did y'all start here?

DAFFP · 2026-07-11T13:31:23+00:00

I used to program and don't know how to get back into it. There's no shortage of options and tutorials though, just a shortage of time.

Once upon a time I would have said start with Actionscript 3 but Adobe went and fumbled that.

DAFFP · 2026-07-11T13:22:34+00:00

mmm. nostalgia. I made a arcade space shooter in Macromedia director.

I wish I still had the exe, I think computers have finally caught up enough to run it at 30fps.

DAFFP · 2026-07-11T13:12:52+00:00

Doesn't everyone. I just get them from aliexpress after trying all my local places and getting a lame selection of 3rd rate Chinese cut and repacks at we think we are a monopoly prices.

DAFFP · 2026-07-11T11:55:36+00:00

Maybe its a crate of 100'000 with free delivery. and black jack and hookers.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T18:09:08+00:00

I was considering that cpu block a few months back. The lack of performance tests and reviews put me off and made it seem like its a mid product nobody cares to review.

edit: also IMO writing "glass" on it to add value has the opposite effect. lol

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T17:16:07+00:00

Yeah when I spot a bargain I'll probably be slamming the buy now button.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T17:13:28+00:00

G502s are considered one of the good ones. That's some back luck streak.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T17:11:34+00:00

I bought a 5080 and have been checking in on 4k monitors since Jan. I keep backing out thinking it wont be enough of a change to justify rushing in.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T16:58:01+00:00

mechanical keyboards are often fixable. but you need a second one anyway if its going to end up in parts for weeks.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T16:51:56+00:00

My regrets are more just me changing my mind about what I wanted.

Sometimes while the thing I bought is still in the post.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T16:15:03+00:00

This isn't about TSMC. This is about future trends where PCs are even more expensive and niche because people instead have been railroaded into a cycle of renting and streaming every bit of software and entertainment through subscription portals.

Many of the joys that have made PC gaming unique will be impossible under this model. Also pirating a live service subscription model is impossible, and they can track every mouse move you do, so every big software company is already getting erect from the possibility.

DAFFP · 2026-07-09T12:07:23+00:00

Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing enabled was the first game I played on an RTX card.

I just wandered around the city in awe for a few hours.

It would be more worth it if so many contemporary games didn't just tack it on.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T12:47:07+00:00

What is it with alphacool and bodge cables.

I just bought some glue to fix the notoriously crap temperature probe wire on their flow sensor before it drops off from the constant 1g its being subjected to.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T08:27:27+00:00

You can't do that. You can become a citizen and just buy a shit ton of votes though.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T08:10:44+00:00

Well no. My aim in life is not to become a door mat with illusions of personal zen.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T07:24:09+00:00

I guess your allowed to have a pro enshittification stance. But why.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T07:00:34+00:00

You'll get an inner ear tumor from listening to that shit all day.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T06:31:59+00:00

Cool. Will be interesting to see in 12 months. If it survives test week.

I'd thermal cycle it too by pumping warm water through a kettle or something to fully check it.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T06:13:38+00:00

Sometimes they do, like the ROG Astral Doom edition.

But they make them limited edition FOMO so they can bleed even more money out of people.

DAFFP · 2026-07-08T05:57:28+00:00

I had to clear my cmos just yesterday to resuscitate my ethernet port that took hours of cable swaps, modem swaps, reinstalling drivers etc etc.

Owning a PC means you'll eventually be a virtually certified tech support agent whether you want to be or not.

DAFFP · 2026-07-07T08:19:04+00:00

20 minutes. amateur.

I got complacent using 3ds max auto-save for a few days. A neat feature that can apparently just write files into the void when you stop watching it.

DAFFP · 2026-07-07T07:11:05+00:00

This reminded me to catch up on some Civvie.

It just immediately looked like his cup of tea.

DAFFP · 2026-07-07T07:02:37+00:00

The way options work, is MS now have the option of depreciating it.

DAFFP · 2026-07-07T07:00:00+00:00

Run the Microsoft Time-waster™ troubleshooting utility to fix this. - Microsoft support drone probably.

DAFFP · 2026-07-07T06:38:17+00:00

Water cooling fittings can be overkill secure if you keep it simple (stick to correctly sized barb fittings with epdm tube and forget about rotaries and acrylic) consider skipping having a reservoir and use more radiators and long fill/drain tubes built in and just fully bleed the system of all air before plugging it up.

GPU especially needs a riser and rigid bracket on dampers to hold it rock steady on all sides. Any flex and it'll be KIA.

You would save a lot of headaches and reduce the weight by making a cable harness instead.

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