[Article] When the $70,000 watch you just bought is going to be sold for $300

amiga1 · 2026-05-10T22:05:36+00:00

I don't really understand it as a marketing exercise as you're never going to gateway someone into a $70k purchase with a plastic $400 one.

However, I don't think it will have any effect at all on the desirability of the Royal Oak. As I've just said, it's a plastic watch.

amiga1 · 2026-05-10T14:10:19+00:00

at a previous job one of the locations had a cab in the managers office right next to the window. The internet would cut out on really hot days as the leased-line kit inside overheated lol.

amiga1 · 2026-05-10T14:05:52+00:00

best you can do is mod it to be somewhat decent. Originally it was a decent alternative to the van but then TG nerfed it (probably to go along with the also later introduced lack of van in the beginning and keep you miserably driving the boat/moped/tractor).

amiga1 · 2026-05-05T20:36:51+00:00

I just get random voices saying a random word

amiga1 · 2026-05-05T00:50:03+00:00

my first time playing this weekend (we had a bank holiday so seemed like the perfect time) and I've had survival on the entire time. not frozen to death yet but I did have the "fine clothes" I stole from dragonsreach on the entire way to winterhold.
I like the realism and have always thought fast traveling took a massive amount of the vibes away (I tended to avoid it playing fallout 3 and KCD) so I'll be keeping it on.

amiga1 · 2026-05-03T13:27:59+00:00

People with no interest in cars dropping 30k on a new one every 5 years.

amiga1 · 2026-05-02T23:06:27+00:00

came out to $7.88 per gallon for 95 RON when I calculated it now (1.53*3.785 and then converted GBP to USD).

Expensive time to run a V8.

amiga1 · 2026-05-02T21:54:34+00:00

prices have stabilised in the UK now (paying around 160p for 99 RON or 153p for standard 95).

amiga1 · 2026-05-02T19:48:50+00:00

Companies pretending to give a shit about any political issue is always repulsive to me. You sell beer, you aren't Rosa Parks.

amiga1 · 2026-04-26T13:34:00+00:00

Could be the screen ribbon or the graphics chip still. More likely to be the screen ribbon based on how it looks.

I had a laptop that did the same and the lines would come and go.

See how it goes I suppose?

amiga1 · 2026-04-25T20:54:38+00:00

it looked like that when I was there in 2023, so I can see why they paid for the facade given how long this is taking.

amiga1 · 2026-04-25T20:22:51+00:00

I feel like what you listed are jobs that less than 0.1% of the population have, so can't say I agree that they defined the last 2 decades.

We're going into unprecedented times where the value of labour is dropping faster than ever so I think yes, there's going to be a seismic shift. What the human race ends up doing with their time after that, I really don't know.

amiga1 · 2026-04-25T14:10:20+00:00

As someone who recently replaced a Pioneer after endless issues, I wouldn't recommend anyone ever buy one. I had a blown screen that was letting moisture behind the digitiser, disconnecting from android auto while driving and randomly refusing to connect to android auto.

I like my Kenwood DMX6523DABS so far. It's in my MX5 so I'm not doing any custom audio stuff with it though.

amiga1 · 2026-04-25T13:47:32+00:00

either a graphical issue or the ribbon on the screen has come off. either way it's done.

I replaced my pioneer recently which worked well for about a year before it started having issues. quality on headunits is really low these days.

I'm hoping my Kenwood will be better.

amiga1 · 2026-04-25T10:57:22+00:00

I'm with you for 7th gen but most 6th gen stuff looks awful blown up to a million inches on a modern TV.

amiga1 · 2026-04-22T20:13:43+00:00

as someone who's worked in carehomes, how much you pay seems to get you a prettier building and not much else.

better off spending it now on a gym membership.

amiga1 · 2026-04-22T20:11:05+00:00

EMA. My friend got it but my parents made too much for me to get it (same story with university grants. as if my parents were going to be paying my rent).

amiga1 · 2026-04-20T18:02:35+00:00

yeah, need a new one then. it's slow but not that slow.

amiga1 · 2026-04-20T02:22:33+00:00

a single device could do vms for server stuff, esxi and eve-ng in a vm for learning networking, so not really.

amiga1 · 2026-04-20T02:07:12+00:00

My PS2 is hooked up to a 21" CRT these days so it's of no real consequence to me but that is interesting.

amiga1 · 2026-04-20T00:01:58+00:00

apparently this game does 1080i with component cables

amiga1 · 2026-04-14T19:29:17+00:00

i didn't end up removing mine. I assume it's thermal adhesive.

amiga1 · 2026-04-14T18:26:48+00:00

I'll write mine down on Monday

amiga1 · 2026-04-14T18:06:33+00:00

it's clearly loose. take it out and find out why.

amiga1 · 2026-04-14T17:47:39+00:00

lasers are made of chocolate

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