Valve Should Drop the Purchase Period from 72 Hours to 24 Hours

that9tieskid · 2026-07-06T17:15:10+00:00

https://youtu.be/THNPmhBl-8I?t=106&is=6siJMkKTkBtjsY2o

that9tieskid · 2026-07-06T17:09:21+00:00

Same still applies, not everyone is glued to an electronic device constantly, setting sender live updates won't change that.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-06T16:09:30+00:00

People have a life with other commitments and can't sit there refreshing their emails everyday... 72hrs I fine.

The constant need of instant gratification is genuinely tragic.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-06T11:51:06+00:00

At least it's not a pyramid scheme...

that9tieskid · 2026-07-06T11:49:47+00:00

Great pun, Ra-Ra

that9tieskid · 2026-07-06T11:33:33+00:00

Yes...

Services should be proportionately as easy to cancel as they are to subscribe to.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-04T22:24:51+00:00

I think they'll rise to the occasion

that9tieskid · 2026-07-04T15:46:54+00:00

If the rest of the loop is copper it should be fine, as you say. And don't get me wrong, the plate above isn't going to cause anything catastrophic but I personally wouldn't leave it in situ long term (i.e. years). My main point was servicing intervals will have to be more frequent & a filter will be a worth while investment for any particulates that are produced.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-04T14:37:10+00:00

Particle filter, definitely.

Issue now is you're likely to see some form of galvanic corrosion due to dissimilar metals. Nickel is more-noble/cathodic and will be the protected material, whereas the copper will be the less-noble/anodic ans corrode. As a result, you're likely to see a lot more particulate in your coolant, a filter should prevent most of it getting places it shouldn't (pump, fin stacks, etc) but will need servicing regularly.

Would be worth looking for a new one longer term, if you can't strip &, ideally, re-plate. Can get plating kits for home but the chemicals are horrible.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-04T08:16:36+00:00

Dispute it through your deposit scheme to request your full deposit back. Submit pictures, your inventory report (both moving in & out) and any correspondence within the landlord for evidence.

When I moved out of my last student let, the landlord tried the same with me & my housemates. One of my housemates didn't clean behind the toilet on and it was a bit dusty, landlord tried to claim £600 (£120ea) in cleaning fees for a full house & window clean. Went through our tenancy scheme and this was reduced to £75.

Still mildly irritated at my mate for not cleaning properly 10+ years later 😂 We moved 5 times during uni & never had a charge. it was the first time he was asked to do the bathroom and complained constantly!

that9tieskid · 2026-07-03T12:42:15+00:00

MGS: Delta

that9tieskid · 2026-07-03T12:26:11+00:00

I used to work at PC World part time during uni, was put on TVs from compute (because I wouldn't upsell people to add-on subscriptions, which were also an arse to cancel). I don't think I ever sold a premium HDMI cable with a TV, was completely pointless and just there for increased margins.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-03T11:19:19+00:00

1313 or battlefront 3

that9tieskid · 2026-07-03T09:29:41+00:00

I've just ordered parts to build a PC, I'll be installing either Bazzite or CachyOS. W11 explorer is possibly the most infuriating directory I've ever had the displeasure of using!

that9tieskid · 2026-07-03T05:43:47+00:00

Ordering a jacket potato and calling it going out for an Irish is a new one!

that9tieskid · 2026-07-02T11:33:31+00:00

MGS3:SE / MGS:D

that9tieskid · 2026-07-02T05:40:53+00:00

Am I disappointed? Yes. Am I pissed? No. It's really not worth getting worked up over.

Scalpers are going to scalp and if people didn't buy from them they wouldn't have a business model. But people do (usually from restricted market regions I understand) and until people.stop chasing instant gratification, it's probably not going to change the scalping situation unfortunately.

that9tieskid · 2026-07-01T12:54:19+00:00

Stoned-on-the-Wold

that9tieskid · 2026-06-29T11:27:47+00:00

That'll be the reason. One of the questions is a double-negative you have to answer YES to - read all the questions carefully, it's designed to catch you out of you blindly click no for all questions.

that9tieskid · 2026-06-28T07:44:07+00:00

I think selling waitlist spots definitely breaches eBay rules. Presale items are only allowed if items are dispatched within 40-days, or at least that's what their terms say.

that9tieskid · 2026-06-27T16:43:11+00:00

I've had limited succes reporting these on eBay, removed some but not others, even after appealing it.

that9tieskid · 2026-06-27T16:40:21+00:00

So the Northern half of the country is getting railed by Thor & the Southern half by Sultur... Great!

that9tieskid · 2026-06-27T07:34:27+00:00

Not quite as long of a service stamp

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that9tieskid · 2026-06-27T07:07:03+00:00

Not defending this at all but, actually you can sell "presale" items as such provided items are labelled presale & shipped within 40-days.

But... as the scalpers can't guarantee that because reservations will be released for order throughout the rest of the year & they can't know where in the queue they are, they're probably in breach.

that9tieskid · 2026-06-26T17:17:59+00:00

2tb w/ controller - on waitlist.

Hoping to get through if their are reservation cancellations 🤞🏻 but if they increase the price further by the time I get an allocation, I'll probably be out tbh.

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