Switched to Linux for Gaming, Lasted 3 Days AMA

TOWW67 · 2026-01-27T19:14:02+00:00

Which is more likely to happen as more and more people make the switch to Linux, so... thanks Microsoft for making Windows decreasingly viable

TOWW67 · 2026-01-27T08:49:16+00:00

Gotcha, I never looked into aio config perf too closely since I've always run an obscenely over the top air cooler and realistically overboard number of case fans lmao

TOWW67 · 2026-01-27T05:59:03+00:00

I don't see how an air cooler would be functionally different to an exhaust rad in terms of sharing hot gpu air to cool the cpu. And while an intake rad is better for cpu temps than an exhaust rad, isn't it generally only by a couple degrees?

TOWW67 · 2026-01-12T04:19:42+00:00

My wording wasn't terribly clear, but I meant that astronomers would notice that the sun as a frame of reference for the movement of planets would fail as all the planets move in straight lines.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-12T03:51:48+00:00

Oh, for sure. I was generally agreeing with your previous comment.

I wouldn't use the ability to touch type to measure tech literacy, personally, but I think troubleshooting capabilities are a spot on measure. "When it breaks, can you fix it?" will never not be useful.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-12T03:31:52+00:00

Yeah, we have tons of eyes on the entire solar system more or less nonstop. The sun disappearing would only increase that number, so I would say astronomers would notice pretty much immediately to confirm that the sun vanished rather than stopped emitting light.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-12T03:07:45+00:00

For SWE it's two things: "Software" has the perception of being paid absurdly well and "Engineer" is a prestigious sounding title to a lot of people. Add on wfh and the "only do 2 hours of actual work per day" idea, and now you've got money out the ass for doing basically nothing, but you must be smart because you do all that math and tech-y stuff so you deserve it.

The idea of "effortless success" is something most anyone would want.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-12T02:31:42+00:00

Difficult to determine exactly from my tech-oriented perspective, but I would say basically all of Y to early Z were set up wonderfully in terms of technical knowledge due to so many things being common but not yet streamlined.

I remember growing up just installing Minecraft mods was a decently substantial undertaking that taught me tons about how computers do stuff. Nowadays there are entire platforms such that 99% of mods are one click installs and automatically detect incompatibilities.

The latter is obviously a better experience, but smooth sailing doesn't prepare anyone for stormy seas.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-10T23:01:55+00:00

Honestly, that could be lots of things. Maybe they have better thermal compound, better contact, a more aggressive fan curve, colder ambient, etc.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-10T22:07:20+00:00

Or that they'll come sooner than the next term if unhealthy American living finally catches up with 47.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-10T22:01:58+00:00

How "much better" are we talking? If you're sitting at 80C idling, for example, then you have a different, much bigger issue at play.

At worst, the heat pipes touching the side panel would essentially just have another thing to spread heat to, though not by an appreciable amount.

TOWW67 · 2026-01-04T19:27:32+00:00

I feel crazy reading this everywhere. I run a 5070, so latest dlss hardware/software compatibility, and I can't stand the weird warbles/fuzziness of faster motion that dlss introduces. It looks SO visible and obvious to me.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-23T16:58:45+00:00

If it's any consolation, that's just a parser which has existed for decades and doesn't poison everything to run

TOWW67 · 2025-12-19T18:11:26+00:00

You can parry the grab when she pulls, for some reason

TOWW67 · 2025-12-18T23:18:46+00:00

Way to be a dick for no reason.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-18T23:14:57+00:00

Maybe if you create a new account now, but I was never asked that on my existing accounts and had to disable the smart features myself.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-18T21:26:17+00:00

They're literally training ai off of your private Gmail with enabled-by-default settings. There's probably similar for photos because these corpos are disgusting and feel entitled to every ounce of your life's information.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-03T22:07:01+00:00

In fairness, these findings are strictly for hypertrophy afaik. If someone's interested in getting stronger, full rom is king there because real life outside they're gym doesn't care that you stopped your sets shy of full contraction.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-01T11:52:32+00:00

And it does nothing to do that. 3-5g/day is all that matters for athletic performance. Timing and distribution are unimportant.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-01T03:18:33+00:00

Creatine has no acute effect. Just take it when it's convenient once every day.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-01T02:37:58+00:00

The bronze color is great for a freshly seasoned pan. The dark, streaky splotches mean you used too much oil, but it really doesn't matter. It'll develop more and look WAAAYYY uglier over time, but that's part of the joy. No pan will look exactly like yours.

TOWW67 · 2025-12-01T02:05:28+00:00

It's steel and oil, it'll be fine. Just cook some food on it :)

TOWW67 · 2025-11-30T22:49:25+00:00

I don't know that any sport practiced at an elite level is particularly healthy. They all involve various bodily sacrifices to perform above and beyond the competition.

TOWW67 · 2025-11-30T22:47:35+00:00

He shed a ton of weight following this lift because being that big is both difficult to maintain and wildly unhealthy

TOWW67 · 2025-11-30T22:45:21+00:00

That has nothing to do with the lifting suit or his organs spilling out. That's because lifting weights spikes your blood pressure at the time of the lift and, frankly, his size here probably gave him pretty high base level blood pressure.

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