buy one off the website?
I know it's become a normal sight to see GPUs in stock again, but I think it's the first time I've seen FE cards not immediately sell out
royal forge
ALRIGHT FUCKHEADS
LAPTOP UPDATE TIME
@modest moss @potent arrow
GUESS WHAT
Ping-ed em at 2pm, they gave me a DHL code
So i check the code
potent arrow
where is it
royal forge
THE FUCKERS HAVE NOT EVEN SENT IT
I pinged em on Friday, they started doing shit on Sunday
Its not even sent
Its not even collected yet
potent arrow
you are never getting it
royal forge
Ikr
I've kinda almost given up
Like
This is just unprofessional
U cant bollocks me on already sending my package then give me the tools to realize you havent
royal forge
Dear mods, pls giv Sarah and Shue and all the tech mentors a "laptopshitshow" tag so i can ping all of em
:D
potent arrow
@royal forge in almost 100% certian it's an SSD cop out at this point
deft iris
royal forge
<@73343289255796736> in almost 100% certian it's an SSD cop out at this point
U mean they just blamed the ssd and called it a day?
Ok, i'd like advice on how i should proceed if i get my laptop back
How and where should I keep a running log on any problems
And how should i go about telling them to take it back for free instead of me having to pay
real edge
And how should i go about telling them to take it back for free instead of me ha...
If its broken and you have a warranty they are obligated to take it without you having to pay.
Is what I thought.
as for a log
keep a detailed report near you about each problem and what you did to fix them
as well as what you think might be causing the problem
preferably with screenshots if any error messages pop up
royal forge
If its broken and you have a warranty they are obligated to take it without you ...
But the thing is, they have warranty only if u send it in
So if it's still broken, i'll just tell them that they didnt finish their job and I'm not in the mood to pay again
deep sapphire
royal forge
Cuz they expect me to send it in
But i'll be telling them that im not gonna pay for their laziness
Or ineffeciency
real edge
imagine expecting your customer to send you your own broken shit that you did not fix
royal forge
Yeah
Its very
I'm not sure threatening them would work
Since
Ya know
They hav to fix it
potent arrow
It's next level how fucked this company is
royal forge
Yeah. Im just wondering how to threaten em subtly but to make sure they get the hint
Sarah, I'm half tempted to let you remote in to check up the laptop
Or rather ask you to remote in
Just to watch u go nuts
potent arrow
I would just run 3D mark, furmark, run Windows battery report, crystal disk and maybe a few everything scans just to check it out tbh
royal forge
Assuming i get it
I legit dont get it, ya know
If i ping em at 2pm
I think thats enuf time to get off their ass
But
full needle
uhh thats a nice one
dull garnet
free bed frame/desk
umbral moss
liquidating netflix offices? 
umbral moss
can everyone in this evil submarine lair who isn't a frickin idiot take one step forward
sly elk
hey it might be aesthetically beautiful to others
my taste is a little weird xD
like I'm not that big a fan of butcher block desks
but those are all the rage on /r/battlestations
umbral moss
butcher block desks are basically all DIY desks, so it's ~aesthetic~ or whatever
kindred brook
need help finding an adapter
for this water pump
for my brothers swamp cooler
its a three prong
but its hroizontal
instead of vertical
for the non ground
whats that called
never seen that before
late basalt
That’s probably 240v
late basalt
but its hroizontal
Like this?
late basalt
Probably, but it’s a 20amp outlet
kindred brook
Oh thanks
I found it
my brothers pump went out
and he had a new one
that he never used
it had the 240v
sly elk
the bigger outlets are 30a or 50a
like what an electric dryer uses
if you use something that wants to draw more than 20 amps, it will either trip the circuit breaker, blow the fuse, or melt the wires and start a fire
there are rare cases where an outlet like that is installed and the wiring can handle more than the outlet does
but very ymmv, and probably not
kindred brook
OK
I GOT IT WORKING
so the issue was
the outlet itself
ran an extension cord
pump was working fine
odd sand
If you check the breaker box you should be able to tell what amps the circuit is rated for
kindred brook
If you check the breaker box you should be able to tell what amps the circuit is...
I mean I think we need to change the outlet
the issue wasn't the pump
potent arrow
Jesus Raz get an electrician
You can't just put a higher amp plug in place of a lower one
You also need to make sure the wires can carry the new current and set up a new breaker rated for it
modest moss
i can't believe sarah is actually recommending something safe
actually that's totally canon
do as @potent arrow says, not as Sarah does
latent grotto
understandable
modest moss
she gives correct and proper advice to others
potent arrow
do as <@829359022288797726> says, not as Sarah does
I literally say this all the time
I do stupid shit but I know the risks
potent arrow
I also would never do anything that would endanger the ones I love
modest moss
yep I would 100% ask and trust your advice on technical stuff
modest moss
I just don't trust you to look after yourself
potent arrow
Like whatever if I blow myself up, but like hurting others is out of the question
modest moss
she would make sure her gf was clear at least
modest moss
there would be less injuries if you stood behind the board and simply gave safe and accurate directions to your gf though
potent arrow
Sometimes a face shield
potent arrow
there would be less injuries if you stood behind the board and simply gave safe ...
What's the fun in that tho
modest moss
all at once
potent arrow
But seriously Raz get a fucking electrician
kindred brook
What
my thing works
I can't afford an electrician
I can't even afford a new pc
pepe hands
modest moss
you're trying to buy 3090s and shit, you can afford an electrician
kindred brook
lol my brother can get the electrician
he makes like
twice as much as me
bruh gets paid 120k for programming rockets and shit
potent arrow
Anyways
kindred brook
I am running the water pump
kindred brook
with an extension cord
kindred brook
wtf thats really high
kindred brook
WHY YOU DO THIS
potent arrow
Raz, kindly stfu for once in your life
sly elk
You can't just put a higher amp plug in place of a lower one
the funny thing is I said the exact same thing earlier too sooooo
I am vouching for what sarah said ^^
kindred brook
You go to school for beds?
sly elk
I think that means Sarah is a EE?
potent arrow
Adding to the long ass block list on this god forsaken server
modest moss
cold
potent arrow
Too tired to care
kindred brook
haha lol
latent grotto
Levant you arnt dumb or a jackass
the former is debatable
modest moss
it's a good thing Sarah loves me considering I pick on her constantly
latent grotto
sly elk
idk maybe they were unhappy i vouched for them when they are closer to the subject matter than I am
potent arrow
it's a good thing Sarah loves me considering I pick on her constantly
Atleast I deserve most of it xD
modest moss
potent arrow
My god that's close to 25 people on this server blocked
potent arrow
But too be fair 3-4 of them are unsolicited dick pics/hitting on me
modest moss
I fight until either I win or one/both parties get banned
modest moss
and I at least don't have to suffer people sending dick pics or hitting on me
sly elk
I fight until either I win or one/both parties get banned
yea admittedly I have a hard time sticking around a chat when i keep seeing that stupid [message from blocked user] thing in the chat log
potent arrow
Oh
modest moss
I think the rationale is that men are more visual than women and that they'd like to be sent random tits, so obviously dudes think girls want to see their junk
potent arrow
I think the rationale is that men are more visual than women and that they'd lik...
Alpha males.
sly elk
I should look into that one
modest moss
Alpha males.
so they think, yeah, but really it's beta af
they're not thinking about relationships
sly elk
yea I don't wanna see pictures of anyone's junk
modest moss
I don't really think there's anything wrong with a casual encounter between consenting adults, there are just right and wrong ways to go about it
sly elk
this is purely aesthetics. I think people look better with clothing on.
modest moss
at least ask if they'd like to see your junk
potent arrow
I prefer when they buy me food first before my gf beats them into pulp
Defy gender norma
My gf is the alpha in the relationship
modest moss
I've never even spoken to her and I feel like we virtually co-parent
potent arrow
Y'all would get along
modest moss
we'd bond over bullying you :P
potent arrow
I mean yes
Anyways
I gotta go find food
Idk where she is rn so maybe canned soup tome
potent arrow
#tech tropes:
Ice hunter being bad with money
Aoi's laptop saga
Shue being an actual mentor
Sarah being disfunctional
Hank being a redneck tool dude
modest moss
Idk where she is rn so maybe canned soup tome
do not put the can directly in the microwave
potent arrow
Aoi's laptop saga has been going on for a few months now I stg
potent arrow
do not put the can directly in the microwave
I was debating it lol
Like doesn't it have enough water to not explode
potent arrow
Yeah doesn't the water absorb enough of it
modest moss
open the can, pour the soup into a bowl, cover with cling film, pierce cling film a few times, microwave for 2 mins, stir, give it another minute if needed
ez
potent arrow
I'll try that
modest moss
I mean, you could, but eh
modest moss
I'll try that
don't leave the spoon in the bowl either
sly walrus
but that heats it up more
modest moss
don't encourage her, she kills microwaves
potent arrow
PROGRESS
modest moss
don't you already have a 3070ti?
its not sold out
hard drift
hard drift
unless there's some other restrictions we don't know of yet, yes
jaunty light
https://videocardz.com/press-release/amd-ryzen-6000-series-receive-displayport-2...
finally i can have my 4k 600hz monitor
jaunty light
sly elk
at just $252 you can have a hipster mouse
A CLASSIC TONE WITH A DASH OF HERITAGE.
The Pointer Instrument features French calf leather with minimum treatment, finished with equestrian-inspired stitching and an uncoated solid brass base.
The Pointer Instrument is a hand-assembled, hand-polished and hand-stitched computer mouse, tailored to perform for a lifetime, be repaired when necessary, and develop character over time.
jaunty light
Is that vintage grass fed full grain leather?
jaunty light
i hate the word patina
we must purge it from existence
especially people that buy blue or white steel knives then intentionally leave them with pork or chicken stains on it so it gets a patina
sly elk
you
you've cleaned all the patina off!! T_T
The two things I gathered from watching the antiques roadshow. In the US: You can destroy an antique by cleaning the patina off. In the UK: Toilet water. Toilet Mirror. Toilet this. Toilet that. And it's all old trash that's worth like 50 pence.
lost python
tf is a patina even
sly elk
just grime and wear from being used or stored for decades and decades
lost python
That's disgusting
sly elk
like if you had a wood table in the kitchen and it had 100 years of knife scratches ad grease from being in the kitchen and whatever other junk
that's patina
jaunty light
all i'm judging you on with your knife "patina" is that you don't care for the knife whatsoever
sly elk
LOL
lost python
Like scratches and stuff i can understand but not the other stuff wtf
sly elk
That said, I don't strictly think it means that the item wasn't taken care of
I think things like if you had a chair and the paint kinda rubbed off after 100 years of people sitting on it
that'd be considered 'patina' i think
jaunty light
there's a difference between a well used knife and a knife that you soak in animal juices so it gets a nasty color
sly elk
and sanding it down and repainting it would be considered sinful
interestingly it also seems to appear to apply to cars now
found this under a page called "preserving patina" lol
jaunty light
eugh
"TL,DR
Wipe your knife a few times with a cotton ball dipped in warm meat juice, then rinse. Afterward, your knife will form a patina."
how about I keep my white steel knife the way god intended (white steel)
same with the paint, idk why it's desireable. i guess if they want it original, but why not color match it so it looks like it's from the factory in the 50s?
leather is also disgusting all I can imagine when ppl are taking about how "aged" or whatever it is ... dead skin cells, sweat, dirt, who knows what rubbed into it
jaunty light
gotta keep this carpet original. ignore this, bleach stain from the time someone borfed in the back..
just a patina
jaunty light
I think someone may have used this as a lavatory
sly elk
apparently the upholstery is original
jaunty light
i am impressed the seats are not stained on teh white parts
but then everything else looks like a kid smeared poop on it
sly elk
maybe it was steam cleaned with lots of bleach
royal forge
So laptop update
jaunty light
is the seating cloth?
royal forge
Ping-ed em on Monday for the dhl code
Checked even today, they've still not sent it out
lost python
jaunty light
where this company at
with the power of kyanche we will drop a satellite on their CEO
livid dune
Zamn
sly elk
@royal forge I think this was what happened to your laptop in the factory before you got it
jaunty light
royal forge
<@73343289255796736> I think this was what happened to your laptop in the facto...
U assume they'll bother even throwing it
@potent arrow @sly elk @lost python alright. 4 nerds vs a small company. Letsa go
We'll run magnets over all their PCs
lost python
Do magnets even work on ssds though?
royal forge
Real talk Hank
I think
It wpuld have been faster
For me to send it to u in the states
For u to fix and
Send it back to me
If this problem persists, i'll build a new pc when the 4000 series drops
jaunty light
What a weeb you have become
jaunty light
somber solstice
yoo does anyone here build their own keyboard
im planning to build one but not sure what to get for the keyboard
livid dune
why
somber solstice
wait not build more like use my own keycaps
livid dune
o
umbral moss
Do magnets even work on ssds though?
if it's powerful enough it should, it's not quite GMR's bit domain structure but you could probably induce electromigration through the transistor gates and corrupt a good chunk of the data with random noise
green aspen
is this intel arc's gpu?
It's something else, but similar, it's a datacenter one for encoding, not for GPU based rendering lol. It's basically a PC in a PCI-e slot.
If that's the case why aren't we hooking up every single old GPU together that we have and making use of their power to render stuff in games?
Not crossfire, but if GPUs lets you wired it up to them
somber solstice
oh damn
green aspen
So instead of multiple GPU on 1 Mobo it's actually just 1 GPU that's drawing from multiple dies you owned via extra connections
sharp star
hard drift
Well considering it competes with the 3090 regular still in terms of price, not bad although a stupid card to begin with lol
somber solstice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSTmeZXHWyk
i am really impressed with its power consumption
377watts for a card that is as strong as 3090 is insane
although the price is stupid for a card that only gives little boost from 3080 or 6800xt
potent arrow
<@829359022288797726> <@105255353574260736> <@95690379449335808> alright. 4 nerd...
Malay Small Laptop shop (Savage)
modest moss
I'm 90% certain it's still broken anyway
potent arrow
Same
Legit "broken SSD" screams they changed the easiest part hoping it fixes it
...if they even changed that
modest moss
probably just reinstalled windows
and reinstalling windows is 9% out of the 10% chance it's fixed
1% it was the ssd
wintry drift
counterpoint: amd drivers
you have to put up with at least a 6 to 12 months of baking those fuckers in
hard drift
counterpoint: amd drivers
this isn't even that bad anymore people are just rehashing old shit when nvidia had their gpus and shit blow up from a big release lol
somber solstice
this isn't even that bad anymore people are just rehashing old shit when nvidia ...
they lacked that nvencoder
hard drift
i have heard it has improved
i can verify it has improved since i had their massive failure for drivers called a 5700xt
somber solstice
but heard they are gonna add it
i am swaying to AMD's side every freaking year
because of how low their power consumption is
hard drift
next gen will probably be really good for amd
somber solstice
next gen will probably be really good for amd <:haha:240841245239410688>
for gaming
hard drift
but then again, intel might finally be in the race doubtful
hard drift
it will be if the leaks are correct
the thing is, intel drivers are leaps and bounds worse than amd lmao
somber solstice
i heard their highest is as strongas RTX 3070
hard drift
exactly, but given intel and amd are doing mcm gpus it really could compete
hard drift
intel will have to sort out drivers but the efficiency they have right now is by far better than amd
hard drift
Nvidia has been very anti consumer lately
they've been that way for a while ever since amd started competing again
but given that's the a370m and the 770m 4x the potential performance, it better be able to compete in the mid-high end
somber solstice
they've been that way for a while <:haha:240841245239410688> ever since amd star...
AMD needs to get their shit up
hard drift
AMD needs to get their shit up
it already is smh
somber solstice
more
destroy Nvidia for once
well it looks like AMD also gonna hit 400watt for next gen
hard drift
i mean better than 600+
wintry drift
this isn't even that bad anymore people are just rehashing old shit when nvidia ...
my 5700xt would like to argue differently but you do you
somber solstice
so i get better image quality at native res as i am playing at 1440p
wintry drift
i have heard it has improved
I mean yeah, it's far far better than the ati days but new hardware always needs a bake in period seemingly
hard drift
my 5700xt would like to argue differently but you do you
that's such a bad example, go reread
wintry drift
« I dont like the counter argument so I will claim you are and unread, unwashed prole instead »
somber solstice
I mean yeah, it's far *far* better than the ati days but new hardware always nee...
yeah sure but that happens to Nvidia too before
hard drift
if you were to go based on that people should 100% avoid intel 🤨 it's literally the dumbest argument to say one generation decided it all
somber solstice
modest moss
« I dont like the counter argument so I will claim you are and unread, unwashed ...
he's referring to this I think
wintry drift
good for nvidia, I havent had a green gpu since 05
I am, however, speaking to the possible realities of having a modern amd gpu
somber solstice
damn
hard drift
yeah
hard drift
the 5700xt was a massive fucking failure for drivers
manic turret
My current set up 😊
wintry drift
honestly, my 5700xt worked pretty well out of the box for me
except xiv
took a fucking year for xiv related crashes to stop
somber solstice
My current set up 😊
that looks good
wintry drift
¯_(ツ)_/¯
hard drift
pusheen cat 
and chocobo/moogle
manic turret
Pizza pusheeeen!
wintry drift
the 5700xt was a massive fucking failure for drivers
the driver failure hid a possible hardware fuck up too, but that's neither here nor there 👀
somber solstice
is it only for 5700xt?
hard drift
that's a major issue, they can't just fix a hardware issue when people already have them
somber solstice
no other GPU?
hard drift
so it's a failure
hard drift
is it only for 5700xt?
mainly navi 1
manic turret
Currently using a 3060Ti but prior was using a 1080Ti for so long. That GPU was a beast and lasted so many years
somber solstice
damn a 1080ti is still a beast though
wintry drift
is it only for 5700xt?
5700xt was the first new card so it has been the worst so far from my expereince
hard drift
Currently using a 3060Ti but prior was using a 1080Ti for so long. That GPU was ...
wait what 
you downgraded except for the fact of dlss
manic turret
It is! Honestly wouldn’t have needed to swap until it started crapping out 😦
manic turret
RIP 1080ti ❤️
hard drift
best generation from nvidia 🙏
somber solstice
wait what <:namazuconcern:685268305275256852> you downgraded except for the fact...
i mean RTX 3060ti still claps 1080TI
but the vram
💀
hard drift
i mean RTX 3060ti still claps 1080TI
it depends, but yeah overall sure
manic turret
Ram is there! Just hiding behind that fat noctua cpu fan lmao
somber solstice
yes
manic turret
Ah yeah I knew what you meant just noticed it also looked like ram was not there lmao !
hard drift
yeah lol, that's what happens with beefy air coolers
manic turret
Yeeeah I had an AIO before but the noise of the coolant was driving me crazy
hard drift
im using a liquid cooler even though i am using 5600x
i mean, nothing wrong with that lol
somber solstice
Yeeeah I had an AIO before but the noise of the coolant was driving me crazy
bet it was NZXT
manic turret
It wasss
manic turret
Let’s see if I can find it. Will admit it was meant to fit with that pink/white aesthetic but did some research on it and seemed decent enough!
somber solstice
but their design and price is good enough
hard drift
atleast they make it so you can cool your gpu with their aio 
royal forge
Legit "broken SSD" screams they changed the easiest part hoping it fixes it
It do sound like that
royal forge
and reinstalling windows is 9% out of the 10% chance it's fixed
I really should have opened it and snapped a pic of the internals
So i could verify they swapped the ssds at least
If it breaks again, I'll gather logs etc and send them a nice compiled email with errors and tests. I'll also very politely threaten them i guess. I wonder if small claims court would work
modest moss
you should have tried reinstalling windows first before sending it off anyway
royal forge
Ye true
But the fact it was like
Shitting itself stupid
Sounded very much like a hardware thing
WAITAMINUTE
I did a SSD scan when this shit statted happening
It was healthy
I'll ping u guys when i get it back and i'll put it through its paces
hard drift
oh no, the cursed word 
modest moss
@royal forge R word bad
royal forge
Oh
Alright
It was a mentally draining and exceptionally ridiculously convoluted experience
hard drift
lol
royal forge
That made me want to go kick their teeth in
And make me go against my hippocratic oath
I really wonder if I have a legal standing to like...
Get them to do their job
modest moss
you know if it comes back working I'm going to say 'I told you so' right?
royal forge
you know if it comes back working I'm going to say 'I told you so' right?
Whats ur reasoning on that
Or rather
Justification
modest moss
because if you'd tested the SSD and it was fine, it'll mean it was reinstalling windows that fixed it
royal forge
Cuz u've been the leading pessimist in this mess
hard drift
lmao
modest moss
and I told you to do that at least 3 times and you refused
modest moss
right
royal forge
Once
But that was uh
A few months ago when the problem was on and off
But ah well, if they replaced the ssd and it works
I'll keep me trap shut
modest moss
what date did it arrive at their location?
modest moss
like 2-3 weeks?
modest moss
so for a small business they're pretty much on schedule probably
royal forge
Who knows at this point
Took em 2 days and 2 messages to ask me if i was REALLY sure they could replace the ssd
modest moss
might have been cheaper overall to get a local repair guy to do it and ignore warranty, but eh what's done is done, just hope for the best
lost python
Damn. Imagine having to pay for warranty
royal forge
Stop rubbing it in
It hurts as is
I was expecting a mobo replacement so thats why i sent it in
lost python
But I'm serious that's kinda crazy that they make you pay for it
lost python
Yeah
modest moss
the cost to Aoi has been international courier
royal forge
Yea...
modest moss
they left the country lol
royal forge
I even had to pay to have it sent to me
No.. i didnt
Just a different. Uh.. island?
Its stupid
They're stupid
Im stupid
modest moss
oh I thought you'd moved to a different country for work, this is dumb indeed then
royal forge
It was either this or a 2050 or smthng from dell
modest moss
you should be checking your consumer rights, see if you have any
lost python
Ok yeah dell would have been an even worse experience
lost python
And their support is complete ass
potent arrow
Atleast they have support
royal forge
ASUS took my laptop for 2 months
potent arrow
Compared to this local small business
Not to mention that the laptop Aoi got used a very very old motherboard and bios software
modest moss
Aoi it sounds like you might have rights tbh
potent arrow
Which probably means the old china reused oem laptop conversion thing. Where they take soldered OEM vpis from desktops and drop it into a unstandardized laptop mobo
modest moss
As a consumer, you have the right to receive fair judgement which includes compensation for your purchase of good or services received which had a misleading trade description, was of poor quality or if you received unsatisfactory services. You can submit a claim for compensation to the Tribunal For Consumer Claims Malaysia which is part of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Malaysia. The procedure to submit a claim is as follows:
File for a claim by filling up Form 1 which is available at all Tribunal branches or can also be downloaded from the E-Tribunal portal. Take note that a filing fee of RM5.00 is to be paid to file Form 1.
You will need to serve the trader whom you are filing for claims from with Form 1 then both parties will need to attend a hearing of the claim on a date fixed by the Tribunal.
When the claim is settled with the consent of both parties, the Tribunal will issue an agreed Award (all Tribunal orders are known as Awards). This can be in the form of money paid to the complainant to compensate for any loss or damage, or Awards for the goods to be re-supplied.
No
royal forge
Since my mum does legal stuff
modest moss
you might be able to claim back shipping etc, you should do further research
potent arrow
For me it's just signs that it's a jank laptop
lost python
Worth a try at least
royal forge
If it works, i'll let it be. If it doesnt
modest moss
I'm betting you spent a lot more on shipping than the fee to file that form
royal forge
Ye. Of course
potent arrow
Worth a try at least
What the bios? I mean like that bios is usually found on older chipsets, probably doesn't support anything else
lost python
Getting the shipping fees back
lost python
Bios is always a pain with laptops, especially off brand ones
royal forge
COULD i do custom firmware?
potent arrow
Did you see it? It looked out of the 90s
royal forge
Or no
modest moss
I mean theoretically you could, maybe
modest moss
but also decent chance of a brick
lost python
I mean. A custom bios gone wrong would nuke the laptop anyway
odd sand
Unless you have experience with bios and a way to revert, I wouldn't. Which I assume the answer to both are no.
royal forge
I'll not do it then
modest moss
I think your options here are wait and see what comes back, then if it's still broken you file that claim thing, and last resort buy something else
potent arrow
If my theory is right, there will definitely be some developed custom firmware
But no, do not do it xD
royal forge
Alright. I'll hold off
potent arrow
But personally if you don't get it in two weeks
Try to get as much money back as possible and just go get a dell shitter
potent arrow
Like do w/e but remember time is money
modest moss
can you not get international shipping from amazon US or newegg?
lost python
Sea is pretty fucked in that regard, no?
royal forge
Well
Yea
But we have good food
So i guess.. we win some lose some
Leading in obesity
lost python
From what others told me you are out of luck unless you go with sketchy local shops or big brands like razer but even they only have shops in some places
modest moss
buy a PS5 and a basic laptop
royal forge
From what others told me you are out of luck unless you go with sketchy local sh...
CORRECT
modest moss
I'd definitely go with razer over this current experience
royal forge
If you google lowyatt
lost python
Razer is unfortunately extremely expensive
royal forge
Theres this building (and online forum)
Where its just pc part stores
Where they try to sell u combo deals
Which are just their excess stock
So u have to haggle
modest moss
Aoi is a doctor, for convenience he should spend that bit extra tbh
royal forge
Like when i built my pc
lost python
Hm true if possible
royal forge
I went like "im buying the psu and gpu from you, gimme a discount"
lost python
Bartering for PC hardware seems like a pain. I can already hear the "no bro this is good, this is better trust me"
modest moss
Aoi just pay extra for the big brand so you know you'll have access to support/parts/updates
royal forge
I went in with a plan, but people tryin to sell me other shit
sharp star
I went like "im buying the psu and gpu from you, gimme a discount"
did you have to buy a Gigabyte PSU
royal forge
My next pc is a custom
royal forge
did you have to buy a Gigabyte PSU
No. Thank fuck
They tried to push an i7 on me when i was gettin a 970
I got my 970 and the day after, the 3.5 + 0.5 news broke
Do you know how salty i was
lost python
royal forge
Jesus christ i was annoyed
modest moss
🍿
lost python
Classic Nvidia
lost python
I mean there really isn't much you can do wrong anyway as long as you don't use any force
modest moss
I don't doubt your intelligence, it just amused me
royal forge
True
I mean.. i just hav bad luck with prebuilts
Or like laptops
(Which is why Sarah's sff idea appealed to me)
Even tho i know that lies the path of pain
sharp star
and a thousand cuts on your hands
modest moss
I mean sff is fine if you don't want huge performance/power
lost python
SFFs are great until you have to build it yourself
modest moss
if you do then yeah it's hard work
fitting high end parts in a tiny space and cooling it efficiently is something that'd stress me out
modest moss
I'm betting it had little to no benefit to you
royal forge
Well, it paired nicely with the 970
lost python
They were basically I7s but no igpu and no/barely OC
Otherwise the same really and cheaper than the I7 ofc
royal forge
Ye. And I was big into Sims and 4X games
So i went with it and a 970
Then watched it shit the bed when DA:I came out
lost python
Tbf DAI had shit optimization at first
sly walrus
that's inquisition for you
lost python
Battletech also has shit optimization tbf
royal forge
But battletech was also quite unoptimized
Ye
Damn. I picked really bad games back then
lost python
After all these years it's still losing performance the more save games you have
modest moss
DA:I was fine for me but I didn't play it until I think deluxe edition was out
sly walrus
battletech ain't bad, just unoptimized
royal forge
Paradox is small indie publisher
I remember that I DID manage to get a load of skyrim mods running
Ooohhhh all those cursed mods
lost python
I remember the blessing that Skyrim SE was for modding because the engine works so much better than with oldrim
royal forge
I remember thinkin i installed an ENB then marvelling at the game before i realized that it didnt install properly
sly walrus
and yet so many mods never got ported
wintry drift
Paradox is small indie publisher
pdox can choke on horse meatballs until the end of time
royal forge
Hem, u do realize im doin the SE is small indie company meme, yes?
wintry drift
Battletech also has shit optimization
btech is unfortunately stuck on ancient unity because reasons
lost python
Pretty much all the major mods are ported and most others don't really require any porting or if they do, not more than 5min of work
wintry drift
Hem, u do realize im doin the SE is small indie company meme, yes?
I am just angrily venting about paradox, not taking issue with your memes >C
royal forge
Because i know paradox doesnt have the word optimize in their vocab
Yea.. paradox is
But their the only ones who do sim games and complex 4X games
wintry drift
slitherin would like a word
slitherin is like pdox with 1/3 the budget
slitherine*
royal forge
I know this is vidya talk, but werent they doin some vampire game?
sly walrus
dominions people?
potent arrow
Sea is pretty fucked in that regard, no?
From my experience SEA gas always gotten the super short end of tecg
wintry drift
I know this is vidya talk, but werent they doin some vampire game?
bloodlines 2
royal forge
What happened to that
wintry drift
suffered from pandemic and paradox internal instability
potent arrow
My nightmare fuel has always been supporting SEA tech
wintry drift
still being developed
sly walrus
went through like 12 writers
royal forge
From my experience SEA gas always gotten the super short end of tecg
Even tho theres an intel fab and a WD factory here... sadge
12 writers eh
Sounds like an engaging story then
sly walrus
for a narriative-based game, sounds reassuring
royal forge
We used to hear stories of how someone knew someone who could get us into the factories and let us pick up hardware for cheap
wintry drift
Sounds like an engaging story then
gets worse, they may or may not have diverted resources to make a masquerade battle royale pubg knock off
¯_(ツ)_/¯
wintry drift
( that's masquerade - bloodhunt for anyone curious )
sly walrus
like six vtm games just showed up while i wasn't looking
wintry drift
WoD got purchased and suddenly
stuff everywhere
despite the whole thing of WoD now being managed under a central unified overseer
¯_(ツ)_/¯
lost python
is that dhl lol
potent arrow
ye
@modest moss Jigs up, she realized ive killed 2 more microwaves then she realized
vestal crane
How...
vestal crane
Sarah wtf
winter cave
wait what
runic pulsar
Anybody here use a DS5 controller on PC for XIV over bluetooth?
potent arrow
Sarah wtf
tbf 1-2 of the five(six?) that died was due to microwaving chemicals
seven
I was told the number was seven,
sly walrus
was there egg on their face?
odd sand
I was told the number was seven,
Wtf... 7 microwaves!? 
For all of the dozen ipods they still sold
The last number of years it's just been an iphone without a cell antenna
I think Sony and some hipster brands still make them, but they're also basically slimmed down smartphones
37 people bought this. How do you pay for the R&D for a product that sells dozens?
dull garnet
by charging $3200
plenty of companies still make pmps
dunno why you'd bother when you have a smartphone though
just another device to keep charged
odd sand
I mean, they do have a better DAC in them and support for various lossless formats. But obviously nowhere near that price
They have the A series ones for $350 but the reviews on them sound meh bc apparently the battery life is only 5-6 hours (wtf?) which really makes me wonder if ppl are leaving the screen on the entire time or something
dull garnet
my phone supports flac
odd sand
Yeah, they must have left the screen on and like full brightness bc the rated battery for stereo minijack is 20hrs
MP3 ( .MP3): 32–320 kbps (supports VBR)/32, 44.1, 48k Hz, WMA (.WMA): 32–192 kbps (supports VBR)/44.1 kHz, FLAC (.flac): 16, 24 bit/8–384 kHz, WAV (.WAV): 16, 24, 32 bit (Float/Integer)/8–384 kHz, AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .3gp): 16–320 kbps/8–48 kHz, HE-AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .3gp): 32–144 kbps/8–48 kHz, Apple Lossless ( .mp4, .m4a): 16, 24 bit/8–384 kHz, AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .afc, .aifc): 16, 24, 32 bit/8–384 kHz, DSD (.dsf, .dff): 1 bit/2.8224, 5.6448, 11.2896 MHz, APE ( .ape): 8, 16, 24 bit/8–192 kHz (Fast, Normal, High), MQA (.mqa.flac): Supported
Although the charging time is based on USB connected to computer... I really hope that isn't the only way to charge it. I'd expect at least 5V @ 2A.
odd sand
dunno why you'd bother when you have a smartphone though
I guess for people that want to run around with their planar magnetic headphones on a jog and want the simplicity of it only doing music and not getting nagged with potential calls or texts or being tempted to look at apps
dull garnet
crazy people
umbral moss
dunno why you'd bother when you have a smartphone though
battery life
if you kill a PMP it doesn't mean you're not able to pay for food or call your family until you find an outlet
modest moss
37 people bought this. How do you pay for the R&D for a product that sells dozen...
is that 37 sales or just 37 people bothered to review it on that site?
umbral moss
like, yes, a smartphone does everything but it does them all shittily and using it constantly burns through your battery
dull garnet
37 dicks
umbral moss
in a row?
potent arrow
I mean tbf I spent alot on my dap
dull garnet
did you break it
umbral moss
gril uses her phone to pay for everything with apple pay and her phone is always teetering on the silver line between life and death
umbral moss
did you break it
more like did they microwave it
potent arrow
I don't think my dap can be broken
dull garnet
gril uses her phone to pay for everything with apple pay and her phone is always...
well i'm not chaotic like that :p
potent arrow
It's a brick
M17 is like
Idk
Idk even how to describe it
But it's heavier then my fucking laptop
umbral moss
well i'm not chaotic like that :p
she took me out to dinner last night and paid for it with 1% left on her battery
potent arrow
odd sand
is that 37 sales or just 37 people bothered to review it on that site?
37 reviewed it on that site, but I just assume if someone is going to spend 3200 on an audio player, they're going to leave a review and its probably only available direct from sony lol
potent arrow
:P only 2600$ CAD
umbral moss
nah, people only leave reviews for one of two reasons
odd sand
Yeah Fiio is a popular hipster brand
umbral moss
they really love it and the brand
potent arrow
I like mine
umbral moss
it's a huge piece of shit and broke instantly
potent arrow
:P good when I'm not allowed my laptop