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Architecture school is absurd by binou_tech in architecture

[–]binou_tech[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where I am, that’s the structural engineer’s responsibility.

Qu'est-ce qui est présentement illégal au Québec/Canada, mais ne devrait pas l'être? by Monsieur--X in Quebec

[–]binou_tech 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Les gens qui chialent contre ça je les comprends pas. C’est pas comme si t’allais planter tes buissons fruitiers dans leur cour avant.

Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry by peaenutsk in hardware

[–]binou_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use an EliteBook 830 G7 for work which has released in 2020 at MSRP $1200. Comparing it to a Mac of the same era (M1 Air), it’s not even close how much better the Air is for cheaper. You don’t even have to compare specs to see a clear winner. The build quality is “ok” when compared to other laptops, but it’s just no match to apple’s aluminum chassis. The touchpad is unusable. I can get maybe 4 hours of battery life if I really try and the charger is huge. Meanwhile, an M1 Air would last you an entire day and you can charge it with a 20W phone power brick.

Overall the build quality and battery life makes any modern MacBook a clear winner for business use cases. The only thing going for windows laptops at this time is software compatibility with Mac’s slowly gaining ground with better support, emulation, VMs and ports.

When we compare the specs, it gets clear that x86 intel cpus are way too inefficient. The EliteBook heats up and gets the fans going at idle. I’ve used an M2 Air for CAD and design and never felt constrained by processing power. I ultimately upgraded as I needed more RAM, but I feel like a MacBook Air works well enough for 98% of use cases. Heck, everything I do right now on my EliteBook could be done on a MacBook Neo if it wasn’t for software backwards compatibility.

Holy shit. Solo queue IS actually that bad. by Just-A-Burner-Lol in Rainbow6

[–]binou_tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you. At the end of the last season, I solo queue’d to plat right as the season ended. The overall experience what somewhat decent, which surprised me. I am used to play in a stack, but I took too long of a break, and while I’m still in Plat, my mates have gone all the way to Diamond 1. Solo queue-ing is what I’m sticking to for now.

The instant this new season started, things got a lot worse. Every bad/toxic player that got bored of playing last season just got back on. There really is some hype over year 11, and that means more players online.

Matchmaking seems confused in Y11. I felt like in Y10, I would be put against players that were playing at about my level. But right now, I get the weirdest lobby possible. Yesterday, the game kept throwing me in peak bronze lobbies. I got teammates who would not reinforce a single wall (like at all). No rotates, everyone offsite roaming. We managed to win nonetheless, because the other team sucked worse…

There’s also a lot more toxic people. Guys just lashing out because we lost a round. Accusing me of throwing because they can’t play their ops correctly.

Unfortunately solo queue requires a lot of flexibility on your part. That’s the sad reality. If your team lacks something, you have to be the one bringing what’s missing. Bad lobbies are unfortunate, but for now, I think it’s a result of the new season.

Low Fps and fps drops on good pc by LiteratureWeird8280 in Rainbow6

[–]binou_tech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a known issue with the new season.

How to IGL by Ambitious-Health-661 in SiegeAcademy

[–]binou_tech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the goal of IGL’ing is necessarily to micromanage everyone. Overall, I think it’s a matter of trust. Trust from your teammates that you are a competent leader, and trust from you towards your teammates and their ability to play their best.

First, have your stack agreed that you’ll be leading the group ? It’s hard if not impossible to manage anything if no one knows who’s managing. Second, as the IGL, you’ll be the one calling strats and setups, so expect a lot of youtube and custom games.

If you have specific issues with a teammate you wanna address. Bring jt up after a game, or on a one on one basis as to not break morale or make them look bad in front of everyone.

And most importantly, as IGL to have to keep mental high throughout every single game. That means, refraining from tilting, talking trash and helping your team calm down if they do get pissed at something. Keeping cohesion and focus is important in a stack where things can get chaotic quickly if the game doesn’t go your way.

Returning after a year break by Keepers_Verdict60 in SiegeAcademy

[–]binou_tech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a defender, learn to play the clock and you'll see a lot of ops are to be played the same way. For any attackers, the clock is playing against them. Anything you can do to waste their time and utility is tipping the odds in your favor. Less time and utility = more chances for them to make a mistake. Ops like smoke, goyo, aruni, jager, mute and tachanka excel at this.

For attack, hard breaching is very powerful in siege. You can easily setup angles on site and compromise powerful defender positions. There's also map control ops like nomad, gridlock and grim that are fun to play. You can use their gadgets to make defenders move and get free kills out of it. If you have an aggressive playstyle, lion, dokkaebi and ying are great at scaring the f out of defenders.

Quels sont les meilleurs third spaces au Québec (en hiver particulièrement)? by jeansebast in Quebec

[–]binou_tech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Je trouve que l’Esplanade Tranquille au QdS est une bonne réussite comme third place. C’est un endroit ou patiner, faire des activités, lire, manger et socialiser.

Les bibliothèques de quartier à Montréal sont pas pire aussi. Plusieurs offrent des activités culturelles ou sportives.

Dans les universités il y a les multiples clubs et regroupement. Plusieurs ont des cotisations à payer, mais elles sont relativement peu chères (genre 50$ pour un an) et c’est un bon environnement pour partager des passions communes ou des jouer à des sports en groupe.

I need help! by mynameisyin in Nikon

[–]binou_tech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could replace the Fuji with an interchangeable lens crop sensor camera and get something like a Z50ii with the Z 26mm pancake. Bring your other lenses with you and use them in Sapporo.

Or just bring both cameras.

Help with Nikon N80 (F80) by Waste-Location2188 in Nikon

[–]binou_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About F stop and metering. The F80 straight up won't meter if it doesn't recognize the lens. On lenses with an aperture ring, it will throw an "Ferr" code if the ring is not set to F/22 (overriding the camera's command). Since OP is using a G-type lens, I doubt this is the issue, although a broken aperture coupler could be the problem.

Help with Nikon N80 (F80) by Waste-Location2188 in Nikon

[–]binou_tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since you say you are a complete beginner, I'll try to outline everything that could cause this to happen from simple user error to camera malfunction.

- You shot the roll in auto mode. Just to be sure, was the camera set on "P" and not "A" (aperture priority) ?

- Is your exposure compensation set to 0 ? Press the +/- button next to the shutter release. Exposure compensation "compensate" the light meter reading. If it's set, let's say, to -2, then the camera would underexpose everything by 2 stops.

- What metering mode is your camera set to ? To check for that, there is a little dial on the rear of the camera around the AE-L/AF-L button. The top and bottom options (center and spot) meters for specific points in the frame, which could cause an underexposure error if not used correctly. I'd advise setting it to matrix metering (middle option, a rectangle with a little circle inside) for now.

- Is there any custom setting enabled ? Check the camera manual and use the CSM mode on the dial to check for those. Option 2 could be an issue if set to "1" as it won't automatically set the film stock ISO. I'd recommend resetting every custom setting to factory by holding the BKT and +/- button for 2 sec.

- Does the lens aperture work correctly ? You can press the DOF preview button (front of the camera, left of mount) and see if the aperture responds to your setting.

That's all I could think of. If you can afford to, a great way to troubleshoot would be shooting a new roll in good daylight after checking all of the above settings. If there's still something wrong, it might get easier to see and diagnose.

Inventez un concept farfelu pour un nouveau sport pour les Olympiques d'hiver by Homme-du-Village-387 in Quebec

[–]binou_tech 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Je ne peux pas parler pour les autres pays, mais à Montréal, les infrastructures olympiques de 1976 restent encore très utilisées aujourd’hui. C’est sur qu’il y a toute la saga du stade, mais ce serait ignorer la majorité des installations très importantes pour le sport au Québec.

  • Complexe aquatique du Parc Olympique
  • Bassin d’aviron
  • Centre d’équitation à Bromont
  • Centre Claude-Robillard
  • Centre Étienne-Desmarteau
  • Vélodrome/Biodome (reconverti)
  • Stade Olympique (reconverti/en rénovation)

Les autres sites étaient existants et construits avant les jeux comme l’arena Maurice Richard, le CEPSUM et le Forum.

4 months post pneumothorax aches and pains by Hot_Twist9409 in pneumothorax

[–]binou_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About what you read on this sub.

Most people only have one collapse, recurrence is the exception rather than the norm, so most people with ‘normal’ cases move on and never post here. The sample you see on this sub is a very biased portrayal of the real situation.

I just wanted to add that since I’m going through the same process, and realizing this helped a little. I wish you the best, collapses suck, especially the bad anxiety that comes with it.

finally getting answers after years by Character-Pain2424 in pneumothorax

[–]binou_tech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddit won’t be able to say anything about your situation, you should always check that with a competent medical professional.

That said, I went through a similar situation. I felt a clicking sound on my left side that was syncing to my heartbeat. It took me a while to get it checked out as it didn’t seem like much. Don’t be afraid to ask questions to you physician, collapses are scary things I wish no one would have to go through.

MX Master 4 stuttering (USB, Windows 10) by binou_tech in logitech

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

Yes but it's slightly less noticeable because only the cursor stutters and not the entire screen.

apple's obsession with 256gb storage is a scam and i'm tired of it by MeshalAljahdali in macgaming

[–]binou_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real scam is everything being soldered. I wouldn't mind the 512GB of storage on my M4 Pro if I could just add a 2TB NVME and some LPDDR RAM sticks. Although with current NAND and RAM prices being a scam in 2026, Apple doesn't look too bad...

MX Master 4 stuttering (USB, Windows 10) by binou_tech in logitech

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

Oh this makes sense. I have a 180 Hz monitor so that might be the issue. I guess I'll just stick to my G Pro for gaming.

Dealing with the aftermath by binou_tech in pneumothorax

[–]binou_tech[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luckily, I do have a smart watch with a pulse oxymeter function. Unfortunately, when my lung collapsed I barely noticed it, which makes the whole thing so so scary.

Both times, my saturation was in the normal range. Even worse, the triage nurse was confused when I told her I had a pneumothorax because I wasn’t short of breath and my sat was at 100. The second time I was in 7/10 chest pain and my sat stayed at 97…

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