pretty standard for PMP these days
#technology-discussion
umbral moss
potent arrow
I do have the m15 kicking about still
odd sand
With your fancy braided balanced cable
umbral moss
astell&kern's stack is like, $500-$3500 depending on what you want
A&K makes one with a tube amp output 
potent arrow
pretty standard for PMP these days
Only bought fiio because I had the m15 before ngl
odd sand
For a PMP? That sounds... like a good way to sell replacement tubes 
umbral moss
they're teeny boys
odd sand
Pants light on fire
modest moss
they make budget shit too, my FiiO A3 headphone amp was cheap and it's pretty great
umbral moss
Pants light on fire
it has a solid state output mode too
if the tube dies it's not going to shit itself
dull garnet
fiio was initially budget shit
i had some teeny tiny battery powered amplifier
maybe 15 years ago
umbral moss
I mean, that's how a lot of companies start
look at anker
making stupid power bricks for years
umbral moss
now they're basically the only name that matters for power adapters and they're branching out into new shit
dull garnet
used it with portapro
sly elk
I like how a lot of audio companies start out as like "cheap brand of headphone amps for the rest of us" or "cheap speakers for the rest of us"
then 10 years later they're producing $400 DAC/AMP bougie shit
umbral moss
because audio engineers want to make bougie shit but nobody buys them
odd sand
then 10 years later they're producing $400 DAC/AMP bougie shit
Because every company wants their piece of that overpriced Apple money
Look at how Hyundai/Kia spun off Genesis now.
umbral moss
that's because genesis is a loss on the sheet and they didn't want it to drag down their earnings reports
it
it's high margin, but they don't do enough volume to be profitable
boreal surge
That’s a very low amount of uwu there
sharp star
wintry drift
they're basically the only name that matters for power adapters
turns out there was a market and demand for premium reliable power bricks
instead of black boxes from random shops that may or may not ruin your expensive electronics
sick edge
Oh.. stipl cheap for 10$ ...
modest moss
I'm betting it's Canada only
still cheaper than the 3090
sick edge
I'm betting it's Canada only
I mean it says Ontario so J would imagine?
modest moss
they have multiple locations but online entries too
but I read the terms and yeah Canada only
devout nexus
I'm betting it's Canada only
yeah it is
kindred brook
DDR5
on sale
How long till DDR5
is no longer a premium
3 years?
This is about the price of DDR4 now when it first came out
odd sand
Probably in the fall with the new gen driving more production
burnt swallow
@deep sapphire I has question
modest moss
<@54695380410966016> I has question
if it's a general tech question bang up a thread in #952326072542847016
deep sapphire
<@54695380410966016> I has question
What’s up
burnt swallow
What’s up
So you know how with wifi routers you can either make them push signal out stronger or weaker to cover a larger or smaller area does this affect wifi speed at all or will the speed be the same regardless of power output
All the threads in tech support are about XIV so I asked here 
deep sapphire
So you know how with wifi routers you can either make them push signal out stron...
Yeah
deep sapphire
Oh sorry I misread it lmao
Well 2.4 generally is the better option if you have a lot of walls blocking you, you will take a speed penalty if both gave the same signal compared to 5Ghz but if your device supports dual band/MIMO I would choose that
deep sapphire
Just choose 2.4 if your router is far away
If it’s not choose 5
You can also run a speed test to compare them if you want
cunning perch
What's good Techies
I need some ADVICE
Birthday is next month, looking for tablet that comes with a pen in like a cheap ( 300 - 400 price range)
The site's in Dutch like the disgusting Netherlandian I am but
jaunty light
Drawing tab?
jaunty light
Not sure about what qual of pen the android tabs have for art use 
cunning perch
haha fair fair
jaunty light
There should be plenty of xp pen, huion stuff in that range if you are looking for purely art focus. Or maybe some wacoms but probably not display ones
potent arrow
@cunning perch honestly android tablets suck major ballsacks when it comes to drawing. I would recommend an AliExpress huion special over it any day, it'll be more accurate/pressure sensitive etc
hard drift
Yes
hard drift
Plus apple displays are amazing for the tablets vs most
potent arrow
^
hard drift
But the prices 
potent arrow
There is currently no competition when it comes to tablets
It's basically apple or suffer the consequences
potent arrow
Honestly a better idea lol
hard drift
Yeah, the tablets are really nice for HDR though since they have xdr/miniled displays on some
cunning perch
I can use my birthday as an excuse to drop 400 euros but 1,000 is a bit crazy haha
but alright fair enough!
If Apple really is that much better
hard drift
Yeah, plus apple pens are pretty great
deep sapphire
I would go with apple, the base iPad is 329 USD and has a lot more software dedicated to iPad OS
deep sapphire
https://tenor.com/view/weeb-test-anime-pregnancy-test-ksd-kill-la-kill-gif-17790...
Ur the weeb look at that weeb pfp
jaunty light
deep sapphire
potent arrow
@deep sapphire does a car necessarily need an oil filter
This is a non ironic question lol
deep sapphire
Yes
potent arrow
Fuck
deep sapphire
Just go to Walmart can get a frame filter for 4 bucks lol
potent arrow
Working on an Impala and someone welded an end cap where the filter was supposed to be
I'm not sure wtf I'm supposed to do
Weld a new piece of pipe on with the right thrads?
deep sapphire
… what
potent arrow
Yes
deep sapphire
Who welds an end cap to then oil filter hole
I need pics this sounds ridiculous
Hahaha
potent arrow
Lmfao in at home hardware rn
That's why I was like
I should ask first
Before I buy anything
jaunty light
Angle grinder time
potent arrow
I considered it
But
I'm not sure it's a good idea
Or if I can even weld the two together
jaunty light
Jb weld
odd sand
The V2 genuinely sounds decent now. Too bad they had to be yelled at first to fix it.
It's amazing how much the sound and "mushiness" of a keyboard actually comes down to the case/baseplate and not the switches themselves
sly elk
yea my k70 mk2 se sounds ridiculous compared to my dygma raise for that hahaha
the racket the k70 makes is insane
wintry drift
yeah, that's why the well regarded ones weigh like 15kg
self defense weapons in a pinch
sly elk
"The Sport slots into the middle of the 2023 Odyssey lineup, above the EX and EX-L and below the Touring and range-topping Elite."
I thought sport referred to the cheapest trim level
late basalt
I thought *sport* referred to the cheapest trim level
That’d be base model
hard drift
Lmao
hard drift
Wait what lmao
She’s doing a sff pc so she’s using a waterblock
somber solstice
Oh damn good luck with that
somber solstice
Bc technically speaking 3090 msrp is 1499...
Prob scoring from EVGA queue
odd sand
Evga supposedly has 3090 models in the 1600s for price which isnt bad for an AIB I suppose
More likely they got one of the 1750 ones
3080 FTW3 is in stock still on evga atm
potent arrow
Bc technically speaking 3090 msrp is 1499...
around 1100 cad
Idk havnt thought about it
the one I have on my 3060ti is custom milled
odd sand
That's quite the steal then. Why are they giving it away so cheaply?
potent arrow
That's quite the steal then. Why are they giving it away so cheaply?
no cooler no shroud
damaged in shipping probally
I dont need too
just put a waterblock on it
lost python
1100 for a 3090 is a steal. Even with the costs for a cooler it's cheaper than a regular one. Damn
dull garnet
Unlimited power
odd sand
Assuming the card itself is fine
umbral moss
was probably used for mining and had a block on it
remove block, re-sell card, pretend nothing is wrong
sly elk
i've never seen a miner setup like that though
somber solstice
i've never seen a miner setup like that though
yeah
most miner will just undervolt the card
so it will consume less power
odd sand
Man, the new howitzer has a comically long barrel
sharp star
wintry drift
y tho
sharp star
So I'm eyeing the Fractal Torrent, mainly because I want airflow. I'm torn between just pulling the trigger and going for a gray/white one or getting the black one later (RGB is not an option for me)
Should I just go with it or wait for the black one
deep sapphire
That seems more like a personal preference
sharp star
I guess
wintry drift
Just bought some Makita tools
why did you buy the same drill three times /s
deep sapphire
I have a small DeWalt impact driver but the fucker has no variable speed settings and it kept breaking my fasteners
hard drift
wintry drift
those are some huge fans in he background there
deep sapphire
Big steam cookers
modest moss
I'd make a corny joke but it'd disturb the peas round here
deep sapphire
Ayy
deep sapphire
wtf is that step bit doing
I bought that DeWalt step bit set that project farm simped about
It’s a beast that’s for sure
potent arrow
Thats what we call a puncture hazard
hard drift
https://www.reddit.com/r/tech/comments/un7e91/apple_will_drop_iphone_lightning_port_in_favor_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf time to start huffing the 
boreal surge
Usual mail shenanigans
boreal surge
Like my mail to literally the same city had to actuall go to a processing centre somewhere else first once
Also prolly resorting.
sick edge
Whatthefuck is goingon
Got scanned into sack, obviously.
But it could have also been scannwd into stack/container and now they have to reindex the whole shipping array. =P
Lot of sorting going on, wonder which method they're using. I didn't learn that much. But it's probably bogo sort. XD
Sorry my cs jokes are unrefined. Imkind of a dropout by now...
umbral moss
https://www.reddit.com/r/tech/comments/un7e91/apple_will_drop_iphone_lightning_p...
ironically this may be the thing that makes usb-c usable
hard drift
ironically this may be the thing that makes usb-c usable
Nah, usb c is already useable
umbral moss
since apple will have requirements on what features are required to use with an iphone
instead of the USB consortium being like "you can just kinda do whatever you want"
and there's 400 different cables that do different things
umbral moss
thunderbolt is useless unless you need the data transfer
and TB4 cables are like, 0.7m long
hard drift
But it has comparable PD for thunderbolt
Not to mention you really don’t need the upper range of PD from usb c past a certain point
umbral moss
you don't, but the fact that figuring out what cable does what is a fucking bitch is where apple comes in
apple cables have to meet apple's specs
hard drift
Eh, their usb c cable would probably be like 30 dollars or something
So still probably not worth it
umbral moss
even the offbrand stuff needs to be compliant
hard drift
To an extent
umbral moss
no more "has PD but not data" or "has data but it's the slow one"
or my favorite, "is just a data cable and can't transfer any power"
umbral moss
apple will be like "must be PD X, must have speed Y, must work over cable length Z" and all cables that "work with iphone" have to have it
it's actually a huge bump in the spec floor because people can't just scattershot specs and dupe people into buying cables that don't work
hard drift
I mean still to an extent, it’s like people that sell the power bricks/plugs. Some are capable of quick charging while others might not be even though they advertise for iphones and such
umbral moss
but they won't just straight up destroy your device or fail to function
although the odds of samsung coming around and also enforcing compliance where the USB consortium hasn't is basically zero
so apple cables will be the only USB-C cables that have guaranteed features
hard drift
yeah, but not often do people actually buy apple cables if they need a replacement. for it to truly get better USB needs to actually crack down on their specs
umbral moss
well, yeah
but my point is that even the anker cables that are "made for iphone" have to meet certain specs
you don't need to know that it's PD65 and 3Gbps
you just need to know "goes in my phone" and it will just fuckin work
everyone complained about microUSB but when you bought a microUSB cable it just fuckin worked and there wasn't a dewey decimal system to try to see what features it supported
hard drift
microusb was a shitshow 
i have so many bad cables for micro lol
umbral moss
the connector is trash, not the source/sink compatibility
hard drift
yeah, i hate electronics that still use it
umbral moss
let's use USB 2.0 A/A then, to make it just about features supported
sharp star
oh god micro-USB
umbral moss
you buy a USB 2.0 cable you know what it does
there's no "oh shit, this is actually useless for what I wanted"
literally the only thing the USB-C spec gets right is the robust connector
hard drift
my mouse uses micro but it's atleast a good cable and specifically for it
even more price increases 😔
umbral moss
poggin
just in time for AMD to be like "we announced the 6950XT at $1100 MSRP, praise us for increasing GPU prices" :D :D :D
based
hard drift
just in time for AMD to be like "we announced the 6950XT at $1100 MSRP, praise u...
nah, it hasn't increased founders models, it usually increases the next generation/partner stuff
just like tariffs never increased founders models but exploded partner models
umbral moss
the 6950 is about $50 more expensive than the 6900
hard drift
100
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-graphics-driver-preview-delivers-up-to-17-better-performance-for-directx11-games supposedly amd and nvidia are fixing their drivers. amd is getting better dx11 drivers and nvidia fixing their dx12 ones
umbral moss
maybe in 2030 AMD will have working DX12 drivers then
hard drift
i mean amds dx12 drivers work better than nvidias did lmao
not to mention nvidia had problems crashing with ue5
umbral moss
i mean amds dx12 drivers work better than nvidias did lmao
they'd better since they're powering the xbone
hard drift
i mean yeah lol
umbral moss
half of the DX12 spec was written with AMD in mind
hard drift
amds drivers are going to get a lot better pretty sure in the coming years since rdna on consoles
they can finally focus on rdna more so than older shit
jaunty light
umbral moss
Sony is garbage no
sony is just too expensive 😔
deep sapphire
And crap
umbral moss
if it wasn't $1500 it would be fine
deep sapphire
I had an Xperia Z years ago, fuckin nothing but trouble
It’s the reason I went back to iPhone lmao
My XS had an annoying issue with the modem though, it was a common issue because that’s when they switched to Intel exclusive modems and they sucked
Thing had horrible cell service speed at 2 bars or below and would constantly disconnect off WiFi 5
dull garnet
wintry drift
thats a computer sandwhich
sly walrus
okay, but i'm not big on cold pi
odd sand
mfw "brief intro to ADO" is a 4hr long recorded meeting to watch
hard drift
BRO I'M FUCKING PISSED
ebay is finally removing my suspension, the reason they suspended me.... they thought i was an alternate account for my dad but the ToS states "you are allowed multiple accounts for buying/selling solely and you may use them as you wish"
dull garnet
owned
hard drift
but thank fuck they finally fixed it smh, took 10 times of talking to them to even get them to respond with actual shit
hard drift
why tf does it have a 38" curved oled...
it has speakers in the headrest.... oh gosh this seems stupid
potent arrow
Yo I kinda want that
sly elk
My XS had an annoying issue with the modem though, it was a common issue because...
Can confirm 😦
it hasn't bothered me enough to replace my XS, but I might do that when the 14 comes out
odd sand
LOL so apparently the ADO brief was only 45mins long and the recording person left their meeting window open for 4hrs is all...
odd sand
but thank fuck they finally fixed it smh, took 10 times of talking to them to ev...
This is why I keep my dealings with Paypal to a minimum as well. God forbid you ever need to talk to a human being with them.
hard drift
This is why I keep my dealings with Paypal to a minimum as well. God forbid you ...
That’s the thing, i was talking to humans lol
They were just awful
sly elk
oh geez lol
Coinbase said in its earnings report Tuesday that it holds $256 billion in both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies on behalf of its customers. Yet the exchange noted that in the event it ever declared bankruptcy, "the crypto assets we hold in custody on behalf of our customers could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings." Coinbase users would become "general unsecured creditors," meaning they have no right to claim any specific property from the exchange in proceedings. Their funds would become inaccessible.
that does totally make sense though
odd sand
So what you're saying is I should sell sooner rather than later
sly walrus
why did you buy in the first place
sly elk
oh I put $500 into various coins last year as a gamble
I held too long
I do like someone's comment on reddit about that lol
"Lol if coinbase goes bankrupt they might as well keep my coins cause they’ll be worth nothing."
hard drift
@modest moss @deep sapphire are you able to delete the support post saying test? some random is trolling and has been doing it every now and then
modest moss
do you know who is doing it? I've only seen this one, and I was just going to leave it a bit in case one of the admins was poking at stuff
hard drift
no, i've seen the post but always too late to see who made it, reported it to modmail a bit ago about it
odd sand
Speaking of Sony handsets, looks like Short Circuit did a review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT3UmOwB9I
I wouldn't mind a new phone this fall, but honestly I don't really need it and I'm theoretically going to try saving towards a downpayment for a condo or something so I probably shouldn't drop $1k+ on a new phone if I dont need it
modest moss
what's your current phone?
odd sand
Razer Phone2
modest moss
that'll do another year, save some cash
jaunty light
According to hank you need an iphone 14 max ultra extreme m2
hard drift
it was a joke smh
sick edge
Blackberry makes stuff for private businesses as far as I can tell
dull garnet
Didn't even know sony did phones
Never heard of Sony Ericsson?
Only happened 20 years ago
sick edge
.... only 20 years ago...
void dove
My first smartphone was a Sony, something like 10 years ago
jaunty light
Oh no its $1600 lmao
odd sand
I had an Xperia Z3 that lasted me a little over 4 years. Battery bulged and kinda messed some stuff up even after I had the battery replaced
jaunty light
hard drift
latent grotto
and then 3 months later they drop support for it and update the kernel so its unusable on linux again
sick edge
Thats older than infinite variable!
I mean no, but if I jad a phone at 2 years old, I wouldnt be able to call myself broke..
umbral moss
I'm pretty interested in the pixel 6a
I don't need spec wankery anymore, pretty much any phone is a pretty significant upgrade over my pixel 2 lol
doesn't help that "flagship" also means "has an enormous battery-killing screen"
manic turret
modest moss
not impossible
jaunty light
doesn't help that "flagship" also means "has an enormous battery-killing screen"
8k, 3000 nit, XRAMOBBQLED display!
umbral moss
yeah, right?
always some stupid shit like "comes with 18GB of ram and 512GB storage and 34 50MP cameras"
like, no, don't need or want any of that shit, I literally use my phone to text my girlfriend and act as a wireless hotspot
I've taken maybe four pictures that weren't something to the tune of "oh shit, I should make sure I don't forget that"
if I could have the banana phone from the matrix and it had 5G onboard I'd be set
umbral moss
don't need a high MP sensor on a phone, honestly
all the computational shit phones need to do is because they're using ultra high density, tiny sensors
so the pixel pitch is basically read noise in the dark, you need multiple exposures to average out the read noise against actual pixel activation and bring the exposure up
hard drift
also the fact I'll need a separate PSU to drive it <:pogianger:74569482882567382...
Only for 90 class likely
umbral moss
no beating physics, friends
umbral moss
Only for 90 class likely
who knows, the rumors are saying the 4080 is supposed to be pulling 650W TBP
not just a recommended PSU size, but actual board power
hard drift
who knows, the rumors are saying the 4080 is supposed to be pulling 650W TBP
That’s 90 class not 80
80 is 500ish rumor
umbral moss
500 is still what, 40% more than current TBP?
hard drift
It’s more yeah, but 80 series can already pull a lot on its own
I think like 400ish range
odd sand
Don't some phones even have 4K screens now or something silly like that?
odd sand
Literally why? You can't even notice the difference in resolution from standard phone viewing distances
hard drift
To kill battery duh lol
odd sand
I don't even run my phone at 120hz unless it's actively in a game
jaunty light
Torque to blow huh 
modest moss
who here codes right to left
gonna guess some Arabs and Israelis maybe?
jaunty light
id be surprised if there's any language that can do RTL tbh
all these "trainings" are just TTS AI and powerpoints with no transcripts
deep sapphire
Torque to blow huh <:MioGutterAhuhe:828647048403222569>
Sicko
jaunty light
deep sapphire
jaunty light
best girl
wintry drift
Torque to blow huh <:MioGutterAhuhe:828647048403222569>
both are a matter of leverage
jaunty light
<a:NejireYay:914990124004167780>
somber solstice
Don't some phones even have 4K screens now or something silly like that?
Sony Xperia phone
Have those at 4k
deep sapphire
Weeb
somber solstice
Whachu guys think
jaunty light
cute
somber solstice
Would love to replace the keycaps
deep sapphire
jaunty light
modest moss
jaunty light
whats wrong, :bidori: ?
hard drift
whats wrong, :bidori: ?
modest moss
hard drift
jaunty light
somber solstice
deep sapphire
hard drift
<:bidori:937383005675221012>
deep sapphire
hard drift
i haven't handwritten in an age and my hands are cramped now
git gud
jaunty light
damn wish I had naked dudes asking for me
agile roost
Any cat girls in chat?
hard drift
@deep sapphire i need your help lol
hard drift
Nvm I’m a moron
modest moss
I could have told you that, you didn't need Hank specifically
hard drift
I could have told you that, you didn't need Hank specifically
I was trying to reassemble dishwasher filter port area 😭
jaunty light
I could have told you that, you didn't need Hank specifically
bidori was the naked dude asking for hank
modest moss
bidori was the naked dude asking for hank
hard drift
Whatever was in it my hands didn’t like smh, my wrist is swollen with bumps smh
modest moss
wtf
jaunty light
hard drift
It went down a bit atleast lol, watch can’t fit on atm though
hard drift
bidori was the naked dude asking for hank
Not a chance lmao i was busy cleaning
somber solstice
It went down a bit atleast lol, watch can’t fit on atm though
Rash?
umbral moss
poggin
somber solstice
Bruh
umbral moss
but the next gen is almost here
somber solstice
Good stuff
umbral moss
it's funny that crypto ate shit and GPU prices corrected almost immediately lmao
"oh it's supply shortages"
the fuck it is
just fucking miners running sniperbots to buy everything
jaunty light
Bot: master, i bought 50 more 3090s for $3000 each!
Miner: ah fuck, i cant believe youve done this.
dull garnet
but the next gen is almost here
remember when people were selling their 2080 Ti cheap pre 30 series release? yeah, that. crypto wasn't on the up then :p
umbral moss
the difference is that the 20 series was pretty undesirable to begin with
the 30 series went from being squeezed to the moon to practically full inventory because mining demand ate shit
lost python
And yet they still kept prices artificially high because of course they would 
umbral moss
poggin
that's partially because pricing is elastic and there's a fear volatility baked into that
nobody wants to lose out on money because demand shoots back up and you can't adjust prices fast enough
that's why oil companies aren't actively doing anything about gas prices, they're all refusing to do exploratory drills for new oil sources because they took a huge beating in march 2020 when oil futures went negative
I think the CEO of exxon was like "if I authorized a new well the shareholders would crucify me"
lost python
A little bit of crucifixion wouldn't hurt in that case though 
green aspen
It's the shareholders of bad practices that needs to be crucified.
Empowering companies for the sake of greed is self-destructive
"Our company is about changing lives"
Turns over to shareholders
"So profits will be up and up and up"
turns to the market
"Think of all the young children we can save!"
turns to shareholders
"Donations are coming in hot!*
sly elk
saving the environment by pushing for more eco friendly cars 😉
jaunty light
i save the environment by needlessly redlining my truck and bike which have ass gas mileage and terrible emissions
for every tree a librul plants, i use 10 gallons of gas!
sly elk
ya know, I'm kinda glad the gpu market is going to crash
it means more people will be able to get into gaming PCs now! 😄
jaunty light
we dont need more gamers
somber solstice
it means more people will be able to get into gaming PCs now! 😄
Nvidia gonna increase the msrp more cuz rhey know gaymer is able to afford gpu at absurd price
sly elk
i think it's funny how opportunistic amd is
dayum lol
remember how i said shiba was at 0.00001(02) earlier?
it's now at 0.000009305
i wonder if btc will fall under 20k
jaunty light
it'll drop to 420
jaunty light
ponder deez nuts
jaunty light
too late already pulled equity and bought it
inland mauve
sly elk
-gives a cookie-
sly elk
😦 but I'm sad you threw the cookie on the ground
odd sand
He's an ADULT!
sharp star
dull garnet
Wow, only 17 mins
modest moss
@dreamy chasm edit this and add in your character name/server/dc please #971219337958539284 message
umbral moss
pixel 6a looking breddy gud
probably not going to be able to get one because it's so cheap but I'd like to get rid of my pixel 2 😔
umbral moss
oh, verizon had a $360 credit for the pixel 6 if you have unlimited data so it ends up being cheaper than the 6a
based, sold
dreamy chasm
<@169372319934840832> edit this and add in your character name/server/dc please ...
in a bit
deep sapphire
Nice pun
Those were actually pretty decent cars, they held up to abuse which isn’t common with cheap American cars
wintry drift
pixel 6a looking breddy gud
what's the quick pitch on getting a 6a
wintry drift
https://hips.hearstapps.com/autoweek/assets/s3fs-public/AR-302069935.jpg
cavalier's whole deal was they lasted so long the subsequent generations thought they were junkers
instead of just hard to kill cars like camrys and civics
modest moss
is cavalier the car name that has been used by the most different companies?
chevy, vauxhall, toyota?
tbh I didn't even know there was a toyota one until I saw that
deep sapphire
tbh I didn't even know there was a toyota one until I saw that
Yeah it’s an odd rebrand of the Chevy
Toyota and GM had a joint partnership for like 30 years
deep sapphire
umbral moss
what's the quick pitch on getting a 6a
slightly lower spec than the 6 (smaller screen, lower refresh rate, slightly less ram), much cheaper ($449)
however, verizon offering me a $360 credit towards the 6 means I still paid less for the 6 than the 6a
umbral moss
poggin
I mean, the pixel 6 just came out and it's already got a steep discount through carriers
deep sapphire
It’s true though you can literally trade in your phone every year and pay like 200 bucks for a brand new phone
umbral moss
although that discount may be because I haven't upgraded my phone in over three years and verizon really wanted me to get off that data plan I had
sick edge
Why s22 depreciate so fast?
umbral moss
because it's junk
and samsung undercuts themselves constantly with a million subproduct releases
umbral moss
¯_(ツ)_/¯
also consider that iphones just have more soft factors in the depreciation, mainly that people associate iphone with status/quality and are willing to pay closer to retail price for a used one
deep sapphire
All android phones have terrible resale value but I guess that’s good if you want a used phone
sick edge
duct tape
potent arrow
Better
sick edge
routing through duct tape
potent arrow
wintry drift
slightly lower spec than the 6 (smaller screen, lower refresh rate, slightly les...
how much bloatware pre-installed tho
umbral moss
it's a google phone, so you only get like, a carrier specific app
it's pure android with no stupid ass skins or Exclusive Apps that perform worse than the AOSP ones
wintry drift
remember when google was doing the androidone thing so you could buy actual phones with only android
and the only brands doing it where chinese or nokia
wintry drift
it's pure android with no stupid ass skins or Exclusive Apps that perform worse ...
or the uninstallable samsung bloatware that's there to enable making the carrier bloatware also unremovable
umbral moss
the my verizon app is remarkably useful
that's how I found out about the promotion for the pixel 6
sick edge
let's start with throwing away those soda cans lol
The mountain dew can is upside down...\
sick edge
I was quite confused as I stared at it, like, that doesn't looke like a normal can top...
Do they make pringlebottles with mountain dew?
Then i realized. XD
paper tusk
and the only brands doing it where chinese or nokia
my nokia just got an android 12 update so I can believe it 🙃
sick edge
https://tenor.com/bq5UV.gif
You don't have a copy of goodnight moon under your bed too?
potent arrow
How dirty is your house if a few can of sodas will attract ants
sick edge
Canada's too cold for ants
sick edge
Logistics
deep sapphire
Based mtn dew enjoyer
potent arrow
Baja blast
deep sapphire
Only the finest
jaunty light
deep sapphire
<:MioGutterAhuhe:828647048403222569>
Weeb
dull garnet
Weed
odd sand
https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/09/samsung-galaxy-s22-depreciates-nearly-3x-more-tha...
That's because Apple customers are rubes that are willing to pay more for a 2-gen old handset than a new one
odd sand
Next you're going to tell me you've never called someone a maroon before
deep sapphire
Maroon 5
sly elk
as tempting as that may be
actually not very tempting
and remembering what a pain in the ass it was to get the triple 8 pin to work, ugh no I'm not doing that again
sly elk
I keep seeing OBS chevy trucks lately
I swa a red one yesterday that said SS on the back fender
and they painted the brakes red. yep including the rear drums
oh wow those are real
it sits low like that one in your gif lol
i mean, even the regular obs trucks never sat that high
deep sapphire
Yeah 454SS is real
sly elk
no 90s truck really did
modest moss
imagine that over a speed bump
deep sapphire
modest moss
crunchscrapecrunch
deep sapphire
I respect the ford lightning but god that is so ugly
sly elk
idk
modest moss
sly elk
i got tired of that design quickly but on paper I like it
deep sapphire
hard drift
🙏 added to the archives
deep sapphire
You can hear the 3 valve engine ticking from the pic
modest moss
I thought you were uninstalling bidori
sly elk
that are like a 13 yuear old trying to exude manly confidence
and lots of axe body spray
hard drift
I thought you were uninstalling bidori
i'll do it once nitro is up most likely 🙏
modest moss
i'll do it once nitro is up most likely 🙏
sly elk
put on the oakleys, drive with your right hand at 12 o clock and your left hand out the window
hard drift
https://tenor.com/view/eye-roll-ugh-judge-judy-gif-5636523
😭 i know, i'll probably never do it as there are a few people i do enjoy talking to
deep sapphire
i'll do it once nitro is up most likely 🙏
modest moss
@deep sapphire He means us, he'd miss us.
hard drift
what about the other people smh
deep sapphire
<@54695380410966016> He means us, he'd miss us.
I don’t like people who cry for attention
deep sapphire
what about the other people smh
hard drift
you saying i cry for attention?
hard drift
Making claims on a daily basis you are gonna leave yeah I would say so
it's not even a daily basis 
hard drift
Making claims on a daily basis you are gonna leave yeah I would say so
those are different, those are jokingly saying i'm leaving vs me talking about me deleting my discord leaving 
hard drift
true 😔 for now
deep sapphire
Just take a break from the internet
hard drift
i've cancelled social media accounts one by one, discord will be deleted one day already did insta/facebook
hard drift
Just take a break from the internet
it's not the same
deep sapphire
What isn’t
hard drift
taking a break from the internet vs deleting the social media
because i've done the break from the internet
it doesn't work
deep sapphire
And what makes you think leaving social platforms will
You’ll be bored af
And come right back
hard drift
never 
deep sapphire
Didn’t you leave here and come back
hard drift
only for a few hours or whatever lol
hard drift
i'm not talking about leaving though lol, i'm talking about deleting my discord account as "leaving"
deep sapphire
Midori has joined the discord
deep sapphire
Yeah go do some wood working
potent arrow
I literally leave and fuck off into the woods for two weeks every eyar
because Im sick of computers
late basalt
I literally leave and fuck off into the woods for two weeks every eyar
I wish I could afford to do that 
late basalt
Didn’t mean how much I’d be spending to do it though
lost python
Camping here is only allowed on specific places and for those you gotta pay to rent them 
I wouldn't survive with all the insects anyway
odd sand
Yeah even in the US I think dispersed camping is only allowed in certain parks and usually only ones out west
I assume Canada has a ton of dispersed camping though since most of it is far less populated
real edge
I wanted the X3D but maaan, look at this massive price difference, isn't amd making enough x3ds or something, jesus
lost python
Above MSRP even lol
real edge
even on ebay its 500+ euro
real edge
here its just as expensive as a 5950x
sly elk
yea idk why it's so expensive. isn't a 5950x better?
also that google watch looks slick af
real edge
productivity wise yes
sly elk
real edge
gaming wise no
sly elk
looks like something out of 2001
dull garnet
probably paying a "best gaming cpu" premium rn
lost python
Definitely
odd sand
I dont see why so many are jumping on this now when intel and amd are releasing a new gen in like 4 months arent they?
dull garnet
DDR5 pricing might influence that, plus this is a "cheap" upgrade for anyone on the platform already
boreal surge
Didn't it always have red taillights?
sly elk
oh ok i saw what looked like scissors moving the towel
potent arrow
It's a knife
sly elk
usually i do a microfiber towel and isopropyl alcohol
but when I really have trouble
I get out the good stuff
odd sand
the "laser beams" on the backs of those are kinda distracting on the road
I need to get myself a can of WD40 for my dishwasher door. Or would lithium grease be more appropriate for that?
sly elk
they remind me of the silhouette of the rear end of an old impala
or like a 1960 plymouth/chrysler i guess
man i'm not afraid to say it
i think these are the best looking 30 series card
dull garnet
Just need some trident z royal to match it
odd sand
sly elk
it's pretty
outside of that, i'd say the 30 series cards look best with a water block hahaha
even these look nice though
i don't understand evga's backplate design
EVGA always tried to have this military vibe to them
but their 30 series design looks like they hired someone that normally designs exercise equipment
imagine this with the Life Fitness logo on it
yea that looks pretty though
sly elk
sick edge
i think these are the best looking 30 series card
I'm not afraid to deny it. No.
sly elk
I'm not afraid to deny it. No.
oh yea? what's your favorite? 😛
jaunty light
wong
match that with some royal trident and we ballin
force EK to release a crystal version of their clear DRGB line
sick edge
oh yea? what's your favorite? 😛
None. i want No RGB. ;~:
But better than Founder's Edition
jaunty light
modern iris
Guys do you think I can play the game with these specs: A12 9720p R7
lost python
What about the entire rest of your laptops specs
sharp star
Guys do you think I can play the game with these specs: A12 9720p R7
damn 9720p must be hella crisp
somber solstice
i kinda don't like it
tbh i prefer the design of aorus or the colorful vulcan
chonky boi with LCD screen
dull garnet
Guys do you think I can play the game with these specs: A12 9720p R7
Should probably take that to an electronics recycling facility
potent arrow
odd talon
Any good malware protection apps for phones?
potent arrow
Why
royal forge
So
Called the shipping company
Asked them why they've done bugger all since 11th
Apparently it'll take em 7 working days to get the stuff to me
Took me 2 days to send it to em
So
Gotta go into work tomorrow to make slides
Instead of workin on em at home in my pajamas
Is there a speculated date on the 4000 series?
Im already window shopping
potent arrow
Just Nuke it
You don't need AV on a phone lol
Even on PC, windows defender is all you need
somber solstice
Is there a speculated date on the 4000 series?
end of year or early of 2023
modern iris
Should probably take that to an electronics recycling facility
15fps with low settings
hard drift
Is there a speculated date on the 4000 series?
High end this year most likely and the mid-low end next year
modest moss
Bidori did you see you got lucky
modest moss
High end this year most likely and the mid-low end next year
you get to keep your gil
royal forge
High end this year most likely and the mid-low end next year
Im tempted on a 4080 or 90 ngl
Depends kn how ridiculous its priced
hard drift
Depends kn how ridiculous its priced
But the powerdraw
hard drift
you get to keep your gil
I knew i would smh
modest moss
I should get a free house lol
I sure as fuck won't be voluntarily returning my refund
deep sapphire
Smh gotta wait a week now
Also when tf were you able to text businesses on iMessage lmao
jaunty light
Love sextinf businesses
@hard drift are you a business? I have an image that urgently needs to be looked at
jaunty light
URGENT
hard drift
If it’s urgent take it to a local shop/doctor
jaunty light
deep sapphire
deep sapphire
<:InaBlush:959725915343028234>
Thirst b*itch
jaunty light
deep sapphire
modest moss
you should change it legally to Hank
modest moss
she'd get used to it
deep sapphire
modest moss
'listen mom, my internet friends call me Hank, you just gotta cope'
deep sapphire
jaunty light
https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Filling-Milwaukee...
Does it vibrate the coffee
deep sapphire
Does it vibrate the coffee
It has 500 lbs of nut busting torque
jaunty light
umbral moss
lmao
I as well, because I want to make a fine art style keyboard to replace my g710+
although you're locked into cherry mx stems so you've got cherry and, uh, gateron?
are the stems on your switches also cherry?
umbral moss
alumina is virtually wearproof for your meaty fingertips, so I'm pretty hype to never worry about scuffing my keys unless I take a hammer to my keyboard
never been that tilted at a video game though, so I guess it's going to last forever
although my G710 keys have been in service for like... four years now? and they're just now starting to show wear on the lettering 😔
potent arrow
I'm more interested in how they would sound lol
umbral moss
probably higher pitch because they're so rigid and thin compared to pbt
the bulk material is pretty heavy and they said they had to do a lot of engineering to get the weight down
I want to sink the backplate into high density EVA foam and make the chassis out of hardwood
like, hard hardwood
potent arrow
Mmm
modest moss
Sarah did you see the guy who spent $1300 on a keyboard?
he got the case milled for himself, says Hydaelyn or something
umbral moss
🤔
modest moss
umbral moss
$1000 for the board? did he mill the frame out of solid fucking platinum?
umbral moss
engineer.... time?
it's not like he's commissioning a nuclear reactor here
it's a keyboard frame using a standard ANSI layout
like, there's no engineering involved here besides setting up the gcode
potent arrow
potent arrow
$1000 for the board? did he mill the frame out of solid fucking platinum?
You and me both know that there is no way thats 1000$
sly elk
oh yea?
lemme guess
it's better for your health because no chance of ingesting microplastics when eating food with your hands after/while typing
😉
umbral moss
You and me both know that there is no way thats 1000$
even if you went exorbitant and did like, some ultra hard aluminum or steel alloy it wouldn't cost that much
potent arrow
yeah
sly elk
lol I wasn't saying you bought them because of that, but figured maybe they';d try advertising that way
potent arrow
1000$ is prototype tooling prices
sly elk
ceramic keycaps sound interesting though
umbral moss
hell, even wood wouldn't cost that much
sly elk
i wonder if they feel nice and cold in the morning
umbral moss
getting some rare exotic bullshit like ebony or mahogany
potent arrow
Thats what im wondering
sly elk
people on reddit are too into wood
potent arrow
whats funny is that my board is probally like on its best iteration
but still sub <400$
The most expensive part is the custom PCB
everything else is dirty cheap but feels so good
sly elk
they be all like wood wood wood
potent arrow
WOOD
sly elk
modest moss
@prisma fog why did your kb cost so much?
sly elk
wood keycaps?
sly elk
potent arrow
ew
sly elk
potent arrow
umbral moss
prisma fog
<@365939701191933953> why did your kb cost so much?
because it's a custom build, i have to pay the manufacture to specifically make that for me
modest moss
it's upside down dear
potent arrow
Flip your phone
umbral moss
you paid someone to make a one-off?
modest moss
desktop
umbral moss
yeah, that's why
potent arrow
Flip your monitor
potent arrow
what
umbral moss
why doe
sly elk
potent arrow
I could get a local machine shop to do it for far less
prisma fog
i highly doubt it
umbral moss
you're basically paying for the stock and labor
potent arrow
theres no doubht
sly elk
uhhh
potent arrow
JLPCB
sly elk
lucis
potent arrow
Oh
But yeah local machine shops can do it for far less
even with anodization
Ive done it for work prototypes, knives etc
potent arrow
I mean... throw the stepfiles at a local shop for a quote...
sly elk
dang that's really pretty
prisma fog
i doubt a local shop can match the quality and tolerance needed
sly elk
is that made out of machined billet?
umbral moss
i doubt a local shop can match the quality and tolerance needed
❔ did you specify something to the nanometer or something?
potent arrow
Its a keyboard you only need a few thou tolerance
umbral moss
yeah, really
potent arrow
And a local machine shop can do much better then that xD
prisma fog
sure
potent arrow
local machine shops resurface engine blocks, small prototypes for engineering firms etc
They can handle a keyboard case
umbral moss
my company used to use a machine shop where the guy only had manual mills and he was able to do better than 30 micron surface finish
prisma fog
just to get a one off ano locally
is 400$+
and engineer time to convert a simple cad drawing as a step file to machine path
is 400-500$
not counting machine time
potent arrow
0_o
prisma fog
material
potent arrow
I want to be that engineer
umbral moss
yeah, me too
potent arrow
Jesus christ if I can get paid to do that
potent arrow
LMFAO