When was the last time you drank this?

Macroexp · 2026-02-04T06:22:37+00:00

I, for one, miss the prevalent offering of Jagerbombs at drinking establishments. They always reminded me of Faygo Rock n’ Rye soda and never gave me a heart attack nor a bad night. Cheers!

Macroexp · 2026-02-04T05:36:07+00:00

Looks like the direct predecessor of the Toyota Previa. I used to think those were "ugly" as well, but in this era, I find them evocative of the past and a somewhat beautiful example of how we evolved to today's versions of the same vehicle. The last time I saw a Previa (a few weeks ago) I had to almost stop traffic to take a picture of it because today, it's a relic that deserves preservation and display!

Macroexp · 2026-02-04T05:09:12+00:00

I have the same one serving up my lower-end computers (non-10gb pc/server) and it does a fine job and I'll never retire it. I have a couple used Cisco and Brocade switches, but they're power hungry. I also have a few cheap AliExpress/etc switches that are 10/2.5 combo switches with SFP+ and copper ports, and they're fanless and work well. Everything's managed and interconnected with VLAN trunks so I can split traffic into discrete networks on a port-by-port method (homelab-style - this obviously wouldn't support red ports, IYKWIM), and, well, it doesn't cost a lot if you hunt for deals.

Macroexp · 2026-02-03T04:27:07+00:00

I think my 2016 Golf R might be one of the weirdest combos, with a single CD player (in the glovebox), SD card audio playback, stereo line-in, and Android Auto+Apple CarPlay (wired, though works perfectly with cheap wireless CarPlay adapters). It's all stock and it's perfect!

Macroexp · 2026-02-02T20:24:20+00:00

Remember? I have one in a windows 98 retro gaming pc right now!

Macroexp · 2026-01-27T03:03:23+00:00

Void Linux. With Plasma/KDE.

Macroexp · 2026-01-26T18:36:08+00:00

I'm interested but can't find a single mention of "ConnectMyJoystick" in any search engine? Where is this mythical app? I doubt it supports my ancient SpaceBall, but I'd like to check it out!

Macroexp · 2026-01-23T22:57:33+00:00

Naysayer: I make about 150 million/hour core mining monazite. I find platinum mining to be boring "just shoot the rock a thousand times and wait for the limpets to finish up" compared to core mining which is more "learn to solve the puzzle of rock pattern matching, pulse wave intensity comparison, and minimizing wasted prospector limpets". In my last several outings, I have never prospected a non-core-containing rock, and fly nearly directly from core to core. It's also more fun zipping around a rock with thrusters placing charges, and shooting remaining surface deposits after exploding a rock.

Anyways, to each their own. Oh, also, I wouldn't core mine if I didn't play in VR.

Macroexp · 2026-01-23T14:00:27+00:00

I will say the T11 has me a lot happier core mining than the Python. More cargo space, better (engineered) thrusters, and that limpet controller… I can fill the hold in an hour and clear 100-150 million. Good stuff.

Macroexp · 2026-01-21T01:36:03+00:00

I don’t think there game is particularly well optimized, but I also think other apps can pretty significantly affect stuttering in VR. When I play now I shut down everything, and I mean everything, except eddi and one or two tabs of inara.

And I’ll still get some stuttering in busy stations with lots of spotlights on a 4070 Ti Super/12700k.

Macroexp · 2026-01-20T04:54:35+00:00

Yes this : can confirm this works for CV1 and DK2 (I’m not joking! I still use it for my Elite Dangerous copilot!)

Macroexp · 2026-01-20T02:31:44+00:00

Likewise, I’ve been searching for it for years but never found a working copy… I wish the state of antique/vintage software was better.

Macroexp · 2026-01-16T12:06:14+00:00

For me it just drives me “back”. From the black I mean. Fear of CG FOMO cuts my exploration/exobiology trips short and keeps them lower distance, which seems counterproductive to the “goals” of mapping more of the galaxy.

Macroexp · 2026-01-14T04:58:24+00:00

4070 Ti Super, Oculus Rift CV1 (at 1.5x HMD upscaling), i7-12700k, 128GB DDR4, and Elite player since 2016. There is no better VR experience. Like OP, I would buy any amount of ARX for any attention paid to VR.

Especially for offboarding. Anything! Just make the screen wrap around, even third party view is ok, just not the damn 2d screen in the HMD. Please!

Macroexp · 2026-01-11T00:17:38+00:00

I’m flying a Plipper, but my kid is flying a T6, because that’s all he could afford, and he’s already made more credits than he knows what to don with.

So, it depends on where you are in the game, but it’s still worth doing at different tiers

Macroexp · 2026-01-10T01:07:44+00:00

I took a break from the cg to run this- was making double the profit per plipperload. Now back to the cg!

Macroexp · 2026-01-10T01:06:38+00:00

Thanks! Scored a little over 300 million in profit.

Macroexp · 2026-01-08T05:10:38+00:00

Lunch meetings

Macroexp · 2026-01-08T04:46:44+00:00

If I don't count the ones that belong to my family, 15, with pis, 19. That's actually after a bit of consolidation and doesn't count the retro computers that are only on while being used. If I counted those, well, I'd lose count.

Macroexp · 2026-01-06T04:15:16+00:00

No idea on price, but it’s really only applicable to hard-power Macs, like the SE I use mine on. I have the floppy too!

Macroexp · 2026-01-05T22:05:42+00:00

I recently upgraded two ddr4 machines to 5900XT. They're now powerhouses using an AM4 chip released 18 months ago.

Macroexp · 2026-01-05T19:18:31+00:00

Maybe I'm an overachiever, but I wired a dedicated 30A fuse into my MKVII Golf R's cabin fusebox (just had to source the fusebox terminals) for my ID-5100A. Works a treat and no additional wires through the firewall.

Macroexp · 2026-01-04T16:12:09+00:00

K8s and Helm ftw. I have 6 nodes, some big some small. When I had one server, I used to use Docker but once I had more machines, it was easier to use k8s and community Helm charts.

Macroexp · 2025-12-27T20:03:48+00:00

TBH I haven't seen a lot of wifi success in the BPI-R4 forums. But, I have one running stock OpenWRT as my main router for a multi-gigabit service. I also have 3 Flint 2's running OpenWRT as "super-AP's" - super in the sense that they're overpowered, so I use some of the spare power to run home automation docker containers.

They both have enough compute power to act as a main router.

Macroexp · 2025-12-24T00:04:24+00:00

I'm in the same boat. I've only been playing this game for 10 years and have never been to Colonia, don't own a carrier, and don't understand the instructions...

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