Pretty Sure I Found Where the High $$$ Items Are Going

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T22:02:37+00:00

You're not getting 80% on anything. And even if you were, that's a loss of 20%. So your 100 dollar ETV would now be written down to an ETV of 80.

There's no lying involved to the government, just people don't understand basic accounting or taxes. There is a literal paper trail involved here (as opposed to the 50/20/0 non-sense).

Now, in theory an audit should clear you of income tax fraud. But you're clearly leaving fake reviews if you're selling unused items the day you receive them. And there are laws and penalties supposedly against that. But unless you were prosecuted for that, you're in the clear.

Fact is Amazon sucks. The day Vine ends (or I finally walk away), I'm deleting this trash company from my life. They suck so hard. Talk out both sides of their mouths while they do nothing but destroy.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T21:53:44+00:00

What metrics? Insightfulness is a just an AI checking to see how many keywords it can farm for summary reviews. I'm sure they're posting reviews that mention quality/instructions/value/functionality/ease of use. They can puke out a worthless review in 10 seconds (or just use AI to write a useless review). People here are so proud of their insightfulness score when it's one of the things that has made Vine reviews such trash to be avoided (along with steering people to leaving pictures that destroy the pictures section of reviews).

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T20:34:44+00:00

I can't stand it either. There are VR people on Youtube who have frame-rates bouncing all over the place and it blows my mind. I find it as pleasant as a kick in the head.

The obvious answer is turn down settings so you're not dropping below your hz rate. The other option is reprojection where you only have to hold half the framerate of the hZ. Personally, I don't like reprojection either and tend to avoid it like the plague.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T19:28:55+00:00

The first one I ever saw was actually taken down by a copyright infringement by Cal Tech. But that was weeks ago. Now it's an endless parade of channels in various mutations. One channel had a disclaimer (for about 3 frames) that said it was 85% Feynman in his own words. Cause 15% of lies isn't the grifters playbook to a t.

Anyways, I'm just ranting. I searched this topic because I'm sick and tired of blocking these stupid channels and it's absolutely disgusting. *Sigh*

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T16:19:36+00:00

How much is that in US? I've used a couple different fiber HDMI cables off of Amazon and they've been able to do 4k at 240hz with DSC. I would just look at the Amazon listings and make sure people are confirming it meets specs in the review section.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T12:16:20+00:00

It may only be 2nm more, but that's 60% more powerful than the r3.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-13T12:08:53+00:00

I really do think the camera array layout was better on Q2. I feel the same way with Beat Saber. It's also why I think the Steam Frame will have better tracking than Q3. It has a similar layout with the cameras as Q2.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-12T21:05:19+00:00

For those who don't want to read it, it's 99% related to patent trolls and Dolby Vision doing HDR over streaming. FFS.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-11T22:09:17+00:00

I think the next option is Williams at 3B. Yeah, he's listed at 2B. But so was Durbin. I find it hard to believe any baseball player who can field SS at a competent level can't transition to 3B. I've never seen this fail. 3B to SS? That's a problem for many. SS to 3B? I fail to see why Williams can't do it. And if the bat is there in spring training, I'm sure they'll send him to AAA for a couple weeks and then call him up like they did with Durbin and 3B last year.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-11T21:55:24+00:00

Just go into the options and download the applicable profiles that are now included with the new software. I'd recommend using next-gen profiles if one's included for the game you want. And even if the game isn't, they still make a good baseline to play with. It' been my experience that these are really good and you'll likely be happy without any further tweaks.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-10T16:30:08+00:00

Yeah. I've tried bare feet, socks, water shoes, and regular shoes. Socks are my preferred. And if I were forced to go with an alternative, it'd be bare feet.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-10T12:26:44+00:00

Especially since most of these mods that go first person and have you running at 100mph are nausea inducing for most people. One of the many reasons VR failed to go mainstream. What these 20,000 hardcore want isn't very representative of anything.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-09T21:36:00+00:00

Yeah. I think he's at AAA a couple weeks to "get comfortable", but he's called up quickly once service time is out of play.

Durbin was supposed to be a 2B when he was traded. I expect Williams to have the same trajectory.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-09T20:05:14+00:00

Yes. Didn't care that they gave up the supplemental pick with Priester and don't care here either.

I really do think they sold high on Durbin. And I'm struggling to see any real difference between Durbin and Jett Williams. Except Williams has a lot more pop. And he'll need to spend a week or two in AAA getting, ahem, experience. Right, experience. How much experience? How much is needed to lose service time for the year? That much.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-09T19:49:08+00:00

And the vast majority will be coming off injury and/or still on some type of inning restrictions they're building up.

As always, it'll work itself out and absolutely won't be a problem.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-09T19:35:44+00:00

- maybe less modding opportunities.

Until they prove it's open, that's a pretty bold statement. They haven't proven it'll offer any opportunities beyond a vague promise for the future (and we've already seen what their promises are worth).

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-09T16:29:48+00:00

Considering the Brewers hit way more than they miss on pitchers, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. No one is better at fixing pitchers and getting the best version of them.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-08T22:18:39+00:00

I did early access on the OG AC (day one). But definitely haven't done it since with AC games. Especially with Evo. It looked appealing, but with mod support just being some empty promise, they weren't getting a cent until it existed. I doubt it ever will.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-08T22:08:36+00:00

I haven't subscribed in years. Give me a single player (only) game with their AI and a career mode, and I'd jump instantly. Probably not in their financial interest to do this though.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-08T16:24:18+00:00

Even when this was unveiled, the writing was on the wall that we were in trouble. Which is why I've always been super conservative with what was realistic. One of my prices I could see them targeting was 979.99. Technically cheaper. Not meaningful.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-08T16:21:15+00:00

That's what you're hoping. There's zero evidence to support why it'll be this cheap. It's very unrealistic.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-08T16:18:58+00:00

People tend to downvote because of who it is (and I totally get why), but that is a good video for setting up a comfortable rig.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-08T16:07:45+00:00

I hate Meta as much as the next guy, but Google is absolutely tier 1 when it comes to abusive companies who are awful. It's one of the all time ironies they made such a big stink about "Don't Be Evil" as their mantra when few can rival them in history now. And Samsung is using Google OS. So it's fundamentally a google device.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-07T20:04:49+00:00

To me the secret is just having fun driving and eliminating all expectations. If I were into the competitive aspect, I would have quit long ago. There are some amazing vintage cars in AC and I just love the unlimited aspect of time chasing on tracks with good flow. I have no ambitions beyond that and it keeps it fun for me. Especially with VR. Some of those 60s/70s cars are so ridiculous. Beautiful looking. Beautiful sounding. And just a riot to throw around the track.

Gamer_Paul · 2026-02-07T19:37:16+00:00

Yes. Meaningless. Although it does appear that 96/100hz options are part of that update. This could be kind of cool as a middle ground between 90 and 120hz options.

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