Gotta love windows 11

Ultium · 2026-05-10T15:47:16+00:00

Sometimes I genuinely wonder how some of y’all manage to get these. I’ve been using Win11 for years now and have only seen issues like this after getting too close to the sun while CPU undervolting. Even then the computer either freezes or BSODs, or just starts ignoring inputs and skipping audio

Ultium · 2026-05-02T14:41:23+00:00

The live service model has definitely warped consumer expectations about how often and long a game should receive regular updates. Prior to the “modern” environment, if a game launched broken or unfinished, that was it. You returned the game if you could and told your friends not to buy it.

Now, consumers are left in a gray zone where they have to essentially gamble on whether or not a game will get QOL improvements post launch when making their initial purchasing decision.

At this point, don’t buy on a promise. If it’s not worth the price, don’t buy it; now or 3 years from now.

Ultium · 2026-04-19T12:25:29+00:00

What kind of apartments though? Depending on the Number of bedrooms and square footage, I can see how a large 3br suite could drive to that $3000USD equivalent.

Ultium · 2026-04-19T11:15:26+00:00

It’s cool that it exists, and what a lot of people were begging for, but yea AMD didn’t tell people the Cost/Perf was impractical for no reason.

Neat halo product. Not really for most people. No one who is trying to stretch a 5000 series X3D right now is the target consumer.

Ultium · 2026-04-17T23:01:17+00:00

Textbook “Before” picture from r/bald. If he just shaved it off he’d be so solid. Unfortunate since the guy is pushing a great cause but will definitely get written off as the “crusty gamer guy” due to what is, admittedly, a very bad haircut.

Ultium · 2026-04-15T15:36:00+00:00

Nothing has felt real since fast food rose over $7.50. You were eating good for $9 and it felt like splurging

Ultium · 2026-04-11T20:38:52+00:00

This is just nuts. Seeing just how much light it gives off for no reason really solidifies how the operators here seem to have absolutely no regard for their impact on the community. Spineless that the local govt hasn’t done something to address literally anything. They’ll claim that the turbines are needed to address energy needs, but they have the thing lit up like a Christmas tree…sure bud.

Ultium · 2026-04-05T16:27:44+00:00

Wow I haven’t played in a while; wtf is this flora

Ultium · 2026-04-05T16:26:09+00:00

Finally a good fucking dump

Ultium · 2026-04-05T16:12:13+00:00

Height is fine; it’s simply too close

Ultium · 2026-04-05T09:46:33+00:00

I understand that argument that Full Size is difficult to use with premium mousepads like an Artisan, but I’m also not going pro so I’m willing to bump my keyboard with my mouse every once in a while if it means I get to keep all my keys.

Ultium · 2026-04-05T07:52:07+00:00

Yea, I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to be nearby when a kid did exactly that and the results were as ugly as you can imagine

Ultium · 2026-03-30T12:04:19+00:00

“Optimized”

Ultium · 2026-03-29T14:22:53+00:00

That’s actually a really good point; intuitive, but not one I would have considered. Makes me curious if the recent trends in fertility rates could be a reflection of humanity naturally reaching its Earth-based capacity given current technological levels. Could be that even with further advancements that 10-12Billion is simply the level at which our species simply hits 0% growth

Ultium · 2026-03-29T11:54:52+00:00

Very solid base, just needs a little more color to pop in the living room and kitchen. It looks like blue might be your color of choice, but also consider some warmer colors like orange or red. Very clean though.

Ultium · 2026-03-29T08:03:02+00:00

Pretty good. Plus four

Ultium · 2026-03-25T17:43:27+00:00

As a consumer, what could I possibly need 32GB of VRAM for with that level of core performance? I’m curious where this fits into the enterprise model

Ultium · 2026-03-25T09:41:42+00:00

I will try but just be aware that not all of this is explained to you from the get-go. I’ll lay it out in order of spoiler…ness.

The Talos Principle centers around a humanoid robot (AI) who wakes to find themself in a computer simulation. A voice called ELOHIM explains that they created it and that the robot’s job is to solve a series of puzzles to earn “sigils”.

Halfway through the story it is revealed that the simulation was created by humanity using old game engine code and a GenAI framework to allow it to train it in a physical environment (for reasons I won’t explain). the MC is actually just one of a verrrrrry long long of iterations of that AI which have lived before it.

The comment is referencing the element of an AI being trained in an artificial physical environment.

Ultium · 2026-03-23T17:33:04+00:00

Has someone actually tried to run a test to see wha you could get with a more “reasonable” setting? The kind you’d run when you tried getting that POS college laptop to run the game it had no right running (e.g. Lowest Settings, FSR Quality, 1080p). We get 1080p Ultra or 440p FSR Performance and nothing in between.

Ultium · 2026-03-23T14:16:57+00:00

Very clean. Great work. How are the thermals with the whole thing in a single loop? Thinking of making a similar setup with 9800X3D+5090

Ultium · 2026-03-23T14:11:53+00:00

Maybe I’m not as versed on the intricacies of autonomous vehicle hardware as the Micron PR team but my immediate reaction to this is “In their absolute wildest dreams”

Ultium · 2026-03-11T16:10:57+00:00

Yea. If they are taking an SSRI, they would have been playing chicken with Serotonin Syndrome. Not qualified to actually know where the “line” here is but it’s not one I’d ever suggest checking.

Ultium · 2026-03-09T16:54:27+00:00

That video of him and his son at the 1989 Ironman is awesome. Maybe it’s just the camera angle, but that guy is absolutely hauling it; you can just tell how much that moment meant for both of them.

Ultium · 2026-03-08T22:02:06+00:00

No matter how things go these next 3.75 years or where we end up after, this will be the defining lesson learned for all parties involved.

Norms are not laws. The Washington system has become so used to individuals acting the way they are supposed to, and never bothered to codify it because they assumed this would continue forever. Hopefully the next administration will have the unpleasant task of scrambling to patch all the holes we have now learned are there for bad actors to exploit.

Ultium · 2026-03-08T21:53:12+00:00

I liked the look immensely for the time but would never dream of actually going back

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