GrindingGears

10-15 years of using software thats only existed for six months...

And here I am just waiting for my Tesla to be able to self drive itself (reliably) to the corner store. You know, like I was promised in six months back in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, it's for sure 2021 you guys, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026....

Its not even the price, it's just the principle. If you don't hold something, you can't control it. You could have a license expire or come under dispute on a game, and suddenly you can't play it anymore because some random back county judge issued a ruling. A bit extreme of an example, but what's often more the case, you buy something on a store, and then the console company cuts the store (Nintendo with DS & 3DS for example).

I'm sure the emulation and piracy/preservation community will see us through all of this, but the less popular stuffs going to get lost to time. It's always better if you have physical media somewhere with the files you need.

You are going to need 64gb to game comfortably in the future, not very many people build a gaming PC for it to be pretty obsolete 2 years later, and being forced to have to start turning down all your settings. These AAA games get wilder and wilder and more demanding. They are often released in absolutely abysmal states too and it often takes a bit of time to get that cleared up.

Even DDR4 ram is ridiculous right now, 32gb ddr4 plus a tb nvme will probably run you pretty close to a grand. That's not even a case, motherboard, chip, power supply, a GPU (which may be close to another grand)....

I mean if you want to play Indie games, then sure yeah any old rutabega PC will do it. But if you want it to last 5 or 6 years and be able to play AAA games at respectable levels, then you probably should build it with some muscle.

You want to try and run something like GTA 6 when it comes out on a 1080 with 8gb of ram, I mean you do you.

I don't pay a subscription on PS5 either. Not everyone online games.

I just happened to be at a computer store the other day, 64gb of ddr5 ram was going to run you about $1200-1600 Canadian dollars. That's just the ram, and if you are going to be building a PC right now, thats what you are going to want going forward. Even if a PS6 is $1k, it's still the better buy if this stuff continues, subscriptions and all. Even a lower end gaming PC is going to likely (well)exceed $2k at these prices.

I mean my computer is a few years old now, it was pretty decent spec at the time (5800x3d/128gb Ram DDR4/5070ti). The issue is, when the hottest new game releases on PC, it's often so poorly optimized that for the next couple of months it chugs, on higher end stuff let alone bottom tier stuff. It's something that isn't talked about as much, but PC releases (especially AAA) are more often than not released with poor builds that are fraught with issues that you just don't seem to get quite as much at the console level.

Not to mention that PC games are all digital now too. It's all the same issues, problems and behaviours. I don't like it either, but my point is gaming isn't perfect in PC land either.

I mean I have both, but you better bring your wallet if you want to PC game. Especially as of late.

Nothing beats a straight razor shave, but (imo) you need an actual straight blade, not those replaceable ones. The replaceable ones are just a longer version of the safety razor. They'll still do a great job, don't get me wrong. But an actual straight razor shave, once you get the hang of it, holy cow.

I've been shaving with a safety razor and a straight razor for well over 20 years at this point. What works for me doesn't necessarily work for others, and our skin/hair is all of different needs and consistency. So grain of salt here.

When you start using a safety razor it takes both practice, and time for your skin and routines to start to adapt. It goes pretty quickly, and you'll find your shaves get better and better every time for the next month or so. I shave usually 3 times a week, sometimes more depending on what's going on, and I use my safety razor probably 95% of the time. I don't disinfect it or really do much of anything to it, it's very unlike the straight razor (which is an entire production - it's a rewarding shave but it's slow and you have to do some work to your blade pre/post shave). I also am lucky enough to have facial hair thats pretty soft, so I can go a month to a month and a half without changing the blade, depending on what brand of blades I'm using. I do find the feather blades to be better than most, but I also have had decent enough luck with Derby blades, and they are much cheaper. Find what works for you, try to get your hands on a few different manufacturers and try them all out as they all have some differences.

Get a stand, and get a brush. I prefer shaving soap, but good soap or creme is a must. While you are showering, soak your brush in a bowl with warmer (but not scalding hot) water. Be generous with the shaving creme, make a big ol mess, and learn to enjoy the process. Biggest tip, is to not apply any force at first. Let the weight of the razor do the work (that's why it's so heavy). Also just do two with the grain passes at first, until your skin adapts, and it will quickly. I do a first past with the grain, second rep is against the grain, third is again with the grain. That's what works for me.

That's not what an incel is junior

That sort of wet clay is shit on any sort of tires though. Like even aggressive soft hard Enduro tires, the minute that stuff clumps and sticks into the treads, your tires are gonna suck. That stuff is awful shit to ride in.

Yeah except it's all fun and games until someone gets hungry and needs to eat. There, the problem begins all over again.

It's actually what's keeping this whole AI bubble propped up. And what's making it get more bubbly. I'll extend you hardware on margin but only if it's my hardware and I'll just keep doing that over and over until the musical chairs stop. You buy hardware that you don't pay for and I sell it to you for imaginary money and the investors reward us for that with money thats mostly debt and that's what keeps people dancing around and around and around...