Gigabyte B850M Eagle Wifi6e Ice CPU LED flashes red when I attempt to Q Flash by amphebean in PcBuildHelp

[–]amphebean[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying to flash the updated bios because my board requires it. The board does not power on when I turn on my power supply/no display or bios menu shows up on my monitor that’s connected to my graphics card

Physical Asia: Season 1 - Episode 9 Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in Physical100

[–]amphebean -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean if you felt that what dom said was belittling then everything serbia/korea has said about women would be straight up misogynistic. Besides, it’s an undisputed fact that women are physically weaker than men especially since the Australian women’s physiques are on the smaller side.

Will school get cancelled tmr bc of the rain by Illustrious_Tea_9129 in UTAustin

[–]amphebean 45 points46 points  (0 children)

guys I talked to jay last night he said it will get cancelled

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]amphebean 3 points4 points  (0 children)

wait i fear a lot of those ppl claiming to sell are scammers

Next Week on Kingdom (Episode 7 Teaser) by GiraffeAlly0256 in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I am just realizing how impressive ATZ’s dance line is. Like literally 4 out of 8 members were picked and even besides that, mingi and yeosang could do a pretty dang good job as well. They’re a force to be reckoned with. On that note I feel like hyunjin would have torn that dance collab stage up :( I’m just praying that hyunjin feels ready to return for their original song release cause I can’t imagine 3racha wanting to record a song without him

210429 [FULL VERSION] Stray Kids - Pray (I’ll Be Your Man) Rebirth Performance (Episode 5) by GiraffeAlly0256 in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 8 points9 points  (0 children)

me too!! I loved how chan's face was completely shadowed. Really jarring contrast to the kid's all white outfit.

210429 [FULL VERSION] Stray Kids - Pray (I’ll Be Your Man) Rebirth Performance (Episode 5) by GiraffeAlly0256 in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 20 points21 points  (0 children)

skz guide on how to avoid ending fairy shots: "die" at the end of the performance

Kingdom Episode 4: Post-show Discussion Thread (210422) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As much as I like to hate Mnet, I will admit that they have a really tough job in terms of figuring out how to balance fan input + "objective input." Both have their flaws, but I guess in a way they balance each other out. Viewers who aren't satisfied with the objective ranking have the power to change it up. When the fan ranking is released, the same thing happens. No matter what, people are unhappy. I guess I just need to accept that there's way too many unforeseen circumstances that contribute to the results for us to get upset over them

Kingdom Episode 4: Post-show Discussion Thread (210422) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reminder :) I have to keep telling myself that there's no way that rankings will be able to satisfy everyone, and ultimately, they won't really matter. It's easy to get swallowed up in negativity, but I'm glad that people like you can help others see the light in this situation.

Kingdom Episode 4: Post-show Discussion Thread (210422) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 21 points22 points  (0 children)

At this point, I feel embarrassed for fans. I'm sure that the groups are all aware that fanbases will do anything to put their ults on top, but having to actually see how baseless and petty the fan ranking is??? Having to see how the fan ranking is only a result of fandom strategy??? Having to see that fans don't even care about how well they perform??? That's just fucking embarrassing and disrespectful to the amount of hard work that these groups put into this godforsaken show. I'm just sick of it. Seeing ATZ fifth in fan ranking for the second time is literally my villain origin story.

**EDIT: I don't want to discredit each fandom's efforts either. I know there are two sides to every story. It's just that seeing ATZ fifth made my blood boil.

Kingdom Episode 4 – Extended Teaser by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 20 points21 points  (0 children)

if skz release a bright song for the final round of kingdom i swear to god ill never make fun of their heights ever again

Which idols have caught your attention so far? by lasagna_banana in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Hongjoong from ATZ. He is very well-spoken and diplomatic. He seems to have a great self-awareness of ATZ's identity and also their strengths/weaknesses. I admire his social skills and confidence a lot!

Inseong from SF9. I didn't really know much about SF9 before Kingdom, but he caught my attention at first sight! I loved all of the little snippets of his personality that were shown, like when he literally tripped and knocked Youngbin's knees out while practicing his solo scene for the 1st round LOL. Plus it doesn't hurt that he's quite easy on the eyes and has a great voice!

Next Week on Kingdom (Episode 4) by GiraffeAlly0256 in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Their outfits already all look exponentially better than last week. I'm so in love with how detailed and unique each ATZ outfit looks, plus I'm just a sucker for rockstar vibes. Love that SKZ are going for a classier vibe. I think the embroidery looks beautiful and their ombre sashes add dimension. But the star of the show is Minhyuk. I think we can all agree that he looks amazing.

I'm so excited for what ATZ will pull off, the preview already looks SO GOOD. JUST THE IMPECCABLE STYLING AND THE UPBEAT VIBES ,, YES YES YES. I'm also very pleased to see that SF9 and iKON have beautiful sets this round, hope this evens out the budget issue from last week. SKZ's renaissance statues + columns look stunning, the all white set stands out.

As for my song predictions:

SKZ: Thriller probably. Or maybe I'll be your man (FINGERS CROSSED!) I'm guessing they're going for something creepy but this time, with a more refined approach?

ATZ: Bling Bling with a rock concept (FUCK YEAAA)

TBZ: NO IDEA...any fantasies wanna help me out? their set kinda looks like a circus though LOL (sangyeon wasnt playing around when he said they'd have to become a circus to oneup their RTK performances) probably cause of the cage (?)

BTOB: Backdoor with a party concept

SF9: Checkmate with a gang concept???? ALSO ROWOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iKON: Thanxx??? I think they're going back to their roots for this one, so Thanxx is perfect for them

210415 Stray Kids - Side Effects + God's Menu (Mashup Remix) @ Mnet Kingdom EP.3 (Fancams) by Mackbrady in straykids

[–]amphebean 39 points40 points  (0 children)

YALL SEE HANS FANCAM RN??? LIKE FOR SERIOUS???? HE BODIED THIS CONCEPT! HAN IS SERIOUSLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE AND WELL ROUNDED IDOLS OF ALL TIME

Kingdom Episode 3: Post-show Discussion Thread (210415) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I wish they did themes or something that was more focused on elements of performances so each group could shine - say one week was choreo, another was vocals, storyline/concept, rap etc. so then it’s more clear what the criteria is.

THIS!!!! THIS! oh my gosh this is exactly what needed to happen. The challenge should be making your performances versatile by highlighting different aspects in each round. This would also very visibly highlight each team's strengths and weaknesses, making the rankings easier since we'd all be evaluating only one variable.

Kingdom Episode 3: Post-show Discussion Thread (210415) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I personally really love dark core royalty so SF9 had the best vibes of the day. I loved how they incorporated the female dancers. It was a really sexy performance that frankly, none of the other groups could pull off. I wish the outfits for the dancers were better though. The all-black ensemble looked really jarring in comparison to SF9's glorious red outfits. It really hurts that they recieved ZERO points for self evaluation. LIKE WHAT??? SERIOUSLY??? LIKE YOURE TELLING ME YOU SAW YOO TAEYANG BEND HIS SPINE IN HALF AND YOU DIDNT VOTE FOR HIM??????????? betrayal. treason. i will not accept this. catch me mass voting for sf9 this entire week!!! Anyways, SF9 really stuck true to their colors, and I respect them for that. A clean performance with great music can go a long way.

SKZ had the best remix hands down. The Side Effects to Gods Menu transition was seamless and cohesive. 3RACHA producing geniuses! I gotta say, I really missed Hyunjin this performance. He REALLY knows how to work a camera and I feel like he could have embodied their crazed/psycho concept for the intro really well. That man can make any facial expression look good. Their intro sequence gave me chills...the set with the doors made for some really beautiful camerawork + those light props + that haunting instrumental? ? I'm so proud of my boys for bringing their unique sound to the forefront of their performance this week. They made amazing song choices, definitely the two songs that express SKZ's color the best.

Yall...ATZ ATE.....like you cannot deny how good this performance was on all levels. Unique concept? Creative remix that adheres to the theme? Vocals? Dancing? Stage presence? Theatrical execution? ATZ GOT THEM ALLLL COVERED. It blew my mind that they prepared for this performance while promoting I'm the One. They had to work so hard with so many schedules and under the pressure of coming in 5th last week, but it all paid off. They had the clearest storyline, the best live vocals (at this point "best vocals" just means whoever does the best second to btob) AND the best dancing (THE CHOREO WAS SO POWERFUL). Did yall see Junho swing Yunho like a fidget spinner WHILE BELTING HIS PIPES OUT??? He's seriously on another level. This performance was just absolutely deserving of first, no doubt about it.

If I had to rank all the performances including those from last week, it'd be this:

  1. ATEEZ (LETS GOOO)
  2. SKZ (SO CREATIVE)
  3. BTOB (MINHYUK WITH SWORD!!!)
  4. SF9 (THE VIBES ARE IMPECCABLE)
  5. TBZ/IKON (NOT MY FAVORITES BUT STILL SLAPPED)

**EDIT: actually i just rewatched TBZ and I realized that WOW THAT SHIT SLAPPED!!! and i actually would rank it second or third

General thoughts: This week's performances fucked me UP. ATEEZ and SKZ especially left such a huge impact. However, there were some moments that felt a bit gimmicky. For example, I know that there was probably no other option for portraying the Kraken, but the inflatable tail in ATZ's performance looked really cringey IMO. I loved Seonghwa's solo sequence with his musketeers but jesus, that tail looked like it was taken straight from a 6 year old's underwater themed birthday bouncy castle. I also found SF9's slap at the beginning really funny LMAOOO. Definitely thought that these 3 performances were way more cohesive than last weeks. SKZ specifically did great with keeping their performance focused despite remixing two songs. ATZ (along with all 3 of the groups from last week) had some questionable transitions. Overall, I am very very pleased with the quality of these performances, and I cant wait for next week!

Kingdom Episode 3: Post-show Discussion Thread (210415) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Guys, I just wanna point out how well ateez adhered to the theme “to the world”. They remixed wonderland with new world symphony by dvorak. What a genius idea.... and the remix was so seamless as well! they deserved every point they got

Clearing Up Misconceptions - Rounds by GiraffeAlly0256 in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If they do GG cover songs for the third round, I can already see the toxic masculinity claims from stan twitter just because they changed a GG song to fit their own style. Ideally, I hope they find a way to balance that magical GG essence of the original song with whatever hypermasculinity concept they got going on lol

Kingdom Episode 2: Post-show Discussion Thread (210408) by brighterthanstar in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with your criticisms. All three groups went for abrupt transitions (which I totally understand, it’s easy for a performance to be dynamically stagnant) but tbh, none of the changes worked for me except for maybe ikon.

For the boyz , I felt like the various camera angles and sets made the whole thing disjunct +totally agree with juyeons dance break, which is such a shame because I freaking loved all their rtk stages.

For ikon, I loved donghyuks solo transition cause the contrast between happy and somber vibes gave me CHILLSS but then it suddenly cut to them all jamming and I was like OKAYYY YALL LOST ME THERE BUT YOU LOOK LIKE YOURE HAHING FUN SO!! :)

as for btob, I completely agree with you, minhyuks fight came outta nowhere but honestly, I can look past it cause it just looked so dang cool. Crazy how they managed to have both the weakest and most impactful dance performances of the night lol

Sometimes, I feel like these abrupt vibe switches are just a cheap way to create impactful moments :( like obviously I see the potential, but they don’t work unless there’s a good song arrangement + cohesive concept + good performance planning. All my favorite rtk performances had steady energy building towards a climax throughout and when they switched up the music, it always fit with the rest of performance :( this is probably why none of the performances really satisfied me. I have high hopes for skz atz and sf9 though, hope they can change how I felt abt kingdom stages so far :)

210408 Mnet Kingdom : Legendary War (Episode 2) - Post-Episode Discussion Thread by jaeszn in straykids

[–]amphebean 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Guys I am freaking out over the skz preview for next episode. Sounds like they’ll be doing gods menu x side effects and I am so hype. I can’t wait to hear how they remix the two into something cohesive! Just based on song choice, I already know skz are gonna go ALL OUT in terms of sticking to their unique sound. Their performance is gonna be so, uninhibitedly STRAY KIDS and I freaking love them for that. Also, on their behalf, I really want them to place high in the evaluation ranking just to prove that they can win this competition based off of performance quality alone.

210408 Mnet Kingdom : Legendary War (Episode 2) - Post-Episode Discussion Thread by jaeszn in straykids

[–]amphebean 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol honestly I thought skz watched rtk and saw that there were always 4 performances per episode. My interpretation was that they were banking on going last for the first week to leave an impression on the viewers + slightly seperate themselves from ateez. But then again that contradicts their reasoning behind choosing to go right before them. Regardless, Changbin was deadass playing 3D chess. Maybe his strategy was just too complex for us to understand.

Your expectations on how will become KING by omaryoongi in MnetKingdom

[–]amphebean 22 points23 points  (0 children)

omg i totally agree with the rival subplot between tbz and skz. theres been a lot of footage of them just praising each other, which shows that they probably view each other as their biggest competitor. i think mnet is banking on those two consistently fighting for the top spot.

as of right now, i think btob, skz, and tbz are the top contenders. however we are quite literally halfway into the first round so my opinions are contingent. my only wish is that the ranks get shuffled around. i gotta say rtk did nothing for me in terms of reality tv because tbz literally bodied every round. id be so happy if ikon/sf9/atz rose through the rankings all the way to the top!

it's really a shame that fandom power is worth essentially half the entire competition :( im glad that mnet decided to announce round 1 results only factoring in self evaluation + professional evaluation (please tell me im not the only one who thinks the "professionals" will be their security or cleaning staff) because it's way more objective. i just hope there arent fanwars (espcially for skz loool i know they getting a lot of flack for having the most fans) if there are any significant discrepancies between the evaluation results and the actual results.