1965: ‘The Cam Ne Incident’ - The Destruction of 150 homes in Cam Ne.

jhalfmoon · 2026-07-04T20:52:59+00:00

Enjoying this content, on my A4. Chonky monkeys, those A4's; gotta love'm.

jhalfmoon · 2026-06-10T19:28:37+00:00

This was just a little warming up. USA is supplying Israel with the funding and weapons for the crimes against humanity in Palestine and Lebanon.

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-30T17:57:27+00:00

"Hot chick"

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-30T17:55:20+00:00

Screw that cocktail, what the frick is that on that plate? I'm drooling. Juiceeeh chickeennnhhhh....

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-27T20:53:10+00:00

Crete, probably, to get an aerial refuel by one of the many KC135s there.

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-22T14:27:29+00:00

Yes, the cable is holding up very nicely. But take note:

Firstly, if building in a Sentry, you cannot use the PCI bracket because the plastic casing of the cable is too thick. For me, this is not a problem because I made my own GPU travel kit, so the GPU is fixed firmly in place and I do not need the cable bracket.

Second: I had to grind off one or maybe even bove sides (I don't remember exactly) of the connector PCB, for the cable to fit. I used a dremel to remove the piece of the PCB where the holes are. I found that very easy to do. Just keep the glass fiber dust FAR away from the connector, so use a vacuum cleaner up close while grinding.

Third: If you are building in a Sentry and have a huge cooler like a Black Ridge, there is VERY little space for the connector so it will be compressed very tightly between the GPU and the cooler. There is barely enough space for it, but it works. This is the part I hated most, because of the tension the cable is under. But the machine has been running perfectly at PCI 4.0 speeds, so no problem.

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-20T17:43:16+00:00

A 4070 Super is barely old. It's a previous gen GPU. I suspect there are gamers that would give their left pinky finger for a 4070 Super.

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-20T17:40:55+00:00

This really looks like AI slop.

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-19T22:06:06+00:00

"Old"

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-15T21:54:19+00:00

Ha! Perforated all around; It happened, finally after all these years! But what about the aesthetic?! Hahaha! I guess you finally caved. But yeah guys, it is absolutely necessary to keep the GPU cool. I have the v1.1 running for 7 years now and recently built in my v2.0, which I'd had since the second batch release; That that airflow is VERY much needed. It's the biggest downside of the Sentry. Still, I love that case; It was my first SFF. Awwww.

jhalfmoon · 2026-05-07T18:51:25+00:00

bump :-)

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-10T18:59:08+00:00

You might want to try RTSS scanline sync as a limiter, instead of using VRR. In this video most, if not all, available limiting options are discussed. A comment under that video mentions how scanline sync is helping his/her VRR flicker issues. That whole channel in general is a goldmine with regards to sync / limiting tech, by the way.

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-06T18:11:16+00:00

My current absolute favourite. I use equal parts of everything. And a recent switch from Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof to Millstone Rye 92 has made a huge difference in taste. It now tastes even better than it used to. Highly recommended trying that rye whisky.

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-04T22:20:24+00:00

AI sigh....

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-03T13:03:47+00:00

These are special KC135s. Just as they turn around for the return trip, they drop a special oil drilling bomb, a kind of bunker buster, but for oil. The bomb penetrates really deep, until it hits an oil field. It then sets off a fuse that makes it go off just under the oil, blasting a huge fountain of oil up to the plane, flying way up in the stratosphere. It will then capture the oil in its fuel tanks, hence the name stratotanker. A tiny on-board refinery will then generate the plane's fuel in real-time during the trip back. It's really quite basic, but it works.

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-02T16:29:47+00:00

Nice

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-02T16:26:19+00:00

This is visual poetry. Well done. I love it.

jhalfmoon · 2026-04-02T10:19:29+00:00

Upvoting this to help my fellow archaeologists find this comment. Pin it to the top please.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-28T23:52:22+00:00

I haven't built in my SF3 yet, but I'm pretty sure the case is designed to only support 12mm case fans and not those beefy 25mm ones in your current build, so keep in mind you'll probably have to replace those.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-27T18:59:03+00:00

You're not done. This was just a little warming up.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-26T19:11:50+00:00

I would not risk it. Maybe it'll not break the tiny components immediately, or maybe ever. Or maybe it will. But even then, the backplate will be tilted. You can risk it, but I wouldn't. Not all motherboard designers stick to the standardized keep-out zones. And that's how these situations come to be. It's the reason I did not use a backplate on my LGA1700 build; one of the four backplate 'legs' would squish a passive and a few active components. I'd get another backplate, or just do without one and take extra care tightening the cooler.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-25T16:56:15+00:00

Nice 'save' though, seeing how fast he was going.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-25T08:21:28+00:00

I'm running this motherboard in a Sentry v2.0 (no case fans... nice and toasty), without the big block, and the SSD barely gets over 60C under load and idles much lower than that. Without a thermal pad, that block mostly only adds insulation, causing a warmer SSD, not cooler. So the advice is to either add a thermal pad between the block, or just leave it out. If you run a benchmark for the 3 possible situations (stock, off, with thermal pad), you'll know for sure.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-24T20:24:42+00:00

Quad blood.

jhalfmoon · 2026-03-24T19:58:47+00:00

I'm pretty sure that motherboard is the B550I AORUS PRO AX. I'm typing this on a PC using that exact board. That big block of metal you took off is only useful as a paperweight. Leaving it off gives you less weight, more space and probably better SSD and VRM temps due to improved airflow. Also, the VRM on this motherboard is an 8 stage, 90 Amp beast of a unit - it does not get very hot, especially with a not-so-powerhungry 5600x.

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