bring back galaga during loading screens, you cowards
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I finally psyched myself up to perform long overdue maintenance on my file server
So I make a backup (which takes ages because this enclosure is east but only working at sata 1.0 speeds)
Swap hard drives in only to find the new ones have a different hole pattern on the bottom and I can only attach two screws. With the thin sheet metal and rubber mounts the drivers are definitely flopping around. Having someone print me these adapters which will hopefully help a bit.
And
Seems like after the updating the bios, rebooting, and installing truenas scale (which is just a linux distro) my machine will no longer boot (canāt even get to the bios) if the ssd I installed the os on is connected
What the fuuuuuck
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i have a perfect keyboard for work thanks to @doolittle but iām thinking of going wireless for my fun pc
is wireless latency low enough for gaming? i feel like it should be by now but iāve had bad experiences in the past. iām not a counterstrike person so i donāt need it to be instant, just likeā¦not noticeable to a normal human.
anyone got a specific recommendation for a full wireless keyboard? i can do the research on my own but curious if any of yāall have a good starting place.
same for mice - any good starting places?
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For the first time in like, 12 years Iāve been forced by ergonomics to get a phone case. The Pixel 7 is just large & slick enough to be hard for me to hold one handed. I found a case I like, though, and honestly the Lemongrass colorway for this phone is pretty underwhelming in person anyway so the aesthetic loss is minimal.
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i donāt do any real freak shit on the pc but i do plenty of regular gamin with some normie logitech wireless keyboard and a slightly nicer mouse that i bought to test this very issue and i donāt have any noticeable latency
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keychron for both still unless you donāt want mechanical or youāre running your monitor above 120hz or so and would notice bluetooth latency
recommend linear switches for games
this is a great mouse for $50
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ive got a g305 and itās fuckin sick but Iād get one of those keychron things now for sure
how old are you/are you gaming professionally
the answer is generally yes and the case for wired is either fuck charging or angrily demanding maximum response
in which case, Iād point you to a 240/480hz display first
I liked the g305 a lot but it developed a double clicking issue. This is sadly common with logitech mice.
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oh thatās no big deal
just lose your goddamn mind and solder a new switch in your mouse
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iāve seen things you people wouldnāt believe
millmax hot swap sockets on a mouse pcb
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Looks like you can buy lunaticsā mouse PCBs off the shelf nowadays
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wifi 7 routers are out, technically
I really donāt need one of these but I did ride out my old wifi 5 router until the same month as 2 slot 4090s became widely available and windows 11 got iMessage support so I feel like I at least have had good excuses to get all my upgrades over with
how is it?
oh sorry I just meant the bluetooth support it got for iPhone SMS last month that @meauxdal already posted about
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oh yeah, how is all the icloud stuff on 11?
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it is pretty decent
you can make/receive calls, send/receive sms, and thereās full notification support
texts only sync while actively connected to phone link (which notably currently only works on bluetooth - you canāt use it over USB)
itās not revelatory or anything but it is serviceable and welcomed
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howās the photos stuff?
also curious how uwp apple music is, the web app and the biggest alt client are both jank as hell (and the latter written by massive chuds)
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checking that out now
dyk: icloud is rated E for EVERYONE
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well in classic UWP fashion it is not working for me lol
iāll reboot after work and try again
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