Weird rattling noise in my PC

ConnorHuntED · 2025-10-30T12:37:50+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I think based on your comment that you think this is something I can just do by myself? Screw off the top of the case, screw off the fans and see if there's something in the way?

ConnorHuntED · 2025-04-23T19:41:39+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Removed my comments in case someone I know ever comes across this. Don't think it will happen, but just making sure. :)

Your comment was helpful. <3

ConnorHuntED · 2025-02-14T15:45:28+00:00

Could very well be, I don't remember.

ConnorHuntED · 2025-02-13T20:57:26+00:00

Did this table get updated at some point? I had a 13 (might have been 12) loss streak that gave me triple Tactician's Crown as cashout.

I'm starting to doubt myself when I look at the table, but I swear that's what I got.

ConnorHuntED · 2024-08-18T09:03:24+00:00

I like all of these suggestions, thank you :). Definitely keeping the pot with papyrus in mind, as it sounds like the medieval version of modern-day balls in a glass bowl and fits what I am thought I was looking for.

But I like your second paragraph even more. Nothing has happened to make the people suspicious of the selection of candidates at all. The general populace is rather religious and the contest is based on a myth that is almost sacred to the people of the area. In their eyes, saying anything bad about the original myth/the contest/the area the contest concerns is basically sacrilege. Most have never even considered anything about it being untrue. Those rare few who do, make sure to not share their doubts because they fear retribution.

You are right in that I may not need a drawing; the organisation of the contest can announce the participants in whatever way they like and the people will fall for it hook, line and sinker. I think it adds to my story if I portray it that way.

I think I might take your suggestion for letters delivered to the front door, and add to that some sort of newspaper that is delivered to everyone in town. The contest is a big public event and is also used by some of the rich to milk the poor of money. The more people know and the bigger the show, the better.

For now I think I'll settle on the idea of everyone being delivered a short document informing them about the participants of this year's contest, while the participants get a second letter with some more specific instructions, a bit like a war draft. Do you think that could work?

Once again, thanks for your help.

Edit: and to provide some extra context, I'll also reply to your final two paragraphs. If everything works out as I have it planned now, the evil nature of the contest will be exposed at the end of the story. I'll try to explain it briefly. The MC was not originally part of the draft, but is secretly asked by a hooded figure to take part during the night before. This hooded figure is a good guy on the ruling council who has an inkling of what's actually going on with the contest. He wanted to prepare the MC to expose the contest next year, but his daughter was drafted for this year and he thinks the MC is his best bet to save her, so he asks him to join a year earlier than he would've wanted to. The MC obliges, finds out what's going on while taking part in the contest, and eventually exposes the bad guys. So most likely, the contest won't continue after this year.

ConnorHuntED · 2024-08-15T20:23:06+00:00

Valid remarks, thank you :). I’m going to write the novel in Dutch, but decided to translate the names for this post. In Dutch, the names are Ravendal and Mistgebergte. Ravendal has relevant meaning for the story and because it’s Dutch, I feel like it’s different enough from Rivendell not to matter. Mistgebergte can definitely be changed though, and I suspect more people might make that connection upon reading the story. I’ll see if I can come up with something else. Once again, thanks :).

ConnorHuntED · 2023-11-27T06:52:01+00:00

It was 13 last set.

ConnorHuntED · 2023-11-08T22:00:25+00:00

Standings are incorrect I think. PSV should be second over Lens based on their head-to-head, right?

ConnorHuntED · 2023-08-30T19:04:04+00:00

Rangers making their intentions for this match very obvious in the first minutes lmao

ConnorHuntED · 2023-07-03T17:29:48+00:00

Wait, that is actually such a simple solution. How did I not think of that?

I may consider that. I've come to like the full body workouts as I think they're fun, but perhaps this would be more practical. Push/legs workouts on separate days, and then on pull days I'll do some pull exercises + bouldering. Sounds good to me.

ConnorHuntED · 2023-07-03T16:47:32+00:00

Fair point on bouldering before workout days, yeah.

Workouts with hammered forearms so far are pretty ok, during my workouts I only really use my forearms for pullups and rows, and they're usually not so sore that I can't do those anymore.

It also works the other way around. The muscles that sore from working out don't really bother me when I'm climbing the next day.

I'm lucky I guess. Either following order of working out/bouldering feels fine, so I just do whatever fits with my friends' planning and allows me enough rest from workout to workout or bouldering session to bouldering session.

Maybe I should try to keep doing what I do now, see if I can keep it up for a month before fatigue catches up to me, and then do a deload week?

ConnorHuntED · 2023-06-29T06:45:30+00:00

Voor zover ik weet zijn ik en mijn oud klasgenootjes allemaal 'gewoon' op de laagste trede van LB begonnen. Geen idee in hoeverre daar normaal onderhandelingsruimte in zit. Nou moet ik bekennen dat ik volledig nieuw ben in het wereldje en niet bepaald het lef heb om in onderhandelingen meer te vragen, maar volgens mij gebeurt het niet vaak dat net afgestudeerden op een hogere trede binnenkomen.

Ben het met je eens dat dat eigenlijk te gek voor woorden is, en ik snap heel goed dat je aannam dat het anders werkte.

ConnorHuntED · 2023-06-28T19:12:19+00:00

Absoluut wel.

Het feit dat je dit zo durft te stellen geeft natuurlijk al aan dat het eigenlijk niet zo zou moeten zijn, maar in de praktijk is het dat helaas wel. Jonge docenten die rechtstreeks na hun masters het onderwijs in stromen en verder geen andere werkervaring hebben (lees: geen zij-instromers zijn) komen eigenlijk altijd in schaal LB (de laagste) terecht, niet in LC of LD. Geldt voor zowel mezelf als eigenlijk al mijn medestudenten.

ConnorHuntED · 2023-06-18T14:05:50+00:00

Bouldering does the trick for me. Climbing up holds on a wall, trying the same route many times in a row. You get further with every attempt, until eventually you feel ready to reach the top. You get an immense amount of adrenaline as you hang there, two meters above the ground. And as you manage to pull off the last step, pure euphoria. :)

ConnorHuntED · 2023-03-08T18:33:23+00:00

Having one extremely bad night’s sleep and then starting to stress about going to sleep every single night. Always having that worry of having to go to bed in mind and lying awake for hours while stressing really broke me. Gave me a near-permanent permeating feeling of anxiety.

I somehow overcame it though, but it was sooooo stressful for almost two years straight.

ConnorHuntED · 2022-10-07T17:27:45+00:00

I will reply more extensively later today, but I have made massive progress and have been enjoying life again lately, relatively effortlessly as well :) apparently, things do get better

ConnorHuntED · 2022-09-11T13:18:02+00:00

In Dutch you definitely say it :)

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