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Comment on US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump's tariffs in ~society
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Comment on Hold on to your hardware in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm on brink of upgrading my PC. I already ordered PSU that will replace my 14 years old one that is not up to ask today with 2x 200W 12v rails (if it was 1x 400 it might do). I will be buying...I'm on brink of upgrading my PC. I already ordered PSU that will replace my 14 years old one that is not up to ask today with 2x 200W 12v rails (if it was 1x 400 it might do).
I will be buying second hand GPU, likely 6800XT.
And then motherblard, CPU and RAM. I will buy new RAM, that I'm sure about, I don't want to buy used an then haggle about it (not)working and the used prices are almost like new ones anyway. I will buy 16GB for now and we'll see. I use Linux whixh doesn't take up that many resources as Windows does - 16GB will do for time being.
I'm still thinking about bu,ing new Ryzen 5 5600XT. I would be buying into old socket without reasonable upgrade path but my current PC is 10 years old and the only reason I'm buying new is because there is no upgrade path. I suppose I can live with 5600 XT for at least 5 years, likely more. And by that time even if I had AM5, I may still be kinda out of upgrade path anyway and would be byuing new...
And the storage? I'm keeping my SATA SSD for the moment. It works fine, I don"t care about half a second delay (if we compare to NVME) when normally using it and I can wait when loading games. I would be buying new but I will wait for the price to come down.
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Comment on ‘Sonic 4’: Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in ~movies
Pavouk106 LinkI don't care about Sonic, but I absolutely loved her in For the first time in forever from Frozen. I have seen Frozen in Czech language inly but the song itself made me search for original and...I don't care about Sonic, but I absolutely loved her in For the first time in forever from Frozen.
I have seen Frozen in Czech language inly but the song itself made me search for original and that is how I found Kristen Bell. I still don't know anything more about her and I really don't need that as anytime I want to cheer myself up, I just have a look at live rendition of For the first time in forever.
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Comment on IT helpdesk request? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI run 4TB HDDs on i5-4670 which is even older than your CPU. I also run one 6TB HDD on some i3-3xxx which is once again even older. Just wanted to add here... It still can be old BIOS issue...I run 4TB HDDs on i5-4670 which is even older than your CPU. I also run one 6TB HDD on some i3-3xxx which is once again even older. Just wanted to add here...
It still can be old BIOS issue though.
EDIT: Just saw the post about 3.3V reset... Well, nevermind.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI believe the Steam version just launches the launcher in the background since you probably need the Battle.net connection through it. It just doesn't show up. Nonetheless, bad practice on their...I believe the Steam version just launches the launcher in the background since you probably need the Battle.net connection through it. It just doesn't show up. Nonetheless, bad practice on their part = no money from me. I can play OG game that I already own.
The same goes for Rockstar and GTA San Andreas. I wanted to play it but they pulled down the OG version and I don't like the flawed so called Definitive edition. Since they don't allow me to buy OG one, which I would pay for, I had to resort to other solution - I ripped my PS2 version of the game and play in emulator. Once again - no money from me due to bad practices. They didn't have to pull down the OG game, yet chose to do so.
EDIT: I went against my principles recently and I got burnt. But since Valve isn't anti-consumer, I got refund.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link Parentterr provided better answer, maybe have a look if you didn't already. PoE will be more like BG1&2, not that much as Planescape: Torment. Planescape looks and controls like BG, but has different...terr provided better answer, maybe have a look if you didn't already.
PoE will be more like BG1&2, not that much as Planescape: Torment. Planescape looks and controls like BG, but has different feel, it is different game.
Yeah, the time... I wish I was back in my teenage years for that.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI think Diablo 2 didn't. Only the Diablo 2: Ressurected did. But it doesn't matter for me, I'm not buying Ressurexted because of their launcher and always online requirement. I stand behind my...I think Diablo 2 didn't. Only the Diablo 2: Ressurected did.
But it doesn't matter for me, I'm not buying Ressurexted because of their launcher and always online requirement. I stand behind my principle and I'm not giving money to studios that do things like that.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentFunny, I have played BG1&2 and I also have played Divinity: Original Sin (just 1, for now). I know Larian made BG3 and I expect it to be top notch, but not the BG3 that I would call BG3. My BG3...Funny, I have played BG1&2 and I also have played Divinity: Original Sin (just 1, for now). I know Larian made BG3 and I expect it to be top notch, but not the BG3 that I would call BG3. My BG3 title would likely go to the Pillars of Eternity and the Larian's game could maybe be called Divinity: Original Sin 3. I know, what a sacrilege!
But don't get me wrong - I haven't played PoE and I haven't played BG3. But I value both of them highly and I'm certain they are both great games. Yet I believe, and now it is confirmed by you, that the feeling of PoE is more like BG1&2 and feeling of BG3 is more like Divinity: Original Sin games. And there is nothing wrong about that! It just hits differently.
I bought PoE long time ago and I still have to play it. I want to replay BG1 at least before it though - I never finished the game... Final boss trio was too hard for me at the time and I never made it that far again. BG2 final fight was like a breeze compared to BG1 - at least for me, as I was much older and understood the game/mechanics much better.
Now I managed to export BG1 character out of open source engine of the game and import it into BG:EE including experience and items. I reckon the game will be easier when I start it as level 4 mage armed to the teeth. This was by accident, mind you, but I don't care about such happy accidents :-)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentWell, I haven't played it (yet). Based on talks with my (real-life) friends, it seems it was kinda like Baldur's Gate 3 - maybe not in the same fantasy realm, but the same game feeling. Something...Well, I haven't played it (yet). Based on talks with my (real-life) friends, it seems it was kinda like Baldur's Gate 3 - maybe not in the same fantasy realm, but the same game feeling. Something players of BG1&2 longed after.
I played Fallout 1&2 back in the day and Wasteland 2 is more Fallout 3 for me than the actual Fallout 3 is - based on the feel of the game, not necessarily on the game facts or game world. And I think Pillars of Eternity hits like that but for Baldur's Gate fans.
And I think Darkhaven might hit like that. It may feel like Diablo 2 while not being Diablo 3 or 4 or whatever.
Maybe think about Dark Souls and Elden Ring - the latter isn't Dark Souls game, yet it bears something from Dark Souls game. And Pillars of Eternity are not Baldur's Gate game, yet it bears something from it.
I find it hard to put my thoughts into words on this one. This would probably be better described when we could directly talk about it and even more so if it was in my native language.
Or maybe my thinking is completely off, since I haven't played the game. What are your thoughts? Were you just curious or have you played BG1&2 and also PoE and you can shed some light into comparing those?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI think Darkhaven will be for Diablo fans what Pillars of Eternity was for Baldur's Gate fans.I think Darkhaven will be for Diablo fans what Pillars of Eternity was for Baldur's Gate fans.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
Pavouk106 Link ParentPrpbably for all your friends that can helicopter to your fortress. I can't even imagine a party where you would need eight pools. 200 people?Prpbably for all your friends that can helicopter to your
housefortress.I can't even imagine a party where you would need eight pools. 200 people?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI have finished Kingdom Come Deliverance at last. It was 5 long months. And I somehow gained achievements for not killing anyone and staying vorgin the whole story - each of those are false. I...I have finished Kingdom Come Deliverance at last. It was 5 long months. And I somehow gained achievements for not killing anyone and staying vorgin the whole story - each of those are false. I wonder what triggered the achievements popping up then. But in my player stats, I really have 0 kills... If it's a bug, than it's fine with me :-D
The game is great. There was a lot written about it by many people and I reckon many of the Chosen ones (users of Tildes) played it by themselves.
Now I'm heading towards Project Diablo 2 on my Steam Deck. I haven't played the game for at least 15 years!
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Comment on Diablo | Warlock class cinematic trailer - New class for Diablo II, Immortal, and IV in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentThank you for this info! I was looking at D2 Ressurected and while it will be great game and great to play and they probably did it right, the always online and requirement for Battle.net launcher...Thank you for this info! I was looking at D2 Ressurected and while it will be great game and great to play and they probably did it right, the always online and requirement for Battle.net launcher ar no-go for me.
But I still have my OG D2 CDs and I desperately want to play the game on Steam Deck and I see this is the way!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm finishing Kingdom Come Deliverance. The game is from Czech lands, developers are (mainly) Czech, I'm Czech - this game was simply mandatory for me. I was even Kickstarter backer back in the...I'm finishing Kingdom Come Deliverance.
The game is from Czech lands, developers are (mainly) Czech, I'm Czech - this game was simply mandatory for me. I was even Kickstarter backer back in the day, yet I got.to it just now.
I started the game in late september 2025 and I'm playing it without putting it down to this day. I finished the base game already and I did DLCs also with only Theresa's story remaining and I plan on finishing this one today or this weekend if it's longer than I think.
While I don't share Daniel Vávra's (team leader of Warhorse Studios, the devwloper of the game) opinions, he clearly knew what he was doing with this one - making middle-ages RPG without magic and dragons set in the real world at certain time. Let me just add that he is also behind Mafia: The city of Lost Heaven and also Hidden & Dangerous games.
The game is RPG as we know it, kinda. Primary stats, skills, NPCs, weapons, armor, traders, ... And many many quests with many many different themes across them.
The game's combat system isn't intuitive and is kinda hard to learn or even master. Yet the moves of the characters while fighting each others looks so great! Combine that with using stamina while.fighting and I would probably call some fight even epic! You try to.parry enemy moves while landing your own while trying to not be exhausted at the same time - I believe this is how it really went at the time.
As in RPG you can often do things a few ways -/brute force, stealth, speech, thievery... The game let's you deal with quests in your way, which is great to have. You don't want to be shoved into corridor game when you play RPG.
I don't know what more to say... The game is awesome, it is perfectly designed and just as well executed. I'm 160 hours in and it still seems like I just started playing a week ago, it just managed to keep my interest for all of those 5 months.
Bow is hard. Very.
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentOf course! Sorry for misspelling, I will fix it.Of course! Sorry for misspelling, I will fix it.
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentMust we, though? Isn't there another way? Another service? There is and always will be. There are open source things like Matrix or older XMPP. Some even run IRC to this day. Some people run their...Must we, though? Isn't there another way? Another service? There is and always will be. There are open source things like Matrix or older XMPP. Some even run
IIRCIRC to this day. Some people run their own servers and may be able to host their own community with their own rules.There is no actual need for big things like Discord is. Its only pro is that almost everyone uses it. Without users it's just another such service.
Yes, there can be obstacles on the way, sometimes not easy ones. But we certainly don't have to hand our IDs to anyone.
EDIT: One minor but important edit - It's -> Its
EDIT2: IRC
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Comment on How many Hosers are there on Tildes? in ~talk
Pavouk106 Link ParentMe too. Then I read it again, this time right, and I'm still confused. Never heard any of those terms.Me too. Then I read it again, this time right, and I'm still confused. Never heard any of those terms.
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Comment on Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentSince I'm Czech and there was Czech retailer eshop leak, I can comment on that. I don't have the exact number at hand roght now, but I believe it was somewhere around 1000-1200€ probably based on...Since I'm Czech and there was Czech retailer eshop leak, I can comment on that. I don't have the exact number at hand roght now, but I believe it was somewhere around 1000-1200€ probably based on specs (SSD and maybe even RAM?). This is for retailer and including VAT of 21℅, mind you. If I recall right information, there shpzld be 170W divided between CPU and GPU, so the whole thing could be say 200W. If you meant power as compute power, others already wrote about that.
The same retailer has price for Steam Frame too. It seem to be in range of 650-850€ based on "in sale" and also on SSD size. Once again including 21% VAT and being sold by third party.
These are still just leaks, they may not be accurate and they likely are not since they arw certainly before this Valve announcement.
Both are pretty pricey, but you won't likely get comparable.PC for less and while you can get VR headset for less, I believe Valve will make up for it in software and game support. I believe in Valve more than in competitors.
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Comment on Do you have your invite request email? Post it and let's find out what drives people to want to be a part of Tildes. in ~tildes
Pavouk106 LinkI don't have mine. I believe I stumbled absolutely by chance on @OBLIVIATER on Reddit and saw he/she was mod for subreddit and was mentioning moving to Tildes. Then I sent him/her a message on...I don't have mine.
I believe I stumbled absolutely by chance on @OBLIVIATER on Reddit and saw he/she was mod for subreddit and was mentioning moving to Tildes. Then I sent him/her a message on Reddit if I could get invitation for Tildes - I was likely mentining wanting to move from Reddit due to their actions that year and wanted to be part of smart web community that exists for itself and not for profit.
I don't use Reddit anymore, thus I don't have the message I said - it is probably in my "sent" there, but I don't really care that much.
And once again - thanks for sending me the invite, OBLIVIATER!
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Comment on Wired vs. wireless mouse and keyboard? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI suck at games so much that latency of even just normal wireless mouse (non-gaming) is of no concern. I used Logitech Marathon mouse (M705) for arpund 4 to 5 years. I changed batteries ONCE. I...I suck at games so much that latency of even just normal wireless mouse (non-gaming) is of no concern. I used Logitech Marathon mouse (M705) for arpund 4 to 5 years. I changed batteries ONCE. I dropped the mouse only because it started double-clicking and I couldn't find the switches I bought years ago so I couldn't fix the mouse.
Now I use Logitech MX Anywhere 3 which is kinda small. It can use Logitech Unifying dongle or connect up to three devices using Bluetooth. It is very handy mouse. It has built-in li-ion battery and charges via USB-C with port in the standard position (unlike Apple mouse). It is kinda small though.
I would consider MX Master 3S or 4.
But there are like a mjllion mice out there to choose from and I reckon majority of them will be great for your use.
For keyboard - I would look into one that can connect via BT to at leas two devices (switching between them once they are both paired). It's just pure convinience.
I use mechanical Cherry MX Red keyboard "made in China for local seller". It has some basic QA done and was cheap at 50-60€ for 100% and also RGB lit and localised keyboard. I also got aluminium 60% Cherrry Red low profile fully RGB lit with wired and 3 BT device wireless connectivity in sale for 15€ (yes, fifteen) - the besf buy in my life. I got two. This is where the convinience comes from - I use it with desktop and Steam Deck and have it paired to my phone as well. And I use it wired if sombody comes to me with their desktop for debugging. The best keyboard I ever had. Also made in China for local reseller (out of business now). Original price was probably around 100€.
It wpuld be funny how one man can dismantle tens of years of building trust and relations in just one year... if the damage wasn't real.