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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK CYL Metro System
« Last post by kahuzi on Fri, 04 July 2025, 22:35:32 »One of the more interesting and unique IC checks I've seen over the years. Would love to see this set in the production stage!
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Off Topic / Re: The 2025 Republican Wealth Bill is Much Worse Than 2017
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 04 July 2025, 22:24:42 »Doomsday bunkers don't work.
The problem is the "Wealthy" aren't much smart than the average. They're only slightly smarter, + the luck in their corner.
Even with that luck, our species cognition is 5-10 years. No one has a 100 year plan, and yet all the problems humanity faces require 100-1000 year solutions.
It takes 10,000 years to reverse 4m of sea level rise, AT, PRE-Industrial Co2 levels.
That is to say, it's pretty much over.
The problem is the "Wealthy" aren't much smart than the average. They're only slightly smarter, + the luck in their corner.
Even with that luck, our species cognition is 5-10 years. No one has a 100 year plan, and yet all the problems humanity faces require 100-1000 year solutions.
It takes 10,000 years to reverse 4m of sea level rise, AT, PRE-Industrial Co2 levels.
That is to say, it's pretty much over.
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] Theseus75 - A balanced 75% split w/ USB passthrough | EXTENDED TO 2 AUG
« Last post by haversnail on Fri, 04 July 2025, 22:14:23 »Did this ship?
Not yet; though production has completed, so hopefully very soon.™
FWIW, I also post monthly(-ish) updates over in Discord and via email if you or others would like to follow along. There is also a more granular Notion tracker I've been keeping up-to-date throughout production (and will continue to update during fulfillment) for anyone who wants to see specifics.
Hope this helps
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Off Topic / Re: Physical Ailments Forever
« Last post by fohat.digs on Fri, 04 July 2025, 19:53:15 »Is it just a fact of life that once a human reaches a certain age they begin developing aches and pains in their bodies that never go away?
Does every older adult simply have constant 24/7 pains in their bodies they just learn to live with and work around?
Yes and No
The old joke - Patient: "Doc it hurts when I do this" - Doctor: "Well, don't do that" - is not really a joke.
Take care of yourself as best you can, and then learn to adapt and ignore.
For example after my shoulder surgery I will never be able to shoot a basketball or throw overhand worth a damn. c'est la vie
PS - I get a hamburger and fries at McDonald's once in a blue moon, there really is no substitute
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS UnWyse
« Last post by twitchytheinsideman on Fri, 04 July 2025, 18:39:04 »what colors is it using? got a pic of the color chips?
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] GMK Burgundy Round 3 [Proxies shipped to you]
« Last post by twitchytheinsideman on Fri, 04 July 2025, 18:36:04 »Writing cocobrais might be tough as he’s pretty quiet, but Omni’s doing a version of an interest check for this and other possible sets
https://omnitype.com/collections/interest-checks/products/gmk-burgundy-cyl
please make them use purse caps lock
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 04 July 2025, 18:32:49 »I'm actually more optimistic than the Intel doomers, as the IPC isn't that bad, if their x3d thing works at all, I think 30-40% from 285k is easily cover-able.Rumors are starting to circulate that new Intel is also degrading.
Doesn't matter how good if it doesn't last 2 years.
This is the problem with radical new designs and process changes in a short amount of time.
They really should slow down, FOCUS.
Honestly they should just stop making any TSMC CPUs, unless they are selling off their own fabs.
It doesn't make any economic sense to be powering up Taiwan to continuously kill American process competitiveness.
That is just really stupid.
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Off Topic / Re: What do you eat? The thread about things you eat.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 04 July 2025, 18:26:39 »Saw a news article about a McDonald's boycott and thought, "Oh that sounds good, its been a few years"
and ya know what? It scratched that exact same itch it did 20 years ago. Quick, basic, delicious, and exactly what I expected.
Big Mac's still got it, but I swear the patties are slightly smaller now. Nuggies w/ sweet and sour dip, and McD's fries are still king straight out the fryer and dipped in a vanilla shake= perfection. Also special mention to the blueberry cream pie, my god so good.
The burger is nowhere near as good as a 5 Guys, but it is 1/3 the price.
Taste is there to prevent you from being poisoned, and seek out slightly higher caloric density AMONG foods.
But when NT is eating foods that are calorically DENSE, but nutritionally deficient. He's locking in his heart attacks, his cancer, and his diabetus. The core is already there, as part of Cultural-Momentum, he doesn't know better, his daddy didn't know better, his daddy's daddy didn't know any better, burger fries, burger fries, it's a generational malady. Just a matter of time before a major debility sets in.
No amount of exercise erases arterial plaque, resultant of high blood friction, and damaged vessel endothelium.
This is why we see marathon runners drop dead of heart attacks. They look thin and fit on the outside, but they cut them open, 90% clogging in the widow maker zones of the heart.
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Off Topic / Re: Physical Ailments Forever
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 04 July 2025, 18:24:11 »Nope, only people eating a SAD (standard american Diet).
All known blue zones, (high centinarian regions) of the world unanimously eat differently, whereby 80-90% of calories come from Complex Carbohydrates/ Whole plant-foods.
All known blue zones, (high centinarian regions) of the world unanimously eat differently, whereby 80-90% of calories come from Complex Carbohydrates/ Whole plant-foods.
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Making Stuff Together! / Re: Stupid quick PCB design
« Last post by Melvang on Fri, 04 July 2025, 18:21:20 »I can't really stand KiCad either.
Have you tried LbrePCB? It is supposed to have a more conventional user interface.
I have not yet.