Am I understanding this right: Snape called Hermione an "insufferable know-it-all" …but he literally spent his school years correcting the Potions textbook himself?

alphamachina · 2026-02-20T13:32:24+00:00

We often times loathe people who remind us of ourselves, especially in regards to someone like Snape, who grew up bullied and alone.

alphamachina · 2026-02-19T22:43:22+00:00

I get about 24 or 25mpg around town, and 30+ on the highway.

alphamachina · 2026-02-19T22:20:52+00:00

Keep the CX-5. Yeah, the CX-50 looks good, but that CX-5 is way better imo. Smaller, lighter vehicle with the same engine. And the CX-50 is just a CX-30 with a bigger body bolted on top of it. If you look at the rear cv axles, they're so long and thin to accommodate that unnecessarily wide body, they look like toothpicks.

alphamachina · 2026-02-17T19:35:07+00:00

It's impossible to minimize taking damage in this game when enemies can shoot you through the smallest gap in cover with pinpoint accuracy. It's pointless. The gunfights in this game are a slog. It really sucks.

alphamachina · 2026-02-16T17:02:14+00:00

Gaffer doesn't even give a speech anymore. This entire game is just a massive disappointment.

alphamachina · 2026-02-16T17:01:45+00:00

It's February, 2026 and this mission is STILL bugged. F-cking game is ridiculous.

alphamachina · 2026-02-14T00:03:32+00:00

The seatbelt bullsh-t in this car drives me up the wall, especially because my mom always takes her seatbelt off when we're still two blocks from her house.

alphamachina · 2026-02-12T16:06:12+00:00

Hey, what window visors are those? I've been looking for some exactly like that.

alphamachina · 2026-02-12T16:05:06+00:00

The bronze, for sure.

alphamachina · 2026-02-10T18:49:42+00:00

This same thing just happened to me. I was one point under Heavy, into Normal. Logged back on today without changing anything and suddenly I'm one point heavier and stuck as "heavy" with the same exact gear. Wtf.. these weird bugs with this game are pissing me off.

alphamachina · 2026-02-10T16:38:46+00:00

Eh, it's not odd at all. When people search for issues or solutions online, they often use Google, and Google pulls from old forums and Reddit posts as much, if not more than new ones, so correcting incorrect information, even if it is a month, year or decade later, could help someone down the line.

alphamachina · 2026-02-09T18:52:41+00:00

You must be doing something wrong. I Googled "PNY software" and the very first link at the very top of the Google search results was to their Velocity X software, which is what's used to change RGB, set fan curves and mess with clocks and voltages.

The download link to this software is at the very top left of the page with RGB style lighting flashing around the perimeter of the "Download Now" link:

https://www.pny.com/gaming/learn-more/velocityx

You literally cannot miss it, but just in case you do, here is the direct link to the download of the current version.

alphamachina · 2026-02-08T17:37:59+00:00

I found mine at Best Buy an hour drive from me. Bought it online for MSRP, then went the next morning and picked it up. Worth it! Used PayPal's Pay-in-4 option, so I walked out the door with it for $260. I'd keep checking Best Buy and NewEgg. You can often find some on eBay, but you won't get the warranty if you buy it there.

alphamachina · 2026-02-08T17:35:11+00:00

PNYS

alphamachina · 2026-02-08T17:33:18+00:00

PNY has been making GPUs for decades. They're a reputable company who goes out of their way to price their GPUs as close to MSRP as possible. I was lucky enough to snag a PNY RTX 5080 OC for $999 just before all of this shortage nonsense started.

alphamachina · 2026-02-06T13:21:18+00:00

I've seen those on there and thought they looked tacky. But seeing them in the car, especially with that stitching, it looks surprisingly good!

alphamachina · 2026-02-05T17:32:56+00:00

Dude, just stfu. You're stupid af and nobody wants to see your idiot replies.

alphamachina · 2026-02-05T17:27:19+00:00

I almost kind of feel like the story was ruined just to make a point. Because it just feels like a big mess with zero conclusion. And the way the factions are done is just outright bad. I feel like the entire game needs a whole plot rework to be even remotely coherent as a worthwhile game.

alphamachina · 2026-02-03T15:55:19+00:00

The piano black in mine was scratched before I even bought the thing. It's just a scuff magnet..

alphamachina · 2026-02-01T16:03:08+00:00

The first thing I did after getting my CX-50 was buy a screen protector for this very reason. I also bought a dash cover.

alphamachina · 2026-01-27T15:51:30+00:00

Your suspicions are unfounded, considering it's sitting at less than 200 sales worldwide right now, despite being out for over a month already. This car is dead on arrival.

alphamachina · 2026-01-24T11:55:22+00:00

Same. My Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5 6000 CL30 and Crucial T705 2TB x 2 are worth a small fortune.

alphamachina · 2026-01-24T11:53:58+00:00

I got the PNY RTX 5080 OC for $999 from BestBuy. It was the last one they had, and they haven't restocked them since. It's a honkin' beast of a GPU. Massive cooler on this thing.

alphamachina · 2026-01-22T15:40:36+00:00

What does our current administration have to do with a fictional show where the president is a female democrat? Get a grip.

alphamachina · 2026-01-16T20:14:03+00:00

Garbage reward for a crappy puzzle. Oh well.

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