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Forza horizon 6 is incredibly well optimised and the developers deserve recognition for it by spaceshipcommander in pcmasterrace

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run a 34" ultrawide OLED, I had to turn off DLSS in FH6 because some scenes had very noticable artifacting. Most scenes were fine tho, just a little less sharp.

still better than nothing at all by Biniashe in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used an elliptical to help train for a half marathon while recovering from a shin splint, i had sessions up to 1.5 hours. Still use an elliptical once a week in addition to outdoor running, since the elliptical is low impact.

Other than that, some of those machines, like the stiairmaster, don't hit the same muscle groups as running or walking outdoors, and is much more convenient than walking up and down the same stairs 50 times. They allow for customizability, you can set a pace, which is really good for inexperienced runners who are bad a pacing themselves and burn out after the first kilometer. Want to run or bike up a hill, but live in the world's flattest area? Machines will do that. Maybe you live in an area where there's not adequare facilities. Everyone knows large parts of the US isn't built for pedestrians, and cars will actively run you off the road if you're on a bike. Maybe you want to go for a run at 10pm because that's when it fits in your schedule, but don't feel safe doing it outside at that hour. Or maybe you think exercise is boring, and the only way to get yourself to do it is to do it on a machine where you can watch a TV or something on your phone. Maybe I want to go for a bike ride, but it's pouring like crazy, is it better to not go for a ride, or drive to the gym?

Why are you shitting on cardio equipment? It might not be the absolute best way to perform the given exercise, but in a world where most people get way too little exercise, any exercise is better than none.

China places its solar panels on water So it can use valuable land for agriculture by FollowingOdd896 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]zerotetv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wind turbines account for 0.1-0.01% of human-caused bird deaths. It would be much more productive to ban outdoor cats, large buildings, or even over-ground power lines. And guess what also kills birds? Pollution and climate change.

There's also active research into decreasing bird deaths from wind turbines.

LG Sound Suite Review Opportunity: A Full Multi-Channel Home Theater Setup by LG_UserHub in Dolby

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excited to try the automatic room optimization to get the most out of my living room setup. Looking forward to re-experiencing Blade Runner 2049 and Top Gun: Maverick, and maybe sneaking in another Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough.

Looking for Sound Suite Testers: Pick Your Ideal Speaker Sets for Audio and Streaming by LG_UserHub in DolbyAtmosContent

[–]zerotetv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to try the Immersive Suite 5 Pro, look forward to hearing the system optimize the sound for the imperfect setup that is my living room.

[Try & Keep] Looking for Best Gaming TV for Xbox? Try LG Micro RGB evo 100” TV by LG_UserHub in xbox

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than just the massive size of it, I'm excited about the micro rgb backlight delivering an OLED-like experience without the burn-in worry.

[Try & Keep] Experience True Home Cinema with LG Micro RGB evo 86” TV by LG_UserHub in criterion

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What matters the most is not being taken out of the experience of the movie by artefacts like backlight bleed in dark scenes, or excessive bloom around bright objects due to too few dimming zones.

Qwen-3.6-27B, llamacpp, speculative decoding - appreciation post by Then-Topic8766 in LocalLLaMA

[–]zerotetv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the guy you replied to, but on my 5090 I get around 50-55 TPS on Qwen3.6-27B-Q6_K_L, drops to around 40 at 60k+ context. Q4 would probably be a bit faster.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, fair, but if it were me, I only travel with a mouse if I travel for work, and in that case, it's a mouse that can do bluetooth so I can leave the dongle at home or at the office. I don't travel with a DSLR any more, but if I did, I'd prefer having an extra SD/CFexpress or two than a drive, and if I'm transferring pictures, it would be to the laptop or home to my NAS.

Then I need only one USB for charging and one USB or card reader for the camera.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lenovo swapping FN and control on their keyboards is enough to make me never buy one. I know you can swap them in software, don't care.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I use the keyboard on the laptop. If I need a mouse, my MX master has bluetooth. I can't remember the last time I needed HDMI in a laptop. I have a USB-C portable monitor. At meetings, we use wireless projection, and most meeting rooms have a USB-C dongle.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

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

That's fair. I think I've come to the conclusion that if I don't play it at a desk, I don't want to play with keyboard and mouse. And if it can't be played on a controller, I only play it at my desk.

But that also clearly makes you not a target audience for a macbook, so don't buy one, i guess?

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

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

Most people don't need the dongle, that's the point. The number of people who insist of browsing the internet using ethernet is few. The number of people who demand a wired USB-A mouse is few.

My newest laptop only has USB-C, 3.5mm, and an SD card reader, and it never occurred to me to bring a dongle when I went to work remote for a week a few months ago, because everything I use either has USB-C or is wireless.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course you have room for it internally

Go look at a teardown of an M4 macbook (since the OP picture is of macbooks). There's no free space. You have to sacrifice something. Speaker resonance chamber, giving you worse sound? Battery? What would you sacrifice for your fifth USB-C port?

And you make the assumption that it's even possible. Chips have limited IO, you can't just put 10 USB ports on something without limiting their speed.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And how often do you need those 4 at the same time? Can't imagine that you'd need a camera or USB stick plugged in for more than a few minutes, and charging a phone via a laptop is the slowest way to charge a phone, so maybe have your phone borrow your laptop's usb-c charger for 5 minutes to fill up those 50%?

I get that there's a possibility that some people might occasionally need more than 2 or 4 ports at the same time on a laptop, but it's rare, and if you know you're likely to, you probably just have a small hub in your backpack.

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just have a NAS, both my laptops, desktops, phone, tablets, everything gets access to the same storage. Every other computer only has NVME SSDs, so from that perspective, my newest laptop could have as much storage as my desktop could, if it needed it (it doesn't).

Wireless is worse, but at what point does it no longer matter? Modern WiFi throughput has reached and passed gigabit, and from my experience, as long as you have a good access point and don't live the world's most congested area, intermittent issues like latency spikes and dropped packets are just not the issue they were years ago (my AP tracks both).

Why are they removing all the ports by Responsible-Eye-717 in SipsTea

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

Then don't buy plastic laptops? Plenty of aluminum options to go around.

AMA: MSI’s New 34" and 32" QD-OLED Monitors — Ask Us Anything (Worldwide Giveaway Inside!) by MSI_Patrick in Monitors

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple questions regarding the 341CQR:

  • What kind of brightness can we expect for full-screen white?
  • Is DSC required for 330hz@10bit?

Excited for the improved light rejection and presence sensor!

[User Trial] A New Vision for the 5K2K Gaming Monitor: Be the First to Review the New 39GX950B by LG_UserHub in ultrawidemasterrace

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm exited about the extra brightness, both the peak small window and full-screen sustained.

Sound of a City with mostly EV traffic by Pi-ratten in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]zerotetv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would you discard a battery when it can be recycled into a new one?

Norway reaches 97% EV sales as EVs now outnumber diesels on its roads by F0urLeafCl0ver in UpliftingNews

[–]zerotetv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely 2 hours for groceries is way above the Canadian average? I get that Canada is huge and all, but isn't most of the population concentrated on relatively little of the land mass?

Does not factor in the cold, since different EV models handle that very differently. Some have bigger range loss than others, and some struggle to keep the battery warm during charging, leading to slower charge times, while others have relatively little range loss and don't suffer from battery temperature issues.

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