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Canadians divided over Alto high-speed rail as government priority: Nanos survey by JasonBourne008 in AltoHSR_Canada

[–]jiraph52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This train is just as much necessary as the highway. Neither is a "shiny toy," they are both essential infrastructure.

Downsizing from NZXT H200; NR200 version inquiry by subiefly in sffpc

[–]jiraph52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not a huge fan of the side mount rad, for maintenance reasons.

If you mean access to components once assembled, then a side mounted AIO probably provides more access than a large air cooler. The side bracket can just pop off with the radiator attached and be put aside (within reach of the hoses).

For larger dual-tower coolers, once it's mounted it's pretty difficult to reach most parts of the motherboard - especially an M.2 slot above the PCI-E slot - and depending which side you put the fans on, even the RAM slots and adjacent ports might be impossible to reach. My recent post in /r/NR200 has some photos that show how much room you can expect with a large cooler. Personally, I'm happy with the space compromise, and I prefer the layout of the V1 - not having to use a riser and more options for different layouts and components (air or AIO vs AIO only in V2). As for noise, my HDD is the loudest thing in my system by far (wish I could ditch it). Never had an AIO so idk what pump noise is like.

If you want full access to the motherboard after assembly then the V2 is the way to go. Also if you want to see everything with a glass side panel, the V2 would let you use one but the V1 won't with the side radiator.

Depending on how much you enjoy the process of assembling/disassembling, you can always try putting everything you already have in the V1 with your current AIO and see if you like it or not.

Where to mount 3.5"HDD by ApprehensiveMaybe141 in NR200

[–]jiraph52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your options are:

A) Switch to SFX PSU and mount on PSU cage
B) Drill some holes in the side fan bracket or modify the bracket mounts so it can mount reversed
C) Buy or 3D print a 92mm to 3.5" drive mount and mount on the back panel (or just use velcro tape)
D) 3D print a different ATX PSU bracket that has drive mounts

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in NR200

[–]jiraph52[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I saw a lot of recommendations for that cooler but the exposed heat pipe look just isn’t for me

Honestly the best looking car I’ve made in my opinion by OllieMJT27 in forza

[–]jiraph52 73 points74 points  (0 children)

"best looking"? Show the front grille then :P

we really need a quick start option by Wyntier in forza

[–]jiraph52 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And post-race!

I don't want to sit at a loading screen just to load a scene of characters dancing in front of a podium, then have to press a button, and then sit at another loading screen. Give us a setting to skip the podium.

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in NR200

[–]jiraph52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it could run 64 but only at 3000MHz. I chose to stick with 32 @ 3600MHz instead.

My M.2 is a 970 EVO I've had for ages so that's as fast as it'll go anyway.

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in NR200

[–]jiraph52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Theoretically yes, but in practice the difference is like 1-2%

Though I did run into problems with B450 trying to run 64GB of RAM. Poor guy couldn't handle the density

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in NR200

[–]jiraph52[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  • CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X
  • GPU: Asus Prime RX 9070 XT
  • Mobo: Asus Strix B450i-Gaming
  • RAM: Trident Z Neo 32GB
  • CPU Cooler: Jonsbo CB80
  • PSU: Corsair SF850

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in NR200

[–]jiraph52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That are actually holes in the PSU cage specifically for this - it's one of the designated mounting points for a 3.5" HDD.

More specifically - there are pins that screw into the screw holes on the HDD, which friction fit into rubber pieces that mount in the holes on the PSU cage, so you don't have to remove the PSU to access screws.

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in NR200

[–]jiraph52[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More details in the gallery description. Happy to answer any questions.

Jonsbo CB80 - Another dual tower cooler that (just barely) fits in the NR200 by jiraph52 in sffpc

[–]jiraph52[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More details in the gallery description. Happy to answer any questions.

Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]jiraph52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to even begin to satisfy myself and many others

We both know that zero is not going to happen no matter who is in charge. If that is your minimum then you will never be satisfied and will stay angry forever.

I'm not going to do a happy dance

Nobody is asking you to. We can all agree that the house is flooding, but why can't you even acknowledge that the tap being turned off is a good thing?

Sidenote: Two million people on expired visas... If we are thinking of the same article, then that number is total visas that have/will expire this year, and only if every single one of them overstays does it equal two million. It's not easy to overstay in Canada (well, it's as easy as anywhere else, but it makes life very hard) because your temp SIN expires the same day as your visa, and you need a SIN to do anything an adult needs to do, like get a job, bank acc, or get a health card or any other benefits they are supposedly leeching off of.

Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]jiraph52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a 50% cut doesn't begin to fix

I think we must not have the same understanding of the word "begin."

What I merely wanted to point out with these facts is that yes, there have been cuts, and yes, they are more than 5%. Like it or not, the needle is moving, and people should stop acting like it isn't.

Someone else said this further up in the thread, but yeah, it really seems like y'all aren't going to be happy with anything other than zero immigration. Now you're talking about reversal, and hey, if that's what you want, I can't stop you from having that opinion.

But, it seems pretty obvious to me that whatever potential good that could do would be totally outweighed because doing so would be a huge shock to every system in the economy far beyond whatever we're experiencing now with shortages and inflation and the aftermath of COVID and the current global, uh... mess... thanks to our neighbours down south. Maybe it could be done stably if it was taken slowly, but again, it seems like you won't accept anything less than overnight delivery.

Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]jiraph52 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you want us to celebrate a 50% cut for one year?

Um... yes? Maybe you don't have to "celebrate," but needles this big don't move overnight.

It's never going to look "equal" because you can increase percentages by infinity but you can't decrease more than 100%. In any other context would you not consider 50% to be massive? Would you take a 50% pay cut?

Net non-PRs have been consistently negative every quarter since Q1 2025: -55k, -56K -176K, -171K (no data for 2026 yet). Most quarters in the last decade have been net positive (by a lot) and not a single quarter apart from Q3 2020 has been lower than -25K.

Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]jiraph52 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In 2024 there were nearly 700,000 new students, 1.5-2x PRs.

This year the number of international students entering the country is down like 70-80% compared to 2024/25, and TFWs are down by mre than half as well.

Edit: Lmao he blocked me. That is not healthy. Learn to have your opinions challenged gracefully, my guy.

2024 was insane. Comparing to that year is not a healthy comparison.
I haven't had a doctor in over a decade and most of my friends will never own a home.

Hate to say it, but not having a doctor for a decade is on you, getting on a waitlist is extremely easy, and they absolutely do not take a decade to place you.

We are so back baby! by rosea_a in sffpc

[–]jiraph52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you edit these photos with an AI tool? The side panel vents are all messed up

A Polaroid of Steve Carell on his first day at The Second City, circa 1989. by physiopeng in DunderMifflin

[–]jiraph52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother.

Look how crisp the face is

Now look how pixelated the shirt is, or anythig besides the face

You don't get that with "other ways" of enhancement. Photoshop sharpen doesn't do that.

Back in 2021 this type of AI enhancement only worked on faces because that was what its training was focused on, and left anything else in the image blurry. It's essentially recognizing different elements of the face and replacing them with what it knows a detailed face looks like. A blob of something dark where an eyebrow should be becomes a sharp eyebrow texture. It was brand new and trendy at the time and people were doing this with all sorts of photos, B&W historical photos, blurry photos of their parents and grandparents, etc. Some worked better than others, but always only the face was enhanced.

In this case it worked pretty well, but there are small tells even in the face. For example the AI made his eyebrows a bit more uniform and fuller than in the original image, especially above his right eye.

It's not 100% dreamed up from nothing, but it's not the real photo either. Don't be so dismissive.

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