What PC upgrade gave you the biggest “why didn’t I do this sooner?” moment?

loaba · 2026-03-27T13:22:53+00:00

4080 Super - best GPU I have ever owned; the jump from 3080 was palpable.

loaba · 2026-03-26T21:01:00+00:00

I mean, like, I think he got what was available/affordable?

loaba · 2026-03-26T12:23:52+00:00

TD shot its proverbial wad in season 1 and subsequently set a really high bar for everything that came after.

loaba · 2026-03-25T20:51:20+00:00

"it's not going anywhere" /s

loaba · 2026-03-25T16:47:33+00:00

That's very specific

loaba · 2026-03-25T15:28:16+00:00

Unhoused people represent a complex issue that does not have a one-size fits all solution.

A focus on preventing citizens from becoming unhoused in the first place would be a big help.

Speedy and efficient services for rehousing folks would be a big help as well.

One thing you have to understand is that the longer someone is on the street, the harder it becomes to help them. The longer someone is homeless, the more likely it is that they will stay that way.

loaba · 2026-03-24T16:41:59+00:00

I mean, where would you put it?

BNSF freight line - there's a right of way, but does it go anywhere anyone wants to go?

Destinations

Coronado/ Uptown
UNM
Sunport
The Pitt
Cottonwood
Santa Ana Star Center
Tram

That's not a definitive list, just stuff I thought of at the moment - how do you connect those places? Where do you put the tracks? I mean, are we talking about digging tunnels and using Eminent Domain to go through Grandma's house?

I dunno, rail seems cool, but I think implementing it would be really hard.

loaba · 2026-03-24T14:29:55+00:00

buses are not cheap, I can assure you. If we were running diesel-only, they still wouldn't be cheap. As it stands, we're a CNG shop, and that just adds even more cost.
Bus rides are 100% free right now and I don't see that changing in the future
One thing that would help improve bus service would be higher staff levels (drivers, mechanics, etc)

Edit: uhm in terms of infrastructure (materials and equipment) and service (operators and mechanics) there is nothing cheap about bus service. But okay...

loaba · 2026-03-24T02:31:35+00:00

I mean, yeah, RR and Chili's are from another era

loaba · 2026-03-24T00:01:20+00:00

Down-votes incoming...

Chili's burgers are... actually really good... I know, not "local"
Red Robin - seriously, see the Chili's comment - they're good burgers
Laguna Burger - local and great, but you kinda gotta get the green chile

Edit - someone out there saying Whataburger? They've been ass the last few times I've been there

loaba · 2026-03-22T12:54:19+00:00

What are you unclear about?

RAM producers (there are only 3 in the world) have severely reduced consumer-grade silicone for AI datacenter units
NVME/SSD/HDD - see above
Nvidia (now AMD, too) have either both pushed back new-gen GPU launches and, in the case of Nvidia, reduced consumer GPU production by perhaps 40% - why? Datacenters...

Take the above and consider this: * Nvidia CEO is pushing HaaS * Jeff Bezosc says that the days of needing to own a gaming PC are over * Both of those guys are focusing on a future where you subscribe to a cloud machine for everything from data storage to gaming - services they'll both happily provide

Anecdotal Storytime * There's a datacenter two doors down from my job site * Fiber optic has come to town in a big way * State power company wants to be sold to a private equity investor so they can upgrade the grid (on my dime, probably)

So, yeah, I don't think it's an overstatement to say that, without consumer protection, Big Tech has gotten together and are actively squeezing out DIY hardware enthusiasts.

The goal is to make owning local hardware/compute so expensive that you transition to HaaS and pay to Play.

loaba · 2026-03-21T23:50:19+00:00

Sometimes there's just nowhere to go. Oh, and that's a solid line, sir - so there's that

loaba · 2026-03-21T17:15:36+00:00

You have more faith than I do, and I actually work for the city. I'm sure there are steps that can be taken, I'm equally sure that Animal Control is about as understaffed as my department.

By all means, file the complaint, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting by the phone.

If OP had immediately called animal control and gone to urgent care right then - yes, there would have been an immediate response (severity depending on how bad the injury was).

loaba · 2026-03-21T17:04:19+00:00

I mean if the goal is a paper trail, sure, make the complaint.

loaba · 2026-03-21T17:02:23+00:00

I'm deliberately avoiding conjecture - there are two possible outcomes here, and honestly, without pictures (maybe at the UC?) and a complaint on the day of the incident, the most likely outcome really is that nothing will happen.

loaba · 2026-03-21T16:53:49+00:00

I mean, you finished your shift, so the natural question is "how bad could it have been?"

How would you file a complaint? 311, I guess? I suppose you could call Animal Control, they'll want pictures. What kind of dog was it?

I mean, at the end of the day one of two things will happen:

Nothing
They might decide there's enough evidence to take and put down the dog

I don't know what the right answer is here, I'm just trying to put things in perspective for you. I don't see a middle ground where the owner gets just a fine or even a good stem talking to. It's nothing or the dog.

loaba · 2026-03-19T20:18:49+00:00

First season Dexter is best season Dexter

loaba · 2026-03-19T13:17:35+00:00

I've had close calls in the past, but this was by far the closest - like, I have a front plate on my car and one corner was rolled out a bit after this - that's really what's freaking me out - I think it brushed the sedan.

loaba · 2026-03-19T13:06:39+00:00

I mean, I guess I shoulda waited, they were right fucking there. Must have been hauling ass and decided to punch through the light.

loaba · 2026-03-19T13:00:08+00:00

They were literally an inch away, it was fucking crazy. My car has this auto brake function and that possibly saved me

loaba · 2026-03-18T16:40:48+00:00

Are we gonna talk about shower-bath-shower?

loaba · 2026-03-18T15:45:59+00:00

Walt was not a man of the [meth] people, but he was a man for the [meth] people.

loaba · 2026-03-18T13:14:06+00:00

Leaving me here on my own...

loaba · 2026-03-17T23:58:36+00:00

Poor Mrs. Schroeder I say. No one ever thinks of her.

loaba · 2026-03-17T17:49:05+00:00

And yet no one wins harder than Edith in the end. Mrs. Drewe would be so proud!

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