🖥️ General PC Discussion

[Lily Adler]

Now he's got more airflow.

Tempered glass + tile

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Teelie]

That's one way to make your rig stand out.

 

[blueharvest]

The Amount of Video Games Released On Steam Has Reportedly Increased By 93% From 2020 to 2024

Per a new report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, the number of games released on Steam has gone up 93% from 2020 to 2024.

wccftech.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account

Microsoft is disabling the best local account workarounds

www.theverge.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Linus Sebastian has been caught using AI to make video thumbnails and his fans couldn't care less.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

Download - Zorin OS

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Download Linux Mint 22.2 - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

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Download Ubuntu Desktop | Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.

ubuntu.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

But for real we're starting to see why forcing AI everywhere isn't a good idea.

 

[Gee]

Yeah, that's me...

 

[Lily Adler]

Yeah, that's me...

That computer looks like something Steve Jobs or the old Sony Vaio team would have cooked up.

 

[Gee]

That computer looks like something Steve Jobs or the old Sony Vaio team would have cooked up.

For sure. It's like form over practicality/function.

I work in the medical field so standards are quite strict. The UI/UX is done with rectangular screens in mind fortunately. One "hard" part is developing apps/software for embedded devices where the screen is basically a 7" tablet so we have to do layout optimization.

 

[Teelie]

So I got a larger USB hub yesterday for my external drives to plug into. Get everything hooked up to the new surge protector, turn the computer back on, nothing. Restart, nothing. turn it off, put the old USB hub back on, still nothing. Finally, I look at the surge protector. Light is on, it should be working. I flip the power switch anyways, light is still on. Turn the computer back on, everything comes up. It turns out this particular protector has a light whether it is on or off and I had no power to the external drives.

Lesson learned (again). Always make sure the power is on before you try to troubleshoot hardware issues.

 

[Gee]

It turns out this particular protector has a light whether it is on or off and I had no power to the external drives.

Well, that's some bad design...

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, that's some bad design...

Those children at Foxconn aren't doing their jobs.