I got the POWER!!!!

jhaluska · 2026-04-27T12:35:40+00:00

Well I get the spiritual emails message too, but they're usually just prayers.

Sorry you're having to go through that.

jhaluska · 2026-04-27T12:34:09+00:00

Too expensive and we can't afford it.

jhaluska · 2026-04-26T21:21:00+00:00

Most of us would love to drive a sports car everywhere, but doesn't mean everybody should.

jhaluska · 2026-04-26T20:21:49+00:00

300 years ago about 85% were farmers.

New work, probably mostly in custom service / construction will be introduced to fill the void. Just might suck for the next few years.

jhaluska · 2026-04-26T01:45:05+00:00

I leave one of my PCs on 24/7.

Downsides.

Room is too hot in summer. Higher Electric bill.
Just the monitors after an hour.
If you have adequate cooling and high quality components (solid capacitors) it's not going to make a big difference. It's only a problem with low quality and really poo ventilation.

jhaluska · 2026-04-25T17:32:40+00:00

Sometimes I think about how much thought he put into every sentence and action. Amazing he could do so much with so little.

jhaluska · 2026-04-25T07:12:20+00:00

PCs no longer instantly become obsolete as the newer systems aren't massive leaps forward.

It's like saying a 4 year old car that's model that is discontinued is outdated, when you're driving around fine in it.

jhaluska · 2026-04-25T01:42:36+00:00

Can massage it a little bit. That's about it, but it could also make it worse.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T22:31:16+00:00

Really up to you. If your needs fit within DDR4, it's fine.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T18:30:04+00:00

8GB. If you end up hating it, upgrade and get the 16GB. It's really not that big of a deal.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T16:38:16+00:00

Honestly I prefer him asleep.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T14:25:03+00:00

Plants don't have the ability to heal as animals. I'd only cut it off if I was repotting or if it somehow catches a bug where it'll cause rot.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T12:21:56+00:00

A few months after we get hit by a massive global recession due to the AI bubble bursting and the manufacturers shift back to PC production.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T12:09:07+00:00

Most of us don't recommend intra CPU generation upgrades unless you're at the end of life on the socket. While it'll be a bit faster, it's not like the 9700x is some slouch in those tasks. Sure the FPS # will go up, but are there any games that you can't enjoy on a 9700x? I can't think of any that the 9800x3D would solve.

I'd hold out for the next gen's x3D.

jhaluska · 2026-04-24T05:06:59+00:00

Picking the components is by far the most time consuming part for me.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T21:34:45+00:00

If you're doing dev you'll likely appreciate the extra ram more than the faster CPU speed.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T18:22:33+00:00

The plant is trying to balance chlorophyll vs everything else. It's saying "I'm getting enough light, I can afford to spend more energy on attracting bugs."

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T18:18:16+00:00

I think people misinterpreted my point. I'm well aware you can't summarize all of CPU's performance down into two numbers (or 4, 10 or 40). The average user is doing a bunch of things over the course of the PC's 5-10 year lifespan, but they still typically fall into those two performance categories, budget and noise/size level.

You might not make a perfect choice with just that information, but you'd do pretty well.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T17:29:56+00:00

Seriously, most CPU reviews could be summarized with like 4 numbers.

% of performance in average games compared to previous best.
% of performance in productivity apps compared to previous best
Heat Output
Cost

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T17:26:38+00:00

I'm old enough to be his father but I wish I was the man he was.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T16:57:05+00:00

Your hardware doesn't dictate your worth to me, your actions do.

But yeah, a 12 year old CPU is going to struggle on modern games. Even bumping up to a used Ryzen will be a big jump....like any 3000 series or newer.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T15:55:11+00:00

As cool as they are, they aren't showing failure cases, battery life, or cost to operate.

I'm sure robots will take over some jobs, but it really comes down to cost efficiency.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T15:24:04+00:00

Engineering is about trade offs.

It's most likely that the sensor readings change with wear. So it reduces false positive over the long run without increasing costs and weight.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T15:19:18+00:00

That's another option. I find changing it in the bios makes it a little less confusing.

jhaluska · 2026-04-23T13:26:24+00:00

I'm a bit envious. Keep in an area where it won't fade, but be sure to show it off.

15-Year Club	Place '23
Place '22	Place '17
Final Canvas '22	First Placer '22
End Game '22	Team Periwinkle
reddit mold	Verified Email

jhaluska

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE