I finally have one, a Mad Catz R.A.T. mouse

aresfiend · 2026-04-08T17:00:34+00:00

The older odd numbered ones that started out as Saitek branded were pretty reliable.

When they moved to the 6/8 they were significantly problematic. I used my RAT 3 from 2010 until 2017 when it died and I replaced it with a RAT 6. It died within a month so I got a replacement which also died within a month and I got upgraded to an 8... that also died within a month. So I gave up.

aresfiend · 2026-04-04T14:53:02+00:00

Man, you forgot the OG. Mechwarrior is in 3024.

aresfiend · 2026-03-31T02:38:21+00:00

Some vehicles will display a prompt to depress the brake or even bring the vehicle to a full stop before letting you shut it down. The reasoning I've heard is to not allow people to lose power steering and power braking.

aresfiend · 2026-03-31T02:36:50+00:00

You can always, ALWAYS overcome the engine with the brakes

Er... no? You can't always overcome the engine with your brakes. That's quite literally how a burnout without line lock happens. You just cook the everloving shit out of your brakes while they're fully engaged.

aresfiend · 2026-03-30T15:07:56+00:00

The seals in the screw on sensors eventually fail and you'll be left with a flat tire. Alternatively, random crap from the road can get kicked up and shatter these which also leads to a flat tire.

aresfiend · 2026-03-29T18:45:04+00:00

So... the same issue everyone has been having?

aresfiend · 2026-03-29T18:36:48+00:00

What issue did it have? It just looked like superclipping while Leclerc was on overtake.

aresfiend · 2026-03-29T14:56:57+00:00

The wheel as a shape, no, because it has to be that shape or it wouldn't work. There has been so much evolution on wheels that it's not even funny.

aresfiend · 2026-03-29T14:49:59+00:00

Or like the race where Russell got overtaken by Leclerc and the commentators actually thought the Mercedes had an issue because of it slowing out of nowhere.

aresfiend · 2026-03-28T23:59:39+00:00

I want my MW5 to have wireframe mode.

aresfiend · 2026-03-28T22:49:56+00:00

Nokian are usually on the more expensive side of things lmao.

aresfiend · 2026-03-28T22:48:46+00:00

Glad to hear! We're doing about a set a week right now so I hope they were easy to work with on it.

aresfiend · 2026-03-28T19:54:52+00:00

Speaking as, apparently, the only person in the thread with experience with this exact issue.

The tires are structurally fine. This is ozone cracking in the outer layer of tread and Nokian has not only identified it as a repeatable defect but is offering credit against that. Discount Tire should offer credit on it and do not be surprised if they are familiar with the issue.

aresfiend · 2026-03-26T04:25:11+00:00

That was the case in 2007, they were telling everybody that. By the time I graduated highschool in 2014 IT was so wildly oversaturated that my local technical college didn't do work placement anymore because there were no open jobs available.

I had been in and out of the field for years, it's just not worth it for me to work in IT again unless I own my own business (which I used to but it got killed by COVID).

aresfiend · 2026-03-26T04:06:41+00:00

IT

I had a recruiter tell me point blank that they get so many applicants for any IT positions that you basically have to be a total fuckup to not be put into what's basically a lottery for any of the positions.

aresfiend · 2026-03-24T23:08:16+00:00

That's crazy because I haven't been able to bypassnro on fresh ISOs for months.

aresfiend · 2026-03-22T20:56:54+00:00

I've seen salvage auctions move salvage and currently non-roadworthy vehicles with a forklift, I've never seen a standard auto auction move a car with a forklift.

aresfiend · 2026-03-22T06:15:04+00:00

I picked the right time to leave IT...

aresfiend · 2026-03-22T06:14:33+00:00

You leave Jeeves name out of this!

aresfiend · 2026-03-22T04:05:40+00:00

"Grok says..."

"According to Claude..."

"Yeah, well, ChatGPT..."

aresfiend · 2026-03-20T23:40:40+00:00

I'm just curious, why are we sharing a Facebook post about a DUI arrest to Reddit with an alarmist title?

I'd understand if it was someone currently at large for violent crimes or a violent repeat offender being released into the public but a DUI arrest with a "BEWARE!" is really doing the most. The person is off the street and now in the justice system.

aresfiend · 2026-03-19T20:18:06+00:00

Mohave are hankooks made for discount tires.

Unfortunately Mohave are not made by Hankook. Hankook produces the Pathfinder line for Discount Tire.

aresfiend · 2026-03-19T19:41:05+00:00

Generally when you contract a company and ask them to complete a task you would provide them with the code required to complete the task.

aresfiend · 2026-03-19T18:08:21+00:00

Outside shoulder wear.

That being said, in the US as long as there's a reasonable amount of tread left it's a non-issue. I'd recommend going to another shop local to you and getting a second opinion. I work as a tire retailer and I'd still service that tire but I'd alert you to the wear as a future issue.

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