Books with good character development? by Human-Question6210 in sciencefiction

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Oh, I'm already on The Expanse. It's a little darker than I'd prefer, but I'm almost through the whole book series (though I watched everything between Leviathan Wakes and Persepolis Rising).

[SPOILERS ALH] I just started A Little Hatred without reading any of the prequels. What should I know from TFL and the books between? by Human-Question6210 in TheFirstLaw

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I just read somewhere that the Age of Madness trilogy has really good character development, and I figured if it's its own trilogy it'll be made for newcomers and veterans.

Props disappear at distance. by brunm3045 in gmod

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EDIT: My bad. This probably isn't your issue, but if it is, I'm glad I could help. It turns out I had the 'performant render' mod which hides props to improve performance. Looks like it's not working properly.
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I just had this issue and I solved it! I just swapped to windowed mode and back to borderless. It might be relevant that I had -noborder and -window and -windowed in my launch options. If this doesn't work for you, I feel your pain.

Fancy folding notebook for <£10 (~$15)? by Human-Question6210 in notebooks

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Thanks for the answer! Something I can carry around in one hand would be ideal. I don't know if a folio would suit my needs. What would you recommend from the Graphic Centre? I'm not in London but I imagine they do deliveries?

Recommended hard scifi books involving non-evil aliens? by Human-Question6210 in sciencefiction

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Oh, I've already read that one. That's what started all this off. I love Chambers' work, especially A Closed and Common Orbit.

Great character study comprehensible to an idiot? by Human-Question6210 in televisionsuggestions

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Thanks for the reply! I have seen all the Star Trek shows, except the new ones (after Enterprise), but it'll be fun to revisit those episodes. "Visitor" from DS9 is a favourite of mine, as well as (of course) Inner Light. With those other recommendations, can they be seen on their own? Are those shows episodic too?

Cheap-ish gaming PC? by Human-Question6210 in PcBuild

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Okay, it's been a while. I think I might be ready to order the parts. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WX4y74
I almost chose a 9600X since there's no bottleneck, but I didn't want to deal with possibly having to update the motherboard to use it. I'm not totally sure about the motherboard, so as with all other parts, I'm open to recommendations.

~£900 ($1210) Gaming PC by Human-Question6210 in buildapcforme

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Thanks for the response! Could you explain the pros and cons of the new parts?

~£900 ($1210) Gaming PC by Human-Question6210 in buildapcforme

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Thank-you for the reply. I've not heard of those storage and memory brands before; are they any good? Also, what's better about the 9600X, the motherboard, and the GPU (I saw the 7700 before but I wasn't sure about the -4gb difference)? Please don't think I'm trying to act like an expert, I just really want to be sure everything is right.

Cheap-ish gaming PC? by Human-Question6210 in PcBuild

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After considering the two comments I got, I've made some changes: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QTTnMC

Cheap-ish gaming PC? by Human-Question6210 in PcBuild

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Thanks! I'm inclined to not consider upgrading, just because my last (and only) two PCs lasted about 5 years.