general-chat

[velvet summit]

Or high speed steel

[misty sparrow]

would rather wait for a sale considering M1 MacBooks have been seen at around that price used/refurb

[velvet summit]

(or a list of like a bunch of other metals because there are so many different materials for different costs and materials)

[misty sparrow]

the green color is pretty cool though

[dense locust]

this is made for grandmas who only buy new things
still better than being scammed tbh

this would actually work well

[velvet summit]

Tungsten carbide milling bits are pretty common though

[misty sparrow]

considering that shit windows laptops have been around that price it’s pretty good

MacBook airs before this were stupid expensive new i think

[dense locust]

$500 windows laptop that has 4gb of ram and a intel pentium

[misty sparrow]

I’m lucky I got one with 16GB for $25

[dense locust]

you what

im lucky i got my laptop at a price error for $160

[misty sparrow]

school was selling cleaned student laptops for $25 each

[dense locust]

[misty sparrow]

Obviously it’s gimped in some ways but still great

Like the storage is absurdly low

[dense locust]

what are the specs

at that price if it runs its a good deal tbh

[velvet summit]

4gb ram is most definitely not enough for windows nowadays
it's going to suck for more than notepad usage
web browser will make the system use enough swap to make your entire experience very sluggish

on god

[dense locust]

apple can barely get away with 8gb

but for people using it to browse the internet its fine

[misty sparrow]

i5-8365U, 16GB ram, 128GB ssd

[velvet summit]

apples with 8gb are still snappy ngl
they preallocate most of the ram which makes everything pretty fast for general use, though not really for games or such

[dense locust]

oh thank god my cpu is more powerful but hey for $25 thats good

who knew the more recent cpu was more powerful

never couldve guessed

[misty sparrow]

what’s yours

these are used school devices don’t know what you were expecting

[nocturne flicker]

Actual deal for $25

Good deal

[dense locust]

Samsung galaxy book 4

Base model

[nocturne flicker]

Ram alone will be worth more than $25 even if it is pepeg laptop ram

[lone mango]

Someone deleted

Lol why

Everyone knows this image

[tranquil pebble]

idk

[misty sparrow]

what does pepeg mean

[nocturne flicker]

Derivative of pepega from Twitch, implies something is dumb

What I mean is that the ram is crap

I haven't actually watched anything on Twitch live in about 6 years but it is still in my vocab

Sadly

[velvet summit]

not poggers

[nocturne flicker]

Absolutely not poggers

[opaque sedge]

Games? On mac?

https://youtu.be/Z0QgBX4WFKQ?si=bqcVoUCo6G1xj0Zl

[bitter ridge]

Cdpr and Ubisoft did some native ports for Mac Os

[velvet summit]

there's an official death stranding port for m series macos

as well as ios and ipados

it does struggle on phone though

but it isnt very cut down

https://youtu.be/ZVqsoTLB5JM

[opaque sedge]

I wonder if mac counts as a separate platform than pc

[nocturne flicker]

Mac is a PC. MacOS is a different OS

PC just means personal computer

So all laptops and desktops that aren't servers

PC meaning just Windows is colloquial

It'd be like saying a game is coming to consoles and the only console in question being the PS5

[bitter ridge]

My neighbor who keeps harping on about how poor he is just bought a Mercedes E class lol

[velvet summit]

he's too poor to afford a lamborghini

[heady plinth]

At least he's not an A class pleb.

[lethal jasper]

Im a day late

But heres a pic of someone putting amd vega 2s in a 2019 mac pro

[velvet summit]

a review like probably almost 20 years after the ride was released ong

oh nvm

only 14 years

i thought it was older

oh it was the behemoth that is nearly 20 years old

[lethal jasper]

Can we replace roller coasters with modified jet fighters flown by someone capable of handling more than 4 gs

Would be fun

[velvet summit]

that would unironically kill some people

[lethal jasper]

Put a retired air force pilot idk

someone that wont pass out

[velvet summit]

i meant people riding it

[lethal jasper]

[tacit quiver]

oh yeah i forgot apple has specific gpus for it but i dont think u can just plop like a 5070ti in there is what i meant lol

[tacit quiver]

they're panicking because apple music is gaining popularity

[worn wave]

Nah 3 month trials for accounts that haven't had premium are super common

[acoustic palm]

Idk I like Apple Music cause I get it for free

But the extra sound quality does nothing on an iPhone since it has a bad sound BT transmitter

[dusk knot]

Hm

[worn wave]

Bluetooth in general is just pretty garbage for audio

[acoustic palm]

It’s soooooo much better on non iPhones

Cause you get aptx

[dusk knot]

Apple sucks

[acoustic palm]

They do

[dusk knot]

[acoustic palm]

Overpriced crap devices that aren’t really good

[lethal jasper]

Prob not but it can still run most games and has like 128+ gb of vram

[dusk knot]

Still using g AAC

[tranquil pebble]

crApple

[worn wave]

Eh, only phone company that seems to give a crap about privacy

[acoustic palm]

Yeah the government has access to your phone either way

[lethal jasper]

Oh no not the memes i have from 2020

[acoustic palm]

https://tenor.com/view/subaru-natsuki-war-meme-maxgames331535-gif-5182520434151936498

[worn wave]

Apple has repeatedly blocked US government requests for a direct backdoor

[lethal jasper]

and not my drivers license files they have access to anyways

[acoustic palm]

Publicly

[tacit quiver]

😭

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-shrek-rizz-shrek-hat-tinfoil-hat-tinfoil-gif-3875013234316655688

how yall feel

[lethal jasper]

Google taking a crap bruh just let me watch got

[acoustic palm]

All companies are bad in some way or another

Apple isn’t an exception

[tacit quiver]

what about Make a Wish

sorry im literally just baiting rn

[acoustic palm]

Make a wish does good things, Apple doesn’t

[lethal jasper]

Valve

[worn wave]

There's a lot of security research surrounding phones and they haven't found anything. Apple has a good track record in this area and I'll trust them over other companies

[lethal jasper]

Surely

[lethal jasper]

Isnt google somewhat safe compared to other androids

Idk didnt they block apps or something

and restrict the os

[worn wave]

Yeah but all your data is going to google then

[lethal jasper]

yippeee

[acoustic palm]

Your data is going somewhere no matter what

I’d rather have a phone that’s not bad

[tacit quiver]

^

that is tru

[nocturne flicker]

Gamba

[tacit quiver]

can we all agree that microsoft is trash though

[worn wave]

Iphone works perfectly for me and many others. Just because it doesn't for you doesn't mean it's a bad product

[acoustic palm]

I hate my iphone

It’s utterly terrible

Nothing actually works

[velvet summit]

iphones aren't bad phones, they're not even the most overpriced phones anymore

[tacit quiver]

remember the Surface Duo phone

oh lord

[worn wave]

Actually I do have one major complaint with my iphone and it's Siri

Holy cow Siri sucks so much

[velvet summit]

pfft i just remembered the trump phone
the phone that is quite literally just a scam 💀

[tacit quiver]

siri does suck

[acoustic palm]

My “hey siri” doesn’t even work

Unless I have an AirPod in

[tacit quiver]

mine got toggled off randomly somehow either that or i dont remember accidentally turning it off

sometimes u js gotta retrain the voice

[worn wave]

Is your mic broken

[acoustic palm]

Nope

I retrained it

Mic isn’t broken

Doesn’t work

[tacit quiver]

odd

[worn wave]

Wierd

[tacit quiver]

do you have siri while locked enabled

[worn wave]

Well good thing she's basically useless anyways

[acoustic palm]

Screen time is probably the worst implementation tho

[nocturne flicker]

I don't use a voice activated spy

[acoustic palm]

It’s locked and unlocked

[nocturne flicker]

Sorry I meant Assistant

[tacit quiver]

screen time doesn't matter 😭

[acoustic palm]

It does for me

Cause my parents use it

It’s completely and utterly useless

[velvet summit]

https://youtu.be/hA4Bqc6ZrPM

[worn wave]

Bro is taking the most niche thing and using it to call iphone bad in general

[acoustic palm]

Counts time on apps twice, counts timers, activates hours early

[acoustic palm]

There’s more than just that

[tacit quiver]

so you have parental controls on your phone?

like

as in

your parents are imposing restrictions on you

[acoustic palm]

Yup

[tacit quiver]

😭

[acoustic palm]

Don’t say it’s my parents fault

[nocturne flicker]

Kinda is

[acoustic palm]

It’s apples fault for having shit implementation

[acoustic palm]

Then you’re just being an idiot

[tacit quiver]

im sorry😭😭😭😭

[nocturne flicker]

[acoustic palm]

It is apples screen time

It doesn’t matter who imposes it

[tacit quiver]

how u gonna have a 7800x3d and a 9070xt and ur parents still put screen time on your phone 😭

[acoustic palm]

My sister is 20 and still has it

[nocturne flicker]

If Apple has bad implementation then it is Apple's fault for that portion. It is also your parents' fault if you have told them of the problems it causes and they insist on using it anyways

[tacit quiver]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[acoustic palm]

It is apples fault it’s so shit

[worn wave]

Ok once you're past 18 you can just buy your own phone tbh

[acoustic palm]

I’m buying my own phone the second I get to college

I absolutely hate everything Apple

[worn wave]

Sounds like cope tbh but you do you

[acoustic palm]

Overpriced phones with features that don’t work

What’s there to not hate

[worn wave]

Lowkey not that overpriced anymore compared to other flagships

[acoustic palm]

I can get a 600$ phone that’s better than a 17 pro

❤️

[tacit quiver]

https://x.com/techdroider/status/2028830904446292221?s=46&t=VWK8u8ONFpJbTOMEogrvPA

TechDroider (@techdroider)

Samsung S26 Ultra vs iPhone 17 Pro Max - Volume Shader GPU Performance Test

▶ Play video

X · Mar 3, 2026, 1:52 PM

[worn wave]

...and it'll sell your data to brokers to make up the difference

[acoustic palm]

Oh noooo they know what book I read

Or what reels I send to my friends

[worn wave]

Also what phone outpaces the 17 pro for $600?

[acoustic palm]

Honor win rt

[velvet summit]

despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage

[tranquil pebble]

tfw this exists

[velvet summit]

https://tenor.com/view/despite-all-my-rage-rat-in-a-cage-rat-cage-rage-gif-10047273596784400314

[nocturne flicker]

Rats? Rats make me crazy

[tacit quiver]

no rebuttal against this?

[velvet summit]

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmA1uC0r9A

[worn wave]

Is there a good site to compare them? GSMArena doesn't seem to have full info on the Honor

[tacit quiver]

surely you can just compare whatever processor it has right

same as s26 no?

[acoustic palm]

It has a lot of the specs tho huh

[tacit quiver]

oh its not lol

[worn wave]

I mean for the display material it lists "Scratch/drop-resistant glass" 💀

And there's no benchmark for the CPU/gpu

[acoustic palm]

I mean it is IP68/IP69k

[worn wave]

That has nothing to do with durability lol, that's water/dust resistance

[acoustic palm]

Idk

[grand wasp]

PERSONA

[worn wave]

Anyways it could be a great phone for you, but that doesn't mean it's a great phone for everyone and makes iphone obsolete

[velvet summit]

faceid is still the best face tracking method for vtubing and 3d animation on a budget

more accurate than just a webcam

[lethal jasper]

Lego batman told me to always bet on black

[velvet summit]

even the "non budget" options are not much better than an iphone ngl

[lethal jasper]

I see nothing wrong here

[velvet summit]

especially when most professional options use a camera strapped to you right in front of your face basically, and your face is covered with marker stickers

it's extremely accurate but not practical

[acoustic palm]

iPhones suck in general

[worn wave]

Yeah sorry but don't waste your time trying to convince me

[acoustic palm]

They’re overpriced and always behind on “innovation” and they in my experience almost never work properly

And if you say “other companies are worse” you fell for the first trick in the book

[icy ore]

Man the phone wars are back, apparently

I don’t even care atp what phone I have

As long as it works and isn’t crap and honestly, my last couple of iPhones have been so glitchy it’s pushing me away from them

[velvet summit]

if you're any normal phone user, any innovations don't really matter, it's just for marketing 💀
no phone has really "innovated" on anything that actually matters in at least the last 5 years
well, i guess samsung's privacy screen was a bit more unique, but even that is realistically a gimmick

phones just need to be phones, and be able to do other general use tasks

anything else is just extra things that most people wouldn't even care about in day to day use

[icy ore]

I’ll be honest the privacy screen thing is pretty dope

I have no idea how they do that

[grand wasp]

interesting take. i like to hear it

What are some of phones biggest innovations in general?

[velvet summit]

they have an extra layer on top of the oled that is essentially a LCD i believe

[icy ore]

Like in the last few years or ever?

[grand wasp]

I think MagSafe and Qi charging was pretty good

In the last 15 years

[velvet summit]

last 15 years.... water resistance is a big one, you don't have to worry about using your phone when it's raining anymore

[icy ore]

true true

[velvet summit]

probably wont even kill your phone if you somehow drop your phone in the toilet

(idk how people do this)

how far back do you have to sit to do this

[icy ore]

I think biometrics are pretty cool

Not having to type a password in every time

[grand wasp]

finger print reader is nice

[velvet summit]

under screen fingerprint sensors are pretty cool

[grand wasp]

yea

[sinful blade]

My gas station(which has remained $3.09 for the last 2 years), is now $3.29

[velvet summit]

before under screen, the finger print sensors tended to be in weird spaces

[icy ore]

Saw this yesterday

[velvet summit]

behind the phone was a weird angle
power button was inconsistent for fingerprint
home button was too far down

[icy ore]

This difference that cameras being so accessible now has made a massive impact on life in general

[worn wave]

Home button was alright in my experience but obviously cuts down screen real estate by a lot

[velvet summit]

camera quality goes crazy nowadays for how compact they are

[icy ore]

And Fortnite mobile. Biggest phone innovation ever

[misty sparrow]

do wireless earbuds count

[proud jackal]

S26u next week

[velvet summit]

tws earbudgs are quite nice for travel, though idk if it counts as a phone innovation

[icy ore]

I’ll s26 u

[icy ore]

Kinda want the fold but my god man it’s $2000

[proud jackal]

[velvet summit]

oh yeah the "find my device" (apple and android) are fairly useful now, though with some security concerns (specifically with airtags and such)

[icy ore]

Unlimited data is a must nowadays

[velvet summit]

some streamers got doxxed because their gifts had an airtag in it 💀

[worn wave]

Buying a $1300 product and they're advertising subscriptions to you 💀

[proud jackal]

[misty sparrow]

technically $500

[velvet summit]

what did you trade in for 800 discount got damn

[proud jackal]

Tempted to cancel my order tho

[icy ore]

a kidney

[grand wasp]

I want the fold so bad!

[worn wave]

Strong feeling those "offers" would still be there even if the discount wasn't being used

[proud jackal]

S24u

[velvet summit]

fold isnt worth it, repair costs if you break a panel is very high, and most repair shops won't even handle it because how likely fixing the back display would damage more components

[velvet summit]

damn, even 2 gens old gets 800 discount

[proud jackal]

Leave me alone

[nocturne flicker]

Become one with Wegg

Resistance is futile

[bitter ridge]

S24u to s26u doesn't seem worth the hassle of switching out

[main loom]

for a side monitor in vertical is it better to have 25 inch or 27 ?

[sinful blade]

Theo can you order me a new iPhone
I’m using an 11 pro

[sinful blade]

25

IMO

[main loom]

can u tell me why

[sinful blade]

More square

Listen I just want a new phone

[main loom]

what about 27

[nocturne flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/that's-too-damn-bad-gif-8944642812184430613

Wait is that allowed

I don't know the depth of the cursing moderation

Since I pinged a mod, Roomba give verdict plz

[velvet summit]

damn?

[rancid juniper]

Success?

lol

[rancid juniper]

is that highguard

[nocturne flicker]

No

Marathon during the slam

[rancid juniper]

ah yea

[nocturne flicker]

So a little more than half the peak player count during the slam

On actual release

[rancid juniper]

i mean people who buy the game would be more inclined to keep playing it for value, tho refunds can still happen

interested to see if it'll make or break the concord 3 curse

[nocturne flicker]

If it lasts longer than Highguard does it mean that the industry is healing? Because eventually if they try and fail enough, they'll get one that doesn't have to shut down early

[rancid juniper]

perhaps that might be the direction we're heading

👀

Injects more hopium

[nocturne flicker]

Half Life 3 the Extraction Shooter will survive frfr

[rancid juniper]

ok not THAT way

[nocturne flicker]

Windows Xbox edition now with Copilot that'll spy on you full time

[rancid juniper]

Surveillance Pro Max

[nocturne flicker]

Bringing back Kinect just so you'll always have a camera pointed at you

[rancid juniper]

if you look away the camera gets close to your lap

like it physically moved from its post

[dense locust]

“The next generation Xbox is a pc”

[rancid juniper]

PC 2 is now in production

[proud jackal]

No

[nocturne flicker]

Windows 8 will have have a use guys

https://tenor.com/view/oh-yeah-it's-all-coming-together-emperor's-new-groove-kronk-gif-14493286164171601186

[rancid juniper]

https://tenor.com/view/the-boys-home-lander-nao-no-gif-12606514540494555875

[nocturne flicker]

Windows Big Picture mode and then desktop mode

But Xbox themed

[rancid juniper]

I wonder if they'll integrate launchers like steam or gog

[nocturne flicker]

Steam banned frfr

[rancid juniper]

i mean if they do then tbh its not an Xbox

well idk wtf an xbox should be anymore

[nocturne flicker]

Only Xbox and EA Origin

[nocturne flicker]

And the Amazon game service

[rancid juniper]

The 3 big stinkers

[nocturne flicker]

Only the worst ones

[nocturne flicker]

I think the old one is depreciated now which isn't that much of a loss because that old one couldn't even update games

[icy ore]

https://x.com/Xbox/status/2029646886408515623?s=20

Xbox (@Xbox)

The next generation of Xbox console: Project Helix

X · Mar 5, 2026, 7:55 PM

[nocturne flicker]

Tried playing Suzerain a couple months ago, got a bit into it before realizing that the version I was playing was from 2 years beforehand when I originally got the game

[nocturne flicker]

I can't wait for the HeliXbox

[dusk knot]

I'm sleeping harder than ever before

[icy ore]

https://x.com/ign/status/2029649078355665199?s=46 “also play pc games”

IGN (@IGN)

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed that Xbox's next-gen console, called Project Helix, will also play PC games. https://t.co/wN2TPLAf8f

X · Mar 5, 2026, 8:03 PM

[lone mango]

How much ai trash will there be

[dusk knot]

Because it's a PC

[lone mango]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/342887041496907786/1479183351918366892/image0.jpg

[grand wasp]

what an expensive tower

[nocturne flicker]

The Big Mac

Wait

[tacit geode]

grand mac

the mac daddy

tho isnt the mac daddy the mac10?

[nocturne flicker]

Sad, only Mac8 in pic

[tacit geode]

https://tenor.com/view/listen-here-you-little-meme-you-little-shit-damn-you-damn-it-chicken-kiev-gif-25718782

[grand wasp]

poll is up for today!
#polls-polls-polls message

[tranquil pebble]

I tried Hershey's Special Dark alongside a 72% dark chocolate, and what I found is that the Hershey's does not taste like actual dark chocolate. Is this why people hate on Hershey's?

[nocturne flicker]

People hate Hershey's because their milk chocolate tastes like bile

They also have a habit of worsening other brands of chocolate after they get involved

[tranquil pebble]

Actual source:
https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2029645713962156149

Asha (@asha_shar)

Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the return of Xbox including Project Helix, the code name for our next generation console.

Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games. Looking forward to chatting about

X · Mar 5, 2026, 7:50 PM

[nocturne flicker]

Hershey's dark chocolate is generally fine

For mass produced high volume chocolate that is

[tranquil pebble]

its a bit misleading to call it dark when its less than 50% though

[opaque sedge]

Guess this confirms why sony is not gonna make pc ports anymore

[tranquil pebble]

They also have < 40% variant that they still call dark

[nocturne flicker]

What you should take from the fact that they call it dark is that it isn't their milk bile chocolate

Not that it is actually properly dark chocolate

Special Dark is supposed to be 45%

They used to have Extra Dark which was 60%

Extra dark was a very short lived thing

[unreal trail]

so its a pc

[tranquil pebble]

lmao, the dark chocolate I have been munching on is 72%

[rancid juniper]

yes

[echo tundra]

Did u stop ship to middle east?

[grand wasp]

@digital thunder Can you please reply to a CS question when you have a chance ?

[echo tundra]

Thank u

[opaque sedge]

Btw will they need steam’s or other storefronts’ collaboration on this or is the just gonna be a pc which will support installation of those storefronts

[tranquil pebble]

likely a PC

[tranquil pebble]

think non-portable ROG Ally

[opaque sedge]

Ah

[nocturne flicker]

Xbox version of Windows with Win8 style hub

[opaque sedge]

Well if they subsidize the hardware it could be an option for pc gaming given how expensive diy is becoming

[nocturne flicker]

Doubt

If they are opening it up to PC gaming, they'll be getting less money from Xbox specific sales meaning they can't subsidize the hardware

[tranquil pebble]

it wont be subsidized if its PC

[nocturne flicker]

Probably just be a GabeCube knockoff

But Windows

[opaque sedge]

Its prolly gonna use an apu with unified memory right

[tranquil pebble]

This alone will make it suck

[opaque sedge]

Debilitating security updates

[tranquil pebble]

itd be cool if it uses GDDR

[opaque sedge]

Watch people install linux on that thing

[tranquil pebble]

LinuXbox

[velvet summit]

@grand wasp NGL for that poll, it really depends on the circumstance that the monitor is used in
If it's being used without any direct lights behind me to reflect on the monitor, (like in a dark room) then I'd prefer glossy, but anywhere else, matte is better

Reflection on glossy monitors are very visible in well lit rooms

[grand wasp]

ur not wrong

[icy ore]

[bitter ridge]

Was feeling a bit claustrophobic so used a mod to have higher fov

[lethal jasper]

Bruh

[rancid juniper]

enjoying the game so far?

[bitter ridge]

Yeah also all the complaints of it being short seems silly because trying to figure out a lot of the puzzles can take some time

[proud jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/bocchi-the-rock-anime-sad-gif-27615865

[acoustic palm]

@rancid juniper are you low or high cortisol

[rancid juniper]

Low?

[rancid juniper]

Ain't an RE game without goofy puzzles

[acoustic palm]

https://tenor.com/view/agnes-tachyon-low-cortisol-high-cortisol-agnes-tachyon-gif-3744332910003499404

[rancid juniper]

Uma

[opaque sedge]

Just finished re2 leon’s path and the game felt more like a puzzle game ngl

[misty sparrow]

what do you mean just finished i thought you did it hours ago

[opaque sedge]

I thought it was because its a remake of an old game but its the case for requiem too?

[opaque sedge]

I finished leon’s path the day bfr yesterday

[misty sparrow]

days are still hours

[opaque sedge]

To me thats still just finished

[misty sparrow]

to me that's still 50% of main RE2 campaign

[rancid juniper]

I'm also trying to get through RE2 rn

[proud jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-gun-heisenberg-gif-27155752

[rancid juniper]

Some puzzles are eh but the rest are fine

[rancid juniper]

U ok bud?

[misty sparrow]

first time playthrough?

[rancid juniper]

yea

got put off with it years ago because i wasn't into horror games

or maybe i just forgor

[misty sparrow]

okay, so you're not at the final section yet

once you get to the final section the vial puzzle will probably take a good chunk of your time

[bitter ridge]

That looks very gray.....

[rancid juniper]

oh boy

[sinful blade]

Guess who’s stuck on the side of the road on a busy highway in a handicap van

Radiator blew

[rancid juniper]

that sucks

[opaque sedge]

If u have an hdr capable monitor i think u should install renodx

Improved visuals and blacks for me tremendously

[rancid juniper]

well i dont have a proper hdr monitor but i have this

[jade comet]

guys

how do i download val without it freezinf mt pc when i restart

[lone mango]

Holy shit I think I gotta sell on here and increase my price

5600x, 32g ddr4, 1 tb

[rancid juniper]

is that jawa?

[lone mango]

Yeah

Im gonna make a listing now

[rancid juniper]

ok

[lone mango]

I am selling a 6700 xt system for 800 and nobody is buying it

[rancid juniper]

what on eBay?

[lone mango]

It was 825, then 800

[rancid juniper]

price is kinda steep

but i can't be saying that when im selling a 7800 XT for $499 (w/offers)

[lone mango]

Yeah

[rancid juniper]

ngl on eBay you hardly catch a sale

[lone mango]

Nah man clearly that is cheap, especially for a sff system

[rancid juniper]

oh

[lone mango]

Everything besides the pc has sold pretty quickly

I guess people just don't buy computers on there

fbm is even worse with people messaging and nothing happening or just npc interactions

I would rather have radio silence than to deal with that

[bitter ridge]

I think if the 6700xt had access to fsr 4 you would have a easier time selling it

[nocturne flicker]

I'll buy PC for 2

[lone mango]

Hello?

Hold on I gotta find the screenshot

This is real

[lone mango]

Technically it does but not officially

Unless that is what you mean

[misty sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/speed-kill-that-boy-speed-kill-that-boy-ishowspeed-kys-gif-12701459054714320722

[rancid juniper]

so true because i have a desktop pc i've listed for sale and no one ever tried looking at it for the past 2+ years

[lone mango]

My system is an incredible deal

[rancid juniper]

true

[lone mango]

Let me catch my son pay 1400 + shipping for a system with a stock cooler

[nocturne flicker]

1500 I know what I got

[misty sparrow]

-# if ps5 pro got an upscaling update then amd should really have no problem updating radeon 6xxx and 7xxx cards

[nocturne flicker]

If ps5 pro got an update then should really have problem

We updated so it isn't as crap please buy

[lone mango]

https://tenor.com/view/hmm-thinking-consider-considering-in-thought-gif-16847829

considering

[lone mango]

Oh no

Also stock fans

Them shits loud bruh

[velvet summit]

for whatever reason, windows explorer decided that it wanted to open amd adrenaline when i right clicked in the files explorer

i restarted windows explorer and it's fixed now

but wtf

[misty sparrow]

what should he be named

[velvet summit]

Slab Serif

those who know

[misty sparrow]

i dont know, so im not adding it

[nocturne flicker]

Courier

Player Name

John Smith

[velvet summit]

Courier is a typeface that is part of the slab serif family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courier_(typeface)

elite ball knowledge

[worn wave]

PS5 didn't get fsr4, just a better version of whatever upscaling Sony already made. It also has extra compute cores for AI that the base ps5 / rx6700 don't have

[misty sparrow]

I said upscaling update

not FSR4

[worn wave]

Presumably the hardware is already maxed out with fsr3

Or 3.5 I forget what the most recent version is

7000 series maybe could see an update but I highly doubt 6000 will

[velvet summit]

i've been addicted to sudoku recently

i'm not that good at it

but i enjoy it

[opaque sedge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/goku-gokussj3

[acoustic palm]

ahhhhhhhhhh

why does my dad have to put stupid restrictions on me that only make my life harder

stupid non gmail email, screen time, limits everywhere

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

i cant wait to move out and do things the normal way

[tacit geode]

yikees

[velvet summit]

idk if moving out would be much better

mainly due to like

money

i assume at your age, you barely have any work experience, maybe 2 or 3 summer/part time jobs at most

unless im remembering the wrong person (again)

(17 years old)

[unreal trail]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/674849582861254658/1479289720428036106/28397bcc64c13d3dcb8c93f4d274f162.jpg?ex=69ab7f69&is=69aa2de9&hm=f60e3add0e1c280e42a74b82659b035406746151ddb0776bf1891598c1e5291f&

[rancid juniper]

mario maker type trap

[pliant berry]

I'd agree with avoiding gmail

prob not the best

[velvet summit]

gmail definitely isnt the best but most sites support SSO with google accounts so i still use gmail

AND I DON'T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE ME
CAUSE I DONT THINK THEY'D UNDERSTAND
WHEN EVERYTHING IS MEANT TO BE BROKEN
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHO I AM 🗣️🗣️🗣️

https://tenor.com/view/it's-just-so-peak-peak-panda-peak-panda-it's-just-so-peak-gif-10789048890486755182

[nocturne flicker]

Is everything really meant to be broken? Does that include your PC?

[velvet summit]

[nocturne flicker]

Sad

Coming over to break your PC

Be a bit

[velvet summit]

oh

[nocturne flicker]

They might stop me at the border for carrying a hammer across

[lone mango]

Bring a toolbox then

[nocturne flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/the-bear-finger-wag-wagging-finger-wag-finger-gif-3240338207391852378

[tacit quiver]

incredible

in a laptop

[worn night]

wth apple doin bruh

they should make cpus

instead of intel core i9 14900k we got the Apple Slice A9 9000Z

[pliant berry]

i'll take an apple pie

[worn night]

Apple Pie P7 7600S

these would make great cpu names

instead of core or ryzen, could be slice, pie, pi, seed even lol

[nocturne flicker]

Every consumer cpu ever made*

[worn night]

apple seed 3 3200f

[tacit quiver]

is that a unicorn trial

overclocked

groks ai summary may not be 100% accurate haha

but still, wildly impressive for a laptop processor with like a 70w tdp

[nocturne flicker]

Not as impressive when it is $5k

[tacit quiver]

$5k and comes with basically a 4k screen and keyboard and trackpad and speakers and webcam and you can put it in your backpack and has an 18hr battery life!

its apples to oranges

[dusk knot]

Wow

[tacit geode]

typical consumer

caring what the billion dollar companies make

i think all of them should close

[dusk knot]

Caring? It’s good know for knowledge sake.

[tacit geode]

explain

[nocturne flicker]

Good to know why Nvidia is Novideo and Ngreedai

[heady plinth]

Why does it go 4 quarters into the future?

[nocturne flicker]

Nvidia has wonky quartering

[dusk knot]

Yessss

[worthy tapir]

Anyone want to trade for a house?

[wraith fern]

ah yes 10 sticks of ddr3

known for being super valuable

your mcdonalds value meal is ready 😂

[worthy tapir]

😂

[proud jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-gun-heisenberg-gif-27155752

[velvet summit]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-plane-crash-wayfarer515-abq-walter-white-gif-23066662

[nocturne flicker]

Well it is more that we have wonky years for fiscal years

[opaque sedge]

Started claire’s path

Should i stream

[nocturne flicker]

It is technically FY 2025-2026 when it says 2026

Some companies also start their fiscal quarters in July and end them in June

And a lot of states base their fiscal years on July-June too

[sinful blade]

What are you playing
Ttw? Or nv

[sinful blade]

I am home
After a very hefty tow bill

[misty sparrow]

new vegas but with essential patches and mods

[worn night]

Bro these ebay fees

[sinful blade]

Nonono

You need to play ttw

Most of the popular patches and mods don’t actually work together

You should follow ttw+wsg guides

[idle nexus]

ya they hit you for like 13% or something to sell electronics

[nocturne flicker]

You don't need to play ttw

[sinful blade]

YES YOU DOOO
It’s a good experience

[nocturne flicker]

It isn't mandatory and it is good to just play New Vegas with just New Vegas and fixes

[sinful blade]

https://thebestoftimes.moddinglinked.com/index.html

https://wastelandsurvivalguide.github.io/

[misty sparrow]

i don't want to install the epic games version of fallout 3

[sinful blade]

https://vivanewvegas.moddinglinked.com/safe-modding.html

[sinful blade]

I’ll buy you steam versions of both when I have money

[misty sparrow]

i already have new vegas

i just want to play new vegas

[sinful blade]

Then follow this guide

Or just use the wabbajack

[idle nexus]

I used this one & it was pretty good. I ended up maxing out the 255 plugin limit lol https://www.nexusmods.com/games/newvegas/collections/jscbqj

also recommend: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/60840

[nocturne flicker]

The 255 plugin limit isn't really a hard limit anymore

The community found workarounds iirc

[idle nexus]

oh damn I know in Fallout 4 it doesn't matter cuz many plug-ins get marked as "light" or something that doesn't affect the limit

[worthy meteor]

I would recommend playing the game as is and at least finishing one run before modding it

[nocturne flicker]

Someone basically remade that for NV recently

[idle nexus]

I gotta download that

[dusk knot]

Hm

[sinful blade]

Use MO2

[icy ore]

need me a good oled 144hz 75” tv for like $300 ya know

[idle nexus]

lol I keep hearing that's better ngl

[sinful blade]

MO2 >>>> vortex by a long shot

If you’re not doing ttw, VNV is the only mod list you should use imo

[dusk knot]

HAHAHAHAHHA

[idle nexus]

tbh the only reason I don't use MO2 is cuz I already (kinda) figured out vortex

[nocturne flicker]

It is not something that has been universally adopted, mod makers have to convert the mods over to a new mod file type in order for it to work

[sinful blade]

MO2 does modding entirely different, and it’s also easier to learn

[icy ore]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-patrick-patrick-star-broke-poor-gif-14729256

[sinful blade]

It doesn’t mess with the game as much

[idle nexus]

ah I see. cuz ya the mods for FO4 that get marked as "light" do it on their own

[sinful blade]

Vortex is intrusive

[idle nexus]

I've had sooo many crashes in FO4

[nocturne flicker]

Basically someone made a new mod file called kit and to get them running you have to load an additional mod loader to your mod loader that loads the kit mods

[sinful blade]

Ez, just don’t play 4
(I’m a fo4 hater because of the stale gameplay and awful story)

[idle nexus]

that LOOT plug-in sorter always seems half borked

[sinful blade]

MO2 doesn’t use it
Uses its own, and you can modify it

[idle nexus]

Sim Settlements makes it more fun. Also, Fallout London is an ENTIRELY different game

and it's fantastic imo

like it's worth getting FO4 & never playing it just to use it as a base for Fallout London

like, I cannot emphasize how good it is enough lol

[proud jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-gun-heisenberg-gif-27155752

[idle nexus]

it's kinda derp to get it running correctly

well it was when I first downloaded it but they've fixed it afik & there's even been an expansion

iirc it has buffout built in but x-cell is way better from my experience

[tacit geode]

https://tenor.com/view/uhhhh-steve-buscemi-uhm-stare-confused-gif-17035459

[worn night]

wtf_is_THAT

[idle nexus]

as much as I wanted to wait to play RE Requiem on my newer system, it's been a week & I'm tired of waiting so heck it

[tacit geode]

what are you wawiting for @idle nexus

[idle nexus]

I swapped my X670E Taichi with 7900X3D to X870E Crosshair Apex with 9850X3D

which of course meant I had to redo a bunch of pipes cuz everything moved slightly

so now that the loop is built, I have to get my memory OC stable

8100c36 with 2x32gb looking possible tho

& FCLK seems stable at 2200

[tacit geode]

i forgot how into overclocking you were

XD

yeah Now i get the waiting

[idle nexus]

lol I can't leave performance on the table dammit

[tacit geode]

i would do all that

but

Thats time i would be playing gamess

[idle nexus]

& if I run XMP with this formerly cheap ass RAM, I get 5600c46 lol

[tacit geode]

i forget what my ram was

https://www.newegg.com/v-color-32gb-2-x-16gb-ddr5-6000-pc5-48000-cas-latency-cl30-memory-desktop-memory/p/0RN-00MB-000U1?Item=0RN-00MB-000U1

only complaint

the rgb on the ram

[idle nexus]

it is so insane that this RAM was like $90/DIMM when I got it

[tacit geode]

its an offwhite vs the fans

you can see there

[idle nexus]

oh ya tCL 26 at 6000 is great bin

[tacit geode]

kinda

its not the same white

[idle nexus]

it's not too bad but I can see the slight difference

[tacit geode]

its not bad. but its irritating when all other whites are perfect

[idle nexus]

when I put like a cyan color, some of the fans look way greener than others & it drives me nuts

[tacit geode]

my other fans do that

[idle nexus]

ya that's a good white. I've had fans that white has like a slight yellow-ish tint that makes it unusable

[tacit geode]

yeah these fans are the phanteks d30

3 are 120 and the rest are 140

140mm fans are HUGE

i thoguth it was gonna be a slight difference

but damn didnt expect the increase

even my wife noticed the differnce and she doesnt do computer stuff often

[idle nexus]

phanteks makes quality stuff. I didn't really give it the respect it deserved until I got a 1080ti waterblock & I'm like damn, this is really nice I should've been considering Phanteks way more

it's like all the fans, GPU, & AIO block have a tiiiny blue tint to the white that the RAM doesn't have

still looks super nice tho don't get me wrong haha

[tacit geode]

the way it looks tho its a more vibrant white

vs browwnish

oh these fans are cool too

interconneects

so only one wire per bank of fans

also the 5090 rad is push pull

lol

[idle nexus]

can you set the RAM rgb values directly? maybe you can do like r/g/b 225/225/255 to force a slight blueish tint?

[tacit geode]

i tried

but GCC doesnt play well

so i just leeft iit and dealt with it

also

something funny i found out

the number readout on motherboard

[idle nexus]

oh ya I really need to get on those fans that magnetically share power cuz I have a massive spider web on the other side of the PC right now I need to address eventually

[tacit geode]

is cpu temp or whatever you set to

currently its cpu temp

[unreal trail]

[idle nexus]

I've only really seen where you can either set CPU temp or it just stays on a random POST code

[tacit geode]

i didnt know i thought it was a code until i was mucking about in bios earlier

[idle nexus]

except for EVGA Dark Kingpin has two of those little number screens & will show you current voltage

[tacit geode]

Almost got the uh

Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E EXTREME for my fmaily member for this pc

[idle nexus]

Kinda silly tbh lol

[tacit geode]

but talked him out of it

and got him to get the master x3d instead

[idle nexus]

I love/hate Asus tbh

[tacit geode]

So far i havent used asus since the x570 mini itx pc i built for wife

[idle nexus]

like their boards are top OC performers but their customer service is so garbage from what I've heard

[tacit geode]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jx9Jxf

this is what that pc has

the case is a nv9 mk2 but pcp doesnt have it

[idle nexus]

I had a pretty mediocre experience with my first Asrock board

[tacit geode]

ive had asus msi and gigabyte

[idle nexus]

you can add it manually but it's kinda pointless

damn $3700 GPU jeez

[tacit geode]

and so far i love the giggabytes ive had

x570 master

and now im using this

and i think this pc is gonna be mine

they're known to do gifts this way

not reply in 30 days

and then say its mine by default

[idle nexus]

my B550 Master was good. The only other Gigabyte board I've had was a Z590 iirc

oh wait I had a Z590 Ultra

wait... what the heck did I do with that board

I also had a Z590 Pro Ax

damn... I just realized... I have another Z590 Unify-X somewhere

[tacit geode]

also i did not know 1500w use different power calbess

[grand wasp]

V - Color is one of the few ram w/ screens

[tacit geode]

oled?

WTF

[grand wasp]

ikr

[tacit geode]

bruh

[grand wasp]

ikr!

[tacit geode]

they're a cool brand

reminds me OLOY

randomly find them

and find out they're not new

[idle nexus]

I had this DR DDR4 DJR that I sold with a 10700KF/3060 12gb that I wish I kept

I can't remember who made it tho

some random company but it was really great tbh

I keep forgetting to claim my Crimson Desert game bundle thing

I should probably do that

[tacit geode]

im waiting for the email to claim it

[nocturne flicker]

Mmmmmmmmmmm

[idle nexus]

if you got it from newegg, the game key is in your recent orders. I just saw this now lol

[tacit geode]

no

the amd key

from them

it was pending still

[idle nexus]

Neo Forza was the name

[tacit geode]

i remember them

[idle nexus]

Oh nice it's a steam key? I'll see if I can claim it now then

nvm that didn't work lol

[tacit geode]

they only do the way nvidia does it

doesnt not provide key

[idle nexus]

guess I gotta read the instructions lol

[tacit geode]

https://www.amdrewards.com/claim-reward

that is the link

[idle nexus]

that's exactly where it says to go haha

heck I gotta make an account

[tacit geode]

yep

[idle nexus]

it's verifying with the tool thing

I dunno if I should wait until 03/19 release date before claiming

okay ya it says exactly what yours does now

[tacit geode]

huh

oh yeah

you have to wait till they email you

[idle nexus]

well only two weeks left at least

[tacit geode]

sorry what

[idle nexus]

alright well, time for this 3080ti to run out of VRAM ig

[nocturne flicker]

Sore has no Crimson Desert

[tacit geode]

I used 20gb vram lastnight on resident evil

[nocturne flicker]

Point and laugh

[opaque sedge]

https://tenor.com/view/the-burnt-peanut-burntpeanut-theburntpeanut-rage-tarkov-gif-12064530684685202490

[idle nexus]

lol 3080ti is doomed then

[tacit geode]

wwell

i also cranked everything to max

[opaque sedge]

I have yet to even touch requiem

[nocturne flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/homer-lol-the-simpsons-marge-lisa-gif-8714260

[opaque sedge]

Re2 on leon’s path spooked me enough

And saw mr x on claire’s path not even 30 minutes in

Had to take a break

[idle nexus]

Nemesis chasing you in RE3 is even more fun

[opaque sedge]

Did u buy a new cpu or a peripheral part?

[tacit geode]

yes

[idle nexus]

you'll be like, "hmm I haven't seen Nemesis in awhile" then "AHHH"

[tacit geode]

I need to play a game thats more causal and looks amazing

[misty sparrow]

they gimped RE3R so

it wont be as cool

[idle nexus]

supposedly it was originally gonna be part of the same game as RE2R

[opaque sedge]

Man I kinda wanna get the 9850x3d bundle since it comes with the crimson desert code and i would have enough spare parts to make another build with my 4070super minus an ssd but still so much money

[opaque sedge]

Fun… is fun subjective in this case

[nocturne flicker]

Nope fun is fact because I say so and if you disagree that means I am free to hate you

Everyone on reddit agrees

[dusk knot]

I THINK GONNA DIE IN THIS.. HOUSE

[proud jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-gun-heisenberg-gif-27155752

[dusk knot]

I THINK GONNA DIE IN THIS.. HOUSE

[bitter ridge]

A 9gb 5050 actually seems like a great idea to me

Sucks for all the 5060 and 5060ti 8gb owners though

[heady plinth]

Why would it suck for them?

[wary fjord]

U can mod those 5000 series right... People at china are doing it with eyes close.. should be easy right? @idle nexus

48-96GB vram mod.

[dense locust]

Youll need a new gpu board to do this

[tacit geode]

I want a 128gb model

[dense locust]

Also you need to find new Gddr7 chips

Which are not cheap

[tacit geode]

@wary fjord you can mod it right

[dense locust]

Best you can do right now on original board is to get 3gb vram chips to replace the 2gb ones

[idle nexus]

afik you can mod any GPU. There are even VBIOS on TechPowerUp VBIOS Collection for 16gb RTX 3070

[tacit geode]

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/274866/palit-rtx5090-24576-250213

wtf

why

[queen briar]

why does eyeston only make amd cards

is it too much to ask for a 5090 waifu

[tall pine]

If you have money for a 5090 I think Nvidia expects you to hire your own artist to customize it for you.

[nocturne flicker]

Alright I'mma take a life insurance policy on you then

Ez mones

[queen briar]

honestly. fair. there is probably oneone out there 3d printer GPU shrouds

[wary fjord]

I cant even get a fan on my gpu xD haha molding memory is out of my league 😂

[tacit geode]

but you're ai

[wary fjord]

Aslong the bus allowed it or no?

Maybe theres restrictions on how many

[queen briar]

Is there such a thing as Artifical Stupidity?

wait.. i forget i play dumb pretty often

[tacit geode]

thats @dusk knot

[nocturne flicker]

Frfr

[queen briar]

lies and slader. @dusk knot is 100% all natural

[tacit geode]

nah

[nocturne flicker]

Frfr

[queen briar]

my monitor mounts came in

[queen briar]

only took 30 min to put together

honestly, this thing is surpsingly sturdly material wise

ill put on the monitors tomorrow but i like it

[tacit geode]

what brand

[queen briar]

doesnt have one

[tacit geode]

ah

i used to have steelcase ones

[queen briar]

thats whats surprising

[tacit geode]

i miss them

[nocturne flicker]

[queen briar]

https://www.newegg.com/p/3C6-06GK-009H4?Item=9SIBM6CKJ96624

the pole is 2 pieces, but in screws in tight and good. the welds arent half bad

plastic is flexible, yet sturdy on the clips. all the screws actually hold tightening

[tacit geode]

Astro Gaming

[queen briar]

wait

i paid $100 for this?

[tacit geode]

lol

[idle nexus]

I think so. you have to get ICs that are double the capacity then I think use hot air station to lift the old ones off then solder on new ones. You definitely can't just add more afik

[queen briar]

ah... oh well. its pretty good

my dual monitor mouths for $85 so this isnt too bad

[idle nexus]

I like monitors on the wall

[tacit geode]

https://www.amazon.com/MOUNT-PRO-Monitor-Computer-Adjustable/dp/B0BG5GYVH1

[queen briar]

my landlords says we count drill walls

[idle nexus]

center gets a regular mount then side you gotta get those gas piston ones

[queen briar]

i drilled one for my 2gig line though. idfc

[tacit geode]

so

[idle nexus]

damn... well you could always patch it but it's never quite perfect

[tacit geode]

why not for monitors

[idle nexus]

this game has really strong RE7 vibes at the beginning rn

[queen briar]

cause idk where the studs on and i dont care to go that far

[idle nexus]

get a studfinder

if they're metal studs, all you need is a decent magnet lol

[queen briar]

not worth the trouble.

[tacit geode]

you dont have a stud finder?

wow

[queen briar]

finding good wall mounts for montiors isnt easy anyways

[idle nexus]

but metal studs kinda suck cuz then you gotta use toggle bolts which means pretty big holes

[tacit geode]

i have so many different tools

but tbf

my job when I lived in maine needed it

[queen briar]

theres no studds in pc building except me. why own one

[tacit geode]

im here

[idle nexus]

I gotta roll back this nvidia driver. I get black screen when I tab out

[queen briar]

just dont tabout 5head.

[bitter ridge]

Death stranding 2 on pc and Crimson desert same launch day

Afraid Death stranding 2 on pc about to get less attention because of it

[elfin mural]

i pick ds2

[queen briar]

i heard it wasnt a good game anyways

[elfin mural]

death stranding 2? it's good

but the weak point is that it's a walking and delivery sim

[queen briar]

i didnt play 1 or 2. idk

[elfin mural]

the gameplay is meh, but the story is good

[queen briar]

oh so like the first game

[elfin mural]

ya

[queen briar]

except this one has photoscanned feet.

[bitter ridge]

Also face rendering is somehow better then Alan wake 2 which is crazy

[elfin mural]

decima engine also gives it good performance

all while giving us great views

[queen briar]

didnt pregmata also get released recently

[bitter ridge]

That is in April

[queen briar]

ah

i jsut want crimson desert

thats why i wanna finish my build already

ive been building since 2nd week jan

[bitter ridge]

Wouldn't be surprised if Crimson desert is the 2nd biggest launch after GTA 6

[queen briar]

nah, that goes to Highgaurd

[velvet summit]

You're telling me death stranding didn't have photo scanned feet and it already looked that realistic?

[queen briar]

neverp layed it, dont know

[velvet summit]

I'm pretty sure it was a full body scan of Norman Reedus with some editing to make it a bit more flattering

For the original death stranding

[elfin mural]

the first ds ran like a dream on my 4050 laptop

100+ fps with almost maxed out graphics

all on a 6 gigs card

[velvet summit]

I played it on my rx570 and got good frames for what it looked like graphically as well

[bitter ridge]

Tbf you don't want max settings to run good though

[velvet summit]

I mean

If it already looks amazing at max settings

[bitter ridge]

Cyberpunk has been in the headlines this long because max settings destroys rigs

[velvet summit]

And still performs good

I wouldn't say it's a loss

I did play on medium low settings and even that looked great

[queen briar]

i feel like cyberpunk wasnt entirely at fault for that

it realeased during 3k series, which had its own issues

3090's were melting left and right, and im relieved mine is still alive

[velvet summit]

The animation fluidity/detail (for the most part) was so natural that even if you were on low settings, it would be still interesting graphically

There are some weird animations (specifically in vehicles) but walking/running around the environment is so.... in sync with the world is the best way I could describe it

[elfin mural]

i feel like most online articles just suck now

they're all ai summarized and written

a human reviews it sure, but it just feels like ai slop

[velvet summit]

Everybody is realizing that they hate writing essays ong

[bitter ridge]

Ai scraping is why RTINGS went behind a paywall recently

[queen briar]

have you seen the newegg social media post? lol

[elfin mural]

and they push that to ai to push out writing that lacks soul

it just reads all the same

i guess they're not getting paid enough to care

[velvet summit]

I haven't really read a video game review in quite a few years now
I just listen to video essays and shit

[copper fable]

Hey

[elfin mural]

video essays are better at this point lmao

[queen briar]

i really miss clearprincegaming

[worthy meteor]

video essays about game reviews are where its at now lol

[copper fable]

Not sure what smartwatch to buy I just want it for sleep and steps tracking nothing more really...

[elfin mural]

tom's hardware turned to ai slop articles for most news

[queen briar]

theyre also AI generated though, sadly

[bitter ridge]

I need to pay now to see the review of my Monitor

[elfin mural]

just gotta stick to ones that aren't so blatantly ai voiced or edited

[velvet summit]

I watched this whole video on the main monitor ong https://youtu.be/zg2Y5rxlg-M

[worthy meteor]

a lot of the newer ones are, yea, but there are still a ton of older video essays from the pre-AI era about random stuff lol

[queen briar]

no i mean the scripts

[elfin mural]

gee thanks ai scrapers

[queen briar]

you can tell when somethign is human scripted vs ai

[elfin mural]

ah the scripts, well.. yeah

a human written script is messier than ai script

[dense locust]

[elfin mural]

if every word is too clean, the script is probably ai

rtings is no longer partially free, gotta thank the ai slop world

[queen briar]

if my burger doesnt half fall apart when i take a bite, was it even good?

[velvet summit]

I've luckily yet to run into a video essay with AI scripts
At least nothing obvious
I have ran into quite a decent amount of ai voiced reviews but I click off of those after a few seconds because it's not even because it's AI voiced, but it literally adds nothing of substance to what I already know

[worthy meteor]

at some point AI will learn enough to mimic real video essays but for now, it's still relatively easy to tell that it just doesn't sound personal

[elfin mural]

im simply mentioning that the human mistakes and errors is what's missing in ai

[queen briar]

except in coding. then it makes tons of human mistakes

[worthy meteor]

AI tends to be a bit too formal and has 0 distinct opinions

[elfin mural]

i like the human errors in video essays

ai is the yes man

[queen briar]

i like human errors in humans

[elfin mural]

it tries to please people as broadly as possible

at least the western ai

[lone mango]

"ai" will eventually tell you what you want to hear, if you press hard enough

[nocturne flicker]

I like human

[queen briar]

everytime i ask it to tell me what i want to hear, i get redirected to the TOS.

idk

[elfin mural]

ai can only process info as it is

make it perform abstract thinking and it falls apart

[queen briar]

but do human like you?

[nocturne flicker]

No

[queen briar]

people think of AI wrong.

[elfin mural]

spoonfeed it info to hear what you wanna hear, that's how an LLM works

[queen briar]

Ai is a search engine.

[nocturne flicker]

AI is money

Free money

That you get to externalize the costs for

[elfin mural]

well not exactly free

it's literally legal money laundering

[worthy meteor]

it's free revenue

[queen briar]

the planet?

DUDE

[nocturne flicker]

Hack the planet

[elfin mural]

free revenue, that's a good way to describe ai

[worthy meteor]

all valid contracts

[elfin mural]

there's no real money made. just revenue

[worthy meteor]

whether it's actually worth anything is debatable

[queen briar]

I want a Barret shooting a AI Server rack yelling " STOP TAKING ALL THE DAMN MAKO "

[worthy meteor]

Sorry that'll be 5 gallons of water or whatever it takes now

[elfin mural]

legally laundering money all while making the world worse for everyone else