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Comment on Wait... ARC Raiders might be peak in ~games
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Comment on Wait... ARC Raiders might be peak in ~games
kwyjibo Link ParentI don't think I saw those flashes you mentioned, but maybe I didn't notice them. My FPS was about the same with the same settings (at 2K). Another problem I noticed is that when I'm in the Traders...I don't think I saw those flashes you mentioned, but maybe I didn't notice them. My FPS was about the same with the same settings (at 2K).
Another problem I noticed is that when I'm in the Traders menu, moving my mouse around (just that, no clicking or anything else) briefly freezes the people walking in the background. When my mouse movement comes to a stop, they move fine but the moment I move it, they freeze for about a second.
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Comment on Wait... ARC Raiders might be peak in ~games
kwyjibo LinkI liked the game during the playtest but its performance was awful. I have a beefy PC (9800X3D, 9070 XT, 64 GB RAM, Gen 5 NVMe etc.) but I got quite a bit of stutter, sometimes outright freezing,...I liked the game during the playtest but its performance was awful. I have a beefy PC (9800X3D, 9070 XT, 64 GB RAM, Gen 5 NVMe etc.) but I got quite a bit of stutter, sometimes outright freezing, during basic actions like turning on the flashlight. Combat was largely fine, at least I didn't get freezes but it kind of ruined the game for me. I'll check back in in a month or so after its release to see if they've improved stability. I hope they do.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
kwyjibo LinkHaving a lot of fun playing Megabonk and Doom (2016). Before Megabonk I was consumed by Vampire Survivors so Megabonk provided a nice change without being too different. As for Doom, it's the...Having a lot of fun playing Megabonk and Doom (2016). Before Megabonk I was consumed by Vampire Survivors so Megabonk provided a nice change without being too different. As for Doom, it's the first Doom (2016) I've ever played apart from the original one and I don't know what I was thinking. It's a blast to kill monsters by tearing them apart into two. It also lacks complicated systems and more or so a straightforward shooter which I like in games in general.
Legion Remix is launching tomorrow so I'm excited about that. I did not play the Pandaria Remix so it will be nice to experience the game in a new way. I already have every class at max level, so the leveling part will be redundant and there aren't a ton of rewards I'm after so I'll just take my time and soak in the experience.
Speaking of WoW, given the upcoming housing feature, does anyone have any plans on what to do? I know we have some WoW players here, and it might be nice to have a Tildes neighborhood in the game.
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Comment on Photo digitizing in ~tech
kwyjibo LinkI've been doing this all by myself for the past few weeks. I have about a thousand of photos and I'm scanning every single one of them without any exceptions. I bought a Canon LIDE 400 flatbed...I've been doing this all by myself for the past few weeks. I have about a thousand of photos and I'm scanning every single one of them without any exceptions.
I bought a Canon LIDE 400 flatbed scanner just for this purpose and it works surprisingly well. Depending on their size, I can put three photos on its bed and it scans all of them at the same time. It then splits them without me interfering with anything.
I thought about using a service myself but I simply could not trust them not to lose the photos. One thing I did not anticipate before started doing all of this is how rewarding it'd be to just look at these photos again. They brought up so many memories that I had completely forgotten and it continues to be an invaluable experience. It also what takes up most of my time because scanning the photos themselves, assuming you won't be dealing with detailed tagging or organization at the same time, is faster than you'd think.
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Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech
kwyjibo LinkAir looks cool but it also feels like an in-between product before they eventually release a foldable phone. One half of a future product, if you will.Air looks cool but it also feels like an in-between product before they eventually release a foldable phone. One half of a future product, if you will.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
kwyjibo LinkAfter seeing @cfabbro topics on it every so often on the front page, I gave Taskmaster a go last week. It so good! I don't think I've ever watched a game show two episodes in a row so I had my...After seeing @cfabbro topics on it every so often on the front page, I gave Taskmaster a go last week. It so good! I don't think I've ever watched a game show two episodes in a row so I had my reservations, but I couldn't find anything else to watch so I decided to give it a go. I'm so glad I did. I'm going to start the 4th season of the show tonight.
Thanks for the implicit recommendation, @cfabbro!
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Comment on Which directors have a flawless filmography? in ~movies
kwyjibo LinkFlawless filmography is a tall task that I don't think any director would ever meet, but if I were to lax your criteria a bit, aside from some of the names mentioned, I'd add Julia Loktev, Maren...Flawless filmography is a tall task that I don't think any director would ever meet, but if I were to lax your criteria a bit, aside from some of the names mentioned, I'd add Julia Loktev, Maren Ade, and Kenneth Lonergan to the list, in that order. I would’ve mentioned Jonathan Glazer as well, but I’m morally opposed to his most recent work, despite it being an immaculate piece of filmmaking. (I'm mentioning it only because I couldn't think of another filmmaker who's one film away from meeting your criteria. I'm not interested in discussing the film.)
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
kwyjibo LinkI don't have high hopes for the reasons stated before in this topic, but I wouldn't mind having one myself. I'm curious about the design of its mobile app given Christian Selig's role in the company.I don't have high hopes for the reasons stated before in this topic, but I wouldn't mind having one myself. I'm curious about the design of its mobile app given Christian Selig's role in the company.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
kwyjibo Link ParentZowie are often referred to as the "grandfather" mouse because they've been around for so long and they don't have the latest tech, which I think is a plus. I care about the shape and the comfort...Zowie are often referred to as the "grandfather" mouse because they've been around for so long and they don't have the latest tech, which I think is a plus. I care about the shape and the comfort when I'm holding it, not whether it has the useless and taxing 8k polling rate or some ungodly number of DPI.
I have a soft spot for Zowie's EC series, which is what I'm using now, because way back in early 2000s, the legendary Microsoft IntelliMouse 3.0 was the most comfortable mouse I had ever used. It was extremely popular among esport players, which I was one then. EC series is sort of a love letter to that mouse, designed by taking inputs from players of that era (namely HeatoN, aka Emil Christensen), so it was like coming home for me.
I don't know much about Steelseries except for their Aerox 9 model, which I briefly used for playing WoW, but the shape was not for me. I also stopped playing Monk since that's what I needed it for. Anyone who plays WoW can back me up on the button bloat problem that class has, hehe. It was otherwise a good mouse.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
kwyjibo (edited )LinkI'd steer away from Logitech. I must have used more than a dozen of Logitech mouse (from MX510 to MX Master 3S) and every single one of them, with no exception, had a double click issue. The only...I'd steer away from Logitech. I must have used more than a dozen of Logitech mouse (from MX510 to MX Master 3S) and every single one of them, with no exception, had a double click issue. The only reason I kept buying them was Logitech's support, which has been stellar and replaced my mouses with no question. But there comes a point where it just doesn't worth the hassle anymore. The last one I bought from them was Superlight 2, which is a great mouse and it was working perfectly well but I shelved it as I switched to Zowie (EC1-DW).
I'd take a look at Zowie. As esports started booming, lots of PC peripherals companies popped up. Mouse companies are no exception. You can find plenty of mouse with a ton of frills that you will never need. Zowie makes what I'd call no bullshit mouse. There's a shape for every person (they have a picker here), they work great, and they have all the features you might need.
Their wireless mouse are rather expensive, but they still produce wired mouse, so you can take a look at that. @Trobador recommended FK2, which I know to be a very popular and durable mouse. If you're steering away from wireless mouse because you worry that they might not work as well as a wired ones, you can be rest assured that they work exactly the same. For example, you'd be hard pressed to find a competitive CS2 player who still play on a wired mouse.
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Comment on The 100 best movies of the 21st Century - voted by more than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world in ~movies
kwyjibo LinkIt's a fine list. There's plenty I don't agree with (naturally, since that's the charm of these lists) but my disagreements mostly come from the order rather than what's been included or excluded....It's a fine list. There's plenty I don't agree with (naturally, since that's the charm of these lists) but my disagreements mostly come from the order rather than what's been included or excluded. That being said, there's only two films my personal list share with this, but realistically speaking, that's not a surprise.
My list
In no particular order, except for the first three:- Afterschool
- What Time Is It There?
- Day Night Day Night
- The Gleaners & I
- The Brown Bunny
- Distant
- Silent Light
- Homo Sapiens
- Code Unknown
- No Country for Old Men
Some of the films that didn't make the cut, but could've just as easily so if I were compiling this at some other time:
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Comment on MiniPC home server recommendations in ~tech
kwyjibo LinkI've been running Intel NUC11TNHi3 for the past couple of years and I'm very happy with it, despite my storage situation not being ideal. It was a barebones system so I installed 16GB RAM, 512GB...I've been running Intel NUC11TNHi3 for the past couple of years and I'm very happy with it, despite my storage situation not being ideal. It was a barebones system so I installed 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe drive, and I'm using Unraid as the OS. I'm running qBittorrent, a few apps from the *arr suite, Plex, Tailscale, and some system related containers and plugins. I also ran Home Assistant for a couple of months with no issues. The CPU load hovers around 0-5%, with qBittorrent serving around a thousand torrents being the biggest culprit.
One thing I'd advise you to do is to decide beforehand what you will do with your data. NUC's are great, but the storage solutions that accompany them are not, at least as far as I know. If I knew what I know now, I would've either gotten a powerful enough NAS with proper drive bays, or build a system that can handle as much storage as I can fit into a case. If I'm not mistaken, based on my prior research that can now very well be outdated, your storage solution with NUCs are using external drives (which is what I do for my useless data), using a DAS which are almost as unreliable as the external solution since they also use USB, or using something like m2 to SATA adapter which introduces a whole bunch of problems (assuming they're reliable to begin with).
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Comment on Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic. in ~food
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Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic.
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Comment on Dogma 25: Group of Scandi filmmakers launching refreshed manifesto in ~movies
kwyjibo Link ParentYeah, that's right. I think I misspoke. What I meant to say instead was, "vague rules/goals with conditions can lead to misinterpretation". There are some rules/goals on there that I doubt can be...Yeah, that's right. I think I misspoke. What I meant to say instead was, "vague rules/goals with conditions can lead to misinterpretation". There are some rules/goals on there that I doubt can be interpreted the same way by different people.
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Comment on Dogma 25: Group of Scandi filmmakers launching refreshed manifesto in ~movies
kwyjibo Link ParentThat's the rule/goal I like the most. It's very hard to find films that trust their audience and realize that cinema, at its very core, is a visual medium.That's the rule/goal I like the most. It's very hard to find films that trust their audience and realize that cinema, at its very core, is a visual medium.
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Comment on Dogma 25: Group of Scandi filmmakers launching refreshed manifesto in ~movies
kwyjibo LinkThis seems to differ quite a bit from Dogme 95, which had clear and concise rules. Vague rules with conditions beg to be broken. Not that it matters since all of this is made up of course, but...This seems to differ quite a bit from Dogme 95, which had clear and concise rules. Vague rules with conditions beg to be broken. Not that it matters since all of this is made up of course, but it'd have been nice to have the list consisted of rules and goals similar to that of Dogme 95 updated for this era.
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Comment on What are the most iconic songs? in ~music
kwyjibo LinkSome of these songs aren't my favorite, but I tried to mention some that fit into your criteria, at least as best as I understood it. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Metallica - Nothing...Some of these songs aren't my favorite, but I tried to mention some that fit into your criteria, at least as best as I understood it.
- Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
- Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication
- R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
- ZZ Top - La Grange
- Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
- Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
- Jethro Tull - Aqualung
- AC/DC - Thunderstruck
- The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
- Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Sprit
- Radiohead - Creep
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Comment on How Counter-Strike took over my life in ~games
kwyjibo LinkThis was a nice watch, thank you for sharing. Counter-Strike used to be my life in the early 2000s. After a hiatus during the existence of CSGO, for some inexplicable reason, I picked it up again...This was a nice watch, thank you for sharing.
Counter-Strike used to be my life in the early 2000s. After a hiatus during the existence of CSGO, for some inexplicable reason, I picked it up again around six months ago. I play a lot of DM and use services like Refrag, but I also play occasionally with a group of friends. As mentioned in the video, though, I do not play the Premier mode for the sole reason that it brings up a type of competitiveness in me that I do not like and am too self-conscious for at my current age. The competitive mode is good fun as there are no stakes and your performance is not tied to some arbitrary number. None of this is to say that I don't like improving at the game, I certainly do, but chasing a number seems futile.
I also quite like following the competitive scene. Things used to be extremely different back in my day when we used to compete for lunch money and now some players are millionaires, and that's exciting to see.
As for the gambling aspect, it is a dirty business. Valve regrettably enables these websites to thrive and prey on teenagers who don't know any better. I can't imagine how destructive it would've been for me. If I recall, some countries have taken some steps to curb Valve's detestable practices and I hope more countries follow suit with more restrictive regulation.
If anyone wants to play from time to time, let me know!
I was hoping the freezing issue could be chalked up to AMD's graphics driver not catching up to the game, but given that you have an NVIDIA card, it makes me think the freezes are either server or CPU related. I'm glad it runs well for you though. It's a fun game!