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Comment on Opinions or experiences on Corsair build kits in ~comp
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Comment on ASUS demonstrates a pattern of scammy, questionably-legal practices to deny customer RMAs in ~tech
babypuncher (edited )Link ParentThe problem is the people buying these boards (PC gamers) usually don't want a prebuilt machine from a big box. Apple has a good track record with quality control and warranty support, but they...If you want warranties, just go for Apple or Dell or whoever the established player is in your region.
The problem is the people buying these boards (PC gamers) usually don't want a prebuilt machine from a big box. Apple has a good track record with quality control and warranty support, but they don't make gaming PCs at all. Meanwhile companies like Dell have no problem shitting out garbage and charging a fortune for it. Garbage with a warranty is still garbage.
The best pre-built PC makers aren't the big brand names, but instead boutique PC builders like NZXT who are ultimately using these same off-the-shelf parts you or I would use at home.
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Comment on ASUS demonstrates a pattern of scammy, questionably-legal practices to deny customer RMAs in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentI have almost exclusively bought ASUS motherboards for over a decade now. Every now and then I've taken a gambles on MSI and Gigabyte and ultimately regretted them for one reason or another. This...I have almost exclusively bought ASUS motherboards for over a decade now. Every now and then I've taken a gambles on MSI and Gigabyte and ultimately regretted them for one reason or another.
This news is very disheartening because I'm not really sure who else to go to for motherboards at this point. I guess I've never had this problem because their products have always proven exceptionally reliable for me. Which makes it all the more infuriating; you would think they could stand by a reliable product and offer fair support without it really hurting their bottom line.
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Comment on OpenAI insists it's not launching a search engine nor GPT-5 on Monday in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentI feel like that market is made up almost entirely of incels. The rest of us will be fine.I feel like that market is made up almost entirely of incels. The rest of us will be fine.
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Comment on Bitwarden transitions from Manifest V2 to V3 in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentJoke's on them, I'm sticking with Firefox.Joke's on them, I'm sticking with Firefox.
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Comment on Megalopolis | First look clip in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentShots like those in this clip have relied on VFX in some form or another since Buster Keaton was making movies, so I'm not sure I get the derision.Shots like those in this clip have relied on VFX in some form or another since Buster Keaton was making movies, so I'm not sure I get the derision.
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Comment on Chevrolet Malibu heads for the junkyard as GM shifts focus to electric vehicles in ~transport
babypuncher Link ParentMidsize sedans are a dying breed, ICE or EV. If I were considering a sedan, I would probably go for something smaller. Otherwise, I would want a crossover.Midsize sedans are a dying breed, ICE or EV. If I were considering a sedan, I would probably go for something smaller. Otherwise, I would want a crossover.
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Comment on Duck Game rights are returned to developer in ~games
babypuncher Link ParentI've yet to see an explanation of how delisting these games will save WBD any amount of money, leaving me to believe they are literally doing it out of malice.I've yet to see an explanation of how delisting these games will save WBD any amount of money, leaving me to believe they are literally doing it out of malice.
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Comment on Musi’s free music streaming app is a hit with thrifty teens. The app claims to tap content on YouTube, but some in the music industry question the legitimacy of that model. in ~music
babypuncher Link ParentI don't mean to present it as polarized extremes here. I use adblockers myself. I'm also mindful about which sites I disable them for, and which ones I pay directly to get ad-free service. I think...I don't mean to present it as polarized extremes here. I use adblockers myself. I'm also mindful about which sites I disable them for, and which ones I pay directly to get ad-free service.
I think YouTube is a valuable if flawed resource, and I'd hate to see it go away because I know it cannot exist under our current economic model any other way. Community-run alternatives like PeerTube would absolutely melt if they tried to actually operate at the scale of YouTube.
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Comment on Musi’s free music streaming app is a hit with thrifty teens. The app claims to tap content on YouTube, but some in the music industry question the legitimacy of that model. in ~music
babypuncher (edited )Link ParentI'm not even talking about legislation or copyright law here. I'm pointing out that it wouldn't exactly be hard for YouTube to lock down their service to only approved clients, and that is exactly...I'm not even talking about legislation or copyright law here. I'm pointing out that it wouldn't exactly be hard for YouTube to lock down their service to only approved clients, and that is exactly what they would do if everyone started using alternative clients that render the service impossible to maintain. They don't need laws to be able to do that.
If YouTube is going to run a publicly available media server, then they get to control that server. And I on the other hand get to control the client that connects to it, on my hardware that I own. They don’t get to dictate to me how I use my computer.
I fully agree with this, I'm pointing out that certain actions in aggregate have consequences. And while YouTube cannot control what you do with their data on your computer, they can control whether you have access to that data in the first place.
information wants to be free
Information doesn't want anything. People want information to be free.
I view this attitude of not wanting to pay for any media akin to people who go to restaurants and only eat free bread. If enough of them do it, eventually restaurants will just stop offering free bread entirely and ruin it for the rest of us.
This sounds pretty radical in 2024 but I’ll continue to say it even as the Overton window slides further away from me. I think it’s inevitable that the pendulum will swing back, eventually.
I think we are a long way from that, and a pre-requisite for ever reaching this state is moving to an economic model where artists and builders no longer need to monetize their labor in order to feed and shelter their families. Until that point, I think it's unethical not to compensate them for their work.
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Comment on Warner Bros. to release new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ in 2026, Peter Jackson to produce and Andy Serkis to direct in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentAnything you want to make into a movie outside The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings would have to be fan fiction regardless. It's not like The Silmarillion has a plot in the traditional sense.Anything you want to make into a movie outside The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings would have to be fan fiction regardless. It's not like The Silmarillion has a plot in the traditional sense.
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Comment on Warner Bros. to release new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ in 2026, Peter Jackson to produce and Andy Serkis to direct in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentI'm not sure I follow the logic here. Gollum wasn't bad because it was about Gollum, it was bad because the game itself was technically incompetent and poorly designed.I'm not sure I follow the logic here.
Gollum wasn't bad because it was about Gollum, it was bad because the game itself was technically incompetent and poorly designed.
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Comment on New NASA black hole visualization takes viewers beyond the brink in ~space
babypuncher Link ParentKip Thorne worked as the scientific consultant and an executive producer on the film, so it's not too surprising they kept it reasonably accurate. That movie did a lot to change how black holes...Kip Thorne worked as the scientific consultant and an executive producer on the film, so it's not too surprising they kept it reasonably accurate.
That movie did a lot to change how black holes are shown in film and television. Just compare the black holes from the 2009 Star Trek movie and Star Trek: Discovery's "Anomaly" in season 4.
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Comment on ProtonMail discloses user data leading to arrest in Spain in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentIt baffles me that people expect anyone, corporation or otherwise, to not comply with a lawful warrant.It baffles me that people expect anyone, corporation or otherwise, to not comply with a lawful warrant.
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Comment on Musi’s free music streaming app is a hit with thrifty teens. The app claims to tap content on YouTube, but some in the music industry question the legitimacy of that model. in ~music
babypuncher Link ParentI don't know about the legal legitimacy of apps like Musi and FreeTube, but they certainly violate the spirit of the social contract one enters when using a service like YouTube. YouTube isn't...I don't know about the legal legitimacy of apps like Musi and FreeTube, but they certainly violate the spirit of the social contract one enters when using a service like YouTube. YouTube isn't free, you just pay for it with your time and attention, through ads. Such a service cannot exist without some kind of revenue model.
If everybody used FreeTube, YouTube would either cease to exist, or start using DRM like Netflix.
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Comment on In streaming milestone, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery team on bundle featuring Disney+, Hulu and Max in ~tv
babypuncher Link ParentI don't really see how they would benefit. Cable bundles are a thing because all the cable channels share a common distributor, the cable company, who has an effective monopoly in whatever region...I don't really see how they would benefit.
Cable bundles are a thing because all the cable channels share a common distributor, the cable company, who has an effective monopoly in whatever region they operate.
If someone like Netflix became the sole distributor for streaming content, then I could see that happening. I think that the people rooting for Netflix to just get everything are the people asking for a return to cable, because such a market would mean $100/mo Netflix with no consumer choice, just like cable.
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Comment on In streaming milestone, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery team on bundle featuring Disney+, Hulu and Max in ~tv
babypuncher Link ParentIt would only be cable if you were forced to buy these three services together with no option to buy them separately. I'm getting kind of tired of the "streaming is just cable now" meme.It would only be cable if you were forced to buy these three services together with no option to buy them separately.
I'm getting kind of tired of the "streaming is just cable now" meme.
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Comment on Fear the Mad Catz - The worst video game controllers ever in ~games
babypuncher Link ParentIt was a good mouse. The problem with Mad Catz is that they did not pivot to making quality peripherals until it was too late to save the company. They had such a poor reputation that by the time...It was a good mouse. The problem with Mad Catz is that they did not pivot to making quality peripherals until it was too late to save the company. They had such a poor reputation that by the time they launched something good, people wrote it off.
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Comment on Fear the Mad Catz - The worst video game controllers ever in ~games
babypuncher (edited )Link ParentMotion controls have also largely gone the way of the dodo, with the exception of gyro aiming, because they aren't very precise and lack good tactile feedback. Even gyro aiming needs a lot of...Motion controls have also largely gone the way of the dodo, with the exception of gyro aiming, because they aren't very precise and lack good tactile feedback. Even gyro aiming needs a lot of filtering and smoothing to not make the user think they have parkinson's, which makes it less responsive than something like a mouse.
But kids mash in those buttons when they want their actions to have oomph for ages until they realize it's not making much of a difference.
I think that's part of it, but the other issue is that rubber dome buttons have a clear, distinct actuation point, whereas other forms of analog input like joysticks and triggers offer a continuous spectrum
I've played a lot of MGS 2 and MGS 3, so I think I would have gotten used to them. At the end of the day, a trigger is a more intuitive and precise form of analog input. Couple that with the fact that I've never seen a game that needs more than 6 analog axis at a given time, and there just isn't a pressing need to make the buttons themselves analog.
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Comment on Reddit shares soar 14% after company reports revenue pop in debut earnings report in ~tech
babypuncher LinkEveryone and their dog was predicting this IPO would crash and burn, with lots of people publicly stating they planned to short it. What went wrong here?Everyone and their dog was predicting this IPO would crash and burn, with lots of people publicly stating they planned to short it.
What went wrong here?
I can't speak on personal experience with the Corsair build kits, but looking at them on their website, they seem fine. I find it odd that they are all Intel-based, when the AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D is probably the best gaming CPU on the market and costs less than many of these Intel chips.
I don't think you would have a bad experience, and you're still saving money compared to buying something pre-built. You could also look at the parts included in these kits and order them yourself, and customize from there. PC parts in general are pretty interchangeable, so if you wanted to go AMD instead of Intel, the only other thing you would need to change is the motherboard.