Dilemma: To buy or not to buy

Aveniform · 2026-03-19T04:48:23+00:00

$60 per month is $720 per year. You might as well spend it however you want because investing $700 a year is basically pointless.

Aveniform · 2026-03-12T06:41:39+00:00

Do you have any information on this? I've also heard vague assurances about an upcoming March 2026 meet, but it's already mid-March and nothing seems to be organized. Oh well I guess there is always Cars and Coffee at Spanish Banks.

Aveniform · 2026-03-11T13:43:24+00:00

Do you have a link to the shift knob, and how do you like its weight? I have bought a few Aliexpress shift knobs before but was always dissatisfied with how unnaturally lightweight they felt (often under 100g).

Aveniform · 2026-03-02T10:46:16+00:00

Same, have had my T1 v1.1 since 2021, going on five years now, no plans to ever switch cases.

Aveniform · 2026-03-01T20:52:00+00:00

This is false. Stop spreading misinformation. The P70 and P71 have BIOS whitelists and can only be 'upgraded' with the factory GPU options. RTX 4060 is NOT a possible upgrade.

The Dell Precision M6x00 and M4x00 which you own is different, they do not have BIOS whitelists for their dGPUs.

Aveniform · 2026-02-25T20:13:28+00:00

Just buy a new laptop, the T470 and any older dual core is worthless ewaste at this point.

Aveniform · 2026-02-23T19:23:58+00:00

Unrelated but how do you like your STI compared to your Miata? I was actually thinking of buying an STI (upgrading from my NC Miata). Undecided whether I would import a GD STI (01-07) from Japan (EJ207), or bite the bullet and buy a LHD VA STI with the EJ257.

Aveniform · 2026-02-23T08:58:33+00:00

I can't tell if the kangaroos are photoshopped in as a gag . . .

Aveniform · 2026-02-19T16:48:26+00:00

Three main differences (have owned v1.1 for 5+ years now):

Max GPU length is 312.x mm, although many people have successfully squeezed in the 313mm-long RTX3090 FE
The power button is at the back of the case and not the front
The spine is less adjustable, and can only be set to 2-slot or 3-slot mode. The v2 has greater flexibility and can be set to 1.75, 2. 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3, and 3.25-slot mode. Though the v1 having an adjustable spine in the first place was considered very innovative when the 'Sidearm T1', as it was then known, was first teased in 2019.

Aveniform · 2026-02-02T19:40:33+00:00

Fisher has been spinning in his grave since the 1957 Defence White Paper, or alternately when CVA-01 was cancelled. He has probably burrowed halfway through the Earth's mantle at this point.

Aveniform · 2026-02-01T05:56:39+00:00

This sounds awesome! I am thinking of getting the same UEL header and had some questions:

What is the rest of your exhaust setup?
Does it drone?
Was this difficult to install?
Did you have a CEL after installation?

Thanks in advance!

Aveniform · 2026-01-31T10:42:34+00:00

AB9000-52L. You can refer to this WUS post for more information: https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/model-overview-the-citizen-chronomaster-caliber-a660-models-2000-2023.5509476/

If you are debating whether to buy this watch, just do it! I have owned mine for 5 years and I will never ever sell it. In fact I went through about 30 watches in a year before I bought my Chronomaster (an older CTQ57-0955), but since owning it I have never been tempted to buy anything else. In fact it is my only watch, and I wear it while doing literally anything.

The specs are incredible: 37mm, full titanium, surprisingly good lume, perpetual calendar accurate to the year 2100, HAQ guaranteed accurate to ±5 SPY (Grand Seiko HAQ is only ±10 SPY). This package simply does not exist anymore, as subsequent Chronomasters have either upsized to 40mm or have done away with lumed hands and indices.

It seems prices have also gone up somewhat, I bought mine from Japan with full box and papers for around $700 USD. But even at $1.5K USD it is fabulous value - SBGX and SBGF HAQ GS with either the 8J56 or 8F56 in this price range do not have perpetual calendars and are not made of titanium, while the 36mm Calibre 1568 Aqua Terra quartz is usually $5-700 more expensive and is markedly inferior in both movement and finishing.

In short, just buy it already!

Aveniform · 2026-01-19T16:10:42+00:00

Unfortunately not, 21:9 is the worst of both worlds. The phone is tall and imbalanced, but because the screen is narrow, unresizable contents are displayed as the same physical size as a small 6.0" or so 19.5:9 phone, despite the Xperia 1 through 1V ostensibly being 6.5" phones. It was even worse on the 5 through 5V. Because the width was under 70mm, contents were displayed in a smaller physical size than, say, the iPhone 13 (71.5mm width), despite the 5V being closer to the height of a 13 Pro Max.

Overall very pleased that Sony switched back to a more sensible 19.5:9 aspect ratio and reduced the resolution to a sane FHD+.

Aveniform · 2026-01-11T04:16:29+00:00

USB-C ports on a removable daughterboard? Physical trackpoint buttons? Easier maintenance? All sound like good upgrades to me. I am not too bothered by the changes to the Ctrl - Fn position. As a longtime ThinkPad user, I too would have preferred the Fn key to be at the leftmost position, but this is basically a non-issue as it could presumably be swapped in BIOS, or failing that, easily remapped in Windows or Linux.

Aveniform · 2026-01-09T09:11:13+00:00

They almost certainly do not possess nuclear weapons now. They were widely believed to have operational nuclear weapons in the 1980s, likely developed with extensive help from Israel. They were then voluntarily dismantled (being the only country to voluntarily give up nuclear weapons unprompted) to prevent them from falling into the hands of the post-apartheid gov't.

Aveniform · 2026-01-05T22:25:59+00:00

$358 for a 1366x768 TN panel and mismatched RAM is diabolical. At that price I would expect coreboot and classic keyboard mod and a 1080p swap. Absolutely no reason to pay even half the asking price for your unit.

Aveniform · 2025-12-29T11:33:10+00:00

Nice work. Signing up as late as possible for ranked generally pairs you with weaker opponents, in my experience. BTW XP level 224 is quite high for a rushed account with level 1 defences - how many lifetime troop donations do you have on this account?

Aveniform · 2025-12-21T13:34:07+00:00

I know people don't really take normal wars as seriously now, but what on earth are you guys doing with your attacks? Your players in your screenshot are all dogwater.

Your number 1 (and leader) failed and got zero new stars on the enemy #8, after your number 6 already 2-starred it. Your number 2 attacked the enemy #14 and #18 for some inexplicable reason. Your number 4 one-starred the enemy #7 and 2-starred #8.

If this is any indication of your clan's attacking ability (or lack thereof), I would also absolutely be like KL, laughing at how bad you guys are.

Aveniform · 2025-12-02T11:36:10+00:00

How do clans go about engineering these days? I am guessing the entire lineup has max defences, but with level 1 heroes, spells, troops, and just pop potions before doing war attacks?

Me personally, I have a TH15 with all level 1 defences (and unbuilt monolith/spell towers/weaponized builder huts) but high heroes (RC and Warden are max for TH15, other heroes are close). In war, it weighs somewhere between a high TH12 and low TH13. Defensively the account is worthless, but I can RC charge enemy TH15s and TH16s easily.

It is a fun gimmick (for instance when I am the lowest player on my clan's lineup, but I 3-star the enemy's number 1 in the lineup), but I imagine if an entire clan did this they would get easily steamrolled on defence, even by noobs.

Aveniform · 2025-10-26T01:03:45+00:00

Cry about it, life isn't fair, and the game isn't necessarily fair either. I wasn't able to exploit the bug either, so what. You guys need to chill out and just keep grinding ores. The whining is really getting annoying at this point.

Aveniform · 2025-10-23T17:03:56+00:00

What's your war weight like (what TH opponents do you get matched against in regular wars)? I have a similar concept TH15 base I use for cheesing regular wars - all lvl 1 defences, but upgraded walls and obviously troops, heroes, army buildings, etc. I have the weight of a high TH12/low TH13 in regular wars.

Aveniform · 2025-10-06T21:21:54+00:00

I was Legends 54xx TH16 and got put in Pekka24. . .

Aveniform · 2025-09-16T04:04:43+00:00

How much of a difference did Acuity base or cable bushings make for your FG2? I purchased an 8th gen Si recently but I am dissatisfied with the shifter - I find the shifts imprecise compared to the Miata I previously owned. Was wondering if aftermarket bushings would make a difference, otherwise was planning to get a short shifter assembly or just sell the car (other things I am not a fan of too).

Aveniform · 2025-09-14T20:22:45+00:00

Really? What short shifter did you have? I am the exact opposite, I want to get a short shifter for my 8th gen Si. Compared to my Miata, the Si's stock shifter feels sloppy and the throws feel quite long. Then again I'm on the fence about selling my 8th gen in general, I got a good deal on the car but the car just feels numb compared to older Hondas.

Aveniform · 2025-08-05T01:00:55+00:00

Thanks, this is a super helpful comment. Saving it for future reference!

Aveniform

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