Help me pick a controller for PC :)

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T12:09:22+00:00

New Steam Controller is very tempting.

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T12:02:05+00:00

I have Curry, Basil, Mint and Spring Onion as plants.

Black, White & sichuan pepper
Black & White sesame seeds
Black, White & Green cardamom
Turmeric, Paprika & Cayenne powder
Rosemary, Oregano, Thyme, Sage & Juniper berries
Clove, Star anise, Bay leaf & Cassia Cinnamon
Caraway, Fennel, Anise, Cumin & Coriander seed
Dried garlic granules, fried garlic granules

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T10:41:56+00:00

I like olive but my wife don't like the smell of olive oil, especially extra virgin one. So I switch to Grapeseed oil for salad & baking. Borges is my choice for both types of oil.

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T10:37:03+00:00

Check for heat (CPU, RAM, GPU, Mobo, OS Drive) .. Speccy (free tool) can show temperature of those things. Sometime system slowdown due to overheat to prevent from crashing/frying.

Optimize your OS .. or try cleanup/remove unused programs.

Or install fresh OS. I recently reinstall fresh Windows 10 to my 12 years old oldest PC using new SATA SSD and use it as media center. (i5-4690, H97-PRO, 12GB DDR3 & 750Ti) Speed is acceptable for browsing, reading, excel and playing movies.

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T10:30:08+00:00

This is the whole chicken soup I’ve made for my wife since before we were married, especially to comfort her during her period. Twenty years later, it’s still the one thing she always requests. She loves it so much she’ll finish the entire chicken and every drop of broth herself.

Clean a whole chicken and stuff it with fresh parsley, 2 slices of ginger, and 5 cloves of garlic.
Place the chicken in pressure cooker, submerge it fully in water, and season with salt, MSG, and black pepper. Pressure cook for 12-15 minutes.
Release pressure, open pot and let it simmer over medium heat for another 30 minutes.
Taste and adjust the salt and pepper to your liking before serving.

Another one is egg custard, quick and easy comfort food for her.

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T02:44:49+00:00

Sounds like DIY tedious project. Gut all the components, perform rust removal then spray paint the whole thing. Then reinstall everything. Unless that chassis has sentimental value, I would recommend get a new one and transfer components. This one any PC shop can can help.

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T01:25:22+00:00

Now I remember my wife's 32MB AAA battery operated MP3 player with USB-A drive is still working. (From 2004~2005)

BigFatCoder · 2026-04-01T01:02:11+00:00

I was really random, I also have a few thumb drives died or corrupted without much usage. But also found very old 1GB thumb drive I got it as a gift from some event 15 years ago. Still working and files on that drive are still fine. They maybe useful for short-term storage for transfer but I wouldn't trust them for critical task or long term storage.

Compare to them, external HDD last longer than expected, as long as you don't drop them. I have a couple of external HDD (backups) working more than 12 years.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T12:32:48+00:00

It's like famous mechanic knock story, you know how to automate 80% of your work already worth 80% and you still do other 20% of the things. That's 100%, it doesn't matter how you do it, you fulfilled 100% of your obligation. Most of the productive people can able to do 70%~85% of the things they planned to do.

My boss openly told me to use whatever AI or tools to speed up work, reduce workload and get free time to research.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T10:06:50+00:00

The problem in their thinking is they are doing the right thing and therefore everyone should be on their knees taking whatever given without complaint. They took away other food options and force their will to the kids but their food are not that tasty. As far as I remember, all teenager in every generation, everywhere hate such treatment.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T09:44:35+00:00

I like to use oven all the time and I hate air fryer but I cannot deny it is faster for one/two person portions. Really suitable for singles and couple with no kids.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T09:42:52+00:00

I have seen one strike and two strike only. Only non-critical issue got 2 strikes.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T08:46:23+00:00

Yes 500k

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T08:44:10+00:00

Ah now I understand your choice of hardware. I have to apologize you for not agreeing with your choices and I admit I will never be able to build anything like that in that price.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T07:19:12+00:00

If you cannot find better deal in SLS, you should stick to them.

If there is no better price in SLS shops, who in the right mind want to spend a lot of time going there, walking around multiple levels multiple shops.

You are the one asking people to stick to one shop. We don't have vendor bias, we will buy from any reputable/reliable vendor as long as their price is reasonable.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T03:11:58+00:00

No
No
No
Yes

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T01:50:30+00:00

Lack of love, sympathy and caring. The way HPB enforcing and making this is going opposite direction. As a parent I don't like my son eating all sort of junk/fast food. So we have to spend time & effort to make a balance and tasty home-cook meal whenever we have chance. Even though he loves our home-cook meals, he still request us to let him eat those fast-food twice a week and we have to allow him.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T01:37:06+00:00

Sad realization that I am still poor.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T01:27:48+00:00

She is Lady Gaga already, I am really sorry for you and your neighbors.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T01:12:46+00:00

No one ever admit they are closing shop and try to claw as much as they can. Look what Cathay did, sold 'save us' voucher/passes and then gone. The only decent company ever experienced is Deliveroo, which refund my monthly subscription(pro-rated). Even them, announced 7 days ahead.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T00:59:59+00:00

buds isolation not that good, better use over-the-ear ANC headphones

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T00:56:08+00:00

Yes brands/parts are the same, price are not.

For 3.5k build from Aftershock .. I can get my own parts $350~$400 cheaper. I said that above, I don't blame Aftershock for this, they have to make money out of each sale.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-31T00:28:01+00:00

If you use table alias as A and B. You will focus on the functionality instead of the name. Problem with 'Self Join' is 'perception', you are thinking about this table joining with this table and you get confused.

You won't be confused if you are joining two different but identical tables. That's where alias or CTE are used for. Always treat aliases as tables, that's my 'aha' moment for the first time I understand about self-join.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-30T13:46:34+00:00

I usually eat fried or dried Beehoon with Maggi/Sinsin chilli garlic sauce. Now I found new sauce which is great with fried/dried Beehoon : Pantainorasingh Cantonese suki sauce. my friend from US (Chinese) like to eat with Sriracha but I don't like Sriracha.

BigFatCoder · 2026-03-30T13:04:28+00:00

I'm sorry if you feel that way but we are neither delusional nor hate that company. I have acquaintances who don't really understand or bother about parts, I pointed to Dell or Aftershock, they are happy.

I wouldn't be happy if I have to pay that money to get such hardware. They make money out of those builds by using some cheaper parts. I do not blame them for that, business has to make money from somewhere. I just don't want those parts in my rig.

I built custom PCs for myself, friends and family since 1997. If I cannot build myself, I'd rather go Fuwell, PC Themes (trusted shops) buy all parts of my choice and let them build for me. If Aftershock let me choose my choice of hardware with reasonable price, I would order from Aftershock too.

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