public-chat

[night heron]

yah

[wispy marsh]

I have 32" IPS panels

[rare zenith]

What's the issue with matte?

[night heron]

you wont be seeing 27-32" 4k oleds until around 2026 at the earliest

[wispy marsh]

I'm good for now until I need a bigger screen

[night heron]

w-oled and qd-oled can't achieve that pixel density for now

[real comet]

They exist but they’re 60hz

[night heron]

TCL showed off a true rgb subpixel 31" 4k 120hz glossy oled at ces 2023 but they said it isnt coming until 2025 or 2026 at the earliest

if it does at all, it was mostly proof of concept

[real comet]

It’s LG’s creator monitors(video editing etc(
H

[night heron]

yah a joled panel that's like $2000

[hearty spear]

@night heron I kinda want this:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=43305

[night heron]

wat is dis

oh

thats defo not worth $800

samsung has a monopoly on 5120x1440 panels (that are worth buying) for now

[hearty spear]

2300$ for mini LED DQHD

[wispy marsh]

You need 2560x2880

[hearty spear]

1200 for QLED DQHD

[wispy marsh]

That's the same amount of pixels as 5120 x 1440

[night heron]

even if you dont want to pay mini led tax that monitor isnt worth it

[hearty spear]

gross

[night heron]

ive seen original odyssey g9s sell for like $800

[wispy marsh]

I got that many pixels for $800

Pixel count is everything

[hearty spear]

Density > Count

[wispy marsh]

Because ladies like megapixels

[night heron]

my dream monitor would have an extremely long list of specs

[hearty spear]

and probably be unaffordable 😉

[wispy marsh]

I have two dream monitors. One already came true

[night heron]

24" 4k 240hz flat VA panel with a light dispersion layer to improve viewing angles and laminated to smooth glass with a dark antiglare tint

as well as enough dimming zones for them to not be noticeable or bothersome in desktop use

[wispy marsh]

My first dream monitor is the Iris-based rendering in psvr2

[night heron]

true

it's possible to make one if a company wanted to but it'd be pretty expensive

[wispy marsh]

Wait

Asus has a 240hz 17" 4k monitor iirc

[night heron]

🤨

i need to see this immediately if true

[wispy marsh]

My memory is failing me

[night heron]

i wouldnt have any problem using three 17" monitors

16-24" is my ideal size range but im forced to use 27-32" because companies dont make premium small monitors

[wise tundra]

I've seen LTT advertise a service that allows you to backup stuff to their service and then get the data back via mail on HDDs. What's the name of it?

[wispy marsh]

Backblaze

[wise tundra]

Thanks

[wispy marsh]

1080p*

[night heron]

oh dam

1440p is ideal for 16/17"

[wispy marsh]

I have two 1440p monitors at 2560*2880

They're both LG ||32GK850F||

[nova needle]

Or, now get this, I don't have time to waste with a meaningless discussion with someone I give 0 shits about

[wispy marsh]

I also have a 460ppi phone, thats pretty good

[full fossil]

then don't respond

[vapid smelt]

32inches 1440p

[full fossil]

i got verbaly attacked by a 8 yearold he was mean asf

[vapid smelt]

Wait it's 2880p

[wispy marsh]

I'm saving up for a Herman Miller Aeron

[vapid smelt]

Healthy backs are good

[wispy marsh]

Also, my setup

I need to make some more improvements, such as getting rid of the books

[vapid smelt]

PC has hat

[wispy marsh]

I haven't picked up a book in ages

Long hat. I ordered an actual thermally insulated pipe which it on its way soon

[hollow pulsar]

Do you need to close that window? If not, might be best to have it go well outside the window.

[vapid smelt]

As a basement dweller in a large room I don't need to worry about my PC heating up the room

[wispy marsh]

I do need to close it at times

[vapid smelt]

Any regrets on the white mouse mat 😆

[wispy marsh]

A lot. I have two more white mats on the way to swap out during washes

[full fossil]

ok i have a dumbass question

[wispy marsh]

Oh, not white. Pink + red and pink + blue

[full fossil]

so shold i upgrade from 16 gigs of RAM to 32 gigs of RAM?

[vapid smelt]

Ram is cheap do it

[full fossil]

i use it for programming and onter stuff....

ok

[last solstice]

The ram eater:minecraft

[tardy terrace]

no wtf keep the books

[wispy marsh]

If you use more vram, 64gb. If it's a placeholder until ddr5 becomes cheap, 32gb

[full fossil]

no we all know its chrome

[last solstice]

Ok but i dont use chrome

[wispy marsh]

No.

[spiral kraken]

minecraft can take 24+gb with mods and cranked render distance

[full fossil]

especcialy the 28 incognito tabs...

at 3 AM.............

[nova needle]

no

[wispy marsh]

Yeah, each of them streaming six-hour 4k videos

[nova needle]

Stacking displays like that is the best ngl

You can just look up and down instead of moving your head all the time

And it's space saving

[full fossil]

but ok what if country='poor'

[last solstice]

^

[wispy marsh]

You wouldn't last six minutes, I advise closing the other tabs.

[full fossil]

and my wallet="empty and flatter than my EX"

[wispy marsh]

I need two more to make 5k

[tardy terrace]

wget paycheck -y -s

[full fossil]

you are right

[last solstice]

All displays should be 5k

[wispy marsh]

curl https://dirtyMoney > CleanMoney.$

[full fossil]

5K resolution?

[last solstice]

Ye

Wait who decided to make 4k and 1080 p standard

[full fossil]

awwww no wrok 😦

[last solstice]

Like why didnt 1440 and 2880

[full fossil]

i thonk that that might be an overkill

[last solstice]

We already had 720

[wispy marsh]

Linus had said this a few years ago

[nova needle]

Vesa

[tardy terrace]

file CleanMoney A single large ASCII string

[last solstice]

Yea but we never had a 540 resolution

[wispy marsh]

It's the golden prime

[hollow pulsar]

The only way to clean that money is through laundering.

[nova needle]

Lol

[last solstice]

Ibut we did have the 720 to 1440 to 2880

[wispy marsh]

Linus had explained this a few years ago

[nova needle]

800x600 tho

Or 640x480p

[wispy marsh]

It's more of panel cost than anything else

[last solstice]

Thats not even close to divisor of 1080p

[nova needle]

Because it's a different aspect ratio

[last solstice]

960p then ?

[full fossil]

just fuck it sudo apt install money family happiness -y

[tardy terrace]

damn, I wanted to make a pi joke w/ the US national debt but we're 10x past that possibility

[last solstice]

Yea like why not 960p

[nova needle]

sudo rm -rf /life

[last solstice]

Why 1080 i dont get it

[full fossil]

yes

sudo rm -rf /my life

[tardy terrace]

[full fossil]

better than alchocol

[hollow pulsar]

error file "/my life" not found

[full fossil]

damnnnnnnn roastedddddd

[nova needle]

Nah, wine is cool, but it's not an emulator

[full fossil]

wich distro are you in rn?

[full fossil]

yeah wine is decent

[hollow pulsar]

I run Ubuntu Server on my server. Windows 11 for my primary workstation. ZorinOS for my laptop.

[last solstice]

Winepeepohappyrightheart

[nova needle]

Life version 2.0.2.3

[full fossil]

aight nice

i run kali and ubuntu

[nova needle]

I walk windows

Cause it ain't really running

[last solstice]

I make windows submit to my conditions

[full fossil]

dad joker

[last solstice]

Cause im mad at linux for breaking the graphics drives

Again...

[ember fiber]

Do you think the hosts of LTT have ever thought about the possibility that at some point, someone was watching their video while pooping. Not me of course 😅👀

[full fossil]

idk maybe

[ember fiber]

Just use uWuntu

[last solstice]

Bro thats like the tip of the iceberg

[nova needle]

True that

[last solstice]

Not for the next year ty

[hearty spear]

lets not talk about the anthony fans out there

[hollow pulsar]

Let's be honest though, Anthony has done well.

[wispy dagger]

Anyone want to buy an RX 5500 xt off of eBay I listed?

[last solstice]

Everyone loves antony thou

[hearty spear]

dude's awesome, but some people are a little to into him

[full fossil]

is it real?

[wispy dagger]

Yeah

[full fossil]

how much?

[wispy dagger]

I upgraded to a Rtx 3070 a few days ago

[wispy dagger]

It’s a 7 day bid starting at 50$

[hollow pulsar]

What did you upgrade from? How do you like it so far?

[full fossil]

ok

[wispy dagger]

RX 5500 xt

[real comet]

1440p…gross

[full fossil]

why is that bad???

[hearty spear]

1440p is hardly gross

[wispy dagger]

I like the Rtx 3070 so far pretty decent also Sudo check dms

[last solstice]

????

[full fossil]

1440p is amazing

[last solstice]

1080 is the weird one out here idk what you mean

[real comet]

Yea I saw this on the “Graphically Challenged” guys YouTube channel. It’s the end game perfect monitor

[wispy dagger]

Nah bro I game in 720p

[full fossil]

ehh shit its a good deal but i dont have any cash on me

[last solstice]

Bro atleast 720 p was the original hd

Before that it was 480

[wispy dagger]

It’s fine

[last solstice]

How the hell did they decide to make 1080 i have no clue

[wispy dagger]

I like 1 pixel resolution

[hearty spear]

as opposed to?

[full fossil]

same

[last solstice]

Why not 960p

Or strait to 1440 p

[wispy dagger]

690p

[full fossil]

because yes mt man its always because yes

[last solstice]

I donot accept shitty standards :madge:

[full fossil]

i mean its a little bigger jump in wuality so why not

quality*

nothing too drastic but better overall

[last solstice]

I mean yea but why didnt they atleast make 4k slightly larger

Maybe like 2440 instead of 2160

Its weird ok :/

[full fossil]

my gpu kind of cant handle that in most games

[hearty spear]

It's 50% higher than 720. And 20+ years ago, bandwidth (esp with OTA stuff) was limited.

[last solstice]

This is why the jump straight to 1440

[hearty spear]

the added bandwidth to go to 1440 probably was a non-starter at the time

[last solstice]

I feel like japan pulled it off no ? They went straight to 4k or smth

Idk that much shit data

[hearty spear]

huh? 4K didn't exist for years and years after 1080

[full fossil]

we all know japan is techo=nologicaly better than most of us

[last solstice]

Thats the thing it did in japan(atleast im told by wan show)

Source prolly like 2 wan shows ago

[hearty spear]

so, you're saying that japan was on SD Broadcasts until after 2015? [Citation needed]

[full fossil]

@hearty spear please get of off final fantasy its been 16 hrs

[last solstice]

Honestly yes citation needed

But still shit thing to go for 1080

960 existed why not that

[hearty spear]

the 2015 is when 4K because a standard, so they weren't broadcasting in it before that.
You made the claim, back it up. 😛

[wispy dagger]

So nobody is interested in an RX 5500 xt being listed on eBay starting bid $50?

[hearty spear]

because that'd be 4x3 not widescreen

[summer folio]

TV always been SD

[last solstice]

Im srs man it was something abiut japan being way ahead in tv tech stuff

[hearty spear]

not anymore 😛

[last solstice]

Maybe that was 8k broadcast ?

[vestal island]

I still don’t have a 4k TV lmao

[hearty spear]

because it';s a lot easier to upgrade a fuckin' ISLAND that's smaller than a number of US states, in comparison to a large portion of a continent?

[night heron]

gotta be at minimum 240hz for me to consider it endgame

[hearty spear]

Also: If you leave the urban areas of japan, shit gets low-tech fairly quickly.

[last solstice]

Shit excuse since each state is about the size of japan (atleast in population)

[hearty spear]

Japan is about 1/3 the population of the US.
No state has that.

[full fossil]

ok what is happening now?

[last solstice]

i hate the us it is shit :3

[wispy dagger]

🤓 well actually

[last solstice]

Not even born here frfr

[summer folio]

Same, see no reason what so ever to change out my 60" 1080p Plasma TV.

[hearty spear]

Blocky enjoys making wildly unfounded statements that I promptly disprove

[wispy dagger]

Yes

[full fossil]

ok i join

[last solstice]

I still dont see how the us didnt atleast use 960p

[hearty spear]

because it's not widescreen

[full fossil]

shit gotta make some popcorn for this gimme a sec

[last solstice]

Make it wide screen duh

Oo wait devide by 9

[summer folio]

Samsung has their 1024x768 42" Widescreen Plasma TVs. Where the pixels where extra wide/thicc. Miss mine.

[hearty spear]

or take the existing widescreen res and up it by 50%? Which they did.

[full fossil]

how old i that?

[hearty spear]

ancient. 20ish years

[full fossil]

akes sense

[last solstice]

Still shit keep my number *2

[hearty spear]

But, plasma was actually great tech, esp compared to early LCDs. Plasma was SO much better.

[full fossil]

have my old tv 4K 55Hz

[summer folio]

It was great for old SD anime. It like became native resolution.

[last solstice]

Or atleast if they are going the *3 route

[fossil frost]

i had one of those, had about 3 different images burned into it at the same time 😄

[last solstice]

Go for it like *4 *6 *8 *12

So the *10 is missing add it back

[summer folio]

It had picture-in-picture, so I could watch the news while playing PS4.

[full fossil]

what were you doing for so long looking at them?

[vestal island]

I still use a 720p monitor as a second display

[hearty spear]

find a 1080 at a thrift store

[last solstice]

^^

[full fossil]

wait really

isnt every single monitor thease days at least 1080p?

[last solstice]

Monitors are dirt cheap if you wana use them for secondary tasks

[vestal island]

I just use it for discord so there isn’t a reason for me to get a better one

[fossil frost]

the odd thing is, it was from in the middle of a game somewhere, each of them. its like the panel just chose a moment to take a burn-in, and thought "fuck it, im keeping this"

[summer folio]

??? All monitors start at 100$+ no matter specs in Sweden.

[last solstice]

You cant find one under 100 ?

No way

[full fossil]

ohhhh i thought that you were locked up ic=n a room with some toilate paper and locion....

[summer folio]

Not new

[full fossil]

dude here a decent monitor is at lease 130 euros

im talking HD maybe and like 60 Hz

[last solstice]

F

I mean its still better than nothing

[summer folio]

We have electric equipment taxxes per kg. All PS4 is like 50$ extra in that tax, then its the normaL 25% tax also

[last solstice]

💀

[full fossil]

here there is a decent monitor in my country https://www.sancta-domenica.hr/racunala-i-periferija/it-monitori/monitor-27-dell-s2721h-fhd-ips.html

sorry im form EU

[summer folio]

We use Swedish Crowns in Sweden.

https://www.sedelmynt.se/1985/100kr-1986-stj-R.jpg

100 SEK

[full fossil]

oh

[last solstice]

USD sucks any way

[full fossil]

anyone want an overkill monitor ?

[summer folio]

ikr? Thats why you don't buy the cheapest 101€ monitors

[full fossil]

https://www.sancta-domenica.hr/racunala-i-periferija/it-monitori/monitor-49-samsung-odyssey-49g95t-dqhd-32-9-zakrivljen.html

[full fossil]

yes and if you want good its like 200 euros for 144 HZ and 1080p

maybe if you are lucky

[last solstice]

No i physically feel horrible when something has US in it

[full fossil]

how mych?

[summer folio]

You spy on us.

[last solstice]

Im not even European

[full fossil]

why whats wrong eith the US?

[hollow pulsar]

We spy on everyone. Even ourselves. You really aren't special in that regard.

[last solstice]

Shit country thats all

[dull tapir]

i do not want to generalize but i would assume most of US looks down on EU

[last solstice]

Nope

[summer folio]

Stop spy on us.

[full fossil]

the only thing that is shit there imo are the gun laws and helthcare

[last solstice]

I am from the moon frfr

[hollow pulsar]

I'll work on that as soon as I can convince them to not spy on ourselves. 🙂

[ember fiber]

Both have their advantages

[ember fiber]

Our Railroad system is awful

[dull tapir]

both are culturally very similar yet pretty different but this is subjective

[full fossil]

wich coutry?

[last solstice]

Doesnt matter where im from I hate america mostly because i watch louis rossmann and mostly because yt

[summer folio]

🇺🇸

[full fossil]

oh

[dull tapir]

but first world countries are pretty similar even japan is americanized

[full fossil]

well i hav never been to America but form what i have heard its ok =i guess

[last solstice]

Atleast it has better urban planning. Really harsh working conditions though

[full fossil]

ehh true

[dull tapir]

america has big top and big bottom

[full fossil]

lets just agree that no county is perfect

there

[last solstice]

I would like to lie on the lie detector test ty

[dull tapir]

japan has been voted one of the most alienated and depressed places

[last solstice]

:3

[last solstice]

Literally pain

[golden talon]

but anime waifu

[ember fiber]

Trains are more eco-friendly for mass transportation, people and freight

[dull tapir]

but i am starting to think ted kaczinsky was right in his manifesto of industrialization

[full fossil]

why tho?

[karmic flame]

Dont DM mods for somthing like this, a DM would of been sufficient.
You can contact lmg directly via email https://linusmediagroup.com/contact-us

[polar fern]

chat wildin today

[last solstice]

Man i wana go to germany

[full fossil]

yes

[ember fiber]

still not as economically or environmentally friendly as trains

[last solstice]

That engineering do be omega

[full fossil]

ok go ahead great country now

[ember fiber]

Cross country, not mid city

[last solstice]

Trains are awsome

[real comet]

That’s a bonus but from 120hz you no longer have to worry about screen tearing

[polar fern]

some subways run grade/below/above depending on the terrain and historical integration of the lines

[full fossil]

wait a damn minute you have what?

[ember fiber]

Our railroad system is pitiful compared to the EU.

[dull tapir]

my last message was deleted because i used a sensitive word my bad

[last solstice]

^^^^

[full fossil]

yeah we dont have that here

[dull tapir]

but it is mostly related to their culture and alienation of its citizens due to high bar

[summer folio]

Lockbit now exist for MacOS! It's scamming rich people time guys!

[last solstice]

Why are there so many GOD DAMN HIGHWAYS in america TwT

[tardy terrace]

It's a.. big country?

[hollow pulsar]

We like to move it move it.

[polar fern]

subway is rapid heavy (high passenger load) rail that has portios mostly or all underground, but it can vary system to system like i said above

[dull tapir]

i would rather live a simple life away from pop culture

[full fossil]

idk here whe have like 5 or 6 hughways for the whole country

[last solstice]

Use public transport and bullet trains and airplains: its literally faster

[ember fiber]

Most of our railroads were also built super inefficiently because the U.S. government gave the railroad companies a set amount of land on either side of the rail road. The railroads could then sell the land. So.. as greedy companies they were, built the railroad in a bit of a zigzag motion

[hearty spear]

Alaska is the size of most of the EU alone.

[full fossil]

is it?

[dull tapir]

did know america has more than 1% of adult population in prison this is second highest country first one is 2%

[hollow pulsar]

Not if public transit has to take backroads across the country.

[ember fiber]

Yeah Alaska is massive

[last solstice]

The eu is tiny

[tardy terrace]

Cool let me just spend money I don't have to go places I don't want to go. I'll stick with biking

[polar fern]

car-centric infrastructure is actually extremely expensive and disastrous for budgets because the big new thing now needs big new money every year to maintain

[dull tapir]

alaska has really bad living conditions with high prices

[last solstice]

Thats the thing public transport shouldnt cost that much

[hearty spear]

https://www.thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTY0NDc2NzM.OTAxOTAwOQ*MzE2ODkyODk(OTMzODcwMw~!US-AK*Nzg3NjYzOA.MTg5OTgwNjA)Mw

[last solstice]

Ok airplains i get

[summer folio]

The solution is easy:
Transfer the ownership of all US Rail Roads & Rail Roads Companies To The Government

[ember fiber]

#screenshots message

[polar fern]

@full fossil breh

[last solstice]

But bullet trains D:

[hollow pulsar]

Highways in the USA serve a dual-purpose though. They're literally designed to be able to handle our military vehicles.

[dull tapir]

if you ask me pacific northwest has some of the most beautiful nature

[full fossil]

but here it says Europe is 6.9 times larger than Alaska (USA).

[tardy terrace]

Block, you do realize that I understand the concept of human-friendly infrastructure. Right?

Like, I'm not a neanderthal just because I live in america

[dull tapir]

they do but also take in account regulation and isolation and a lot of pollution

[last solstice]

Im just mad for no reason TwT sry

[polar fern]

higher crime because more people are there - its a statistical inevitability

[last solstice]

I live here too homie

Only recently though

[polar fern]

the % of crime per capita is about the same most places

[summer folio]

What about Crime per Capita

[dull tapir]

well it mostly depends how open minded individual is

[ember fiber]

I prefer to keep my mind closed, I like living ba dum tish

[dull tapir]

and this is also very affected by environment

[full fossil]

WAIT WAIT i just need to get some popcorn stop beffing for around 3 mins please

[last solstice]

Alr enough drama on discord ill see myself out

[dull tapir]

regardless if you are born in first world country

this was a separate topic prison was related to america while pollution was related simply to alaska

[full fossil]

oh nvm i ran out of popcorn 😦

[vapid smelt]

Cheaper to drive then it is to fly

[summer folio]

We need to stop development in Africa to save the environment!

[polar fern]

the way things are today dint just happen overnight, its the result of thousands of years of natural events and human decisions

[full fossil]

continue

[dull tapir]

not natural pollution but i agree japan also does a lot of pollution but what i was aiming towards according to studies air is very polluted in alaska due to industry and climate not able to adapt to it

[full fossil]

y’all think it’s safe to use a moles to 8 pin power adapter?

[summer folio]

Here I thought Alaska was the cleanest US state

[dull tapir]

i also thought that before because i got blinded by beautiful nature

[vestal island]

[full fossil]

this is getting interesting..........

[ember fiber]

Japan is 9.7 per capita (tons)

[dull tapir]

japan also has a ton of nuclear waste

[vapid smelt]

the kids in Africa mining the materials for the battery

[ember fiber]

The US is 15.5

[polar fern]

dis chat extra jank today i think ill come back later so my brain cells dont lemming off a tall escarpment

[ember fiber]

So do a lot of 1st world countries

[dull tapir]

well obviously almost every first world country

[golden talon]

japanese games are so good

[hollow pulsar]

I'm not crazy about EV's until we can figure out a standardized way of recycling the batteries. And I don't mean a standardized way per-car manufacturer.

[golden talon]

been grinding super smash bros for a while

[full fossil]

the hent games?

[ember fiber]

https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-per-capita/

[dull tapir]

i like japanese history but could never get into their games not a fan of their engines

[polar fern]

i do wish the 600x300 mm northern lights desk pad would come back in stock - i want it

[golden talon]

i hate EVs because they lose the soul of driving

[ember fiber]

WOAH they made the 2JZ

[vestal island]

Also how they manufacture them

[hollow pulsar]

Is it any worse than current manufacturing?

[dull tapir]

every new mmo that comes out looks like flashy anime

[golden talon]

I like my gas cars, roaring and banging through gears and the smell of gasoline

[full fossil]

Nobody likes EVs

[dull tapir]

was that straight out of metallica song

[full fossil]

Even if it's Porsche

[vapid smelt]

Japan has a fucked up history

[golden talon]

Weirdos who think its all down to 0-60 times love it lmao

[dull tapir]

we all do but i really like feudal japan

[hollow pulsar]

Most countries do, to be honest.

[ember fiber]

As a car guy, I love my cars that go brrr but... I understand the necessity of EV's in the future

[dull tapir]

but i still like history of roman empire the most

[vapid smelt]

Not the UK

[dull tapir]

people hear my country and just think about being a communist zoo which is far from it

[full fossil]

There should be a necessity of bio fuels not EVs

The fact gas cars being banned is corrupt when a true alternative exists

Especially when lithium mining is very polluting and EVs don't have longevity

[dull tapir]

nice it is a very interesting language due to all the roots

[ember fiber]

Bio fuels are still not sustainable

[golden talon]

Ethanol makes cars more powerful and eco friendly

[vapid smelt]

Only walking is sustainable

[ember fiber]

The Porsche fuel is looking promising, but unless a bunch of other companies also adopt it and start producing, it doesn't make sense

[dull tapir]

https://tenor.com/view/ron-swanson-america-gif-5377370

[full fossil]

Wait for 5 years

Motorsports will increase its popularity, production and demand

We are seeing it in F1 and gt racing series

[dull tapir]

xd oh no

[ember fiber]

The issue currently is production amount and cost. Obviously they go a bit hand in hand but producing it will be very difficult for the amount of Gas the world uses

[full fossil]

Allow me to introduce u to economics

[ember fiber]

If you guys are really interested in this topic, look into reading
Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future
It's a phenomenal book

[full fossil]

Specifically economies of scale, more something can be produced and its demand can be met, the more competitively it can be priced @ember fiber

[vapid smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/y-all-bunch-of-nerd-bunch-of-nerds-geek-weird-weirdo-gif-15246772

[ember fiber]

Just because F1 and some GT3 series are using it, doesn't mean anything

[hollow pulsar]

I'm curious about the environmental impact of (what I think are) hydrogen vehicles. What does it take to make hydrogen canisters?

[ember fiber]

A lot of tech in these top motorsports series doesn't make sense or make it's way down the line. Even it does, it's very very far away

[full fossil]

F1 popularized hybrids, so did the lmp series and now many cars currently sold are hybrids because the tech is more advanced and cheaper

It's the same trend with any revolution F1 and other series bring

We can expect the same with bio fuels

[full fossil]

Hydrogen go kaboom

[ember fiber]

Hydrogen is very expensive

[full fossil]

🤡

[ember fiber]

EVs are cheaper

Great video explaining it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b88v-WvqzeQ
DonutMedia: Why Hydrogen Cars Flopped

[hollow pulsar]

Thanks mate. I'll check it out.

[full fossil]

EVs are not cheap

[ember fiber]

Here is a video from them about the new Porsche Fuel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKN3m8wD2Q

[full fossil]

And even if some of them are, they're not as good at gas cars at same price

[ember fiber]

Cheaper than Hydrogen Cars

[full fossil]

Oh okay

[ember fiber]

The tech is new, give it time. I am holding out for the Carbon Nano Tube Batteries

[hearty spear]

The average EV is about 10K more than the average gas car. Which is about a 20% upcharge.
Which is far from insignificant, but it's not that unreasonable.

(Currently it's about 48 vs 58k for gas vs EV average prices in new cars)

and the thousands you save on gas, and oil changes, and other service that EVs don't get?
Worth it.

[ember fiber]

Well, but then you have battery replacements that offset that cost

Which are insanely expensive

[hearty spear]

And how often do you replace the batteries?

[ember fiber]

If CNT's end up working out or LI's can be recycled cheaper, that is great

[ember fiber]

Most sources are estimating ~10 years

[hearty spear]

Lithium batteries are about 99% recyclable.

[ember fiber]

They are insanely expensive to recycle rn

So a lot of companies are not bothering

[summer folio]

So you're saying, electric cars are worse for the environment?!?

[hollow pulsar]

~10 years? I remember seeing a lot of "Battery is at around 80% in 3 years". So in that estimate, extrapolating linearly, ... ~40 battery charge level in 9 years.

[hearty spear]

what?

[summer folio]

Big if true

[hearty spear]

Def not. The Electric battery in mine is just over 2 years old, and I haven't noticed any significant decrease in charge. Def not 80% at 3.

[hollow pulsar]

200 mile range (average) at 40% battery.... 80 miles if all goes well.

[ember fiber]

There are a lot of speculations around this at the moment because LI's are very hard to recycle, as well as LI mining is not good

[full fossil]

All i see is tech that will break in 5 to 10 years without expensive repairs and replacements and a car that will be completely unusable after 15 years

There's too much technology in these cars

And they will not be safe for pedestrians if they get into an accident with them because of all that mass

And for enthusiasts, the handling and weight will be like driving a boat on road

[hearty spear]

I see lots of excuses and very little actual, factual, information.

[hollow pulsar]

Maybe that's a heavy driving/commercial driving statistic. Researching.

[hearty spear]

I charge my battery 7-10 times a week, empty to full.

[ember fiber]

EV's are great, I am excited for the future, I just don't think the tech is there for a large chunk of drivers in the US

[hearty spear]

The only real downside to EVs, that I know currently, is cold weather. But that's physics.
Batteries don't like really cold weather.

[hollow pulsar]

Some are reporting 2-3% battery falloff per year. I was probably using a commercial vehicle statistic.

[golden talon]

EVs are cool for going A to B yes thats all

[hearty spear]

that's what driving is?

[ember fiber]

For you

[golden talon]

For you

[hearty spear]

What part of driving is not going A to B?

[golden talon]

driving without going to a B

[ember fiber]

Sometimes I don't have a B

[ocean narwhal]

old people taking their wives for a drive around teh block

[golden talon]

driving simply because... i want to drive lol

[hearty spear]

Then you drive A to A. Still the same.

[winged yarrow]

Imagine you hop in an uber and the driver has to stop to charge his car 💀

[ocean narwhal]

when has ur uber ever needed to go to a gas station same thing lol

[winged yarrow]

True it's the same concept

[golden talon]

for casuals who dont care about driving dynamics or any of that by all means go get an EV

[full fossil]

Modern tech in cars don't have longevity, FACT. Check modern cars common repairs.

Too much technology in cars? FACT. Clearly observable.

Not safe for pedestrians? FACT. simple physics.

Handling and weight? FACT. also physics.

[winged yarrow]

I drive a 2006 F150

[full fossil]

Imagine the same for an ambulance

[summer folio]

Bicycle can be powered by a potato.
Really efficient.
Just consume the potato & bike really far.

[full fossil]

Charging takes hours, refueling takes seconds to a few minutes

[winged yarrow]

That one's a little harder to imagine unless there had been a major disaster

[hearty spear]

Y'know what, y'all are fucking annoying, and using bullshit arguments. I no longer care.

[full fossil]

Go cry

[hollow pulsar]

Standardize all your vehicles on a single, easily-swapped out platform. Make upgrades available for consumers to buy.

[winged yarrow]

😦

[full fossil]

I would support this +100

[winged yarrow]

I just got here 😦

[ember fiber]

Ignoring that raz is a POS, I do think EV's are a great concept, the tech for it needs to catch up

[full fossil]

This is actually a very good solution

[summer folio]

Is Tesla actually the worst thing to have happened to the environment since the hole in the ozone layer chemicals?

[ember fiber]

no

[crystal ocean]

how is everyone doing

[full fossil]

To the environment? Lmao, tesla is nothing

[ember fiber]

meh

[winged yarrow]

I would love to go into the cardock branded like a spacedock to upgrade my automobile on the regular

[crystal ocean]

oh.......this looks fun

[winged yarrow]

if they gave me a cool UI I could control from my car's touchscreen like I'm playing elite dangerous

[ember fiber]

Just hoping I can keep my ICE sports car 20 years down the road and the governments don't ban them

[golden talon]

I can see the argument behind EVs but im gonna buy gas cars until theyre illegal

[crystal ocean]

goverments shouldnt have the power to ban anything

[hollow pulsar]

Heck yea. Even if it's customer-swappable. If they have an issue or don't want to do the work themselves, they can bring it to the dealer or really any auto shop.

[full fossil]

Honestly same bro i hate these laws

[hollow pulsar]

I'm just waiting for someone to make the "framework" car.

[full fossil]

Govt already banned diesels here but they didn't ban old diesels that give more pollution than the new ones

[ember fiber]

I mean, as I have said. I like EV's. I would gladly get an EV later in life when the tech improves for my daily. However, I want to keep my vroom vroom

[winged yarrow]

That's kind of what they're going for now it's just limited to individual brands

[crystal ocean]

they shouldnt have that power.....tho

[winged yarrow]

Governments shouldn't have the power to govern

[crystal ocean]

i wouldnt go that far

[full fossil]

Go to Somalia then
They don’t have a government, y’all’d love it

[ember fiber]

If Porsche can get their Synthetic fuel to be what all fuel companies transition to, that would be amazing

[full fossil]

But they do, they're governments

Governments can be corrupt, tyrannical too

[hollow pulsar]

There's one EV manufacturer that is close in that the batteries/wheels/drives are all separate in the undercarriage and they just mount the body on top.
I have no idea if this is customer-swappable though. Like, customer can just buy a different cabin and install it themselves. (Rivian or Canoo I think - I can't remember which)

[full fossil]

So y’all want a coach building ev service

[winged yarrow]

I think some things are alright to be banned, we just need a better way to revisit those bans and make sure things still need to be banned

[full fossil]

1904 chat

[ember fiber]

I mean, I agree with banning things that are unnecessarily causing massive damage to the environment

[winged yarrow]

Coaches, like the RVs, are super cool. Would be neat to have an EV version of that, but that defeats the purpose of having a generator on board so not sure it would be worth

[crystal ocean]

i think like things that can kill i can see bans on those but banning cars and apps is crazy to me

[winged yarrow]

Yeah or businesses

[ember fiber]

Uhhhhh no, some businesses need to be banned

[winged yarrow]

like when Uber/Lyft were banned in a bunch of places because it was hurting taxis, but like taxis are private businesses

[winged yarrow]

I'm talking about legally operating businesses, not ones that are causing damage

[ember fiber]

Yeah, I mean that is dumb

[low rain]

Someone put AirPods in the urinal at my school

Wtf

[ember fiber]

Ahhh, yeah I mean that is fine

[winged yarrow]

Free AirPods if you dare

[low rain]

My friend wanted to take them and wash them

[ember fiber]

then sell them

[winged yarrow]

Yeah put them on eBay "slightly used"

[ember fiber]

"recently cleaned"

[full fossil]

slightly urinated

[winged yarrow]

"Definitely got a smell, smells like urine, not sure why my ear smells like that, I cleaned them. Sold AS IS"

[summer folio]

in Sweden they just heavily taxx gas cars
& gives $10K as welfare to everyone who buys an electric vehicle aka only the rich who can affort.

[winged yarrow]

I was about to say lol 100K can make anybody rich. Get ready to sell that house and live out of the electric car, kids.

[full fossil]

100k, rich, lol
Lmao, even

[winged yarrow]

Rich is a mindset

[full fossil]

Whatever you say

[winged yarrow]

Poor shaming for the win

[full fossil]

Usual day in public chat

Wait till they put a subscription to use your own car you paid for

[full fossil]

BMW moment

[winged yarrow]

they already do

[full fossil]

And wait till they remove a steering wheel, place autopilot, so they take you to cops if you miss your parking tickets or something

[ember fiber]

Wait until the modding community gets a hold of it and bypasses it totally

[winged yarrow]

Geez, the modding community

When the GPS starts going nya~ I'll know I'm in hell

[full fossil]

Car companies could just lock down the entire car if it gets compromised no tho?

[ember fiber]

You can always get around it

[full fossil]

Imagine having to download Linux for ur car 💀

[winged yarrow]

sudo apt-get install brakes

[hollow pulsar]

A lot of cars have you pay for much less.

[finite cloud]

You have to spend 20 minutes fixing it before every drive

[fierce cobalt]

when will a linux car be invented 😔

[vapid smelt]

Why imagine

[winged yarrow]

Best we're looking at is a Mac car, so it'll have to be brew but you'll still be able to use Bash

[full fossil]

The future is looking scary bros atleast for me all i ever wanted was some Porsche 911s when I'm older , petrol powered ones 😔

I'm still waiting on my licence and first car

[full fossil]

WOAH ACTUALLY?

[finite cloud]

Oh yeah android is Linux based

So never mind cars are already on linux

[winged yarrow]

I just want a good trusty bicycle and an infrastructure that doesn't make it seem like imma die on a bicycle

[finite cloud]

In fact some like ford use a windows based one

[winged yarrow]

BSOD on the highway

[full fossil]

Imma be completely honest I'm not a tech expert or anything so i didn't know this

[fossil frost]

SYNC was windows based, and was only ever for the entertainment/sat nav system. its android based since SYNC3 now

[full fossil]

Does that mean because cars have Android auto and stuff they're technically Linux also?

[vapid smelt]

https://www.zdnet.com/article/tesla-starts-to-release-its-cars-open-source-linux-software-code/ Tesla uses Linux

[cosmic ore]

A ton of stuff uses Linux internally

[full fossil]

Ig that settles debate

Linux > windows 😂

[fossil frost]

there are toasters that run linux, your modem likely runs linux too

[cosmic ore]

Linux isn't an RTOS so it isn't suitable for things like the engine control and such, but it can and is used for plenty of other periphery parts of the car

[winged yarrow]

linux is the best for things that are hidden from the consumers

[vapid smelt]

Some smart toasters use Linux

Damn bizz beat me to it

[fossil frost]

by a few seconds 😄

[cosmic ore]

Oh but you must not have heard of Windows CE then

[full fossil]

Idk what's that but imma assume it's something important

[winged yarrow]

The steam link ran linux and I think the steam deck runs linux too

[full fossil]

Not really 💀

[fossil frost]

Battleships run on windows ce and windows nt 4.0 😄

[winged yarrow]

Airlines run on windows 3.1 that doesn't mean it's good

[full fossil]

3.1 ?!?!?!

[winged yarrow]

Just means they got that solid contract down

[fossil frost]

all those point of sale machines y ou see in train stations? all those digital signs you see in mcdonalds? all windows

[cosmic ore]

RTOS = Real Time Operating System. An OS specifically designed for low latency, realtime applications. Immediate response to sensor events, deadline management, and priority scheduling are the main priorities here.

[winged yarrow]

Yeah some of them, think they were trying to phase it out

[full fossil]

Woahhh gotcha

[vapid smelt]

Too cheap to update their software smh

[full fossil]

Isn't that like old and slow? The software

[fossil frost]

also the "it works, and if we change it and do it wrong, people die"

[cosmic ore]

Walk behind the terminal counters at an airport and you may see them using Windows 98 computers

[winged yarrow]

It's old, but it doesn't have to be slow, depending on whatever hardware it was running on

Probably more efficient than any OS since then

[full fossil]

Oh makes sense

[winged yarrow]

but I don't know for sure

[cosmic ore]

a lot of it can be slow and awful, yeah

but it works and nobody knows how to change it anymore

[full fossil]

My old school used windows uhhh the one before windows 7 whichever it was called 98 or something?

[cosmic ore]

so things just keep chugging away until shit brokie

[winged yarrow]

They released the windows 3.1 source code IIRC so I'm looking forward to the Rust rewrite

[vapid smelt]

A handful of countries updated their setups and even have WFH air traffic control people

[cosmic ore]

1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 95 -> 98 -> 2000/ME -> XP -> Vista -> 7 -> 8 -> 8.1 -> 10 -> 11

[full fossil]

OH YES XP IT WAS XP

[fossil frost]

NT 3 and 4 are missing 🙂

[hollow pulsar]

WFH ATC's? Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen...

[cosmic ore]

Ah yeah I lumped that in with Windows 3

[winged yarrow]

Also it was more like 3.11 rather than 3, and 2 only barely existed

[cosmic ore]

(mentally)

[vapid smelt]

Dozens of displays with night vision and shit, they can zoom in and more

[full fossil]

Man i feel so old i remember good ol days playing counter strike on some old windows 7 pc

[hollow pulsar]

All you need is for their Internet to have a blip and trouble starts.

[fossil frost]

why? they are entirely different kernels, with an entirely different OS on top of that kernel, NT and "windows" only became similar around win2000, and only became fully merged with XP

[cosmic ore]

I wasn't around at that time so the history gets a bit muddled in my head

[winged yarrow]

• Paid for by the employee

[fossil frost]

NT and 9x are the parents, XP is the child... and its child is Vista, and its child is 7.... (and so on)

[cosmic ore]

Toddler starts playing with keyboard while dad went to the bathroom

[vapid smelt]

London has virtual air traffic towers

[summer folio]

Loved me some NT 4.0

[hollow pulsar]

A virtual tower isn't exactly work from home though..

[winged yarrow]

It's work at home

[vapid smelt]

I might have messed up on the WFH but it's work closer to home!

[fossil frost]

its the 5th busiest airport in london... out of the 5 airports in london... 😄

[cosmic ore]

I am currently working from my home right now but will go into the office either tomorrow or wednesday

[fossil frost]

ive been working from home since early 2020, and have been in the office 3 times total since then

[cosmic ore]

I go in 2-3 times a week

but yeah this year was the first time I'd been back in an office since 2019

[fossil frost]

im in the office for 2 days consecutively next week, which will triple the amount of time i have been in the office this year, and the only time i have been in the office for 2 days back to back in 3 years

and thats only because we have an event on, and its not the local office, its the bigger office further away, and i get 2 nights away from the kids by going there 😄

[fluid ridge]

i wrapped a battery in tin foil and it became incredibly hot incredibly quickly

the moral of the story is dont wrap batteries in tin foil

[untold halo]

can i3- 12100f
gtx 1650 4GB
16GB ram ddr4
run vanguard or some new cod games?

[polar fern]

Is this the best I can get for my sff low power pc? https://a.co/d/51bS4x9

[full fossil]

Omg I actually need one of these

[near nymph]

Ummm... So .. don't short out battery... C'mon man

[full fossil]

Is this single slot? My GT 1030 2GB G5 doesnt do 4k120

I dont think this does 4k 120. Nvm

[fluid ridge]

yeah i saw it from a tiktok

i did not expect it to actually work lol

[polar fern]

No idea my displays are 1080p

[full fossil]

It doesnt I just checked.

[vapid smelt]

You need display port 1.4a for 4k 120hz

[full fossil]

I need something with hdmi 2.1

That is single slot. Lol.

[mint yacht]

You can find low profile GTX 1650s afaik

[thorny axle]

How about 4k 240hz

[gilded quest]

dual dp iirc

[mint yacht]

Maybe also a low profile RX 6400? But I'm not sure about how powerful that is in comparison

[thorny axle]

I thought you could use DSC?

[gilded quest]

idk if you can DSC up to 240hz (4K)

[vapid smelt]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qmZ9TW/sapphire-radeon-rx-6400-4-gb-pulse-low-profile-video-card-11315-01-20g

[gilded quest]

oh it will

I thought I saw a 4K 165Hz display that needed 2 DP inputs

[full fossil]

If I see this for $100, instabuy

[gilded quest]

maybe the display didn't support DSC, or maybe it was DP 1.2

[thorny axle]

Alright

[thorny axle]

I don’t remember exactly, though I do think it was DP 1.4

[polar fern]

Hmm

[quartz karma]

quick question for setting up a capture card, If i want to display my display port main monitor as i have 3, do i need to get a display port splitter to get the capture card to work?

[polar fern]

Oooo… I think I may have found something… https://a.co/d/bmzsUkx

Only 53 watts too

I think this actually might be the one

And the price is really good. Other options I’ve seen were double the price or more

It has the gddr6 vram, which means it’s an update/refresh

[gilded quest]

what is it for? i.e., do you need video encoders?

[polar fern]

It’s so I can move to a dedicated CPU as I have run out of upgrade options for APU.

[gilded quest]

so you won't need hardware encoding capabilities?

[polar fern]

Encoding?

i’m not sure what that exactly means

[gilded quest]

cause it doesn't support hardware video encode

[polar fern]

I don’t even know what that is

[gilded quest]

like recording gameplay, streaming, (transcoding?)

[polar fern]

So no OBS streaming?

Well that’s not gonna work 😑

[gilded quest]

you would have to use software (cpu) encoding

[hollow pulsar]

Maybe H.264 encode. But it's not going to do anything newer, and the industry is starting to move to newer codecs.

[stray apex]

if you just need encode arc a380 might be good?

although idk if your pc supports rebar

[gilded quest]

well @polar fern what are going to be the uses of the system

[polar fern]

Gaming/YouTube/streaming

[vapid smelt]

Gt. 1630 is an option. just not a great price for performance

[gilded quest]

does GTX 1650 have low profile options?

it sounded like you needed low profile

[vapid smelt]

Lenovo office PC needs to be sff and no external power

[polar fern]

There is this one too: https://a.co/d/g98Vmvb

[stray apex]

is a380 not slot powered?

[gilded quest]

totes not broski

[polar fern]

I would absolutely need to be low profile because it’s a small form factor case

[vapid smelt]

Msi showed off one but none for sale

[stray apex]

that's unfortunate

could be a neat drop in av1 card if it were

[gilded quest]

I think OEMs can get slot powered a380

[near nymph]

Me: how much do you have in stock?
Store: just on this shelf.
Me: okay I'll buy it all

[polar fern]

My pc is great but it’s not designed for all this fancy gaming stuff.

[near nymph]

That's how I walked out with over $100 worth of brushes... 😂

[polar fern]

Doxxd

[vapid smelt]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/94LFf7/msi-geforce-gtx-1630-4-gb-aero-itx-oc-video-card-gtx-1630-aero-itx-4g-oc $125

[near nymph]

Wut dox lol

[gilded quest]

AHHHHH
canadian

[stray apex]

you can get a 1650 for 180 new

[polar fern]

The store location, and the cashier name are on there

[stray apex]

a used gtx 1650 is probably the best option though

[polar fern]

If it’s not low profile, I can’t use it

[stray apex]

I mean, low profile 1650s exist

[polar fern]

Needs to be slot powered & low profile

I am going to scream if I can’t figure this out because stuff is starting to really get difficult and not fun to play anymore and if I can’t play and stream there’s no point of even having this thing at the moment.

[stray apex]

streaming with a slot-powered card is going to be rough

[vapid smelt]

No molex connectors in the pc?

[polar fern]

i’ve been looking for a year for a graphics card that will work with this thing which actually is useful and not garbage

[gilded quest]

most slot powered cards are gonna be kinda garbage

[stray apex]

https://www.newegg.com/yeston-geforce-gtx-1650-gtx1650-4g-d6-ga/p/1FT-007N-00080

[polar fern]

I don’t need 100+ FPS I just want the game to play between 50 and 80 FPS while streaming on OBS at 720 30 frames

[near nymph]

You know that isn't actually an employee right? It's basically them trying to say RONA. The Canadian branch of lowe's

[vapid smelt]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145034781204 $120 @polar fern

[polar fern]

Rowena?

That won’t fit, it’s not low profile

[stray apex]

https://www.newegg.com/yeston-geforce-gtx-1650-gtx1650-4g-d6-ga/p/1FT-007N-00080

[trim coral]

h

[stray apex]

gddr6 tu117 so it should have the new turing encoder

[polar fern]

Ahoy

[gilded quest]

run it with the side panel off

[polar fern]

Does the yeston one have a low profile bracket?

[stray apex]

a what

like, pcie slot?

[polar fern]

That’s a full size bracket, I need a low profile bracket

[stray apex]

I don't think that exists as a retail product

like, I guess you could just cut the bracket off?

[polar fern]

The flat metal bit that sticks out the back of the computer is the bracket

🤦‍♂️ ok give up.

Thanks for trying though, I appreciate it. 😔

[forest valve]

He's in Canada nobody bothers Canadians

[vapid smelt]

What Lenovo PC you got again biker?

[eager venture]

You wake up at 6. U can eat anything until 7 but then u have to fast for 6 hours for a procedure. What do u eat?

[polar fern]

M75s-1

[gilded quest]

pasta

[vapid smelt]

Fuck it really is that small

[gilded quest]

or something with a lot of taters

[stray apex]

probably need some oem gpu, if they even make that

[stray apex]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325590949824
well this exists

[polar fern]

It tiny but not tiny form factor.

[eager venture]

Thx. I’ll buy a lot of frozen lasagna and pizza for Tomorrow

Maybe some extra protein shakes

[vapid smelt]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225521597478 $150 1050ti...

[gilded quest]

plz don't buy a 1050ti for $150

[polar fern]

This is the moment where I’m going to give up on my plan and instead try to look for a good deal on a new system. A new system will have all of the new connection and bus standards & new processor options

I can just sell this one after buying new one and offset the cost partially

It is in very excellent shape and has lots of extra features that are not on the stock model

[vapid smelt]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325487437950? $90

[polar fern]

🤔

😔

I will show a picture of the system. I am thinking of getting

[eager venture]

Can’t u get a rx580 for that price?

[stray apex]

not a low profile one

[gilded quest]

low profile 580 would be quite toasty

[vapid smelt]

You willing to hot rod your PC ?

Saves money and gives you a project

[polar fern]

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/desktops/legion-desktops/legion-t-series-towers/lenovo-legion-t5-26amr5/90rb0027us

[gilded quest]

or just run it sans side panel

[stray apex]

pcie3 cpu with 6500xt is a bad time

[vapid smelt]

New problem 6500xt has no encoders too

[polar fern]

It’s $650

[stray apex]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RmVdyK

this is also 650
it's better in
basically every way

[polar fern]

-headdesk-

🤔https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/desktops/ideacentre/500-series/ideacentre-5-gen-6-(amd)/90rx0003us

[stray apex]

that doesn't even have a gpu
are you unable to build a pc

[polar fern]

It has an APU which I have now & mine is 3 gens older

[stray apex]

AMD hasn't updated their desktop APUs in years

that's still using the vega 11 which was new in uh
2018 or something?

[forest valve]

Twitter 9.71.0 on Android is the best version still has the old latest tweets UI

[polar fern]

The architecture was actually updated with zen 3

[dusky valley]

Upcycling a Mac Pro 4,1 with truenas and filling the bays 🙂

[polar fern]

🤔https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/desktops/legion-desktops/legion-t-series-towers/lenovo-legion-t5-26amr5/90rb002aus

[stray apex]

that's a lot better if it's within your budget

[vapid smelt]

Thats way too much

[polar fern]

I’m really trying to keep things low power to be more sustainable and also it needs to fit on my desk

[stray apex]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-legion-tower-5-amd-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-7-5800-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-256gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-raven-black/6501812.p?skuId=6501812

basically the same, costs a bit less

huh
apparently legion 5 desktops are bricking randomly

the lenovo forums seem to have a bios update that'll fix it, if you're up for that

[polar fern]

Hmm

[stray apex]

although it seems like there might just be a broken clock or something? the bios seems to break regularly

really, it's going to be much more cost-effective to build your own

[polar fern]

There was a bad batch of boards that I remember hearing about

[vapid smelt]

If you transfer your CPU,ram and storage https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dv8FRv you could make a $400 pc

[stray apex]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qGBgv3
if you keep the cooler and upgrade the mobo to b550 for like
$7

cooler might not be compatible?

sometimes oems have annoying custom mounts if they're being super cheap

[vapid smelt]

The mbo is non standard size so I assume the cooler mount is proprietary

It's the bullshit that attaches the front io to the board

[polar fern]

That’s an interesting assembly

[stray apex]

The point is that building your own PC is significantly cheaper right now

Like you'd be better off paying a local shop to build it for you for $100 or something than buying a prebuilt if you really can't stand doing it yourself

[polar fern]

I can’t really do it that way, because of fixed income limitations

It has to be one whole thing, kind of pre-built or one purchase

[vapid smelt]

You live by a microcenter?

[polar fern]

I cannot have more than a certain amount saved up, and honestly, I usually don’t have enough at the end of each month to save anything anyway.

what I’m looking for is more like a gift set my whole family gets for me vs me purchase. I was only really able to afford my Mac mini and most of the rest of my set up because of the stimulus checks.

[stray apex]

I mean
You can buy all the parts from Newegg in one order?

[polar fern]

Right now, I am having some very serious issues about customer service and defective products so I am extremely hesitant to do something that isn’t pre-built

[vapid smelt]

What about a laptop?

[polar fern]

For example, recently, I purchased a water kettle and the first one actually broke and lid leaks to the point where the steam comes out and scalds you if you try to use it too soon after it is done boiling

They sent me a replacement, and that one actually leaks out of the bottom of the damn thing

I need to stuff to just work, I don’t have money to mess around with finicky parts

[dense coral]

stuff to work... in this economy?

[polar fern]

Having a computer like this, my whole set up, supposed to be something good for my mental health, and it’s turning out to be extremely extraordinarily stressful and taking up a lot of my time

[stray apex]

Buy a PS5?

[dense coral]

Bro in 2023 you're lucky if a light bulb lasts 6 months

[polar fern]

Yes, I know between the pandemic and pennypinching di I mean rocket measuring oligarchs I’m surprised anything is holding itself together at all anymore.

[dense coral]

It's not holding itself together, but it looks like it is

[polar fern]

Yes, I have noticed that most of the things produced since probably mid 2021 are definitely wanting for quality

[dense coral]

Society that is

[vapid smelt]

Are you able to cut your side panel for a bigger gpu?

[nova needle]

They probably most likely dont use their PC just for games

[polar fern]

They don’t have the people anymore. Lots of places very short staffed

I will figure it out, even if I have to get that ridiculous Legion space heater

[low rain]

i need to stop abusing my pc, i have an rx6600 and a ryzen 5 5600G and im launching DCS, War Thunder, and GTA.

[polar fern]

All at the same time?

[gilded quest]

bro where are you buying garbage ass bulbs from

[low rain]

yes

[polar fern]

No they’re right.

[dense coral]

Well the specific one I'm talking about was installed by a contractor so most likely home depot

[vapid smelt]

$1.25 store

[gilded quest]

ah, the "dollar" tree

[dense coral]

It's a fixed LED panel inside a fixture and it's lost about half its brightness in almost no time

[polar fern]

Like the milk cartons that I normally get have been improperly assembled slightly off here and there since at least six months ago

[nova needle]

You need contractors to ... Swap out the light bulb?

[dense coral]

Well considering that the entire fixture had to be replaced yes

[polar fern]

A few months ago, I also had three milk cartons that were leaking because they were not properly assembled and it looked like someone had dropped them on a dirty floor

[nova needle]

And you cant do that yourself?

[dense coral]

Like I said, it's a fixed LED panel, not a bulb which you can swap

[polar fern]

A lot of people are not qualified to do electrical work, or they may not feel comfortable or have the skills

[dense coral]

Nobody in my family has any experience with wiring of any sort

[vapid smelt]

E waste?

[dense coral]

Yes it is

But I have no say in what my family does to the house so alas, there is nothing I can do.

[polar fern]

Everything is starting to fly apart at the seams

I am just thankful for Linus and his crew for keeping my sanity intact

[nova needle]

My Osram bulbs last me forever

[vapid smelt]

That's what cats are for!

[dense coral]

Probably half of the electronics in my house are generic products from reputable amazon brands such as [insert string of random letters here].

[full fossil]

Saving money now to pay more later

[vapid smelt]

Rgfivdt

[dense coral]

Yep

Ah yes, my tuvskt usb-c cable!

[vapid smelt]

Inspecting the packing material

[polar fern]

Cat tips

Bro, they love that paper stuff.

They will hide under it and crawl along the floor with it like camouflage and swat at things

[glad mist]

Aww

[polar fern]

☺️

[glad mist]

Wish that was a sticker

[vapid smelt]

My cat loves trash, old sewing holder thjngs🧵, wrappers, elastic bands, even candy

[gilded quest]

it is a sticker

[nova needle]

My dogs love me

[glad mist]

Like in the sticker packs

[gilded quest]

It was in previous packs

[polar fern]

Lttstoredotcom

[glad mist]

I got it a couple years ago I wish I could get it again is what I’m saying

[polar fern]

I have two sticker packs. I need to look in them to see if there is a cat

[gilded quest]

2021 sticker pack iirc

ez, invent a time machine

[nova needle]

Id like a sticker pack too

[glad mist]

Wish it was still available

I’d pay for it lol

[vapid smelt]

Mine broke

[nova needle]

But aint no way im paying those shipping prices

[polar fern]

Linus Cat Tips mhm

[vapid smelt]

Amazon has ruined us

[glad mist]

Why is importing so expensive 😢

[nova needle]

No kidding

[glad mist]

Fuck customs

[nova needle]

Not really

[polar fern]

What do you call vital camping equipment?

[nova needle]

Im fine with paying shipping

[polar fern]

Impor-tent 😑

[glad mist]

links my Amazon wishlist

[nova needle]

But im not fine with PAYING A TON of shipping

[polar fern]

@glad mist hahaha but what if

[nova needle]

Getting the bag and the screwdriver here would cost me almost the entire orders worth as import cost

[polar fern]

The tastiest type of logistics is a ship-mint 😑

[nova needle]

So my Wera driver will do fine

I only paid 35€ for that

[glad mist]

Wow. I think I paid $20 for shipping

For the backpack, screwdriver, and a water bottle

[glad mist]

You like camping?

[nova needle]

+19% taxes

[glad mist]

The fuck?

[nova needle]

X)

[polar fern]

I like being in the forest/beach/stream etc. not overnight tho. I would not be able to sleep.

[glad mist]

Only good thing about the US is NAFTA

[polar fern]

Ooo

[glad mist]

I can import shit from Canada without paying a tariff

[nova needle]

Im in Germany

[polar fern]

Deutschland

[nova needle]

So it aint exactly 20 bucks for shipping

[glad mist]

I’ll shut up now since you live in a better place

[polar fern]

Deutschland, Uber, Alles? 🤔

[nova needle]

True

[nova needle]

Bruh

[glad mist]

We have no workers rights here

[nova needle]

Ik USA is a 3rd world country in many regards imo

[glad mist]

I agree I hate it here

[nova needle]

Imagine getting fired on the spot like wtf

[glad mist]

biggest world military
largest prison population
still have a homeless problem despite affording that stuff

[polar fern]

@nova needle https://youtu.be/e6eXyYJ4h5o

[nova needle]

But germany is a sloth

[glad mist]

We also don’t get severance pay in law

You only get it if you have a union or contract that requires it

[nova needle]

Lel

Move to Germany x)

[polar fern]

I have a travel plan for Germany that involves visiting several very cool cathedrals

Because I am a giant nerd

[nova needle]

Ulmer Münster > All

Literally

[polar fern]

Also Freiberg

[nova needle]

Tallest church in the world

[polar fern]

& like six others

[nova needle]

And my hometown

[polar fern]

Pointy stones

[nova needle]

Come to Ulm and experience swabian culture

We are stingy as all hell

[polar fern]

Also, Cologne Cathedral

[nova needle]

Nah fam, Ulmer Münster

[slim mirage]

ULTRA MONSTER i love that drink

[polar fern]

My plan would be to get a tour to the Spire with a hardhat on and stuff, so I can appreciate the structure and architecture both from a distance, and up close

I’m not just doing one, I’m doing six, I think six cathedrals

[nova needle]

U gonna get sued by Monster energy

[polar fern]

Ulm Monster. Giant stone Cathedral creature

[slim mirage]

you know linus says it tastes bad has he only tried the og monster because i can agree that its garbage but the flavoured drinks by monster and by redbull should be banned they taste too good for what they are

[polar fern]

Bbl

[slim mirage]

Brazilian Butt Lift?

[nova needle]

Energy Drinks taste ass

[slim mirage]

depends on the drink

[nova needle]

Nah

[slim mirage]

how many different energy drinks have you tried?

[nova needle]

Many

Never counted cause why would i lol

[slim mirage]

watermelon redbull?

[nova needle]

Ye

[slim mirage]

im like 50/50 on it

[nova needle]

Id rather drink water

[slim mirage]

ew

people still drink that

[nova needle]

Healthy people, yes

[vapid smelt]

Every day

[slim mirage]

like we talking tap water straight from the tap or like bottled water

[vapid smelt]

Tap water

[nova needle]

Both

[vapid smelt]

Who the fuck pays for bottled water

[slim mirage]

what country?

[vapid smelt]

USA, Utah state

[full fossil]

Honestly bro

Tap water sus

[nova needle]

People with bad tap water

[vapid smelt]

Install a water filter to your sink

[full fossil]

"Steroid hormones, such as oestrogens and testosterone, can end up in the surface water via wastewater. Water companies treat this water, after which it will flow out of your tap. The water may still contain traces of hormones"

[vapid smelt]

Where do you think bottle water comes from

[full fossil]

I'm not making an argument for bottled water

[nova needle]

From the supermarket, duuuh

[full fossil]

It does not even filter out micro plastics which can also affect your hormones

[slim mirage]

you know how much a trace amount is though and how much water their is in the system and how diluted it is?

[vapid smelt]

USA allows bugs in peanut butter

[nova needle]

A prime example why ttip didnt work out

[full fossil]

I haven't gone that deep into the study

[nova needle]

Losely regulated food imported from the US. EU just didnt want that.

[full fossil]

But i remember it said when tested with fish even small amounts of microplastics made the next generation of fish not be able to reproduce

[nova needle]

Kinda glad

[vapid smelt]

If you want super clean water

[slim mirage]

is that for hard water?

[full fossil]

We have those installed, it's a necessity for every household at this point

[brisk mortar]

Sorry to interrupt but there is a 0d exploit update browsers

[vapid smelt]

No it's a filterRemove up to 99% of 77 contaminants, plus sediment. Now with 44% faster water flow for ultimate hydration.

[slim mirage]

dont think ive ever seen one of them water filters except from like business water fountains

[nova needle]

Which

[vapid smelt]

My dad a (plumber) installed a similar one of what I sent to our kitchen sink

[nova needle]

I just use tap water unfiltered

Germany got some good water

[brisk mortar]

Chromium based

[brisk mortar]

I thought in germany you shouldn't drink tap water