public-chat

[split wasp]

Should we ping mods

[stray apex]

probably

[strange elk]

The tag has stepped out on my client for some reason

[stray apex]

nah, that's just something with the server

[leaden gale]

Bruh momentum

Why tf you wanna get banned so bad

[stray apex]

probably some cringe ban speedrun

[leaden gale]

What are you trying to prove to yourself

[strange elk]

there it is

[stray apex]

they're not very good at it, though

[leaden gale]

Gone, reduced to atoms

[strange elk]

https://tenor.com/view/disturbing-full-metal-jacket-hahahaha-funny-laughing-gif-14623729

[split wasp]

not just him his parent too my sistter some 3 co worerk at work

She wand old cash register with price tag on items and just check cash jobs done prices are set in stone

[split delta]

deleted scene from the flash?

[strange elk]

The flash?

[split delta]

it was a joke because the cgi was bad in it

[granite tinsel]

the only cash transactions i make these days are the loonies i put into the machines at my local arcades

[split wasp]

My bos too how much he pay a year for credit card it a crazy number what you option on 10$ minimum or charge a fee for credit card use a food place do it it on the door

[peak granite]

Guys just wondering if anyone can help me… I’m from the UK and I want to import some shorts from the US but I’m not sure if US medium is the right size for me? I’m 6 foot tall and about 62kg. Any US men can help me?

[graceful burrow]

Idk if there's a worse server to be asking fashion advice in lol

[verbal anchor]

Hey does anybody know how the moderation bot works, in the rules it mentions you can DM it but I'm not sure on the procedure

[peak granite]

🤣🤣

[hexed moon]

h

[graceful burrow]

@mint yacht saw you were active and figured you'd know

[mint yacht]

If you DM the bot, the staff here will be able to read the message

[hexed moon]

hi

[mint yacht]

No special procedure required to DMing the bot, really

[verbal anchor]

Ty, i'm used to mod bots that need to know which servers mod team to msg sorry bout that

[manic torrent]

Just had an interview with the most disinterested/monday-itis HR worker I've had in ages.

She literally asked me "how many servers have you built". I'm a sysadmin/solution architect with 25 years experience.

[graceful burrow]

Well
How many bob
How many thousands

[manic torrent]

what colour is the boat shed at hereford!

does it count every time I build a docker?

[verbal briar]

Im so confused, i bought a x570 board from amazon warehouse which was a refurbished return, and it came with an entire evo cooler and all the mounting hardware and an ssd on the board...

Like the cooler was in the box with the motherboard

Should i contact amazon... or like keep it?

[graceful burrow]

Keep it

Unless the board is broken

[manic torrent]

they absolutely don't care

[verbal briar]

I got it to replace my mobo i got its the same one im just having bios issues i bought the first one used not from amazon, and its a game of roulette to turn it on, it doesnt recognize any newer or the same bios thats on it, as an update

Also the SSD in it im not great when it comes to storage devices, but i have a adata swordfish nvme 1tb and this thing came with a sabrent 4TB ive never heard of sabrent before are they good?

[graceful burrow]

Sabrent is one of the better brands kek

They make some good shit

[verbal briar]

Oh okay 👍 not bad for $188 then

I have custom water cooling using a bilge pump so... i dont need the evo

Holy Molly this ssd is $400 on Amazon

[graceful burrow]

Like I said

[full fossil]

Hi

[hollow knot]

Do you think my 89 year old christian grandma would like to go to a ghost concert?

[stray apex]

did it come with some 4tb drive

[full fossil]

Would it be worth it to build a completely new computer if changing my gpu to a 3070 means i have to change like 3/4 of my stuff

[verbal briar]

It came with a cooler in the box too, it was used from amazon warehouse

[graceful burrow]

Why would Changing your gpu necessitate all of that unless you were using a pc that was made before pcie was invented

[full fossil]

well it wouldnt be required but it would be prefferable i change stuff

[verbal briar]

Hmm my psu is outputting 11.9v at idle and 11.5 under load... should i replace my 8yr old thermaltake?

[wispy marsh]

What's a good 180mm pcie4.0 riser?

[real nebula]

Linus is hilarious

Bro said hard r 😂 and meant something else man that is amazing

[manic torrent]

the allowed variance (as per the ATX specification) is +/- 5% (11.4-12.6), and should preferably stay within 3% (11.64-12.36).
ATX Specs let 12v, 5v, 5VSB, & 3.3v rails stay between +/-5% of their nominal value.
-12v rail is +/- 10%

[manic torrent]

ketchup

[sonic spruce]

Should I try to zip tie my way to putting a 90mm fan in my optical drive bay, or just put an optical drive and something else?

[manic torrent]

both ideas are shit

so do whatever you want

[dense bone]

Yo what would you buy as a gift that was techy but not a PC say you had 1-2k in budget

[full fossil]

a pc that cant turn on

[chrome vector]

Okay is it a good idea to overclock my computer by hooking it up directly to a power line?

[dense bone]

What .___.

[full fossil]

lmao

[chrome vector]

more power = more better?

[manic torrent]

yes. do it RIGHT NOW, livestream it.

[chrome vector]

Don't worry I've got some rubber gloves and a pair of garden sheers

[manic torrent]

custom keyboard, eink display, speakers, audio stuff

[chrome vector]

[finite cloud]

Valve Index

[manic torrent]

the best gift when you're talking that sort of budget and interest is something bespoke/custom made/hand crafted/etc.

and/or - if there is something they have that could be way cooler/better, like an old bench power supply, you could get them a USB C bench DC power supply (for example... and if you're buying for me, I have the link 😉 )

[chrome vector]

Okay but you guys liking the new Steam update? I was skeptical at first, but I really like the new Steam overlay. So much better than the old one. YOU CAN EVEN TAKE NOTES NOW. Do you know how many hand written notes I have from old school RPGs like Fallout 1, Fallout 2, Wasteland series, etc. etc. Cloud backed notes that I don't have to desktop for or write down is game changer baby

[vapid smelt]

only if you put in me in your will

[manic torrent]

That's actually pretty cool, I haven't seen the new overlay

[chrome vector]

I'll leave you my 3090ti. But only if you water cool it in my memory because I'm too scared for that shit.

[manic torrent]

weak

[finite cloud]

I like the new Steam update. The layout looks nice

[chrome vector]

Listen here buddy boy, I have been taught my whole life that water and electronics don't mix. That's also why I don't use touch screen. I bring my a keyboard with me for my phone

[chrome vector]

ikr

[full fossil]

hello

[finite cloud]

So instead of touching your phones screen you pull out a full sized keyboard?

[manic torrent]

perfection.

[chrome vector]

Exactly. Touching the screen is bad mmkay. That's what my momma taught me

[granite tinsel]

depends on the kind of techie--as an apple user i'd adore something like airpods or an apple watch

but obviously most people on this server would have less use for those compared to other wireless headphones or smartwatches

[sonic spruce]

Why are both of them shit?

[sonic spruce]

No

[granite tinsel]

rare UI refresh that actually improves things and doesn't piss people off

[chrome vector]

No it's unironically really nice, there's this new bar at the bottom for notes, discussions, guides, browser, controller settings, etc. etc. etc. There's a box for game overview like play time screen shots, etc. The new overlay is so much better than the old one.

[sonic spruce]

Option 1 gives airflow

[granite tinsel]

don't forget--any of the windows can be pinned so that they'll appear overlaid on your game, and notes are cloud saved

[finite cloud]

win + shift + s my friend

[sonic spruce]

Option 2 fills the 2 optical drive bays that I don’t have a cover for

[granite tinsel]

...the funny thing is this is all pretty similar to what the xbox game bar does

[full fossil]

anyone wanna see my pc :0

[granite tinsel]

except it's actually 100% functional and part of a much larger and more alive game platform

it even copies the charms for each of the widgets on the bottom of the overlay from the game bar

[chrome vector]

I actually didn't know that, I haven't messed with it that much, that's really nice. I use gamebar a lot, the thing that annoys me about is that you can't adjust the size overlay for people talking in a party. It's so much better on Xbox, it doesn't have the profile picture and it's a lot smaller. They really need to fix that, I just don't use the chat overlay because of that.

[finite cloud]

now that you mention it they do look similar

[granite tinsel]

well hey, good ideas deserve to go around

[true chasm]

hey guys I know this might sound like a joke but I'm going to buy the rtx 4060 Ti

And yes I've done my research

[vapid smelt]

its it $20?

[true chasm]

It's 1599 in my currency

[vapid smelt]

what country?

[true chasm]

that's 519$

[vapid smelt]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LnVmP6/asrock-radeon-rx-6750-xt-12-gb-phantom-gaming-d-oc-video-card-rx6750xt-pgd-12go the better 6750xt is cheaper then the 4060ti here in the US

[true chasm]

I know but unfortunately I can't buy that in my country

[vapid smelt]

what country are you in?

[true chasm]

3rd world country that explains everything

[true chasm]

https://megapc.tn/shop/product/Gigabyte-AORUS-Radeon-RX-6750-XT-ELITE-12G

[chrome vector]

Either way, as skeptical as I was when Steam updated and I saw the changes, I love it just for the new overlay alone. It's 1000% better. The clouds saved notes in the overlay is so fucking nice. I know some people don't like taking notes for games, but it's really nice to remember things when you're taking a break. And for old school RPGs it's almost necessary. Really happy about it

[vapid smelt]

russia? north korea?

[true chasm]

Worse, Tunisia

[true chasm]

More than my budget

[vapid smelt]

proceeds to google that becuse i never heard of tht place

[true chasm]

DUH it's in north africa dude

if I show you my internet speed you'll be shocked to the grave*

[manic torrent]

because you have a 5.25 drive bay, AND you think an optical drive is worthwhile. Everything about what you are talking about is terrible

[verbal briar]

So i got the new..... mobo and now my current mobo is acting fine.... even let me do a bios update

soooo IDK what to think now

i think i made it nervous

if it doesnt boot tomorrow its getting the boot and if it does the new mobo is going back

[timid meadow]

Optical drives are pog tho. If you need one you need one, not everyone does. Just like dvd players, some people still have use for it. Most dont

[manic torrent]

yes, but they are absolutely niche

[timid meadow]

I still want a floppy bay in my server but cant seem to find one in good condition thatll fit while i have money for it

[verbal briar]

i use one as a footrest but uhh i have mine on my nas thats about it

[manic torrent]

but debating zip tying a fan OR putting an optical drive in is showing that your are just wondering how best to put your re-used sequins on your pile of garbage

[verbal briar]

what kinda server? i got a bunch

[timid meadow]

Lenovo thinkserver 440

[manic torrent]

which is PURELY a retro thing. There's no actual use for it.

[timid meadow]

Except recovering data from floppys which i do more then youd think

[manic torrent]

what data are you recovering that's on floppies. Honestly anything written on floppies should be considered dead. But it's basically archive type retrieval

[verbal briar]

i have some black ones that are in pretty poor condition cosmeticlly and i have new in box tan ones.... i went a little crazy on ebay

[manic torrent]

and you're better off getting one of those drives or hacked drives I was reading about ages ago that helps with data recovery.

[timid meadow]

Ill get ahold of you after work if i remember to

[verbal briar]

prob games, or software for a nuclear power plant

[manic torrent]

but that's literally the ONLY use case.

[sonic spruce]

It’s to cover the open drive bays so dust don’t go in, I have no intentional of actually using or connecting an optical drive

[manic torrent]

ATM logs.

[verbal briar]

that tooo

[timid meadow]

Old family photos and stuff. Lots of older people in my area still have floppys with that stuff on there and nowhere else

[verbal briar]

i traded an old dell at a swap meet to a guy who runs engraving machines that are in grocery stores... they are still ide

[sonic spruce]

External floppy drive?

[pliant karma]

When exporting a 1.5 hour interview in Adobe premier somehow takes my entire system down

hope i saved the project before the system crash

[verbal briar]

oof.... i got premier pro certified in highschool on a dual core, 4 gb , 512mb vram system in highschool.... that was an absoulte pain we kept asking for new pcs since the ones the school provided were trash we wanted 980s or a 1080 i ended up bring my personal pc to finish

[real nebula]

Imma buy the Main gear PC or build mu own

I am gonna buy a framework laptop, gaming PC and a cheap ass car

I want to rack mount my server laptop and optiplex micro but can't exactly

[pliant karma]

ha same back in high school. My macbook is purely more stable with premier pro then my big rig ironically

[real nebula]

I also saw the Asus nas I want that badly

[pliant karma]

for the fact that this is the 10th time premire has single handlely crashed my pc

[real nebula]

Tomorrow I start my new job boys. Im scared shitless

[manic torrent]

That is bizarre

[full fossil]

Does anyone here know what motherboards support 8000hmz ddr5 ram

[vapid smelt]

thats a high quality expensive software i doubt it would crash on you that many times

[verbal briar]

at that time i had just built a new pc, i7-7700, 32gb ram, gtx 1080... and i got done with everything before the year was over

[pliant karma]

you wish adobe is like a shitshow for me. No issues on one system while it has issues on another.

[manic torrent]

.... you're asking the wrong questions. wtf are you trying to do

[verbal briar]

@pliant karma Now everything i run is AMD personal pcs and farm pcs i got certifications for everything i could in highschool just incase things didnt break my way

[real nebula]

Okay lmao

[pliant karma]

nice I have a photoshop certification but lol I sorta lost touch on that for a while now

[verbal briar]

i use a... old version of photoshop and ive switched over to Filmora i have the lifetime key

[pliant karma]

ah I'm still paying for the monthly sub lol. But my freelance job ends up paying for what I do anyways so it's ok

[timid meadow]

Didnt they just have a whole controversy about their "lifetime keys"?

[verbal briar]

i bought it way before that

[granite tinsel]

i did buy an affinity photo key recently

[verbal briar]

i kinda get it though they only charged $5 for it when i got it

[jaunty compass]

I haven't looked at the new overlay i just knew i didn't like the new default ui so far

but if there was a massive overlay overhaul i might have to check that out and reconsider

[pliant karma]

lol today is the day I might actually overcome my jetlag after coming back from vacation

usually I am out by 8pm but I might actually make it to midnight today as a way to brute force my sleeping routine back to normal

[jaunty compass]

can't get jetlag if you don't have a sleep schedule to begin with

[verbal briar]

this

[pliant karma]

lol mines just been purely fucked since pandemic

[verbal briar]

i get like 3 hours of sleep a night xD

we dont count the times when i pass out in the tractor

[pliant karma]

4 to 5 for me lol. Basically how I was through my vacation too, I'm just use to that amount of sleep

[jaunty compass]

mine has been pretty fucked, especially the past few days since i was sick all day yesterday and today and slept in until like 2 pm because i was feeling like ass

it could be really bad allergies or an infection but i'm feeling better today but still not 100%

[pliant karma]

but literally day 1 when I came back home slept at 7pm and somehow woke up at 2am, 2nd day the same but today seems to be better so slowly I am acclimating back

[verbal briar]

its been getting hot, but when you put a rolling ac for a living room in your tractor... its a nice place to take a nap while your taking a lunch break...

[vapid smelt]

i swear you go on a vacation every other month

[pliant karma]

I'm everywhere

[verbal briar]

im sure the cows would hate it if i went on vacation

though im sure they would forgive me if i chucked some watermelons in the field

[chrome vector]

Yeah it looked weird at first, but I'm use to it already. It's basically exactly the same but more modern. But I love the new overlay though, regardless of everything else.

[dense bone]

Hey any telescope nerds in chat?

[pure olive]

I had a telescope when I was like 9

[long briar]

most decent boards can, issue is do you get lucky enough with an IMC that can

your CPU is easily the bottleneck here

[chrome vector]

No but I want to get one someday

[graceful burrow]

im only film photography rn but want to get into it

telescopes are spendy

[finite cloud]

Haha how did you get that to work?

[full fossil]

Have you guys heard of a smallish channel called Marques Brownlee? I think yall would like his videos

[last solstice]

never heared of the guy. I only watch youtubers with high sub count (scratch that marques has more subs than linus mans LMAO)

[long briar]

I heard of, but he's sorta like unbox therapy

Does not go in depth into any topic, just your average consumer reviewer

[full fossil]

Turn off pings when replying to me please

[long briar]

Thanks for letting me know

[vapid smelt]

i have but i dont watch him

[full fossil]

Moment

[manic torrent]

turn off ping notifications when recieving my messages

[split wasp]

lol mom dont brlive increasing minim wage much would solve all problem

[hexed moon]

h

[elfin jetty]

[balmy anchor]

is steam down for anyone?

[polar fern]

Steam typically rises. Thermal stuff.

See, it’s going up!

[balmy anchor]

k it finally logged in

[manic torrent]

no, because the problem is SYSTEMIC. You can't twiddle one lever and expect it to magically fix decades of policy designed specifically to keep poor people poor.

[balmy anchor]

was there some new big release today? maybe its because of that.

[manic torrent]

oh look, it's a population density map 🙂

[polar fern]

One more demonstration of why I won’t touch steam

Kinda. Sometimes the outage is extremely localised and it looks pretty funny

[balmy anchor]

still better than that crap epic launcher. the platform itself not that bad but the launcher holy f is so annoying

[midnight idol]

holy balls
first 8 hr shift

[polar fern]

Nope. None of that either.

I am perfectly capable of purchasing and downloading a game on individual websites.

[balmy anchor]

torrent lol

[polar fern]

Hm no

[prime bough]

linus

[balmy anchor]

i used to do that in like 2016 but not doing that anymore because just not worth

[prime bough]

[polar fern]

Lots of companies shooting themselves in the foot recently

[balmy anchor]

subcription stuff shoots them too

[polar fern]

?

[midnight idol]

discord
reddit

[vapid smelt]

lmg

[midnight idol]

how

[chrome vector]

How is discord shooting itself?

[vapid smelt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvOw43vQ9CM

[midnight idol]

the dumb ass username system
discord has been broken for years

[chrome vector]

According to Moon on YT Discord is evil

[midnight idol]

wouldn't say that
I just don't think it's headed in the right direction

[quartz wadi]

Could someone help real quick? #1027757333117415424

[vapid smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/fuck-no-robin-williams-gif-13821667

[quartz wadi]

Pls 😊it's just the unscrewing order nothing complicated

[vapid smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/gordon-ramsey-get-out-gtfoh-leave-gif-16002844

[quartz wadi]

[candid prairie]

i have dual 2k monitor setup both support freesync one has 240hz and one with 75hz , is there downside on enabling freesync on both or should i use freesync on 240hz and leave freesync off on 75Hz one

[wispy marsh]

Just leave it on

[candid prairie]

ohk

[vapid smelt]

2k is 2048 x 1536?

[candid prairie]

1440P man

chillout

[wispy marsh]

https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2K-Logo-01.jpg

From dev studio to hardware seller

[manic torrent]

I think I might have a problem

[midnight idol]

rookie numbers

[chrome vector]

Your problem was not just getting another monkey to do the work

[indigo remnant]

I’m getting a company to make me a pc should I spend 40 AUD more to get a water cooler?

[vapid smelt]

will you maintain the loop every 6month to 1 year?.

[indigo remnant]

What does that mean?

[vapid smelt]

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

[indigo remnant]

Is it hard to maintain?

[manic torrent]

I assume they mean AIO

[indigo remnant]

Do you have to maintain and AIO

[vapid smelt]

nope just nomral de dusting

[chrome vector]

Bro can you believe the difference in size between the latest consoles

[indigo remnant]

Oh ok

[midnight idol]

bro has a ps5 and a mini fridge

[indigo remnant]

Yo is the the PS5
5

[indigo remnant]

is the Aftershock Glacier Mirror 240mm an AIO

[dusty rune]

does it say it is?

[indigo remnant]

i dont know but i think it is

[elfin jetty]

that doesnt seem good

[graceful burrow]

New storage device time

[elfin jetty]

its from a free pc i got so its not really a big deal, its a 500gb hdd

[graceful burrow]

New target practice fodder time

[placid crest]

No, it does not.

[full fossil]

Aw3423dwf vs odyssey oled g8

Which is better?

[small zephyr]

jeez razer... why do i need to restart my pc to install my fucking mouse

[next jetty]

Mine has been like that for around a month now lol

[elfin jetty]

Time for new hdd cause thats pretty bad

[next jetty]

First I need to fix my Windows (it's on a different disk than the faulty one) because I keep blue screening

The last Windows update messed up a lot of stuff for me

[fossil frost]

because they very lazily wrote their driver, and the installer

[wary summit]

the ebay guy that bought from me ain't paying... and has 0 history? is it a bot?

[small zephyr]

okay its so weird being able to adjust the scroll wheel

but i like it

[fossil frost]

probably, or a scammer hoping you are the type of person who lists loads of stuff and just sends it out without checking if payment has been made

[small zephyr]

welp but the pictures from the mouse kinda scammed

in what world is an broken of right mouse button "new misc"

welp some abs/acetone slurry fixed that tho

but dang that basilisk ultimate looks sexy

[radiant pier]

does anyone want to play minecraf

or valorant

[small zephyr]

okay the basilisk ultimate is gonna get time to get used to it

having an tactile mousewheel feels great and weird at the same time

[manic torrent]

...and why do you need an online account....

[small zephyr]

🤷‍♂️ you dont need it

you can just click login as a guest

and i think razer at least makes better mice as corsair

corsair mice are somehow always too big for my hands even through my hands are already big

[wispy marsh]

wow https://youtu.be/9buHzRb-N7A

[gentle slate]

My s23 survived for longer than 24 hours. 12 am to 2 am with 13% in the end.. 6 hours sot

If losing the headphone jack facilitated this... it's worth.

[echo canopy]

No, it’s just because it’s a huge phone

And yet again Samsung is a dogshit fucking company and won’t tell anyone the watt hours upfront

[celest hawk]

a mate of mine got the s23u

he also complained about battery

[glass lantern]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn-R39-dtc0

What do you guys think about user replaceable batteries, like a lot of the arguments against are kinda BS like LR says in the video, but it will likely mean thinker devices.

[timid meadow]

Idc about device thickness. Gimme that thiccc energizer concept phone

[glass lantern]

not that I particularly care because I put a thick case on my phone anyway.

[celest hawk]

when phone 2mm thicker

[echo canopy]

A lot thicker, not having a unibody significantly hurts structural integrity

[timid meadow]

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/26/18241117/energizer-power-max-p18k-pop-huge-battery-phone-mwc-2019

[glass lantern]

You say that but I don't think you remember the old Nokia phones which were basically indestructible.

[celest hawk]

unless you don't put your phone through a meat grinder

it's probably fine for the end user

[echo canopy]

Because they were plastic and weren’t nearly as fragile in general

[mint yacht]

Smaller plastic brick is strong
Thin slab of metal and plastic is definitely not strong

[glass lantern]

And that the outer case was user replacable, so even in the unlikely event that the case was damaged it just a question of cracking the case off and replacing it.

So basically what your saying is that we should go back to plastic phones, honestly I would take that option.

[echo canopy]

As much as you joke about that some metals like harden tool steel shatter like glass

[glass lantern]

Also plastic is ductile... well in that case in the case of hardened tool steel it is a lack of ductility that makes it shatter.

and you can design plastic frames to be very resistent to damage. the inner and outer layers of plastic on those old phones being one way to do it.

[echo canopy]

The Nokia brick was .9 inches thicc

For context my iPhone 13 mini quite literally 1/3 the thickness and is made out of much more brittle material

Also welcome back the days where if you drop your phone without a case the back and your battery go flying.

Don’t get me wrong this is a good thing but it comes with a lot of downsides in return

[glass lantern]

user replacable doesn't mean it can't be screwed in for example.

[echo canopy]

It’s very easy to strip small ass screws especially for dumb consumers or consumers without the right tools effectively making “going to the Apple Store” or a repair shop required again

[glass lantern]

Dude that isn't even an argument, like we are talking about moving from 5% or less of people feeling comfortable replacing there battery, to like 50% or greater.

so in effect we are talking about 45% or more of people being able to replace the battery on their own vs not. It doesn't even factor.

[echo canopy]

You are a minority just for being in this server. It won’t be 45% if they made it screw in

[glass lantern]

Dude a lot of battery covers are kept in with a screw, and people still replace the battery.

[celest hawk]

idea: slot loader

[echo canopy]

With much larger or common screws that are easy to not strip.

[glass lantern]

Like not now, but like when my mother was younger she would replace the batteries in stuff when the battery was held in with a screw.

and she wasn't exactly a technophile.

also screwing it in was simply an example, there is the option of having a lock which can be unlocked with a screw driver.

[fossil frost]

yep, like ALL kids toys

[echo canopy]

You’re going to eat up a lot of internal space with something as complex as that. Like I said before im not against it but it comes with a lot of sacrifices people seem to have forgotten

Nor do I think a person who wants to replace their battery mid day like a old Samsung want to walk around with a Ifix it kit

[fossil frost]

i lived through phones being repairable, i saw how many people who were just downright stupid... able to replace their batteries... able to swap out their own sim cards, able to swap out their own SD cards....

people are not as stupid as companies want you to think they are

[glass lantern]

the locking mechism doesn't need to be large, and a latch which requires pushing down and turning can be done in a quite small space.

[fossil frost]

the locking latch on any device i have ever had, takes no space at all

also, back when i had nokia phones that you could pull the back off, and replace the battery... LOTS of companies made after market batteries that were 2-3x capacity, with the new back to hold the larger battery in place, if you so choose to do that

imagine being able to choose to have your device 2mm thicker and triple its battery life

[echo canopy]

Because most of them used plastic backs you could peal off and not screws

[fossil frost]

these are the sort of people that would hurt themselves when they answered the phone

[celest hawk]

also the back breaking won't be a problem because you could just get an aftermarket part

[fossil frost]

even without them breaking, after market "skins" for the back of your phone was a massive thing, EVERYONE had an aftermarket back

[celest hawk]

or whatever mechanism/part

like i already mentioned, a slot loaded battery would be really good idea i think

something like the lg g5

[echo canopy]

Also, how would you make the battery easily replaceable on the s fold?

Both sides have a screen so you’re going to have to deal with that no matter what

[echo canopy]

Maybe? But it would make that side of the phone much easier break as well with a hole that big

[fossil frost]

that isnt an argument against replaceable batteries, thats an engineering/design problem for the engineers at LG

[fossil frost]

no, not at all, because it works fine on many other devices

[crude jasper]

i love dropping my phone and my battery flying across the room

[mint yacht]

You know some 4 year old is gonna find their parent's slot loaded phone and they're going to shove food into that thing

[crude jasper]

that would need to be slot loaded the same way a sim card is for that to be useful

[echo canopy]

I’m not against them it’s just simply impractical without sacrifices. That’s my point

[glass lantern]

I think it's worth the sacrifices because even after 9 months my battery has lost like a good 20 - 30% of it's capacity, if I order a replacement battery for like $30 - $50 I would do it.

[fierce moth]

And it's gonna be a nightmare for trades people like me who rough handle their phone

I've had a fair few cases fly off when they're dropped

[celest hawk]

eh maybe maybe. but at the same time that's a very very rare occasion.

[fierce moth]

Cause construction sites are a mess

[fossil frost]

not at all... the other way to look at it is that the law is introducing a technical challenge for technical people... whicih is what happens in F1 every few years, and the "old school" fans cry and say "its going to make the cars slow and less powerful and make the sport terrible" yet F1 gets faster and faster, and more and more powerful cars, while pushing forward the development of road cars too... F1 is a technology arms race, not a car race, the car race is just the advertising campaign to make it worth doing the technology race... its going to be the same with consumer electronics now... we are going to push more laws like this, and its going to force engineers to think harder and come up with things we never had before

[fossil frost]

odd, because several members of my family are construction workers, and worked through the 90s and early 2000s when ALL phones had removable backs and replacable batteries... and this was never a problem, nobody ever "lost" a battery or a back, or had their phone just explode

[fierce moth]

I'm thinking of future phones

[fossil frost]

in fact, my next door neighbour still has a nokia 3210 that he uses when hes away working, because he doesnt trust himself with his iphone on construction sites

[fierce moth]

Cause I guarantee that they aren't going to be built as good as those older batteries

[glass lantern]

This is also an option, Just bringing a brick phone while on the job.

[full fossil]

Ain't no way 💀

[glass lantern]

and there are smart phones that are built for contruction sites etc if you need a smartphone.

[fossil frost]

its fell off his ladders once from the roof of his house and landed on the concrete floor... he picked it up, wiped off the dust, and put it back in his pocket

[glass lantern]

where if you are on a contruction site I assume you know how to use a screw driver, so for that use case even you can't ague that it wouldn't be approriate to have the battery screwed in.

[fierce moth]

Maybe it's just a zoomer problem which I have to deal with

[tiny saffron]

the enegizer phone that did not hit the market

it had a lil pop up camera for selfies too

[timid meadow]

I wish it would have. Id carry it easy

[tiny saffron]

i was reading about it and lowkey wanted it

[timid meadow]

Moto Modz were a cool idea too but they scuffed it by making a mod cost as much as the phone

My uncle had like 6 modz for it 💀

[tiny saffron]

i loved the speaker module

[timid meadow]

He was pissed when they didnt support it on any more devices kek

[tiny saffron]

it'll be so loud if I gave it to my dad to scroll facebook

there are chinese phone that have massive batteries too

saw one with a big flashlight on the back

claims 1000 lumens

[timid meadow]

Everyones wondering what the next big innovation in phones is gunna be, buff the flashlight. Give me zoomable, high lumens in my pocket on a device i already carry

[tiny saffron]

if some managed to have a 300 lumens flashlight on phone it will be amazing

it's small and not hot

[timid meadow]

The key for me (and probably the hard part) is zoomable. Low lumens look better when you can focus on one spot

[tiny saffron]

that will need lens and make it thicker so it might be harder to implement

you'll need like a long, physical distance to make the light telescopic(?)

ngl Im not a fan of it, zoomable flashlight sacrifice the brightness due to losses

[timid meadow]

Im sure i could find some kind of attachment on amazon if i really wanted to. Just tossing around ideas 🤷

[fossil frost]

ive used those stick on lenses before, they are better than you would think they are

[tiny saffron]

imma jusr make a flashligh with a phone attached on it

[fierce moth]

I just use my lamp when I need a good light source

800 lumens on tap

[tiny saffron]

i collect flashlights and my line of work use flashlight often

[manic torrent]

There is no reason batteries can't be MUCH easier to replace. I think a good balance would be batteries that can be replaced by a DIYer without having to destroy the goddamn phone. Then it would be easy enough for normies to get it done while they wait at a shop

[cerulean saffron]

100% agreed... not only is it annoying, it's very risky. I've personally had old phone batteries swell up till they crack the glass back and the screen of the phone out of nowhere and it was impossible to open the thing without a heat gun or other tools... Safety hazard.

I think this is one of the main reasons why people switch phones. Dead battery and not having a proper replacement, or replacing the battery but not having say the water resistant IPX rating anymore

[gentle slate]

I get a new phone coz I want a new phone

[cerulean saffron]

I've had a lot of questions from friends/family too, they just want one device that lasts as long as possible and don't like change much

[manic torrent]

it isn't. It's ONE of the reasons. I tend to smash my phones

like not intentionally, I'm just super unco

[cerulean saffron]

oh 😂 that too... My first 2 phone switches were because it fell and cracked the screen, no proper replacement

[cobalt helm]

Yo guys! Does anyone know where you can buy a phone at its cheapest in Europe?

[gentle slate]

Tho I'm thinking of replacing the charging port and battery on my s9 and giving it to a sibling

[gentle slate]

The babushka market.

[cerulean saffron]

Then my ROG 5's wifi died out of nowhere even when I kept it super safe and maintained it, expecting it'll last 5 years...

[celest hawk]

ebay

[cobalt helm]

You got a S9? Damn....

[gentle slate]

I can find new phones for super cheap at the local flea market.

[cobalt helm]

Oh thanks @celest hawk @gentle slate

[gentle slate]

Tho they're often stolen.

[cobalt helm]

There are no flea markets in Sweden or Europe tho....

[cerulean saffron]

also sad thing is, even if we could replace batteries, there are so many fake ones out there :/

[celest hawk]

yes there are

[manic torrent]

hmm? what?

[cerulean saffron]

To a normal user, it'll be very hard to tell the difference

[plush rivet]

Define a fake battery

[manic torrent]

what does fake even mean in this context.

[cerulean saffron]

Yup... fake "original" batteries

[plush rivet]

????
What does this mean

[cobalt helm]

A battery from Ali Express

[plush rivet]

So a battery for Ali express isn’t a battery?

[manic torrent]

aliexpress is a market place where you can get all manner of things, and all variety of quality

[cerulean saffron]

Replacement batteries that say they're original (from the brand) but have random cheap printed covers on top of other batteries with lower capacity/etc

[plush rivet]

And who cares if it works?

[cobalt helm]

Eh? You got any names or should i just search flea market?

[cobalt helm]

It tends to be a fake one

[full fossil]

These comments, I don't care what your opinions are but setting fire to something in close proximity to other people is never good 💀

[plush rivet]

Again
What is a fake battery, that make 0 sense

[cobalt helm]

Yes thats true but electro stuff tend to be fake

[fierce moth]

Aliexpress tends to be hit and miss

[full fossil]

Knock off I guess

[cerulean saffron]

You have no idea if it's new or used, what condition it's in, etc... That 100% leads to phone randomly shutting off, not getting anywhere near as much battery life as an original replacement would, etc. Completely ruins the experience and makes the phone unreliable

[celest hawk]

for example, my city has a yearly open market. look for local events.

[manic torrent]

Not really.... you get what you pay for, more or less.

[cobalt helm]

I literally watched a ytber that bought a phone that had a fake battery as in not having say, the 5k mili amps that the original phone has

[full fossil]

I acidentially brought a knock off external battery for my thinkpad. It was actually unusable

[cobalt helm]

Alright thanks

[fierce moth]

Like I had to get my switch modchip from Aliexpress

And it works fine

[celest hawk]

they mean low quality batteries that will probably catch fire

[plush rivet]

Lithium batteries rarely catch fire

Their made that way on purpose

[cerulean saffron]

I was lucky enough to find a proper replacement for my old ASUS Zenfone... 5000 mAh and I still get 2-3 days of life out of it when im not using it much. Root + added AccA on top where it keeps cycling between 48% to 52% charge while staying plugged in

[full fossil]

Linus is literally the only rich guy that hasn't sacrificed his morals to get where he is

[cobalt helm]

Yes, thats why you buy from a trustef market so you dont get ripped off (kinda)

[manic torrent]

or just.. git gud at knowing what you're looking at and how to check it

[full fossil]

I usually just buy my replacement parts from Ifixit and it covers most things for me

[fierce moth]

Yet Amazon can be full of fakes

[cobalt helm]

That is also true so long as the items specs arent false

[fierce moth]

No online market is a exemption

[cerulean saffron]

Also they're marked as non returnable...

[manic torrent]

Risk analysis is part of the online buying experience

[cerulean saffron]

So even if you do realize you got a knockoff, now fight customer service... Even if they do give you a refund, you have no replacement, phone's still dying and you've wasted atleast 1 week of time

[cobalt helm]

I mean thats the drill in online shopping for the most part... like how you can buy a 16TB drive for 100 bucks...

(I meant that the drive would be fake)

[manic torrent]

I buy a lot of stuff from aliexpress, because I'm buying components and stuff that don't make sense to buy here. I also buy a bunch of stuff locally from trusted stores, and some from amazon.

[manic torrent]

yes. it's OBVIOUSLY a scam.

[fierce moth]

If I'm getting a storage product I'll probs get the price off of Amazon then price match it through officeworks

you'll know who officeworks is if your Australian

[worthy hollow]

lol

[fierce moth]

Though this could be done though any number of technology retailers

[round cairn]

DUDE That gonna blow in just 1 second of plugging it ☠️

[cobalt helm]

I will get myself an Australian friend that can negotiate for me 👍 👍

[fierce moth]

Batteries don't really blow up unless manufactured incorrectly, installed incorrectly or handled incorrectly

[cobalt helm]

That is very unlikely, tho the cautious ones can always have a scrap phone in hand

[manic torrent]

or specced incorrectly

[cobalt helm]

Or some other tool that can check idk lol

[fierce moth]

This as well

[round cairn]

I know astare, I just talk in "meme" way xd

[cobalt helm]

Nah fr now i wanna see a Battery from Ali Express explode.. would be fun

[fierce moth]

That would be incredibly unsafe

[cobalt helm]

Well i would do it safe

[fierce moth]

Although when you learn about safety for a couple of months I think everything is unsafe lol

[round cairn]

lol hahaha

[manic torrent]

meh, it's all just managing risk.

[fierce moth]

I filled out about 10-15 jsa's before I'm even 18

[neon mesa]

should i get the b450m tuf pro II or the b450m steel legend
both same price

[cobalt helm]

Human Failure is a good reason for being afraid lol

[fierce moth]

Us humans are incredibly fragile

[manic torrent]

and stupid

[fierce moth]

Mostly stupid

Back onto float plane

[stray apex]

Don't you already own an am4 board

[neon mesa]

chinese shit A320 board without any BIOS update since 2018

[stray apex]

I mean
If it runs it runs

[neon mesa]

with questionable VRM and lack of headers

i need a new board because i don't wanna use this 2200G anymore

and i don't want to switch to another zen 1 chip

[stray apex]

Wouldn't it be better to wait a little bit longer and get cheap am5

Instead of cheap am4 again

[neon mesa]

i already invested in 32GB of DDR4 just 4 months ago

and i probably can use a 5600 for a long long time

and i hate this "wait loop"

last thing i know i'd be using this 2200G for a decade

[fierce moth]

Fair enough

[neon mesa]

oh AM5 is now affordable, wait for 8600 to be cheaper

then wait for 9600 to be cheaper

then DDR6 is coming out soon wait for that so DDR5 goes even cheaper

[stray apex]

Even then
Can't you get b550 for basically the same price?

B450 boards came out when amd was still the budget option

So a lot of them just aren't very good

[neon mesa]

47$ difference

actually 50

if i want another steel legend

[stray apex]

Are you buying used?

[neon mesa]

no, unused stock here cost like 90 bucks

[next pollen]

and here i am with DDR3 lol

[stray apex]

Huh
In the US b550 starts at $80

[neon mesa]

if i want another steel legend, b550 will be 140

[stray apex]

Why do you need a steel legend
It's a 5600

[neon mesa]

if i wanna spend the same AMOUNT
i'd need to get a shit board

also, 2 m.2

i'm not getting another shit board

i already suffered enough with a shit board

[stray apex]

B550 was much, much better than b450

It came out when amd was actually competitive so manufacturers gave a shit

[neon mesa]

only option are those ds3h boards and it still costs more than the b450m tuf pro

[neon mesa]

i don't live in the US

and PCPP has old prices

plus i want an actually good looking board at the same time

because those hdv, ds3h, s2h boards look like shit

[stray apex]

Oh
Well
If you want aesthetics that's gonna cost ya

[neon mesa]

or i can get the b450m

[stray apex]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jrbTwP/asrock-b550m-pg-riptide-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-pg-riptide

This looks alright, although idk about availability

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NT7p99/asrock-b550m-pro4-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-pro4
White

[neon mesa]

the riptide is not bad

but i'd need to spend 20 more

i'll see

oh i mean the pro4

the riptide is 40 more

[burnt bone]

C omp ut e r

[sharp parcel]

what

[burnt bone]

"A computer is a type of puter that comps. The more a puter comps, the computerer it gets" - Linus Tip Tech

[manic torrent]

This just reminds me I haven't seen bionic sea serpent in a while.

[minor rivet]

man im so bored

anyone wanna hit me up i have open dms :)

[neon mesa]

"Hey dawg I heard you like computers so I got you a computer for your computer so you can computer while you computer"

[wispy marsh]

[limber warren]

Why are the server emotes so lacking?

[dull granite]

Rage comics were better than soyjacks

change my mind

[errant anchor]

[tired glade]

Because no one using them

[limber warren]

[merry gazelle]

anybody know how to fix the xbox elite controller it keeps doing random inputs and the joystick is working has a mouse and i cant play gta it keeps opening my phone when i point the left joystick up

[full fossil]

try updating it

fixed my input delay issue when i did it

is the screwdriver worth it

[small zephyr]

oof my roommate got ripped of af with his monitor

an aoc 1080p 75hz for 300$

[full fossil]

300 usd?

[small zephyr]

roughly around that

its 279€ so its around 300 usd

[full fossil]

wtf

thats so bad

[small zephyr]

biggest joke bout that is still his gpu tho

he's got a fucking 2080ti

[full fossil]

thats good

[small zephyr]

and buys an 1080p 75hz display, for that price aoc sells like an ultrawider with like 144hz

[full fossil]

lmao

[small zephyr]

welp and hes to dumb to check if the sata cable of the hdd is plugged in

[full fossil]

i have a 165hz for a 1660 super i dont get past 120 fps most of the time when i play games

[small zephyr]

i have an 144hz for my 6650xt

my monitor was 150€ so maybe 160ish? usd new

[neon mesa]

75hz on 3060

even then it's just an overclocked 60hz

[full fossil]

wanted a 3070 but it was 3 years ago so i had to get a 1660 super lmao

ill upgrade some day

[small zephyr]

dang the middle mouse button of the wheel on my new mouse is realy sensitive

[full fossil]

which mouse is it

[small zephyr]

razer basilisk ultimate

[west oar]

4070 ti next

[full fossil]

way too much money lol

[small zephyr]

i paid 50bucks for it

[full fossil]

a 30 series will be more than enough

[west oar]

3090ti

[full fossil]

idk much about razer mice

[small zephyr]

it was like liquidation ware 🤔 but all i needed was undoing a couple of screws and some abs slurry to make it perfectly fine

i dont nessearliy like razer as well but they have decent wireless mice that fit my hand

and it looks sexy af with dat rgb my corsair dark core pro rgb se is waay too big for my hand and my hands are huge

[full fossil]

i recently found my favorite mouse

[neon mesa]

i'll probably get a 4070 once my 3060 need an upgrade

[small zephyr]

and asus rog wireless mice are like 180bucks

[full fossil]

get a new monitor instead

[neon mesa]

a very efficient card, only 8 pin, don't need a PSU upgrade

[small zephyr]

🤷‍♂️ and the razer mouse charging dock is kinda convinient

[neon mesa]

since used PSU is impossible to sell

heavy stigma, a hassle i rather not go through

[small zephyr]

nope its not imposible

[full fossil]

but its not convenient

[neon mesa]

not impossible, if i sell at 90% discount

[dull granite]

how they'll name ada lovelace titan rtx

[neon mesa]

might as well keep it

[dull granite]

4095 Ti maybe?

[full fossil]

thats a thing?

[dull granite]

Rtx Lovelace Titan?

[small zephyr]

it is instead of changing batterys or or plugging an cable in i have the option to just place it onto the dock to charge

[neon mesa]

4090 is a titan

[dull zealot]

best cpu for less than 200 euro?

[full fossil]

i was talking about selling a psu

[dull granite]

gtx/rtx titan is a separate lineup of gpus

[full fossil]

the dock is convenient

[neon mesa]

it's just naming

[wispy marsh]

I sold a coolermaster V1000 for about $111 with 3y+ of warranty left

[dull granite]

uh yeah

[dull zealot]

best cpu for less than 200 euro?

[wispy marsh]

[dull zealot]

best cpu for less than 200 euro? pls help

[neon mesa]

nvidia literally ditched titan lineup because datacenters are using them since they are at geforce prices while having enterprise drivers

[dull granite]

pc

[dull zealot]

best cpu for less than 200 euro?

[neon mesa]

switched the titan to the XX90 so that datacenters need to buy their quadro lineup

[full fossil]

i regret getting a lian li case cuz it made me feel like i needed 9 fans

[dull zealot]

BRO GUYS HELP ME best cpu for less than 200 euro?

[west oar]

13400f

[wispy marsh]

I'd do that too, because Nvidia has penile prices for datacenters

[neon mesa]

the XX90 and titan both uses XX102 die

[jovial kindle]

My Bluetooth adapter dissappear from my PC last night 😑 its back now, but man it was strange

[dull zealot]

which

[small zephyr]

my bluetooth dongle is inside of my pc lol

[west oar]

theres only one

[dull zealot]

ryzen btw

[small zephyr]

i brought an interal usb port to 2x usb 2.0 header thing and just threw it inside of my pc

[wispy marsh]

I can't tell the difference between patsu and fiona

[west oar]

?

[full fossil]

lol what

[small zephyr]

fiona is the copy cat

im the og

[dull zealot]

need ryzen cpu

[full fossil]

Anyone know why my pc does this random glitch lag stutter thing like my pc randomly does this thing that just glitches and my audio and mouse and desktop just lags and stutters and audio lags as well, this usually happens on my desktop rarely in games.

[wispy marsh]

Used 5600X

[west oar]

too bad

[full fossil]

ryzen 5 3600 when its on sale?

[wispy marsh]

Does it go away after reboot?

[neon mesa]

my maple looks better ngl

[wispy marsh]

I sold my 5600X for 100€

[full fossil]

It usually happens once when I boot up my pc for the day

[small zephyr]

my steam profile maple is the best tho its a gif

with animated cinnamon/maple background

[full fossil]

It’s not like instant tho

[wispy marsh]

Are you using a pcie4 gpu with a pcie4 motherboard set to pcie3? Or, are you using sata drives?

[neon mesa]

my steam profile is default since steam's UI is a fucking maze

[west oar]

isnt the 13600k like 7700x level?

[full fossil]

I have a ryzen 5 3600x with a 2070 super

[wispy marsh]

Try reinstalling AMD chipset drivers, then manually selecting your SATA controller to AMD's

[full fossil]

I just factory reset my pc

[wispy marsh]

I forgot which driver you should look for, but there is one or two forum threads on the internet that talks about it

[jovial kindle]

I mean it's built into my mobo, the driver vanished and said like no adapter conmected

[wispy marsh]

Resetting might be what's causing that issue

[sand pumice]

Hi

[full fossil]

Well I downgraded to win 10 cause win 11 was giving me issues

[wispy marsh]

Failing that, make sure you're using XMP or you have manually tunes your ram timings

[small zephyr]

i hope nividia never does theese fucking ugly super cards again

[long belfry]

that moment when its been so hot for so long the glue of your screenprotector fails and it falls off

[wispy marsh]

W11 is fine for me, for the last two years. The stupid part is that I have to keep uninstalling Edge.

[small zephyr]

nvdia: how do we make our good looking gpus look like shit? ah right slap an ugly green "super" on it

[dull tapir]

does it matter how gpu looks

[small zephyr]

screen protectors are kinda useless to be true

the screens are already more resistant in general i use my phone for half an year now and i still dont have a single scratch on the display

[dull tapir]

i do not use protectors same no case but it is smarter to keep stuff protected

[small zephyr]

yeah it does if i pay a shit ton of money on something i expect it to look at least good

[full fossil]

i put my phone in my empty pocket and it comes out with scratches LMAO

[dull tapir]

well looks are pretty subjective

[neon mesa]

screen protectors kinda help against some fall damage
not in the way you expect though

[small zephyr]

i use an case tho since i wanted shogun raiden from genshin impact on my phones case

[wispy marsh]

Mines $8 or $10

[dull tapir]

i have my pc under my table so i do not care how it looks

[neon mesa]

it's especially good at preventing those sharp drops where your phone drops on speck of debris which significantly increases impact pressure

[wispy marsh]

I have two at home because it's not sapphire glass

[neon mesa]

the type of impact that got my S8+ tough screen into a mess

[dull tapir]

i have never scratched my phone

and never put anything third party on it

[full fossil]

thats an achievement

[small zephyr]

dude i walked againts poles and got bleeds on my head but even then i never dropped it even through i walk reading manga with it

[full fossil]

what

[dull tapir]

how do you even drop a phone

[small zephyr]

welp my first phone got realy unlucky tho that was before gorilla glass times

[wispy marsh]

That is what i do

[full fossil]

you dont drop a phone on purpose

[wispy marsh]

My head hits everything because I'm 6'

[dull tapir]

yes but what causes you do drop it i never do

it is either in your hand or pocket or table

[full fossil]

inattention most of the time

[dull tapir]

liek lose a grip or knock it off

[small zephyr]

my first smartphone on an perticular day: first it drop to the floor shaters the screen, then it literally drops in an bucket of paint afterwards i rinsed it with water and isoprop and placed it a week on my heater

[full fossil]

yeah

[small zephyr]

and it worked again

and i swear the bucket of paint was worse as droping it on the floor....

ever fisched an phone out a bucket of paint? its super messy

[dull tapir]

what are you doing with your phone in such places

when you work you put it to a safe spot

[small zephyr]

i was working as a painter?

[dull tapir]

but why was it in your pocket or on you

[small zephyr]

ever heard of being forced to be answering the phone imediently through a dick as a boss?

[dull tapir]

only things i break are headphones because they get tangled on my armrest

[wispy marsh]

Eggshells!

[small zephyr]

i wanted to put it into my poked and let it loose on the worg place i had 2 pockets one had a hole for hammers

[neon mesa]

imagine dropping a phone in a bucket of superglue

[stoic beacon]

Is there currently a good Android alternative to Airtags? Is it still just Tile?

[neon mesa]

build your own airtag (yes it is possible)

[small zephyr]

hmmm i dont know if my printer is jammed or not

[neon mesa]

time for me to no longer be a copy

[split wasp]

Lol dad believes that 8$ is enough for minimum wage want more get a better job

[heady flicker]

slave wage

[wispy marsh]

Konata Izumi

[dull tapir]

i work for 5eur per hour as software developer

but this is eastern europe

[neon mesa]

i'm about to make chocola in stable diffusion actually

oh i love AI

[dull tapir]

5eur per hour and college degree required

even waiters here require college degree

[merry gazelle]

anybody know how to fix the xbox elite controller it keeps doing random inputs and the joystick is working has a mouse and i cant play gta it keeps opening my phone when i point the left joystick up

[wispy marsh]

Wait, chocola and maple. These names sound familar

[dull tapir]

i think this is software issue i have similar problem if i have steam installed

[wispy marsh]

I can't remember the name of the VN

[dull tapir]

if i have steam open my controller moves my mouse

[graceful burrow]

Update the firmware on it

[wispy marsh]

Only applies if you have set up controller actions for desktop mode

[merry gazelle]

i was tryna play on rockstar it also happens on my desktop

[dull tapir]

i turned them all off and still same problem

[split wasp]

He say live with it or get a better job

[merry gazelle]

how to undo that

[dull tapir]

it also happens on desktop to me only solution was to delete steam for me

[graceful burrow]

Your father sounds like a miserable man.

[wispy marsh]

iirc you have to unassign desktop mode. I don't know how to do that

[merry gazelle]

its new and worked yesterday but how would i update the firmware

[graceful burrow]

Step one
Open google

[merry gazelle]

done

[dull tapir]

i tried other computers and same problem idk i did turn all controller options off on steam and still happens as soon as i press home button my pc goes insane

this is why i no longer use steam

[neon mesa]

nekopara

[split wasp]

Yep because he hate change

[wispy marsh]

YES

[wispy marsh]

It's a steam issue

I'll go home and figure it out

Just had some food and i'm tired. I'm done for the day

[merry gazelle]

it even happens to me in rockstar games

[wispy marsh]

It's a steam issue

[graceful burrow]

Has it been mined on

[merry gazelle]

alright

[dull tapir]

yes something with steam interference idk what

[dull tapir]

no problem have fun

[full fossil]

is the screwdriver worth it

[small zephyr]

fuck jams with my hotend are the worst

[split wasp]

Same as a co worker who believes life was better 15 years ago and to just stat in thsy time period

[merry gazelle]

i hate these useless features that just mess stuff up

man i just got home i just wanna chill out

im not in big picture mode

[neon mesa]

VRAM coming in clutch

[wispy marsh]

Wow local rendering

[neon mesa]

yes because fuck paying

[full fossil]

anyone has corsair ram that doesnt light up in the bottom

one of my ram sticks isnt lighting up fully

[neon mesa]

sloppy work but done for now

could've done better but too lazy right now

[wispy marsh]

I like it

Could do with less blush

[neon mesa]

pain in the ass to inpaint the imperfection on a 3060

since it needs to be done on a high res image to get good results

slow

i want a 4070 badly

[wispy marsh]

It still looks nice

[visual lodge]

wait what

[wispy marsh]

I'm on mobile, so it's not noticeable anyway

[visual lodge]

i just upgraded from intel gma 4500 (64mb) to gtx 1650. be happy with what you have

[neon mesa]

it's good to be grateful but it's not bad to want more
being too content with what you got is the same propaganda as the "money isn't everything" and "money don't bring happiness"

everyone would just stay on windows 95 if nobody wants more

[finite cloud]

Linus Tech Tips videos fit perfectly on the Echo Show 5

[neon mesa]

is it just the camera or is the LCD awful

[graceful burrow]

Almost like it's a standard aspect ratio or smth

[full fossil]

do the ltt mousepads have a good texture

like do most mice slide well on them

[finite cloud]

That’s just the camera. The screen is actually pretty nice

[long briar]

it's fairly comfortable, keep velcro away from the edges, it's a fairly slow pad but it's not bad

[full fossil]

ok thank you

[finite cloud]

Almost

[long briar]

do know that it does drift

[full fossil]

good to know

[finite cloud]

Mousepads have drift too? Damn

[long briar]

so it's not gonna outperform a pad like the gsr, but it's not horrible either

[full fossil]

might buy one in the future

[steep girder]

velcro drifts if you have the plastic prongs against curly hairs. Apart from drifting it pulls/rips one side

I know here in ON we have toll route transponders that come with 'velctro' strips for inner windshield

That type is best. It's both sides really sturdy plastic prongs which kind of lock into eachother

[long briar]

most decent sensors are up to like 2% variability or smth, softer pads drift more because of the stretch. It's more of an issue in repeated fast motion like osu, fps games will generally be ok.

[steep girder]

That one shouldnt drift or pull

If you know what I'm talking about. It'

[finite cloud]

Oh, huh. I did not know that mattered

[steep girder]

It's not velcro exactly. Both sides are white studs with kind of little balls at the end of each

[steep girder]

Nah. I have my dad's IPSC mouse pad. Soft ftw. The only issue is it absorbs grime over time and the edges kind of are peeling now 2023 because it's layered

[full fossil]

my ram is weird

[steep girder]

Soft pads all you need. They're the best. The important part is bottom material

[long briar]

IMO the thickness of LTT pad makes it more comfortable, but actually feels worse for gaming

[steep girder]

Yeah I mean you gotta play around with the thickness, materials and I guess durometer (?) of the middle layer. The drift and lack of grip you guys are talking about are bottom and middle material

The top is usually synthetic mesh cloth which is fine. Soft mouse pads have their hardness, stick surface and tracking surface separate in layers with diff materials usually

[summer folio]

no mouse pad best for gaming

[full fossil]

no

[tepid jasper]

no

no mousepad is only good for scratching up your desk

[summer folio]

stop using glass desks

[long briar]

https://blog.logitech.com/2019/03/29/anatomy-of-a-hero/

[tepid jasper]

hmm need to throw the ltt deskpad back into my buy list

[pure olive]

I want to get a glass or ceramic mousepad

[summer folio]

Yes! the wooden table slowly gets smoother & smoother by your palm polishing it down.

[full fossil]

no one wants that on their desk

[steep girder]

The 100% possible best surface for gaming is one which has 100% perfect tracking for laser mouse and decent enough traction factors for sliding. The mouse can also play a factor in that depending on the standoff pads it has.

[long briar]

which is the case with LTT's pad (which I accidentally put a hole in the top layer), but there's a 2mm pad off aliexpress that feels better to play on...

[long briar]

for laser mice? that's just plastic no?

[full fossil]

can someone check tech support

[long briar]

you want a hard pad because laser mice sometimes freak out on fabric top pads

[tepid jasper]

no

[full fossil]

ok

[steep girder]

Ahh that's a bad top layer for sure. Mine's not even close to having a hole anywhere. Not even graphic printing is showing signs of slightest wear. Again, the only problem I have is the inevitable dirt stains rubbing in and the layer itself peeling away at edges and corners

But the pad itself is like close to 10yo now and I'm still using it lmfao

[long briar]

dang, mine is only about a year

but there's nothing else the size I have sooo

[steep girder]

Yeah there are way better quality pads out there for sure. Sorry LTT :(

[long briar]

I've got a 1200mm x 700mm which everything else that size costs way more, so I'm fine with it

[steep girder]

I guess I know the only and first product I won't get off lttstore.com lol.

[long briar]

but yea there's far better pads for sure

[steep girder]

I can see if there's a generic manufacturer anywhere on my pad. Gimmie a sec

[long briar]

this looks so good tho

I may pick one up, I'm a sucker for rose gold

[steep girder]

Dang i didnt know mouse pads such a problem. Imma phone local company around here called Questar intl and ask them where they got their blank mousepads for

Because 1 or 2 years can't be an excuse for a hole rubbed in. This says 2011 IPSC match lol

[long briar]

it wasn't even rubbed in

[steep girder]

Eek

[full fossil]

Does anyone here know a lot about corsair ram

[long briar]

I'm pretty sure it was user error, it was close to the edge

but it would've been under a speaker (mackie cr4) so idk

[steep girder]

Yeah i gotta send linus this brand lol. It's also in canada likely and it's sad because this is also a generic manufacturer of blanks. So it's a novelty mouse pad I have to make matters worse

What's the LTT pad cost on the store?

[long briar]

29.99usd + tax and shipping

all sizes are the same price

[steep girder]

Btw it is only a mouse pad though. Not a full table. It's about 37x21cm

More than enough for just mouse definitely though.

[steep girder]

Oof yeah. That's not even an optimal material for optical mouse from the looks of it

Mines way finer synth fabric of some sort. That mesh looks like it should be the part that sticks to surface lol

Unless that's the bottom of it

[long briar]

it's very different from the goliaus I had before

[steep girder]

#tech-chat-1 message

#tech-chat-1 message

@long briar Sorry for the macro-grime lol. But yeah that's the pad. Second photo ignore logitech circle. That's just a sticker lol

Tbh the part where the top layer started peeling off first is exactly where my wrist is usually. Thinking about it even the adhesion was pretty amazing. Wrist up and down only started taking a toll on it like not even 2 years ago

[long briar]

dang

[steep girder]

Tbh idk if there's a point in hooking up ltt with whichever brand this is because there's a vid of him selling company soon for some reason lol

I'm a bit slow on the news but does anyone know what that's all about. Seems pretty sus to me. Just bought giant tech gadget testing lab, made revamped god tier sound isolation chamber 2.0 and filmed it talking about it as if 'excited to do testing and industry-grade consumer research for the years to come'

[royal sail]

can anybody help me come up with a new 1 word clean username by chance?

[graceful burrow]

Skibabble

[royal sail]

I'm currently struggling a lil bit

[graceful burrow]

Idk I like skibabble

[steep girder]

Now he's selling out of nowhere lol. Yeah so clearly spent money on furthering his personal mission statement. Few months later it's his personal decision to sell it. My behind

[limpid fern]

unphoenix

[royal sail]

i'm looking for a bit of a shorter name

bc my channel is based around a fox andI found out Phoenix is a bird so :/

[steep girder]

NonprofaneAtomicUsername69

[limpid fern]

foxnix

[graceful burrow]

You didn't know a phoenix was a bird???
How???

[royal sail]

Long story :/

[full fossil]

Can anyone just confirm my tech support thing shows up?

[royal sail]

was told it meant fox to :/

[graceful burrow]

If you see it in the list it's there

[limpid fern]

ya it did

[full fossil]

okay thank you

[steep girder]

Phoenix isn't just a bird lmfao. It's a mythical bird which like burns off its wings and gets reborn or some crap

[limpid fern]

heyo Aldonist

[royal sail]

ik

[graceful burrow]

No shit Sherlock

[steep girder]

[steep girder]

Pterosaur

[limpid fern]

is firefox taken?

[steep girder]

Vulpix is fox in Latin

[limpid fern]

nerd

/s

[steep girder]

I mean if that's not taken then lol good name and it satisfies the fox criterion

[limpid fern]

would be an absolute snipe

[steep girder]

SORRY VULPIS

[limpid fern]

vulpiss

[steep girder]

I got it wrong. See I'm not a nerd

[royal sail]

isn't Vulpix a pokemon lmao

[steep girder]

Yeah but Vulpis is the nominative should be just looked it up

[limpid fern]

firefox is taken

[royal sail]

it's taken

[steep girder]

Vulpix might be vulgar latin into the first millenium

Foxtrot

[limpid fern]

unholyfox?

[gilded forge]

I thought vulpis was something from Harry Potter

[royal sail]

says username is unavailable :/

[steep girder]

Foxhole lmfao

[limpid fern]

holeyfox

[steep girder]

Nvm you said clean but some might interpret it all dirtylike

[gilded forge]

I mean breeding has to happen some way

[limpid fern]

foxtheunholy

[steep girder]

Foxtrot is the official NATO phonetic alphabet phrase for 'F'. Also a cool Genesis album if you're into prog rock

Probably taken though tbh lol.

[limpid fern]

mega nerd

[gilded forge]

could keep the regular username and just put dots between every character

[steep girder]

Yes im a hella mike echo golf alpha november echo romeo delta

dixie if it's avation frequency in some places because delta can get confusing

[gilded forge]

like triangle

[limpid fern]

lima mike alpha oxford

[steep girder]

:P

oscar*

[limpid fern]

ive herad both tbh

also indigo and india

[gilded forge]

I thought it was omega

[full fossil]

I love my dad so much he always make sure to make me stronger by punching me 53 times a day ❤️

[steep girder]

Right right. Yeah oxford is ok because if you can't hear, it has the same form as oscar. Oscar oxford. The -scar and -xford is exactly the part you can't hear the consonants in lmao

[dusty rune]

uh what

[steep girder]

Omega I haven't heard of before. Omega let me think...

Omega probably stay the fck away from because of november

[limpid fern]

ive heard people just say the letters on radio lmao

[steep girder]

The designated one for N is november. Omega can easily get mixed up w that tbh

[gilded forge]

that's so random, should we call the police

the English language is so stupid, I'm never majoring in English

[full fossil]

there is nothing wrong with family members making sure they are all tough, the police are just bad people so no need to call them

[limpid fern]

ive also heard queen used instead of quebec

[crude jasper]

english isn't stupid ~ its just very complex for almost no reason

we combined a ton of different languages and came up with this fuckfest

[limpid fern]

lets just go back to paintings

alabama language

[steep girder]

53 is the 16th prime number. 16 is 2^4 which is 2x2x2x2. There are three multiplication signs in that. Half life 3 confirmed

[limpid fern]

what it the fuck conspiracy is that

[gilded forge]

the fuck

[steep girder]

I improved it starting from wanting to say it's a prime number so i looked it up lol

Then wanted to make programmer joke because 16

But decided to try for hl3 meme and somehow found a way

[limpid fern]

...

[steep girder]

Also looking back at the whole thing the digit 3 is literally in the fkn starting number so what a waste of time lol

[limpid fern]

theres 3 characters in c++ half of that is 1.5 letters so thats 1/2 + 3 which means half life 3 is confirmed

take that shittery

[steep girder]

But idk is it a coincidence that let n be the number of times your father decides to punch you every day for some reason; n is prime. Yet another inexcplicable thing prime numbers did. Your father beats you in primes and you can't explain why exactly

[steep girder]

Half-life 4.5 confirmed lol

[limpid fern]

For the most common uranium isotope, U-238, the half-life is 4.5 billion years there for haflife 4.5 has already been confirmed

[steep girder]

Now we're going kingdom hearts mode. Half-life 4/3pi*r^3 part 2 chapter 69 the prequel remix

That's actually cool

Its atomic number is 92 but it seems to be most stable with 146 neutrons?

[limpid fern]

i failed physics

/:

[steep girder]

The element uranium is the 92nd one in the periodic table. It is because each element has a unique number of protons starting from hydrogen with 1

So what distinguishes atoms as elements is the number of protons they have in nucleus. That number is the very atomic number or element number etc. Uranium has 92.

[limpid fern]

u lost me, anyway i got a job to attend to c ya!

[steep girder]

Namaste

[limpid fern]

Sayōnara

also namaste is typically a greeting similar to hello, not goodbye

you are looking for alavida meaning goodbye

[steep girder]

Namaste persians used to say to eachother back when I was a wee highschool lad and worked in a cake factory

I think they were saying namaste like in the yoga context because fck assembly line work. You gotta breathe deep and smile or it will get to you lmfao

I hope your job is less annoying tho

Wait wtf sayonara is Japanese lol

[vague mirage]

Who's got windows 10 and has the activate windows in the bottom corner

[long briar]

Then activate windows lmao

just find some old laptop with windows 7 or smth and use that key

[vague mirage]

Well I just found out that chat GPT generates keys and I wanna try them out on someone ahahaha

[long briar]

you can test it on yourself

chatgpt is a world class speech engine

that's literally all it is

[tulip wraith]

why do servers have 2 cpus?

[neon mesa]

more cores

[wise plover]

big brother is always watching.... and making the cia stronger by punching them 53 times a day

[neon mesa]

that simple actually

[tulip wraith]

why not a single cpu with more cores

like the threadripper

[neon mesa]

because you can put two of those cpu and get even more cores

[tulip wraith]

fair

[wise plover]

i have all my pc part except the pc case i so badly want to start building though

[sharp parcel]

there wasnt many core back then

was like 24 cores 18 cores you see what i mean

the 64 core thing is recent like in the 5 last years

[molten drift]

Also 2 12 cores were some times cheap than one high core chip

[sharp parcel]

yep

[broken folio]

More physical CPUs = more RAM channels and PCI-e lanes

[normal grotto]

I tried asking in tech support but no answer I need to know why my monitor turns off or goes to black screen when trying to factory reset

[slow sonnet]

I see NVMEs are taking over PCI/SATA SSDs. I understand they're simple to install, but they're a little finicky compared to SSDs and HDDs.

Any thoughts?

[mint yacht]

Not really finicky ngl

[dusty rune]

finicky how

[broken folio]

finicky how? they've always just worked IME. The tiny little screws can be annoying if you drop them though.

[slow sonnet]

To be honest, i thought NVMEs made laptops less upgradabile. You'd have to reinstall Windows if you wanted to replace a 512GB NVME with a 1TB NVME for the main memory.

[mint yacht]

A 1TB NVMe SSD is cheap enough such that you don't need to penny-pinch now and worry about upgrading later

[broken folio]

you can get external USB enclosures for them

and that should allow a transfer from smaller drive to bigger drive

[slow sonnet]

So to clarify. If I want to upgrade a smaller NVME to a bigger one, I transfer all files to an external drive before upgrading?

[mint yacht]

Yeah pretty much