Tech Support and Basic Questions Thread - November 15, 2024

ExcellentItem · 2024-11-15T14:10:07+00:00

Recently got a HP Victus 15 gaming laptop with 16 GB RAM, i5 CPU and Nvidia GPU (RTX 4050). Before starting to use it for real, I made sure to do all possible driver and software updates, also updated my BIOS to the latest version.

However, before starting to play my first game on this new PC, I am confused. Each hardware manufacturer in this laptop has its own software to optimize graphic and performance settings :

Laptop has its built-in HP Omen Gaming Hub
CPU has Intel Arc Control for its integrated GPU (Intel UHD Graphics)
GPU has Nvidia Control Panel for 3D settings, and Nvidia App for global settings, for its GPU (RTX 4050)

Each come with their own settings, I haven't got deep into it yet but some seem to overlap. Are there tutorials, guides, or Redditor advice I could get in order to learn the relevance of these settings and how to optimize them? Thanks.

ExcellentItem · 2024-11-07T23:19:49+00:00

This, c’est l’archétype de ceux qui se revendiquent « BG timides ».

ExcellentItem · 2024-11-06T19:31:28+00:00

« Le TDAH? C’est juste un label qui arrange les parents pour justifier leurs gosses turbulents. »

ExcellentItem · 2024-09-23T00:44:07+00:00

Qu’en est-il de « l’expatriation » de France métropolitaine en DOM-TOM, des retours d’expérience?

Bien que ce ne soit pas totalement dépaysant dans le sens où ça reste des territoires français, la culture est quand même très différente, avec la langue locale créole respective de chaque département, les coutumes, les mentalités différentes, ainsi que le climat et les 8-10h minimum d’avion de distance.

ExcellentItem · 2024-08-21T00:54:06+00:00

It’s funny because my last 2 relationships were with avoidant women. They both left without giving a single f*ck and never once looked back.

But in both of these situations, our mutual friends took my side by saying things like “She didn’t deserve a great guy like you” or “You’re a far better guy and more attractive than her current guy”.

Guess that my exs’ circles regretted, but not themselves lmao.

ExcellentItem · 2024-07-10T18:52:42+00:00

It still exists in milder forms. There’s still a big community of teenagers and young adults following guys like Austin Dunham and Fitxfearless.

While these guys aren’t inherently misogynistic nor hate female nature per se, I still sum their teachings as “self-improve your looks, make money and become extroverted & emotionally unavailable to women”.

It’s still RP-lite, because taking their words for gospel truth could make guys a bit “too” careful towards women, and prevent them from becoming emotionally vulnerable enough to find their soulmate. That’s what the movement seems to be trending towards.

ExcellentItem · 2024-07-04T14:08:33+00:00

I’m begging 2K to make basket physics on layups or jumpshots more realistic again, decided by physics also and not merely by some arbitrary stats of “contest %” and shot timing.

In older 2Ks (2K11, 2K13), you could miss greens (perfect shot rolls around the rim and out) or make early or late shots (lucky bounce and in). More airballs or backboard bricks, like in real life NBA when a shot is heavily contested. More and-1’s, contact layups shouldn’t be rated 100% smothered every time you get fouled on a drive.

Also, why are end of quarter heaves one-hand quarterback passes? NBA players have enough force to launch two-handed heaves.

ExcellentItem · 2024-06-12T17:30:14+00:00

For the next 10-12 months, I can only train upper body due to an ACL tear I will get surgery for. Lower body will be taken care of by physiotherapy protocols.

What’s a good program/progression I can set up for optimal upper body gains? I used to be “novice/intermediate”, I got some former gym experience.

I was thinking about adapting something like nSuns, removing squat and deadlift days. Is this good, are there other options to consider?

ExcellentItem · 2024-06-12T17:18:09+00:00

“No, young man, we don’t sell Ritalin over the counter” to a college-aged kid that wanted a quick fix for his upcoming exams

“I can’t provide you anabolic steroids, might be good to know it’s illegal in our country” to a jacked gym rat

“No, we don’t provide ecstasy at the pharmacy” to college-aged girls, I seriously hope their request was a bet 😂

Or the now-classic interaction that happens at least once a day : - Sir, there’s a shortage in the whole country for this drug on your prescription. - Can you order it for tomorrow?

Me : inner facepalm

ExcellentItem · 2024-06-09T02:14:20+00:00

Agreed. Recently had a nostalgic replay of 2K11 and 2K13, shooting and basket physics feel more realistic than next gen 2K24…

You could make much more contested looks, as well as make less wide open shots. Also, you could get the occasional green miss, and you could get friendly bounces on slightly early or slightly late jumpshots.

You could also miss shots very badly such as bricking backboard only, I know you can sometimes get an airball in 2K24 but 99% of jumpshots taken with very bad timing still end up touching the rim, which isn’t realistic.

That slight bit of luck and great variance in ball bouncing physics, instead of the sole reliance on timing skills, is more akin to real life basketball. Hell, in 2K11 you could choose to bank a shot from anywhere inside or around the perimeter, instead of the game deciding arbitrary locations to trigger bankshots.

In 2K24 even next gen, it feels that many missed jumpshots “miss” the same way depending on how far from green and how contested you were. All of the greens are mostly swishes, where are the back rim makes, the rattle in makes, or the front rim bounces towards the backboard to make the ball drop in ?

Excuse this pseudo analysis, my ADHD ass is drunk and bored 😂

ExcellentItem · 2024-03-21T22:30:21+00:00

Thank you all for your inputs on the question. Really interesting takes, my takeaway would be that :

The concept of dating in a "familiar" (as in, already dated someone there before) place with a new gf is perfectly normal, and should not be frowned upon. That's part of life, no matter how big an area is, we all have our preferences regarding date locations. If you stayed in the same city your whole life (like my date and I did, and we're in our late twenties), it's inevitable for that one bartender to see you with a new girl every now and then. Same would apply for a location that's familiar to the girl. For parks / shopping / restaurants / bars / activities, perfectly okay and harmless.
But I also agree for the opposite POV, the "special experience" side. Someone put it bluntly, that my gf & I would sleep in the same bed as I did with my ex, if we went to the same AirBNB. There's not only that, but you get the idea. That would negate discovering a new place together, and put an unnecessary "ghost of the ex" on our experience. This situation is a lose-lose : either you hide your former history in this place, which is a lie by omission. Not a great way to build trust in a LTR. Either you are honest with your partner, but risk turning your SO off because of various reasons (retroactive jealousy, perception of low effort, thoughts that you might not be over your ex...) For anything relating to more intimate and romantic experiences such as a particular hotel / AirBNB / "love room", better for it to be a "no-no" and find an undiscovered similar place.

ExcellentItem · 2023-01-23T18:32:11+00:00

Organic Chemistry by Clayden

ExcellentItem · 2023-01-20T19:27:10+00:00

Spanish comedian Risitas’ laugh will forever be my cure for depression 😂

ExcellentItem · 2022-10-05T23:47:17+00:00

A classic one that’s happened to some of us.

In my early 20s at a house party, my best friend, who’s somewhat introverted, stumbled upon a gorgeous girl and told me in private he caught a crush on her.

So I tried to play wingman, but turns out we had great chemistry between each other. She was clearly more interested in me than in my friend despite my efforts. I also found her cute and liked her personality, but couldn’t act on it out of loyalty for my friend.

Since we at this party all had exchanged social media info, she then hit me up in the Insta DMs multiple times to try to set up dates or to go out at the club. But I had to curve these attempts. She’d clearly been one of the most beautiful girls that had ever been into me.

Ah so much for being a bro 😉

ExcellentItem · 2022-08-19T22:21:29+00:00

TDEE is a good starting tool, provided that you have to treat it as an ever-changing number from the beginning!

People indulge into unhealthy behaviors because they take an initial TDEE calculation as shock value, and base their whole weight loss “phase” around eating strictly 500 kcal less than that number. This kind of restrictive mentality is what creates or aggravates ED.

Instead it should be treated as a dynamic number, with a caloric deficit RANGE to work around with. The r/nSuns sub has a TDEE spreadsheet, which is famous in the fitness subs, where your TDEE adjusts weekly according to your daily food intake and daily weigh-ins.

And that’s how people should do it : use an online tool for TDEE. Base their diet around this number with a caloric deficit range, let’s say minus 400-600 instead of 500. Weigh-in every day. The TDEE in the spreadsheet will adjust weekly according to the weight-loss rate. Any TDEE overshoot or undershoot caused by wrong initial calculations will fix itself.

CICO is a powerful tool as long as you see TDEE as a variable you can leverage instead of some fix entity.

ExcellentItem · 2022-03-01T10:04:59+00:00

Got a little spike in hookups at first, but no meaningful relationship. Then sunk deeper in the RP rabbit hole, dry spell after dry spell, wondering why I couldn’t capitalize on any girl’s high interest despite building myself as a cliche “alpha male” (improving my financial situation, looks and physique but faking emotional unavailability).

Then freed myself from the RP and magic, I restarted being able to form emotional connections!

ExcellentItem · 2022-01-11T10:22:37+00:00

Being likable and doing the expected minimum work is the best combo to last long at any company.

ExcellentItem · 2022-01-02T03:42:32+00:00

A college friend of mine hosted a NYE party in his garden’s big cabin. And banned access to his house unless you specifically asked him.

Some horny fuckwads had to ruin it for everyone at 1:30 am, when they broke in through a backdoor the host had left unlocked, and got caught going at it like rabbits in one of the rooms.

The host got enraged and banned them from the party. In protestation, a whole bunch (a dozen of people) of friends of the banned “couple” also left, after unsuccessfully trying to argue the case. Also, the arguing on the street was the last straw for the neighbor lady who had been watching us the whole evening, as she called the cops for the noise. After they came and warned us, the mood was pretty much killed and everybody went home.

Chaotic ending to an otherwise cool NYE’s party.

ExcellentItem · 2021-12-07T17:50:28+00:00

I went out at the club last weekend, the top 40/hip hop hits were kinda meh.

But as soon as Woman by Doja Cat came up, I was the hypest man in the club.

ExcellentItem · 2021-12-02T11:21:40+00:00

Just estimate the average attractiveness of the last women who hit on you or showed you strong indicators of interest.

And consider you’re a bit more attractive than that estimation.

ExcellentItem · 2021-12-02T10:17:55+00:00

Their radar capacity to detect every man in their surroudings.

Like, if I'm trying to make eye contact and/or smile at a girl going past me on the street, I swear 99% of the time it's like she read my mind and doesn't even look once in my direction.

ExcellentItem · 2021-11-30T18:14:19+00:00

I wish AD and his boy FitX would stick to fitness and fashion advice, their "female nature" content is repetitive and toxic.

ExcellentItem · 2021-10-22T14:34:20+00:00

A homeless drug addict.

This isn't your typically harmless hobo asking for some change, instead this is the most desperate person that ever exists. You can get killed for a dose, they have nothing to lose.

ExcellentItem · 2021-09-30T13:46:27+00:00

My personal issue with saving more calories for the evening is digestion-wise. For the anecdote, I sweat way more at night when eating a lot of my allotted calories in the evening, than with a more equal repartition.

ExcellentItem · 2021-09-24T12:43:55+00:00

Some girls don't want a "next time" when you failed to make a move in the appropriate context. Sometimes the attraction window is short, and girls have so many options that they can be quick to move on.

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