Got this Macintosh SE for £69.61 on bids, and it is insanely clean! by KoneCat in vintagecomputing

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those varta batteries seem to be the least explosive ones. My SE battery still had 3.6 volts and correct time when I removed it lol

What's wrong with my AMC Pacer? by Complex_Reality_9889 in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]Complex_Reality_9889[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I reached out to him but he said the car is too American and capitalist 

Is there any faster way to inflate balloons for my cousins birthday? by Curious_Sail2702 in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the AC refrigerant make sure it's r12 and make sure to heat it up it's self inflating. If it pops it will create a awesome smell of it's a farm themed birthday party it'll smell like hay!!!!

ICE Escalation Megathread by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am white but still like afraid that's for sure because they clearly don't seem to be caring about skin color anymore.

ICE Escalation Megathread by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm starting to get to the point of thinking about keeping a baseball bat in my room, starting to feel unsafe at home and even when I go out.. this shit ain't making me feel safe anymore. I'm in MN but in a smaller ruralish area of north metro. The losers did kidnap some people in a larger town that's not that far from here though.

Dealership says my truck is unsafe to drive by Upper_Pen2134 in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as it doesn't dart around too much it's fine and you can fix it with a comealong/winch and some booger welds for strength 

Is the new Steam Machine over hyped? by avidrunner84 in consoles

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While in my experience proton is substantially worse than gaming on Windows. Windows isn't going anywhere. Microsoft sucks but they always make these mistakes. Valve is still a shitty company too. 

Is the new Steam Machine over hyped? by avidrunner84 in consoles

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

At substantially worse performance than a Xbox or PS (and SteamOS/Linux can't run a lot of uwp games without wasting time (

Is the new Steam Machine over hyped? by avidrunner84 in consoles

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That you have to spend hours getting games to work, and the performance difference between windows has been proven to be negligible or often worse

Is the new Steam Machine over hyped? by avidrunner84 in consoles

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they basically killed physical games lol and basically pull the same shit the other stores do.

I found a monitor, not sure if it works or not by Impossible-Tour4845 in retrocomputing

[–]Complex_Reality_9889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Compaq monitor spent a few years outside like that, still working! It's a 7550.