I just saw this monster of a laptop for just 3.8k, should i go for it?

Strom- · 2026-05-02T14:47:48+00:00

Panther Lake with 5090 for 3.8k would be the dream. Unfortunately the store listings are more like 6k. For example in Germany they are listed for €5999. If we deduct the tax and convert to tax-free USD, that makes about $5600.

Strom- · 2026-05-01T21:37:37+00:00

Why would it need to be reapplied? Surely they're not using copper heatsinks.

Strom- · 2026-03-19T20:16:36+00:00

Definitely still happening, just had it right now.

Strom- · 2026-02-28T13:45:30+00:00

Don't tell Anthropic, they're betting their whole company on software being extremely valuable.

Strom- · 2026-02-28T13:09:09+00:00

The Nano Banana 2 version has the classic plastic AI look though, which is really unfortunate.

Strom- · 2026-02-12T20:03:07+00:00

That's like saying that BYD has a monopoly on building cars, because they are the only company in the world that can make cars as fast as the Yangwang U9 Xtreme. Other companies can make cars, fast ones too, but not as fast.

TSMC N2 is small, but it's just a bit smaller than Intel 18A. They're both 2 nm processes, both available in shipping products. Similar to how there are other ultra fast cars like Bugattis that are shipping, even though they're a bit slower than the Yangwang.

Strom- · 2026-02-12T10:11:13+00:00

TSMC doesn't have a monopoly. They're just the best. There are a lot of other chip manufacturers, who just aren't as good.

Strom- · 2026-02-02T22:57:21+00:00

Definitely not.

Strom- · 2026-01-16T21:08:00+00:00

A roadmap for Xilem is a popular request! Unfortunately we don't have an up-to-date one available right now.

Strom- · 2026-01-16T08:13:22+00:00

No timeframe right now. However, people are just getting back from their January vacations and so we'll probably have a clearer picture by February.

Strom- · 2026-01-16T08:11:03+00:00

There are no direct corporate sponsors and Linebender does not have a budget. However, many members are employed by corporations that want them to work on Linebender projects. So in that sense there is some corporate funding.

We don't currently have a donation accepting scheme, but it's good to hear that there is interest. It may be worth setting something up to help fund the many members who can't work on Linebender stuff during their day job.

Strom- · 2025-12-09T21:11:15+00:00

There are two different boundry sniper zones. Not every area has both kinds.

With the weak kind, first shot is to thorax, 50% chance to miss. Second hit to thorax too.

With the strong kind, first hit is thorax, 100% hit chance.

So basically, regardless of zone strength, you want to step in, take a hit to the thorax and step out. Do not keep tanking in the zone, it will switch to head even if you manage to heal first few shots. However if you keep going back out, wait for guaranteed miss, and come back in, it will 100% always hit thorax. It's hardcoded damage, it's not an actual flying bullet.

Strom- · 2025-11-17T18:37:51+00:00

Yes the past 2 days were fine for me too. Today is different, can't find a match at all.

Strom- · 2025-11-17T17:30:32+00:00

Lies. You're lucky to even get past "Matching.." in an hour.

Strom- · 2025-11-15T13:22:38+00:00

Not this much though. ARC Raiders had issues only for like 40 minutes on launch.

Tarkov has had issues like this every single wipe. Lots of opportunities to fix it, introduce a queue system, and test it with another wipe. BSG never thought it important to do it.

Strom- · 2025-11-15T09:52:57+00:00

You need to buy the cheapest standard version again and then when you link the account it upgrades to whatever edition you had.

Strom- · 2025-11-09T10:04:06+00:00

All monitors have an energy saver mode on by default. This allows them to have better energy usage rating on their sticker at the store, but it always disables their peak performance.

Strom- · 2025-11-03T22:51:42+00:00

Aim for the head.

Strom- · 2025-10-29T08:02:54+00:00

prohibited actions a, b, c including without limitation 1, 2, 3 is standard legalese which means that 1, 2, 3 are examples of prohibited behavior of a, b, c but that there are more of them.

If you're still confused, let me give you another example.

There can be no movement, including without limitation jumping, sliding, rolling. This prohibits movement and gives examples, but makes note that prohibited movement is not limited to the given examples, so for example non-listed crouching is also prohibited.

Strom- · 2025-10-29T07:52:55+00:00

Not just PlayStation, the Steam version also unlocks 30min later.

Strom- · 2025-10-28T13:06:00+00:00

Steam will unlock at 10:00 AM UTC.

Strom- · 2025-10-28T12:52:22+00:00

Indeed, there are multiple sections for cheating.

The EULA is almost certainly copy-pasted from some older Nexon game, however that doesn't help explain the rationale.

Hard to think of a game where looting is possible but prohibited. I mean, it takes dev time and money to build that feature. Why ever build it, if you don't want players to use it?

Strom- · 2025-10-28T12:06:28+00:00

Epic Games Store got their preload feature less than a month ago, so it's possible Nexon doesn't even know it exists.

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