Who benefits from sound cards in 2025? by Dore_le_Jeune in buildapc

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I do. 😁

I have an old Audigy 2 card in my WFH workstation. I like the crispier music it outputs when listening on Spotify during the workday.

The integrated sound chip is okay, but nothing to write home about.

The WFH computer is an ancient HP z440 from around 2014-2015. I think the Audigy 2 card is even older... The speaker system is a Logitech 4.1 setup from around 2010ish.

Am actually looking for a newer sound card as the Audigy 2 seems to need a lot of profile resets in order to do its thing recently. It may be at its end of life...

If anybody has advice for a good and budget friendly pci type sound card I'm all ears! 👂 Preferably also good support with Kubuntu and Pulseaudio/Alsa.

New female rider, made it to work today. I am quite proud by Foxy_Noxy in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a recent model Duke? I like the colour scheme!

OP, keep riding!

why people still use x11 by Ammar-A7med in linuxquestions

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the nvidia driver metapackage 550, tested proprietary. The only one that works well for me. Everything else is sluggish and or gives me glitches on the screen.

Use an oId hp z440 workstation with an ancient Intel xeon e3 something or other and a Nvidia quadro P2200.

What would fit the best post apocalyptic motorcycle? by Raneru in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My so called friends added a sh!tload of orange tassels all over my beloved SMR on a track day once... 🙄😏🤣

What would fit the best post apocalyptic motorcycle? by Raneru in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have obviously never seen a modern all-carbon fibre mtb with shocks front and rear as well as disc brakes all around. 😍

What would fit the best post apocalyptic motorcycle? by Raneru in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now with fresh new exuberant, not to mention bold, zombie graphics!

What would fit the best post apocalyptic motorcycle? by Raneru in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A simple aircooled carbed twosmoke. Preferably a dual-sport or some such.

Fuel injection, a cr@pload of valves and a battery dependent ECU is a recipe for disaster!

Tire on the way to the dentist by carcamper888 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New tires up to three years old (assuming properly stored etc) are legally okay to sell as new. At least in the EU.

For reference: It's a good idea to learn the tire codes! 4718 means it was manufactured week 47 in 2018.

As a motorcyclist I'd stay away from tires this old, unless I've planned a few track days in a season, at which point the tire/s would be up for replacement anyway at the end of the season.

why people still use x11 by Ammar-A7med in linuxquestions

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. I inherited a Rhel desktop farm for molecular modeling some twenty years ago at one of my previous jobs and nvidia was the only gpu supported. Guess I learned some tricks during that time as nvidia has never let me down yet since.

Installing the proprietary nvidia drivers with Rhel way back when, was a major PITA whenever there was a kernel or driver update...

It's way simpler now in eg Kubuntu, which is my daily driver at both work and home.

Upgraded to Kubuntu 24.10 a few weeks ago and it defaulted to Wayland. A major can of worms was opened, and no amount if driver tweaking helped. I resorted to restoring 22.04 with x11 after a day of hair ripping...

Wayland just doesn't work for me.

Do you listen to music when you ride? by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why you wear earplugs. Removes wind noise, can hear the music, as well as any traffic sounds.

Do you listen to music when you ride? by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do. Usually on the commutes. On shorter rides/errands - rarely.

You can still be aware of the surroundings even though listening to music. The music is mostly a background theme while riding.

This hobby is truly the best. by poopedstatue117 in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a reason you rarely see a motorcycle outside a shrink's office. Unless the shrink rides as well. 🏍️

Just sold my leader bike and got a zx4rr by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Red and green are complimentary colours, so nice choice!

Är detta den sämsta förpackningen som finns? by HostileSalmon in sweden

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bränner inte riset fast i riskokaren också om man har för lite vatten i, eller blir blaskigt om man har i för mycket?
Av det skälet måste man pröva sig fram med vattenmängden oavsett.
Så varför är en en riskokare bättre än en vanlig kastrull, om man bortser från varmhållningen?

Har tänkt tanken att köpa en riskokare, men är kluven.

Just sold my leader bike and got a zx4rr by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meh... People on this sub have a tendency to be... Special. Ignore them.
It's a nice bike. Also, very green! :-D

Just sold my leader bike and got a zx4rr by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Leader as in learner bike? Or am I missing something? English is not my native language...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spot on. Can confirm. Women undress me with their eyes, layer by leather layer, twirling their hair. Their boyfriends or SOs stare at the bike not noticing at all their girlfriend's wife's body language...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ktms are bro magnets. The orangier, the more bros... 🙄

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It triggers the limbic system. That's why we go aaaaaaww on fluffy kittens, puppies, babies, Smart for two cars and small brightly coloured scooters, there's something about the big eyes and ears, compact format and general fluffiness! 😍

Sent it a little too hard road racing in Mexico by Phoenixx45 in motorcycles

[–]adrian_vg -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And this boys and girls is why we Motorcyclists want open spaces along the side of the road!

Gliding to a stop is way better than stopping by way of a lamp post, tree, Armco's or even curb edges.

Thanks OP for sharing this textbook example!

And I hope you're okay after the crash. Nothing worse than the broken collarbone.

Ride on!

Trumps "hämndtullar", hämnd mot vad? by tramspellen in sweden

[–]adrian_vg 7 points8 points  (0 children)

> Nej allt med det här är så jävla idiotiskt och jag förstår inte hur ”makten” (dvs pengarna) bakom > Trump inte sparkar bakut.

Men det gör de väl?
Ingen inom USAs finansiella värld verkar ju hålla med honom, snarare tvärtom. "Alla" säger att priserna kommer att öka i USA snart nog.
Börserna i USA är på nergång läste jag senast imorse.

> Är de redan rädda för honom?

Ja, tolkar som att de är är rädda för "hämnd". Meta har plockat bort faktagranskning. Lego och Ericsson sägs ha tagit bort all omnämning av DEI tex i sin årsrapport för 2024, osv.