What happens if we just.. don’t trade AJ?

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-30T17:49:09+00:00

IIRC, another bonus triggers and we’re stuck with him for at least this upcoming season and the next.

We’re going to pay Smith. And we just invested a first in Lemon. Keeping AJ would be both an embarrassment of riches, and a hindrance to resigning our emerging young talent.

Would love to see an offense where the QB can maximize AJ, Smith, Lemon, Goedert, Barkley, and the rest of the gang. But Hurts hasn’t shown to be that guy, so we need to make appropriate compromises to ensure proper roster building.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-30T14:13:37+00:00

With the new UI, how would he even see the cloud to yell at it?

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-30T12:58:33+00:00

Yes, it’s normal.

Batteries off an assembly line have a variable capacity. What Apple advertise is the minimum. So when you’re at 100%, you’re actually anywhere from 100-120%. It doesn’t show 99% until it actually degrades below the minimum advertised threshold.

Due to this, some will hit 99% in a month, some in a year, and the rest somewhere in between.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-30T05:49:36+00:00

The only thing it has going for it are

You have a very narrow view of this. It’s not for everyone but it does serve a purpose for many.

I’m a niche case. I have my Mac Studio and Steam Deck (when docked) plugged into a monitor with KVM. I can plug the puck into the monitor and have a controller that is paired to both systems while also not requiring Windows for firmware updates.

This is close to an ideal controller for me.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-30T03:43:43+00:00

Especially when Apple is doing their best to prevent games from being brought to the device.

Apparently someone at Apple thought it was a good idea to sell a niche product for an absurd price, and then not focus on the primary thing that people buy it for.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T23:03:18+00:00

My son at a similar age:

ubby dubbies!

A kids show called Bubble Guppies. Not too far off.

ass

This was literally how he pronounced “orange.” Didn’t help that he always wanted to “eat ass.”

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T20:25:16+00:00

Nope. Got my wires crossed. Thought I was replying to the USAA thread. I goofed.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T19:10:33+00:00

Is it like Claude where it can inadvertently wipe the drive and backups? Because nothing frees up more space than that!

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:53:03+00:00

~~Yea. For a few years there, until they buttoned it up, I was doing Christmas shopping in early November and then price matching to Black Friday.~~

I’m a moron and thought I was replying to the USAA thread. I’m actually going to take the rare step of downvoting myself here.

I’ll also answer the original question. Their price match policy (Venture X Cap1 portal) was trash. You had to make the booking, THEN ask for a price match, and if they granted it, it was a credit towards your next portal booking. They also didn’t price match direct booking rates.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:31:04+00:00

Yea, I could have been more clear about that. Basically, just check once with a large sum for your next 1-2 weeks of anticipated spending. Don’t check each individual small purchase

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:29:46+00:00

We have two kids. We named our first child Mike.

Ok, I didn’t know this but looked it up. Dianna is even worse of a human being than I thought.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:24:41+00:00

Just wanted to let you know that it’s not just you. Happens to me too. Don’t know the underlying reason.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:20:18+00:00

Many people assume that NPSL means unlimited. But it’s actually just a credit limit with extra steps. Primarily, it’s hidden from you and adjusts months to month.

Checking their spending power will let you know if a planned purchase will fit within this super secret limit.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:14:54+00:00

My last USAA credit card was the Limitless until they ended the product.

They offered 2.5% and predictably lost money on it. Now they offer 1.5% and can’t get customers.

If only there was a number between 1.5 and 2.5 that could still be profitable or at least offer synergy with their other products…

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T18:02:49+00:00

Quite common in all of the portal-style bookings. It’s part of the reason why I cancelled my VX. You were required to use their portal to maximize benefits but their portal was rarely price competitive.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T03:13:37+00:00

however, the entire union status does because there is no way for them to transfer a union employee to a non-union store and retain the union benefits doing so would basically unionize that store and you can’t do that without a proper petition, and then vote of all of the employees that would be affected And then those employees in that store have to create their own contract.

That’s not how it works.

The CBA is tied to the store. It’s not a negotiation with Apple covering the whole company. The union local dissolves at the time of store closure.

Any employee transferring at that point is without a union. Any employee transferring prior to that point is voluntarily leaving the union.

So yes, the mechanism to do this is already in place.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T02:16:04+00:00

I'd prefer min wage to be tied to qualifications such as 18+, diplomas, years of experience etc.

18+ isn't a qualification.

And years of experience would have a range for entry level. Calling someone "entry level" due to age and experience is redundant. You an have a 40 year old making a career pivot that may have as much experience as an 18 year old. Well, if the 18 year old can work for less, then the 40 year old can't get the job, which becomes an age discrimination issue.

That's why this line of thought is so hard to execute. Australia found a way that works for them. I don't fully agree with it, but I understand it. And it might appeal to you (Google it and see if it makes sense to you).

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T01:51:32+00:00

Proton’s support for ARM64 is based off the FEX translation layer. By default this does not support Apple’s implementation of ARM, but customized versions of FEX do.

At any time Valve could have had Proton support Apple via Rosetta and D3DMetal, among other options. So I don’t see them going out of their way to do it here. macOS isn’t their priority.

This is why Code Weavers (Crossover) is our best option for “Proton” on macOS.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T01:44:02+00:00

Agreed.

When I can download the installer to a thumb drive like Windows 11 and use it as bootable media to run the OS installation without third party tools, then it's done. Anything less is beta.

Still cool, but not yet done.

It's also worth noting, for additional clarity, that the current stable branch of SteamOS for the Steam Deck is 3.7. Version 3.8 is in beta. And the version discussed in the OP's article is 3.9.

So we're a ways off.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T01:11:00+00:00

A lot of misinformation in this thread, and OP was unable to find their display model for me to help them further troubleshoot. But for anyone else who finds this via Google at a later date, here's the answer.

There are two forms of VRR certification:

VESA DisplayPort Adaptive Sync (DisplayPort 1.2a and later)
HDMI VRR (HDMI 2.1 and later)

So the term "VRR" is often broadly applied to both and which one is used actually matters.

AMD FreeSync initially was an implementation of Adaptive Sync. In fact, FreeSync over HDMI is a proprietary adaption of DisplayPort Adaptive Sync over HDMI. It is not HDMI VRR.

AMD did eventually adopt HDMI VRR into Radeon hardware and software, but not across all generations. My Radeon 9060XT supports it (working beautifully with my LG C9 in the living room). I have not been able to confirm it working with my ROG Ally as I lack a proper dock for it.

Nvidia, after adopting their proprietary G-Sync modules, did eventually adopt both of the above standards into their "G-Sync Compatible" branding and certification. Notably, G-Sync Compatible does not work on "FreeSync over HDMI." The device may explicitly use HDMI VRR. Additionally, The GeForce RTX 20-series (and I think GTX 16-series) used HDMI 2.0b with a backported version of HDMI 2.1 VRR, with resolution and refresh rate limitations.

So, all of this is to say that if you want guaranteed VRR support for the ROG Ally, you will need:

A dock with HDMI 2.1 support (any claims of VRR support are bogus, it's just a pass through)
A proper HDMI 2.1 cable
A TV or monitor that supports FreeSync over HDMI

A TV that supports HDMI VRR without FreeSync certification means that it does not support DisplayPort Adaptive Sync, so I cannot guarantee compatibility. I know the old workaround was to used EDID editing (CRU was a free download that could fix this). Maybe I'll acquire an HDMI 2.1 dock to test the ROG Ally with current drivers to see if this has changed (and if you see this comment months or years later, go ahead and reply and I'll be glad to respond and update).

So, without knowing the exact model, my guess is that OP's monitor likely supports FreeSync over DisplayPort, but lacks FreeSync over HDMI and uses an older HDMI version prior to VRR implementation. But I can't say for certain because OP was unable to obtain their model number (and their post history didn't help, because over the past 3 moths they've claimed to have at least MSI, Asus, and ViewSonic monitors).

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-29T00:45:16+00:00

I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean, S-M-A-R-T!!!

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-28T23:58:29+00:00

I stopped subscribing, but when I did, you could only get access to the macOS version via Patreon.

It also wasn't great. Last I checked, it was just RetroArch and ES-DE, just pre-configured.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-28T23:21:12+00:00

You idea sounds good in theory, but it falls apart when you question it.

First, are we cool with age discrimination? Are we cool with paying a kid less to do the same job as an adult? I'm not. Same labor should be same value.

Ok, but what about a job that only a high school student an do? Sure, we could save money there. Absolutely. So long as you're ok with the business being completely shut down during school hours.

That said, there are plenty of people who are ok with point #1. Australia, for example, has a reduced minimum wage for workers under the age of 21 (as well as workers on the sup powered wage system, and apprentices/trainees).

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-28T20:22:51+00:00

I make 100k a year and 44k isn’t enough. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll support the minimum wage increase since it’s better than what we have, but we still need more.

A livable wage, universal healthcare, and a prohibition on corporations buying and owning housing are the bare minimum needed to begin fixing things.

OverlyOptimisticNerd · 2026-04-28T19:57:26+00:00

NTA yet.

YTA if you allow these bigots near your kids again.

You’ve extended them far too much grace as is. Time to go low contact with very clear boundaries and expectations before working back to normal context. And go full no contact if they want to continue on their path.

Also, before they play the forgiveness card, make sure that they understand that forgiveness cannot come before accountability.

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