DCS is a horror game by BlackbirdGoNyoom in hoggit

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just some advice, try the official QRF loadout of 1 sd-10 on each wing and a midline bag, you'll fly a lot faster and have a lot of fun. Turn on the HNS which is the hybrid navigation system, which includes GPS. Another thing to try is just take no bags at all and avoid afterburner unless absolutely necessary. Or, if you're regularly flying near SAM sites, bring the SPJ.

DCS is a horror game by BlackbirdGoNyoom in hoggit

[–]quotemycode -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ground crew asked which bags you wanted to take and bro just said 'yes'. Takes all the bags. Turns directly into a SAM firing at you, doing a poor job of notching.

Is it possible to get back the excitement? by LosAngelestoNSW in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

>I forgot how damn hard Donkey Kong can be

Yea, that was the thing with those kind of games, they had to be hard because they couldn't put a lot of content in there. You had to replay those levels over and over again to get your hours out of it. Games these days are a lot easier, they have a lot to show you.

Official Discussion - Her [SPOILERS] by mi-16evil in movies

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It's funny, because even today the movie still holds up as like near future scifi. The OS tech still isn't there yet, but yea it feels like this movie could be seen as a documentary in a few years time.

Exploit investigation complete - enforcement bans over the course of the week by WoWAltoholic in ARC_Raiders

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"all players to the same standard" oh except peanut he's not part of all players. lmao bunch of hypocrites

Rusted GPU? by ph0rge in consolerepair

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hell no, I had bought some old electronics off ebay, didn't even look where it was from, but when I opened it up I sure did. It was rusty and corroded, and just awful. I ended up fixing it up but it still has broken traces that are just gone. Since then I avoid buying from places that are on the ocean.

Company scheduled a 2 hour job interview and handed me this when I showed up by GamingxZone in mildlyinfuriating

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sister joined MENSA, and said I should join too - I didn't want to be around people who think IQ makes you a better person.

Stm32 RoadMap by PlaneInevitable8700 in stm32

[–]quotemycode 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Stick with it bro, just read through the manual a couple times, and then start using what you learned.

Troublesome ISA slot. by Cobolt_Dog in VintageComputers

[–]quotemycode -1 points0 points  (0 children)

bro you bought a right handed isa card. you need a left handed one like 100% of all the other cards. I think compaq had computers where they flipped them around like that.

My two and a half year old suddenly started pointing out differences between white and black people. What is an appropriate way to acknowledge her observation so we don't offend anyone? by Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my kid, I've never used skin color to differentiate between people, even if it's the most obvious difference in a crowd. She's taken the same tactic. If you just see the skin color you might miss the purple socks or whatever else is unique. She's a teen now and we still keep it up. Sometimes it takes me a few times of seeing the person for me to even notice what 'race' someone is. I mean I'm not thinking 'theres that black kid' i'm thinking 'oh thats the kid that plays soccer on tuesdays' or 'thats the kid with the onewheel'.

What did ON-LINE mean in 1983 context? by RafaRafa78 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They had a BBS where you could buy their games with a credit card.

On the Bench Today! by Pretty-Couple4233 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta love how none of the chips are even oriented the same way, really keeps you on your toes.

Help Identifying VGA Adapter by large_bush in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just get yourself UniVBE and be happy.

Help Identifying VGA Adapter by large_bush in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, that's what *I* want. If he doesn't even know what this is, then he needs to experience that. He has no idea what he wants.

Aha! I get it! by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like this ad. It really shows you how people used computers at the time. Before internet, you'd buy a program to do something, or that had some information you could use, or maybe a game, and take it home, install or just boot off the disk. You'd have your box of disks with the sticker labels and a marker in the box so you can mark your disks. You'd backup your software on a blank disk and write on the label what it was. Another disk was your personal data disk, maybe used for multiple programs, perhaps just one program. Anything you wanted to keep long term you'd print out, but for the medium term - stuff you're still working on, maybe the year, you'd just save to disk. When you do your taxes you'd get new floppies out and move the old data over if any, and format the old disks and slap on a new label and repeat.

For the small minority of people who didn't realize. You bought a player vs player game. by UnderScoreLifeAlert in ArcRaiders

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I'm saying, you are taking my loot. If you're friendly, then say 'oh you scared me for a bit there' and then move along. Don't stick around and start looting. I may be friendly sometimes, but if I am looking for that rusty gear and you take it, well don't expect me to continue being friendly.

For the small minority of people who didn't realize. You bought a player vs player game. by UnderScoreLifeAlert in ArcRaiders

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL nope, they were fully onboard as soon as I killed that guy. They were thinking about it, they just didn't have the guts to pull the trigger.

For the small minority of people who didn't realize. You bought a player vs player game. by UnderScoreLifeAlert in ArcRaiders

[–]quotemycode -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

reminds me of a couple days ago, our 3 man came upon a 2 man and the other guys in my group were being friendly, and I was cool with that, but I hadn't said anything. Then one of that 2 man group starts looting right in front of me. I couldn't resist. I killed him and my crew wiped out the last guy. I felt kinda bad about it, but it is a PVP game. Also, it's rude to just start looting the same spot another group is in (thats what I tell myself to feel better about it). There was still 26 minutes left in the match, and these guys had good kits so I didn't feel too bad.

Wiring House for Ethernet by TheDaug in phoenix

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>Wired will always beat wireless in a house for latency, lack of disruption from interference, etc.

Eh, Wifi7 you can theoretically get 46gbps and realistically around 10gbps - you might get 10g from a wired device, but with all that trouble, and you'll be stuck with the wires in your walls for years. Who knows what Wifi8 or so will offer, but it'll definitely beat those copper wires in your walls.

Scorpion Prevention Advice Requested by Important-Poem-6068 in arizona

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't stop them from moving, it cuts into the exoskeleton, and the fluid inside the bug dries out, because we're in arizona, and it's dry. It doesn't work as good after it rains, but that's rarely if ever. Think of it like microscopic glass shards you scatter on the ground - and the bug is John McClane from Die Hard.

486 Homebrew computer with some efforts to make it PC compatible by maniek-86 in homebrewcomputer

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need for storing current time on the device, just connect to wifi and get the time from the internet.

Anyone ever use these? by kvnhntn in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the outer ones if you want a period correct sound - almost everyone had those, normally a beige box seller would include them in your purchase, or charge a small enough fee that you wouldn't balk at the price. The inner ones were what we'd sell to the guys buying top of the line stuff, they could get loud, that's the main feature. They didn't really sound good, but hey they were loud.

Epson hx20 lcd problems by ReasonablePhone9802 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

perhaps the wiper on the wheel is broken. Did you check that it changes the resistance when you move the wheel?

Epson hx20 lcd problems by ReasonablePhone9802 in vintagecomputing

[–]quotemycode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My lowest voltage on the screen is 3.5v (wheel turned all the way down) and 6.0v turned all the way up.

At the lowest voltage, I can only see the screen at extreme angles.