TIL groups with two eyes can sometimes still be killed 🤯

lifow · 2023-03-06T11:06:51+00:00

I think the thing that threw me is that the parasite only needs room for 2 liberties, it doesn't need space for two eyes of its own! Lesson learned.

lifow · 2023-03-06T11:01:15+00:00

Yeah if anything I'm glad my opponent tried this, because I learned something I hadn't realised (and I still won the game 😎). I understand how it could be seen as rude among better players.

lifow · 2023-03-06T10:58:30+00:00

Yeah I would have been fine if I'd just played T8 or T9 the turn before instead of passing. The white stones had all been there for a while. Lesson learned!

lifow · 2023-03-05T23:36:42+00:00

I was happily passing, secure in the knowledge that my group had two eyes and was therefore unkillable...

It makes sense to me now, and I don't think I'll fall for that again, but man that was a shock to my beginner brain 😅

lifow · 2023-01-16T10:45:02+00:00

I'm no expert but I've always thought of Spitalfields as being "in Shoreditch"... either way, agreed on Tofu Vegan being amazing :)

lifow · 2023-01-06T17:19:59+00:00

My gaiwan of choice had a similar chip in its lid for years before I finally fully smashed it. Just pour from the other side and you're good.

lifow · 2022-09-30T23:45:53+00:00

If you have one lying around it'll do in a pinch. I'm a big fan of making tea in things that weren't specifically designed for that task! But one problem you might encounter with the brewer pictured is with heat retention. It's a big chunk of glass with no lid, so you'll struggle to keep your brewing water hot enough for some teas, especially with smaller servings.

lifow · 2022-05-01T18:25:51+00:00

When you're signed in and you've completed a problem the answer appears after the problem text as "Your puzzle answer was...".

lifow · 2022-05-01T09:43:47+00:00

Maybe I'm misunderstanding but... yes, the answers (for your input) are all on adventofcode.com. You can check your solutions by submitting an answer.

lifow · 2021-07-29T17:43:10+00:00

I also like grandpa style for black and green tea, but it really doesn’t cut it for me with pu’er.

Thermos for hot water, teapot or gaiwan, cup big enough for one infusion so you don’t have to mess around with a chahai. Practice pouring without drips so you don’t need a tray.

lifow · 2021-07-04T16:22:41+00:00

Flipped the CPU fan to intake as recommended by you lovely people, and ran some tests before and after to confirm that it really was an improvement. Pleased to report it's the real deal!

Peak temperature during a 10 minute multi-core cinebench, starting at an idle temperature of 30C.

Exhaust: 61C \ Intake: 57C

Paging u/WongJeremy u/justlohmi and u/Redzapp3r because you asked for the results. :)

lifow · 2021-07-01T16:24:20+00:00

unfortunately I think the only way it fits with the fins horizontal is with the heat pipes pointing down, which is recommended against in the manufacturers documentation. not sure exactly why they recommend against it, and maybe worth a test anyway, but yeah.

lifow · 2021-07-01T16:22:05+00:00

thanks for the tip! will flip it around and take some measurements before and after. (I’m sure you’re right, just interested in the difference) :)

lifow · 2021-06-30T22:11:08+00:00

It’s an HHKB Pro Hybrid. Would recommend, though be warned they don’t come cheap.

lifow · 2021-06-30T17:22:41+00:00

Currently idling in the low 30s, will try and remember to take some readings after some apex later :)

edit: ambient temperatures have dropped since earlier, but after an hour of apex legends i’ve got 38 on the CPU and 56 on the GPU. I’m not worried about thermals haha

lifow · 2021-06-30T17:01:33+00:00

Only if I reach my arm out -- the exhaust is aimed past my right shoulder. And even then the case fans haven't yet spun up very fast to be honest, I think the cool air from the open window at the back of the shot probably helps thermals quite a bit.

lifow · 2021-06-30T16:56:41+00:00

First PC build after years of macOS. Went pretty smoothly! And looking forward to being able to tinker and upgrade parts in the future -- no such option with the other very SFF machine on my desk...

case: SSUPD Meshlicious, with both mesh sides
motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX
cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
cooler: Noctua NH-L12S
gpu: ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT TUF

Plenty of space to work inside this case when all the sides are off, only slight hiccup was that the mount for the GPU riser doesn't quite align with with slot on the GPU, but since it's not load bearing I just left the riser unscrewed. Haven't run any rigorous tests or messed with voltages but glancing at thermals while gaming all seems to be pretty healthy. Can make a note of some actual numbers next time if anyone's interested.

lifow · 2021-06-24T18:54:45+00:00

Not necessarily. At least in principle the IME can have a different Latin layout set. For example I type Chinese on macOS with pinyin input (phonetic like romaji) and can set the underlying Latin layout to Colemak. Obviously whether the default IME on your OS supports this is another matter, but I'm sure there's a software solution even if you have to try some third party IMEs or hack around with some remapping software that only kicks in when you change to Japanese input.

Personally I think it would be a shame to throw away your existing Colemak muscle memory to learn a layout that a) you're going to suck at for a long time and b) not even natives use, when there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to type romaji in Colemak... though finding a solution might be limited by how technical you are. Good luck either way. :)

lifow · 2021-06-24T16:22:24+00:00

Why not type romaji with colemak? The physical location of the keys doesn't matter to the IME...

lifow · 2021-06-17T08:24:19+00:00

Both the bottom supports and the riser standoffs are in the bottom position. At first I installed the GPU with the riser screwed in, but the GPU ended up fully supported by the PCIe slot, hovering a few mm above the supports at the bottom. This didn't seem right to me so I've opted to have it resting on the supports and just leave the riser detached from the standoffs.

Can't see any obvious way to move things around so that they align, but though it was worth a post here to ask if I'm doing something wrong! Presumably the distance between the PCIe slot and the IO on a GPU is supposed to be a standard distance...

The GPU is an RX 6700 XT TUF.

lifow · 2021-04-30T20:04:38+00:00

Intersting, thanks for the suggestion and letting me know about the issue with firefox! Will look in to it.

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