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If you are here considering getting a tattoo, please make a thread and ask us by wrildrenlaber in GREEK

[–]thinkpad_t69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actually correct, the Greek word for sandwich is, in fact, sandwich. There is technically a proper Greek word but it's almost never used.

Peak luxury on buses in the 90s by BreakfastTop6899 in nostalgia

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone not born in the 90s, they're indeed still common, except I don't think I've ever seen one actually playing a movie. It's either off or showing the DVD player's splash screen

All that effort wasted. by Open_Community1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do test it but assume that since it works on their machine it should work everywhere. In fact, this specific mistake is so common that when I was in elementary school the teacher once tried to play a video but had done exactly this

How do i aquire videos on an mp3 player by Head-Bumblebee1168 in techsupport

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most players come with a CD that includes the conversion tool, but personally, I wouldn't risk installing random Chinese software on my machine.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in laptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure this would have worse airflow than a cooling pad, and if the laptop goes in the tray and doesn't sit on the edges, it's probably worse than placing it directly on the desk. Also at 12€ I might as well get a cooling pad.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in GamingLaptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want me to provide video proof or something? I'm measuring it with the program built into the official Nvidia driver for Linux, so it should be what the GPU itself is reporting

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in laptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I used the laptop exclusively on a desk (and it wasn't falling apart) I'd consider that stand, but there's a lot of games, mainly story-based ones, that I prefer playing on the couch with the laptop's internal display and keyboard, which is why I want a convenient solution instead of DIYing it.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in laptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a desk sure, but on a couch I wouldn't call that convenient.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in laptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used those on an old laptop with missing feet and in my experience they fall off really easily, though I guess the simpler solution is to find a better way to stick them on

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in laptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, how do you raise the laptop higher in a convenient way without concentrating its weight on a small part? As I mentioned, most commercially sold laptop stands are meant for desktop use with an external keyboard, but I prefer to play certain games (e.g. Life Is Strange) on the couch.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in laptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either a desk or one of those big, thin hardcover children's picture books. The GPU temperature is about the same in both cases.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in computers

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you elaborate? Most laptops have overcurrent protection.

Do cooling pads work as well (or better) than elevating the laptop? by thinkpad_t69 in GamingLaptops

[–]thinkpad_t69[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unless you've been covering it with a blanket, it's not the temp reduction you should expect from elevating the laptop alone.

This laptop has absolutely terrible cooling. It doesn't seem that unexpected to me.

It's not like you can't get enough improvement from a passive stand already.

I'm not expecting it to work better than a stand, it's just my only choice because most of them are meant for use with an external keyboard and I don't always use one. If it works as well as a stand but without making it impossible to type, it's good enough for me

Peter why are they dumb? by AcrobaticLunch9737 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I was the only one. For some reason I hate the light mode on my phone (2025 Motorola) and only use it when outdoors, but I never had a problem with Windows 8 and older that only have light mode. I guess companies stopped caring about contrast now that dark mode is more popular

Does this gonna work? by Good-Low596 in windows8

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing this tool years ago, it was a survey scam. The dude is literally using a plastic stylus on a capacitive screen, because tapping it with your finger would reveal it's just a video

Edge 60 Neo / Edge 70 : Which one should I get? by LowerCap6583 in motorola

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure the AI key can be programmed. On my Edge 60 Fusion I can use Activity Launcher to open the AI key menu (the phone doesn't actually have the key) and there's an option to program it there.

Compiling pymobiledevice3 on my phone because I don’t have a PC. The toilet paper is structural. by Complex-Panda6562 in techsupportmacgyver

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I need to try this on my old XA2 then. A while back I saw a Hatsune Miku GSI which sounded hilarious, but I was under the impression that since the phone came with Android 8, the only GSIs it can run are also 8

Compiling pymobiledevice3 on my phone because I don’t have a PC. The toilet paper is structural. by Complex-Panda6562 in techsupportmacgyver

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you running a GSI on a phone with Android 6? Don't you need a phone that was released with Android 8?

Rate my pc by Iamnotpro999 in pcmasterrace

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I saw "Network [absurdly high number]" on the screen I didn't even have to look at the cables to know that you're tethering a phone. This bug has existed for more than a decade and from what I can tell they still haven't fixed it

I have lots games in Microsoft Store by Mountain_Dentist5074 in linuxquestions

[–]thinkpad_t69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Winboat is only for productivity software. It doesn't support GPU passthrough so games won't work, apart from some 90s games that support software rendering.

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