tech-chat-1

[cinder rivet]

On the earbud

Yeah, they hate the consumer like that, USB will never die

But we all need a little irrepairability ig

And now my bro accidentally dropped his earbud under the seat they should really consider add wires to these wireless earbuds

[steel umbra]

why are budget phone manufacturers still using imx882

[cinder rivet]

Corpos hating the consumer after all

[grizzled frost]

where

[cinder rivet]

....on the earbud. There's plenty of space bud

[grizzled frost]

i don't think you understand just how dense earbuds are, you'd have to significantly increase their size to add a usb connector

[grizzled frost]

there is exactly 0 space*

[ivory mountain]

Youre baiting

[cinder rivet]

Erhm....

There is...

[ivory mountain]

Dude a usb port is the size of an airpod head itself 😭

[grizzled frost]

for massive, offbrand buds, mayhaps

[ivory mountain]

Ewaste amazon earbuds

[steel umbra]

not microusb

[grizzled frost]

a USB-C port couldn't fit in an airpod even if the inside was 100% empty

[cinder rivet]

Okay and

[grizzled frost]

so they're like 20usd, just buy another pair

[ebon marlin]

Who takes notes on their watch instead of their phone

[cinder rivet]

Only because apple is apple and doesn't design for one

It's pure anti consumerism

[grizzled frost]

So you want them to double the size for a feature almost no one really cares about?

[ebon marlin]

Why would they do that if the design purpose is to put a lightning port tvere

[grizzled frost]

also it would be "pure consumerism", "pure anti consumerism" is a good thing

[cinder rivet]

Look at the picture I sent and truthly say that's doubling the size

[cinder rivet]

Ah my bad

[ebon marlin]

Oh my fucking god what the actual fuck is this

[left dove]

Business people

[ebon marlin]

Business people have accountants for that

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1379982823770820698/1464173545071448144/tmpImage_6F6D26B6-4BF7-473C-89FE-195F318B06F4.gif

[left dove]

That's creating space for it.

Not using existing space

[steel umbra]

you only need vbus and gnd for charging

[left dove]

Magnetic pads

[steel umbra]

microusb is hilarious to slap on in 2026

especially for that purpose

[ebon marlin]

My Realme GT 7 uses an IMX882 and my girlfriend is jealous of the pictures I take with it when she has a S23 Ultra

[steel umbra]

microusb is fine only with very budget things

[cinder rivet]

Usb c theb

[ebon marlin]

Now I'm on a Pixel Fold which uses IMX787 and it's poopoo 💔

[grizzled frost]

to jankily add a connector to the size mayhaps, but to actually integrate it, it would be a significant size increase

[steel umbra]

some imx882 get unstable in the dark but so do samsung s25 non ultras

s25 more grainy than poco f6

[ebon marlin]

My Realme GT7 takes good pictures in the dark

Haven't had any complaints

[steel umbra]

good for most phones y

[cinder rivet]

I don't see why you can't scallop it out a bit and fix it

[steel umbra]

tbh i hate this influencer/youtuber of generalization that the biggest playing factor in image quality is post processing

[long brook]

well that was a fast fix https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-595-71

hopefully no issues now so people can play RE9 on the game ready drivers

[steel umbra]

they haven't seen raw pictures from dedicated pro cameras with large sensors that have minimal post processing

and companies liking to claim that their cam systems take photos like pro cameras

i mean sure... def beat $200 dcameras but that's not a "pro camera"

[ebon marlin]

I hope they fixed a bug in RE9 that if you play it for a couple mins your whole pc and audio system gets fucked up

Only fix to it was by restarting the pc

I was trying to stream Re9 to my girlfriend and after a couple of mins the whole pc and audio became very choppy

[steel umbra]

larger sensors capture more light that the sensor can work with

generally large sensor with high mp usually captures more crisp and detail (especially in the darkness) than a small one with same mp

it's not a huge difference but the difference exists

[frigid topaz]

I accidentally bought server ram on vinted instead of PC ram and now I can't even return it

Man I love my life

[ebon marlin]

You can still use ECC ram in a non-ECC compatible motherboard

[steel umbra]

which sticks and which mobo

[frigid topaz]

And I have a msi pro h610m-e motherboard being delivered today

[ebon marlin]

You'll be fine

[frigid topaz]

You sure? Chat gpt says it's a ecc ram kit

[ebon marlin]

#tech-chat-1 message

https://tenor.com/view/iggy-gif-22109331

[frigid topaz]

Okay, I'll try when my motherboard arrives

Amazon taking so long to deliver stuff

[lunar sail]

£299

[ebon marlin]

Meh

[lunar sail]

£230 for the 8gig 256gb version

But I got the one with 12gigs of ram to be safe

[ebon marlin]

Get a Realme GT 7 paid 300€ for mine

Much better purchase since it's not a Xiaomi device

Xiaomi likes to spam ads on their devices especially budget devices

chip inside the GT 7 is also significantly better

Dimensity 9400E which is in the middle of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8 Elite in terms of performance

12/256 for the base model

[ivory mountain]

vanilla ice

[steel umbra]

altough realme is even harder to bootload

than xiaomi

[ebon marlin]

No point to bootload either one

RealmeUI is great

I'll probably sell it off soon

[steel umbra]

it allows you to do whatever you want

[ebon marlin]

Pixel Fold is replacing it now

Barely anyone cares about that

[steel umbra]

well, if you don't want baked in ads

[ebon marlin]

Barely anyone will bootload another OS on it if they could

What baked in ads

On the Xiaomi device?

[steel umbra]

yes

[ebon marlin]

Realme or any other phone that was under BBK Electronics has any kind of ads in their devices

[queen spire]

How do I get this off my screen?

[ebon marlin]

Play with your monitors nipple

[queen spire]

The buttons on the monitor won’t let me move over and press cancel

[queen spire]

It doesn’t do anything for that for whatever reason

[ebon marlin]

Is it perhaps a separate windows app

[left trellis]

wheres ur pfp from

[left trellis]

😭

[queen spire]

I know it’s from my monitor, but the monitor buttons won’t interact with the interface for whatever reason

[serene python]

lol

[queen spire]

Sakura no uta

[serene python]

spiro do be mid tho

[lunar sail]

Interesting I'll give it a look

[ebon marlin]

Bought mine off the Ebay

Global version aswell

[lunar sail]

Yeah looks pretty good. Not sure why I haven't heard of it before

[ebon marlin]

Switched from a Oneplus 13R to the Realme GT 7 despite Realme being lower end than OnePlus the Realme device was significantly better in many ways

[lunar sail]

Trying to find a place that sells it tho

[ebon marlin]

Check Ebay

[lunar sail]

https://ebay.us/m/RaltEu

I see stuff like this for almost £400

[ebon marlin]

Gt 7T is poop

[steel umbra]

don't get me wrong but the new EU law that was set is nice... but i have feeling the 5 year support requirement may cause manufacturers to put more ads in their os

[lunar sail]

https://ebay.us/m/yC76pe

Gt 7 pro?

[ebon marlin]

I also own the GT 7 Pro it's good but don't get a chinese version

My GT 7 pro is a chinese version and it's poop

[lunar sail]

I can't seem to find the correct version. None around £299 either

[ebon marlin]

Yeah checked myself aswell seems like all the good deals are bought out

[lunar sail]

I'm UK if that helps

[ebon marlin]

When I bought mine last month there were tons of GT 7's for around 300€ (260£)

[lunar sail]

Damn :(

[ebon marlin]

I wonder if there's any global variants of Vivo Iqoo devices

Although they might be higher in price due to the Vivo branding

[lunar sail]

Very complicated 😅 but yeah if I wanted that phone now I would have to buy it off AliExpress

For the cheapest at £330

Which yeah no

[ebon marlin]

Shame that there's no good deals out there rn

[lunar sail]

Is the phone I picked really not worth it?

I couldn't really find any criticism online

[ebon marlin]

It's fine I'm personally just not a fan of Xiaomi's practices

[paper pelican]

Guys help how to fix my potato win 10 pc

[lunar sail]

Interesting, could you tell me a little more about that. Besides apparently ads (which I'll work around somehow)

[valid nexus]

Should I comp chat

[lunar sail]

32 gigs of ram 🤤

Ram is like 40-45% of the price of the PC

[ebon marlin]

It's ddr4

Ddr4 is relatively cheap

[ebon marlin]

Also no awful price

[valid nexus]

👍

[ebon marlin]

Xiaomi being a cheapskate and putting UFS2.2 and LPDDR4X in their devices also lots of bloat prebaked in the OS

Very meh cameras aswell

[lunar sail]

Btw my current phone is misserable

Samsung xcover6 pro

[ebon marlin]

Why do you have a work phone

It's meant for construction workers lmao

[lunar sail]

I bought it because I can remove the battery

For some fkn reason

[lunar sail]

I can't take a photo from within discord as I'll get a low memory error

[ebon marlin]

You can remove the battery on all devices

[lunar sail]

It'll also overheat from watching a youtube video popped out and scrolling discord

[lunar sail]

Yea

It was a terrible purchase

[ebon marlin]

All you just need for that is a heat gun or a hair dryer if you don't have one, suction cup and a guitar pick

[lunar sail]

https://amzn.eu/d/00IT3ex3

Oh and this was my laptop 😅

[ebon marlin]

For general use that's fine

[lunar sail]

I had more problems with the laptop than the phone

[ebon marlin]

Local used markets sometimes have gems I found a Lenovo Loq with a 12450HX, Rtx 2050 (it's just a 3050 but renamed) with 32gb of ddr5 for 250€

[lunar sail]

It failed the tests for Cex to buy the device. Laptop wouldn't last 2 hrs. It would fail to install windows

[ebon marlin]

Lmao

[lunar sail]

And I could see the keys imprinted on the screen

Oh and the right click was almost impossible to use

[ebon marlin]

That's usually just dust

[lunar sail]

Oh @ebon marlin is there anything you would recommend for debloating the phone when I get it?

[ebon marlin]

App Manager is decent

[fickle ivy]

Is the $9 for lossless scaling worth it in an i3 7100u

I can usually run games around 45-50 fps

[steep raptor]

What phone is it?

[lunar sail]

Poco M8 pro

[frigid topaz]

@ebon marlin the ram didn't work lol

As expected

[ebon marlin]

@lunar sail also I just remembered there was a Poco X7 Pro for 250€ on AliExpress iirc it's also a global model

[lunar sail]

My understanding is the M7 PRO has a worse chip but is otherwise better in alot of ways

[ebon marlin]

That's weird as it should work since the mobo will just run the ram in a non ECC mode

[ebon marlin]

No, X7 Pro

[lunar sail]

Wdym

[frigid topaz]

Idk I got a dram error

I can try to slot it into 2nd slot

[ebon marlin]

X7 Pro not M7 Pro

Completely different phones

[frigid topaz]

Testing it on top of my PC, too lazy to take out whole psu

Ignore my old ass gpu

[lunar sail]

Wait your saying the M7 pro is on Ali for £250 not the X7 pro

[south arrow]

If it works, ya know

[grizzled frost]

8pin eps isnt fully seated

[frigid topaz]

Trying so hard to push it down but it doesn't go in anymore

[ebon marlin]

X7 Pro

250€ so 218 pounds

[mellow sonnet]

this would flatline a 9800x3d user

[lunar sail]

Yeah I'm saying I think the M7 pro is overall a better product compared to M7 pro. Tho tbh if it's £218 show me that because that's a big discount

[ebon marlin]

X7 Pro

NOT M7 PRO

Completely different phones

[lunar sail]

That's literally what I'm saying

I'm confused

[ebon marlin]

You're saying M7 Pro

I'm saying X7 Pro

[lunar sail]

Sorry M7 compared to X7

[ebon marlin]

Does ur phone convert every X to M

[lunar sail]

It did for that one

Probably because I typed M7 so many times

Is X7 a better phone?

[ebon marlin]

X7 Pro has a better SoC and display

M8 Pro has a slightly better camera, slightly better battery, better speakers and also has Victus 2 display protection which is nice to have

[lunar sail]

Hmm

Trying to find a good AliExpress listing

[ebon marlin]

Also better ram and storage for a way smoother phone

[true adder]

im downloading the odido data leak

3 hours and 30 mins 😭

[lunar sail]

Hmm interesting yeah maybe it's worth switching

[ebon marlin]

For me X7 Pro 8/256 is 250€, 270€ for 12/256 and 295€ for 12/512

[lunar sail]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGOvwAk

I'm finding listings like this that just. Don't tell me which version it is

[ebon marlin]

Add to cart and it gives you the storage option

Also damn 100€ extra for "UK version" lol

[lunar sail]

Lol what?

[ebon marlin]

I'm guessing the "uk version" just gives you an UK plug

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EuUg5F2

Check this one

[lunar sail]

Ah

[lunar sail]

Can't be shipped to me

[ebon marlin]

Ay caramba

Just search Poco F7 Pro and see what comes up

[distant frigate]

God damn it the iPhone repair shop had no replacement battery

Literally wasted $12 on an uber

[lunar sail]

Oml the Poco X7 pro really is just better isn't it

AHH

[distant frigate]

It definitely needs replacing though

Battery health and performance has gotten worse for sure

[lunar sail]

God damnit now I'm going to have to rebuy the phone again and refuse the delivery for the M7 pro today lmao

[ebon marlin]

It's not difficult to replace the battery yourself

The 12$ you spent on the uber could've gotten you a new battery

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1379982823770820698/1464173545071448144/tmpImage_6F6D26B6-4BF7-473C-89FE-195F318B06F4.gif

[lunar sail]

I straight up don't have enough money to rebuy the other Poco now

I'm going to have to wait until I get a refund

[distant frigate]

Except I’m not going to

Don’t even have the tools to do it nor does my mom trust me to do it

[ebon marlin]

All you need is a hair dryer and something like a guitar pick

New generation is too unwilling to learn new and practical life skills 😄

Ou jea my new AIO finally arrived

[abstract wigeon]

built this recently with one of the TR coolers

[plush wren]

@ebon marlin R u able to replace smart watch batteries

[frigid topaz]

What kind of motherboard is this? Never seen anything like it

[rose sorrel]

though on legit windowa key for $32 i can get them though work with discounts i get from my company

[plush wren]

no point

[steel umbra]

also need adhesive if you want tor retain waterproofing

you could just reheat it but it won’t be as seal like from a factory and also you lose your ip rating

if you drop your phone into water it may be less likely to survive

[left trellis]

You can install windows for free with their official windows installation media

[steel umbra]

even cleaning w things like ipa could be an issue as any gap or hole in the will let ipa penetrate and just dissolve all your adhesive

[rose sorrel]

Is g920 bundle a good go buy for $249 ?

[steel umbra]

they’re desperate ngl for money

[gleaming rose]

https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/

[tranquil thicket]

@viral kayak

[steel umbra]

+30% interest in motorola

[gleaming rose]

I'd say this is a win

[steel umbra]

i’m buying a graphene os motorola if that ever comes out

[rose sorrel]

How’s 50% sennhiser Headphone ?

[gleaming rose]

same

[steel umbra]

does that mean graphenes os on snapdragon?

[flat cliff]

Obviously ram and SSDs are bad and 8T+ especially the 12t+ drives are a little expensive. That said I have a NAS with 4T of storage (2, 4T in raid) and I can still find around $100 4T drives on Amazon that's not to unrealistic of a price just not any less then they were going for a year ago? So seems fine but micro center is like fully sold out. Should I buy 1-2 now or no?

[gleaming rose]

I had a Motorola phone for a bit and I honestly enjoyed it

[steel umbra]

or mediatek

[gleaming rose]

more likely mediatek

[steel umbra]

that’s still fine

[gleaming rose]

actually, idk if graphene OS will work on mediatek

it may have to be high end snapdragon

[steel umbra]

tensor silicon could see some refinement from googleium

[gleaming rose]

I would rather it be mediatek

[steel umbra]

i’d prefer a bit better compatibility on sd

but if it’s a cheaper than sd phone with good meatek i’m taking it

[gleaming rose]

if they do mediatek you get Linux VM support

[steel umbra]

isn’t that supported on sd too?

[gleaming rose]

not currently

[plain cypress]

Motorola in the big '26? Interesting

[gleaming rose]

https://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-chips-android-linux-terminal-3608648/

[gleaming rose]

yeah they're sticking around

[plain cypress]

I've not been too fond of Motorola products since the Lenovo acquisition

[steel umbra]

motorola aims at the budget market but in western just any chinese phone brand is better value

expect like huawei

[gleaming rose]

native graphene support would increase the value proposition a lot

[plain cypress]

Big oof
Okay let's get an exynos 2600 Z fold Wide in the fall 😛

[gleaming rose]

I would be fine with anything other than snapdragon

[steel umbra]

didn’t know android 16 had that

[gleaming rose]

plus, I didn't hate the Motorola phone I had

[plain cypress]

Terminal on pixel

[gleaming rose]

apparently the partnership phone will carry a flagship snapdragon

[plain cypress]

I don't even know why Samsung has exynos at this point
They don't use it that much

I guess it exists so they can maybe negotiate better pricing from Qualcomm?

Like every other year there is a rumor Samsung will go all in on exynos and it never comes true

[gleaming rose]

as, as I suspected, mediatek chips don't have the necessary security features

[plain cypress]

And the one year they went full exynos on galaxy S line was the snapdragon 810 year aka thermonuclear chipset year

[gleaming rose]

it may be something like the thinkphone but with the latest flagship sd chip

[steel umbra]

which one

man that’s going to cost a lot :(

[gleaming rose]

8 Elite Gen 5/6

[steel umbra]

especially from motorla

[gleaming rose]

it's either that or Tensor

because those are the only options that meet graphene spec

[steel umbra]

oof

[plain cypress]

Google hasn't shown any indication of selling tensor to other vendors

[gleaming rose]

probably slated for a 2027 launch

[steel umbra]

maybe nobody wants them xd

[gleaming rose]

real

[plain cypress]

I haven't had any real issues with 4 years of tensor

Now, I skipped Tensor G5 and their driver issues with the imagination GPU

[steel umbra]

they’re fine… just not optimized for every scenario

[tranquil thicket]

Is a 4060 ti a good upgrade from a 2080?

[gleaming rose]

depends on if you need the extra power or not

[plain cypress]

I wanna try an exynos

[tranquil thicket]

Or a 5060*

[plain cypress]

How bad could it be?

[gleaming rose]

it's only good if you need it

[gleaming rose]

actually pretty decent from what I've heard

[steel umbra]

probably just poor value

[plain cypress]

Although my most fond chipset memory was the Snapdragon 805
The last bastion of 32bit

[plain cypress]

I mean I've been using a modified exynos since 2021 lol

[tranquil thicket]

Not sure what else I could upgrade in my pc tbh

[gleaming rose]

then don't upgrade it

nobody is making you spend money

[warm anvil]

Laptop in the freezer do I get better temps now

[plain cypress]

I think 2026 is gonna be big for case and cooler/fan upgrades for pcs

Also monitors and peripherals

[tranquil thicket]

What? I’m looking for better performance..

[gleaming rose]

then do upgrade it

only you can decide what you need

[carmine yew]

no and no

[gleaming rose]

https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/for-work/expertbook/asus-expertbook-ultra/
what do y'all think about this laptop, I'm thinking of buying it

when it drops

[tranquil thicket]

Why not?

[carmine yew]

you'd get new DLSS Features, but the overall performance boost isn't high enough that I'd say it's worth it

unless you're after a 5060 TI 16gb

[tranquil thicket]

Besides the GPU there is nothing else that is worth upgrading due to insane prices

[carmine yew]

then don't fucking upgrade

[tranquil thicket]

Not within budget sadly

[gleaming rose]

^^^

like you are answering your own question

[tranquil thicket]

I’m was just looking for more performance calm down

[carmine yew]

is someone holding a gun to your head telling you to upgrade something in your computer?

[tranquil thicket]

https://tenor.com/view/um-stan-twitter-interesting-gif-2556128588276332485

[gleaming rose]

it's like the yoga pro 9i gen11 but thinner and lighter, and no pen support

[carmine yew]

upgrading just for the sake of upgrading isn't worth the money.
You'll spend hundreds for a mediocre upgrade

[tranquil thicket]

I was just asking if it was worth it 🤷‍♂️ . I’m upgrading cause I want more FPS, not because I just want to upgrade

[carmine yew]

a 2080 is going to have the raw raster power of something around a 4060 give or take, with the 2080 possibly being a bit ahead.

The only real advantages of a 4060/5060:

Much less wattage (so less heat and electricity cost)

And newer DLSS Feature Support

[warm anvil]

dont upgrade if its a small difference

just a waste of money

[carmine yew]

I would not pay the money to go from a 4060 tier card to a 4060 TI

[warm anvil]

god i need a precision screwdriver set

i need to clean out and repaste my laptop

[carmine yew]

find an excuse to have work buy you one 😉

[warm anvil]

but i dont have them

[warm anvil]

im not even old enough to work T-T

[carmine yew]

hold plz:

[warm anvil]

huh

[gleaming rose]

damn you're younger than me?

[warm anvil]

14

[gleaming rose]

LMAO

[warm anvil]

also guys i upgraded the home server

[carmine yew]

I would get this as a starter, it's a really reasonable price and really good:
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/ifixit-essential-electronics-toolkit-starter-set-black/J3QG2SQP89

[rose sorrel]

Should I do drive updates or just leave them ?

[south arrow]

Borrowing a family or friends mower and investing in a gas can is a good start when young

[warm anvil]

i setup home assistant

[gleaming rose]

I think you can work at 14 if you live in the US (though you may not)

[warm anvil]

no bestbuy in the uk

[carmine yew]

not most jobs

[south arrow]

Yee old door to door lawn service

[carmine yew]

that same kit exists in the uk

[warm anvil]

uh oh this isnt good

[gleaming rose]

stuff like grocery stores and other mundane like kitchen

[south arrow]

The fields suckeddd

[warm anvil]

home assistant isnt up

[rigid fjord]

16+ for those, and like 20 hours max

[south arrow]

Pay by pound vs hour is even worse xD

[warm anvil]

neither is pi hole

thats not good

[carmine yew]

at 14? no.
Unless it's a family store.

Most jobs can't hire you until you're 16, and even then there are significant restrictions

[gleaming rose]

maybe it differs state by state but at 14 I could work at the grocery store

[south arrow]

[rose sorrel]

I work in mowers for fun want to get business going in that or RC shop

[gleaming rose]

and I'm 15 and got a job offer from a restaurant

[south arrow]

Small gas engines can be neats

[warm anvil]

nice

[south arrow]

Alright smothered the kitty in loves ✔️

[carmine yew]

at 14: you're better looking at doing yard work type things for people in the neighborhood.
Also under the table so no taxes

[rose sorrel]

Yeah and sometimes A pain in A$$

[warm anvil]

what taxes is a 14 year old paying in general

[rose sorrel]

If you can get parts for mower u are working on

[carmine yew]

if you have a proper job? you pay taxes

[south arrow]

Tap and die kit will be ones friend

[rose sorrel]

Yeah have one

[warm anvil]

thats true

[plain cypress]

Sales tax on monster energy

[south arrow]

Lol, I approve the change

[warm anvil]

this cant be good

no display from my server

cant ssh into it

amazing wonderful

[ivory mountain]

thats not good

[warm anvil]

fantastic

[rigid fjord]

thing is, anywhere that has liquor being served, any one under 18/21 is a liability

[warm anvil]

dont tell me water got on my mobo when i was repasting

worst case scenario

[plain cypress]

How would water get on your motherboard during maintenance

[rose sorrel]

But got big in to RC lately and my toe already had 5 or 6 small engines shops

I am thinking I am going to start a RC shop my town has 1 and next closest ones are 30 minutes or more make one is like 3 hours

[plain cypress]

Do you do maintenance in the rain?

[ivory mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/no-correlation-gif-1271746605347850530

[south arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/cool-gif-27093421

[warm anvil]

wiped the old paste off with a damp microfiber cloth lmao

[rigid fjord]

though for a 14/15/16 y.o. dog walking, anything related to gardening (mowing lawns/bush trimming), paper round, window washing, car washing @gleaming rose

[ebon marlin]

never done it but shouldn't be too hard

[ivory mountain]

chatgpt recommendations holy

[rigid fjord]

literally all cash in hand stuff you can get away with

[ebon marlin]

new adhesive that's able to retain waterproofing is like 1 dollar

[rigid fjord]

common sense and obvious reccomendations that no taxes get paid on

[ebon marlin]

looks cool but the display or whatever you can call that is too basic for me

[wheat ruin]

Have you guys seen this?
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/microsoft-gets-tired-of-microslop-bans-the-word-on-its-discord-then-locks-the-server-after-backlash/

[lunar sail]

@ebon marlin thanks for the recommendation I've ordered the phone and it'll be with me before Thursday! Better phone and £50 cheaper!

[ivory mountain]

yes

[ebon marlin]

noice

[wheat ruin]

It's pretty funny

[ivory mountain]

holy fuck they have slime cry pfp this guys a goat

[warm anvil]

So that's not good

[ebon marlin]

just connect ur keyboard

[south arrow]

[warm anvil]

Is that all it wants me to do?

[ivory mountain]

sudo pacman -S larp

[warm anvil]

?😭

[rigid fjord]

duh, read much?

[warm anvil]

Reading is cringe

[ivory mountain]

dude i was messing around with arch again and i was wondering why my yay -S wasnt working and then i realized i forgot to install it

[south arrow]

[rigid fjord]

reading is basic skill level

[warm anvil]

😭 and I'm the larper

[ebon marlin]

larp larp sahur

[south arrow]

I dont even have eyes fam

[ivory mountain]

larp larp tung tung lahurr

[wheat ruin]

What's that?

[south arrow]

Not even real

[fringe prairie]

nba youngboy album

[wheat ruin]

Oh I have no idea

[iron glen]

hey guys

[mellow sonnet]

should i install xtu

[lunar sail]

That discord is overrun by trolls and people posting swasitcas rn

[abstract wigeon]

yeah it was great value though, got it for 30

[warm anvil]

Yay epic idk why it wanted my keyboard

[iron glen]

wsp rauko

[warm anvil]

I never use my keyboard on this thing

I believe my HDD isn't connected somehow

[ebon marlin]

not bad I just wanted to get a LCD aio I could've gotten one a 360mm with a 2.8" LCD screen for like 50-60 bucks but felt like it was too small for me so paid like 100€ for a 3.95" one

[frigid blade]

What is it with laptop manufacturers and selling single dimms in their systems

[ebon marlin]

lower cost for them

[frigid blade]

Yah and no dual channel

[ebon marlin]

easier for the consumer to upgrade later

consumer doesn't need to buy a whole new kit later

[frigid blade]

You shouldn’t be mixing like that anyway but yah I guess

[ebon marlin]

eh in a laptop it's not that big of a deal

mixing overall isn't that big of a deal

you can still use XMP you'll just run at the slowest module's speed

[frigid blade]

It’s not, especially that slow, the laptops are like 5600

I was just looking for the best laptop for gaming new $1k budget before taxes

This is the only one I can really find actually under $1k with 5060

And I noticed the 1x24

[cold skiff]

Steve from GN is such a hard watch now. Like the guys not glass half empty, he’s glass always empty and got wilder conspiracy theories than Michael Jackson and Elvis still being alive

[fringe prairie]

such an odd config in the states

[frigid blade]

It was 1x16 but I dropped the rgb vomit from the keyboard leds and that saves me $30 apparently, so went from 16 to 24 for $10 lol

And 5050 to 5060 for $70

[rigid fjord]

waiting for a large delivery lol, also working out the placement for a couple 2 gang mains socket boxes

[rigid fjord]

considering it's ddr5, less odd than it being a ddr4 combo like that

[wheat ruin]

Geez really! What a mess

[wheat ruin]

Did you install it yet? I got a thermalright frozen Warframe ultra 360 and the fans have an annoying hum at specific rpms. Happens in two different cases both front and top mounted

[rigid fjord]

watch louis rossmann if you really want to see someone who gets 10 mins of info then just devolves into his ongoing rhetoric

[ebon marlin]

Nah too tired to install it today I'll install it tomorrow

but glad I didn't get the ultra 360 it was my first choice I was really close to ordering it lmao

[wheat ruin]

Haha

[ivory mountain]

the copilot server just went through the most insane shit ive seen on discord

[wheat ruin]

I might have to ask them to send me new fans

[ebon marlin]

only reason I didn't get it first is because I hesitated because of the stupid red accent on the black model

[wheat ruin]

I have to look up yours looks slick from the box pic. Send like it's a new model

[wheat ruin]

Haha I actually like the red. My PC gear is all black and red

[ebon marlin]

I don't understand why they would put red on the cpu block

would look better if they did what they did with the white color variant

the grey on it looks nice

[lunar sail]

Yeah! It's amazing 🤩!

[ebon marlin]

could've also put the same grey color on the black one

[wheat ruin]

I hear ya

But it works for me

What's yours called?

[serene pumice]

So, like 1250$ with taxx

[wheat ruin]

Oh the screen on yours is much more slick:
https://www.thermalright.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2-1.jpg

[ebon marlin]

Currently using my old cooler on my new build

[frigid blade]

Yah, cheapest anywhere I can find for the specs

[ebon marlin]

Damn this Pixel is not great at photographing pc's

[ebon marlin]

Yep looked clean so decided to grab it

[wheat ruin]

Haha same

Got a pixel 9 and it just doesn't do RGB PC pics well at all

[ebon marlin]

Ordered a Realme GT7 last month and after couple weeks of using it I found a Pixel Fold for very cheap so decided to grab it because why not

The GT7 was really good at photography but the Pixel Fold is pretty poop at photography

Almost all pics look very grainy

Cameras are not it's strong suit

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1379982823770820698/1464173545071448144/tmpImage_6F6D26B6-4BF7-473C-89FE-195F318B06F4.gif

[wheat ruin]

Haha

[ebon marlin]

The GT7 was nice because it made my girlfriend with her S23 Ultra jealous of my pictures lmao

[wheat ruin]

I wish we got Chinese phones here in Canada

[warm anvil]

I hate how chatgpt is lobotomized now

[ebon marlin]

Chinese phones are a godsend but I do alot of media consumption due to work so it's nice to have a phone like this

[wheat ruin]

It's strange because for a while I kept trading how great pixels were with their photo capabilities. Mostly because of his good the processing is

[rigid fjord]

was it full of copium?

[rigid fjord]

it's always been lobotomized

[warm anvil]

True

[viral kayak]

huh

[ebon marlin]

On my commute to work and home and during my times at break I can also have the perfect aspect ratio for reading manga aswell

[ivory mountain]

no it was gore and nsfw, multitrillion dollar company cant setup basic filters to protect minors from getting exposed to that

completely incompetent mods

[rigid fjord]

based on microsoft after all

[ivory mountain]

and they havent disabled the whole server, i assume to keep the activity up or something? you can lock all channels with one command but they wont 🤷‍♂️

[wheat ruin]

Dude. Looking at the review that things is amazing

[wheat ruin]

I thought about buying some from a China direct but the issue is often then don't have the correct 5g bands for here

Wait is that gt7?

The one I'm looking at is not a foldable

[ebon marlin]

Realme GT7 is a basic slab phone

Pixel Fold is the foldable

[wheat ruin]

Also that title 🤣

Oh I see

[ebon marlin]

It's a power name

It's a musical reference

Prince's Soft and Wet song

[wheat ruin]

Hehe alright

[ebon marlin]

Jojo's bizarre adventure is full of western reference's which mostly are musical reference's

The pink being in my pfp is called Killer Queen which is a reference to Queen's Killer Queen

[wheat ruin]

Ah ok. Not a manga reader so I have no idea

Just watched some classic 80s and 90s anime back on the day

[ebon marlin]

Jojo's is also in anime but only parts 1-6 are animated (also part 7 in 2 weeks)

[ebon marlin]

Jojo's started at around that time

[wheat ruin]

All I can think of when I hear JoJo is the Beatles song, get back

[thin bloom]

I don't what the fuck is wrong with my pc. It was running for 42 hour before blue screening. What happened was i booted up garden war fare 2 and my pc took way longer to load into the spawn world and then it decides to blue screen. In the past I think it took maybe 50 seconds to load the spawn world?

[tulip sparrow]

You purchase something they ship via DHL you pay for expidited shipping and it still bloody comes across the entire country via truck

[wheat ruin]

He probably drove over the speed limit

[tulip sparrow]

Going from Cali to Florida so yeah

[ebon marlin]

this song is also in Jojo's

one of the main characters listens to it at the end of Part 3

[wheat ruin]

That's pretty cool

[ebon marlin]

also one of the side characters in the first part is also named after Eleanor Rigby

[wheat ruin]

One of my favorite Beatles song

[tulip sparrow]

So yeah waiting for a while and its annoying

[ebon marlin]

basically everything in Jojo's is a musical reference

https://tenor.com/view/iggy-gif-22109331

[warm anvil]

spent a solid 10 minutes wondering why pi hole and home assistant wasnt starting till i realized i never replugged my ethernet cable after i repasted

[warm anvil]

iggy the goat

[tulip sparrow]

a week+ just to get my items UGH

[ebon marlin]

Can't wait for the GU Global collab to release in april to get the Iggy shirt

[gleaming rose]

I'm going to work at a restaurant this summer

[wheat ruin]

Cool I might have to check it out

[warm anvil]

ill be a professional beggar when im older

[rigid fjord]

as a dish washer?

[tulip sparrow]

https://youtu.be/wNuzBxzoPU0

[ebon marlin]

The anime is streaming on netflix and other pirate sites

It's considered as one of the best anime's/manga's that's out there

It's creator was the first person in the world to have their manga art displayed at the same museum as the Mona lisa aka the Louvre

Highly recommend it

Part 1 isn't that special it's very generic but it's still really good

Part 2 and later parts get way more interesting

Part 1 is basically just setting the foundation for the whole series

[ebon marlin]

I saw this briefly it looks cool but I'll personally stick with their Legion series handhelds

[wheat ruin]

Oh wow. I was a big fan of cowboy bebop so this sounds interesting

[ebon marlin]

Highly recommend it

I just finished Part 6 which is currently the latest animated part/season and it's phenomenal

[gleaming rose]

no I'll be cooking

[ebon marlin]

New part/season in march 19th ou jea

[gleaming rose]

I'm a good cook

[tulip sparrow]

OK I feel that dualscreen 14" "Module" laptop is a better way of doing that then what Asus has been doing with their dual screen laptops

[gleaming rose]

@ebon marlin is your tag satire or actually a Jewish person discord

[tulip sparrow]

Swap the Keyboard and Second screen out with each other and you have a "portable" secondary monitor

[ebon marlin]

Satire

[tulip sparrow]

Also module USB-C/HDMI/Type A ports on it ala Framework

[ebon marlin]

I genuinely lost it when I saw someone with this tag it was too funny to not use it myself aswell

They got banger stickers too

[ebon marlin]

Framework more like poopwork

[clear canyon]

@ebon marlin i hate your bio lol

[ebon marlin]

Also if you're a fan of older music then every ending theme is a song that the creator was listening to during the making of it's manga and since Jojo's was created in the late 80's you'll hear lots of amazing songs

[wheat ruin]

I am and that's awesome

[wheat ruin]

Just read it, it's hilarious

[clear canyon]

what? if I didnt read it, I wouldnt of made that comment lol

[wheat ruin]

No I mean I read it after you said that

English and its weird tenses

[warm anvil]

do we like this theme

[ebon marlin]

Also Jojo's is very heavily influenced by fashion since Araki (it's creator) loved reading fashion magazines and fashion shows

If you do watch it I'd recommend watching it in English since in Japanese they don't have accents

[wheat ruin]

Alright thanks for the tips

[ebon marlin]

Accents will be a nice touch since in part 3 you'll have a french man, egyptian, british man and 2 japanese students venturing together

[wheat ruin]

Sounds like a good time

[ebon marlin]

Damn i just checked Jojo in netflix is censored so you won't see certain things I'd recommend watching it on another site

The uncensored version is a bluray version which has lots of visual upgrades over the TV versions

[cold skiff]

Oh Christ he’s awful. What’s worse is he does some really fucking cool stuff sometimes and it grates me. Louis is a prick, but I respect that because he’s always been one and will never change or shy away from that. He’s unlikeabley likeable

[warm anvil]

HA is such a cool thing

[warm anvil]

oh yeah thats true it sucks

[ebon marlin]

Jojo in english does have censoring too but only certain musical references due to copyright

[warm anvil]

also true but its normally pretty easy to guess

[ebon marlin]

Goated anime site used that to watch entirety of Jojo

[warm anvil]

best anime site

[ebon marlin]

Only site with actual functional captions when watching in dub

[warm anvil]

the ai captions can be strange sometimes

[ebon marlin]

Atleast it works

[warm anvil]

true

[ebon marlin]

Also does nice stuff too like translating Koichi's reverb power and translating the stand screens

[warm anvil]

https://tenor.com/view/jojos-bizarre-adventure-jojos-bizarre-adventure-diu-jojo-koichi-koichi-hirose-jojo-renatojxd-gif-16057945

isnt sbr this month

[ebon marlin]

yup

[warm anvil]

sick

[ebon marlin]

in 17 days

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1170300768725762169/1465977575729008693/BAHHH-4x.gif

march 19th

[warm anvil]

https://tenor.com/view/usopp-one-piece-chopper-tony-tony-chopper-tony-chopper-gif-20968172

[ebon marlin]

can't wait for 2030-2032 for Jojolion to be animated ❤️‍🩹

[iron glen]

super borderlands radio?

[warm anvil]

no, super barista replayer

[iron glen]

sadly or gladly i have no idea what that is

[warm anvil]

me neither

i made that up, sbr is steel ball run

[iron glen]

sadly or gladly i have no idea what that is

[fickle ivy]

Is it worth spending the $9 on lossless scaling to see if it helps out my i3 7100u?

[ebon marlin]

lossless scaling is a hit or miss

depends on the game

I play Escape From Tarkov and Lossless scaling is absolutely disgusting on that game

[rigid fjord]

if he stuck to that first 10-15 minutes, he'd be fully likable, it's the filler afterwards and the constant rhetoric in that filler that makes him unlikable

it's like how there's people out there, the moment you see them you just uncontrollably want to punch them in the face

[ebon marlin]

i need to steal the 4tb hdd at work tomorrow so I can reset my current pc since I moved from AM4 to AM5

want to transfer my important files like game clips and other misc there

I might try to buy a server from my work too

an old but should be usable HP Proliant Microserver

with an AMD Athlon II lol

[clear canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/pop-popteamepic-epic-zoo-team-gif-23055231

[ebon marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/маджима-арбуз-якудза-majima-goro-majima-gif-11568548149001495329

[clear canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/x-prixz-gif-25364849

[ebon marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/bunny-rabbit-chewing-bunny-chewing-rabbit-chewing-gif-7357474236845166815

holy what a clutch

from 4th place to 1st place with a boost

[craggy cove]

idk if this was proofread

[rigid fjord]

it wasn't but there's technically some truth to it

[tulip sparrow]

sighs https://aftermath.site/gameshub-clickout-media-seo-gambling-ai/

[mint umbra]

does the nexus mods vortex work on linux

[limber shale]

Does this look fixable?

[buoyant bridge]

it thinks it's power sharing with another pixel on a wireless charger

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah it works This will work for getting it setup and working

UGH wrong link https://github.com/sonic2kk/steamtinkerlaunch

[tacit star]

Anyone who is into air dusters. Is the difference between a 50 000 RPM and 150 000 RPM duster huge?

[junior bay]

its 3x as much

[tacit star]

Does it really blow 3x harder?

[frigid topaz]

Chat I ordered a motherboard last week and it said it got delivered but I didn't see it next to my house, Infront or even at my neighbors so I asked support and got a replacement now I just found the original motherboard BEHIND the house, now I got 2 motherboards lmao

I mean who leaves a package in the back of the house ? With overgrown grass

Plus the space between my house and the fense is 15 cm so I wouldn't expect him to go through it

[hexed glade]

FRONT BOTTOMS MENTIONED!!!!!!

[ebon marlin]

yum 130€ aliexpress order

https://tenor.com/view/iggy-gif-22109331

[stoic nova]

If the first thing you open with is "chat" I immediately hope you don't have a cool side of the pillow to sleep on

[frigid topaz]

I like my pillows steaming hot dw

[ebon marlin]

chat, I ate noodles and salmon salad

[frigid topaz]

God I love salmon

Smoked salmon is peak imo

[ebon marlin]

yeah smoked salmon salad

[frigid topaz]

Jealous

I wanna go fish in Alaska and gut the fish myself and smoke it myself, have the freshest smoked salmon

That's how much I love it

Since I have 2 motherboards now and I can sell one for like 50 bucks, what's a more reasonable upgrade. Buy an extra 16gb of ram so I'll have 32gb or sell my i3 12100f and add 50 to the money to buy a better cpu

[distant frigate]

There it is

[hexed tapir]

Ew cox

[carmine yew]

ask them about their Hucker program

[hexed tapir]

@carmine yew Did get revenge from your ISP fucking you?

[carmine yew]

not really

that was ass tho

[hexed tapir]

Ship the CEO horse shit 😆

Didn't they just charge you like $50 more?

[distant frigate]

I don’t mind being with Cox atp

We are saving $100+ a month from canceling their TV

[carmine yew]

no, they tried to triple my bill
went up like 75 bucks or so

[distant frigate]

We have internet and phone and for the TV we have YouTube TV

[hexed tapir]

Oh yeah they really wanted to shaft you

[tawny canopy]

I got a old hp pc it has a i7-7700T and 8gb ram 180watt psu ima tryna make it good enough to play modded Minecraft with my friends I was gonna throw in a 1660 and get a another psu to power it yall think that old I7 would be powerful enough ?

[topaz shale]

fuck cox

[distant frigate]

Cox offers fiber to the home here

I’m not too worried

[topaz shale]

they disabled port forwarding on all their new equipment

[hexed tapir]

Yeah

[topaz shale]

you must bridge cox gateways now

[topaz shale]

thats the only thing that could bring me back to them

they only offer copper here at 2000/100

[distant frigate]

Yeah they offer 2,000/2,000 here

What I got at my moms friends place

[wraith oak]

I Used to have a I5 5k and 1050 and i was getting 50 FPS in rust now im getting 20 at the most could my power supply be the cause or is there something else im missing also currently still have 64gbs of ram and now i Upgraded to a Ryzen 7 5700x and RTXX 3060TI and i have a 500W PSU,

[hexed tapir]

#1027757333117415424

[ivory mountain]

i had a mild seizure reading that but i understand now

[ebon marlin]

I just realized since my Google Pixel Fold is originally from Japan there's no way to mute the camera shutter when taking a picture lmao

[empty quartz]

I got a single core cpu to run windows 10

[ebon marlin]

Windows 10 32bit exists

https://tenor.com/view/iggy-gif-22109331

[empty quartz]

And its officially the slowest 64 bit cpu ive ever seen

[ebon marlin]

Huh

[ebon marlin]

64bit means 2 cores

[empty quartz]

Explain how i ran cinebench r23 on it

[ebon marlin]

Idk I'm not gay like you

https://tenor.com/view/hyrax-tomato-funny-chew-teeth-gif-11208825867329472649

Goodnight Ace

[wheat torrent]

I will for sure be doing that right now

[tired bear]

https://tenor.com/view/siren-borzoi-siren-dog-alarm-dog-dog-with-siren-on-head-dog-with-siren-gif-9095359937690691350

dont do that

[gilded cosmos]

is there anything preventing an i9-14900kf from working perfectly and happily on an MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR4? able to get both cheaply

from what i can gather the mobo has 12+1+1 75A VRMs with 7W/mK, but can't comprehend what it means

[tired bear]

yes, 13 and 14th gen degradation problem

[gilded cosmos]

i was under the impression that it was solved with bios updates, or was that only for the z boards

[tired bear]

its a hardware problem, bandaid mitigation was applied but its not 100% effective

especialy on cpus already used on non patched bios

[wheat torrent]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-wanna-see-me-do-it-again-gif-14496504

[gilded cosmos]

oh no that won't be an issue, it's a brand new processor and bios will obviously be updated as soon as i receive the mobo. my question was mostly aimed at motherboard compatibility and risk of throttling

[wraith oak]

its not letting me post in there

[prime oriole]

https://www.rtings.com/company/revamping-our-membership-program 🥴

[exotic cape]

UPTEMPO DOG!!!

[hexed tapir]

Oh no nothing is changing for me

I already pay rtings membership since I like their work and want to support them

[mortal mantle]

fake as hell

(probably some dropper)

[exotic cape]

Do it, no balls.

[rough wing]

You definitely didn’t get 50 fps on rust in 2026 on the 1050 unless you’re playing at 720p

[queen trout]

I dont even get 50 fps on the isle

[wraith oak]

if there wasnt alot going on i did

averaged 40 tho

[rough wing]

Modded or na?

[tidal geyser]

i should be able to get 80-100 fps on a laptop without a dgpu

and no not one of em ultera spensive laptops, i only spent 800$ :3

[mint umbra]

so in california ur OS has to have some age verification ?

well after using linux some more think I might use it more than windows other than some anti cheat games

kinda regret buying a laptop last year with these new chips coming this year

[tidal geyser]

xd

someone changed their tune i see

[mint umbra]

feel like these new ones are alot better than the intel ones from last year

[tidal geyser]

yea panther lake is awesome but the laptops are not cheap

[mint umbra]

wish I just waited lmao oh well what can ya do

not sure how modding games will go on linux

[rough wing]

Rust is poorly optimized, on a 4070 I was sitting around 50-80 fps depending on the server

[tidal geyser]

due to ram beign funked

rust likes 1 thing and 1 thing only, RAAAAAAAM

[rough wing]

If you’re in a server with a lower map seed and >15 players yeah I can see anyone getting around 50 fps.

But if you’re on a regular 2500-3500 map with around 45-200 players you’re going to fluctuate around that lower fps range due to how much stuff is being built.

And yes it eats so much ram because people build absolutely big huge compounds for one person. (I was that person).

The game could be very well optimized better, but facepunch isn’t going to optimize anything they don’t have to

[jaunty apex]

Depends on the game. Some are easy as windows like Minecraft, others with built in modloaders like DRG or Bethesda approved mods and or cyberpunk/stardew valley where you can throw your mods in and just enable a modded.dll from the games launch options, some need a fork of a modloader like Furglitch's modorganizer2 for nexus mods for Bethesda games

Usually you can get mods working though if you find a good guide

I should compile a list of guides..

[jaunty apex]

Far as this goes, less mature hardware = less mature drivers, at least as far as graphics go

[warm anvil]

is this tuff #linux

[buoyant bridge]

when windows 10 came out new x86 non 64 bit cpus where still being built lol (well when they started designing it)

last 32 bit cpus where like 2014 lol

and AMD was still shipping CPUs that couldn't boot a 64 bit OS till 2017

[tidal geyser]

tis why i unintentionally went for a old laptop
https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/laptops/samsung-galaxybook.html

iv also seen some of em special driver repos for even more functionality only being a few months old for muh laptop

[gray sierra]

yo guys

[peak swan]

Perfect battery, nothing to worry about

[exotic cape]

apple moment

[exotic cape]

what are you doing here? get back to TC2

[golden sage]

💀 what model is this device

[pulsar root]

with rtings putting their content behind a paywall (albeit understandably), maybe LTT labs can jump in

[peak swan]

Xs max

[golden sage]

ah. i see

[gritty panther]

Jut got my U1 (new 3d printer). multicolor prints without the poop hehe

with the silly ikea samla tophat

[tidal geyser]

Capacitor did not have a fun time

I brutally ripped it off and now laptop happy

[shy arch]

I once had an old laptop with such a bad battery that it went from 0-100 in less than 2 mins

[molten sleet]

got a qd oled for $370 thank god for microcenter

[glacial cliff]

gwen: has steam and water damage to all belongings

gwen's Insurance: "2 $500 toothbrushes, a $1,500 electric scooter, a $500 hair dryer, and $1,000 worth of cables? yeah approved seems legit no issues here"
also gwen's insurance: "A COMPUTER?!?!? you think a COMPUTER got damaged by WATER and CONDENSATION? nah we need to do an inadequate diagnostic of testing it with a multimeter, and not opening it/disassembling it at all in order to determine if it was damaged and cover this. thats crazy talk!"

make it make sense?

also gwen: provides literal photos of water dripping off of the screen of the laptop and a puddle on the keyboard

[sinful cobalt]

my 14pro was 75% so pretty in line

[real quiver]

I just went to go look at the s26 ultra and I didn't know about the built in privacy screen

How does this witchcraft work

I'm definitely looking at pre-ordering one because my fold is starting to act up a little

[frigid blade]

2 hours train ride but no built in wifi :(

I have to use my mobile data and hotspot to work on my laptop + a vpn to bypass the hotspot speed and usage cap

[mental hawk]

how on earth have you managed that

[mental hawk]

what fold you got? mines still going with no issues

[prime viper]

Are foldables even a good choice?

[frail delta]

Lots of "enterprise-y" laptops have had this for a number of years, cool to see it on a phone

[wispy thunder]

yk how Samsungs and a lot of other phones have had the option to disable half the pixels?

to save battery?

well, they used that same idea but this time they varied the beam pattern of half the pixels

so half of them are "wide" beam and half of them are "narrow" beam, when you turn on privacy display, the wide beam ones disable which leaves only narrow beam

[stoic nova]

Ultras always got a buncha wacky shi

[wispy thunder]

yeah apparently it was supposed to be for the S25U but they deemed it not ready

but that's why S25U was just a shape redesign and that's about it

[stoic nova]

You'd think Samsung would treat fold users like the same kinda crowd

But I guess not

[wispy thunder]

Nah

both are bleeding edge, just on different ideas

[stoic nova]

Same oneUI. But man such a gimped smart view

Ultra could have the phone be a USB c tethered display on a PC

[wispy thunder]

eh

not easy to get low latency

[stoic nova]

The idea I had was a more flexible stream deck

Scrcpy cannot mimick that function

I tried

[wispy thunder]

Scrpy is screen mirroring and only that

[real quiver]

Fold4

I would be looking at a fold7 but the trade in deals are bad and I kind of want the better cameras and water/dust resistance again

[real quiver]

The folds are just more of a niche market

I like mine but I completely understand why people don't buy them

I also looked at the pixel 10 pro fold because there's a decent trade in deal on that

I'm glad google finally made it a somewhat normal size

I just don't think I'll be going to a google phone

[real quiver]

I like mine but you definitely sacrifice battery life and some camera quality for it

And money

[prime viper]

I think that foldables will only become a good buy if they shifted away from a folding phone to a folding tablet, and I know apple is planning to do something like that by the leaks

A folding phone is just impractical

[gritty panther]

Ive been using my fold 7 since day 1 (over 6 months now)

it's amazing. cant go back to slab phones tbh

[prime viper]

Why? I think software experience is great of google phones

[gritty panther]

the trade ins have been very good for me. opposite from your experience

I just got my dad an s26 Ultra 512gb from my carrier

they paid $750 for a Pixel 7 5g 128gb (trade in)

i dont even know when the phone launches. I dont have it yet

[prime viper]

For a pixel 7? 128gb ... I don't really know if it was good trade in deal or bad but it seems nice?

[real quiver]

I had the opposite experience

I really didn't like the google software

[real quiver]

I've been using my fold4 since the day before the official launch

I pre-ordered it and it arrived early

[prime viper]

Exactly what was problematic?

[real quiver]

I don't like how locked down it is and I find the lack of android's standard home and back buttons irritating

I also don't like how the search bar searches apps and the internet

[prime viper]

Fair enough

[real quiver]

I've only had one pixel and it was not a great experience for me

All of my samsungs have treated me well

[prime viper]

I just think that samsung software kinda sucks... It doesn't feel as clean as pixel's to me, and I'm into UI design and graphic designing so it really bothers me

I guess I have a bias tho, I like Minimalist stuff, and probably why I tier software of these 3 brands like this:

#1 iOS
#2 Pixel UI
#3 One UI

[real quiver]

To me google's implementation of android just feels as close to ios as it gets

At least from an official manufacturer

[prime viper]

Yeah Google's implementation is like very close to iOS philosophies, and it's very clean like iOS

Do you think it's a bad thing or a good thing?

I personally really like iOS...so you know my answer already lol

[mellow sonnet]

to achieve success, copy the greatest

and still get outsold by it

thats what i think about the whole android copying ios thing

[prime viper]

I mean, I think there are just certain designs that are better than whatever the alternative is, sometimes just copying it might be a good idea lol

[formal sonnet]

Agreed. This is why Xerox / PARC are still the greatest.

[mellow sonnet]

i wanted to go with a samsung

but i cant leave ios

[real quiver]

I left apple and never looked back

[mellow sonnet]

android just feels generic

[prime viper]

If you're looking to switch pixel is the one you should try honestly, it's THE android phone iOS users will like honestly

[mellow sonnet]

who am i to judge if i use windows

[mellow sonnet]

dont like the MASSIVE bezels on some of them

[grizzled frost]

i am polylingual, i use ios, macos, linux, windows, and android

[prime viper]

Yeah they are a bit of a problem but honestly if you have to money to get the pixel 10 pro then I will say go for it (especially if you are thinking about switching)

[mellow sonnet]

i use all except macos

[prime viper]

Which linux distro?

[grizzled frost]

android i only use for work, and it's a proprietary version

[grizzled frost]

Ubuntu server and Truenas

[mellow sonnet]

like yeah i got a cheap ass android here but its cool to me except for the stuck pixels in some places

didnt know phones could get stuck pixels that change when you press harder

[grizzled frost]

welcome to the world of cheap LCDs

[mellow sonnet]

the lcd could just be broken

[prime viper]

Wait that's a thing? 🥀

[mellow sonnet]

yeah its not visible unless you look harder on a black screen

and you got sharp eyes

which i do and i can even see pixels on my iphone and thats ~400 ppi

[grizzled frost]

stuck pixels can occur on any sufficiently cheap LCD

[mellow sonnet]

fun fact about those stuck pixels they do indeed change state when i press on the screen

[formal sonnet]

Heck, they can occur on really expensive displays too, which is when it sucks even more.

[grizzled frost]

The cheaper the LCD, the more common the stuck pixel, but yeah it absolutely can happen on high quality LCDs

and by "cheap" i'm less referring to the literal price, and more to the build quality

[mellow sonnet]

tbf its one of the cheapest motorolas you could find these days

[grizzled frost]

Yeah, LCD's work by a physical change in the crystals

[mellow sonnet]

[grizzled frost]

LCD's are some voodoo shit

[mellow sonnet]

einstein over here

lcds are a fascinating tech

[prime viper]

I think it's common knowledge in tech world? 🥀

[mellow sonnet]

did you know they were invented by a total accident??

[grizzled frost]

so many things are accidentally invented

[prime viper]

Yeah that's true

[mellow sonnet]

if that german guy didnt observe some plants we would either be on crts or incredible self emissive display tech

a random discovery made an invention that covered a significant portion of our life

speaking of lcds im trying to get my hands on one of those new advancements in the tech

known as ips black invented by lg and dell

sounds fancy to have a 2000-3000:1 contrast ratio on an extremely accurate ips

dream display🤑

[hardy horizon]

I wish these would come back into stock 😭 the plus is "fine", but can't switch apps

[hidden nymph]

im guessing the Moto G 5G

[hidden nymph]

I have a 2023 model of this, i got it for $19, i use it for uh yk some less than official streaming avenues and its amazing

they stopped putting them behind the glass at my Walmart

they just started throwin them out into the middle of the aisle sayin get em

[daring crystal]

https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/qualcomm-debuts-first-wi-fi-8-ready-chip-6g-networks-2029/

HYPE

[hardy horizon]

Yeah apparently there's been a huge exodus from fire TV.

[hidden nymph]

(we all know why)

lmfaooo

[hardy horizon]

The base one is still $19, I got the plus because it has the faster quad-core processor. I wanted the pro though because having ethernet is really nice

As you can expect, cheap devices have cheap Wi-Fi chips and they have some issues.
it does do AV1.

[hidden nymph]

i havent had an issue with mine but thats probably because its like right next to the access point

[hardy horizon]

Pro gen 2 is coming in a matter of weeks. But there's been talk about ONN locking down the software to appease Google because of how many units they've been selling.

[hidden nymph]

i get about 200 mbps down on it while doing a speedtest

[hidden nymph]

its people not disabling Play Protect

thats all it is

people keep not disabling it then wondering why their certain apps are getting disabled

[hardy horizon]

Gen 2 pro IF it stays below $50 will be THE device. 4 gigs of RAM actual gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.2 👀.

What else do you need??

[hardy horizon]

You can leave it on, I have it on.

[hidden nymph]

its certain apps that get flagged

[hardy horizon]

No like locked boot loader and no abd/dev mode, like the smart TV's do, and well Ruku

[hidden nymph]

im not speaking abt Jellyfin here

[hardy horizon]

I have those apps.

[hidden nymph]

unlikely, even Googles own streaming sticks are unrestricted

[hardy horizon]

You get a warning about play protect and you click continue anyway and you're good. Google legit only uses it to remove malicious software and they have to have a really good case for it.

[plain cypress]

Chromecast was peak

[hidden nymph]

if they were gonna do it, theyd test it on their own hardware first

but Android itself is changing in September

thats what everyone is talking about.

Android ITSELF is becoming locked down

[hardy horizon]

What did the EPA tell general motors?

Your encryption isn't strong enough there for youre liable for everybody that jailbreaks the vehicle and removes the emissions.

[hardy horizon]

AOSP, or Android?

[hidden nymph]

the EPA told General Motors they werent liable for the emissions idk where u got that

they literally said not allowing right to repair bc of emissions is bullshit

they literally shot that down

[rose stream]

What's funny is that I also saw someone post an article in a totally different server about Motorola doing something with Graphene OS, which is quite the timing.

[hidden nymph]

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/icymi-epa-sets-record-straight-americans-have-right-repair-their-farm-or-other-nonroad

[rose sorrel]

This is going to be fun

[hardy horizon]

Still have NSA levels of encryption (global B) and encrypted module to module communication.
Protected by patent.
Meaning a third party can physically build the item, but they can't make it communicate without violating the patent so if GM decides That your vehicle is "too old" (5-7 years) and chooses to not license it to them and to not to build the part
I guess your vehicle goes in the trash.

[hidden nymph]

doesnt affect me i dont use streaming :P

[plain cypress]

Paramount-Warner Brothers-Discovery will be up for sale again in a few years

[hidden nymph]

hehe

[hardy horizon]

Ya but that is only temporary until the administration changes.
Same reason we don't have a new V8 explorer.

[plain cypress]

Then Netflix can finally buy them

So we'll get the Paramount+ HBO Max Netflix super app

[hardy horizon]

Oh OFC, doing the speed run of private equity acquisition.

[hardy horizon]

They can launch an agreement and divy up revenue based on watch time ... But no monopolies are better

[rose sorrel]

The ECOboost is still Better motor then V8 even tho I am V8 fan but ecoboost offers more power and higher Towing Capacity

[plain cypress]

I mean it would be one company so why bother divying it up

[hardy horizon]

Nope! I live in AZ, 400hp becomes 180hp REAL quick when intake temps hit 180F.

[rose sorrel]

Yeah but I don’t think v8 explore would be good

[hardy horizon]

IF OEMs would actually put REAL actual properly sized intercoolers on their damn forced induction vehicles that would be a different story.

I believe Hurricane has a good one, haven't tried the NASCAR morning rush hour gauntlet during June in one yet. (30-110 back down to 50 then WOT back to 100, then back down)

[rose sorrel]

The main reason for that is Ford makes the expedition you know it’s got the 3.5 that would eat expedition sales

[hardy horizon]

I think a 6.2L 450hp explorer would be great. Then have a "ST" tune with 610hp.

[hardy horizon]

Put the 7L in that.

People in USA LITERALLY want Escalade-V performance in their SUV's for $60k, not $200k

[hardy horizon]

Mustang sales are in the trash, time for a real muscle car SUV! Remember gas gonna be $1 per gallon across the country, as long as it gets 15 mpg people are happy

[rose sorrel]

I am GM guy have suburban but wish they would go to independent rear end like expedition so the suburban can 10k like ex

[hardy horizon]

Suburban and Tahoe are IRS

[rose sorrel]

?

What u mean

Mines a LTZ tops trim and White tricoat

[hardy horizon]

They did that when they killed the 3500 suburban

[rose sorrel]

Mines a 2015

[hardy horizon]

2020 was final year of suburban 3500 iirc

[hardy horizon]

Ahh, pretty old for a modern car.

[rose sorrel]

Iike it newest car my family has ever owned

[hardy horizon]

That was more a dig on why parts are going out of production for vehicles that are only 6 years old.

[real quiver]

The ecoboost v6s are fantastic engines

[hardy horizon]

Which one ...

[real quiver]

The early 3.5s had some issues but they're pretty much all sorted out now

[real quiver]

2.7, 3.0, 3.5

[hardy horizon]

BECAUSE one is built CORRECTLY. The other ... Well They don't have enough water pump or cooling surface area inside of the engine.

[rose sorrel]

My dad wants a new truck he’s thinking 15 or newer F150 or 2nd gen Tundra

[real quiver]

I haven't seen overheating issues with the v6s

[real quiver]

I'd do the f150 personally

[rose sorrel]

Tundras Are tanks that can take a Beating and keep on thinking

[hardy horizon]

2.7 is an amazing engine. Fixed it for you. Idk about 3.0 (compact graphite?) but def not the cam phaser, limp mode towing, 3.5

[real quiver]

I don't remember which generation 5.7 has the head gasket issues but I've had the misery of working on that before

It was not enjoyable

[rose sorrel]

Every car has issues

[real quiver]

Cam phasers haven't been an issue on the 3.5 in years

[rose sorrel]

So Expected

[real quiver]

Also I've never had one go into limp mode when towing

[real quiver]

Well head gaskets aren't a particularly small issue

[hardy horizon]

Yep. When they first came out the only way to get Max trailering was with the big boy mirrors. So dealers didn't order with that They ordered it with just the $50 tow hitch.
Told customers could do 13,000 lb.. They go hit some of our 8% grades at 120° and the trucks would literally melt down, crack engines, oil fires, all of it.

[rose sorrel]

I was reading they said 2014 and newer are the good ones they fixed head gaskets issue

[hardy horizon]

Sure that was because a 3.5 with just a trailer hitch is only rated to tow 4,500 lb. But also no 💀💀💀. They JUST in the most recent redesigned fixed that issue with the packaging.

[real quiver]

I mean I see a lot of high mileage 3.5s still going down the road just fine

[hardy horizon]

Sadly even with 3.55. hold at WOT longer than 40 seconds in the desert pulling an RV coolant over 250, trans 280 oil 340+ 👀

[real quiver]

I've done some first gen turbos but that's about it