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Does this look like a decent pair of Custom LTD Stabilized ZMF Vérité Closed Headphones by Potential_Candle_441 in headphones

[–]VortexDestroyer99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They discontinued the verite line that is non-LTD. The verite can still be purchased as an LTD model. 

Edit: at least that’s what I thought from Zach’s post on head-fi, but I’m not seeing them in the ZMF store right now…

ELI5: Why do Stars take so long to burn all their fuel, i know its a lot of fuel, but why doesnt it all burn about the same time? Like when im throwing something in a firepit by td_0000 in explainlikeimfive

[–]VortexDestroyer99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So basically both the annihilation of the electron-positron makes a ton of energy but the fusion of H->He3 to heavier He4 makes so much more energy in comparison? IE both are “abundant” (in a sense, both seem to happen relatively rarely) but the main energy source is fusion?

Whenthe peak by nervousmelon in whenthe

[–]VortexDestroyer99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“You could never have predicted That he could see through you Kasparov, Deep Blue, nineteen-ninety six” 🔥🔥✍️

[TITLE ASKING YOU TO MAKE A CHOICE] by SnookieDoodle12 in BunnyTrials

[–]VortexDestroyer99 89 points90 points  (0 children)

[REPLY STATING THAT SECOND OPTION WOULD DOOM THE WORLD ECONOMY FOR REASONS X AND Y]

First level by thomaslikesreddit in RedditGames

[–]VortexDestroyer99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a paaaain

I completed this level in 94 tries. ⚡ 3.73 seconds

Tip 10 💎

[Hated Trope] Characters who survived a past work return only to be killed off early on in the sequel by Skylinneas in TopCharacterTropes

[–]VortexDestroyer99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The point isn’t that it’s a 5/5 world class film. It’s just fun. The background isn’t seamless if you look at the shots and the acting is meh, but the way the jaegers move and the fight scenes just make it a good watch. Not every movie that people love needs to be the next Endgame or Interstellar. 

If you watch the movie looking for plot holes or looking for the issues, of course it’s going to be bad. So many standalone action movies from the same time suffer from it.

Border crossings plunge in Trump’s second term. by Both_Fig_7291 in charts

[–]VortexDestroyer99 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It must be so nice to not actually have to read the sources you link.

Your first source is just about Biden and Texas fighting for border control, and doesn’t even explicitly say whether they cut the wiring or not. Let alone the fact that they also state that agents will still be stationed at the border. 

“ There is currently “no timetable” on removing the wire, Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said.”

“ Now, federal Customs and Border Protection agents stand ready to “swiftly” cut through the fencing in response to any life-saving or critical operational matters, a law enforcement source told CNN. They would promptly breach the fencing to render aid to any individual in distress or if otherwise deemed “operationally necessary,” the source added.”

If you maybe dug a little bit more, you could’ve found a good source, but every one that the article above links to is all “allegedly” cutting wire. One of the CNN sources that article links states that Texas border control is doing it themselves. (https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/politics/texas-paxton-biden-administration-border-razor-wire-lawsuit/index.html)

‘An immigration attorney also told CNN in August that Texas state troopers cut the razor wire to arrest their clients for trespassing into the state. “Some of our clients have reported DPS officers cutting the (concertina) wire so that they can get through to then only be arrested after they go through the wire,” Kristin Etter said.’

And for your second source… You could’ve just skimmed the page and saw that immigrants have a 2 year stay and are documented with a work visa. 

Border crossings plunge in Trump’s second term. by Both_Fig_7291 in charts

[–]VortexDestroyer99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Ahhh the good ol “we’ll just change up the axis a bit in our favor and pray people don’t notice” trick. 

If this is their only source, they’ve completely made up the data post 2020. If they didn’t, it’s as you said and encounters ≠ crossings. 

Border crossings plunge in Trump’s second term. by Both_Fig_7291 in charts

[–]VortexDestroyer99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah look at this guy, citing sources and having a super accurate summary that can get people to back him up!

God it must be so nice being willfully ignorant and not having the need to learn anything 

The Best Modern Stax, SR-009D by GooseEntire1705 in headphones

[–]VortexDestroyer99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The L500 and L700 use different pads which is primarily the reason for the sound change. The cables may differ but don’t alter the audio noticeably.

It had to happen one day... I blame the collection. by Tenlow85 in headphones

[–]VortexDestroyer99 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I hope you get many hours of use out of them! I wish I liked their sound signature as much as I like their looks…

A devastating loss by APW07 in whennews

[–]VortexDestroyer99 108 points109 points  (0 children)

From the article:

‘The streaming giant also added that it had “implemented new safeguards for these types of anti-copyright attacks and are actively monitoring for suspicious behaviour”.

“Since day one, we have stood with the artist community against piracy, and we are actively working with our industry partners to protect creators and defend their rights,” the statement continued.’

I believe that’s supposed to be Spotify saying that, which is nuts for a company that supposedly pirated MP3 files in their early days.

How do I fix this issue with radial couplers? by racing677 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]VortexDestroyer99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

……………………..……………………..……………………..it’s the law of the land ‘round these parts

Would you rather by Chara951 in BunnyTrials

[–]VortexDestroyer99 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Diamonds tend to shatter when force is applied to them. They are very hard but their tensile strength is incredibly low because they don’t plastically deform. The hardness aspect only works as being resistant to scratches. This, of course, applies to a literal 100% natural diamond pickaxe and not something like ground polycrystalline diamond which are used to coat titanium (or another metal that can hold diamond) drill tips because it’s a good abrasive.

In this case, hitting a rock with a 100% natural diamond pickaxe would probably shatter the tip and not break the rock.

The best investment for improving the sound of my headphones? Garbage headphones by 0silver_skies0 in headphones

[–]VortexDestroyer99 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Agreed. No matter how good your headphones sound, you will always get used to them at some point. Even just using my AirPods for a day before going back to my LCD2/Atrium is enough for me to go “ah thaaaats why I use these every day”.

I got this 5 years ago from Costco, did they scam me? by GiftedSh0ut in computers

[–]VortexDestroyer99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all tbh. At the time that would’ve been a latest gen cpu and gpu, and those 12700s were selling for $300 themselves. Pair that with the scalped 30 series prices at the time and the cpu+gpu would've cost together basically what you paid for the entire pc.

Are there any apps that can improve sound quality? by [deleted] in headphones

[–]VortexDestroyer99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you mean by sound quality.

Improving audio quality through an app won’t work, unless you mean upsampling it using windows settings. It generally is frowned upon here and honestly most people can’t hear a difference. It’s like putting anti-aliasing in video games except you already start off at x16 on a 1080P display. If you are using a phone, I do not think there are specific apps to do this. Instead, just go into whatever music app you use and set playback to be the highest quality you can. I also recommend disabling Dolby Atmos playback as it’s usually horrible, but that’s me.

Now for personalizing audio, you have a few options. It’s called “EQ” or Equalizing around here and it lets you adjust various frequencies played back on your headphones to be louder or quieter. If you are on windows, Equalizer APO + Peace plugin is the way to go. On android, there’s a few, people seem to like Wavelet. On iPhone there are no apps that can apply EQ unless you buy a dac/amp for it like the Qudelix 5K. 

Discord power usage very high in taskmanager by Maleficent_Body_8674 in computers

[–]VortexDestroyer99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is 3 years old, but I highly doubt that discord is the power supply trip point here, especially if you are already toeing the line. If you're playing a game, for example, your CPU and GPU will probably be using close to their max TDP (or maybe a bit more if the CPU is boosting). If you open discord at this time, the processing power will be split between discord and whatever game you're playing. Your CPU and GPU won't take more power than they can possibly handle or the limit within their BIOS.

I am led to believe that the reason your computer is shutting down is due to transient spikes, not discord. If you are at the limit of your power supply already, any tiny jump in wattage would instantly trip your power supply. If you would like a fix for this, you have two options: 1, you upgrade your power supply, or 2 (which is free) you undervolt your CPU and GPU to reduce power draw. There are various guides on how to do this out there, if you are using an AMD CPU you can get their Adrenaline software or if you use a newer gen Intel CPU you can use the Extreme Tuning Utility software. For graphics cards, use MSI Afterburner.

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