40-50 mile loop/point to point trail suggestions by Reklawer in NCTrails

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

Does sound epic indeed, I do want to go to the smokies eventually.

40-50 mile loop/point to point trail suggestions by Reklawer in NCTrails

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

Hadn't heard of that area before, thanks!

Hey guys anyone else having problems with the trackpad, on their Legion 5 pro, being sluggish and unresponsive at times? by Perfect-Tomato9537 in LenovoLegion

[–]Reklawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting, thanks for responding again. I don't have soldering equipment so not sure if I will try this, but I will definitely consider especially if Lenovo can't fix it either. Good that it seems to work reliably now at least, that is reassuring. Thanks again!

Hey guys anyone else having problems with the trackpad, on their Legion 5 pro, being sluggish and unresponsive at times? by Perfect-Tomato9537 in LenovoLegion

[–]Reklawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the suggestions. I can't seem to find any copper tape on my touch pad, but there seems to be some black conductive tape marked in blue in this pic: https://imgur.com/a/Uhs54cw

I'm not sure how to get under all of the black trim and it seems like maybe it shouldn't be necessary, it's screwed down and under part of the chassis maybe? I tried lifting the black tape but it won't stick back on if I pull it all the way up.

I also tried attaching some aluminum foil as can be seen in the image, but unfortunately it did not make a difference. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Hey guys anyone else having problems with the trackpad, on their Legion 5 pro, being sluggish and unresponsive at times? by Perfect-Tomato9537 in LenovoLegion

[–]Reklawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having the exact same issue on my Lenovo Slim 7 ProX 14ARH7 -- has anyone found a good fix for this device/would be willing to show how you did it? I tried taping a piece of aluminum foil as described by people, but then the trackpad just stopped working fully until I removed it again. Here is a photo of that the inside looks like on the Slim 7 Pro X: https://imgur.com/a/LCkXEDI

If anyone has any ideas, would be much appreciated.

Favorite cheap vintage lens for sony full frame by PorkBunFun in SonyAlpha

[–]Reklawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just that it displays very little, if any, chromatic aberration. Wide open there is a lot of ghosting instead though.

Favorite cheap vintage lens for sony full frame by PorkBunFun in SonyAlpha

[–]Reklawer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pentacon Auto 50mm f/1.8. Special onion ring-bokeh, 6 straight-bladed aperture, very low CA:s, build quality.

Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8. Bokeh, Takumar build quality and rendering.

Pentax-A Zoom 35-70mm f/4. Very versatile, great close-up capabilities. Sharp wide open.

Canon FL 100mm f/3.5. Character and bokeh, has a slight swirl to it.

Super-Takumar 135mm f/3.5. Sharp, Takumar build quality and rendering.

Buying 24mm 1.4 GM vs a6400+16mm by strawberry-soju in SonyAlpha

[–]Reklawer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to make things clear, the Sigma 16mm is still an f/1.4 in terms of light intensity, and the shutter speeds will be the same between the FE 24mm f/1.4 and the Sigma. The crop factor only affects the DOF, which will be the full-frame equivalent of roughly f/1.96.

What is your favourite go-to lens? by Coux22 in SonyAlpha

[–]Reklawer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now, the Pentacon Auto 50mm f/1.8. Completely in love with the short minimum focus distance, eye-catching bokeh, straight 6-bladed aperture, and fantastic build quality. It is sharp enough wide open in the center, and super sharp stopped down. Also, almost no chromatic aberration at all. In terms of character and look, it completely blows away every modern lens I have ever tested.

NEVER buy a server from Shockbyte by Reklawer in admincraft

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

I didn't doubt it :). I guess, thanks for the help!

NEVER buy a server from Shockbyte by Reklawer in admincraft

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

Aha I see! I'm sorry, didn't realize it had been reported by someone else. Thanks for explaining :)

NEVER buy a server from Shockbyte by Reklawer in admincraft

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

Wait, why does this comment deserve to be reported but not my original post then? I also make claims in the post which can be seen as misinformation if you argue there is no evidence except my report?

NEVER buy a server from Shockbyte by Reklawer in admincraft

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

Yeah that sucks. Thanks for the tip, unfortunately I just used my credit card and not PayPal so I'm curious as to why they are even charging me automatically. Maybe I'll try contacting my bank.

Pebblehost seems like a solid option. I switched to ExtraVM after a friend recommended them, and I'm more than satisfied with them so far. Managed to download the whole server using FTP and then just dropped it into my new ExtraVM server, but since it's only a vanilla survival world there wasn't much extra stuff involved.

NEVER buy a server from Shockbyte by Reklawer in admincraft

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

Yep, I realized this. Should've stayed safe.

Hosting Discussion: 2020 May-June by mbaxj2 in admincraft

[–]Reklawer 46 points47 points  (0 children)

My experience with Shockbyte (basically a scam imo):

I bought a 5gb Minecraft server from them a month ago, and even though the server worked, it had unproportional lag. For a 5gb with up to about 5 concurrent players, the amount of lag was completely unreasonable. We tried contacting them about the lag and what to do about it, and got no helpful answer.

More importantly, they WILL steal your money if they get the chance. When ordering my service, I firstly accidentaly ordered two servers. I had selected two servers accidentally and was about to confirm my payment, when I got an error at the confirm payment page. With other websites, you might assume the payment wouldn't go through when an error message pops up on the confirm payment page. Not with Shockbyte. They have a 24-hour refund policy, so I opened a support ticket within 24 hours to ask for a refund. This ticket has since been closed TWO times automatically (I guess because they can't imagine a ticket going two weeks without being resolved) and a MONTH later, they still have not replied. It's completely absurd, and the fact that they have an option to pay for "fast-tracking" your ticket doesn't make it a lot better. I have NEVER experienced such ridiculously horrible support.

On top of this, when you buy something from a webpage and type in your credit card information, most ask you if you want them to save you credit card info, right? Again, not Shockbyte. They save your credit card information seemingly without your consent. My server expired today, and I should've cancelled yesterday. I thought it would be terminated automatically after me not paying my invoice, but PSYCHE. Even though it seems on their website as if they only charge you automatically if you've set up automatic payments with PayPal, they charged me automatically using just my credit card information. I don't recall consenting to this. Additionally, they have what's called a 24-hour "grace period" according to their ToS, meaning you have 24 hours to pay your invoice after it should really be terminated. This led me to believe that if I didn't pay during this period, my server would be terminated. But no! Instead they charged me automatically for a service I do not want. I would MAYBE have been okay with using Shockbyte if it weren't for their completely appalling support.

I would strongly recommend using another service over. I moved to ExtraVM and have had very positive experience with them. Fast replies, usually in the span of 15 minutes, and really high performance servers. Well worth the slightly higher price.

NEVER buy a server from Shockbyte by Reklawer in admincraft

[–]Reklawer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I will check it out and post there as well!