🔌│tech

[frozen ingot]

its unbelievably easy to mislead the general public

[sweet cairn]

The irony of people thinking other people are sheep when they start flaming each other

[marsh glade]

His rant is pretty funny

[steep creek]

https://x.com/marceld505/status/1785346490635878837?s=61

Marcel (@MarcelD505) on X

Ok so people already cracked the rabbit R1 and found out its android. People dumped the apk and i got it working (with root and a few mods) on a standard ass phone lmaoo

Twitter · Apr 30, 2024, 4:32 PM

[frozen ingot]

day one landfill

[gusty kiln]

did anyone actually buy it other than review samples to reviewers/influencers?

like I can't find a video of a regular person unboxing it

[ashen spindle]

probably the founders mom

[analog sinew]

i still struggle to understand what it is even for

[gusty kiln]

data harvesting

[crimson wigeon]

AI meme

[analog sinew]

yeah that is the best bet

[crimson wigeon]

Like if you want to get tons of VC investment just say AI

[mild dome]

Obtain instant money with the magic words "Aye Oi"

[analog sinew]

can we go back to the crypto age

that was funnier

[wheat plume]

Cant wait for Linux 6.9 :')

[woven laurel]

yes u can

[mild dome]

I can't help but believe that AI was invented to take revenge in artists for rejecting crypto (yes I know the tech was in development already)

[pale sigil]

It seems to limit unless it recognises the IMEI number.

However people are posting unboxing pics of their numbers all over Twitter 🤣

[mild dome]

So Verum audio has a kickstarter going for their new Verum 2

[distant tapir]

I'm not sure how I feel about the looks.

[gusty kiln]

always need an asterisks with Vernum though

[mild dome]

https://tenor.com/view/dalek-explain-doctor-who-gif-5490200

[gusty kiln]

the owner is a very extreme person, but if you don't care

[mild dome]

*Googles it

https://youtu.be/1vuHTFHDybI

Sucks the owner is so spicy, I was actually planning on supporting his company. Maybe I'll just donate the cash directly to the Ukraine

[gusty kiln]

yeah, their headphones are great price/perf at the mid-high end

but shame

also jontron lmao, is also off the deep end

[mild dome]

Did he get worse? fuck me

[gusty kiln]

rough out there today, any childhood hero could be a secret/not-so-secret PoS

[cosmic thunder]

anyone noticed that google search is kinda weird these days?

or is it just me? idk

[true quest]

wouldn't have since i stopped using their search engine long ago

i would recommend you do as well

[cosmic thunder]

i haven't seen better or equivalent alternatives to google yet

what search engine do you use?

[halcyon moss]

Duck duck go works wel enough most of the time. In the few cases it doesn't, a quick !g will get you to Google quickly

[vagrant pagoda]

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2320535/microsoft-windows-update-may-break-vpns-and-there-is-no-fix.html

That explains my issues

[misty saffron]

same lol

openvpn refused to work

[nimble canopy]

https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t

[reef patrol]

TLDR

[halcyon moss]

thats nuts

upnp is all kinds of evil...
plex managed to cause major hickups in my network because it was spamming upnp messages

[crimson wigeon]

Eh it's nifty for automatic port forwarding and such, shame that there's always those that use it for evil

[ashen spindle]

did youtube remove the HDR label when you watch stuff at hdr?

[lyric hatch]

still there on mine

[ashen spindle]

got a link so I can try it?

[lyric hatch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2b03Zdu4Q

[ashen spindle]

hmmm

hdr is on, 10bit, doesnt mattter if hdr1000 or trueblack400 weird

the sdr to hdr conversion for the window is happening but idk if its playing in hdr now..

urgh thats why I hate the hdr mess

[final flame]

Yeah, happened to me before. The label just doesn't show up anymore

[ashen spindle]

And with YouTube’s bad habit of A/B testing you can never know if it’s UI changes or broken content xD

Friend got a new hdr screen so I wanted to show some things but that’s hard to do when I can’t confirm if my hdr is working lmao

[crimson wigeon]

Yeah it does show HDR if enabled. Did you restart your browser after enabling HDR systemwide? Also try jiggling the SDR brightness thing to see if it affects the browser and vid

[ashen spindle]

It does affect it and restart didn’t change anything either

I never tried that before with hdr on so I think it means it’s not hdr because otherwise the slider shouldn’t affect the video right?

[crimson wigeon]

Yes

[ashen spindle]

Restarted pc too and tried edge same thing

[wheat plume]

is there software to stream audio from your PC to your phone so you can use your phone as a speaker?

I found a few in an article but they all look dodgy ...

[halcyon moss]

sounds convoluted

[ashen spindle]

Couldn’t you just use a Remote Desktop app and play the stuff then?

[wheat plume]

help...

How to verify and reconfigure the write
operation so that it is completed on a majority of the voting members before returning

idk enough about MongoDB for this

[sharp badger]

Spotify 😎

[wheat plume]

db.adminCommand({
 "setDefaultRWConcern": 1,
 "defaultWriteConcern": {
    "w": "majority"
 }
})

would this work??

[fair gull]

try it

[wheat plume]

I would but i dont wanan fuck shit up if this is the wrong command .-.

[halcyon moss]

Run it on your local copy

[wheat plume]

Arbiter is such a cool sounding word

[gusty kiln]

Mullvad seems to still work

[ashen spindle]

driver reinstall but hdr still wont work ahhhh

tried a game and hdr works but youtube just isnt sending me hdr options zzz

forcing a color profile in the flags makes it so youtube sends the hdr option but that is still affected by the sdr/hdr brightness slider but seems correct as long as I put that to maximum at least

fun fact, the youtube preview image of a frame is not HDR! xD as I just noticed from this

[fair gull]

yt doesnt even play hdr content for me

its all sdr

[ashen spindle]

do you have an hdr screen and hdr is enabled?

[fair gull]

yes

dont think it goes more "on"

[ashen spindle]

in chrome or whatever browser and then you force it to be hdr when its an hdr video

and to confirm it you can look at the yt video stats, if its bt709 for color its SDR, bt2020 for HDR

[ashen spindle]

quality wheel shows no hdr either?

[fair gull]

correct

[ashen spindle]

wtf that whole half part is white for you? or did the screenshot fuck that up?

[fair gull]

no thats sharex fucking up with hdr

[ashen spindle]

ok yeah then somethings isnt working on your end

[fair gull]

hm even snipping tool is fucked up

[ashen spindle]

could check dxdiag but idk what win11 changed I just know hdr is supposed to be better on it

[fair gull]

dxdiag also just says hdr supported

the reason half of it is white cause thats sdr

if i turn off HDR in windows it looks like my screenshot

[ashen spindle]

no in sdr it should look like the preview on my screenshot lmfao

[fair gull]

literally as soon as i turn hdr off its half white

[ashen spindle]

unless your have some super compressed image and really bad screen I guess

[ashen spindle]

what the monitor you have

[fair gull]

odyssey g9

LC49G95T

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpCtZPDZf0

on macos it works almost fine

[ashen spindle]

the 2020 model?

if so see if this helps https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/ptppno/settings_for_hdr_samsung_odyssey_g9_2020_working/

[astral haven]

are you getting the hdr logo now?

[ashen spindle]

only if I force the color profile, if I have it on default I dont get it

[astral haven]

the video is not actually hdr btw

it just has different files served depending on if its hdr or sdr

[fair gull]

so the video is hdr if the browser says you can do hdr

[astral haven]

it serves the color video yea

toggling hdr on and off doesnt change the video once it is playing for me

[ashen spindle]

I can still adjust the sdr/hdr slide in the windows settings and it changes the brightness for the hdr video but at max brightness it is what I used to see when this was working fine

[fair gull]

damn i really had to force the HDR 10 color profile in the flags

sad times where browsers dont auto detect HDR

[astral haven]

uh what

[ashen spindle]

yeah its weird

[fair gull]

this is so odd... i thought chromium would have a handle on this

[astral haven]

chrome does

[ashen spindle]

it used to work fine for me

[astral haven]

you set up that thing that someone recommended before to fix hdr?

[fair gull]

?

[ashen spindle]

nah never did anything to mess with hdr

[astral haven]

there was a convo a while ago with some github color things that I didnt do but the convo was between quin and someone else

[ashen spindle]

it was about fixing the sdr to hdr translation but that messes up HDR

[distant tapir]

A friend of mine has the G9 OLED version and he also hasn't managed to get HDR working on YouTube.

[fair gull]

i mean hdr is working fine everywhere except in my browser where i apparently have to go into the dev flags and force a color profile

[distant tapir]

It doesn't show up at all for him even with it enabled on Windows.

[fair gull]

chrome://flags and force color profile on HDR10

thats the fix

[ashen spindle]

or scRGB potentially

[fair gull]

doesnt fix sharex fucking up the screen capture though

[ashen spindle]

because HDR10 was looking very wrong for me

[fair gull]

hdr10 looked spot on for me

[ashen spindle]

yeah it probably depends on the monitor

[astral haven]

yay for standardized hdr /s

[ashen spindle]

I just hope chrome or windows or nvidia fixes whatever is breaking it

(I dont have high hopes)

at least it works in games and I found the fix for youtube so w/e

[fair gull]

same

still kinda upset its hidden in flags and not in settings

[astral haven]

if microsoft doesnt fix it on their side, it will be bad on intel and amd still

[ashen spindle]

idk if its on microsoft

in the reddit thread I linke that was something only on nvidia and amd users apparently were fine

[astral haven]

if its not on microsoft, then microsoft should make sure it is on them

dont let color be hardware dependent

[fair gull]

if i use scRGB on the G9 everything is super dim

[ashen spindle]

try scrgb and go to the windows color settings and put the sdr/hdr slider to max

[astral haven]

scrgb is a very janky profile

it is not actually hdr

it is sdr with more digits

[ashen spindle]

yeah maybe hdr10 is whats needed for tonys monitor, I just know its very wrong for mine lol

[astral haven]

well it doesnt sound like your monitor is receiving hdr tho

[ashen spindle]

that way it looks like it did when it was fine and its working in games so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[fair gull]

now i just need to figure out why HDR on macos sometimes blows out the content and sometimes doesnt

[astral haven]

maybe, but it isnt working properly
does your monitor have a hdr mode profile?

[ashen spindle]

I can select hdr1000 or hdr400 true black as mode if thaats what you mean

[astral haven]

yea, did you have to use scrgb with those?

[ashen spindle]

in the chrome settings to fix the yt video? yes

[astral haven]

ripperino

dell right?

[ashen spindle]

yea

actually now it seems fine on hdr10

yeah now its looks great on hdr10 tf

maybe the driver reinstall did change something after all?

[astral haven]

i mean the end result should be the same, scrgb just has to convert to 16 bit color and back down to 10 bit hdr

so in theory they should look the same, but 60%? less gpu work

[ashen spindle]

the gpu is bored at 14% usage anyway lmao

[astral haven]

eh use tdp% not usage% for accuracy

[ashen spindle]

oh maybe I was just trying hdr10 with the windows slider at default and thats why it looked off

[astral haven]

the windows slider should make zero difference to the hdr at all

sdr UI elements around it can change

[ashen spindle]

yeah thats why its still cursed but at least it works

watching the vid in fullscreen to make sure its not the UI

well yeah it works in the expected HDR messy way so bleh

hdr will work fine the same year linux is the most used desktop system for home use

[bitter hill]

today on my pc all my keyboards on windows 11 when ever i press ctrl it like its on toggle mode and i need to double tab it same thing applies to my windows key that whole last row expect my space bar

[wheat plume]

I assume this will work with 2.5 SATA SSDs too?

[reef patrol]

You're asking if the 2,5" enclosure works with... 2,5" SATA SSDs?

Yes? It's literally the thing they were made for. What did you think could go in em? 😄

[balmy vector]

Gummy bears

[reef patrol]

[wheat plume]

But this is hhd enclosure

Don't know if that makes a difference

[astral haven]

hdds
hdds are 12v ssds are usually 5v

[reef patrol]

...

It's SATA, Carmonben

It's the exact same power being delivered internally. If anything using an SSD is superior to a HDD.

[astral haven]

sata power has 12v and 5v on it, some really low power enclosures dont have 12v, and some really old ones dont have 5v

[reef patrol]

I have - literally - never seen that - ever. You must be buying the chinesiest of shit ever.

[astral haven]

it was a problem in the old days of regular psus

[ashen spindle]

mansen this is an irish store, that is basically alibaba renamed for most of these jank things

[astral haven]

also for many of the low power drives, it was so that you wouldnt burn out a usb port with a hdd

if you wanted 12v, you had to supply an external psu

[reef patrol]

... what

Power bricks were only ever a thing with 3,5" enclosures

For 2,5" you'd get a 2 to one combiner cable to power an HDD.

[reef patrol]

You said early. Those are USB3

[astral haven]

this is the form factor they came in with ssds

[reef patrol]

Alright - Straighten up the topic here.

Are we talking about HDD enclosures - Or more modern enclosures specifically branded for SSDs? 😛

You're all over the gosh darn place, pardner

[astral haven]

read

[reef patrol]

Yeah - Chinesium, or as you yourself stated, very old models.

My point stands - Any old enclosure that isn't falling apart at the seams from Ali doesn't care if you pop an HDD or an SSD into it, if it said HDD on the box.

[astral haven]

theres no non chinesium options

[reef patrol]

Then you must have had terrible chinesium options. I've never sold anything that couldn't handle an SSD. And gosh darn did we sell a lot of those for students.

[astral haven]

🤷 we didnt either, but best buy did

and because best buy obviously didnt believe them like you dont, they would come to us
we would test it for them with a hdd, which would work fine, and then their ssd wouldnt work

and when my dad bought his first ssd, he also bought a "ssd data transfer kit" which included a cable that was just sata on one end, usb on the other, and it didnt work with his hdd

it worked with the ssd, but not the hdd

[cosmic thunder]

https://react.dev/?uwu=true

cool

[halcyon moss]

that might be a power issue

[misty saffron]

can somebody explain why the fuck dns just refuses to work on openvpn on windows 11?

[ashen spindle]

Arstechnica has an article how windows update bricked some vpns

[misty saffron]

i can ping 1.1.1.1, http also works if i throw a request on an ip address, but dns just doesn't work

[reef patrol]

And you already know this, Hollow 😄

[misty saffron]

well vpn works

just not dns

[ashen spindle]

Yeah it bricked them by messing with dns or maybe that was linked in it I don’t remember

On phone so I don’t have the article on hand but that probably explains it if you take a look

[misty saffron]

i guess i'll try to uninstall the kb

or i could've just used tor

i'm an idiot

yeah no

[misty saffron]

fuck this i'll just use tor

[fair gull]

ever checked nslookup for errors?

or the log

[misty saffron]

yes,

disabling ipv6 makes it slightly different

i can ping 8.8.8.8, also works for dns requests on my phone

[halcyon moss]

What the heck? You got a crt filter on your terminal?

[misty saffron]

yes lmao

[slim vigil]

how do I do true 8K polling

[lyric hatch]

on what?

[slim vigil]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GENQPeDLUeQd but how

[lyric hatch]

you plug it in

[slim vigil]

into a USB no matter what usb

[lyric hatch]

if it's usb 2.0 yeah

[slim vigil]

How can I see this?

[lyric hatch]

the usb that comes with the 80he supports 8k polling

[reef patrol]

Hub?

[slim vigil]

OK, thank you

[reef patrol]

There's no "hub" with any of our keyboards. The 80HE has a DONGLE you plug onto the end of the cable to make it A instead of C.

[lyric hatch]

what hub

[reef patrol]

You said hub.

No you didn't. My brain is clearly in friday mode.

https://tenor.com/view/duck-gif-22466432

[lyric hatch]

i feel you, was worried I was doing the same with my head cold 🤧

it just hit saturday here

so i think it's time for sleep

[reef patrol]

[supple nest]

Friday is nice 🧟 or it will be in seven hours

[wheat plume]

In 10 years, using the air pump at the gas station will require a subscription fee
The Click

[marsh pewter]

just buy your own air pump if that happens

[reef patrol]

[wheat plume]

why tho? its free here

xd

for now.... everything will be a subscription model in the future .-.

grocery shopping.....pay monthly to access the shop

still full price for the groceries though!

[reef patrol]

Air pumps are free at gas stations to lure in customer to pay for the real services.

[ashen spindle]

which random youtube comment do we have to thank for this doom analysis of the future this time?

[wheat plume]

I literally said it in the quote

and it wasnt a comment

it was the youtuber

[reef patrol]

https://tenor.com/view/who-gif-4519872

[wheat plume]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eNfZRBn4g

[ashen spindle]

this guy I guess?

[wheat plume]

yep

[marsh pewter]

clearly never heard of costco

[wheat plume]

doesnt that membership give you a discount?

[marsh pewter]

you need a costco membership to shop at costco

[reef patrol]

I immediately want to block him. What a punchable channel.

[wheat plume]

hes acctually really wholesome...

[ashen spindle]

ok so tiktok/youtube react content creator making memes

[reef patrol]

Y'all need to stop subscribing to react channels.

[wheat plume]

xd I only follow him and Oz for reaction channels

[ashen spindle]

and as we all know reaction channels are the ones who can best predict future society

[marsh pewter]

The Click is fine, I used to watch him.

[reef patrol]

If nothing else they can predict what the next Lanapost will be.

[supple nest]

You need the membership to shop there at all

Mansen is right, watch my 15 minute reaction video to this information right now

[marsh pewter]

but yeah its mostly just your average reaction channel slop

[supple nest]

Why is my phone bugging out...

[marsh pewter]

I mainly watch oompaville for reaction content

but he's cool

nah my favorite youtuber is sssniperwolf

[wheat plume]

LOL PFFTTT

her content is about as original as the british museum

[steep creek]

lol

[marsh pewter]

classic discord https://youtu.be/DvySPjX0F6w

[fair gull]

this... has been a thing for weeks now

[wheat plume]

I need to google wtf that word means

[reef patrol]

US things.

Ignore.

[fair gull]

basically a third party will decide the dispute you have privately and often times its 100% binding without a chance to appeal

so you dont go to court in the US but send discord the notice of the dispute etc and then that process happens

(US only btw)

[wheat plume]

oohhh

[steep creek]

oh speaking about discord, i just saw this
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/message-scraping-user-tracking-service-spy-pet-shut-down-by-discord/

[fair gull]

my explanation also isnt accurate really its more like you cant class action lawsutie them i believe. if you wanna go 1v1 thats prob still possible

[pale sigil]

I mean it's not monthly

[pale sigil]

Kind of

If you buy in bulk you can save a lot but they offer a bunch of great services, eg fuel, bakery, hot food etc

We go Costco from time to time.

[marsh pewter]

rare discord W

[wheat plume]

wait, Costco exists in the UK also?!

thought it was just US

[pale sigil]

It exists all over the world.

[reef patrol]

not here

[wheat plume]

not here

[reef patrol]

According to 2023, it definitely isn't a thing in Europe, only the UK, Sweden and France? And that's in the startup phases

Genuinely never saw the attraction.

[pale sigil]

Well, ok all over the world is a stretch, I was trying to say is it's not just US

[reef patrol]

Maybe it's the lack of a car with a boot the size of texas, and a complete lack of interest in filling up a house sized apartment with shit I won't be using for months.

[pale sigil]

It's definitely over hyped for none businesses but it is decent l.

Even if you don't fill up your car.

[ashen spindle]

other countries have the same concept just different companies

[pale sigil]

Kinda

Most others are mostly for traders, Costco take hits on prices more than most afaik

[distant tapir]

I hope it crashes and burns.

[astral haven]

costco doesnt tend to take hits, they tend to minimize profit on the products
they avoid going negative

[supple nest]

Costco tends to sell high quality stuff, which is why I like it

I get office clothes and my cookware there

Beds and things too

They have really cheap booze too

[analog sinew]

all one needs

[misty saffron]

metro for europeans

i’m surprised they managed to keep stores open here, i’ve never seen a person who’d willingly shop there

[astral haven]

pretty sure thats more like wallmart

or sams club

[supple nest]

Yeah

Also what phones have people been liking recently mine is about due for an upgrade

[hasty thunder]

depends a lot on personal preference

but for me it's definitely going to be the S24U

[supple nest]

I'm not a fan of Samsung's launcher or all their bloatware personally the pen is a neat gimmick though

I might look into it see if one UI has gotten any better

[halcyon moss]

One ui is fine

[steep creek]

not a fan of facebook and whole ms suit being included on there by default but other than that its ok

[astral haven]

really matters what you care about in a phone
s24u spends alot of money on cameras for example

[supple nest]

I don't care about cameras at all but I want good performance they tend to go hand in hand sadly

No flagship doesn't have overpriced cameras strapped to it

[astral haven]

gaming phones

the new zenfone ultra cameras are very low end relatively speaking

[supple nest]

Are there any gaming phones that aren't jokes?

[astral haven]

rog phone

if you dont want gamer look, the zenfone is the same phone

[sharp badger]

Zenfone 10 is their last small phone though

[supple nest]

I was just thinking this seems too big lol

[astral haven]

if you are ok with a 24U you probably arent looking for small

[supple nest]

Buh maybe I will just get another pixel

[hasty thunder]

the "Samsung Launcher" is a thing of the past actually. Any Samsung these days is remarkably close to the standard Android experience

in fact Samsung even allows you to install a 2nd OS on the phone right off the bat

[astral haven]

what now

[sharp badger]

Pixel is nice, the battery life seem eh though

[pale sigil]

Can confirm

I won't be getting another pixel because of that

[astral haven]

my dad is happy with his 8, but it is not a flagship

if you are ok with a midrange device there are way more options

[turbid crane]

My Temple of Dreams has arrived. This mousepad is amazing

[hasty thunder]

is that a Viper v3? õ.o

[turbid crane]

Yeah, that was a bit of an impulse buy when it came out lol

[hasty thunder]

i'll upgrade from my Sora 4k to a v2 this month tho

[sharp badger]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksparrow/2024/04/26/dekoni-launches-elite-ear-pads-for-audeze-maxwell-gaming-headset/ They've released some new ear pads for the Maxwells not as unique as the Wicked Cushions though

[turbid crane]

I almost got the sora, but it's too small for me

I've officially given up on small mice lol

[hasty thunder]

it's more of a fingertip and claw grip mouse anyway

[turbid crane]

oh, I know, but my op1 started hurting my hands after a while with it

and the sora is a very close shape

[balmy vector]

My new beast x is a match made in heaven:)

[supple nest]

One UI is still very much a thing from what I see

[hasty thunder]

well, it is

but it's by far less obnoxious as it used to be

[hasty thunder]

by all honesty? I don't know why, but for me the Roccat Kone had the BEST shape of them all

RIP Roccat

[final flame]

pads change the sound, wouldn't surprise me that the tuning of dekonis are far more consistent to the original

[hasty thunder]

i hope the Dekonis are a bit thicker than the original ones

[final flame]

wouldn't expect a gaming company to know accoustics

[supple nest]

Audeze is not a gaming company

Smh

[reef patrol]

Audeze NUTS

[supple nest]

Oh my god

[balmy vector]

Gotem

[final flame]

referring to wicked cushions

[supple nest]

Ah

[hasty thunder]

yet they built several headsets in the past specifically for gaming, i.e. Penrose

[sharp badger]

Yeah

[hasty thunder]

i love my Maxwell tho

really awesome sound quality for a wireless headset

sure, the mic ain't anything to brag about, but the sound quality, the tuning and the battery life? Easily the best headset in these categories

[balmy vector]

Pc38x cushions have been ungodly comfy for me

[final flame]

Sennheiser velour is quite comfy, although my glasses make this annoying rubbing sound on them

[supple nest]

The old xb Sony head phones were the comfiest

Pillows for cushions

[balmy vector]

Yeah thats usual experience for me when it comes to using my glasses

[supple nest]

Mdr z-1 pretty close

[sharp badger]

I like the cooling effect on the Wicked Cushions on my Maxwells

[hasty thunder]

finally, another Maxwell enjoyer

[balmy vector]

Hows the battery life on it?

Heard its pretty good

[hasty thunder]

insane actually

[balmy vector]

[hasty thunder]

i can easily use them an entire week before i need to charge them

[balmy vector]

Holy moly

That is pretty damn nice

[sharp badger]

The battery life is really good yeah, listen to quite a lot of different music and have been enjoying them thus far, the app could be better though

[hasty thunder]

there's 1 definitive recommendation from my side tho: Definitely get some spare headbands and thicker cups. My ears are small, yet they do touch the inside of the cups slightly with the stock cups

[balmy vector]

Love listening to music on my pc38x’s. My hearing loss is pretty damn bad for my right ear but theyve done well at giving me good sound even then

[hasty thunder]

and the headband likes to disintegrate after a couple of months

at least mine did

[sharp badger]

Even the Wicked Cushions headband like to disintegrate

[hasty thunder]

ugh... sucks

[balmy vector]

Ill keep that in mind if i ever decide to make an audio change

[hasty thunder]

well, guess i'll buy 3 more then

the best thing by far with the Maxwell, that thing vibrates, but not because of some stupid ass vibration motors, no, it's the actual bass that does that

but then again, these are some extremely well tuned 90mm planar drivers

[sharp badger]

Got goosebumps while playing Bramble : The Mountain King & ''Den blomstertid nu kommer'' started playing

Yeah i've got 3 spares

[hasty thunder]

i have a couple high quality songs always on my phone to test Bluetooth Headsets

while the XM4 were sweating and crying for help at my local electronics store the Maxwell were like "that's it?!?"

[analog sinew]

I only have a bass test song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9icI37CtIY

[hasty thunder]

you don't test shit with YouTube or mp3 files

flac is where you really get the most out of something

[analog sinew]

I just wanted to link the song real quick

[supple nest]

Talking about file types when using BT always makes me laugh

[hasty thunder]

i'm using PowerAmp since its release and don't regret it

[hasty thunder]

BT 5.2 LE actually transfers up to 2 MB/s, therefor many flac file songs can be played at its maximum

my test song i.e. sends 2.3 MB/s

[supple nest]

I will refrain from going on a rant about wireless

But you do you.

[hasty thunder]

older wireless technology was indeed a serious joke, but nowadays it's a whole different thing

[supple nest]

||still a joke||

[hasty thunder]

well, yeah, unless it's wifi

[ashen spindle]

just use RF wireless headphones

[hasty thunder]

most people barely notice a difference between wired and wireless headphones either way

and 5.2 LE was already a game changer in the audiophile scene

sure, it's still inferior to wired stuff, but not as abysmal as it used to be with BT 5.0 and lower

[smoky frigate]

Poweramp, based choice

I remember being so hyped for the foobar2000 mobile app but it was somehow even more buttfuck ugly than its Windows cousin, and worse to use

[hasty thunder]

i literally have it since day 1

iirc i was even signed up for the beta

[smoky frigate]

and it keeps getting better all the time too. love it

[final flame]

poweramp is the best

even better once you skin it

[smoky frigate]

I found this 5€ cable in a random discount store and I absolutely love it

2.5m length, can connect two devices at the same time, both get data

[analog sinew]

GAMING CABLE

[smoky frigate]

the USB-A is a plug, you can take it off and you get a USB-C end

no notes on this, perfect cable, I will buy a ton of these over time

[astral haven]

both get data???

does it have an integrated hub?

[smoky frigate]

YES!!

[astral haven]

holy

[smoky frigate]

here are my two phones connected on one cable

also I need to reiterate, it's 2 and a half fuckin meters!

FOR 5 BUX

[sharp badger]

What's the data speed?

[smoky frigate]

the phone here has only USB 2, I'm getting 30 MB/s off it

[sharp badger]

Ok 👀 👍

[smoky frigate]

I'll try with a USB 3 device in a bit

[smoky frigate]

copying from a USB 3 hard drive enclosure I get 43.4 MB/s

[sharp badger]

Not bad with the split

[smoky frigate]

it could probably be better but hell, what more can you ask for

[sharp badger]

Yeah

[smoky frigate]

so yeah, I can finally get rid of a lot of shitty 0.5m cords

[sharp badger]

Have a lot of those too for some charging stuff sometimes practical of their space

[smoky frigate]

yeah. I'll banish them to the drawer of oblivion

[wheat plume]

More mice need to have a freaking scroll wheel on the side like the rat 7 had

I set it to change volume

super easy to use with my thumb

[ashen spindle]

just use the normal scrollwheel?

[wheat plume]

for volume??

[ashen spindle]

yeah with like a side button or so as toggle for normal use/sound use

[wheat plume]

nah.... I want a thumb dial for it xd

I dont wanna hold down a toggle key to turn my scrollwheel into a volume slider

[crimson wigeon]

Knob is what I want more knob knob bb b

[wheat plume]

yeh xd

[ashen spindle]

why on a mouse

you could have it be pressing both side buttons held down makes it turn volume or if you hold the dpi button some have or whatever

why waste the space on a mouse for it like that

[sharp badger]

MX Master?

[crimson wigeon]

Never have enough buttons on mouse

[wheat plume]

OOO YES LIKE THAT

is that two dials or one??

[crimson wigeon]

I'd also like a horizontal scroller seems like it would be nicer than shift modifying normal scroll

[wheat plume]

^

horizontal scrolling is why I love touchpads

[steep creek]

Mx master silent clicks is something I really like

[wheat plume]

TBH, Im tempted to buy an Apple Magic Touchpad for my computer so I can use touchpad gestures and whatnot

[sharp badger]

Really have high hopes for the next MX Master

[steep creek]

Same

[ashen spindle]

what about the mice where you can move the middle mousewheel to left/right and do scrolling in all 4 directions with it then

[wheat plume]

Everytime I see your profile photo, it makes me want to play pony island again

[wheat plume]

the mad catz mouse I had did that...

[sharp badger]

Apple magic trackpad is nice too there are other alternatives ofc.

https://www.printables.com/model/61596-magic-keyboard-and-trackpad-thing

[wheat plume]

nah, I dont want their keyboard xd

[astral haven]

scrolling is actually alot smoother and more responsive on trackpad vs wheel

[wheat plume]

yeh

[astral haven]

zoom is also much nicer than ctrl scroll

[sharp badger]

Kinda like the feel of the Trackpads, yeah

[wheat plume]

and its in realtime, not scrolling in stages

[ashen spindle]

yeah but I mean in comparison to a mouse with second scroll wheel

[astral haven]

i keep a trackpad to the left of my keyboard

[steep creek]

Mx master wheel is so nice tho, best I’ve used in any mouse

But yes trackpads are great

[astral haven]

its nice but its not trackpad tier

[wheat plume]

Are their cheaper touchpads similar in size to the Apple Magic Touchpad?

[steep creek]

True

[astral haven]

dont think cheaper yet

[steep creek]

There’s the logitech casa if they released that as standalone,,

[astral haven]

not yet 😦

[steep creek]

Ah sad

[crimson wigeon]

Isn't high res scroll wheel a thing or has that been forgotten

[astral haven]

its a thing but its not as good as trackpad, also rare

[crimson wigeon]

Sad

[astral haven]

I really want the passive mouse with an active mousepad
making it with touch support would make it an excellent trackpad as well

[steep creek]

Something like the powerplay?

[astral haven]

no as in zero circuitry in the mouse

like a wacom pen

[steep creek]

Ohh yea that would be nice for weight as well

[astral haven]

yep

[steep creek]

And not ever having to charge is a bonus

[astral haven]

fkn wacom naming

[steep creek]

lmao

well beats monitor naming I guess

[pale sigil]

one with Wacom

[wheat plume]

are those two seperate unique products??

[astral haven]

yep

one by wacom is smaller and cheaper?

[wheat plume]

GG
Good names

[limpid grail]

What is the specific word used to describe keycaps that will let light shine through them? Surely it's not just transparent, right?

[reef patrol]

Backlit keycaps

Or Shinethrough.

[limpid grail]

Ty!

[wheat plume]

💜
Pixel Android status bar icons
My beloved

[smoky frigate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVI6SCtVu4c

the perfect tutorial doesn't exi-

[balmy vector]

Perfection

[cosmic thunder]

yooo how did you do that

[final flame]

it's linux

could install basically any icon pack you want

[cosmic thunder]

oh

i thought it was android

[chrome estuary]

oooh talking about mice...

I own a Elecom EX-G Pro

it has three main buttons, a scroll wheel with left and right buttons, a button behind the scroll wheel, and another button down by where your thumb rests.

[cosmic thunder]

yesterday my friend logged on to the reservation site to buy a ticket for blue archive event, but when he was going to pay the site said no cuz he uses firefox, so he failed to buy it (there were about at least 5000 people in the queue at the time and the tickets were like 2000)

idk why they're blocking other than chromium browsers for payment but yeah he disappointed a lot

[raw zephyr]

She made a video about neofetch repo being archived 🧠 💥

[steep nebula]

are there any major difference between the different sizes of keyboards features or they are all the same?

was looking at the HE and see that a new one is coming out

[reef patrol]

They're all HE

[ashen spindle]

more or less the same

if you just want to use it and not mod or use custom cases, its basically take what size you prefer

[steep nebula]

lmao my brain is fried looking at keyboards, mices and mouse pads 😛

[steep nebula]

ok so im not missing out any anything new if i go with a full size compared to the new 60% one

[ashen spindle]

well the new one is 80% but yes

[steep nebula]

yeah 80% lmao

hmm ok i might order one tonight and other recommandations?

[ashen spindle]

recommendations for what?

[steep nebula]

nvm i see that there arent many options or at all for mods for the full size compared to the 80

[reef patrol]

What kind of mod?

[hasty thunder]

most mods for the Two HE are DIY, yes

[hasty thunder]

i think he means cases and stuff

[reef patrol]

Sure. Just wanted to clarify what kind of mod - because only the 60HE fits into that lovely "modding ecosystem", where third party cases even exist.

[steep nebula]

yeah i was looking into the mod support like different keys etc

but doesnt seem that theres a large market for the full size is there?

[hasty thunder]

whatcha mean with different keys?

different keycaps or switches?

because there's an endless market for keycaps as well as HE switches these days

[steep nebula]

idk too much about modding so im just saying in general

what are the mod options

[hasty thunder]

well, as said. There's a shit ton of keycaps these days on the market

and switches? There's the Gateron Jades, L60's, L45's, Raptors, etc. etc.

[steep nebula]

do keycaps play a major role or are they for mosting for looks

geez im def going to go down a rabbit hole with these keyboards

[hasty thunder]

no, they do play a major role, because they're mostly responsible for the sound at the end of the day

thicker double shot PBT keycaps i.e. introduce a thocky sound, while ABS ones are clackier and also wear off quicker

[hasty thunder]

it's a deep, deep rabbit hole

[steep nebula]

what would u say about the stock keyboard you think its solid itself

[hasty thunder]

the Two HE?

[steep nebula]

and yeah i already went down that hole with mice and mousepads

yes

[hasty thunder]

idk about the Two HE tbh, never bought one

[steep nebula]

its the same quality as the others ones?

hmmmmmm

[hasty thunder]

i have a couple of 60HEs tho

[steep nebula]

kk cuz i see a ungodly amount of hype on the 80 one atm

[reef patrol]

It's the new keyboard - of course that comes with hype

[hasty thunder]

well, there's a reason to why. 8k polling (which is mostly for marketing and has no practical benefit in reality), gasket mounted, tons of different cases right off the launch and a couple of new features

[steep nebula]

whats a gasket mount benefit?

and yeah hmm seems like the full size has negative mods lmfao

[solid violet]

What mouse do u guys reccomend?

[hasty thunder]

it feels softer and flexes the PCB a tiny bit more, making it feel less stiff

[reef patrol]

https://youtu.be/TbC4UpRDf48

[hasty thunder]

depends on the grip style and hand size

[steep nebula]

fml more shit to research LMFAO

[solid violet]

Medium Hand size Palm grip i think

[hasty thunder]

told ya it's going to be a deep rabbit hole

[steep nebula]

hmmm im a claw person

[hasty thunder]

for claw grip: Sora v2, by far

[steep nebula]

yeah i just got a viper v3 pro atm

[hasty thunder]

for palm there are a couple of options out there

[steep nebula]

trying it out its pretty big ngl

[hasty thunder]

for a calm palm grip there are several options. If you're looking for something a bit smaller and lighter than the GPX2, but something the GPX2 should have been:
Ninjutso Sora v2

another top candidate:
Razer Viper v3

then there's the Lamzu brand, Finalmouse, etc.

[solid violet]

I had the superlight but the mousewheel stopped working properly after 1 year of use... gonna return it. Rn i have the viper v2

[steep nebula]

yeah i came from a mm712 mouse so im looking at similar options that are really good

like the x2h mini

i see that the sora v2 is nice

[hasty thunder]

i think the Lamzu Maya is actually a quite well-known candidate for palm grip

or was it the thorn?

i don't remember

[steep nebula]

yeah theres alot of options for mice

lol

[hasty thunder]

honestly? The sora v2 is more of a claw and finger tip mouse, given its size and weight

[solid violet]

i love the viper tbf i Played on the wired viper for 3 years and then switched to logitech and now back to razer v2 pro

[steep nebula]

yeah idk how to measure my hand but i think i have smaller hands lmfao

so i like kinda hump back mouses

[hasty thunder]

glove size is a good indicator actually

[steep nebula]

your right actuall

i didnt think about that at all

[solid violet]

Why are most pro players playing with superlight if there are better options?

question i asked myself for a long time

[hasty thunder]

because they'd have to get used to something new

[solid violet]

imo the viper v2 pro is far better than the superlight already

[steep creek]

You can measure it like this if you have a tape measurer

[hasty thunder]

imagine driving a common 2 liter car for years and suddenly being introduced to a super car or an oldie

[solid violet]

okay i see

Do u think the v2 pro is better than the superlight?

[steep nebula]

alright gamers im off to bed ive been looking at mice keyboards and mouse pads for like 7-9 hours LMFAO

[hasty thunder]

anything these days is better than the GPX and GPX2

[steep nebula]

saved that thank you

[steep creek]

Logi battery is just s tier but I think tech wise other companies are better

[solid violet]

is it worth upgrading to another mouse when playing the v2 pro?

like Worth the difference

[hasty thunder]

i mean the 5 DPI stepping is quite okay~ish on the GPX2, but the sensor is mid, the switches are totally ass, the pre- and post-travel on every switch is ass, the skates suck...

overall the GPX2 is like a 3/10

[solid violet]

yeah i could tell that

[hasty thunder]

and the weight... like holy crap

[solid violet]

gpx2? Its 63g isnt it?

[hasty thunder]

it doesn't sound like a lot for many, but the GPX2 has to hit the gym

[solid violet]

😂

[hasty thunder]

especially since other brands achieve like 40 grams without that stupid honey comb design

[solid violet]

yeah

[solid violet]

what u think about that?

[hasty thunder]

hard to tell. If you are totally happy with your current mouse i don't see any reason to upgrade to something different

upgrading a keyboard is one thing, such changes don't need a lot of learning, but a mouse is a whole different story

[solid violet]

Got the viper like 2 weeks ago but as i said a already played the wired one years ago and loved the shape

[hasty thunder]

i'd guess the wireless v3 would be a decent upgrade, but as said before, i don't see any reason to upgrade if you're absolutely fine with your v2

[solid violet]

the v3 shape is different right?

[hasty thunder]

a tiny bit

but it's improved in many ways

[steep creek]

I saw v3 shape is quite similar to the superlight now which is nice for my hand

[solid violet]

Superlight shape was bad for me... felt like a mountain compared to v2

[hasty thunder]

side buttons have a perfect pre- and post-travel, the sides got pulled up, so you can rest your ring finger next to the top switches, the hump got improved

[steep creek]

That’s good to hear, im disappointed in the side buttons on my superlight

[solid violet]

i'm playing fortnite not that bad and i think i can get something out of upgrading things a bit

Im playing on a roccat vulcan tkl rn

[hasty thunder]

get rid of that shit...

even an Apex Pro is better than that

[solid violet]

bought it 3 years ago because of its sexy look

what should i get instead? 🫣

[steep creek]

Wooting

[solid violet]

1 sec

[hasty thunder]

honestly? if the F Row's really necessary? Wait for the 80HE or pre order it

[solid violet]

No f rows needed

[hasty thunder]

btw, how many keycaps have faded on your vulcan?

[solid violet]

tkl

No num

[steep creek]

If you’re fine with 60% then 60he+ is a great board

[solid violet]

ah wait

no keycaps have faded

i'm taking good care

[hasty thunder]

lucky you, for me the whole WASD thing faded back then on my 121

[solid violet]

Maybe needs a clean up

[hasty thunder]

DEFINITELY needs a clean up

[solid violet]

no

[hasty thunder]

and stop eating at your desk...

[solid violet]

wooting arrives in 2 hours

hehe

[pale sigil]

[solid violet]

sorry

[pale sigil]

Please don't treat your Wooting that way.

[solid violet]

won't do that

promise

[hasty thunder]

he's mad, because it's not cleaned, not because it's not a Wooting

[solid violet]

no need to clean... 1 more hour

[hasty thunder]

huh?

[solid violet]

Then my wooting arrives

[hasty thunder]

you did order a Wooting before?

[solid violet]

yess

1 week ago

[hasty thunder]

k, makes sense

[solid violet]

Thought about a apex pro too but my friend says wooting by far

[hasty thunder]

well, there's a good reason why i went from an Apex Pro to a Wooting myself

[solid violet]

Good to hear

will i recognize difference in delay compared to vulcan tkl?

[hasty thunder]

definitely

i'd say the Wooting is by far faster than you might like at first

[solid violet]

So i need some time to get used

[hasty thunder]

but you'll get used to it after a couple of hours

[solid violet]

To the acuation point i guess

[hasty thunder]

you can adjust it actually

[solid violet]

So wooting + viper v2 is a good combo

[hasty thunder]

i went from 0.1 on WASD to 0.4 actually

[solid violet]

makes sense i think

[hasty thunder]

because 0.1 is a bit too sensitive

at least for me

[solid violet]

In way of movement yeah i see

So i need a new mousepad as well... i bought some shit mousepad from a german tiktok company called nyfter

[hasty thunder]

bad decision

[balmy vector]

I like 0.8 because i suck

[pale sigil]

Honestly, I've always just used 2mm XD

[balmy vector]

I have 2.0 on spacebar

[solid violet]

Learned that the hard war

[balmy vector]

Feels good

[hasty thunder]

you're no pro gamer to begin with, that's the issue

[pale sigil]

I like my switches to activate when I press, not breathe on XD

[balmy vector]

[pale sigil]

[hasty thunder]

movement in games like Apex is key

[balmy vector]

Im still trying getting used to my new beast x

[solid violet]

In fortnite its not that big of a deal i think

[balmy vector]

Overshooting lots lol

[pale sigil]

Tbh I used to have it lower

But I couldn't be bothered re configuring it lol

I used to play competitive games but these days I rarely play anything.

[balmy vector]

I just like that my mouse looks like an orange popsicle

Comp games ive definitely fallen out of

Except smite but we dont talk about that

[hasty thunder]

should buy an Artisan Zero Daidai to match it

[balmy vector]

[solid violet]

Do you guys got any tipps when it comes to mousepads? like i saw a Video where different glides were testet with different mousepads... do i need to buy New glides for the viper v2 pro

[hasty thunder]

that's what it looks like if you're curious

[balmy vector]

Oh yeah that would easily match that look

[pale sigil]

Wooting when it finally comes out

[solid violet]

Are they releasing a mouspad soon?

[pale sigil]

Soon? Nah

They keep getting pushed back.

[hasty thunder]

maybe in like 6 years

[pale sigil]

There's a bunch of samples and I can confirm they are nice but still not perfect.

[balmy vector]

Mouse for comparison, it would definitely be a match made in heaven

[solid violet]

so until Then what mousepad should i buy

[pale sigil]

I couldn't trust myself with a lovely desk pad.

I'm way too messy.

[balmy vector]

[hasty thunder]

depends on what you need. For control pads you should buy an Artisan Zero

for something faster there's skypad

[solid violet]

how do i know whether to buy a control or speed pad?

[pale sigil]

I used to be super meh eating etc at my desk years ago but I still somehow get my pad dirty.

[hasty thunder]

do you throw your mouse around hastily or are you used to a more controlled pre aim like CS?

[solid violet]

I'm playing a considering low sens with almost no flicking

[pale sigil]

I used to be a high sensitivity pleb

[hasty thunder]

so control it is for you then

[pale sigil]

But these days I'm super low (I know your question wasn't aimed at me)

[balmy vector]

Minimal flicks the way for me

[hasty thunder]

get a QcK+ and shut it

[balmy vector]

[hasty thunder]

plebian

[solid violet]

This is the one i got rn

[hasty thunder]

flicks are also super nice on control pads tho, the real difference on stuff like speed pads or glass pads are tracking

[pale sigil]

I had one and it was nice

[hasty thunder]

i.e. for Apex, where the enemy usually jumps around like crazy

[pale sigil]

But rn I'm still rocking my super secret mouse pad.

[hasty thunder]

until it starts to be inconsistent... i used one myself and i wasn't happy with it after half a year

[pale sigil]

Haha ye

Very true!

My sensors would flip out towards the end so I had to bin it.

But for the price I was happy with it.

[hasty thunder]

still, paying 30€ every 6 months for a new pad sucks ass

[solid violet]

I saw some fn pros playing the artisan ninja fx zero soft

[hasty thunder]

yeah, these are in the middle of the pack. A mix of speed and control

[pale sigil]

30 euro?

Eh?

Oh wait, desk pad?

[hasty thunder]

or 20 for the QcK? i don't remember, the last one i had was 800x400 or something

[pale sigil]

Because the qck is relatively cheap in the UK

[hasty thunder]

ew... BRIT!

[pale sigil]

I agree

[solid violet]

I actually think the artisan mousepads are to small for me

[hasty thunder]

they come in different sizes

the XL i.e. is fucking huge

as example

[solid violet]

where can i buy it? Only found a Website with small ones

[hasty thunder]

Kleinanzeigen, maxgaming, ebay

there are all kinds of ways for germans

[solid violet]

65€ on maxgaming

[balmy vector]

Do you always have your lightbar on?

[hasty thunder]

i think i paid 50€ for my Zero on Kleinanzeigen

[hasty thunder]

well, yeah, it automatically turns on with my monitors

[balmy vector]

Ah i see

[solid violet]

Looks big enough i guess

[hasty thunder]

i can turn it off, but it's taking less than 5W per hour, so i don't see a reason to why i should turn it off and it also adjusts automatically depending on the light in the room

[solid violet]

Your setup is fire

[hasty thunder]

it's a bit outdated tho... need a new GPU, because the 6800XT doesn't cut it anymore

[solid violet]

Whaat

[analog sinew]

where new generation

[solid violet]

got a 6700xt

[balmy vector]

Its very pretty even still

[solid violet]

With 7 5800x3d

[hasty thunder]

well, i do hit my 300 FPS lock in Apex with it, but in hectic scenarios it likes to drop to 200

given that i use 380 Hz monitors a drop in FPS is actually something i wanna avoid

[solid violet]

i can overclock my monitor 240hz to 280hz in one click but i dont think its Worth it

[hasty thunder]

not worth it at all tbh

an upgrade to 360/380 Hz isn't worth it either in your case

i went from 144 to 380 half a year ago and for me it was definitely noticeable

[solid violet]

Yeah i Went from 144 to 240 big difference as well

[hasty thunder]

well, i do like the looks of it, but in terms of performance it just isn't enough anymore

[balmy vector]

Yeah i can understand, pushing 300+ consistently on monitors like those would be a hassle for my tiny brain. 240 is much more my style

Wait a minute

[lyric hatch]

personally i'd get the Saturn Pro over the Artisan Zero because the zero has an issue with hair getting stuck in the weave over time

[balmy vector]

Is that a gamecube?

[hasty thunder]

pearl white, limited EU edition, yes

[balmy vector]

Niiiice

I love those darn cubes

[balmy vector]

The way it was meant to be

[hasty thunder]

it's funny how the series X has the perfect matching measurements for the gamecube

as if they did it on purpose

[balmy vector]

I like to think they did, even though they probably didn’t

[lyric hatch]

i wanna get this keycap set to go with the playstation themed one also

[balmy vector]

Oh yeah

Its quite cute, could easily go with a purple gamecube setup too

[hasty thunder]

damn it... stop giving me ideas for another 60HE...

[balmy vector]

[lyric hatch]

they even have a little novelty key

[balmy vector]

Oh my

I love him

[hasty thunder]

fuck... i definitely need it...

[balmy vector]

You and me both

[hasty thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/idontneedit-spongebob-meme-ineedit-gif-19085880

[balmy vector]

And here i thought my paychecks were finally safe

[lyric hatch]

well for $135 it can be yours + $65 if you want the little gamecube keycap

[hasty thunder]

jesus...

[balmy vector]

Ill take a whole set of gamecubes

[lyric hatch]

yeah they reel you in with nostalgia to reap your money

[balmy vector]

As they should, im addicted

[hasty thunder]

link pls for both?

[balmy vector]

[hasty thunder]

can't find them on hibis website

[lyric hatch]

https://novelkeys.com/products/gmk-cubed?variant=43183873720487

drop down has hibi

[hasty thunder]

meh, the accents are sold out

[balmy vector]

Im sad i missed out on the gamecube cap they had on drop

The orange one was so cute

[sharp badger]

https://en.keycaps-industries.fr/products/keycaps-playstation PS set

[hasty thunder]

the accent keys would've been totally awesome

[lyric hatch]

that's a clone set the real one is much more expensive https://omnitype.com/products/gmk-dualshot-2-keycaps

this is what I plan on putting on my 80he

although by the time I get the novelties etc it's gonna cost more than the board

[primal pagoda]

$150 for Keycaps?????

Bruhh

[balmy vector]

Gmk

[misty saffron]

reinstalled windows and openvpn suddenly works

[reef patrol]

Time to block them "security" updates.

[smoky frigate]

I found another hidden feature of this awesome 5€ cable: it also does OTG @astral haven

so to reiterate: it has two ends on one side, both get data up to 40 MB/s, the USB-A bit also doubles as USB-C, it is two and a half meters long, and it's OTG... other cable manufacturers, are you even trying?

it should be noted that I tried 3 other OTG adapters with this DAC, and it worked with none of them. the cable that doesn't even advertise it works

[vagrant pagoda]

All type c are otg

You don't need anything special to have otg with c

[smoky frigate]

then why does only this one work and not the 3 others?

one of them that didn't was this 15bux cable by iFi, and I tried 2 of them

[turbid crane]

Welcome to the machine

[wheat plume]

No
No they aren't

The cables I have for my charger only carry power

[sweet cairn]

Waiting for these to have a happy hour sale

[wheat plume]

https://youtu.be/b9qBJa8IUZU

So cool how the most up to date Linux version can run on such an old computer

Wild how many ports apple used to have on their computers

Now even the new Mac minis have barely any ports and you need to pay extra for more

[sharp badger]

For most people the basic is enough

[crystal halo]

Plenty of ports holy cow

[steep creek]

Yeah tbf I don’t think most people need those ports anymore

[crystal halo]

I’d argue modern Mac mini is way better in port selection.

[reef patrol]

Today a usb c hub goes a long way for the few who need more ports.

[wheat plume]

The headphone jack being on the back is actually awful ....

No cable is gonna be long enough to reach back there

[crystal halo]

No?…

[analog sinew]

it's apple ofc you need to pay more for random features

[crystal halo]

Front mounted looks real tacky

[steep creek]

Front mounted is convenient but ugly for me

[crystal halo]

Yea

[steep creek]

For quick things like putting in a thumb drive and that

[crystal halo]

Also my headphones have a full fat 1/4” plug so I need dac amp anyway

[sharp badger]

And a lot have just bluetooth peripherals because of the ecosystem

[crystal halo]

Yeah I use my front panel USB a lot for that

Having a dual usbc/usba thumb drive is super convenient too

[steep creek]

Same

[crystal halo]

https://a.co/d/8emeqiK

I have this one in 128gb capacity

So hilariously cheap nowadays

[steep creek]

Oh nice I have this one

[crystal halo]

Shipping being most of the price moment.

[steep creek]

So small fits in my smaller pocket too

[crystal halo]

This thing is tiny it’s great

[steep creek]

Great for uni stuff moving from lab pc to my own constantly

[crystal halo]

Can plug the USB-A end into my piano and record audio, then pop the USB-C into my phone and bam no adapters required.

[steep creek]

Ah yea that sounds convenient

[coarse brook]

I know that they’re all considered rather shite for audio quality but what would be the best 70-129 dollar range headset I can get at best buy?

I have a g pro x wired one that is having issues and the replacement plan lets me choose a replacement item since they don’t have it in stock anymore

Really just care about something comfy with decent sound(not worse than g pro x) that won’t hurt my head during long LAN sessions and will be durable

[wheat plume]

I really dislike the default panels in MATE...

why two?????

and the bottom one only acts as a task switcher and virtual desktops

[steep creek]

gnome > everything else for me

[crimson wigeon]

Because that's how it used to be

[smoky frigate]

gnome 2 was criticized for being stagnant at the time and personally I found it buttfuck ugly

[wheat plume]

it still is buttfuck ugly

most Linux desktops are. except Gnome imo and default breeze light in Plasma is very nice too

Deepin is neat also but only their own apps, their theme doesnt apply nicely to any other app but their's

[smoky frigate]

deepin certainly has its charme, but oh god the bugs the bugs THE BUGS

[steep creek]

my actual tier list for looks would be macos > gnome > windows

[wheat plume]

TBF, I think Gnome looks better than macOS

the native apps at least

[steep creek]

kde has been a bugfest for me i refuse to use it

[steep creek]

yea fair, these things are very subjective

[wheat plume]

Plasma has gotten better, but you need to make sure you have every niche plasma package installed for it to not have strange issues

which is why it feels so barebones on Arch no matter what I do cause im probably missing some random package it wants but doesnt really need

[steep creek]

yea i mean i expect it to be more stable out of the box like gnome is, just plug and play stuff. it has some strange hiccups on my hardware too cant figure out why

[wheat plume]

Actually. I take it back....the native MacOS apps look sooooooo good, I just really dislike Finder's design

Every native MacOS app (except Finder) > Gnome

but jusst about

Finder just always looks so cluttered and busy anytime I see it

[steep creek]

yea finder is kidna dated, but it has some really nice features

[wheat plume]

yeah for sure

time machine is fucking black magic

[steep creek]

also the settings app has been redesigned to look like ios and ipados and people dont seem to enojoy that

[wheat plume]

huh?

show me, I may have missed that

[steep creek]

one sec let me find a picture

[wheat plume]

ook

[steep creek]

i think you can make out which is new and which is old lmao

[wheat plume]

ooohhh right

Gnome settings are like that too aha

you can choose what you like better on plasma though

you can use new or the old style

gnome settings :D

[steep creek]

i guess the reason im fine with it on gnome is bc ive always seen it that way, but ive had plenty of macs in the past and used to the old look still

[astral haven]

the old is so annoying holy smokes
my mac mini at work is now out of updates and im not gonna get that 😦

[wheat plume]

yeah, I much prefer the new one

[steep creek]

its not terrible but some things are annoying like show battery percentage not being under battery settings, but the dock page instead

[wheat plume]

....

dafuq

[steep creek]

unbearable without the search function

[steep creek]

ah sad

[wheat plume]

In gnome, its under Power settings like it should be

[steep creek]

i get their thought process since percentage resides in the top bar (not dock i mistyped) but at the same time you know its related to the battery lol

[wheat plume]

yea....

[steep creek]

but one feature i miss so bad is sidecar, nothing on any other computer that i know of comes close

[wheat plume]

yeah, I dont see how it would be possible on any other OS

unless, Microsoft make it work between Windows and Surface tablets sometime

cause they control the OS and hardware for those

[whole axle]

What’s the best browser for performance?

[steep creek]

yea just apple things

[wheat plume]

wait wait, no it works on Huawei devices

you can "sidecar" your huawei laptop with one of their phones or tablets

[steep creek]

i will check it out, but performance on sidecar has been s tier

[wheat plume]

yeah, ive seen it before, its so sick

[astral haven]

microsoft already has miracast with full support for everything

[wheat plume]

TBF, I can see why people fall into the Apple trap, you really need more than one of their products to get the best out of them

[astral haven]

from any windows with a wifi card to any windows with a wifi card it works great

[steep creek]

yea having one apple device isnt enough for the ecosystem ™️

but at the same time they lock you in lol

even if i want to go out ill have to spend too much, i figure its not worth it and ill miss some features so i just stick with it

[wheat plume]

tbf, I can get most of the Apple Ecosystem with shit like KDE Connect

my phone and laptop and steam deck can all talk to eachother and share shit between them flawlessly

KDE Connect works on Windows too but the file transfer is limited to one file per transfer and you cant send directly from the context menu in file explorer

since Microsoft wont let them integrate in file explorer cause they want people to use "your phone" app instead .-.

which is their shitty windows only version of kde connect

[pale sigil]

It's a decent app if you have a Samsung phone 🤣

[wheat plume]

yeah.....