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Peep the OP’s post history, they’re dropping this drivel in this community multiple times per day. Some might even call it ‘spamming’

While some of the comics might have the potential to be mildly funny, the unnecessary bimbofication of characters in every single comic detracts from that.

Some that I’ve seen teeter on the edge of misogyny and transphobia.

Overall vibe is that this was drawn by 14 year olds, for 14 year olds.

EVs already are much safer than ICEs

For the occupant or those who are involved in a collision with one?

EVs are heavy

Also totally sucks for accessibility. Some communities strictly enforce having alt text for posts.

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im sorry i just found out that all steel made post-ww2 has like subtly higher levels of radioactivity… bc the nuclear bombs increased the background radiation in the air slightly all across the world and so atmospheric air used in the production of steel contaminates it… and it’s completely negligible in everyday life and not at all dangerous (really, truly do not worry about it) but apparently it also means that whenever we need Special No Radiation Steel (like for scientific/medical equipment, ex. geiger counters or xray machines) we have to use scavenged steel made before ww2. and apparently shipwrecks are a great source of such steel. so a lot of such equipment is made from recycled shipwreck metal. what the fuck. what the fuck

for anyone who like me was worried we will one day run out of shipwreck steel: thankfully the background radiation levels in the atmosphere have been dropping ever since nuclear testing was moved underground, so this will become less and less of an issue with time, and now for another radioactive metal from shipwrecks fan fact:

apparently lead is really good for radiation shielding, which is why it’s important to many physics experiments, especially those concerned with studying dark matter and rare particles. unfortunately, lead is also inherently A Little Bit Radioactive (unrelated to nuclear bombs, it’s just a feature of the metal), but the radioactive element decays over time, so the older the lead, the less radioactive, and hence better for Physics Stuff. which is why ancient Roman lead is Ideal for this, so a lot of ancient bars of lead from Roman shipwrecks - tons of cargo that would’ve ended up as weapons or coins and stuff, if it didn’t sink to the bottom of the sea - are sold to physicists. it’s like a whole “preservation of cultural heritage vs revolutionary scientific research” thing. like a whole fucking feud btwn the archaeologists and physicists

The tech seems to have yassified Grace in the main promotional image that’s being used by every publication.

The rest of the images look improved, for the most part, and I do think it does make sense to offer this functionality as an option in the upscaling pipeline.

I’m sure that those repeating artist’s intention have never dared use a reshade or texture swap.

Hopefully, that yassification will be a side effect of the current state of the tech and not something that ships to end users.

Gmail is functional at what it sets out to do, which is send and receive email.

The sender is not expressing privacy concerns, they’re expressing functionality / utility concerns.

What kind of QoL features do you mean? Gameplay features?

This past month, I set up JKII to run in super ultrawide with high res textures and fixing the reticule position by dragging and dropping a few files.

Set up Splinter Cell Enhanced to glow up the PC version of the game.

There are other examples, like the X-Wing / TIE mods.

In these cases, my own goal has been to adapt the games to modern systems / formats while preserving the core gameplay.

Plenty of folks do have their systems overbuilt - in fact, I see far more builds come through my shop with excessive power supplies rather than the opposite.

Power efficiency is a factor that varies based on model, rating, and load:

In this case, though, we’re talking about using a 550W power supply with a card that will readily use a little over 300W at load with occasional spikes that might reach as high as 400W. OP Probably has a fairly efficient CPU or maybe doesn’t have their card at 100%, but it is cutting things close and I’d expect this power supply to suffer excessive wear over time.

I get the feeling that you have a failing 9070XT and that the symptoms are only presenting themselves intermittently.

When the card displayed at the shop, did they run any kind of 3D graphics workload / stress test?

550W is woefully inadequate for a 9070XT (and even your old 6700XT), though I doubt that’s the source of this problem as power consumption shouldn’t be all that high during boot / basic desktop use.

Does your 6700XT work consistently and reliably in this system? If so, the 9070XT is likely to be the issue.

Unfortunately, problems with computer components can often be intermittent.

In terms of symptoms, “no display” can manifest in a few different ways and a key differentiator is whether or not the monitor gets a signal. Some might display an OSD message that they aren’t receiving a signal. Some have a status indicator light that changes states depending on the presence of a signal. An LCD monitor staying on (main power / signal light on, backlight staying on) but on a blank black screen is often indicative of a defect in the graphics card (usually memory)

Others have offered speculation that there is something going on on with your software environment, I would expect you to at least see the motherboard manufacturer’s logo if that were the case.

You’re not entirely wrong, in that the Apple Tax is real.

Nonetheless, the quality of the Magic Keyboard is substantially higher than that of a keyboard you can get for “few dollars”

Ultimately, your assertion was:

An iPad Air costs the same but comes with a much better M4 processor. The main difference is a less crap operating system in macOS.

An iPad Air with a keyboard that matches the form factor and build quality of a MacBook Neo does not actually cost the same, it costs an additional $270.

To a degree, yeah.

The laptop form factor is engineered with lid and palmrest assemblies, if you’re going to compare the two then you’ll want to add a nice keyboard to that iPad. Apple’s is $270.

Memory utilization is relative to the user though. For someone who wants to do nothing more than check their email and manage online banking, no specs matter (well, within reason, but people do use Chromebooks with 4GB RAM)

Just because such a system would not be suitable for your use-case does not mean that it is not suitable for any use case.

The iPhone 16 Pro is a very capable device, yet it “only” has 8GB of RAM. We don’t have the full picture for these new devices, but it’s possible that Apple will be handling memory in a similar manner to iOS, making it possible to do more with less.

Repairing broken hinges on such a cheap laptop practically has to be a DIY repair. I get this exact repair inquiry every now and then, the owner often balks when the repair cost is more than 50% what they paid for the device. For these low-end laptops, I also find that parts are usually less available than those for most Apple devices. Apple tends to use certain part designs / assemblies for multiple generations. Apple stuff is consistent enough that there are plenty of used parts available aftermarket.

Far as your repair scenario is concerned, I can only think of 2-3 times where a Mac came in with hinge related failure and those cases all stemmed from abuse like opening the lid too far / egregious mishandling. Meanwhile, I’ve bread lots of butter with HP laptops whose hinges break through regular operation.

If something costs more to fix but only breaks 1% as often, are you really saving money by purchasing the cheaper solution with the higher fail rate?

There’s more to a computer than RAM (or even ither specs), comparing what’s shown in the article to the low-cost option you linked the two systems are leagues apart in terms of build quality.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the battery life was miles apart too.

That cheap plastic HP laptop is destined to have its hinge mounts snap away from the upper palmrest through normal day-to-day use.

Lots of MSPs have already been doing / selling this exact thing for years.

AliExpress’ purchase protection is a total farce.

In one case, I was shipped the wrong variant of an item and the seller was totally unresponsive. Submitted evidence, AliExpress closed the case saying that Tracking shows it was delivered. No way to appeal.

In another case, I ordered something to my business and the Chinese courier service left the parcel out front on a public sidewalk. Naturally, the parcel was stolen. The courier service eventually admitted, in writing, that the delivery was mishandled and that the shipper was the only one who could file a claim. Once again, vendor unresponsive, AliExpress closes the case saying @Tracking shows delivered” with no way to appeal.

Meanwhile, I had a $1,000 Amazon package get stolen the other week and they refunded it with minimal fuss. The return policy is so easy might as well be “try before you buy”. I can see why people have a hard time de-Amazoning.

Yes - especially with chopsticks

Grandma doesn’t need to “learn” Linux

Most of the older generation compute almost entirely through a web browser. They often struggle with the amount of notifications / solicitations that come up in a a Windows OS, as they can have trouble discerning between what is real and what is a scam - becoming fundamentally distrustful of everything as a result.

Through my repair shop, I’ve transitioned plenty of older generation folks to Linux Mint with minimal friction.

Main area where that can get a bit more complicated is for those who are clinging to an older piece of software they’re unwilling to let go of.

Not sure if their comment is related / deliberate, but the image in the article is from the film Idiocracy

In the film, the people of the future speak real slow and dumb. When they hear the time travelling protagonist speak in a vanilla US West Coast accent, the narrator describes them as thinking he sounds “Faggy and pretentious”, there are multiple points in the film where future-folk tell the main character “you sound like a fag”

Everything I described relates mostly to motherboards for custom builds (ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, etc)

Dell doesn’t have an “Advanced Mode” and profiles are limited to one “save as custom user settings” option.

Unless something has changed with their absolute latest models, their UEFI usually follows a “tree” layout that is super navigable with a keyboard. Arrow keys, spacebar, and the TAB key ought to get you everywhere you need to go - the latter being necessary to jump from the tree on the left over to managing the different settings on the right.