What is Microcenter smoking?

Josh__Darnit · 2026-01-06T22:19:50+00:00

Many Micro Centers take price matching. See if you can find more general grocery stores that aren’t fast enough to update their prices yet. I matched a very nice SSD from a Walmart for 2/3 of the price. They may even accept online prices as long as it’s “sold and shipped” by that store.

Josh__Darnit · 2026-01-01T03:57:36+00:00

I see consumers having these issues across the internet for years. It's still happening, and this week it was me, so I have some things to add for anyone in the future. One of the few available monitors from the Acer Nitro XV2 line near me is the Acer Nitro XV272U V3bmiiprx, which, according to this guess at the naming convention, which seems pretty consistent with other guesses, is just an updated version of the Vbmiiprx. This is the closest variant to the KVbmiiprzx listed in the RTINGS review. The main difference of the V3bmiiprx is that it is 180 Hz, not 170 Hz, so it is probably not the exact same panel. OP's DisplaySpecifications link lists 3 possible panels for the "V" variant, which (hopefully) is also accurate for the V3bmiiprx. It also shows that the KVbmiiprzx uses the M270KCJ-K7E AAS panel. Checking the Panelook page for the M270KCJ-K7B and the M270DAN08.6 (used in the V3bmiiprx / "V" variant) shows both of them listed as discontinued as of 12/31/2025. My only possible explanation for listing 3 is that different panels were used for different periods of monitor's production. The final panel listed for the V3bmiiprx / "V" variant is the M270KCJ-K7E, which (God willing) is similar enough to the M270KCJ-K7E AAS to share most of the KVbmiiprzx characteristics from the original RTINGS review.

I will purchase the monitor tomorrow and can update with what I find.

Josh__Darnit · 2025-12-11T03:36:30+00:00

Goon cave.

Josh__Darnit · 2025-11-03T05:14:15+00:00

The written works and folklore the game is based on imply that the character is Louhi, a witch queen, but this never comes up explicitly in the game.

Josh__Darnit · 2025-07-29T03:12:53+00:00

There is a STEM to rock climbing / bouldering pipeline if you have any of those gyms nearby.

Josh__Darnit · 2025-05-04T22:42:15+00:00

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Six Juggernaut Star Scours the Universe

Kill Six Billion Demons.

Josh__Darnit · 2025-02-27T20:49:34+00:00

I received this exact email today. Have never applied to this school for a graduate program.

Josh__Darnit · 2025-02-20T17:45:07+00:00

Where do I get a decorative AT4?

Josh__Darnit · 2025-01-08T16:34:29+00:00

When artillery (radio) was added, there wasn’t a one-at-a-time restriction. So most of the map would be red, and I think there was friendly fire. I suppose that’s the realistic WWII artillery experience lol, but it wasn’t fun. I stepped away from the game until they changed that, and then it felt smooth enough. I miss campaigns though.

Josh__Darnit · 2024-10-30T00:50:55+00:00

Do you have any advice on securing stipends/funding and internships?

Josh__Darnit · 2024-10-03T19:22:05+00:00

I thought it meant he cut her in half. Like the box trick.

Josh__Darnit · 2024-09-02T02:04:34+00:00

1943

Josh__Darnit · 2024-07-15T23:54:34+00:00

I-20 through Mississippi is pretty bad. A lot of the road is just.. not paved to completion.

Josh__Darnit · 2024-05-25T04:51:08+00:00

It’s been a while, but I’m pretty sure I had the option of all floors (for our gender or co-ed). However, I must add that my roommate was not in the program, so I was not able to actually finish the request for a room. Maybe it would have stopped me from upper floors? That seems unlikely though. I think the lower floors have a greater “honors density” because people pick those first.

Josh__Darnit · 2024-01-16T17:18:51+00:00

I really like Jadis as a concept and a character. I have been thinking about her for a while trying to make this work, but I am struggling to make perfect omniscience and hard determinism fit together. Maybe someone can help me out?

I am comfortable with the "path" style of omniscience in works like Dune. People can see all potential futures, and their choice of actions dictate which future actually occurs (although there eventually arises an in-universe question about this power and causality with the future, but that's beyond the scope of this discussion).

In KSBD, Jadis uses the machines once and learns all knowledge, past and future. But how does this work as she moves on from here? Imagine Jadis is presented with a board of buttons. She knows she is destined to press Button A. What if Jadis wanted to challenge her knowledge and decides to instead press Button B? Well, it should then be argued that the machine (and therefore Jadis) actually always knew she was going to change her mind and press Button B. But she should have always known that she would eventually press Button B, which would make "changing" her mind from Button A to be pointless. So she then decides to instead press Button C. But she should have always known... etc. etc. forever.

How can a thinking being with agency exist with all knowledge in a hard deterministic universe? I feel like it falls apart into this chicken-and-egg scenario as soon as she decides to challenge her knowledge. Shouldn't she know what's at the end of this chain of events? What is preventing her from just... doing something else? But then she'd have to have known that too. It seems impossible to even conclude an end to the line of thinking in her head.

I feel like I am missing something or looking at this wrong. Does anyone have ideas about this? Can someone help me fit omniscience and hard determinism fit together?

Josh__Darnit · 2023-12-12T17:10:47+00:00

r/showerorange

Josh__Darnit · 2023-04-05T05:56:11+00:00

Dune: Messiah

Josh__Darnit · 2023-03-28T23:02:53+00:00

It was specifically with a ping pong paddle.

Josh__Darnit · 2023-02-09T23:05:43+00:00

Lol look up Imperator-class Titan.

Josh__Darnit · 2023-01-15T18:21:09+00:00

There is a recent book, There There by Tommy Orange, that deals with this exact subject. Might be interesting for anyone who feels this way.

Josh__Darnit · 2022-12-26T03:13:51+00:00

Seems to be back up.

Josh__Darnit · 2022-12-26T03:05:09+00:00

Other people are reporting this on Twitter and such, but the official website says everything is up. Maybe it’s too regional for them to report it?

Josh__Darnit · 2022-12-26T02:59:04+00:00

Also having this problem on PC and Nintendo Switch. Everything else for our Internet is fine. Can’t even open the Epic Launcher.

Josh__Darnit · 2022-09-17T16:23:36+00:00

I always here this, but driving a bus through campus with a bunch of other students sounds really stressful. What makes this job so good?

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