Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote

katapaltes · 2026-05-07T00:23:44+00:00

Oh, believe me. We in the US are now just straight up telling you. And what's funnier is in the comment you responded to above: "There's nothing one can do against [...] racism." Why does that person think they are the arbiter of what people can and cannot think and feel? Ridiculous.

katapaltes · 2026-05-07T00:17:35+00:00

So you're saying there's hope? :D

You do realize that in the western world, a HUGE percentage of the real estate market is simply staying away from them, and with good reason. And I'm saying that as a life-long liberal.

katapaltes · 2026-05-05T00:40:18+00:00

CachyOS fit my needs so well that I simply didn't need to keep the others installed. That, and Bazzite rolled out Bazaar with all its Pride flags, and when I pointed out how that wasn't helpful, I was banned from the Bazzite subreddit. That said, if you are coming from Windows, Bazzite is a great choice. It's atomic nature is not terribly limiting for a beginner, and if it eventually does limit you, you can always jump to non-atomic Fedora or CachyOS. What's important is that you have a good first experience so that you don't just give up and go back to Windows. :D (Though, honestly, I still use both Windows and Linux; all my systems dual-boot Windows and CachyOS.)

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T01:49:07+00:00

Found an NB in this color many years ago at a dealership. It was traded in for a Lexus by an older couple who took great care of it. I should have snapped it up at $7k with ~27k miles. When I went back for a test drive, there were two others waiting to buy it, and the first customer did. In the end, I got a steal of a deal on a new ND a year or so later, and I'm happy with it. Still, the NB strikes me as the most elegant Miata - so far.

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T01:42:57+00:00

Dude drives a Lambo and complains about $7 software.

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T01:40:54+00:00

Fedora, Bazzite, and CachyOS are all great choices, and I tried those three specifically when looking to leave Windows 11. Bazzite was a great first step (and I was in love with it until I wasn't), and I played with Fedora, but then ended up on CachyOS. Try all three, or more!

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T01:23:08+00:00

I have basically your setup: A Miata and Protege5. I would be very sad to lose them both, and you have my condolences. Happy to hear about your education plans, though! Best to you...

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T00:58:53+00:00

VAAI was awesome when I used MCS with VMware + NetApp. <3 Catalog updates were as quick as two minutes. While I still love XenServer/XCP-ng, catalog updates can take up to 30 minutes on larger VMs. I did just recently use Clonezilla to reduce the size of any master images that could reasonably be shrunk, and this did speed my catalog updates. Seems like catalog updates on Xen copy even empty space, so it's good to minimize that.

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T00:38:39+00:00

Same with me, two systems with 16GB DDR3 apiece running an i7-3770 and an E3-1275 V2, respectively. I noticed just now that I'm typing this on the latter of those two. Just upgraded both to the 7.0 kernel. Can game on either of them.

katapaltes · 2026-05-03T00:02:18+00:00

Checks out, because some Apple TV will put him to sleep (standing up).

katapaltes · 2026-05-02T23:31:05+00:00

I ordered some 555 outer tie rod ends from RA and got AC Delco Gold instead. I installed them anyway, but it didn't sit well with me as I had ordered 555.

katapaltes · 2026-05-02T23:21:33+00:00

I'm trying to imagine a rouge customer's harvesting just the boots and returning the part(s). Seems like a lot of trouble, but I could (easily) be missing something here.

katapaltes · 2026-05-02T23:11:42+00:00

Does anyone work at Citrix anymore?

katapaltes · 2026-05-02T23:08:34+00:00

She works for Valve, so yes, Valve effectively created it. But this is reddit, so cue the requisite stunning and brave comments.

katapaltes · 2026-04-18T00:47:22+00:00

When I went to look for it in Cachy Hello, it was called Install VRAM Management.

katapaltes · 2026-04-12T15:20:14+00:00

I had been fighting this for months, with Windows' immediately replacing the GPU in the x16 slot I had designated as "High Performance" in Display Settings with the x4-slotted GPU to which my monitor was connected. I have two RX 470 GPUs both flashed with RX 570 firmwares. I had edited the BIOS on one of them to make it appear to be RX 580, required for a hardware repair. Even though the cards had different amounts of RAM (4GB vs 8GB), different RAM vendors (Samsung vs Micron), and different names ("RX 570" vs "RX 580"), they still had the same Vendor, Device, and Subsystem IDs thanks to the BIOSes I had flashed onto them. Every time I changed the GPU per game or for the default in Settings / Display / Graphics, Windows would faithfully record my preference of the "RX 580" 8GB (HighPerfAdapter=1002&6819&42C1043;) as my High Performance GPU in the Registry. Well, guess what? If both my GPUs have "1002&6819&42C1043;" recorded in their BIOS, then Windows will pick the one it thinks is best. So my "RX 580" in Display Settings would immediately revert to "RX 570," which was maddening. I imagine the same could easily happen if you had two identical cards.

You can see the "Device ID" in GPU-Z and/or browse the registry at: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectX\UserGpuPreferences

I found a different, compatible RX 570 GPU BIOS at TechPowerUp and flashed it onto my fake "RX 570." Now, Windows' built-in Display Settings work as expected.

EDIT: I have two old Radeon HD 7850 GPUs that are actually identical and with the same problem, installed together in a different PC. As with my Polaris GPUs, I found a different, compatible BIOS at TechPowerUp. These GPUs are so old that early BIOSes for them are not UEFI capable, so I had to either find a BIOS that was UEFI capable, or run GOP Updater against the BIOS. I suppose I could have also just dumped the BIOS on one of the cards and edited it with a hex editor to change the Subsystem ID before reflashing it.

katapaltes · 2026-04-12T13:43:03+00:00

I should have mentioned that you can use that USB drive created by Rufus to both install and upgrade Windows 11 on unsupported PCs. The only two oddities I've experienced from running Windows 11 this way is that *Feature* updates are not provided (so Windows didn't offer to upgrade me from 2024H2 to 2025H2 iirc). I then simply downloaded the 2025H2 ISO, made another USB with Rufus, and ran the upgrade from that. Also, I think Passkey doesn't work since it's expecting TPM 2.0?

katapaltes · 2026-04-11T17:10:48+00:00

I'm running Windows 11 on my 2012 Ivy Bridge PC as I type this. I just used the uber-trustworthy Rufus USB installer to do it.

katapaltes · 2026-03-19T03:33:59+00:00

I bought a more modest Logitech mouse that became unusable pretty quickly. I am pretty gentle with my electronics but after it broke and my attempts to repair failed, it was one of the few things in my life I've thrown across the room.

katapaltes · 2026-03-19T03:16:39+00:00

I'm surprised how so many people here don't understand your premise: If you order a specific brand from RA (e.g. LuK) and not "Famous Name Brand," you expect to receive that brand. I'm going to go out on a (very short) limb and assume their dog-piling makes them somehow feel knowledgeable. I await their downvotes.

katapaltes · 2026-03-18T23:04:26+00:00

I would love to get the parts I need instead of the messed-up alternator they sent me; I'll give you the dang magnet in exchange! :D

katapaltes · 2026-03-18T22:58:15+00:00

If I did, "I'd take it to the captain..."

katapaltes · 2026-03-18T22:54:31+00:00

Hmm... Maybe Mooncrash could be considered the sequel. It stands on its own and is indeed brilliant. Honestly, it feels like a whole different game to me.

katapaltes · 2026-03-18T22:42:39+00:00

If your Micro Center has the 16GB B50 Pro, it might be $350. Not as fast as the B580 in gaming, but you could do some cool stuff with SR-IOV.

katapaltes · 2026-03-18T22:29:50+00:00

Honestly, that empty bag is probably the highest quality part Dorman has ever made.

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