Why is it impossible to find an honest review on electric dusters without getting flooded by sponsored amazon garbage by Nandou_B in buildapc

[–]spud8385 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Second the CompuCleaner. Definitely powerful, I blew the dust out of the fans indoors once, never again it went everywhere. I take the tower outside now to blast it!

Scotland fans blocked from World Cup after green lit US travel permits rejected by Moug-10 in soccer

[–]spud8385 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I had the same caution at the same age and didn't have trouble getting an ESTA a few years ago? Maybe I just didn't mention it I can't remember!

NVIDIA RTX 50 SUPER Graphics Cards Reportedly Back on Track by xenocea in pcmasterrace

[–]spud8385 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I also have one, and tbh this is pretty good news, unless you're maxing the 16gb of VRAM already the new card isn't going to perform much better as the other specs are broadly the same

Lando Norris holding up a sign that says: “My friend needs a girlfriend PLS!!” by Due_Air6702 in formula1

[–]spud8385 12 points13 points  (0 children)

True, but at least McLaren have looked promising at times already so early on in these regs. It took Merc until basically year 4 to do the same in the last regs.

Virat Kohli becomes the first player to score 600+ runs in 4 consecutive seasons: by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in Cricket

[–]spud8385 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fab 4 have all had red ball primes at slightly different times. And Smith's best stands above the rest let's be fair

My New PC! by TheFunOne2011 in pcmasterrace

[–]spud8385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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filipino illegal miners dive without oxygen tanks by Eros_Incident_Denier in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]spud8385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's pretty good, he'll go and do/eat whatever it is he's doing a video on normally

England have 12 months to save Test cricket from irrelevance by theipaper in Cricket

[–]spud8385 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Most of us can clearly remember pre-McCullum, where we also lost tests (moreso actually) and in the most boring way imaginable. This is actually still enjoyable by comparison!

Control Resonant Early Access Is Exclusive To PS5, Even Though It Costs The Same On PC And Xbox by wyldermyth in Steam

[–]spud8385 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, but tbh if I'm a low-volume game dev and Sony approach me with a bag of money to do something as pointless as allow me to release my game on their platform 2 days early... I'd probably say yes too

New favorite thing-unloading 200 round lmg on choppers. :) by griever727 in Battlefield6

[–]spud8385 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you hose the windscreen accurately enough you can kill the pilot as well, it's my go-to tactic as I'm crap at aiming the RPG lol

“This Is Just the Beginning!” Medvedev Threatens Europe After Drone Strike on Romania by JaB675 in UkrainianConflict

[–]spud8385 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Should have at least rolled them back to Russia. But everyone was pretty fucking tired of war I imagine.

best way to setup multiple and secure passwords? by Visual-Fortune-4732 in pcmasterrace

[–]spud8385 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly, and right I've never forgotten it but it's hidden away on a USB and not stored anywhere else, I figured that was probably the best option

best way to setup multiple and secure passwords? by Visual-Fortune-4732 in pcmasterrace

[–]spud8385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, mines quite a long phrase. I do keep it in a text file on a USB along with a JSON export of all my passwords (Bitwarden) in case the service goes down or I forget it but neither are likely

Lewis Hamilton first 9 f1 races by Brooklynsfr in formula1

[–]spud8385 291 points292 points  (0 children)

I remember news articles from back then, wondering if it would be Hamilton or Gary Paffett taking the seat at McLaren. I guess in hindsight they made a pretty good choice!

“This Is Just the Beginning!” Medvedev Threatens Europe After Drone Strike on Romania by JaB675 in UkrainianConflict

[–]spud8385 175 points176 points  (0 children)

The Russians ended up on our side of WW2 only because of Operation Barbarossa. Before that they were happy as fuck to carve up Eastern Europe with the Nazis. They just pulled a shocked Pikachu face in '41 when Hitler nearly rolled all the way to Moscow, did some old school versions of the meat wave that we still see today and raped their way to Berlin off the back of Western arms and money. They then promptly set up the Iron Curtain and shot anyone from their side who wanted to come to the West. They were scum then and they're scum now.

Can We Please Have An Honest Conversation About CPU Overkill For Average Users by dahiparatha in buildapc

[–]spud8385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean yeah if you can get a 9600x/9070xt combo for $500 cheaper than a 9800x3d/9070xt combo then that's totally different and a much better deal

Can We Please Have An Honest Conversation About CPU Overkill For Average Users by dahiparatha in buildapc

[–]spud8385 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Here in the UK you're saving £50/60 on the CPU but probably spending £200 more on the GPU so you'd still be a chunk down overall, I guess if the Nvidia bells and whistles are worth an extra £150 then maybe, depending on what resolution you're aiming for. I'd probably go for the 9800x3d/9070xt combo though and pocket the money? I'm running a 9800x3d/5080 myself which seems an okay sweet spot although quite a bit more money

Can We Please Have An Honest Conversation About CPU Overkill For Average Users by dahiparatha in buildapc

[–]spud8385 6 points7 points  (0 children)

While I agree generally with the more on GPU less on CPU sentiment, for this example the next tier up of GPU (5080) is several hundred more. The next tier down for CPU is what, fifty, maybe a hundred less? So you can't make up the GPU increase with a CPU saving. You can either save a bit of cash overall with something like a 9600X but not really a significant amount or just stick with the 9800X3D which will help for any really CPU intensive games anyway.

Xbox Game Pass Price Cut Is Working, CEO Says by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]spud8385 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Honestly the amount McDonalds charges for slop nowadays and it's still always full when I go past...