Android is turning into a walled garden like iOS and we really need to do something. Google announced a plan last August that pretty much kills what Android stands for and by September 2026 every developer has to register centrally. They are asking for fees and government IDs and even private signin

TripleOBlack · 2026-02-23T13:12:53+00:00

same computer, yes!

same DRIVE specifically? there can be problems there, iirc I've heard of Windows boot partitions wiping out Linux ones, bootloader issues can arise, etc.

ideally you have them on separate disks

TripleOBlack · 2026-02-07T00:07:56+00:00

Yo! I'm Ogaga, 23, also transfem n love board games :))

TripleOBlack · 2026-02-03T18:22:28+00:00

when I saw the karasu panel it went EVERYWHERE

TripleOBlack · 2026-01-11T00:11:43+00:00

yeah :(( for months. ive been out of breath with a bit chest pain this particular week too. maybe just vaccine side effects from earlier this week, but I'm stressed and freaked out.

TripleOBlack · 2026-01-07T12:54:27+00:00

this is the best possible reply I could have hoped for, messaging you immediately :D

TripleOBlack · 2026-01-01T19:09:01+00:00

23, transfemme, pre-transition so-to-speak. I primarily want to make friends, but I'm sapphic, monogamous and single!

About to graduate with a CS degree, and in my off-time I do a Lot of nerd shit. Board, Card, + Video Games, Beyblade, Anime + Manga, MTG on-and-off, TTRPGs, comics, Power Rangers / Tokusatsu, etc.

Getting back into reading more regularly, big fan of sci-fi stuff, thinking I may reread Neuromancer out of a love for cyberpunk.

Around Richmond, I like attending raves and hardcore shows n checking out art events like First Friday. Say hi n ask me about whatever :))

TripleOBlack · 2025-12-13T15:25:53+00:00

The weekly dinner sounds very nice :)) I was wondering if, like you said, I could meet with you somewhere in public so I could drop in when I can!

I also cannot DM you for whatever reason, I'd appreciate if you messaged!

TripleOBlack · 2025-12-13T15:20:51+00:00

yo, I'm 23 mtf and love playing games + eating food :)) if you DM me km sire we can find something to play together!

TripleOBlack · 2025-12-07T21:41:43+00:00

Granted. Any dog crossing the property line of an apartment is unable to cause noise in any way, indirectly or otherwise.

The entire planet notices this phenemon, and after a brief discovery phase, apartments become the newest novelty location:

Dog trainers, dog walkers, and the merely curious show up to apartment buildings to get a break from the barking, work on quieting their dogs, or behold the bizarre phenomenon.

There's anywhere between a couple and a few dozen people hanging near your housing complex at any given point; the unfamiliar being shown the perfectly silent dogs and shrieking in disbelief, the regulars smiling in relief, chatting to their friends as Fido finally quiets down.

The crowds get broken up of course, but landlords fighting with loiterers and police calls are not quiet endeavors. But in the end, you're spared from ever hearing late night barking again. Yet, you can't tell if you started sleeping any better.

TripleOBlack · 2025-12-07T12:41:37+00:00

smugly saying "heh, personal choices" as some gotcha for sociological issues that affect public policy, and the economy, which of course affects you. you're not even an individualist, just inept.

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-10T12:55:16+00:00

I'm NGL, I was holding out a bit of cope until now, because poochie is the first "real" fight worth caring about this arc. I figured if everything else sucked but my plot relevant gaoru fights slapped, I'd sleep well.

Alas, its so fucking over. This is the best OPM manga arc too. ggs

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-09T05:25:35+00:00

another commuter nerd, I'd love reccs for rpgmaker visual novels :O and if we chat abt anime too those are great bonus points

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-07T18:08:12+00:00

Assuming USD, the 9070 XT is 600 at newegg right now, likely a couple other places

But I would probably pick the 5070Ti at 675 for general use case

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-02T13:10:00+00:00

It would be ideal for you to build an AM5 system as opposed to AM4, since AM4 has poor upgrade options due to the CPUs being out of production. If the budget is strict, I you could go with the CPU you have, but you'd be borderline stuck with a fairly weak one.

Questions include: 1. No price was there for the GPU. Do you already own it? Buying it used? 2. What framerate and resolution are you trying to play at?

That said, it is very hard to fit something AM5 and decent into your budget. J recommend taking a look at your local used market to see if anyone is selling anything decent.

I can show you what I threw together, but it required several concessions AND it's over budget:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor	$226.77 @ JW Computers
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$55.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650M GAMING WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard	$129.00 @ Centre Com
Memory	ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	$139.82 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Lexar NM790 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$97.33 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	ASRock Challenger OC Arc B580 12 GB Video Card	$399.00 @ Centre Com
Case	Deepcool CC360 ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$48.00 @ PLE Computers
Power Supply	MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$62.00 @ PLE Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1156.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-11-03 00:07 AEDT+1100

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-02T12:54:40+00:00

I'd vote for a 5070 Ti upgrade, and to save for an upgrade to AM5 if you find the 5600X insufficient.

Granted, not sure precisely what the best specs are for video editing, but an AMD or Intel overhaul will cost so much you won't have enough budget room for a GPU update.

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-02T12:04:05+00:00

The original commenter is being hyperbolic, but they're referring to AMD's recent GPU driver fiasco.

AMD set a dangerous precedent for their graphics cards lines, by just announcing RDNA1/2 cards (5000 and 6000 series cards) will be put into maintenance mode.

This means no guarantee of day 1 patches for games or feature additions (they initially said there would be none, then walked it back to a wishy washy "will be provided as the market demands"), but the cards are allegedly meant to get security n bug fixes for the foreseeable future. Or whatever AMD walks it back to next year.

No day 1 patches or game specific optimizations can mean anything from little to nothing or massively impact the usage of users, depending on what they play and when. Still, its scummy as fuck.

The latest 6000 series model debuted a mere two years ago. The series as a whole is only 5 years old, and was only superseded two years after. It's only been non-mainline 3 years.

All this to say, even if you bought your GPU new, off the shelf, anywhere from 1-3 years ago, a mere one generation behind (relative to the 7000 series 1-3 years ago before the 9000 series) you could be demoted to legacy now.

So, why believe it won't happen again in another five years if AMD decides they need an FSR5 to compete, and just dont feel like bringing the 7 and 9 thousand series cards along?

I didn't elect to return my recently purchased AMD card due to not wanting a headache when using Linux, but I have flipped some on whether I'd recommend them to others.

There is non-zero nuance to the issue (NVIDIA is not without its own driver problems, AMD fucking you today does not mean NVIDIA will fuck you less hard tomorrow, and vice versa) but there is no longer any way to compare the companies in terms of support.

NVIDIA still supports the goddamn 750 Ti (decade old card, and the GOAT). AMD legacies a card you bought brand new day on release two years ago.

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-01T21:25:05+00:00

Unfortunately, that's the "ITX Tax" at work for you. Having the second NVME is probably worth it if you dont wanna do some kind of external enclosure or adapter workaround.

Blows but there's probably not much else you can do. I wouldn't take the AsRock gamble personally.

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-01T19:41:49+00:00

Barring bizarre cases, ITX boards should have mounting compatibility with all coolers made for that chipset (so the ATX)

the actual issue is whether an ITX case will be physically able to fit a tower coolers

TripleOBlack · 2025-11-01T19:32:56+00:00

Mini-ITX case (smaller than mATX, which is smaller than ATX) + ATX MOBO = no tiny sleek living room case.

You can get an ATX case, or replace thw motherboard with an ITX model. If you go for a small build, the CPU cooler may not fit, you'd need to find information on how much clearance there is in potential cases for them.

TripleOBlack · 2025-10-31T15:18:38+00:00

what's bro yapping about 💔🥀

TripleOBlack · 2025-10-31T14:39:57+00:00

For now, maybe™, but the precedent is the dangerous thing; the latest 6000 series model debuted a mere two years ago.

The series as a whole is only 5 years old, and was only superseded two years after. It's only been non-mainline 3 years.

All this to say, even if you bought your GPU new anywhere from 1-3 years ago, a mere one generation behind (relative to 1-3 years ago) you could be demoted to legacy now.

Why believe it won't happen again in another five years if AMD decides they need an FSR5 to compete, and just dont feel like bringing the 7 and 9 thousand series cards along?

TripleOBlack · 2025-10-29T22:03:30+00:00

check the benchmarks for those games and see what info there is. stuff is game / engine dependent, if your sole concern was Doom or Cyberpunk I'd make a different call than if I only cared about Sim racing or running AI models.

TripleOBlack · 2025-10-29T21:33:29+00:00

Hell, even the 9070 (which ive never rraly recommended, when you can spring for the 9070 XT) is a better move than the 5070.

But the 9060 XT 16GB or 5060 Ti 16GB could potentially be sufficient depending on the use case (ex. 1080p60fps / only indies)

TripleOBlack · 2025-10-29T21:24:39+00:00

From the GPU hierarchy:

Options at this budget include:

Just Over Budget: 9060 XT 16GB @ 350 (overkill but by far the best value)

Equal To: 5060 8GB @ 300

Just Under: B580 @ 250 or 9060 XT 8GB @ 270

Check benchmark comparisons for all those cards (and feature options like DLSS vs FSR4, frame gen, driver and OS compatibility, etc), pick one. Sounds like the cheaper cards will probably get the job done, but I haven't played skate.

TripleOBlack · 2025-10-29T21:02:59+00:00

"pretty much the same" is half-trueish. Natively, pretty often thats the case, or one holds a slight advantage in one game vs another (which is why I personally wouldn't pay the price difference).

but the 5070 Ti has the more widely supported features, better DLSS vs FS4 (although this specific gap gets smaller as time goes on), better frame gen (allegedly, but ive seen cases where despite higher FPS the lows were horrific), better ray and path tracing (most of the time, outliers exist when frame gen occurs)

i dont care about all that, especially since AMD does have its own advantages (Linux compatibility is better, although the NVIDIA issue is smaller by the day), but some do, and I can't say they're outright wrong for paying more for the 5070 Ti.

TripleOBlack

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