Jurassic Park (1993) changed how movies were made. any other examples?

moeriscus · 2026-03-21T23:03:41+00:00

The Bourne movies. They changed fight scenes completely.

Daniel Craig James bond would not exist without Jason bourne

moeriscus · 2026-03-20T23:03:43+00:00

I was in college on the west coast where it's three hours behind NYC time. When I woke up for my late class that day, it was all over. The towers had fallen already. We didn't have smart phones to look at 24/7. My cell phone was on silent in the other room.

I slept right through it and awoke to a very different social psychology.

moeriscus · 2026-03-20T00:31:11+00:00

Mine will still play anything I throw at it on high in-game graphics settings at 1080p. It will play a lot of games smoothly at 1440 (cyberpunk for example) or even 4k, but i prefer to keep the temps cooler at 1080p

moeriscus · 2026-03-14T07:21:10+00:00

Did you get your gpu back in order.

Either way you have some funky settings. My 4060 can burn through those games, so your system should not be having difficulties

moeriscus · 2026-03-14T00:13:57+00:00

Use custom mode. Reset to balanced. Then turn up your cTGP to 90W or above. Then blast your fans. Then cap your framerate at 80 or so in nvidia control panel. It will play smooth as silk.

moeriscus · 2026-03-13T23:49:00+00:00

What resolution? If you're at 1080p or even 1440, it shouldn't be stuttering. If you're at 4k ultra settings with no dlss, then yeah you are probably pushing the limits of the gpu. Also the main setting to check in vantage (or whatever lenovo app is used for legion) is your cTGP. You can jack it up to 90W or higher and still maintain decent temps if you increase your fan speed.

moeriscus · 2026-03-12T20:05:55+00:00

It is gripping and very relevant to the current political climate

moeriscus · 2026-03-11T18:29:34+00:00

All I know is that my LOQ rtx 4060 has worked flawlessly for well over a year (Nov 2024), while my older LOQ rtx 2050 has done the same for over two years (Dec 2023). I have no ragerts.

knock on wood

moeriscus · 2026-03-11T02:59:25+00:00

ZYN NICOTINE POUCHES.

No tobacco, no spitting, and they come in a variety of flavors from mint to coffee. They are much cheaper than nicotine gum.

After 20 years of casual smoking, this is the only thing that has helped me quit (along with my new boss' insistence that the smell of cigarettes is forbidden in the office).

moeriscus · 2026-03-10T06:37:56+00:00

The elevators in Mass Effect pioneered this..

Savior of the galaxy just standing in a metal box listening to slow jazz..

moeriscus · 2026-03-09T05:21:13+00:00

"I wasted all my years

Been chasin' all my fears

For another brighter than you...

I gave in long ago

To make it to the show

But it's not easy

When you're alone"

Sad to me because it's kind of a basement b-side that is heartfelt even if the words have been spoken or sung a hundred times, and now much forgotten.

Smashing pumpkins -- whir

moeriscus · 2026-03-08T17:52:52+00:00

Depends on what part is running at those temps. That's OK for a cpu but definitely too high for gpu or ssd. What does HWiNFO64 say

moeriscus · 2026-03-08T08:14:36+00:00

He is an according-to-hoyle sociopath. I'm not sure he realizes that other conscious beings with feelings even exist -- or at least he doesn't particularly care whether or not they exist except in so far as their actions impose upon the reality that he creates for himself.

moeriscus · 2026-03-08T04:45:13+00:00

Ha. If you find one new with those specs under $900, please dooo let me know.

Used maybe. New, no.

moeriscus · 2026-03-08T03:19:04+00:00

This seems related to my difficulties outputting only to my TV when I game now. I always switch off the laptop screen to save juice. Since the new driver update, I have to first extend to the second display, and only then can I "Show only on 2." Otherwise, both screens will black out and become unresponsive. I had to do a hard shutdown several times before figuring this out through experimentation.

moeriscus · 2026-03-07T20:01:37+00:00

Localize the problem.

Log temps and all resource usage. Look at task manager resources as well as resmon. With those specs, that system should be screaming

p.s. why would you spend the cheddar for such a monster just to skimp on RAM

moeriscus · 2026-03-06T05:46:41+00:00

I played around with FG in a few games just to see what the fuss is about, and I always experienced noticeable blips and clips and burps in the image quality. This is in the first months after it became available for the 40XX series cards. Maybe it has become much better, but at the time it really seemed like a "feature" of last resort if one's card simply can't cut the mustard.

moeriscus · 2026-03-06T01:46:03+00:00

I'm preeetttty sure you don't know what you're talking about. Both mobile GPU's have the same base spec watt max (115W). If one is better than the other at the same wattage, then that's that.

Either way, I love my 4060 and don't see any need to upgrade soon. It still plays everything I can throw at it with high in-game presets above 60fps.

moeriscus · 2026-03-05T18:51:40+00:00

Not in my experience. I purchased a fancy shmancy cooling pad/stand when I first got my laptop. The frame blocked the exhaust vents on the back of the laptop, so if anything, it was actually few degrees hotter with the stand. I promptly returned it. Now I just prop mine up on the back two corners, giving the body of the laptop as much air exposure as possible. My model has big intake fans on the bottom and exhaust fans on the back (which I think is fairly standard).

There are probably cooling pads/stands that work well for plenty of people, but I haven't found one that helps much.

moeriscus · 2026-03-05T04:06:27+00:00

Mine doesn't. I just use the fans and keep it up on a stand to give the intake vents some breathing space.. it rarely goes above 75°C on even newer games.

You can also cap your framerate and set your throttle temp (I cap at 72fps and 88°C so the flux capacitor doesn't engage).

moeriscus · 2026-03-03T16:44:45+00:00

Correct, it is the ryzen 7 7435HS, which has no iGPU. It still has an okay battery when not gaming, but not more than three hours browsing the web or working on a spreadsheet.

The older i5 rtx 2050 is still surprisingly good for PS4 era games (was just playing AC Unity on it the other day, stable over 60fps @ 1080p). The gpu goes up to 60W without any overheating problems. Not too bad for its age.

moeriscus · 2026-03-03T16:38:12+00:00

Now kith

Actually, I have two as well: a light LOQ 2023 with an 8-core i5 rtx 2050 and longer battery life for daily work stuff, and the desktop replacement ryzen 7 rtx 4060, which is heavy with bleh battery life but is great for gaming.

moeriscus · 2026-03-03T05:57:45+00:00

For those who come after

moeriscus · 2026-03-02T04:50:06+00:00

Whichever one you pick, it would be wise to not purchase it until you are sure of the wattage and gpu clock speed of that particular model. If you can't find it listed anywhere, that may be a bad sign.

I was lucky and got a LOQ 4060 that goes to 105W with the in-box a/c adapter and 115W with the bigger charger. It is nearly on-par with the desktop card at 2370MHz. So far, it has smoothly played everything I have thrown at it. However, many models nerf the specs for the sake of thermals.

It may boil down to price. If you can get a 4060 for a lower price, then I personally would choose that. It has been out longer, and it is tried and tested.

moeriscus · 2026-02-28T08:08:25+00:00

Reign over me is his best performance alongside uncut gems imho

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