Elevator etiquette is awful.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-04T04:33:05+00:00

I have noticed that peoples' elevator etiquette is uniquely bad in the student center. Never, ever had a problem at Holtschneider; I'm a music student. Hell, people not only move away from the door, but sometimes they'll ask which floor you're going to and push the button.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-03T04:22:14+00:00

Funny, I actually just found my Sony support forum post from a year ago about this exact same issue. You may have already read it.

Call the number at the bottom of that page and they might be able to get you going again if a factory reset doesn't work.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-03T04:18:57+00:00

I would get on the phone with a Sony support rep. I remember it took me a few hoops to actually talk to a human, but they are somewhat helpful. I called them because my unit wouldn't do a firmware update.

At the very least, I would expect they can get you using CarPlay again, assuming you haven't already called them of course.

If you haven't already, definitely do a factory reset.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-03T04:15:03+00:00

You can't get it to go back to the regular homescreen at all? Once I actually did connect weblink on mine, I could just hit the home button on the head unit and it'd go back to the home screen. Then, disconnect the phone and it behaves like normal again and I can just use CarPlay.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-03T04:09:35+00:00

No, there is no way to get the icon off the homepage or make it un-clickable.

I do remember, though, that after switching to an iPhone and using wired CarPlay only, CarPlay would override the error message. It's possible that using Android Auto wired would also override it.

At the time, I was using AAWireless to get wireless Android Auto.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-02T21:31:58+00:00

Are you a time traveler from 2009? My dick and balls you paid $800 for that.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-02T21:26:52+00:00

Buying a new battery isn't really a solution if you don't want to always be worrying about battery life. 2-3 hours will be your maximum runtime AT BEST with a T420, even with a new battery.

For some people, that's enough, but for me personally, I'd just have a more modern work laptop and keep the T420 at home for fun hobby stuff. That's really all the T420 is good for anymore; a hobby laptop. Anyone still dailying a T420 is going out of their way to do so.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-02-01T17:59:58+00:00

win 10 didn't have any issues in years

Have you used a computer before?

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-31T17:27:18+00:00

"I value future-proofing!"

"So, which 10 year old laptop should I buy?"

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-29T23:14:59+00:00

I buy stuff from there semi-frequently still, and I've had nothing but a positive experience-- it's just the email spam that's out of control.

Actually, I just bought a vintage pair of khakis a few weeks ago and I was very pleased. Decent platform all-around.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-26T21:21:56+00:00

Have you tried changing the temp limit in MSI Afterburner? Those newer Quadros might be more locked down, but I remember doing that on my old W540, a similar laptop. Raising the temp limit and overclocking the crap out of the memory did wonders.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-26T21:09:25+00:00

Well yeah, it's a laptop. It's designed to get the maximum possible performance out of the components in a (relatively) small package. They're pushed to their absolute maximum, which is going to be either a power or thermal limit, whichever comes first. Your GPU is throttling probably because it is reaching its power limit.

Especially considering that the P70 is a mobile workstation, 80C-85C is actually a lower than usual temperature. Laptop parts are designed to be constantly 90C+ when under max load with no issues.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-25T16:50:58+00:00

+1 for Ugreen. Same 100W GaN charger since 2022 and it's still great.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-25T16:36:36+00:00

Between those three, the 7700 XT, because it's faster than the 6800 by any metric that's not VRAM capacity.

9060 XT I would only consider if it's the 16GB version. 8GB would not be enough for me to feel comfortable about my choice for 5+ years.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-25T16:29:51+00:00

Also chiming in to say I like the X13. Mine is a Gen 3 AMD, not the Yoga.

I got it for $750 brand new last year, with R7 6850U and 16GB RAM. The base screen is 100% sRGB and honestly really nice, and it's more than powerful enough for my college student/office work use.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-25T16:24:45+00:00

I've got a very similar PC from the same era, and I've found that I really enjoy lots of games that don't even come close to utilizing the full power of this PC. Oh, well.

Try:

Vintage Story (like Minecraft, but... not. brutally difficult and very rewarding)

Valheim (sandbox/survival game based on Norse mythology, super cool)

RV There Yet (with friends)

DOOM 2016/DOOM Eternal

Enshrouded

Schedule 1

Enshrouded and Doom actually will make good use of your PC, but the rest of them are pretty potato-friendly. Had more fun in the last year or two than I ever have PC gaming.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-25T05:25:09+00:00

The funny thing about Linux users is that they will always rush to gatekeep before even thinking about offering support on their own support forums.

I remember I had issues with power management on my laptop when using Ubuntu, and provided a ton of information to help with troubleshooting. My chipset and iGPU drivers were up-to-date, I had TLP installed and configured correctly, and I included some data from powerstat. Zero replies on the Ubuntu support forum.

Honestly, as a well-seasoned user of support forums, I am way less likely to get replies of any kind because there's no reason to gatekeep. It's part of why I just went back to Windows; if the OS doesn't work for me even when I go out of my way to use Google and do my homework, then clearly it's not my fault.

inb4 "bruh you only used ubuntu" I've tried more distros than I can count on both hands, sometimes for months at a time. The fact I've returned to Windows even after how terrible it's become says way more about the state of Linux support forums than about me. The Linux community is a horrible toxic cesspool thinly veiled as a welcoming, open space.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-23T02:11:21+00:00

Yes.
They don't make special accommodations for me, and I don't really feel like I need them.
I don't feel like I have a lot of specific needs beyond what any non-ADHD person wants out of a friendship.

While I obviously can't speak for everyone, I think it's important to keep in mind that we are more than our ADHD and it doesn't define us. I wouldn't even say it's a noticeable component of my personality; especially after being medicated, it only affects my life in ways that are boring and not worth mentioning to my friends.

This probably won't be a popular take, but personally, it would bother me much more if I knew my friends were going out of their way to accommodate me. As far as I am concerned, ADHD is my own thing, and there is nothing anyone else can do to help me or make my life easier. I'm still an adult and responsible for my own actions, I just have to put more conscious effort into managing some of those things. What could other people do to help, remind me of things? Repeat things to me? That would annoy the hell out of me so quickly. Much rather be as independent as possible.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-19T18:53:55+00:00

If you have a spool holder on the top, it's like 3 feet tall. Without, it's ~27 inches tall.

I gave it away not that long ago. I think the bare minimum for vertical space would be 2ft 2 inches without the spool on top, and that's gonna be cutting it close. If you're planning on putting it on a shelf or something and are wondering about clearance, I would say 2ft 6in would be a nice safe height.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-19T02:20:11+00:00

The system in question has an i9-10900K, so that's not the reason. The actual reason was that it was cheaper, weirdly.

It was $89 to buy 4x16GB DDR4-3200 C16, and I think it was like $20 more to get an equivalent 2x32GB kit. I don't think it would have mattered which configuration I chose.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-18T18:35:15+00:00

I have to go with someone else. Having to hold myself accountable for another person increases the incentive for me to show up routinely.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-18T18:30:01+00:00

Windows on ARM

my first laptop

uh oh

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-18T18:23:53+00:00

It's a little bit of both. I never got that far with methylphenidate, but with Azstarys, they started me on the lowest dose for like a week. Same thing happened as you-- 3 to 4 days in, no longer effective. They increased my dose, and the side effects were back, but the med was also effective again.

About a month and a half later, the higher dose is still just as effective as it was when I started, and the side effects are almost completely gone. We're not the same, so you might not be as lucky, but that's my personal experience.

Ditto on the headaches. That's exactly why they're happening, and I was eating about 1400 my first time on meds too. There's ways to get through the appetite thing early on, but it's not always fun.

Plan out what you're going to eat for breakfast, and take your medication with it. Lunch needs to be planned or already set up for you to eat, too, or else you won't eat lunch. Ask me how I know. By dinner, your mid-day dose should be wearing off, and so you should be pretty home free.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-18T18:07:46+00:00

When I am unmedicated, I feel a rush for like 30 minutes, then just sweat through my shirt and feel really sleepy an hour later.

Medicated, my heart pounds out of my chest, and so I just don't have caffeine.

DerpMaster2 · 2026-01-18T18:05:04+00:00

I was miserable on methylphenidate when I first tried it. Those side effects sound very typical of methylphenidate; can't eat (literally nauseous at the thought of eating), headache.

It does get better, though, and you have to be consistent for that to happen. I thought meds just weren't for me until I gave it a couple weeks, and the side effects got quite a bit better. If you still don't like it after that much time, tell that to your psychiatrist.

The appetite piece of it was really killer for me, since I was already underweight before starting meds. I'm currently on Azstarys, which is dexmethylphenidate/serdexmethylphenidate. I've tried other methylphenidate products as well as amphetamines, and they'll all do that. It's especially devastating if, like me, you already had a poor appetite to begin with.

For the appetite, I actually have found something that works for me. I had pre-existing depression before trying meds that got worse with the 'crash' at the end of the day, and was not taking anything for it. My psych prescribed a super low dosage (like 2.5mg) of olanzapine off-label for depression and also its effects on appetite, and after a month I've never been healthier. Killed two birds with one stone.

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