400 secs for a setup?
#šātech
cursive summit
Mistaking me with someone else
Never wanted one
Don't get your panties in a bunch and take a chill pill, I was just surprised it takes over 5 damn mins to set up a device
Windows takes a lot less
Twitter
The fuck does that even mean
ashen spindle
take some space cocaine and you will know, maybe
and windows very much can take longer than that xD
aka he'll reinvent paypal after they kicked him out
crimson wigeon
Awesome!
ashen spindle
or he rage quit, dont remember
fair gull
https://reshade.me/releases/8973-5-9
the crap are 1d textures
i didnt know lines can have textures
cursive summit
GL_TEXTURE_1D: Images in this texture all are 1-dimensional. They have width, but no height or depth.
So, colours?
ashen spindle
a color ramp essentially
ashen spindle
no thats what its for
ashen spindle
yeah I saw that and just closed the tab and continued to watch something else
look in the audit log?
shadow minnow
Ohh nvm I just got the notification now for some reason
Theyāre already banned I think
Just discord was slow for me weird
Yeah thatās indeed strange
reef patrol
GANG GANG
coarse cloak
yes yes yes
reef patrol
OH WE CAN FIX THAT
gusty kiln
Ooh Ice Cream So Good
coarse cloak
she catching that bag
gusty kiln
up to 5 grand a stream
fair gull
this is mental torture to just listen to
even oblivion npcs have better conversations with you
gusty kiln
someone used clips of her as hit and kill sounds in TF2
fair gull
i dont even know why shes making popcorn with a straightening iron in the video i sent
gusty kiln
@prisma crag did you watch the Lower Decks crossover episode yet?
coarse cloak
its degrading the IQ
thats the purpose 
gusty kiln
its degrading the IQ
gotta have mindless meat suits for those factory jobs
chrome prawn
why are we talking about this in #šātech š
crisp granite
gusty kiln
Tony is part of it so it is sanctioned
chrome prawn
HAHAHAH
but ye i agree, that npc trend is so stupid
I hate tiktok for that sole reason, so many stupid trends start from there
fair gull
why are we talking about this in <#220093300672167936> š
well imo related to tech but more that parents give children tech at a too young age
crisp granite
I hate tiktok for that sole reason, so many stupid trends start from there
There was the cinnamon challenge
That was good
gusty kiln
jumping off the back of a speeding boat
fair gull
meaning most children and young adults have 0 attention span
chrome prawn
well imo related to tech but more that parents give children tech at a too young...
very fair point tbh
gusty kiln
sounds just like China's "Lie Down" Culture and "Let it Rot"
automation engineers have job security at least
you can make 6 figs easy just knowing how to do PLC ladder logic
crisp granite
YAY!!! 
fickle ore
who dat
fair gull
elon is regarded
idk why you try to use regarded as an adjective. unless you wanna tell me you use it to circumvent rules about insulting people especially with something as negative as retarded
fickle ore
idk why you try to use regarded as an adjective. unless you wanna tell me you us...
O.O I would never
Meanings change, you haven't been around in investing community I take it š
fair gull
well
i have been around the internet the past few days trying to find any definition of regarded as an adjective
and i only found 1 really
basically this
in a few places but it always just is to avoid censorship
fickle ore
No need to worry I will not say it again and try to be less regarded in the future,
also,
Best regards,
-Dag
fair gull
im unsure if youre deliberately trying to pick a fight or not
fickle ore
no lol im just saying if its forbidden I wont say it
cursive summit
I was going to point it out yesterday that "regarded" is not a real word at all
But another way to say an R word
Which, tbf, we had dropped literally today 
fair gull
well unless you can provide any documented more circulated defintion of your use case of regarded as an adjective thats not circumventing the r slur i would advise to not use it
fickle ore
well unless you can provide any documented more circulated defintion of your use...
gotcha no more saying it
Now I need to google another word to describe elon
He made to dogecoin go up tho
ashen spindle
manchild
and if you got issue with staff it's best to bring that up to admin instead of being vague about it in random channels
fair gull
https://discord.com/channels/167181566978555904/220093300672167936/1132368779897...
this will certainly be discussed internally
cursive summit
I might be a bit out of touch but, since when is the R word considered taboo?
I've lived through my fair share of 2010s YouTube videos and online gaming sessions
Kind of underwent a bit of a change in reception that word
fickle ore
I might be a bit out of touch but, since when is the R word considered taboo?
I too didnt see it
cursive summit
I wonder at which point people wisened up and realised that it's prolly best not to use it
coarse cloak
I might be a bit out of touch but, since when is the R word considered taboo?
pretty sure it can sum up to "cause people get offended"
fickle ore
its just stupid anyway, it never meant that in the literal sense
coarse cloak
"hate speech", offends people with actual mental slowness/developmental disabilities something something
coarse cloak
eh only a real snowflake would complain to admins about that
frozen ingot
the r word was used to describe mentally handicapped people like 60 years ago so its somehow offensive now
true quest
be creative
fickle ore
the r word was used to describe mentally handicapped people like 60 years ago so...
yeah, it hasnt mean that in the last 20 years
meanings change
frozen ingot
I don't get it either
yeah it hasn't been used as a term for that since like the 80s
coarse cloak
you probably "offend" less people if you ask (politely) them if they're mentally handicapped vs the r word
fickle ore
yeah it hasn't been used as a term for that since like the 80s
exactly and it's not even a medical term lmfao
coarse cloak
wait, this is tech talk LOL
frozen ingot
exactly and it's not even a medical term lmfao
it actually was waaay back
fickle ore
it actually was waaay back <:havo:975821613415157860>
yeah lol
and now we cant say it bc it was back in the 20's
cursive summit
Tbf with all the changes in the social climate nowadays, I fail to comprehend it
At this point don't question it, it doesn't make sense, just accept it
gusty kiln
84 months?????????
fickle ore
84 months?????????
what are u poor
cursive summit
Also Elon https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-22/tesla-starts-offeri...
I saw a cool post a few days back https://medium.com/trendy-digests/tesla-tops-the-list-of-most-recalled-cars-in-america-592bf5eba545
gusty kiln
imagine taking out a 84 month loan on the cheapest tesla
coarse cloak
LOL
fickle ore
xD
gusty kiln
Also Elon https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-22/tesla-starts-offeri...
are you sure it's not a meme?
classic
fickle ore
are you sure it's not a meme?
I think it's real š
frozen ingot
refuse soyboy electricity, embrace the diesel fumes
cursive summit
https://img.ifunny.co/images/4131e351aa7a13027904576828ec3f5001653cc8d18d8d87adf...
This can't be real though
fickle ore
that's why I asked
gusty kiln
gusty kiln
frozen ingot
I mean it looks cool, electric motors boring and soulless though
gusty kiln
Basically the 5K on steroids for those interested
Balanced Tax
also they are korean not chinese
most likely
gusty kiln
nice
frozen ingot
if you live in a larger european city its usually fine with just bike/public transport
get a juicy lock though because bikes gets stolen a lot
astral haven
<@126850798666645504> https://www.androidpolice.com/samsung-google-cast/
Holy shit awesome!
astral haven
Wow the quality is intensely awful @vagrant pagoda
vagrant pagoda
lol
astral haven
It also doesn't apply to dex, just smart view š¦
fickle ore
aint got noone time for that crap
astral haven
Oh my God the phone as a touchscreen is sick!!!
vagrant pagoda
It also doesn't apply to dex, just smart view š¦
F
cursive summit
wheat plume
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/APPS2Car-Rotation-One-Handed-Operation-Compatible/dp/B0713ZQDXC
Would this work on my phone if the volume buttons are halfway up the side? cause then id have to clamp this around the bottom half of the phone and it might be top heavy?
halcyon willow
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/APPS2Car-Rotation-One-Handed-Operation-Compatible/dp/...
they can be top heavy its fine
just tighten it more
halcyon willow
damnnnn\
vagrant pagoda
that can ruin the dash though
astral haven
you put the vhb on a plastic trim peice not directly on the dash
wheat plume
oooh
fading ore
wheat plume
I use a magnetic mount
yeh but I dont want to permanently stick a thin magnet to my phone
do thyose magnets interfere with NFC payment?
wheat plume
yeah xc
......no fair ;-;
They added prettier colors to the earphones I got
I want these colors ;-;
vagrant pagoda
buy more
wheat plume
Apparently I cant.... wtf
vagrant pagoda
git gud
coarse cloak
f
wheat plume
I literally just placed an order...
and now its saying it cant deliver these to here?!
wheat plume
sold by Amazon
frozen ingot
ewmazon
frozen ingot
why buy another pair of the same headphone just for a damn color
wheat plume
this color is pretty... I love blue and purple
I wont anyway
these are still amazing
coarse cloak
> sold by Amazon
rip š
true quest
asian, american, whomever
they used imperial units on skate gear
isn't that some type of sin
hoping they change it and offer replacement pads before launch
beats needing to integrate an electrical system for braking for several hundred dollars for me
my streets won't allow for that
i also don't know how to slide
hope it launches soon
final flame
gusty kiln
sounds like $5000
final flame
this is the current oled one
1500 pounds
I have no relation to Glarses nor own a 400% keyboard
I will say, I have the original Glasses username
gusty kiln
astral haven
meh not enough dpi to make up for the poor subpixel arrangement
final flame
better than the current 1440p models
astral haven
sure still not good enough to buy
also we really just need qdel asap to avoid the burnin
gusty kiln
he left the company
ashen spindle
qdel? isnt qned the next step (not the LG qned)
final flame
all I want is a qdoled that's 4k, 21:9, and 240hz
astral haven
and id prefer we skip the whole qdoled business and go straight to emissive quantum dots
ashen spindle
whats qdel standing for
final flame
tarans original inspiration for his kb setup was that tomscott video
tribal dirge
all I want is a qdoled that's 4k, 21:9, and 240hz
Thatās quite a big ask
astral haven
whats qdel standing for
quantum dots, ElectroLuminescent
tribal dirge
Thatās quite a big ask
Youāre better off with IPS or OLED
final flame
oleds don't have as high color gamut and also struggle from burn in more
astral haven
va for contrast by far thank you very much
ashen spindle
with latest gen VA being useable no ips isn't great anymore
final flame
I work in a dark room so the brightness doesnt matter much to me
tribal dirge
Youāre better off with IPS or OLED
Finding a QDOLED monitor with those specs is gonna be very difficult.
final flame
Youāre better off with IPS or OLED
not in the future
astral haven
qdoled is a replacement for oled,
pure oled will only remain as an ever growing cheaper category
final flame
32:9 is far too big imo, 21:9 is a good mix which would be good for work
32:9 is only really good for games
astral haven
š¤· i use 3x 16:9 + 1x 9:16
replacing 2 monitors with 1 sounds fine
but
its for multitasking
and if you go with a burn in sensitive tech, the line between your two tasks will burn in
tribal dirge
lol yeah
final flame
if you're going to use it for multitasking just get multiple monitors imo, you're placing this monitor in the center, if you split your windows theyll both be offcenter
cursive summit
32:9 is far too big imo, 21:9 is a good mix which would be good for work
Anything above 16 is a mistake
16:10 is my baby, and I will forever love that aspect ratio
final flame
ya see, adobe likes it's big bars on the left and right
this is why 21:9 would be nice
cursive summit
Maybe I'm just too boomer about these things but anything above 19 is too wide
astral haven
just get a bigger monitor?
cursive summit
Let's stop going wider, go taller
astral haven
get a larger 16:9
ashen spindle
ever tried a wider screen for more than a minute?
final flame
Let's stop going wider, go taller
then get a ark and make it vertical
cursive summit
ever tried a wider screen for more than a minute?
Not much but yes
Again I just have a hardon for 16:10
tribal dirge
Kinda wish high refresh rate monitors can achieve a pixel density of like 216ppi while still being color accurate enough to do some serious work.
final flame
yea
tribal dirge
Retina displays from apple look amazing, super sharp.
astral haven
Kinda wish high refresh rate monitors can achieve a pixel density of like 216ppi...
move the monitor further away
tribal dirge
move the monitor further away
Canāt do that when thereās a wall in the way.
astral haven
ok move your face further away
tribal dirge
I only have so much space to work with.
astral haven
you can also use a monitor arm to push the monitor further back usually
tribal dirge
ok move your face further away
Then UI elements would be too small to see.
final flame
Retina displays from apple look amazing, super sharp.
"retina" is just the pixel density at a certain distance where you stop seeing pixels
there is no difference between a 4k retina display
and a normal 4k display from anyone but apple
astral haven
Then UI elements would be too small to see.
so increase the scalin???
final flame
the difference is how far you are from the display
final flame
anything can be retina if you are far enough away
astral haven
^
tribal dirge
so increase the scalin???
Then the buttons and UI elements will be woefully big and barely have any āworking areaā.
tribal dirge
so move further back
Already the farthest away I can go.
final flame
this is the distance you want to pay attention to
tribal dirge
Already the farthest away I can go.
And thatās to keep my eyes healthy
tribal dirge
And thatās to keep my eyes healthy
Myopia sucks
final flame
And thatās to keep my eyes healthy
there is no evidence of modern displays causing eye damage
only eye strain
I myself have astigmatism
tribal dirge
there is no evidence of modern displays causing eye damage
only eye strain
Focusing too close on an object constantly can cause your eyes to adapt to that more and cause myopia.
astral haven
yea so mount your monitor to the wall, pull the desk away from the wall, profit
tribal dirge
yea so mount your monitor to the wall, pull the desk away from the wall, profit
Like I said, I only have so much room to work with.
final flame
Like I said, I only have so much room to work with.
can always move the desk back
astral haven
Like I said, I only have so much room to work with.
did you get a 32 inch 1080p or something?
tribal dirge
Like I said, I only have so much room to work with.
And there arenāt any studs that can conveniently mount the monitor in a good place.
astral haven
a standard 4k32 or even 4k27 would be plenty fine at 5 feet
heck few people would be able to resolve pixels at 4k42 at 5 feet
well you dont go native
final flame
retina is only determined by 2020 vision
tribal dirge
did you get a 32 inch 1080p or something?
1440p 32in is what my gaming monitor is at.
final flame
so if you have worse vision you could get away with sitting closer
tribal dirge
so if you have worse vision you could get away with sitting closer
For now I have 2020 vision. Donāt want to mess it up. Lmao
final flame
For now I have 2020 vision. Donāt want to mess it up. Lmao
like I said there is no evidence suggesting modern displays cause damage to the eye
astral haven
1440p 32in is what my gaming monitor is at.
that only needs 6 feet to nyquist
final flame
only strain
tribal dirge
Although my dad side has a history of myopia, so who knows what will happen years later.
tribal dirge
only strain
You do realize the eyes can adapt to focusing constantly on close objects right?
astral haven
that only needs 6 feet to nyquist
and niquist is double the limit of 2020 vision
tribal dirge
You do realize the eyes can adapt to focusing constantly on close objects right?
Which in turn looses the ability to be able to focus farther causing myopia.
Same applies to focusing constantly on farther objects
astral haven
You do realize the eyes can adapt to focusing constantly on close objects right?
thats called strain
the muscles do the contract and loosening,
if you forget to look away to stretch the muscles every once in a while sure thatll happen
but theres no singular ok distance
tribal dirge
but theres no singular ok distance
Thatās obvious
astral haven
yes so just set a reminder to do an eye strain break
god im so hype for varifocal vr
i cannot wait until we get varjo vr3 screen center level ppd across the whole screen + varifocal
final flame
You do realize the eyes can adapt to focusing constantly on close objects right?
Since when did I ever say to get closer to the monitor
We're simply saying that stepping away from the monitor has benefits to visual clarity due to not being able to percieve the individual pixels
tribal dirge
i cannot wait until we get varjo vr3 screen center level ppd across the whole sc...
goggles that uses servos to focus? That would be cool
astral haven
no servos
astral haven
they use lcds that change focus just by applying electricity
no moving parts besides the crystals in the liquid
tribal dirge
they use lcds that change focus just by applying electricity
Ah, modifying the LCD to bend the light, thatās pretty cool.
tribal dirge
Since when did I ever say to get closer to the monitor
We're simply saying that ...
True.
astral haven
the only reason we currently need higher ppi displays is for oled microdisplays which have a maximum current size in the 35mm square range
tribal dirge
the only reason we currently need higher ppi displays is for oled microdisplays ...
Maybe micro quantum dot oled displays?
Someday it might be a thing
astral haven
quantum dots on top of another tech just make it larger
not smaller
the only way we can get smaller with quantum dots is by removing the original tech
pure emissive quantum dots
tribal dirge
Who knows, innovation might surprise us
astral haven
Who knows, innovation might surprise us
no its literally how the tech works
it takes an existing tech, and you just get more accurate wavelengths out of it
tribal dirge
I guess
astral haven
mass producing quantum dots presumeably?
tbh i think that it would be better to have ipad pro level miniled density behind a standard 4k32 or 4k27 inch screen
2500 zones in 13 inches
but that part of the tech doesnt need to operate over 60hz
and besides the dimming just needs to be built into the soc
15k leds total is like running a display from the 80s, the hard part is cooling and running the wiring
but the fact is that it can be done to some extent as proven by the ipad pro
so just charge us a bit more, and add that tech to a g8 neo+ or whatevedr
fading ore
I've considered it
I assume something like this would be more popular as Mac monitors than PC
It doesn't seem substantially better than the MiniLED Odyssee G8 or the Philips Envia 7000 to be worth that price though.
The specs are about the same as both of those 2
astral haven
or the innocn 4k120 lol
https://www.amazon.com/INNOCN-Monitor-Computer-Connectivity-Adjustable/dp/B0BCK1K44F/
wait no its 144
raven hinge
(proart)
fading ore
I'm not a fan of blatanetly false advertising :/
astral haven
what part is false besides the simulated screen images
fading ore
You can not get 1ms response time on IPS TFTs
vagrant pagoda
fading ore
Switching time of an IPS TFT at 40 volts is ~4ms
vagrant pagoda
yeah there are 1ms ips for years
astral haven
but gtg has been under 1ms for years
astral haven
for a different model of monitor
fading ore
Find any IPS monitor that can do 1ms gtg
vagrant pagoda
find any monitor that gets a 1ms average on that test
vagrant pagoda
not a 1ms average
fading ore
Yes I agree, it's 0.3 average
fading ore
Gray to gray MTRP is 0.3ms average, max is 0.4ms.
On a "monitor" its the same
AW3423DWF:
0.4-0.5ms
ashen spindle
idk what site yours is from but heres IPS closer to 1ms than 4ms
fading ore
Regardless of whether one exists or not, advertising a 4-20ms response monitor as "1ms" is blatantly false advertising
I wouldn't call out advertising 3ms response times as blatantly false on IPS
but advertising as 3x faster than actual performance is.
vagrant pagoda
i mean
the fast ips are 2ms on average
but have sub 1ms times
which means they can say 1ms g2g
definity no 1ms ips though
fading ore
They write 1ms regardless of what the response time is. Every monitor that does this kind of marketing is always just by default saying "1ms 99% DCI P3"
There's no IPS monitor that have actually been measured at 1ms MTRP
astral haven
also gotta remember tho that not only do these tests not include strobing (my index has ips lcds at .02ms mprt)
these are also using different definitions of response time
fading ore
Strobing is not response time. It's just masking the rise/fall periods
astral haven
actually however it is
fading ore
They can advertise BFI instead of "0ms response"
That's like saying "If you close your eyes until the monitor is done changing colors it's instant"
astral haven
except theres a difference between strobe synced response and BFI
now innocn isnt doing it, but ulmb does, and gets that ips lcd to look leagues better than any oled can
in terms of mprt, the fastest oleds are in the 1-2ms range, where we have tons of ips under .1ms
astral haven
wrong
vagrant pagoda
you want total response
astral haven
mprt for the aw34 is 8ms
vagrant pagoda
if you want to count strobing
astral haven
or 1/refresh
vagrant pagoda
rise fall comparasion isnt including strobe
gusty kiln
wonder when blur busters will certify another monitor
astral haven
also oleds absolutely die when at lower brightness
vagrant pagoda
some oleds will have a 1-2 outliers that are double the average
look at the PG27AQN and average is 6.1 worst is 8
astral haven
lcds you can just lower the brightness of the backlight
vagrant pagoda
also carmoden i was literaly almost buying the innocn 27m2v yesterday
to replace my aoc 27s
i ahve the 1440p miniled aoc for almost a year
they have 500 backlight zones
double the backlights and bump to 4k will be nice
astral haven
i really wish someone would make flat va's
fading ore
i really wish someone would make flat va's
Samsung does
astral haven
have they released a single one over 60hz?
vagrant pagoda
have they released a single one over 60hz?
Acer has a ton
also dosent MSI make a va?
astral haven
yea well 240hz 1080p is really really old
vagrant pagoda
there are 1440 too
astral haven
i think theres 1 240hz 1440p outside of samsung
vagrant pagoda
acer makes like 10+
halcyon willow
bro what
vagrant pagoda
and so dose aoc
halcyon willow
OLED???
astral haven
hps isnt va but now there are a decent number
vagrant pagoda
hps va is curved
astral haven
yea you right but they are all using the same panel that seems to be curved
vagrant pagoda
i knew they had a va
astral haven
hunh
their launch 1440p240 was a flat ips
astral haven
you say but im using one thats 240
vagrant pagoda
we are talking flats
astral haven
yea
vagrant pagoda
there are no flat va 4k over 144
astral haven
which 1440p240va is flat?
astral haven
aaaaaaah yea that makes sense
i couldnt find anything acer
god why is none of this on pcpartpicker
vagrant pagoda
astral haven
hmm might be because its not available in the us
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV9BBNNJ
yoooooooo
vagrant pagoda
yeah no backlight though sadly
the ktc is only 144 but is miniled
imo QD+MiniLED > 240hz
astral haven
I am never buying a monitor under 240hz again
astral haven
That reminds me of an idea I had though
Why don't real brands make like that first 144hz 4k monitor and have lower res integer scaling modes at higher refresh
Zisworks
vagrant pagoda
tbo
id rather the game support it
games that have integer scale rendering i use
so the ui is crispy still
astral haven
Well no
The problem is the video cables don't have the bandwidth for 540hz 4k for example
vagrant pagoda
why even have 4k if youre going to intager scale the entire frame
astral haven
Because you want a monitor that supports 4k?
vagrant pagoda
for productivity
not gaming
and i run portait
so clear type sucks dick at low res
astral haven
I don't want to have to buy two monitors
One for my AAA low speed controller gaming
One for my FPS gaming
mild dome
I am thinking about selling my G9 Neo, to buy a G9 OLED
astral haven
I want to be able to buy one monitor
And have it support 4k240hz for my pretty games
And 1080p480hz for my FPS games
vagrant pagoda
got burnned each time
mild dome
Geez what happened?
vagrant pagoda
burn in
mild dome
Even with that alienware one? I had heard they guaranteed a few years burnin free
astral haven
Yeah for desktop usage OLED burning can only be avoided by not using it
vagrant pagoda
Even with that alienware one? I had heard they guaranteed a few years burnin fre...
read the fine print
astral haven
Even with that alienware one? I had heard they guaranteed a few years burnin fre...
It's a calculated warranty
They just provide enough that most people won't hit it, and the people that do are priced in to the price of the monitor
If you use the monitor a significant enough amount of time in hours it will get burned in that's just physics
As long as the monitor is OLED and being used inside of Earth's atmosphere it will burn in
vagrant pagoda
also
astral haven
And even outside of an atmosphere it'll burn in a little thanks to the oxygen that is inherent to the construction of oleds
vagrant pagoda
dell warrenty sucks ass anyway
mild dome
Dang, most reviews never really seem to make it an issue
Probably because they use it for only a handful of hours
astral haven
A lot of the reviewers don't bring much attention to it
Saying it like "we didn't test long enough to notice any burn in"
runic depot
Just wanted to thank you for this detail; I finally replaced my 660p SSD with a WD_BLACK SN850X
And the GPU load spikes are all but gone in Planetside 2 now. It looks like you were right.
astral haven
woooow
you can also probably still use the 660p as like a backup drive or you can throw it in a usb enclosure if you ran out of m.2 slots
runic depot
Maybe. That'll be another task for another time, though. For now, I'm just happy I can run the game with the framerate uncapped, with no more problems.
astral haven
good to hear!
runic depot
All that's left is to acquire the 5800X3D, and I'll be fully set.
astral haven
the 660p is known to sometimes slow down to below hdd speeds
runic depot
Yeah, I remember you or some other person here mentioning that.
runic depot
Vancouver Island has literally 0 microcenters, sadly.
Not keen on paying an outrageous BC Ferries fee to try and access one on the mainland, either.
crisp granite
Vancouver Island has literally 0 microcenters, sadly.
Canada has like zero microcentres
at all
none in the GTA
runic depot
See what I mean?
astral haven
yea its a us only store
crisp granite
and Canada Computers is
...mediocre
decent numbers of locations but the pricing and availablity of parts is pretty rough
like ten grit ass wiping levels of rough
runic depot
But yeah, 5800X3D will be a good performer in Planetside 2.
crisp granite
Not keen on paying an outrageous BC Ferries fee to try and access one on the mai...
now I'm curious
what would those fees even be?
runic depot
Well, 'outrageous' from the perspective of a guy who has no car, no job, and would likely need to spend the night at an inn or hotel or something for at least 1 day of the visit.
crisp granite
...ok that makes a lot more sense
runic depot
So that would be ferry fees plus whatever prices I'd be paying to 'stay the night' at some inn/hotel/whatever.
Adds up fast when my funds are limited.
That's on top of the cost of using public transit (buses).
astral haven
in store only is a shame :/
runic depot
shrug
crisp granite
honestly I'd kill for some US chains here
runic depot
They won't set up shop in Canada for the same reasons that Hulu won't, I'm sure.
'Customer base too small to justify the startup costs! Reeee, that would cost money!'
crisp granite
to be fair
open up two warehouses
one in the GTA, and one on the BC coast
just ship from said warehouses
brick and mortar stores are admittedly horribly expensive and margins slim
but being able to just ORDER parts and have them ship would be a godsend
runic depot
They won't, though. Probably owned by boomer shareholders who still think Canada is a frozen wasteland with 6 people living in it.
astral haven
except its more, there are locations within the us where they can get more customers first
they have a total of 25 locations
crisp granite
They won't, though. Probably owned by boomer shareholders who still think Canada...
which may or may not be correct
assuming a margin of error of...40 million ish in any given direction
runic depot
I was actually surprised to learn that Canada uses the Internet slightly more than the US, on a person to person basis.
crisp granite
a lot less poor coal-miners turned professional methamphetamine chefs up here
astral haven
yes but canada has a population comparable to a single large metropolitan area in the us
crisp granite
assuming you specifically mean either the northeast or southwest megacities, dead wrong
runic depot
Even after adjusting for 'per capita', pretty sure Canada's usage is still higher.
astral haven
assuming you specifically mean either the northeast or southwest megacities, dea...
not like 1:1 but within an order of magnitude
runic depot
Like how California has a larger population than the entirety of Canada?
astral haven
the only area of similar population density is the vancouver metro area, where they might as well set up shop in a us town because its close enough and they dont want to have to deal with canada laws
astral haven
Like how California has a larger population than the entirety of Canada?
yea
your 2 metropolitan areas are relatively normal sized for the us, and both of them are close enough to the border that following microcenter's normal setup of setting up shop just on the edge of the area would allow them to keep the store in the us
crisp granite
not everyone wants to drive several hours and cross a damn border to shop
throw in watching a bills game though and I wouldn't mind
astral haven
not everyone wants to drive several hours and cross a damn border to shop
š¤· dont think you realize what people mean by being "close to a microcenter"
runic depot
They won't do it, though. That would be 'unacceptably risky' to the shareholders. They might even need to.... gasp ... reduce their bonuses!
astral haven
pretty sure they are private
microcenter is a relatively small business
25 total locations
thats it
crisp granite
š¤· dont think you realize what people mean by being "close to a microcenter"
close means able to leave friday night and be back in time to get to work on monday
yep
runic depot
I still don't trust corporations to truly take 'bold risks' or 'innovate' anymore.
astral haven
š¤· define corporations
most people incorporate so that they can take bold risks without bankrupting themselves personally
runic depot
Past a certain point, they stop pushing forward.
astral haven
consider the case however of evga
they got burned out by the industry after innovating hard for 30 years
runic depot
EVGA cut ties with Nvidia somewhat recently, didn't they?
astral haven
yup
crisp granite
they got burned out by the industry after innovating hard for 30 years
they didn't even raise the AMD banner instead?
runic depot
And mostly because Nvidia is a very dickish business partner, correct?
astral haven
yep
crisp granite
so now it's just peripherals, PSUs and the occasional case
astral haven
but they also are barely on the intel train
and their amd board was a pretty abject failure
runic depot
Still means that Nvidia no longer has a 1-to-1 counterpart to AMD's Sapphire partner, right?
astral haven
great board but they didnt know enough about agesa being a bitch going in to make something top tier
and they charged top tier prices
astral haven
Still means that Nvidia no longer has a 1-to-1 counterpart to AMD's Sapphire par...
pny ofc
runic depot
pny?
astral haven
pny has been nvidias largest partner by revenue tho not by total cards sold
runic depot
And they're the 'top tier' brand for Nvidia now?
astral haven
pny was the main source for quadros and teslas back when those brands existed
astral haven
And they're the 'top tier' brand for Nvidia now?
define top tier
they are the equivalent of sapphire
radeon had no evga equivalent
runic depot
Rather, when you wanted the absolute 'best of the best' from an Nvidia card, you'd previously look for an EVGA card, right?
runic depot
I thought Sapphire was more or less the AMD equivalent, in that regard.
astral haven
yea but sapphire has a pretty poor reputation of standing behind their cards
at least relative to evga
but everyone looked bad compared to evga
runic depot
Even so, they do aftermarket cooling wayyyyy better than AMD stock.
astral haven
as does everyone else
runic depot
Hell, I got lucky and snagged a 'refurbished' Sapphire Nitro+ 580X from Ebay, years ago.
It was ultra-lucky, considering I got it at very close to the original MSRP, and literally like, 1 month before the crypto mining boom.
astral haven
https://tpucdn.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-nitro/images/cooler-performance-comparison.png
runic depot
I still have it in storage, even. And it still works.
astral haven
if it was evga, you would have still had warranty for a year after buying it from ebay
runic depot
Even so, I was still impressed that the card didn't burn out while I used it.
Rather, I tend to overclock and adjust voltages for the 'best possible performance', fans at maximum.
Then again, assuming the Ebay seller was being truthful, that card was specifically listed as 'recently re-pasted', which probably helped.
runic depot
Doesn't Sapphire make their fans easier to swap out?
Trying to remember if they still do that.
astral haven
thats possible š¤· but evga didnt do that
evga just made the kingpin cards
and theres no radeon equivalent
and there was noone who had as good support as evga
with evga gone theres still galax making the hof cards for the overclockers, but if a consumer wants one? good luck
runic depot
Found what I was talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYR9WkYbb0A
astral haven
yea i remember that
not sure they do that any more
but im pretty sure thats unique to sapphire
runic depot
It was exclusive to their Nitro+ cards, iirc
Hm... checking the Sapphire website seems to suggest that they still make Quick Connect capable fans for their RX 6000 series Nitro+ cards, at least.
astral haven
confirmed for the 7900xtx
runic depot
Up to and including the RX 6900 XT Nitro+
astral haven
it seems they are continuing it
real nice
shame they only started after fans got reliable enough to basically not fail
but it does make it easier to clean so thats nice
runic depot
Or swap out for an RGB version, if that's what someone wants.
But yeah, making swapping out fans easy and straightforward seems like a no-brainer to me. So it was nice to see at least one company turn it into a selling point.
sharp badger
https://wccftech.com/ayaneo-unveils-kun-slide-gaming-handhelds-powered-by-amd-ryzen-7-7840u-apu/ New Ayaneo handhelds , 75Wh battery š
analog sinew
ayaneo is on the plan of just releasing another console every 5 mins
and not support them
halcyon moss
are those touchpads?
sharp badger
Yeah and should be Hall effect joysticks & Triggers
But Ayaneo seem to release quite a lot of handhelds
analog sinew
i saw a review of the 2s, software was jank and it got so hot the lcd took damage
analog sinew
and then they release a bunch of consoles... im skeptical.
crimson wigeon
Aand Twitter is now X, coolio
sharp badger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3tmcdxSgUs WF-1000XM5 probably dropping
wheat plume
That's the problem with AyaNeo and such
They want to catch up and therefore by the time you get the handheld you pre-ordered, they already have another few released that are better
ashen spindle
I donāt see how thatās a problem, thereās always something better coming later so if you announce products early the time between seems shorter
wheat plume
hek
this one sounds pretty decent
you can tell its not a real voice
but damn its pretty neat
The Gura one
is way too realistic
frozen ingot
why would you want to sound like cancer tho
sharp badger
ashen spindle
True
wheat plume
I love this window decoration š
Its matching my system accent color too :D
It also makes all 4 corners round, which I love cause most decorations only do the top two corners
halcyon moss
It also makes all 4 corners round, which I love cause most decorations only do t...
stealing pixels from the app š®
wheat plume
it doesnt xd
It makes a border of its own and rounds that instead of the app window itself
you can see it when the window is not focused
its rounding its own border, not the app border
wheat plume
options
reef patrol
So which X is it? Xplore, Xpand, Xploit or Xterminate?
fair gull
all
cursive summit
So which X is it? Xplore, Xpand, Xploit or Xterminate?
Xcrement
Summarizes the website well
ashen spindle
Intel did it first smh https://www.eetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/xe-HP-scalability.png
pale sigil
It's still gonna be called Twitter
pale sigil
I mean no one is calling it x
crimson wigeon
Sounds amazing sign me up!
cursive summit
Audio?
Spotify is not getting dethroned
YouTube? Will be extremely hard fight and I don't think Musk is good enough to bring that fight to Google
Messaging Meta will always have an edge in
fair gull
musk is a poophead and all that will happen is twitter will die
cursive summit
Payments? Meta, they own PayPal
fair gull
or should i say x dies
fair gull
Payments? Meta, they own PayPal
they dont
cursive summit
Or wait, do Meta not own Paypal anymore
cursive summit
Ah yeah ebay
fair gull
but they let paypal become its own company
cursive summit
PayPal is too convenient to get dethroned, and I don't think Musk will offer better service than PP
What can they achieve in reality with a group of brainwashed bandwagoners? Not much, tbf
cursive summit
I wouldn't be surprised if Musk is some extraterrestrial digital amalgamation of alien overlords / simulation gone wrong to steer us to annihilation
Nothing about Musk is good
frozen ingot
wheatley was a more redeemable personality than musk is
fair gull
also wheatley achieved his goals with 1 follower
cursive summit
I am genuinely interested, what has Musk done that is objectively good?
He has capitalized on others' work for his own enrichment
fair gull
well he did help make paypal
frozen ingot
made electric cars cool or something
cursive summit
Zero philantrophic endeavors while being one of the richest in the world
wheat plume
Will their video website be called X Videos? :')
cursive summit
Will their video website be called X Videos? :')
You must have read that one on twitter somewhere
Musk's also a terrible influence on the youth and brainwashes a lot of people to the negative side, conspiratorial
wheat plume
wheatley was a more redeemable personality than musk is
facts
Wheatley admitted he was wrong at the end of the game
cursive summit
Like, what exactly has Musk by himself achieved that is commendable?
wheat plume
and was really sorry
cursive summit
Well this was not something I expected to come up in my feed
But I guess it's an interesting story
Moral of the story is don't go to dark web
wheat plume
wait...he got charged because someone else who happened to use his exit node was doing it?!
Isnt it easy to prove that you have an exit node?
frozen ingot
I mean if illegal shit passes through your node then its probably still illegal for you
reef patrol
It's merely a question of how you define ownership. Just like how claiming friends who use your Wifi is a bad defense against them pirating on it š
And the whole darkweb thing is largely unregulated and not codified in law.
sharp badger
https://www.avantonepro.com/en/products/planar-ii Version 2 of these released don't know how different they are from the first version š¤
fair gull
Isnt it easy to prove that you have an exit node?
how the whole point of tor is nothing is traceable... all that any one would know with the logs of the CP host is that some guys network made a request to it
wheat plume
Oh hmm
raw zephyr
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/23/23804629/twitters-rebrand-to-x-may-actually-b...
Xorg
wheat plume
Yeah xd
quiet crescent
In the marked for a new mouse, currently been running Starlight-12 small. Which I honestly find borderline too small for me personally, any smaller and my hand would probably cramp up. š
I do not really main any grip styles, as I tend to switch it up on the go. Dpi is 400 and 1.44 in csgo, so I move my arm a lot. Another reason I am looking for a new mouse is due to the SL12 is double clicking at times.
Any recommendations?
old marlin
Xm2we
gusty kiln
I've been holding out for the superlight v2
quiet crescent
I've been holding out for the superlight v2
Thinking from finalmouse?
old marlin
I was honestly looking at it, just unsure about it's higher weight š
Everything will be basically
quiet crescent
True
The Lamzu maya looks interesting, just still no words about when it will launch
old marlin
Thinking from finalmouse?
no, gpx 2
old marlin
The Lamzu maya looks interesting, just still no words about when it will launch
morally I couldn't give lamzu any money tbh
quiet crescent
Think I'll give the xm2we a try
cursive summit
Kinda pissed that now that Xperia 1 V is out, none of the retailers have the WH-1000XM5 gift option that Sony does
That's like, the whole point of Sony launches, get the phone and a good set of wireless cans in one package
sharp badger
sharp badger
Kinda pissed that now that Xperia 1 V is out, none of the retailers have the WH-...
Here in Finland they do?
sharp badger
cursive summit
You have Tele2 right?
sharp badger
No
cursive summit
Isn't that company finnish
reef patrol
You have Tele2 right?
Those even exist anymore?
cursive summit
Or was it swensk
old marlin
bruh
cursive summit
Those even exist anymore?
I mean, being their customer, yes
reef patrol
Tele2 are swedish. But it's all the same up here.
Lot of companies are just nordic-wide.
cursive summit
And it's the biggest telecommunications company here in Lithuania
Although they have plenty of competition
reef patrol
The more you know. I figured they had been bought up or merged years ago.
cursive summit
Yeah I see Xperia 1 Vs in most other telecommunications companies offerings
Not Tele2 though, for some reason
Tbf Tele2 imo has a really shit catalogue
Mostly just pushing Samsung and Apple phones, everything else is an afterthought
sharp badger
Would think that the "deal" would be offered through all of EU?
cursive summit
It was a thing last generation
This one doesn't seem to have it for non-Sony retailers here
wheat plume
Malicious NuGet package that autoruns itself when installed
His Applocker settings prevented it from running and VS Studio warned him that the "e" was not a valid cahracter so he got suspicious of it
astral haven
https://www.theverge.com/23803374/sony-wf-1000xm5-earbuds-review $300
they mention that the xm5 can now do dual pairing with ldac enabled where the xm4 couldnt
but i have the xm4 and they are dual paired with ldac enabled?
maybe you can only have 1 ldac device?
sharp badger
Haven't checked that out but Dual pair should work for the XM4 but don't know if one can have LDAC on both?
astral haven
thats what i said
halcyon moss
I hope they can sound good when I'm on a bike
ashen spindle
Is there anything exiting coming for headphones like new monitor tech or just general improvements that hopefully make stuff sound better?
like anything big on the horizon?
astral haven
mems earspeakers
https://usound.com/advantages-of-mems-speakers-in-true-wireless-systems-tws/
heres an ad for one of the companies making em
cursive summit
Is there anything exiting coming for headphones like new monitor tech or just ge...
That is hardly possible considering the only limitation is our ears
astral haven
thats nowhere near true lmao
cursive summit
If a high end pair of electrostats or planars can't make you happy with sound then nothing will
astral haven
ok now make those in a small enough package to pass for internal hearing aids
with similar battery life
sharp badger
MM-100 , ā¬499 quite an competitive market there, can get cheaper, more expensive etc. š¤
ashen spindle
ah yea also wireless only, not a fan of in ears and I'm not using cables anymore, not looking for anything just curious what the progress looks like
astral haven
yea mems is only a year old, so theres plenty of work to do
at least for "speakers"
sharp badger
So Mems TWS is the next thing then to wait for in that market š¤
astral haven
So Mems TWS is the next thing then to wait for in that market š¤
thing is tho, amplification and wireless transmission efficiency is also improving at the same time
so even without mems, there are still improvements coming
ashen spindle
hm so in theory those could be put into the frame of glasses if I see that correctly on the link
ashen spindle
sharp badger
Yeah like LC3/LC3+/LDAC codecs
astral haven
yea but so can literally everything else, its still just taking earbud tech and making it alot worse sounding
ashen spindle
I mean, I still dont want in ears and if this gets similar enought over ears I would like to give it a try
astral haven
why dont you want inears tho?
it will never hit overear level due to physics
inears can
ashen spindle
thats fine, I just never liked any sort of in ear for longer time
astral haven
so what you actually want is more comfortable inears š
mems has a solution for pure physical passthrough
ashen spindle
maybe but it felt like just wearing something in the ear at all annoyed me after time
sharp badger
astral haven
because its not comfortable enough?
if you couldnt tell that the iems were there, i dont think you would have a problem
ashen spindle
maybe, if they also dont really block out sound from around me and such
sharp badger
Ambient helps with that
astral haven
and with the physical switch tech that xmems has, in theory it would be able to be alot better
since you are already removing the seal
ashen spindle
whats a current good wireless pair of headphones? curious what the current battery life is
reef patrol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGcGnGJvL0
It is refreshing to see Linus shit on Apple pricing this hard š
sharp badger
Prices going up
astral haven
whats a current good wireless pair of headphones? curious what the current batte...
sony xm5
reef patrol
Siri, how many cents of that increased price go to artists?
Zero? Yeah sounds about righte.
astral haven
Prices going up
i got super lucky grabbing an annual premium last month
sharp badger
whats a current good wireless pair of headphones? curious what the current batte...
https://www.scarbir.com/tws/1more-comfobuds-pro-review have been enjoying these
astral haven
Siri, how many cents of that increased price go to artists?
Zero? Yeah sounds a...
actually if thats youtube, its 55 cents per month
frozen ingot
Siri, how many cents of that increased price go to artists?
Zero? Yeah sounds a...
spotify is greasy indeed
ashen spindle
https://www.scarbir.com/tws/1more-comfobuds-pro-review have been enjoying these
headphones, not earbuds š
sharp badger
headphones, not earbuds š
Oh sorry, go premium (Sony would probably be the best "value" though) https://www.focal.com/en/Bathys
coarse cloak
30 hrs battery life with ANC on right?
ashen spindle
hm neither they nor the xm5 seem to have replacable batteries, sad
astral haven
yea replaceable batteries are long gone
speaking of, i stopped using my az09 pro for a few weeks, and their batteries expanded
ashen spindle
guess I'm just keeping my sennheisers for another decade lel
sharp badger
Momentum 4 seem to have 60hrs battery life š
fickle ore
Genelecs >
astral haven
does genelec make overears or iems?
fickle ore
wireless, u put them on the desk and the sound is transmitted without wires to your ears
ashen spindle
nice try
astral haven
and when i walk away from my desk?
frozen ingot
genelec kinda overrated imo
fickle ore
and when i walk away from my desk?
volume goes down
old marlin
yea replaceable batteries are long gone
funnily enough the IEM version from sony had replaceable batteries
astral haven
volume goes down
exponentially
here at work the volume would be drowned out by CMBR
astral haven
funnily enough the IEM version from sony had replaceable batteries
had
not any more
fickle ore
genelec kinda overrated imo
Why do you think so? I havent followed the scene btw
old marlin
had
not any more
fickle ore
Im just finnish I support finnish Genelec
old marlin
I just know some keyboard guy found the genelec coating place
and is now selling boards with that finish
astral haven
<:pepeThonk:662921537099399178>
xm4 are glued together š¦
astral haven
i mean technically the battery is replaceable, but you lose seal and need replacement glue
old marlin
using QC25 II or whatever now
fickle ore
wtf lmao
frozen ingot
I dunno I've used monitor speakers a long time and tried out a fair few, gens never stood out to me but I still see em everywhere
sharp badger
Have a friend that own Genelecs and they sound very good š
old marlin
I have JBL speakers
since they were the best ones for what I wanted to spend
apparently
idk
fickle ore
I have genelec's g ones and my daddy bought the bigger ones just taking the piss
old marlin
lol
astral haven
Have a friend that own Genelecs and they sound very good š
yea but are they 5 grand good?
they are pro audio and you can get pretty solid performance for decently less
old marlin
I just know some keyboard guy found the genelec coating place
also is a finnish place
idk who tho
old marlin
yea but are they 5 grand good?
they are pro audio and you can get pretty solid p...
thing with speakers is that you can get INSANE deals aftermarket
astral haven
sometimes
old marlin
so value proposition is always kinda fucked if you don't look for bookshelf stuff
fickle ore
u can get genelecs for like 600ā¬ prob but then u wont got bass like me
the small ones
astral haven
other times the deals are too far to reasonably drive away and they are too heavy to be reasonably shippable
frozen ingot
gens aren't bad but imo they cost a lot for what you get
old marlin
I mean
they have labor in the EU
automatically makes them expenisve
I'd be surprised if my JBLs have even a sticker applied to them outside china
astral haven
those arent coaxial tho?
at that point might as well get a higher end older JBL
i mean sure they look alot better but you are paying for aesthetics and small rather than pure sound
frozen ingot
I've used yamahas at home since like 2009 now
fickle ore
those arent coaxial tho?
rca
fickle ore
O.o
astral haven
for near field, non coaxial can sound rather janky
the more speakers you use, the less it matters
those dualaxial genelecs are meant for surround setups where there are like 30 of them a decent away from the engineer
ashen spindle
add 25$, charge 100$ more, nvidia tax
aibs aint making it because who in their right might would not go another 100 more for the 4070 at this point
astral haven
radeon is the closest theyve ever been to competing, but they still are missing features that are actually immediately relevant to gamers
unlike ryzen which is at least for gamers at feature parity
ashen spindle
dont think amd is relevant in this comparison when its them charging 100$ more for adding 8gb vram
cursive summit
Reposting eh
Man I'm completely beat on what's "the purchase" when it comes to GPUs nowadays
astral haven
sure but its not just videocardz saying it
cursive summit
6800XT brand new for 587 for me remains the ideal offering
Or is it a 4070 for 621
Who the fuck knows
astral haven
reasonable, but dlss is a must have for anyone with a 1440p or 4k monitor IMO
cursive summit
reasonable, but dlss is a must have for anyone with a 1440p or 4k monitor IMO
I prefer FSR2
ashen spindle
I mean thats just visual skill issue if you prefer it
astral haven
its actually simply not ok
actually hmm is the deck using fsr2?
if its using fsr1 then maybe i need to give fsr2 a chance
ashen spindle
should be 1
cursive summit
sure but its not just videocardz saying it
Actually, the laptop was reported on 3 weeks ago, just nobody clocked it
fickle ore
6800XT brand new for 587 for me remains the ideal offering
7900 Great rabbit edition
astral haven
should be 1
google says its fsr2 unfortuately
astral haven
hunh
frozen ingot
I'd want both dlss and raytracing in a gpu
cursive summit
Raytracing š¤¢
I'd want frames in a GPU
Not features that ruin the damn frames
FSR3 can't come soon enough to save millions of cards from death
Just to hope it's not shit
ashen spindle
fsr3 wont be any better than the FG shit that is dlss3
astral haven
its true that raytracing is only stopgap, manifold rendering is the endgame
but shading cannot die quick enough
cursive summit
If FSR3 anywhere near DLSS3 it'll be fine
ashen spindle
dlss3 is not fine so that is just false
frozen ingot
you don't need ridiculously high framerate in every single game
ashen spindle
need no, should have yes
frozen ingot
dlss is fine for most part
astral haven
dlss3 is actually demented how awful it is
its unbelievable that nvidia thought it was ok
cursive summit
Have either of you genuinely used DLSS3?
ashen spindle
yes
frozen ingot
I've used dlss2
astral haven
dlss2 isnt dlss3
frozen ingot
didn't say it was
cursive summit
Cause I find it funny how people that use it don't usually notice DLSS3, and appreciate the performance benefit
And most peeps just shit on it
ashen spindle
I cant find any reason to use dlss3 and dlss2 still has too many issues for me to want it usually
astral haven
the problem is how much better it could have been
cursive summit
Well DLSS2 wasn't a godsend at first either
It only really became alright with 2.1 iirc
ashen spindle
I'm talking about current versions of it
astral haven
except dlss2 was state of the art at the time
oculus has been using reprojection of the same quality for nearing 10 years now
frozen ingot
dlss2 works pretty good most of the time imo, just gets the occasional bleeding/smearing issue
thick elk
I kind of find performance benefit kind of misleading for DLSS 3, if anything it decreases performance a little bit.
It does improve visual fluidity by frame interpolation.
astral haven
there was a mouse movement based reprojection demo that performs significantly better than dlss3 (by an order of magnitude) on both visual fidelity and fps ratio
and modern VR reprojection actually projects latency forward, allowing for predictive latency reduction down to the input latency