Recent content by BeardyHat

Colif pretty much hit it on the head here. We're not influencers here. I do think there's this general mindset in todays world due to influencer culture and I don't think it's limited to PC gaming either. It's been awhile since I've been out in my Jeep (someday I'll finish the engine...

I learned my lesson with 6, buying it when it had come out. Haven't even looked at 7 at all, but I'll wait a few years until they whip it into shape, as is tradition.

Friend had his surgery yesterday. Seems to have lasted from about 3pm to midnight; I suppose not surprising given it's open heart surgery. Surgeons thought they might need to replace two valves, but thankfully only the one that was damaged and they managed to cut out as much of the bacteria as...

I guess in theory I'll have my big 16" workstation/gaming laptop I use around the house, then a slightly smaller 12" machine that's a little easier to move around the house with and is only 2lbs for taking it places (of which I do, but never actually use it in those places) and then a small 10"...

I thought you built a desktop for this purpose that you had on the side of your couch, am I mistaken? I'm actually interested anyway. Since I've been dabbling with my own AI stuff; I'm trying to detach myself from Copilot and ChatGPT, so I've been running LM Studio on my laptop and my desktop...

I've played a decent amount of 5 and should actually go back to it, but Civ 6 has captured my attention with a lot of the changes and I actually really like the art style in 6. Civ 6 isn't much different, but for whatever reason, 5 felt more micro-managey with units for some reason.

Took a look at this this morning and it looks like the kind of game I want to be into, but I really don't think it's for me. I've been wanting to get into Crusader Kings and Europe Universalis for years now, but I end-up taking one look at the interface and noping out. Guess I'll stick with...

People complain about Windows feeling locked down and as though there hardware doesn't belong to them, but I posit that Android is far worse and significantly more obnoxious. I really like this Android tablet I have; it has excellent battery life, great screen, great speakers, I like that it...

I'm a, "Do what you want." kind of person. I don't own any, I think they're neat, but they're extraordinarily expensive. They are fun, I've shot them, but I have absolutely zero use for them. But the fear is absolutely bizarre to me. I've lived in a major city for...almost 20 years now? Most...

Unfortunately, I've never been very good at magic. I am pretty decent at Magic: The Gathering though, does that count in Jesus' eyes?

Coil whine is very common and normal. Remember, Best Buy is trying to sell you a new computer. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/power-supply-units/what-is-coil-whine/ Though, based on what you're describing as games being a stuttery mess, it could also be as simple as your...

Don't have any particular suggestions on retail, but it could just be coil whine or even a bad power adapter (the bit you plug into the wall). Dirty power from stuff like that can cause weird issues. Just as an example, I have an old MSI laptop that when plugged in to a particular outlet in my...

New post, because my previous one is probably in poor taste, but I am a man of poor taste. Anyway, still at it with Civ 6. I did end-up picking up Old World on Steam for $3.99, even though I spent whatever money for it several years ago when it first released on Epic and never played it...

I want to take this time to remind everyone of an important tenant from Jesus: In this context, I'm pretty sure Jesus would want you to give your old GPU to those of us in need. I think Jesus would also ask you to uh, pay shipping and stuff.

This was my impression of that video as well. "If" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this video and without any tangible examples or research actually coming out of Substrate, this appears dubious at best. Also, just the way she's talking about it kind of rubs me the wrong way. Very hyped and...