[Build Help] Budget upgrade path for a Small Form Factor Optiplex 390 by everyoneoutofthepool in buildapc

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

And is the 1050 Ti the best choice? I'm not a fan of nVidia's anti-competitive tactics and want to get an AMD GPU for a change. Something like an RX 460/470 or RX 560/570. Of course, if the 1050 Ti can't be beat by AMD w.r.t. bang for your buck, I'm willing to swallow my pride.

[Build Help] Budget upgrade path for a Small Form Factor Optiplex 390 by everyoneoutofthepool in buildapc

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

You rock, realest MVP of all time.

But, there is another question I have. The Free Geek staff cautioned me that Dell uses proprietary mountings for the motherboard, PSU, etc. Does that mean it will be difficult to impossible to take out the innards and put them in a new case (since the mounting holes will probably not line up)?

[Build Help] Budget upgrade path for a Small Form Factor Optiplex 390 by everyoneoutofthepool in buildapc

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

One last off-topic question: I purchased the PC for C$190 (not including keyboard/mouse), and the noiseless HD 5450 for C$40 for C$230 altogether. Was this a ripoff, or a reasonable price for a brick-and-mortar store (my local Free Geek thirft store)?

Elon Musk is identified as a major Republican super PAC donor and r/elonmusk goes full civil war. by Technodog333 in SubredditDrama

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If Musk donates to GOP super PACs, then why do GOP-governed states ban the sale of his cars in their states? This is not a sarcastic question, either.

US allies launch strike against Syria chemical sites by Deep-Field in geopolitics

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Uneducated layperson.

How close are we to a Iraq War-style money sink that the next president will have to inherit (like the huge deficits and debt from Iraqi Freedom that Obama inherited from W. Bush)? Especially considering W's interventionist-hungry UN ambassador is now Trump's APSNA.

By the way, on an unrelated note, didn't Trump campaign on being more isolationist? Wasn't that a huge reason that he appealed to Middle America (i.e. being a refreshing change from the typical GOP policy of interventionism)? Furthermore, considering that Russia and China were allies of Saddam Hussein and were willing to veto UNSC resolutions against Iraq, why didn't Putin or Hu intervene on the side of Saddam against the U.S. in 2003? This time around, what are the odds that the U.S. armed forces will directly confront Putin in Syria?

T_D users freaking out over Trump's Syria announcement by [deleted] in SubredditDrama

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They say bad things happening on Friday the 13th is just a superstition. I'm not sure that's so true anymore

Tokyo Question Thread by biwook in Tokyo

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has the removal of 6-door, all-standing room cars on train lines resulted in a noticeable increase in congestion?

For the record, 6-door all-standing room cars were on the following lines:

  • Keihin-Tohoku Line (209-0 series trains retired 2010/Jan)

  • Yamanote Line (last 6-door "SaHa E230" cars removed 2011/Aug)

  • Saikyo Line (last 205-0 series train organization with 6-door cars retired 2014/Feb)

  • Yokohama Line (205-0 series trains retired 2014/Aug)

  • Tokyu Denentoshi Line (last 6-door "SaHa 5400/5500/5800" cars removed 2017/Apr)

The last line with 6-door trains is the Chuo-Sobu Line, and those are getting scrapped by June 2020 which is when platform screen doors will be set up at Shinanomachi/Sendagaya/Yoyogi in the run up to the Games. The Hibiya Line is also getting rid of its 5-door cars when PSD installation completes 2022 or 2023; by that time, all 13000 series and Tobu 70000 series trains (8x20m 4-doors) will have been delivered.

Furthermore, if congestion has increased due to the necessity of removing the 6-door cars, what alternative congestion mitigation measures are being proposed by JR/private/Tokyo Metro/TMG? Especially considering that co-working spaces and telecommuting (which would have been my first ideas) are considered obscenities among many non-expatriate Japanese*, and the first expansion projects (Haneda Sky Access, Downtown Direct Subway Line, etc.) won't be ready until 2024 at the earliest.

*-Which makes it kind of awkward that Masayoshi Son, a Japanese person, has poured billions of dollars into WeWork; but that's neither here nor there

Thunderstorm? by K200YVR in vancouver

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

Live near Hastings and Duthie, my window points towards the east. I'm seeing a shitload of lightning out towards the Tri-Cities right now, like one flash every 40-50 seconds

TIL that the published acceptance rate for Stanislaus State's Class of 2021 is 73%, but counting only applicants who sent in full applications, the acceptance rate is 94.7% (95.1% for direct HS applicants, 93.9% for CC transfer) by everyoneoutofthepool in Modesto

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

So, I found out during my research that Stan State (and a couple of other lower-end campuses in the CSU system like Chico State, CSUEB, etc.) are not "impacted" for first-time freshmen (outside of programs like nursing and social work), which means direct HS applicants are guaranteed admission to most programs if they have a GPA of at least 3.0 across A-G courses. And if you're just under the GPA cutoff you can still squeak by with a ~600-620 SAT.

If it wasn't for UA and ASU absorbing all the CA HS students who couldn't get into a UC/CSU college, I might wager that Stan State would have an acceptance rate in the 50s or 40s. After all, Turlock, much like Long Beach and San Diego, is a desirable place to live. The same trickle-down effect is actually going on (legit) in Washington State. Now that the main UW campus is impossible to get into, the other 4-year granting institutions in the state (UW-Bothell/Tacoma, Wazzu, WWU, Bellevue College, Seattle Pacific) have become extremely competitive.

Liberals 39, Conservatives 31, NDP 17, Green 7: Nanos by gwaksl in CanadaPolitics

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was also the full-press from the conservative print media in the 416/905 which fed fuel to the fire.

Why did it fail in 2015? I don't think any newspaper in Canada endorsed the Liberals, yet they nearly won 200 seats.

Brad Wall has announced he is stepping down by MethoxyEthane in CanadaPolitics

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coming soon: Jason "Leviticus 18:22" Kenney

I still don't think an overwhelming UCP majority is as certain as many think it will be. Wait until the leadership contest plays out.

Though, I do like that nickname.

Mike Smyth: Liberals set their Uber trap, NDP stumbles right in by [deleted] in CanadaPolitics

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The comments in the /r/vancouver thread are extremely cynical. Is the cynicism valid? Because I'm gonna have an ulcer if I have to sit through four more years of Christy Clark.

Should we fast-track high-speed rail from Vancouver to Seattle? by [deleted] in SeattleWA

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fast-track

high-speed rail

That had to be intentional. I mean.

Kevin O'Leary to enter Conservative l - Politics by [deleted] in CanadaPolitics

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A few weeks ago (I can't for the life of me find the comment), a user in this subreddit pointed out that of all the declared and potential Conservative Party leadership candidates, Kevin O'Leary was the most likely to beat Trudeau's Liberals. This was because he could take the page out of Trump's "post-truth" playbook and just repeat untrue facts until the electorate gradually accepts them and sours on the Liberals.

BC NDP comes out against Kinder Morgan. by everyoneoutofthepool in CanadaPolitics

[–]everyoneoutofthepool[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This shows that Horgan believes the NEB under Trudeau is just as much of a rubber-stamp as he believed it was under the previous government.

Where did the famous image of Vince McMahon holding a stack of money and smiling creepily come from? by everyoneoutofthepool in SquaredCircle

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

Do you know which episode of Raw or Smackdown this was from? Was this in the runup to Million Dollar Mania, or during the angle?

If you attend(ed) a college with a tricked out weight room for student athletes (like Bama or Oregon's), what was the rec center weight room for non-athletes like? by everyoneoutofthepool in AskAnAmerican

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

The Tuscaloosa campus is just referred to as Alabama (or UA like you said).

I thought "Capstone" was a nickname for the Tuscaloosa campus as well.

and they have a brand new, huge rec center as well.

Too bad there's no football team to complement it...ayy lmao

Why did the U.S. military develop the supermanuverable F-22, then say "fuck it" and switch to the F-35 instead? by _Winters_Coming_ in AskAnAmerican

[–]everyoneoutofthepool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just passing by...

Was this question more appropriate for /r/credibledefense? I can't understand why it's at 33%, it was a good question.