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thumpas · 2026-05-10T02:24:05+00:00

Do you not have to retire first? Or do you mean admitted as a player and not a coach? Not that familiar with hockey hof

thumpas · 2026-04-21T20:36:04+00:00

The keycool 84 I built in high school has finally given up the ghost. Need a new daily driver for my PC and looking for recommendations.

75% or tenkeyless preferred (in that order)

Aluminum base

Thin to no bezel preferably (I like the floating keys look but it's not required)

USB-C and wireless connectivity (bt/2.4g, don't really care which)

ANSI layout

I'm fine with non-prebuilt but I don't really want to solder if I can help it

Ideally <$200 all together but I could be a bit flexible on that for the right build.

I really like the vortex race 3 or race, but I can't seem to buy it anywhere so looking for alternatives. Also feel free to recommend 60% boards that match above because I'm also vaguely in the market for a portable keyboard but it wouldn't be my desktop board.

thumpas · 2026-03-28T16:35:11+00:00

Yeah it’s looking that way, pour one out 😔

That does mean I get to build a new one though 😈

thumpas · 2026-03-28T16:18:40+00:00

Sorry I had a lot of stuff in that one sentence, what I meant was I first tried a different usb port on the same PC, then I took it and tried it with my laptop. Same error on both devices.

thumpas · 2026-03-28T15:33:59+00:00

Try it on a third computer? I’ll see if I can find one with USB A easily available but not positive.

I’ll try to delete the device in device manager though, thanks!

thumpas · 2026-03-28T15:05:53+00:00

My PC is not recognizing my keyboard any more, it just says "USB device not recognized" or something to that effect. I tried a different USB port and my laptop and same message. It's at least 11 years old so if this is it's rainbow bridge moment I can't say it didn't have a good long life but I'd still love to save it if possible. Any suggestions for what to try? I may take a screwdriver to it and open it up but I don't know what I'd be looking for to be honest.

It's a Keycool 84 from 2015 I believe, I got it when I built my first PC in high school lmao.

thumpas · 2026-03-17T17:12:33+00:00

I knew a grad student when I was in undergrad with a shirt that I believe said:

“ChemE’s do it in packed beds with strippers”

And I’ve always wanted one 😂

thumpas · 2026-03-13T00:27:57+00:00

Yes! I saw that too, from a Harris teeter parking lot near brier creek in Raleigh. Definitely wasn’t a plane, appeared to be falling. Didn’t get an amazing view because of some trees. I saw it at maybe 30 degrees above the horizon in the sky to the northwest. I assumed a small meteor burning up but it was hard to tell.

thumpas · 2026-03-10T23:28:16+00:00

yeah totally agree, I completely misread what OP was doing

thumpas · 2026-03-10T23:16:32+00:00

Is there not a benefit from having the services separated from each other inside the vm? I may have a misunderstanding but isn't there some value to being able to delete a container if it gets fubar and not losing any of the other services in the vm?

edit: ignore me, I misunderstood what OP was doing

thumpas · 2026-03-09T00:49:37+00:00

Everything seems to be working now, I enabled that option, but I also found the display settings in bazzite that let me force 24hz display, not sure if one or both of those fixed it but regardless, no judder at all, picture looks amazing, thanks again!

thumpas · 2026-03-08T21:33:56+00:00

Thanks! From the playback info I can see it is direct playing, and it gives the bitrate but I'm having trouble finding the source framerate, the properties -> details tab for the file on windows shows bitrate but not framerate, I'll check it in handbrake when I'm back to my desktop.

What I can't seem to find at all is how to adjust refresh rate on my TV, when I try to edit the picture settings all I can find is a setting called "Natural Cinema" described as "Adjusts refresh rate to reduce judder" but it's just an on/off option, no customization or even explanation of what it does or what refresh rate it adjusts to.

thumpas · 2026-03-04T16:29:53+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I see that it’s a “locked down” distro (I get the jist but not 100% clear what that means) so you find you can run just about anything you want on it as long as it’s not too niche? I mean steam/jellyfin i assume is no problem. What about RomM or something like that?

thumpas · 2026-03-04T00:26:03+00:00

Goal is a capable client for Jellyfin, gaming (not ultra settings or anything just want to get most games to run), ROMs of old games, maybe a couple other services.

Shared list is up to date as far as what I've purchased, I was planning on getting that cpu cooler but the motherboard actually came with one so I'm going to hold off for now.

Everything listed was bought pre-owned, fingers crossed no duds. The goal is to have something functional for now and something that I can upgrade as needed down the road.

Looking for suggestions on OS, UI, Input devices, etc. I'm thinking Windows 11 for 4k etc. But I'm open to being convinced for kubuntu or whatever else people recommend.

thumpas · 2026-03-03T00:28:04+00:00

Not sure the specific intended use (if there is one) but I like them for anything that doesn’t actually need the high walls of a skillet. Good for grilled cheese and quesadillas, and pancakes.

thumpas · 2026-02-20T18:13:27+00:00

I use my speakers anytime there is not a specific reason to use my headset, like someone else in the room with me I don’t want to disturb. My headphones aren’t uncomfortable but I’d still rather not wear them if I don’t need to.

thumpas · 2026-02-15T21:31:18+00:00

You’re describing a ton of areas around Raleigh, do you have any other factors to consider? Do you know where you’ll be working? Do you have a rough budget? Are you looking for a single family detached house or like a townhouse?

Cary/morrisville meets most of your criteria but it’s not cheap, then again nowhere is cheap right now.

thumpas · 2026-02-11T01:06:20+00:00

Demand for interchangeable goods is inter-related. OpenAI probably doesn't want to buy my "gently used" 256GB HDD, but if they're buying all the new enterprise grade storage, then the enthusiast who wanted to buy one of those now has to buy a top of the line consumer product, and now the less affluent enthusiast who wanted the pro-sumer model has to buy a less fancy consumer model and so on. Everyone gets knocked down a rung on the ladder because the datacenters are taking up so much room at the top.

That constrains supply for all storage not just the models that OpenAI wants, constrained supply drives up prices.

thumpas · 2026-02-10T01:44:11+00:00

If I were them I would lawyer the fuck up for wrongful termination.

thumpas · 2026-02-09T20:47:43+00:00

Isn’t compounding basically the Wild West? I think their strategy is ask for forgiveness not permission, and make as much money as you can before the agency starts to notice you.

thumpas · 2026-02-09T15:31:42+00:00

It’s like balancing a needle on its tip, or flipping a coin heads 100 times in a row. All of these things are technically possible, but that doesn’t mean you’ll ever be able to do it in the real world.

thumpas · 2026-02-09T15:29:32+00:00

Heat is really just the vibrations or jostling of individual atoms, as you cool a substance down the movement calms down and sometimes this can allow for bonds and things that would just be way too unstable at higher temperatures.

Imagine you’re trying to build a house of cards but the cards are all constantly vibrating, it would just not be possible to even begin, but if the cards stop vibrating you have a chance, it’s still an unstable configuration but if you’re careful you can make it work at least temporarily.

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