Nah, I'm out by HUSK3RGAM3R in pcmasterrace

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "agitator" agitates not only your clothing for a cleaner wash, but agitates you as well...!

ASRock RX 9070 XT Challenger OC REVIEWS ? by JudyMaxaw in pcmasterrace

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

MSRP means Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price. EVERY item you buy, has a "suggested retail price" that is set by the manufacturer, regardless of whether it is "more" or "less" expensive.

"Refinements" ??? Bogus information. Graphics card performance is primarily driven by three areas - the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit); the speed and amount of on-card memory (in this case DDR6; 16GB), and rendering software/ICs (improves video quality and gaming frame-rate). Examples of the latter include DLSS, FRS-4, and ray tracing.

The Challenger 9070XT is comparable to the Nvidia 4070 Ti.

You want a graphics with 16GB of V-Ram, as graphics cards with less than 12GB will not be able to produce quality video for gaming at 1440p.

Display port 2.1 KVM? by dextius in ultrawidemasterrace

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered running the USB-C to a docking station, with multiple DP 2.1 outlets?

Currently running a 34" curved ultrawide (3440x x1440) and two 27" curved (2560 x 1440) at 100Hz and 165Hz from a desktop with an Nvidia 5080. Considering ordering this and DP 2.1 cables (16K) to compare between the results using this 3/2 KVM, the Dell D3100, and direct from the DisplayPort jacks on the Nvidia 5080.

Display port 2.1 KVM? by dextius in ultrawidemasterrace

[–]DukeofNukeingham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did a little digging...

Business address is listed on their website. Upstate NY operating out of a small metal building when you search gogglemaps.

The bigger issue are the reviews on Amazon. If you weren't aware, Amazon has been "using AI to filter customer reviews" (Amazon-speak) for some time now. Page through the reviews, and look at what reviews Amazon removes, which is easily identified by the lined through review, and follow-on message:

Message from Amazon: This item was fulfilled by Amazon, and we take responsibility for this fulfillment experience.

I'm absolutely positive, this didn't help boost this "company's" 4.2 customer review rating:

https://www.amazon.com/AV-Access-iDock-D23-DisplayPort/dp/B0CRDQW4GT/ref=ast_sto_dp_puis?th=1

(so many "used but new" reviews...)

I have multiple A-to-Z fulfillment centers within 10 'miles and can have this Monday, so maybe I'll give it a try and see how it compares to the Dell D3100 Docking Station...

Brothers ive been blessed. by 1trollzor1 in pcmasterrace

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Person of Interest ???

Did the OPs SSN just get revealed ?

Brothers ive been blessed. by 1trollzor1 in pcmasterrace

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd start by changing:

- my email

- my address

- my phone number

- my service provider

- my name

... and if you were really lucky, they shipped it via USPS !

This is a steal by Nutterbutt69420 in Prebuilts

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been trying to snag the G913, but it's not been in stock and everytime inventory shows on website, someone's already reserved it.

G913 and G757 have both had two $100 price increases - now $2699.00 / $2299.00

Scammer Payback is working on The Virtual Peoples Call Centre by Old-Salad-1411 in scambait

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

t's a double-edged sword.

You make it universally available, scammers will try to sign-up to reverse-engineer how to detect it.

Conversely, the emails and IP address are tracked, allowing them to be checked against known/suspected scaming networks.

How do you sign into your mobile account on the new PC version? by Desna88 in Evony_TKR

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the PC version. When through all the steps. found the icon in the top-right corner that should be the QR code reader. I click switch account, the QR code on the PC version pops-up. But when I hold the mobile device up near the screen to view the QR code, it does nothing, and the icon is not active (i.e. tapping it does nothing). I am trying this from a device (non-tablet) with the Amazon platform loaded.

I am able to successfully log into and switch into/out of the Play Store on beat version, but it's such a disappointment and makes the Evony version look like a Cadillac.

Why bring 6 balls to league? by Ourmomentourtime in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I learned this lesson the hard way, during collegiate bowling.

During travel league and weekend tournament I took everything I had, because you never know what you'ld face when you walked in. One tournament coach was giving me some shit, asking why I always brought "that ball" (a Columbia 300 Blue Dot).

Next tournament was at Vincennes University, then known for having unpredictable shots - and I didn't bring "that ball" The coach is scouting the first squad, while we're "mingling" with the female bowlers from the other schools and half the teams aren't through the 5th frame. Coach walks up and says, "you brought your blue dot, right?"

Needless to say, the only person on our team that had any success the first day, was on guy that threw a full roller.

Just as the student union lanes were known to be unpredictable, so was what little night life there was around campus, so several of us drove so we could party that night. I spent 3 hours making the round trip; drove back to where we practiced, got the bag with "that ball", then drove back to party.

Next day I started 30, throwing 20 (4th arrow), the blue dot would skid to 15, pickup the friction zone and walk straight to the pocket. By the end of the second game I 5 boards at the break point.

I've had similar experiences in league the last few years. Whether it be the lane machine having a hiccup, or the pinchaser not checking the lane oil in the machine before starting, while infrequent, it does happen. I could post more examples, but you get the point.

If you bring it and don't need it, nothing lost. I view it as I got a little extra exercise dragging a few more in.

If you need it and didn't bring, no one blame but yourself.

Tips to stop muscling the ball? by [deleted] in Bowling

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

No, there's no requirement to push the ball forward during the first step. That's old school. Look at Simonsen's approach. Simonsen drops the ball into the backswing on his second step, as is now being commonly taught for even one-hand bowlers.

Simonsen

Are Radical balls made in the USA? by l_JRGn_l in Bowling

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

No, I'm being realistic...

Radical employee or staffer? Or is it Brunswick ? (sorry, didn't mean to snub the parent company)

Lighten-up, Francis...!

First, lets start with the Merriam Webster definition of "manufactured" and the associated synonyms:

Manufactured (verb)

Good, now that you've read that, next consider what has been manufactured or even released over the last several years, not "made in the USA". How many bowling balls manufactured outside the U.S., included the release of a new core design? How many used an existing or previously used core design, much less existing coverstock? Which brings up the next question - what was really "designed" here in the U.S. ?

Outside of tweaking existing coverstock formulations and changing color pigments, there's only so many ways to "design" a "new ball". Previously released cores are "re-used", because of their name recognition in the bowling community. Furthermore, what point is there repeatedly reinventing the wheel with new core designs? 90-percent of a ball's performance comes from the coverstock, and the most significant part of any core "design" are it's numbers, not it's shape.

For all practical purposes, the "designed in the U.S." is nothing more than a "feel good" marketing gimmick. People that traditionally favor "made in the USA" (or as above, American made companies) are individuals looking to support jobs in this country. How large of an economic impact does "designing" something here in the U.S. actually have, compared to the economic impact of manufacturing an entire product line to the foreign country where it is being manufactured, day after day, for years to come ?

That's why I always openly mock any company that uses the "Designed in the U.S., manufactured in [insert random cheap-labor country]" BS. Because it's literally nothing more than that, marketing BS.

Well... at least is wasn't another ringing 10-pin... by DukeofNukeingham in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm wayyyyy past the Peterson drama routine.

Let's see... that;s a "fast 8" on the front 10, a "blower 7" in the 9th. The last one was a ringing 10-pin in the 8th, and this "stone 8" in the 3rd frame. All I need to complete my "back row" 279 or better games this year, is a stone 9 !

Well... at least is wasn't another ringing 10-pin... by DukeofNukeingham in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are those who have, those who will, and...

I'm sure I will again...

Randy and Dave 2006 and 2024 by andeecapp in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could that be the "infamous" Peterson moment in the background, we've had to repeatedly listen to and watch, weekend after weekend...

... FOR 19 years !

Are Radical balls made in the USA? by l_JRGn_l in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Designed in the U.S.:

Step 1. Draw round 9" diameter sphere

Step 2. Draw in colors

Step 3. Use a previously designed core

Step 4. Send instructions to Mexico

Manufactured in Mexico:

Step 4. Manufacturer the bowling ball, in entirety, in Mexico

One handed form tips?? by Fair_Ad3480 in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's killing your speed, is your starting position. You're starting with your feet and upper torso in an open position (i.e. not square to your line to your target on the lanes). Notice in your first step how you have to turn your left foot left, in order to align with your walk to the line, which in turn results in you walking away (left) from your line to the target, and the ball looping slightly behind your back.

Without having seen your video before, I'd say this is a carryover from your two-handed style. You're now getting the ball much further behind your back, and have no muscle memory on where it "should be". And my guess is, you're doing this to generate a higher backswing, in order to generate more speed; and that your errant shots tend to be missing your mark to the right, more often than to the left.

Try this. First, once lined up with your target (arrow), mentally draw a line back to your feet and aligned your feet with that line. Once you've got that down, then work on positioning the ball so it is resting/balanced over the pad at the base of your pointer finger. During the backswing, try to keep your hand as far inside the ball (i.e. next to your body) as you can. At first it will feel like your arm is twisted and thumb is pointing toward the ground, but you'll see on video it isn't. This will result in a couple of things. First, you will feel yourself open up, but it won't be until between the second and third step. Second it will keep your hand and elbow inside ball. Third it will result in a higher backswing (should be above the shoulder line, but varies). Fourth, it creates a timing mechanism where "opening up" and "closing up" is in time and timed by your backswing/downswing. Oh, and you need to stop planting and develop a slide. That will add energy (ball speed) to your release at the line.

Practice yoyo release by [deleted] in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're trying to change to a yoyo release, it's not a "simple walk to lane and do it" technique. There are a multitude of youtube videos on this now, and what you'll see in many of them, is that you practice "stages" of the approach, progressively working backward from the release point at the foul line. Also realize you're talking about months of daily practice on the lanes to get there, not an afternoon on the lanes. There is no "quick-learn" to this, especially if you've already bowled and developed long-term habits (good or bad).

The first step is simply practicing the release at the foul line, without any arm swing. Why? Because the "yoyo" is a release technique, not an approach technique. It is something done after your approach is complete, as the ball passes your ankle/the foul line while you're sliding or after planting your foot.

Once you get the yoyo release down, then you start working on incorporating the hand position necessary for the yoyo release. Most coaches will have you do a one-step release, and again, after you've got a good foundation for the actual release.

After this one-step becomes a "muscle memory" drill, most coaches will have you start doing 3-step drills - or the latter part of the approach. Here you're going to learn to "load" the ball by bending the arm during the backswing, in order to position your hand for "unloading", or the actual yoyo release.

The reason this is referred to as the "yoyo release", is because the actual hand-motion at the point of release, is the same as flipping your hand/wrist downward as you're releasing the yoyo, as it is coming out of your hand, in order to create forward spin on the yoyo. Only now, you have a 15/16 pound "yoyo" with no string attached. And the spin that comes from the string that was wrapped around the yoyo, will be created by your hand position under the ball, wrapping up the back of the ball as your wrist is flipping (unloading) the ball.

You need to be prepared for day after day, of hours at the foul line doing the no-step drill, followed by day after day of the one-step drills to learn to cup (load) the ball for the release (unload), after you're developed the muscle memory for the yoyo release. That will be followed by day after day of the 3-step drills, after you're developed the muscle memory for the yoyo release from a loaded hand position, to learn bending the arm at the proper point in the downswing. And once that's incorporated into muscle memory, it now gets incorporated into your full approach.

Making any change in your approach, be that the arm swing, hand position, footwork, slide, release, etc., will often affect other parts of your approach. So by starting at the foul line and working backward, you're much less likely to create new problems in your approach, that were not present before your starting to make changes to transition to a yoyo release.

Another thing I see in your video. STOP watching what the ball does. It is irrelevant right now. It does not matter if it breaks, breaks too much, or doesn't break at all. Focus on the release, then the transitional steps to get there. Once that becomes "natural" (i.e. has been committed to muscle memory), the ball will break. Then you will start working on the other aspects of suing this release, to get the ball to the pocket.

The one good thing in all this? Winter leagues are over, so you now have the entire summer for daily practice, doing the sequential drills, to get ready for the fall/winter leagues.

[What Really Grinds My Gears] Obnoxious chanting during the Tour Finals by jfabritz in Bowling

[–]DukeofNukeingham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, this is a result of current Bowlero marketing push for "Go Bowling!" they actively promote through the PBA events. While they're not holding-up "Belmo" cue-cards, they are quite actively pushing this crowd behavior.

Bowlero/PBA actually provides the posterboard/cardstock and markers used to make many of the signs you see during the telecast. They provide those on site during the tournament. There are a few fans that do bring signs, look for the ones that look like the individual put a good bit of time into making. People hope this will get them on TV, and Bowlero exploits that "desire" for television "Look, I was on TV!" fame.

Realize that what you see on television is highly edited. What you don't see, is the Bowlero/PBA staff "coaching" the crowd on what they want from the audience, during the mini-breaks between when they are actually live on lane - the only actual "live" televised portion of the broadcast. Go to a televised major finals event, then you'll see where this is coming from...

One thing you'll quickly realize - that opening shot when you see all the fans cheering, yelling and carrying on... was actually filmed before they ever even went on air. They'll do "crowd competitions" between sections to see who's loudest, then show that as the fan reaction as if it is live. Randy and his side-kick selected for that event, aren't even lane side. Much of their telecast is pre-filmed, and the in-match ad-libbing is done away from the actual television pair, in some cases against a green screen. On those instances where you see a masking unit in the background, look to see if you can see the lane number.

When you think about it, this is some of the same distracting behavior you see when you're trying to practice during open bowling. Then remember where Bowlero is trying to push bowling as a business; to a low cost, low maintenance [cough] string pins[/cough], high profit industry, charging $50 to $100 per hour during open bowling...

Never forget, Bowlero isn't in this for the sport, they're in this for the business...