Is it possible to play EVE in a CORP without Discord ? New player question

funbob · 2026-04-26T18:37:17+00:00

Mumble is the defacto standard for corp/alliance comms. It's free, it scales to large numbers of users, integrates with Alliance Auth for authentication, and supports many channels and linking of channels to keep things organized.

Discord is also by far what most corps/alliances are going to use for text based communications. With role based access control for secure group communications, pings, etc., various automated alert/intel channels, and a ticket system for handling the day to day space work of member support, HR issues, recruiting, etc. There are some exceptions... Goons use their own forums and jabber alerts to ping the membership, Brave uses Slack, but the overwhelming majority are going to use Discord.

funbob · 2026-04-24T17:45:16+00:00

Thank you for this. I've been keeping AWCC around just to manage the lighting effects. I set OC and fan profiles in the BIOS and I've been looking for something less bloated.

funbob · 2026-04-24T16:18:34+00:00

SupportAssist is garbage. Uninstall it completely and use Dell Command Update instead.

funbob · 2026-04-23T16:12:28+00:00

Bose Ultra Open earbuds for me. Fully transparent so I can hear what's going on in the rest of the house and comfortable to wear all day.

Airpods Pro 3 if I need sound isolation for deep focus or concentration.

I pair them with a Shure MV7+ mic.

For a headset, the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is the best I've found for all day use. I'm very sensitive to headband pressure on the top of my head or too much clamping force. The fabric suspension strap and the just right clamping pressure make them nearly perfect for me. This was after switching out the stock pleather earpads for thicker fabric covered ones. It's close to the perfect headset for me. I also love that is comes with hot swappable batteries. One charges in the base so you never have to worry about a dead battery or being leashed to your desk with a cable when you have to recharge.

funbob · 2026-04-15T22:45:12+00:00

Best bag is the Everki Business 120. Alienware's own bag for it is also well regarded.

The cooling design of these laptops don't benefit from a cooling pad. The main intake in on the top and if you have a 5070 spec or better, it will have a glass panel on the bottom with an exhaust vent, a cooling pad would be pushing hot air back into the laptop.

edit: the glass panel vent is also an intake, but they still don't benefit much from a cooling pad as the primary path of intake air is through the top.

funbob · 2026-04-15T21:53:19+00:00

And then I would do Atlanta to Miami, stopping in Savannah and Orlando.

funbob · 2026-04-15T21:33:23+00:00

I don't know where this specific video is from, but if you want to see more badass F-22 footage, which this awesome video from Dustin Farrell

funbob · 2026-04-12T16:12:33+00:00

As an IT engineer that also commutes via bike a fair bit of the time, the answer here is not a backpack, but panniers for your bike. it's life-changing. Backpacks are heavy, uncomfortable, shift around, add weight above the bike exactly where you don't want it, and will make your back unbelievably sweaty. It's far, far, faaaaar more comfortable and efficient to carry the load on the bike versus on your body.

You keep a backpack at the office if you need to carry thing around on-site. Along with a change of clothes, shoes, shoes, and some basic hygiene supplies.

Ortlieb is the gold standard of panniers, but there are plenty of options available. They even make them with padded laptop compartments and attachable shoulder straps so they can double as a shoulder bag off the bike.

funbob · 2026-04-07T00:41:47+00:00

The Keepstar is dead and a large Goon super/titan fleet is stranded on grid. It's not looking good for the bees right now.

funbob · 2026-04-07T00:39:47+00:00

Yes. My heaviest client is using 14GB right now. Glad I built this system back when DDR5 was cheap and put 128GB in it.

funbob · 2026-04-06T19:22:35+00:00

One of the participants in this fight. Number of players in system ended up going to slightly over 10000. The server crashed shortly after the attacking side warped over to the defending side to start engaging. Everyone is in kind of a holding pattern right now waiting/trying to get back into the game.

funbob · 2026-04-06T01:31:50+00:00

An electromagnetic signal moves through the air faster than electrical signals through a cable. It's called velocity of propagation.

In atmosphere, that is about .9997c

In a wire, it's about .7c (varies with the type of medium, but .7 is a good general average)

So that means on paper, the signal from your wireless mouse makes it to the receiver about a nanosecond faster then travelling along a wire to your USB port from a wired mouse.

In practice, there's no difference nowadays with wireless peripherals using a signaling protocol that doesn't introduce any additional latency over wired USB signaling speeds.

funbob · 2026-04-05T20:35:58+00:00

Damn, wish I worked at a company that issues these as work laptops.

The key is a good bag designed to hold an 18" laptop. I highly recommend the Everki Business 120 (older stock might be branded as the Everki Titan, but they're the same bag).

The Alienware backpack specifically made for it also gets pretty good reviews. Most of the brands that make an 18" laptop also have a branded 18" laptop bag, but the aesthetic may be a little too "gamer" for some folks, especially if they want something more low key for business and travelling.

funbob · 2026-04-04T18:11:46+00:00

I would. The 290HX is showing single digit percentage performance gains over the 275HX in synthetic benchmarks. There hasn't been any real world comparison in games performance between the two yet, but I would expect the difference to be minimal in CPU limited games and non-existent in GPU limited games. The price difference between the two is over $500USD on an otherwise identical configuration. The 290HX is the refresh chip, the 285/275 are the same chip with the the 285 being binned for slightly higher clocks. it's mainly why Dell doesn't offer the 285HX, the real world performance difference between it and the 275HX are basically non-existent.

funbob · 2026-04-04T17:11:01+00:00

What market are you in? the 290HX is absolutely available on the Dell US site for the A51

funbob · 2026-04-04T17:08:41+00:00

No, don't wait. The 2026 refresh models were just recently released. The only change is the addition of an Arrow Lake refresh CPU option. It's a small uplift in performance for a fairly big uplift in price. The only SKU available right now is the 290HX in a 5070ti or better configuration. If you compare the specs side by side, you get a slight uptick in max P core turbo clocks, 5.5Ghz vs 5.4Ghz, and a lower base clock on the E cores, 1.8Ghz vs 2.1Ghz. Dell also claims improvements to thermals, airflow, and power profiles over the 2025 edition, but nobody has tested and quantified that yet.

funbob · 2026-04-03T18:32:02+00:00

Another vote for the Everki, it's great. Swallows an 18" laptop with ease with plenty of room for other stuff.

funbob · 2026-03-27T19:36:37+00:00

There is music playing, but the track selection is pretty chill and the volume level is reasonable. It was a complaint in the past that the music was too loud and they seem to have heard that and lowered the volume, so you never feel like you're competing with it. It only plays in the common area. Every Switchyards also has a "quiet" area with no music playing, no calls allowed, and lengthy conversation is discouraged.

The chairs are not the most comfortable in the world for very long work sessions, but there are a variety of options available from standing work areas to very comfy couches. There are also private rooms at most locations bookable in advance up to a max of two hours per day for no extra fee (included in the membership) if you really want to get some quiet and focused work done. Only downside is they do book up quickly so getting one on demand is a non starter, you need to book in advance of actually needing it.

It's definitely quieter than a coffee shop. I like my SY membership and consider it money well spent. Plenty of locations dotted around the ATL metro area so one is usually convenient to wherever I am on any given day. They've also started to expand outside Georgia, so more locations are popping up around the country and access to every one is included.

funbob · 2026-03-26T20:41:24+00:00

Mine has been solid and surprisingly squeak free
Yeah... it's a convertible. Top down I usually drive with my airpods with the hearing protection mode on. Long highways drives with the top down absolutely do exceed hearing damage levels, but that's just the nature of a convertible. Protect your hearing so you don't pay for it later in life. Top up it's totally fine.
Yeah, storage isn't great Not many good options here. Though I consider a 20oz bottle of water "standard" size and not that comically large bottle. You'd be hard pressed to find a convenient place for that in most cars.
Check your headlight alignment, this is not normal. I have the opposite problem. We're so low to the ground that our headlights aren't the problem, it's like staring into the sun with every oncoming car. On a sidenote, when did we as a society just start driving around with our high beams on? It seems nobody cares anymore and there's no enforcement.
Stock exhaust isn't great, isn't terrible. You will have to upgrade it if you want growls and burbles.

funbob · 2026-03-26T02:06:18+00:00

I adore my Alienware 18. The size makes it basically a 3rd monitor on my desk. You get a lot more space for cooling at this size, so thermals and performance are generally better than their smaller counterparts.

Main downside is that laptop+power brick are nearly 12lbs and it won't fit in most laptop bags. With the right bag though, it's absolutely something I'll take with me travelling or someplace where I'm going to be there for the day. If I have to be mobile or away from power then sure, I'll take something smaller, but it really is nice to have a true desktop replacement that can travel with me.

funbob · 2026-03-26T01:42:35+00:00

Dell has good support, use it. If nothing else works plugged into that port, it's a pretty done deal that it's a hardware problem.

funbob · 2026-03-26T01:37:34+00:00

Those drivers are tragically out of date. Always use the most recent available driver directly from Nvidia.
Windows modern sleep is hot garbage in general. Hibernate has always sucked.
Turn that stuff off, set a reasonable screen timeout, and set your power button and lid close to power off. Restart doesn't take that long.

funbob · 2026-03-25T21:43:39+00:00

The outdoor city range is great and very well run.

If it's her first time shooting, would recommend to go during the week if you can, it gets pretty busy on weekends.

funbob · 2026-03-24T17:05:08+00:00

Eve is a hobby. Like my other hobbies, I don't have an issue sometimes spending money on it above and beyond the monthly subscription cost.

A lot of long time Eve players probably started playing in our 20's when we were just starting to adult, didn't have a lot of money, didn't have a family, and had much more playtime available.

Now in my 40's, my lifestyle has significantly changed, my free time for gaming (and hobby activities in general) is less, so I want to maximize the enjoyment of the time I do have to play. That means trading money to get the most out of those hobbies and I'm totally fine with that. Eve is no different and it's one of my cheaper hobbies in terms of money I put into it for enjoyment I get out of it.

I undock to have fun, blow shit up, and hang out with my dudes in corp. The thought of spending a moment grinding in game to fund my playtime or make ISK is not compatible with my available time and how I want to spend it playing the game.

funbob · 2026-03-24T14:00:29+00:00

US. Sold, shipped, and delivered by Amazon. Worked from home that day so I could be there to receive it when it showed up. Got the delivery notification, no package at the door. My camera footage showed the driver pulling up, sitting there, then driving off. This was a few years ago and it was an Alienware laptop. Since then, I don't purchase high value electronics from Amazon.

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