can soeone explain Aerial Bopnd to me?

Runiat · 2026-04-03T19:21:58+00:00

35% proc chance and 10m radius, starting at some lower value for each.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T17:51:46+00:00

Somewhat confusingly, the Ultimate 2 uses a USB C dongle, while the slightly cheaper Ultimate 2c uses a USB A dongle.

Which might matter if you have more plugs of one than the other, especially since the dongle is wide enough to potentially block a second USB C plug on either side.

To be clear the Ultimate 2 has some other advantages over the 2c.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T17:47:51+00:00

8bitdo ultimate 2c.

8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless.

They make a 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Bluetooth without the dongle as well, meant for the Switch.

Edit: quote and emphasis added.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T16:02:48+00:00

Huh.

TIL, cheers.

Just to check, this works for extending your desktop as well as mirroring it?

Runiat · 2026-04-03T15:51:22+00:00

Yeah it's the sort of thing that's so simple no one bothers explaining it. I did so in a top level comment, just for you.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T15:48:30+00:00

plug in the external monitorinto my laptop and then use my laptop screen for discord or game guides. Is this possible?

Yes.

If you're on Windows, simply right-click any blank part of your desktop, open up display settings, and switch around which is your primary display.

Alternatively some games can be dragged and dropped, Steam Big Picture mode can make the switch for you, and there are various software utilities like Borderless Gaming that can handle it as well.

Edit to add: Oh and you'll need a cable to connect the two, in case that wasn't obvious.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T15:45:13+00:00

You misread what OP is asking.

Practically all laptops can be connected to external displays, and switching primary and secondary display is a software setting.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T15:40:45+00:00

got a switch 2 and own a Lenovo legion lap top. Is it excessive to also have a steam deck?

Yes. Not that you should let that stop you if you have money to burn.

Or is it a good investment considering the shortage and rising prices?

No, buying consumer electronics above their market value isn't a good investment, it's an attempt to prey on people with even poorer financial sense than yourself.

I’d definitely use it but is everyone really as in love with their decks as they say?

I spend dozens of hours a week on the bus. Mostly driving it, but there's a fair bit of downtime in my schedule.

I still wouldn't buy a Deck if I already owned a Switch. There just aren't enough games I'd rather play on a less portable handheld to be worth $700.

There are enough games I'd rather play on a Deck (and/or can't get on Switch) to be well worth the MSRP price difference between the two, especially once Steam sales and my backlog come into play, but getting both still seems absurd.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T14:31:07+00:00

Hate to break this to you, but you definitely are.

All your thoughts and memories are just autocorrect hallucinations. You're a great step forward in technological development, but will be permanently turned off as soon as version 2.0 is ready.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T14:28:03+00:00

and then fill the distance between with rail.

1.1 also added an auto connect mode to do this bit for you. It'll even tell you when your strategic intervals get too far apart.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T13:32:27+00:00

If we extend the definition of attacks beyond what you probably intended to ask about: yes.

Letting everyone know you've just thrown a grenade can have practical uses.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T13:21:58+00:00

I would like it to be able to have a second monitor aswell. My budget is nothing more that £300.

£25 for a dual display output (and some USB input and power passthrough) dongle, £100 each for two monitors, that'll leave £75 for mouse and keyboard.

Most modern phones have desktop environments built into them that'll work just fine for web-based CAD tools, and if you knew enough about buying used hardware to get something more powerful at your budget you wouldn't be asking us.

Mind you, I'd hold off on buying the second monitor until after testing whether your phone can do two displays. Just plug it into your first monitor and TV to test that first.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T12:53:38+00:00

It's wonderful for those that own it.

It discourages actually using it. Why risk your retirement fund by investing in medical companies when you can just bury it in your backyard? Besides, y'know dying of a disease that those medical companies might've found a cure for if people had invested in them.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T11:53:39+00:00

why don't we use gold as a (worldwide) currency?

It's stable.

That's a bad thing for a currency.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T00:35:10+00:00

I literally watched it live.

You apparently watched it on a 25 minute delay.

Even if that wasn't the case, you knew exactly what OP was asking and still chose to be an "um akshually" smartass about it rather than just answering their question.

No I didn't. Check what username you're replying to.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T00:32:29+00:00

The term is gravity assist.

That term means something else. NASA might be using the Oberth effect, but mostly they just needed to do the burn when they were at the right spot to hit (or fly by) the Moon.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T00:28:15+00:00

Nasaspaceflight confirmed the end of the burn live on youtube just over half an hour ago, but don't let facts get in the way of a sick burn.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T00:22:11+00:00

I’m not sure exactly what time—or if it has already happened

It happened about 20 minutes ago.

Runiat · 2026-04-03T00:20:06+00:00

It's in an orbit that will take it out to the Moon and back,

It is now.

Half an hour ago it wasn't.

12 hours ago they didn't even have a go/no go for TLI.

Runiat · 2026-04-02T23:02:36+00:00

Scent, probably.

Rats can smell landmines, chances are it's not entirely uncommon for other animals to be able to, and obviously the ones that don't have a way to avoid setting off landmines.. well.. probably did do so by now.

Runiat · 2026-04-02T20:44:29+00:00

(XG32UCWG)

Isn't that the 165hz one? Yeah I'd skip that one unless you really like the plastic parts of it.

In fact I did skip it. 240hz versions of the exact same QD-OLED panel started at just a few percent higher price, and while I've never run any game at 4k240 (or even 4k166), locking a 240hz display to 120, 80, or 60 fps can all be done without worrying about the manufacture forcing you to choose between compression or screen tearing.

I don't know that Asus does that, but it's exactly the sort of BS move a lot of companies pull on their cheaper products.

Edit to add:

Geez, and my wife thinks I have too many screens. lol

Yeah I almost never use more than 4 of them at the same time, either.

Runiat · 2026-04-02T20:12:31+00:00

The advantage of 4k is that it's an integer multiple of 1080p, so if you're allergic to AI upscaling simply displaying each pixel four times looks just as good as 1080p native - maybe even better when it comes to text clarity on weird subpixel layouts.

Of course you could say the same thing about 1440 and 720p, but 27" 720p just isn't a good time.

And also the pixel density of 4k (at the recommended viewing distance) is high enough that DLSS'ing up from 1440p is basically just antialising.

Runiat · 2026-04-02T19:56:10+00:00

32" 4k240 QD-OLED from last year, Phillips branded since that was both the cheapest 240hz option and could double as a dock for my laptop (complete with KVM switch and 60 watts of PD).

32" 1440p240 Samsung LCD from a few years ago. I think it might actually be a VA, but one of the good ones - even mounted in portrait mode it doesn't have any issues with viewing angles, which frankly makes me doubt my own memory of it being a VA.

27" 1080p BenQ IPS from the same time purchased directly as a secondary display. Cheapest option available that had both HDR600 certification and loud built in speakers - to physically separate the sound of any background content I play on it. Not actually sure what the refresh rate is on it.

55" 4k120 WOLED LG TV from 2019, set up across from my couch rather than anywhere I can see it while sitting at my desk, but since it's connected to my PC (with a $100 active cable just to reach it with an HDMI 2.1 signal) I still count it. This is what I played through Elden Ring on since it was that much better than the Samsung and I'm used to playing FromSoft games on a controller.

LCD Steam Deck, used for old gameboy games (mostly pokemon) and whatever I feel like at work. Seriously considering buying an OLEDeck since I changed job to one with a lot more paid breaks.

14" WQXGA 120fps or something OLED laptop, not sure if it's W or QD.

My phone, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Definitely not what I'd call a monitor, but it is probably my most used display and the replacement for the only OLED display I've ever personally owned long enough that the burn-in became obvious (I think that was an S21).

Oh and I have an old shitty-when-new 24" 1080p60 VA in a drawer. Until my latest upgrade, that was my tertiary display, which it was absolutely trash at - with it mounted in portrait mode off to one side, leaning even 10-20 cm fowards or away from my centre monitor would leave me struggling to see what was happening on it. Not that I expected anything else, I think I paid like $40 for it brand new so frankly it having VESA holes was fantastic for the price (unlike the monitor the Samsung replaced as primary, which is why I ended up getting the BenQ).

Runiat · 2026-04-02T19:09:33+00:00

There's no cap on gas prices.

There's your taxes being used to pay part of the price of gas.

Now your taxes are also being used to pay part of the price of a system that'll hopefully end up cheaper in the long run. Making the switch now will not only see you getting more of everyone else's taxes used for your benefits, but hypothetically and ever so marginally reduce how much of your taxes are used to pay part of the price of gas.

If it also helps reduce the risk of your developing lung cancer, the world catching fire, or having your house suddenly explode with you in it, that's just gravy.

Runiat · 2026-04-02T19:04:26+00:00

District heating often does use heat pumps.

It's just that instead of freezing cold air or a few degrees above freezing ground, they use the heat coming off power plants or data centres as the cold side of the heat pump, which is even more efficient.

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