There's a few things popping off right now that are affecting it
#๐โtech
zenith mirage
And rejoice, hopefully with changes to popular blockchains we won't need GPU miners
At least i hope not, because i want to upgrade
pale sigil
Got my new router network bridge and the interface is so slow
zenith mirage
Absolutely. Kicking myself for buying OMG too early
Trading around ยฃ9.50 now which would have been great
Well my advice is looking into OmiseGo (OMG) and NEO
And ETH
solar hinge
Same for me tino, want to uy some eth/btc
zenith mirage
Maybe neogas too
solar hinge
Buy
zenith mirage
That's the key
pale sigil
Well depends on your country
In the UK banks are already regulating BTC, making customers declare how much they have.
zenith mirage
Good think I avoid BTC like the plague it is
Only issue i've had with my bank was making the first purchase. Had to phone them and authorise it
Only issue i've had with my bank was making the first purchase. Had to phone them and authorise it
Other than that it's been smooth sailing
solar hinge
It had a poo I guess
pale sigil
ew razer
ancient jasper
It's a good laptop
The only good product they make is their laptops tbf
Linux compatibility is perfect
patent ore
I considered the blade but the AW13 won out
better screen and much better ergonomics for cooling and noise
ancient jasper
I like the alu
ancient jasper
Not for laptops, driver compatibility is horrible fairly often
pale sigil
Nah, not really, depends on the chipset.
opaque folio
also ipad 2
pale sigil
There are drivers even for linux
ancient jasper
Its everything, webcam driver's, network driver's, keyboard rgb drivers, etc.
opaque folio
no linux development for it, kinda sucks now cos I've set it to no networking to avoid speculative issues.
pale sigil
but its the same on most laptops xD
You're using normal hardware.
That hardware has drivers, which anyone can use.
pale sigil
Yes but Razer hae not made their own drivers for Linux, they will just be using manufactor drivers.
Minus razer keyboard etc
ancient jasper
Sure, but the laptop uses hardware that is compatible, whereas, I repeat, most laptops dont
pale sigil
Again most do, even lower end ones are using Skylake etc now
DDR4 etc
Btw i love Razer laptops for their looks etc
pale sigil
Which model?
ancient jasper
Blade 14 inch 1060 7700hq
pale sigil
ye what model? as in year
pale sigil
oh ye 1060
patent ore
the 1440p oled on the AW13 has to be seen to be believed
neat oriole
Dell also has a 1060 for that^
pale sigil
not the one i linked? my bad
neat oriole
Idk I didnโt click it
I just remembered about a month ago they said they shoved a 1060 in there
solar hinge
for everything i do on my pc, DISK 0 starts being active...
while everything is installed on my SSD
pale sigil
Bought a coverter for my DAC TRS for my speakers... pretty shitty, my headphones ofc has TRS anyway but it was a screw adapter and would not work with normal 3.5mm, anyway i plugged my speakers into my DAC now.
its so bad xD
reef patrol
PC Plumbing intensifies
shadow crystal
gib
harsh terrace
With RGB lights?
harsh terrace
Got an idea for app using Wooting API in future
App, which counts how many times have you pressed each key and adjust key brightness, depending on press count
The most pressed keys are white, while least pressed ones are black
ancient jasper
Does wooting have an API.
reef patrol
It will have. Jeroen provides closed access to it for a few select people upon request if memory serves.
It's something we really want to give people access to - But it needs to be stable and proper, so it's not the 1st priority on the docket. ๐
reef patrol
You'll have to take that one up with Jeroen-San ๐
shadow crystal
The code right now is relatively uncommented
ancient jasper
Looks like it could be using kailh hotswap sockets
reef patrol
More F keys than you can swing a stick at.
ashen spindle
anyone know a good site for laptop reviews/comparisons?
halcyon moss
My dad had keyboards that went to f20 or something
reef patrol
Mhmm. Technically windows has 24 in total.
hexed gyro
@pale sigil they call it CIY in China
pale sigil
Ah
hexed gyro
Not sure why itโs not more popular than it is but thereโs probably a good reason for it
pale sigil
Because it's a shit ton easier
Like a shit ton
Like so much
And you can replace easily, screw soldering
timid chasm
What's up with those gatreon switches?
is the PCB on the wooting the only thing that detects the analog or is there some portion of that on the switches too?
timid chasm
Man I'd love to see game devs just add keyboard analog controls
pale sigil
Soon
timid chasm
I'm hopeful but have low expectations
zealous osprey
@ashen spindle Those guys are alright : https://www.notebookcheck.net/
ashen spindle
ty
crude cipher
NotebookCheck.net highly recommended ๐
zenith mirage
Anyone have any experience with 3D printing? Theres a part on a pair of headphones that I need ti replace, but the only seller in the UK is charging ยฃ60 for it. Was wondering if a printed part would be sturdy enough to make do
Fostex 1412548286 TH600 Hanger
The part if anyone's curious. Connects the headband to the earcup
Hmmmm
Just a pain having to pay so much for such a small and simple part
Of course i'd actually need a file to get printed. Not sure if one exists or if i'd have to make one. I have zero experience with 3D modelling so i'm going to assume that wouldn't go well
I could ask Fostex for one, but I have my doubts that they'd hand one over ๐
zenith mirage
Aye, trouble is theyre in the US
I suppose it might be worth looking into a parcel forwarding service, but I have no idea how much they cost
crude cipher
@zenith mirage 22 will ship a 24oz box to Russia or Australia so it's definitely going to be cheaper to get the US part
ancient jasper
Shipito is one I've used before @zenith mirage
zenith mirage
Thanks ๐
ancient jasper
Proxied from US to UK
pale sigil
So erm my router gateway does not allow port forwarding if you have them in a different order, you have to do it from low to high if not you have to delete all rules and re do them in order.
My ISP maybe xD
Never experienced this before on anything.
Not even their previous equipment.
its a huge flaw, apparently this is a workaround to a previous issue certain ports were refused completely.
reef patrol
Toss DDWRT on it?
fickle ore
My ISP is retarded. The router they provided has gotten like 6 new firmware updates that fix security and other stuff, including the meltdown&spectre variant, but refuse to update firmware since 2 yeaars. Moreover you cannot flash firmware yourself over ISP modified firmware.
I should jsut buy the same router for like 20$ from brick n mortar store
Aye. Saddest part is, you can buy this from ISP store at same price as you can from for example amazon. The ISP one is ofcourse locked, LOL
Never buy shit from ISP store guys, remember that
always out-of-date firmwares
How so?
reef patrol
So glad we use COAX here. Every apartment can pick their own ISP, but our television package is (or was - recent law change) locked to a single one by contract for the whole building.
pale sigil
we use coax too
reef patrol
Fiber is coming eventually. The setup price just has to come down to a point where it is a sound investment, and there's enough push for the "below pensioners age" tenants demand it enough.
timid chasm
holy shit moca adapters are amazing
timid chasm
MoCA adapters and 5 port switches. I am in HEAVEN 
No more wireless or powerline for this guy
wraith cove
Gz on discovering moca~ its amazing for sure.
Just dont forget to put a filter on entry point, modem if it doesnt have one and any cable tv boxes u may have ๐
harsh terrace
Should I call some shortcuts like Woot + ; instead Win + ; 
reef patrol
timid chasm
Is there any reason for a filter if my coax is only used for moca and not hooked up to any outside source?
timid chasm
Let's you send Internet over coax cable. Kinda like PowerLine (Internet over your wiring) but way better
Multimedia over Coax Alliance, I think
reef patrol
So... what we call COAX internet here ๐
I knew you needed a splitter box at the wall. Never knew what they were called.
wraith cove
@timid chasm MOCA tends to reflect onto your neighbors and leaks if you dont have a poe filter at entry of house and can affect performance thats bout it internally then it should be fine
timid chasm
Yeah I knew about the leaking issue but any cable leading out of my box is unhooked so I'm thinking I may not need it. I'm going from my modem to splitter to 2 of my internal cables (behind TV for consoles, tv, and steamlink) and by my gaming pc/streaming pc.
@reef patrol we have coax cable that comes into the home and hooks to a modem from the coax. What I'm doing is hooking from my fiber modem (an ethernet Lan port) to coax to make my internal coax live. From each internal outlet I run an adapter for a wired ether net. Not sure if that's what your COAX does or not.
reef patrol
Ours ends at the wall. Splitter splits up Cable TV and Internet. Internet goes to modem, then RJ45 patch from there (Ethernet) and Antenna cable to TV.
timid chasm
Ah, I see. Sounds like our "cable" internet. I'm basically doing what powerline adapters except to coaxial cable instead of wiring and with much better speeds
fucking adapters are expensive though
but, worth it to me for 2x my speeds at each device
reef patrol
Yeah it is exactly like cable internet ๐
We barely use powerline adaptors here. Too unstable.
timid chasm
Yeah. They're fair here only if your wiring isn't shit
I usually got 40-50Mbps speeds which is 1/2 my plan :\
MoCA is giving me 120+ on all. Haven't testing device-to-device speeds since I don't use it really
reef patrol
Also since most people live in apartments, encryption is a concern. And people just want their precious wireless anyhow. Want decent connection? Drill cables through the apartment walls and set up some switches.
timid chasm
I would've ran ethernet if we were only 1 story but with 2 stories it makes it a pain as I'd wanna keep it in the walls instead of through the floor and minimize drywall repair lol
reef patrol
We asked for permission to drill proper cables and set up wall sockets for Ethernet. So we don't have to do repairs. Apartment is from the 50s, so they emphathize. I have a SINGLE power socket in my office.
To run 3 PCs, a TV and tools. It can be a struggle ๐
timid chasm
woooow 1 outlet. that's intense
Hrn. According to event viewer my malwarebytes causes a crash cause it used too much virtual memory? Fun
reef patrol
We'll get new wiring once the old stuff wears out - They test a random apartment once a year to find out what the condition is like. But ultimately we're paying for the improvements over the rent anyhow, so I'll live.
timid chasm
at least they're willing to work with you and empathize like you said
landlords here, from my experience, are total dicks
WTF now it's using 19GB of actual memory. Ugh, troubleshooting days blow.
reef patrol
It's social housing, so the company that owns it can't earn a penny. Rent goes back into the people who live here. Yearly budgets et cetera.
Typical danish model ๐
timid chasm
Sounds better than lining the pockets of the landlord at the expense of the tenants!
reef patrol
Indeed. ๐
timid chasm
Uuuuuuugh wife wants another laptop kill me
pale sigil
OK
How would you like to go
Fun fact one of our agreements for the prototype was if our keyboard (the Wooting) kills you we aren't liable
@timid chasm my man just get her a shitty one
timid chasm
She's a Razer laptop whore cause she likes the low profile design
Thankfully she knows not to get 4k at least.
pale sigil
Lol are you kidding me
Ain't no wife of mine getting a razer laptop
Even if we were millionaires hahahahaha
She wants one she can use her own secret stash of money that's lets face it wife's most likely have
timid chasm
I mean she makes the $ so she can do what she wants but she's what one might call an aesthetic whore. Allows her to game when she wants and the decent battery life helps for using it at work.
too many laptops are "big bulky and ugly" ๐
neat oriole
I mean in her defense, would you really pull out a black and red MSI gaming laptop with a red keyboard in a conference room meeting?
timid chasm
I would lol but I'm in computer science whereas she's a physician in a hospital. Somewhat different worlds ๐
so, yeah, I can understand that on her part
neat oriole
What about something like a Gigabyte aero 15x
timid chasm
yeah looking at gigabyte now. I do like them but im guessing 15x is 15" She wants a 17" cause she's tired of small screens ๐
tons of time before she'll have the $ saved for it but still that means I have to research for months and keep up with what comes out haha
Told her not to get a small screen and she did, now she wants a bigger one. Told her not to get a super high res display and she did, now she wants a normal one. I love being right about this stuff but at what cost ๐ข
timid chasm
I hate them on small screens like that. windows' DPI scaling sucks baaaaaaalllls
timid chasm
If I'm going 4K I'm not doing it on something under 30" probably
neat oriole
well you want "retina" quality
timid chasm
I think hers now is QHD+ or w/e that is and the default setting was soo bad and none of the programs like Steam played well with it
neat oriole
i mean in my experience for a laptop at normal laptop viewing distances
anything with a display with more than 250ppi is good enough
timid chasm
I've not paid attention apart from "I hate it" and "I like it" tbh lol
and with hers it was a hate
true
but
I'm American ๐
it would go against my nature ๐
pale sigil
i can understand that.
Big and bulky for sure.
I feel the same about my low profile Laptop atm
There is nothing worse than carrying a 2.5kg laptop around.
And most 2.5kg laptops look ugly af.
Razer sure win in that regard.
Same with Macs
Very sleek, small, look nice and light weight, only Macs dont have any power to them xD
reef patrol
Some people need laptops with serious power.
I am thankfully not one of those people.
pale sigil
Ye i know.
neat oriole
my laptop is 3.2kg
pale sigil
@neat oriole fuck that... i had a 2.5kg one and fuck no.
Atm my laptop is pretty light.
And still hate it
Im tempted to get a tablet at this point
reef patrol
I would love to have a 1060 based Laptop, if only so I could bring it to a LAN in a pinch. But that's my limit.
neat oriole
I mean if it's on my back i don't feel much weight
pale sigil
Ye so is mine
but when you spend 5 hours a day traveling
its just straight up annoying.
neat oriole
i need to raw power though
pale sigil
Especially when you consider i pack a days clothes in there with drinks and lunch
Do you need or want
neat oriole
oh @timid chasm have you thought about the Asus Zephyrus or the Acer Triton 700
pale sigil
Mine has 8gb, 6600u, 1920x1080
neat oriole
I absolutely need
pale sigil
does the job for me.
neat oriole
engineering is not a light task
pale sigil
Doesn't require beefy specs tho
neat oriole
helps, I don't want to spend half an hour waiting for a render
pale sigil
haha ill give you that one for sure.
neat oriole
granted solidworks is mostly CPU based and doesn't use GPU acceleration
for some reason
pale sigil
My coruse requires a beefy Laptop at times but i just do everything at home.
Or on their computers, i used to do everything on my Laptop.
neat oriole
so my laptop does have an overclockable CPU
pale sigil
I use my Anne Pro now, if i get a tablet i could still use it.
timid chasm
I have not @neat oriole but I'll look into them. One of my other issues with Razer is no ethernet port. WHYYY is that a thing lol
neat oriole
Because the way they designed it doesnโt leave enough vertical space to fit an Ethernet port
timid chasm
Just so awful for a laptop that's geared towards gaming
ancient jasper
It has USB c, just use an adapter
Ethernet over USB C is fast enough
Literally gigabit adapter for like ยฃ30
Found one for as low at ยฃ11 on Amazon
timid chasm
they should include that as far as I'm concerned
ancient jasper
Not really, WiFi is good enough for most gamers
Plus, the whole thing is about gaming on the go, Ethernet isn't really a must have for portability
timid chasm
none of it is a must have but if you're charging that much for a laptop it's a small thing to do
and wifi sucks lol
ancient jasper
But the thing is, the laptops main selling point is it's look, and adding Ethernet compromises that. You can get the exact same specs for a lot less if you compromise on looks
fickle ore
LAPtop and Wifi sucks.. if you wanna keep your ability to make babies :p
ancient jasper
What
fickle ore
Could be harmful or not... you decide
ancient jasper
Probably not otherwise you'd be hearing about it a lot
reef patrol
Heat is bad. Wifi and other commercial radio signals are... irrelevant. As has been proven over and over.
fickle ore
ancient jasper
5g isn't wifi
reef patrol
"Potential"
It's not like we haven't heard that one before. I can easily remember the scaremongering there was about the first GSM signals...
timid chasm
Everythings considered bad at one point
fickle ore
I don't think it's been proven to not have any adverse health effects either, it's still under jury.. Soo, up to you I guess
timid chasm
pretty sure cooking on teflon causes cancer as did eating eggs at one point
fickle ore
It's not been proved to have any health effects either
reef patrol
Up to me indeed.
ancient jasper
Having children and not having children both can cause cancer, so only thing to do is die
timid chasm
Go live in caves without the internet and die of some simply cureable disease instead ๐
I'll gladly die with my internet even if it is wifi :\
fickle ore
I just wouldnt stick wifi or cellular or 5g near my testies.. I only have 2 ๐
reef patrol
Heyooo
fickle ore
My ethernet works just fine -- so I have no need of wifi in my house
reef patrol
Bit cumbersome to use a USB to Ehternet adaptor for my phone ๐
ancient jasper
But if you spend all day worrying about wifi over Ethernet do you really think you'll be needing your testicals?
fickle ore
Why would I worry about it, I just have no devices with wifi? lol
ancient jasper
You don't own a phone?
fickle ore
I do but not a smart one ๐ฆ
ancient jasper
I guess you won't need to worry about blowjobs causing cancer either
timid chasm
Since when do smartphones offer those? I need to upgrade
ancient jasper
Depriving yourself of technology for fear of something that's likely untrue just seems a bit depressing to me
fickle ore
Please.. I'm depriving myself of nothing. I use a PC with wires, even they do emit EMF. I just have no need of a smart phone or a wifi device with me? Why would I need those? I'm completely fine without them never felt the need to own one. ๐
reef patrol
fickle ore
https://emfscientist.org/index.php/emf-scientist-appeal -- soo what you people think of this?
neat oriole
We should also just blow up the sun since it emits UV and causes cancer
Radio waves and microwaves arenโt powerful enough to cause any damage
Theyโll transmit energy but itโs all non-ionizing
fickle ore
Are YOU saying these scientists are clearly wrong and you are smarter? ๐
neat oriole
So as long as you donโt live in a literal microwave cooker youโre fine
You mean to tell me that a minority of scientists belief is absolute fact?
Whatever happened to reaching a consensus
Itโs their right to have a concern but without any actual quantifiable data to back up their claims itโs about as relevant as religion
Letโs not also forget the history of older generations disproving new things
People actually once complained about โkidsโ not being able to write on stone tabs after paper was made available
Until you can show me quantifiable data that is repeatable through experimentation this is about as legit as any conspiracy theory
Like I said theyโll transmit energy
But itโs not enough energy to hurt yiu
You*
Now if you live in a literal microwave cooker thatโs a different story
But do you?
Or do you carry one around you 24/7
fickle ore
They are even talking about NIR or non-ionizing radiation, but I guess you know better ๐
neat oriole
Ionizing means it can rip electrons off of atoms/ions
Thatโs what causes cancer
Non-ionizing means it canโt do that
So itโs just energy
And Iโm telling you
Cellular signals like wifi donโt have enough energy to do anything
So let me ask you again, do you live in a microwave cooker or carry one around 24/7. If not you donโt have to worry about any of this; if yes you should reconsider your life choices.
wraith cove
My citys mid 5G testing and nothing harmfuls even been mentioned in months of it being on so...overblown as usual ๐ฆ
zenith mirage
We get that here
reef patrol
timid chasm
Weren't some people using it to put faces on cam girls? I thought I read somebody did that with Triss and Yennefer from The Witcher 3 ๐
reef patrol
Yup. You can replace faces in general. Movies, Porn anything. It just requires a big sample size of images, and a face that roughly matches.
timid chasm
if I had the time and skill I'd mess with my wife but that's evil and I'm not ready to be divorced even if it would be hilarious
reef patrol
Heh.
pale sigil
I officially hate HP
reef patrol
Welcome to the cult.
pale sigil
They make it so fucking awful to install anything.
Trying to install Linux on a windows tablet
blocks all shit including windows
reef patrol
Yep yep.
On a few prebuilts I have been unable to disable Secure Boot completely, forcing me to do some really obscure spoofing to get anything but a clean Windows installed.
pale sigil
Windows 10 is just shite on 2gb
reef patrol
haha wow. Yeah that's a no go.
pale sigil
At this point im tempted to buy an IPad or tablet, i only wanna do basic word shit
watch films
etc
hp pavilion x2 btw
reef patrol
I have a small USB Stick PC with 2GB RAM and 20GB SSD. It is so small I can't even install the service packs on it.
pale sigil
id get android but lets face it
after a year it will be dog shit
I had this nice idea... just use a tablet with my anne pro and ill be golden
I remember we had 2 Windows tablets laying around.... thought hmm ill put linux on them.
NOPE
there are custom linux distros out there for it
but dont support any of the hardare
neat oriole
iPad best tablet for sure
pale sigil
Aye as much as i hate Apple
neat oriole
Also I prefer pages over word
it's a much easier and more comprehensive word processor
pale sigil
Anyone got any suggestions for none in ear earphones
neat oriole
what do you mean "non in ear earphones"
I think all of them go in your ear canal
there are some that sort of just hang around
pale sigil
Like apple
Legit no fucking things fit in my ear without falling out or being awful
My expensive ones just broke
So I need new ones
neat oriole
have you tried different tip sizes or maybe those ring things?
pale sigil
Of course
I have like a million of them
Like an entire bag of different sizes and types
Want something like this but these are so expensive
neat oriole
i think you can buy those as eartips
pale sigil
Any idea were to look
ancient jasper
I agree, try some deeper ear tips like triple flange or try the different comply sizes
pale sigil
Which causes pain
ancient jasper
you can get deeper tips without causing pain
pale sigil
I said that
ancient jasper
Have you tried the different comply tips?
pale sigil
Yes
ancient jasper
And none of them fit?
ancient jasper
That doesn't mean you've tried a specific set
pale sigil
They either hurt or just don't stay in
ancient jasper
because they're foam and they expand to your ear size
so not quite sure how they can not fit
ancient jasper
but you get the small tips and your roll them to compress then put in your ear and they slowly expand
ancient jasper
Are you like the voldemort of ears?
pale sigil
Lmao
Aftermath of mum washing them and breaking them
Ye no I have all the sizes
Except for the side ones
pale sigil
Are them side ones flem
ancient jasper
for a proper fit it's more likely foam would be better
pale sigil
That work like apple shite pods
ancient jasper
I think comply would fit him ๐ญ
pale sigil
My ears have always had an issue with earphones
Just not apple ones
They are God like fitting g wise
ancient jasper
Or amazon
pale sigil
That price tho
pale sigil
Lmao I think I'll live with the pain rather than spend 20 quid on ear thingies
Legit fuck no
I don't use them enough to justify it
Like I use them for 2-3 hours Monday and Tuesday
Or like 10 min when going shop
Back when I bought these ones I was in uni 4 days a week
Hell I listen to audio books more haha
I'm using my m50xs atm cos haven't got anyntimg else
Paranoid af ๐
ancient jasper
I currently have some replacement P1s on the way because my gave up the ghost
pale sigil
Well I'm hoping to replace these lol
Because they were going to shit anyway
Mesh came out and quality went meh
Amazon are very nice when it comes to returns....
No
Round magic e10c
Not overly expensive but not cheap
In that case what do you suggest in the ยฃ30-35 range
pale sigil
Hahaha last time I had wireless earphones I lost them
reef patrol
Ugh... this took five hours to get running on a Ryzen machine. And now I'm struggling to get USB support. 
halcyon moss
why do you do that to yourself? :p
reef patrol
Because I'm working on a retro mac project, and thought it would be hilarious if it dual booted actual OSX.
This is a recreation of the oooold Apple II computer, but with ATX support.
halcyon moss
firefox doesn't maybe?
reef patrol
Learning Linux commands is a lot of work. Think I've finally gotten a High Sierra installer working. So many terminal commands.
ancient jasper
you memorise them as you go
reef patrol
Worst part is that I am running Sierra in a VMware virtual machine - which took a LOT of hacking to get working. And it runs in software mode, so it's slow as molasses.
And it is SO fragile to unintended commands, causing it to crash.
timid chasm
only the hard commands with lots of arguments are a lot of work
gotta keep it simple
reef patrol
Aaaaand there. 8 hours later I should have a bootable High Sierra installer that will work on my Ryzen rig.
timid chasm
What is Sierra?
reef patrol
OSX
reef patrol
To create an installer you need a Mac...or a virtual Mac machine. But Ryzen is a very new support addition through hacks. So it took a lot of workarounds.
Much easier on Intels.
timid chasm
yeah I remember reading that a while back. Something about the architecture or MAC just kinda being made for intel stuff?
I hate OSX so I avoid it when I can
reef patrol
Apple uses intel based hardware. So yeah.
We might see Ryzen in the future. Who knows ๐
wraith cove
Would totally make the high prices worth it
Can a GPU show failure through FPS instability?...
reef patrol
In theory. More likely through glitchy graphics.
wraith cove
Ah.. Oki. Guess ill redo os
Laptop with 1060 is having more stable frames than 1080ti on desktop lol...
I have to enable K boost to keep it steady ๐
reef patrol
Wahoo! It actually boots the High Sierra installer ๐
Oh joy... It's running in 4K. Everything is tiny 
reef patrol
28... which is still tiny AF
wraith cove
Maybe you need gunnars for magnification xP but ya...heck atleast its not laptop screen
wraith cove
Yeaaaah... every AOC ive had to order in has been dim and otherwise unimpressive
No dead pixels what counts though
reef patrol
It had a weird issue where the two halves wouldn't sync up. Like a permanent vsync tear right down the center top to bottom
So this is the third monitor. Two RMAs... but I got it cheap second hand in the first place, so I don't complain. It's been relegated to workshop use for when I do review or build/diagnose Pcs.
wraith cove
That is wierd. So whats primary
reef patrol
Right now I am using an... AOC (Don't judge! It was free) 60hz IPS monitor at 32"
I'm hoping ASUS or ACER will throw a 144hz monitor at me sometime this year though.
wraith cove
๐ no monitor shaming here
Asus and Acers 144hz are so gaudy and gamery I opted for Pixio and Yamakasis here
Have one dead pixel on pixio already though...
reef patrol
Instant RMA here.
My laptop has two dead pixels, but those are self inflicted sadly.
wraith cove
They said it had to have 3 or more to be RMAd and newegg sucks 
Did you drop the poor thing?
reef patrol
Probably squished the panel while in the backpack.
The frame is a bit wobbly - even though it's a gamer ACER with a 1050
wraith cove
Acer that ecplains it.
reef patrol
Can't argue with free. Selling it as soon as my studies end.
wraith cove
I tripped down flight of stairs with my laptop with it on and only thing that happened was hdd stalls
reef patrol
rip
zenith mirage
Hey Mansen, I'll give you ยฃ2.50 and half a kit-kat
reef patrol
๐ค
solar hinge
i'll give you โฌ3 and a whole kit-kat
solar hinge
i'm dutch, we always win
wraith cove
You guys have too many shops of certain kinds...i could see why
errant bloom
solar hinge
former colonies do not exist :p
pale sigil
So ye had them less than a year, barely use them and tbh their dur was pretty shit.
Mesh came out a while ago.
solar hinge
@hexed gyro do you have the z mouse?ยต
hexed gyro
I do now yeah
solar hinge
is it worth the $140?
hexed gyro
Itโs like buying VR
Itโs new and exciting, but not a must right now
But much better than buying an equally expensive branded mouse with its current 140$
At 140 itโs worth it
static jacinth
hi ! have you got an idea when ISO Azerty france wooting one coming ?
ancient jasper
you can get a normal ISO wooting and put some azerty keycaps on it if that helps @static jacinth
static jacinth
ok but where i can buy keycaps... @Jarva#0001
static jacinth
ok im waiting now ... I am split between wooting and celeritas2 Zowie thx @digital cliff
solar hinge
you still have the r9?
solar hinge
you have a 1080 right?
pale sigil
1070
fervent plaza
hype
reef patrol
Local tech fetishchist let's defence less PC bleed test while enjoying retro gaming on Raspberry Pi
pale sigil
sexy
solar hinge
where is the hard tubing though #lame
reef patrol
Couldn't afford to let it sit idle for a week or more. Once Volta/Ryzen 2 lands, I'll probably tear it down partially and put in Hardline too. Now I have the rough measurements and an idea of how many and which fittings I'll need.
And we're back online again. For now anyhow.
Mein mein mein
That's me. It's still Cyan/Purple/White/Black as always ๐
Phone camera is just overexposing a tad.
reef patrol
Added another radiator to keep it cooler and quieter under load.
Casemodded it with a bracket, so the GPU is upright, instead of flat - so you can see the coolant go through the card (can't really until I add lighting to it)
Now that the GPU is flat, upright I can finally have the Pump/Resevoir upright as well.
Before.
solar hinge
i paid 213 for my 16gb
reef patrol
RAM is expensive, yo
Did I mention I have 4x8?
Getting them replaced soon though, since the RGB effed up and need RMA.
RAM, SSD and GPUs.
High demand, low supply, miners.
RAM prices have more than doubled since DDR4 came out.
reef patrol
It's really damaging to everyone - We can't even get samples to keep anymore. GPUs, SSDs and RAM are all too pricy to let us keep them ๐ฆ
solar hinge
now that i have the flu, i've coughed up many flemis :p
no, i am sick since tuesday
so it takes some time
highest measured temperature @39.9ยฐC
best part is, the 5 GPs that i called said "sorry, you can't come for a quick check-up, we're not taking new patients".... not like that they are busy right now, more like nah, not feeling it
i take 500mg paracetamol tablets every 2-4 hours, depending on my headaches
reef patrol
When GPs say that - (non) emergency ward ๐
latent mural
has anyone heard of anyone flying with an itx desktop computer?
should i sew it directly into a fanny pack too?
jokes aside, im planning to fly around with a small desktop (33x26x15cm LxWxH) and a 21 inch screen, plus woiting, plus 2 other things to be placed in a separate tray
and I wonder what will the airport security think about that
all in hand luggage of course
ive carried, a long with my usual metal plate keyboard and stuff mentioned above, a psu and a games console with its huge power brick, it was ok
PSU was a heavy atx server PSU
so now i replace a laptop in that list with a desktop and screen
I'm now just accustomed to the frequent "random" bomb and x-ray scan
glad scroll
@latent mural Be sure to take pictures of it before
Incase they were to "open" it.
Inside and outside, with the pictures.
latent mural
I want to take it with me to the cabin
glad scroll
Well, that makes it easier, and I just remembered that you're not allowed to leave it in the other luggage
latent mural
did I mention that I took an mATX case and cut it to make it smaller then riveted it altogether?
it shouldnt look half bad when im done
quite pretty in fact
unless you look very closely inside, you shouldnt realise that
glad scroll
Well, you have to make sure it doesnt have any batteries and that it fits within the area specified by the airline
latent mural
theres just an additional aluminum plate that raises the motherboard and psu
glad scroll
the RTC battery should be fine.
latent mural
i hope that x rays fine
glad scroll
Be sure to check that the screen fits within the limit though
latent mural
its dead on the limit, 51 cm
limit for most airlines is 55
total height of everything is exactly tge limit, weight as well
glad scroll
Most doesnt say much if your airline isnt included in that most ๐
glad scroll
Just saying its better to check so you dont get slapped on the back and is forced to leave it.
glad scroll
Everything together under 23 kg? (I think thats the limit)
latent mural
its 8 or 12
23 is for checked luggage
i fly frequently
and get a random bomb check frequently (a lot of electronics)
glad scroll
I'd say high possibility of that, yeah
latent mural
nah at this rate i am certain the check s are because of too many electronics
fickle ore
My secret to avoiding checks is mutton chops and a mullet. Always some sweet lady behind me or infront of me gets the check, while me never LOL
latent mural
they swab your stuff for explosives, your thinking of pat downs, if you'd travel with a bunch of electronics the beard would only make things far worse
fickle ore
Idk the ladies around me always get a check that system choose and then extra luggage check: I avoid it a ll. It's my mojo
latent mural
ladies always get a check, something is always beeping
reef patrol
pale sigil
there was a mech on big bang theory this week
reef patrol
I don't think I have an emoji capable of conveying how much I don't care about that show. 
Whoever operates a hub of some 4000 emoji and counting.
halcyon moss
I liked the android blobs ๐ฆ
ancient jasper
@digital cliff thinkingwithblobs does reference portal though
Because the phrase in the game is about thinking with portals
It says "Now you're thinking with Portals"
timid chasm
Faster to copy a file over my network than to my flash drive ๐ข
harsh terrace
I even made a separate server for more emoji slots
And emojis I don't want to be available on my main server
zenith mirage
I had an old server that never gets used, so i'm slowly filling the slots on that with emotes that I enjoy
pale sigil
Im not
Sorry
No context
my bad!
I bought wireless headphones to replace my earphone... cos i thought meh why not
They are shite
So im thinking maybe i should get m20xs
for traveling outside
@neat oriole @Jarva#0001 which one of you suggested massdrop
for headphones
massdrop
found them
zenith mirage
My gripe with Fostex is that replacement parts are so expensive here in the UK
Makes me cry. Have some TH-X00s i can't use because one wee part is broken
neat oriole
isn't that a massdrop product?
have you tried contacting massdrop? They're usually pretty chill about this kind of stuff (in my experience)
zenith mirage
They replaced the headphones without asking for the old ones back
But now I have an otherwise working pair of headphones that cannot be worn
neat oriole
rip
neat oriole
You'll have to wait until July then
reef patrol
Import fees intensify ๐
crude cipher
Worth the wait tho
pale sigil
Bought my ear pads without looking were they were coming from, they are coming from China. 
neat oriole
who knows, might be good
ancient jasper
@pale sigil I did not recommend Massdrop, they're okay, but you need to take into account an extra 20% for customs and be able to wait 1-3 months to receive them basically
pale sigil
Customs in the UK aren't a thing
ancient jasper
What
pale sigil
Like I mean
ancient jasper
I don't know this meme
pale sigil
It's usually not the case
ancient jasper
Yes it is
ancient jasper
Then the people shipping you shit haven't been marking the correct value
pale sigil
In my entire life
ancient jasper
If you have ever bought anything over $20 from the US you would get customs
pale sigil
Never paid a single penny
ancient jasper
I also live in the UK
pale sigil
I have done
neat oriole
that's some tax evasion right there
ancient jasper
and customs is definitely a thing
Otherwise it's tax fraud
And you can get a pretty big fine for not declaring it
If you get caught
pale sigil
All I do is receive it at my door or go pick it up ftom post office
I've never been asked for money
ancient jasper
I've probably paid a few hundred in customs last year
It's because your parcels aren't being marked correctly
Massdrop will mark your parcel correctly
neat oriole
most likely yeah
pale sigil
How do you declare something that just comes through your door or having to pick them up
neat oriole
well about that
ancient jasper
And you will pay 20% and ยฃ8 handling fee
ancient jasper
It's rare though
pale sigil
Isn't vat part of customs
neat oriole
not really
pale sigil
Few months ago I bought keycaps etc from America and never got charged anyntimg
neat oriole
like 1 in 3
pale sigil
Just got sent to my door
ancient jasper
What company?
pale sigil
Also I don't pay tax because I'm not working and I'm a student
neat oriole
im a student i still have to pay import duties though
ancient jasper
Customs is completely separate
You pay VAT on everything even though you're a student
pale sigil
Ye I know that
Point is I've never had to declare anything nor been told too lmao
Now you're scaring me
ancient jasper
Other potential solution is the company has paid customs already and included it in the price
ancient jasper
Wooting ship from europe
pale sigil
What they did for prototype boards was make the value incredibly low, or a gift
ancient jasper
That's called tax evasion
pale sigil
Well I guess we'll see with my ipad on the way
ancient jasper
At least marking it lower than it is
pale sigil
Technically it had no value
ancient jasper
Where did you buy the iPad from?
pale sigil
Wasn't a retail product
Alao I never had to pay import fees for my anne pro
That came form China
Is China different
ancient jasper
China always marks it down
pale sigil
My ipad is coming from America
pale sigil
I'm asking my friends now
And even they are saying the same lmao
And Anne pro was from aliexpress, ipad was from a retail
ancient jasper
AliExpress always mark down
iPad will probably get customs charge
Otherwise you're the luckiest mofo I know
pale sigil
Honestly it would be the first time in my life
ancient jasper
Crazy
timid chasm
Gonna have to pay me more than that
pale sigil
17.1 To simplify the process of buying internationally, eglobal central choose to handle the process of custom clearance for customers. By purchasing products through eglobal central, you authorise eglobal central to make arrangements for clearance of customs on your behalf for the products in your order. As importing products from overseas can be a hassle for most of our customers, we organise this process for you. We then provide you with fast local shipping to deliver the goods to your door. As a result, prices shown on this website are the final total you have to pay to have the order delivered to your door, without any hidden charges and customs delay.
@ancient jasper
Does this mean i can bite them in the ass if i get imprt fees
pale sigil
But if i get charged
ancient jasper
you won't
ancient jasper
sure
but you won't
the customs clearance is being handled by them, not by the courier
pale sigil
What if they use a different Currier
ancient jasper
then yeah, just complain to their support
reef patrol
It is here. In the sense that courier customs tend to not give a toss, and packages moving through our postal service cares a LOT.
ancient jasper
but you should not be receiving any customs charges
@reef patrol It's not down to the courier or the postal service if the company has already done a customs declaration and filing.
reef patrol
It is here. Because those papers have to be checked. ๐
ancient jasper
Fair enough, might be different
here in the UK they just check if it's been declared and filed, otherwise it's being charged to the receiver
reef patrol
Scenario: US Company writes a smaller amount than is obvious from the product.
Courier customs just stamp it and ship it onward to you - and send any customs charges your way.
Mail service checks (often opens if suspicious) packages and check prices to see if there is foul play. Then they ask you to pay customs charges within a month, or the package goes back.
ancient jasper
Oh yeah, they do that here, just not for every parcel
pale sigil
tbh
even with customs its still ยฃ50 cheaper
But i refuse to even pay for ยฃ3 delivery xD
nevermind customs
pale sigil
Git gud
reef patrol
Keep in mind it only fits Corsair boards. They use a different length to other companies.
zenith mirage
Import tax is the worst. I ordered 2 shirts from the US recently, they took a month and a half to show up -which is fine, then I had to pay customs on them, then Royal Mail sent them back because something on their end messed up and said I never paid
Thanfully i got it sorted before they actually left the country so they turned the parcels around and I finally got them
Also yeah Pleasant's jammy for not paying import tax
ancient jasper
I ordered a t-shirt from the US and I had to pay basically the cost of the t-shirt again
reef patrol
It isn't awesome.
zenith mirage
I did learn recently though that you don't need to pay import tax on items being replaced through a warranty. So that's something i guess
ancient jasper
Yeah, that's good
I have a replacement ยฃ150 pair of IEMs on their way to me
Since the 26th of Jan and they're still in the US
๐ญ
reef patrol
You might still have to face shipping costs though.
pale sigil
Replacements? Pft
Always buy from amazon as they'll just replace ot refund next day
Ugh they said they receive the stock tomorrow
Meaning I'll most likely only get my ipad next week
Grrrrrrrrr
Usually I'll happily wait
But I'm using this for uni
reef patrol
Two year warranty ๐
pale sigil
@neat oriole memory cleaner
neat oriole
For windows right?
pale sigil
I mean
ye
but rebooting is effort
idk if it removes memory leaking
but when using it with pubg etc its solid
OHHHHH
PAGE FILE
neat oriole
I mean yeah I rebooted and it fixed it but itโs kinda annoying, even if it only takes 20 seconds
pale sigil
timid chasm
Wouldn't the memory leak be linked to some specific application?
neat oriole
theoretically yes but I don't know which application
timid chasm
No usage application tells you? like task manager?
or resource monitor
Event viewer might also tell you if it crashes. My malware bytes sucked up TONS of memory the other day and was in event viewer
neat oriole
Well task manager and resource monitor would say like 70% ram usage
But under my user itโs only using like 10%
timid chasm
same 10% under the processes tab sorting on Memory?
probably some shitty Windows service nobody needs
glad scroll
๐
glad scroll
I dont know, it would be strange to lie about it, but I dont know
pale sigil
sorry, no one i know lieks discussing such things xD
haha he would be the biggest troll on earth
if he sent his car into space
glad scroll
soon on mars aswell xD
reef patrol
It IS a pretty momentous occasion ๐
glad scroll
I'm a bit intrigued people was cheering when it reached max Q
pale sigil
Aye
reef patrol
Biggest rocket launch since the 70s
reef patrol
reef patrol
- Sings along *
reef patrol
reef patrol
Like a GLOVE
glad scroll
That is beautiful
reef patrol
Wroom
glad scroll
๐
solar hinge
secretly i was hoping for it to blow up
pale sigil
No updates on what happened
reef patrol
Landed successfully I imagine.
pale sigil
What about it
glad scroll
Nothing special, just a nice animation ๐
reef patrol
pale sigil
neat oriole
Better cheer for a momentous moment in science than some overpaid entertainers
pale sigil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KORTP545vAc @glad scroll @reef patrol
pale sigil
confirmed dead
glad scroll
Did they lose the second stage?
pale sigil
the core crashed right into the the landing thing
glad scroll
Ouch
pale sigil
like a bullet apparently
"If the camera wasn't destroyed, hopefully we can release the footage, for fun" - Elon
"Im still trippin balls" - Elon
@glad scroll 100m away
timid chasm
only came in at 300 mph
pale sigil
elon proper makes me laugh
glad scroll
Thats ... more than I expected
I dont mean it in the way that "omg, how can you fail so hard" but they have previous landings (and failed landings) has always hit the droneship in some way
pale sigil
For the core?
glad scroll
Yeah
Well, he did mention that the core had to be modified in order to be able to manouver, but that it still wasnt as capable as the boosters.
solar hinge
solar hinge
tino should just join :p
wraith cove
Knob diva
reef patrol
"When Thermaltake copies the Corsair K70 down to almost every key"
reef patrol
Wheee. Jeroen is back at the factory!
Those machines are very impressive. ๐
Quick Q: One of the function keys showed as yellow, not green or red. Is that a tolerance issue? @fervent plaza
reef patrol
On an unrelated note - Any of our resident Taobao experts able to tell me how to order a 104 version of this? Can't seem to find a dropdown or anything. ๐
I should have paid more attention in school.
solar hinge
No idea
ancient jasper
@reef patrol Use Superbuy
solar hinge
I'll ask the wifey
reef patrol
Whoa. Is that like a translated front end? It has dropdowns and everything โค
ancient jasper
mhmm
reef patrol
Neat. Thanks a bunch. Looks like it is out of stock though. ๐
reef patrol
As far as I can tell the cheaper option in stock is the 87 key version. I assume the one out of stock is 104? ๐
solar hinge
Wifey says, that she believes it is out of stock
reef patrol
Alas... Guess I'll have to wait for the Kira then. ๐
Getting the wifey a keyboard.
solar hinge
Reds or blues
reef patrol
Not entirely sure. Probably reds, since they are quiet, and she's grown used to the laptop clichet keys.
Chiclet* sorry. Damn phone ๐
solar hinge
Does taobao deliver here?
reef patrol
Traditional post innit? So import fees aplenty.
solar hinge
In belgian French slang, it actually means chewing gum
reef patrol
I could always ship it to someone in Asia and have them bring it over at some point ๐
ancient jasper
Superbuy is such a service
They're a shipping proxy
you order through there, it ships to them and they ship to you
because most items on taobao only ship within China
reef patrol
Oh really? I wasn't aware. I thought they shipped worldwide like... the other one.
ancient jasper
I've not seen anything that ships worldwide
pale sigil
Ugh why is Chinese year so long
reef patrol
Another video from awesome (Tech) explorer :D
reef patrol
ancient jasper
Why not just get an AT2020?
wraith cove
AKG Fangirl here
ancient jasper
don't
reef patrol
Or an AT-AT
wraith cove
I also just spent $100 on a new AKG P400 shockmount... so