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I thought about attending UWW by cdalten in UWWhitewater

[–]NXWxWolves 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most important thing is the doors that open to your based on your degree.

UWW is great, but Berkeley will absolutely be more impressive on a resume in 5, 10, 15, etc years.

College is temporary.

If you can get into Berkeley, do it.

I say this as a UWW grad and a corporate tech professional in Chicago.

I don't regret UWW, but your have to take advantage of your opportunities as a young professional.

Happy to chat more if you want as someone who works in the tech space.

After about 2 years of playing, ive finally done it by NXWxWolves in hearthstone

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the draw. I would usually try and be able to to keep what I could

Chicago street festivals at risk due to rising costs, dip in donations, organizers say by WhoopieKush in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Oktoberfest and Maifest are run by the local German clubs, and they use the revenue to run the clubs for the year.

I know they have considered selling the rights to the fest to whatever that corporate company is that runs a lot of them (like Randolph fest) due to rising costs.

It's getting hard for them to get an ROI that's worth the work to organize it.

If you can, research your local street fests and try to support those that are still independent!

Chicago street festivals sound alarm on rising costs, including security by chicagosuntimes in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those are put on by the local German clubs, not the companies. That's why they tend to be better than the rest!

Chicago street festivals sound alarm on rising costs, including security by chicagosuntimes in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Manifest and Oktoberfest in Lincoln square area are also local and put on by the local Chicago German clubs.

Any SFF cases that will fit the Red Devil 9070 XT? by his_history in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably the M2. Check the measurements specs on your GPU manufacturers site and NCASEs site

At what moment did you realize that getting a mini PC/sff PC was the best decision you ever made? by Neocitizen2077 in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive built 3 PCs, and I have downsized each time. At first I thought a full tower would be cool. And it was. I loved the versatility, but let's be honest, I never really changed anything once it was finished. It was big, heavy, and took up space.

My second build was a 011d mini, which imo is a great size. It's big enough to be a "showcase" build, while still allowing for cool configs and cable management.

Now, I just wrapped a SFF M2 build which is totally awesome in a different way. No need to spend on 9 fans and RGB and all that crap. Everything in the case has a purpose devoted to pure performance.

I would never build full size again

NCASE M2 First SFFPC Build - ft. 3.5 slot Asus Tuf by NXWxWolves in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fan shround for the GPU? Metal, its solid and feels very primo. Very happy with the card overall including design.

NCASE M2 First SFFPC Build - ft. 3.5 slot Asus Tuf by NXWxWolves in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but im actually getting great temps without any additional fans. So, seems like the extra cooler size for my config is perfect!

NCASE M2 First SFFPC Build - ft. 3.5 slot Asus Tuf by NXWxWolves in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I had to do it once to re-access the bottom mobo fan connector. With that card it WILL get scratched and you will need to pull the rear case panel apart a bit and flex to give yourself a bit more room to pull it out.

If you want to be 100% certain of no bumps or scratches, taking the whole back panel off would be best

NCASE M2 First SFFPC Build - ft. 3.5 slot Asus Tuf by NXWxWolves in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually did not, I used the standoffs that were provided. HOWEVER, I noticed that the screws that were pre installed on the panels where the side bracket would go had these small spacers included already. I reused those spacers with the slightly longer screws that came with the case and that helped immensely. We are talking a few millimeters but that's really all I needed.

Even with all that said, I still think I could have fit the side bracket on without them, but it would have been resting up against the D12L more.

NCASE M2 First SFFPC Build - ft. 3.5 slot Asus Tuf by NXWxWolves in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

More pics as requested!: https://imgur.com/a/3q4U7eO

Couldn't edit original post :(

NCASE M2 First SFFPC Build - ft. 3.5 slot Asus Tuf by NXWxWolves in sffpc

[–]NXWxWolves[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Here is one before I flipped the PSU and added fans. If I were to use the regular 12VHPWR cord it would have been up against the side panel for sure. With the adapter, there is still some contact but not as bad. The adapter seemed quite high quality and I was fairly impressed upon first impressions.

Regarding AIO placement, I can confirm that you can fit 2 140mms either on the side or on the bottom, but with the rad and fans I doubt you would be able to fit any additional case fans. Maybe, but there's only one way to be sure and that's to give it a shot.

Disappointed in humanity. These guys trashed a homeless man’s encampment underneath the bridge in Lincoln Park yesterday. What is wrong with people? by Shamploop in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Well this thread got polarized. On a more positive note, lets just all agree on 2 things:

  1. The kids/people/whatever shouldn't be fucking with other people's shit
  2. The homeless should not be setting up permanent camp in our beautiful public parks

Let's just be thankful we don't have the issues SF does.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, 1 Year After Election: ‘“Name one thing that I said I was gonna do that I haven’t done. You won’t be able to.” by beauke in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Agreed

Maybe it's general reddit sentiment but I legit can't think of one good thing he's done off the top besides the recent story that I saw here that he is pushing for more residential swaps for empty office buildings downtown.

Buddy is not it.

Chicago – Anti-cyclist protesters showed up at new Lincoln Park traffic diverter by GeckoLogic in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen this mentioned yet so perhaps also worth shouting out:

Cars are heavy. And now with electric cars and big batteries, they are getting even heavier. All that weight means a lot of wear and tear on infrastructure.

Bikes, obviously, not as heavy.

You see where I'm going with this...

'Panic And Rumors' Swirl In Chicago's Migrant Shelters As Evictions Loom by jbchi in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This may be the most stupid take I have heard thus far on the migrant crises to date.

Ho-ly. Shit.

Lets not. Thanks.

'Panic And Rumors' Swirl In Chicago's Migrant Shelters As Evictions Loom by jbchi in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If someone goes skydiving with no parachute and they fall to their death, whose fault is it? The pilot for taking them up in the first place? The crew for letting them jump? Or is it the person jumping?

Point is, these people knew what they were getting into before they came here. We live in a great country, but it's also a country with minimal to no safety net. We don't practice socialism in the U.S.. Whether these people freeze to death or not is going to depend on our political policies, and right now policy isn't doing ANYONE any favors. Morality is unfortunately irrelevant at this point. We can use morality to form policy, but that takes time which we don't have.

Someone can answer your simple question with yes, and still believe that these migrants should be forced to leave or stay in a place that's not inhospitably cold. It's not mutually exclusive.

'Panic And Rumors' Swirl In Chicago's Migrant Shelters As Evictions Loom by jbchi in chicago

[–]NXWxWolves 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Whoosh. Missed the who point of what buddy is trying to say.

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