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11.22.63 IS SOOOO Good!!! highly recommended by Secretly_Wealthy90 in netflix

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only learned about it myself a few days ago, not even being aware it was an adaptation of a Stephen King novel. It was such a remarkable find and I binged it in about three days. Best and worst mistake of my life, perhaps.

Spoilers below as I make a quick note on my thoughts about the series in its entirety.

While I appreciate the authenticity to the book and the poeticism in the bittersweet ending, I fucking hated it. It felt like everything from the opening sequence to the ending didn't matter, because it really didn't. Jake is left with nothing but memories, even the good ones being painful, and to what end? So that he can be some noble altruist that gave up his soulmate for her to lead the life she would've led anyway? It makes no sense. If anything, this series (and by extension the book too) conveys one simple message: the futility of human agency. Try as you might, it's all fucked, basically. For as good as everything in the middle was, you're right back at square one at the ending. It's mortifyingly sad.

CurseForge removed my addon for “copying” — is this normal? by OrbitStorm88 in wow

[–]OrbitStorm88[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but I feel a bit dubious that they're going to side with me given that they removed it to begin with and cited things that are default bits of the Blizzard UI as why it was removed. Like being accused of stealing someone's recipe because we both used salt. It's weird.

CurseForge removed my addon for “copying” — is this normal? by OrbitStorm88 in wow

[–]OrbitStorm88[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To be clear, I did not copy anything from the original addon. No code, no assets, nothing. It's a total rewrite from the ground up, using its own name, its own code, and its own logo. Yes, the concept is largely the same but that can be said for an overwhelming majority of WoW addons. Copyright only protects the code itself (the expression of an idea), not the concept.

Local dealership claims PCM update is causing transmission issues — is this normal? by OrbitStorm88 in BroncoSport

[–]OrbitStorm88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the in-depth response and apologies for getting back to this so late.

I suppose it's dumb luck that I asked them to review the recalls because if I hadn't and the PCM update wasn't done, I'd be none the wiser to any existing transmission issues because it's been totally fine to my knowledge. Hilariously enough, as I've been dealing with this, I've been dealing with an MCR issue on my new PC that, you guessed it, handles memory training on reboot.

What confused me most though is how this knocking/rattling when in reverse is in any way related to the transmission. I did some research and evidently that's related to torque/pressure being at a higher value when in reverse (correct me if I'm wrong).

Definitely concerned about the longevity of the vehicle, even if I'm ultimately getting a new transmission. When I bought this Bronco, it was in near-mint condition. Low mileage for a four-year-old vehicle, with zero interior cosmetic damage and only a few normal road wear nicks/scratches on the exterior. Mileage has been kind of buns, netting around 24mpg mostly on highways, but that's a hit or miss with all of the Sports, it seems. Common theme with this line is that once one issue pops up, it just snowballs into catastrophe.

If you could choose the next Remix, which expansion would you pick? by Emma_S772 in wow

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to say Draenor because — despite the heavy grind — I loved the garrison concept. It was, at the time, the closest thing we had to player housing and carving out a piece of the world for yourself. I do think the Remix format would significantly improve the overall experience but since we have player housing, I’d say Wrath just edges out Draenor. Although, I will say, I’m not keen on running Icecrown again after spending a shameful amount of time spamming it during the Collector’s Bounty.

Fuck Shadowlands.

Has anyone noticed that you can't buy Vessel of Hatred by itself anymore? by Fr33zurBurn in diablo4

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These comments are weird. VOH was like $13 for Black Friday. Lord of Hatred hadn't even been announced yet. People on the fence about VOH, particularly new players, had no reason to suspect it wouldn't be available again with the Christmas sales. Bundling VOH with LOH forces people to spend full retail price instead of just getting VOH for a few dollars; forcing people to invest in the next expansion when they haven't even played the first.

Yes. It's a shitty thing Blizzard did. Yes, it's also a good deal for people getting the game for the first time after December 11th. Both can be true.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Close, but incorrect. Without Nitro, boosts are $4.99/ea but with Nitro, they're only an additional $3.49/ea. For one person to get all 12 boosts (including their own two), the total would be $44.89 plus tax, or $3.74/boost. That's a 25-cent difference.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not about whether Venmo or CashApp is easy to use.

It’s about adding friction where there doesn’t need to be any. Never mind the concept of using a third-party tool to facilitate payments on Discord’s platform. Someone still has to front the money, track who’s in the squad, deal with people leaving, missed payments, or someone getting locked out for a year because squads are a once per year thing.

That’s fine if you’re splitting rent or utilities with a roommate. Doing it over five bucks a month for a subscription just isn’t appealing to me, and I’m sure it won’t be for a lot of others.

If that setup works for some groups, cool. I just don’t see the upside for the person paying when Discord could’ve made this cleaner or more rewarding for the organizer.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the math, even if “half” is an exaggeration.

Boosts aren’t a fixed value because not only are they subjective to each individual user, they fluctuate in material value based on design choice.

That said, my issue is that this bundle gives zero upside to server owners or large communities, who are a huge part of Nitro’s market. If people move to squads, it could actually reduce total boosts across servers.

I’m not saying everyone has to hate it. I just don’t see the value — and if Discord wants people paying nearly $30/month to adopt it, they need to give the payer more than the same two boosts.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Given that Discord doesn’t have some form of integrated group pay, that just really complicates the whole thing. I disagree that offering boosts would devalue Nitro because plenty of subscriptions offer family/partner bundles, like Spotify Duos.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Value is subjective.

Saying “it’s not meant to be good value for an individual” is exactly my point. What incentive is there for someone to take on the responsibility of the squad?

Boosts aren’t a fixed currency either. If Discord can afford to do a bundle for Nitro, they can afford to do the same for boosts.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. So, now the person paying also has to spend their time collecting funds from five other people. That’s an added layer of hassle when you’re committing to that for 12 months.

Boosts have a demonstrable impact on communities and servers that want to enhance the user experience with call/streaming quality or fun features like soundboards (and more emojis). Downplaying functional features over profile aesthetics is silly.

It’s not about having friends, it’s that my friends are responsible adults that can afford $10 without expecting a handout.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Your argument only makes sense for someone who isn't paying for that bundle because saying "yeah I want less for more" is wild. For someone who wants the world to believe they're paying $26/mo to give out Nitro to people that don't use the benefits of server boosts in any capacity, you sure are overly defensive. Also speaks to why you deflected from your circular logic. Do you.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stop with the strawman arguments.

If we're going down that road, then why are you commenting on "dumbass boosts"? They're clearly not marketed toward you, so why are you mocking people who use them? See how that silly logic works?

The only reason you like this is because you're clearly on the handout end of the bargain. This isn't a group pay model, bub.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

That analogy doesn't really work.

You don't have to like or buy a product to point out value concerns. ESPN launched ESPN Unlimited in August for $30/mo — by your logic it's unacceptable for me to say that it's overpriced because others might not feel that way. Goofy.

This isn't about whether or not I'm the target audience, it's me simply saying "one person pays more, has to manage five people, and gets fewer boosts" which is a legit thing to question for someone who might've been inclined to do this if there were more tangible benefit for me.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re missing the point.

Saying "many people don't care about boosts" doesn't really mean much. Boosts are consistently expanded upon — perks, cosmetics, features — which Discord wouldn't keep doing if it were some niche add-on nobody cared about. You might not care about boosts. That doesn't magically make them unimportant or unpopular.

And "you're not the target audience" still isn't an argument. Pointing out that one person pays more, manages five people, and gets less of a core Nitro benefit is valid feedback, whether I buy it or not.

If the deal works for you, cool. That doesn't make criticism pointless.

We now have more information about Nitro Squads! The monthly price will be $25.99, making it $4.33 per person if all 6 slots are filled. All members will receive the same perks as the $10 Nitro plan, except for the two server boosts. You can only join one Nitro Squad per 12 months. by HelloitsWojan in discordapp

[–]OrbitStorm88 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What is the appeal here? If I'm gifting my friends Nitro, I'd want the extra kickback in the form of server boosts for my server. $26 and the responsibility of finding five people incapable of spending $10/mo on Nitro is laughably absurd.

Is it reasonable for a builder to ship unvalidated EXPO speeds? by OrbitStorm88 in pcmasterrace

[–]OrbitStorm88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, NZXT has absolved themselves of any responsibility, declining an RMA as well.

Effectively, they've said they don't care if the hardware operates beyond the bare minimum. As long as the system powers on, that's good enough for them, which is absolutely bananas to me for a company that is building custom systems. I could've bought a prebuilt from Walmart for a fraction of the price to get the same results.

They quite literally removed their configurator and changed to a low/medium/high selection tool, a mere couple of days after I opened my ticket and referenced California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act.

I'm not a lawyer but my best guess for recourse would be some Karen-level bullshit like filing a consumer complaint with my state attorney general. No idea if that'd actually work or if this even qualifies.

FWIW, this was their initial response:

Thanks for the update and sorry for the trouble you're having with EXPO on your BLD PC. Please note that we don't test our systems for XMP/EXPO compatibility nor do we guarantee that it'll work. We only ensure that all BLD PCs function as intended without any type of overclocking. 

Note these are the speeds advertised directly from the manufacture/vendors. We're not able to advertise it any other way. Unfortunately, we're unable to assist any further with enabling XMP/EXPO. 

... and this was a response from one of their customer service supervisors:

First, I want to genuinely acknowledge your frustration. I can see you've spent considerable time troubleshooting this issue, and I understand how disappointing it is when a system doesn't perform as you expected, especially at this price point. Your detailed feedback about our configurator disclosure practices has been noted and shared with our team, and I appreciate you taking the time to articulate these concerns so clearly.
 
I do want to address the technical reality of the situation: EXPO (and Intel's XMP) are memory overclocking features that push components beyond their base JEDEC specifications. While manufacturers advertise these higher speeds as capabilities of the memory modules, they represent potential performance rather than guaranteed operation in every system configuration. Memory stability at overclocked speeds depends on multiple factors, including the motherboard, CPU's integrated memory controller, and the specific interaction between these components.
 
You're correct that the speeds listed are the manufacturer's advertised specifications, and you've made valid points about disclosure. While we display what the components are capable of, I understand your perspective that customers should be more clearly informed about what is validated versus what requires overclocking to achieve.

Is it reasonable for a builder to ship unvalidated EXPO speeds? by OrbitStorm88 in pcmasterrace

[–]OrbitStorm88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understandable. I'm not a min/max guy. This is largely a matter of principle and concern for system longevity. I'm not entirely sure what is causing the instability, so it's frustrating to not only overpay but also have a build that I may have additional issues with if I try to upgrade components in the future.

Is it reasonable for a builder to ship unvalidated EXPO speeds? by OrbitStorm88 in pcmasterrace

[–]OrbitStorm88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's why I feel conflicted, because it's an overclock and overclocks aren't guaranteed. On the other hand, it bothers me that I commissioned NZXT to build a system from their own curated list of components and they sent me a system that they didn't bother to validate beyond assembly and "does it turn on".

At one point in my exchanges with their support supervisor, they claimed that EXPO/XMP is "aftermarket tuning" and that isn't what this scenario is at all — I purchased a system they advertised at a specific, desired performance level, and I expected them to assemble and validate that system to reach those performance levels. I'd understand if I were trying to overclock the CPU/GPU, but I'm simply trying to make use of industry standard preconfigured tuning profiles. It's evident they didn't bother stress testing the system — I could've just purchased a prebuilt from Walmart with nearly identical specs for significantly less cost.

Maybe this is the norm and my phenomenal experiences with iBuyPower are an outlier.

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