Psythik
@Psythik@lemmy.world
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 1 week ago:
As others have suggested, I’ll probably just throw LTSC on it and call it a day. That’s what I did for my DJ laptop (the mixing hardware isn’t compatible with Linux), and it works phenomenally. It’s the perfect Windows OS for a single-use PC.
- Comment on Anon builds a new PC 1 week ago:
GTA Online is even worse. Edited my comment.
- Comment on Anon builds a new PC 1 week ago:
Agreed; when you have a modern machine with a fast CPU and a PCIe 5.0 NVME, loading screens no longer exist in any game that’s at least a couple of years old.
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 1 week ago:
I’m trying but the girlfriend refuses. She watches YouTube on the TV and does everything else on her phone; literally only uses the laptop to play The Sims 4 (which her 1080ti can handle just fine), yet she’s convinced that she will need a brand new gaming machine with a 4090/5090 as soon as Microsoft dumps WIn10. She’s afraid that she’ll completely break the OS if she switches to Linux. (Which is plausible, though unlikely.
I’m hoping she’ll change her mind as soon as she realizes just how much more GPUs cost these days, especially mobile ones.
- Comment on Anon uses Windows 1 week ago:
Maybe they’re the one person who uses Edge. I could see Edge pulling that kind of shit.
- Comment on meirl 5 weeks ago:
Their entire reason to exist is to host copyrighted content. They’re just telling the French what they want to hear to get them off of their asses.
- Comment on meirl 5 weeks ago:
Yes I understand that. You don’t need R-D to use Stremio, but it’s a much smoother experience if you do, cause you can stream instantly without waiting for seeds.
- Comment on meirl 5 weeks ago:
Never had any issues. It works perfectly with 1337x
- Comment on meirl 5 weeks ago:
Stremio + Torrentio + Real-Debrid
You can thank me later
- Comment on A daunting realization 5 weeks ago:
Why?
- Comment on Anon lives with his sister 1 month ago:
It’s 4chan; the fuck did you expect?
- Comment on Gottem. :) 1 month ago:
The core is still hot. If we bury ourselves deep underground, there is a chance the humanity could survive for thousands of years without a sun. If not humanity, then some sort of life will survive long enough for future archeologists to find it millions of years later.
But don’t quite me on this; I’m simply reciting from memory something I read in National Geographic or a similar publication 10-20 years ago. IDK how true this actually is.
- Comment on My YouTube homepage after I watch one balatro video 1 month ago:
I hate how pro right wing YouTube is. Half the time I make an anti-Trump comment, it gets censored. But plenty of pro-MAGA comments get through constantly. I can tell that I’m getting censored because my comments simply won’t be there when I go back to the same video from a different account. But it’ll show up in my comment history with a “some comments might not be visible yet” disclaimer at the top. This only happens to me when I get political.
- Comment on "I know the perfect place for the ESP button! Right in front of the drivers knee!" 1 month ago:
Mate you don’t have to talk down to me. I used to own a hybrid; I’ve mastered the art of throttle control to keep the engine kicking in.
Furthermore, this car has 300bhp; if redlined every shift, I’d be flying down the street. I rarely shift above 2500RPM.
You may think you’re trying to help, but you’re just being condescending. Please knock it off. And take a Z for a test drive sometime. Then and only then will you understand where I’m coming from.
- Comment on "I know the perfect place for the ESP button! Right in front of the drivers knee!" 1 month ago:
The problem is that I’m not the best shifter in the world. My 1st to 2nd shift is often rough, which causes TCS to click in cause I keep popping out the clutch too fast. And when TCS cuts fuel in the middle of a gear change, it causes the car to buck and stall, which can cause an accident. So I turn it off.
I’ve been driving manual since 2008 and honestly, I’ve never really had this issue before in other cars. Just my 350Z. It’s significantly harder to shift smoothly in.
- Comment on "I know the perfect place for the ESP button! Right in front of the drivers knee!" 1 month ago:
ESP, or Electronic Stability Program, uses the brakes to brake individual wheels and keep the car going in the intended direction, when it detects that the vehicle is sliding out of control. It is often paired with TCS—Traction Control System (often controlled with the same button)—which cuts fuel to the engine when it detects wheel spin. Can’t lose traction when there’s no power going to the wheels.
In other words, it’s the fun button. Press it once when you want to have some fun, press and hold it to have a lot of fun (professional drivers only).
- Comment on "I know the perfect place for the ESP button! Right in front of the drivers knee!" 1 month ago:
Meh; pro drivers turn it off anyway, so it doesn’t interfere with your inputs and prevent you from Tokyo Drifting around corners.
I wish my traction+stability control button was next to my knee too, so I don’t have to keep reaching for the button every time I start my car.
- Comment on Localisation 1 month ago:
You meant to type “ArLe?”.
- Comment on Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC 1 month ago:
That’s the one thing that frustrates me the most about these games, too. Minutes fly by like seconds, but the Sims move in realtime! There’s never enough time to actually do anything in the game! So I keep my Sims unemployed and just cheat.
Been playing The Sims since 2001; in all those years I have never seen anyone release a timescale mod for any of the games. So when do play, most of my time is spent in Build/Buy mode.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I know; I have a 1000w PSU.
The point I’m making is that 1200w is overkill in 99.9% of builds. Nothing more, nothing less.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
1200w is unnecessary for these specs. I have a 7700X & a 4090 and my PC never draws more than 450w from the wall.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Why a 4090 now? A 5090 costs 11% more but is ~30% faster. If you’re going to get a high-end GPU, it’s a better bang for your buck.
- Comment on "I know the perfect place for the ESP button! Right in front of the drivers knee!" 1 month ago:
Fucking Ford.
- Comment on USA Question | How much is a dozen large eggs near you? 1 month ago:
I just don’t understand why so many people in this country are so obsessed with eggs.
- Comment on USA Question | How much is a dozen large eggs near you? 1 month ago:
No idea; I rarely buy them.
- Comment on Anon is dangerous 2 months ago:
You can easily tell when a light is going to change, simply by checking the crosswalk indicator. If DONT WALK is blinking, the light is about to change.
(That said, some lights with low traffic in one direction are programmed to get ready to change at a moment’s notice, in case a car pulls up, but most aren’t. So in that situation all you gotta do is check to see if a car is waiting for green if the crosswalk is blinking, to determine whether or not it’s going to change.)
- Comment on Does the US really have no instruments in case a newly elected president immediatelly and openly exposes he's a nazi? 2 months ago:
This x1000.
Few things frustrate more than a fellow leftist who still refuses to arm themselves in today’s climate. I truly believe that the world needs fewer guns, but read the room for fuck’s sake. There are far too many people in the US that want our kind dead, simply because we exist. All they need is for their God Emperor to say the word.
- Comment on I mean, that's literally the opposite of what I want 2 months ago:
True. Public wifi doesn’t like it when you use your own DNS servers cause it makes it slightly harder for them to spy on you and inject ads into web pages.
Thankfully all you gotta to is switch the DNS setting to Off (or Automatic), then re-enable it when you’re home. Takes 10 seconds.
- Comment on I mean, that's literally the opposite of what I want 2 months ago:
Don’t know if it works on iOS, but in Android you can block ads systemwide by setting your DNS server to dns.adguard-dns.com.
- Comment on Disappointed. Immeasurably. 2 months ago:
As much as I love smoking meats, steak in a smoker is disappointing every time. I’ve found that pan frying in cast iron with butter provides the most consistently delicious steaks every time. Even better than the grill because the all the tasty juices stay in the pan and infuse with the meat.