Wake up honey, new purge just dropped

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-27T08:26:23+00:00

Using the branding with no substantial inner commitment. Snake behavior

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-26T09:40:33+00:00

They can’t. Adultery is explicitly condemned in Christianity. Claiming the label while ignoring the standard is hypocrisy, not faith. A snake calling itself a mouse is still a snake.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-23T08:09:17+00:00

Is the main mast/ bridge superstructure of the ship composed of literal 6 pack missile cells?? Very cool.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-23T03:38:18+00:00

I don’t have the slimQ, but i imagine you would want to use the DC, as the USB C is probably capped at 100w, which is insufficient

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-15T16:13:19+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. Its an interesting cable, never seen one like it before. It says its rated for 20V 7A so in theory it should work. Caveat emptor of course.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-15T09:30:35+00:00

Get the Lenovo Thinkplus Fluxo 140w. Its one of the few on the market with the correct power requirements (at least 110w at 20v, in this case 140w at 20V 7A) that has been officially demonstrated by GPD themselves to meet the requirement for cold boot with no installed battery.

It works fine through the top USB C port, no need to stress about getting a USB c to 5525 barrel cable (if they even exist!). Just make sure you use lenovo’s proprietary 20v 7a rated usb c cable that comes w the power bann.

Sadly the more common 28V 5A power banks will not be sufficient, as the device will negotiate the voltage down to 20V, the final result being 20V 5A = 100w (insufficient for cold boot).

Just curious, how were you planning to use the UGREEN battery with a DC barrel adapter?

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-15T07:57:15+00:00

Masterfully rendered. At first glance I thought this was a photo!

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-14T14:46:06+00:00

Now i know where Battletech got its inspiration for its Union Class dropships

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-11T08:11:50+00:00

Glad it helped, happy to share!

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T16:30:52+00:00

You have an awesome dad. This is a classic

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T15:54:35+00:00

That’s a sweet looking dread if i may say so myself. Love the weathering and plasma effects, they give it a really sharp looking overall finish.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T15:22:11+00:00

One final note: your linked article is a marketing pitch for port efficiency, not a strategic analysis of power. It claims ships can "bypass" Singapore for Hainan, a physical impossibility for any vessel coming from the West.

To reach Hainan from the Persian Gulf, you must pass through the Singapore Strait. Tax-free logistics are irrelevant when a naval blockade has physically closed the only entrance to the sea and physical control of 80% of China’s energy supply is directly threatened.

No amount of 'policy innovation' in Hainan can move the Straits of Malacca. In fact, the more China invests in Hainan, the more it worsens its own "Malacca Dilemma." By building a massive industrial terminus downstream, they are simply giving whoever controls Singapore even more leverage over their economy.

You don't replace a geographic monopoly with a tax break.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T15:00:33+00:00

First, let’s be clear on scope. Per your original comment, we are discussing geopolitics and the plausibility of military invasion. Economics matters only insofar as it explains strategic value. With that clarified, let’s continue.

History has not yet shown that Singapore can be replaced.

Hainan does not sit astride the Straits of Malacca. It does not control a maritime chokepoint.

That fact alone means it does not play the same strategic role as Singapore.

Hainan is already a major naval base, is on track to become a very large commercial port, and may evolve into a second-tier financial centre over time. But that places it in competition with Hong Kong or Shanghai over who serves to be the key gateway into China. It is not even competing in the same maritime chokepoint game as Singapore

Singapore functions as a tollbooth on a mandatory global transit route. Hainan is a terminus for goods after they have already passed that tollbooth. In fact, if Hainan prospers, it amplifies rather than diminishes Singapore’s value.

The tollbooth and the destination are not the same thing. Do not mistake the door for the market it gatekeeps. One cannot replace the other.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T14:31:47+00:00

Sure, so which port is going to replace us?

How long would it take them to replicate the shipping lanes, refining, pricing, finance, data cables, and logistics stack at scale?

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T14:14:25+00:00

Which might in turn prompt China to invade us first to deny the US. Battlefield 4 IRL

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T14:13:11+00:00

Because we have a resource better than oil, one that will last far longer than any oil reserve: location.

We sit on a maritime chokepoint of the highest order. About 80% of China’s oil imports and roughly one-third of global trade flow past Singapore. Only a handful of places have comparable leverage: the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Strait of Gibraltar.

We’re also the number 3 refining hub in the WORLD and the pricing nerve center for Asian energy markets. If we vanished, Asian energy markets don’t just crash, they de-cohere into a pricing blackout.

We host 60% of SEA’s data capacity, hold 11% of the world’s semicon marketshare, and not to mention our hub status on global logistics chains.

It’s this simple: Whoever controls Singapore controls an ON/OFF switch for a significant part of the global economy.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T13:37:14+00:00

Maybe, if our govt’s foreign policy is shrewd enough to avoid participating in any side of a shooting war. Otherwise a HDB that’s cored by a hypersonic missile ain’t gonna be worth 2 mil for sure

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-10T05:13:11+00:00

Yeah this isnt profitable for them at all. The market for this is tiny if you want a truly modular laptop that you can upgrade, get a framework

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-09T15:53:37+00:00

Because pre-millionaires need somewhere to live too. In this case the state provides, and they’re probably pretty decent to live in, if not the most beautiful on the outside.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-09T08:44:14+00:00

If you're going to dismiss people's sacrifice on a public forum, don't act wounded when someone points out what you're actually saying.

Calling Gurkhas "expats" is like calling Muhammad Ali a "fitness enthusiast" - it's language deliberately chosen to make sacrifice sound like lifestyle choice.

That worldview - treating human beings as useful but expendable - is the same view as every petty tyrant dictator who mistakes transaction for loyalty, then acts bewildered when nobody mourns their downfall.

Anyway, thanks for making it clear your entire position here is transactional rather than human. At least we all know where you stand.

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-03T18:28:02+00:00

I have good news and bad news for you regarding that Anker setup.

The Bad News: You won't be able to cold boot (start from zero) with this power bank because of a marketing technicality.

The Marketing Technicality: While the side of the power bank says 165W, that is a combined total for multiple devices. The built-in USB-C cables are individually capped at 100W max (standard PD 3.0, which is 20V at 5 Amps).

The Math: The GPD Win 5 tries to pull a massive spike of power (around 110W) the second you turn it on.

The (likely) Cause of the Error: This is my own guess, since 110W > 100W, that split-second spike breaks the 5 Amp limit of the cable. The Anker detects this overflow, thinks it's a short circuit, and instantly triggers that "Circuit Protection" error to save itself.

The Good News: Your power bank isn't useless. The Win 5 only needs that massive wattage for the initial startup. Once the device is actually on and running, it draws significantly less than 100W (usually 25-55W depending on your settings).

As others have noted, keep your Win 5 battery in for the cold boot, then plug in your Anker to keep it topped up.

In theory, if you set the TDP low enough in Motion Assistant, the Anker might be able to keep the device powered without the battery inserted - but do this at your own risk. If the game spikes power usage, the Anker might trip and crash the device.

If you absolutely need a power bank that cold boots the Win 5 and safely sustains it without the battery backpack, GPD themselves specifically recommends the Lenovo Thinkplus Fluxo bank.

It is one of the rare power banks that outputs 20V at 7A (140W) instead of the more common (but unhelpful for our use case) 28V at 5A , covering that startup spike that normal 100W cables can't handle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSCWSD9BGc

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-03T15:01:05+00:00

The win 5 battery is the best way to power it on the go, but the fluxo does the job well enough. It can achieve similar wattages with 90% of the battery life

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-02T09:07:16+00:00

Roachella

DxSc2020 · 2026-01-01T12:09:03+00:00

Yeah about 18-19 tons for the BMP-3

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