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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] MW Zoltraak
« Last post by örange_stone on Thu, 22 October 2026, 13:00:19 »TOP CLASS DESIGN!
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geekhack Media / Re: The Good Keyboard Friends Podcast
« Last post by HubertThemad on Thu, 22 October 2026, 12:51:32 »GKFP #082 Jae Goes Deep Regarding Pinball, Adventure, and Life as We Know It YT Link
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Off Topic / Re: The Economic Collapse
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 22 October 2026, 12:30:15 »Sooooo..
Frnz bond collapse, now, the contagion MAY also implod dat Uroh. Depending on how the ECB handles it, do they let franz collapse and close it off, or do they print print print, and depreciate the whole to dilute the pain.
So,,, watch this carefully.
See,, US, can screwup really really bad, but u know what, it has something it can sell, OIL, albeit the crappy kind that can only be used for gasoline and plastics (not profitable), but not great for diesel/jet (the profit)
ur00p does not have any such things. Belgian only became rich after they raped/enslaved/genocided Afrika. This is the root of all the "old wealth" colonial systems of ur00p.
Push comes to shove, TODAY, ur00p has nothing to sell, that is to say their currency has no real peg. The PEG WAS the US DOLLAR.
But now that the US hits a major inflationary crisis, well, if we inflate 1%, Ur000p holdings depreciate 9% on 10 year, 30-50% on 30 year.
Every dime the US has spent in its 4ever wars actually CAME from ur00p /Jpn/ vassals. the vassal gobaments bought every last piece of tha debt.
ur00p is NOT like the US, the US has a moat, admittedly (shrinking), ur00p does not even have roads, and their castle is a made of straw..
The "leadership" of ur00p is betting on a WAR FACTORY revival. This is incredibly unrealistic, if you have massive inflation, AND NO ENERGY COMING IN, a situation where ur000p can't buy energy AT any price. What can they realistically produce?
They would have to entirely rearrange, and go full fascist, where PROFITs are mere ink stains, and you're simply running the Mordor model.
This type of arrangement, worked 100 years ago, BECAUSE, we didn't have communications, and we had a mostly peasant population. Importantly, very cheap energy, because back then it "Seemed" limitless, just dig it up and burn.
You think the average ur00pn guy will sign up for Mordor? ur00pn childrn in their heart yearns for the mines, to be lowered into black chimneys to clear the War Soot. No, one would think They'd rather burn the factory down. You can't make 'um and the average uroopn person KNOWS THAT.
A peasant you can coerce / Trick / Manipulate, the Average Chav ? Nah, they'll molotov you. Peak evidence, FRANCE. WITNESSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!
Frnz bond collapse, now, the contagion MAY also implod dat Uroh. Depending on how the ECB handles it, do they let franz collapse and close it off, or do they print print print, and depreciate the whole to dilute the pain.
So,,, watch this carefully.
See,, US, can screwup really really bad, but u know what, it has something it can sell, OIL, albeit the crappy kind that can only be used for gasoline and plastics (not profitable), but not great for diesel/jet (the profit)
ur00p does not have any such things. Belgian only became rich after they raped/enslaved/genocided Afrika. This is the root of all the "old wealth" colonial systems of ur00p.
Push comes to shove, TODAY, ur00p has nothing to sell, that is to say their currency has no real peg. The PEG WAS the US DOLLAR.
But now that the US hits a major inflationary crisis, well, if we inflate 1%, Ur000p holdings depreciate 9% on 10 year, 30-50% on 30 year.
Every dime the US has spent in its 4ever wars actually CAME from ur00p /Jpn/ vassals. the vassal gobaments bought every last piece of tha debt.
ur00p is NOT like the US, the US has a moat, admittedly (shrinking), ur00p does not even have roads, and their castle is a made of straw..
The "leadership" of ur00p is betting on a WAR FACTORY revival. This is incredibly unrealistic, if you have massive inflation, AND NO ENERGY COMING IN, a situation where ur000p can't buy energy AT any price. What can they realistically produce?
They would have to entirely rearrange, and go full fascist, where PROFITs are mere ink stains, and you're simply running the Mordor model.
This type of arrangement, worked 100 years ago, BECAUSE, we didn't have communications, and we had a mostly peasant population. Importantly, very cheap energy, because back then it "Seemed" limitless, just dig it up and burn.
You think the average ur00pn guy will sign up for Mordor? ur00pn childrn in their heart yearns for the mines, to be lowered into black chimneys to clear the War Soot. No, one would think They'd rather burn the factory down. You can't make 'um and the average uroopn person KNOWS THAT.
A peasant you can coerce / Trick / Manipulate, the Average Chav ? Nah, they'll molotov you. Peak evidence, FRANCE. WITNESSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] DCS SMRT R2 - GB Complete
« Last post by Piperaceae on Thu, 22 October 2026, 12:06:04 »Still waiting on a couple vendors to report in, but Numpad has made it over the finish line with extras, meaning all kits will be made! And there's the possibility of another mystery kit coming up, that hardcore vintage Wyse fans might especially appreciate. Stay tuned!
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 22 October 2026, 11:42:50 »Serious, Tp4 can not understand this.
If a B390 laptop with 32gb of ram, 3k vrr oled, keyboard, haptic touch pad, FOR $1500.
HOW are they expecting to sell these embedded boards for $2300-2800. Even with m0ar ram, it's unjustifiable.
You can go rip up a B390 laptop and embed that thing. it'll work the same.
If a B390 laptop with 32gb of ram, 3k vrr oled, keyboard, haptic touch pad, FOR $1500.
HOW are they expecting to sell these embedded boards for $2300-2800. Even with m0ar ram, it's unjustifiable.
You can go rip up a B390 laptop and embed that thing. it'll work the same.
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Off Topic / Re: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 22 October 2026, 11:22:09 »Last episode of Slow Horses S6 had a lot in it. Avoid spoilers!
Tp4 is no longer enamored with the spies dramas, clearly, we've been the bad guys the whole time.
It's disappointing to have to lie about it, even in fantasy.
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Off Topic / Re: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching.
« Last post by Findecanor on Thu, 22 October 2026, 11:09:36 »Last episode of Slow Horses S6 had a lot in it. Avoid spoilers!
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Off Topic / Re: Yoyo, hdmi 2.1 cables on sale, getn'm while hot.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 22 October 2026, 09:35:29 »Buh, Tp4, why is DSC horribad.
If you're far enough away, everything's fine.
But when you're close to the monitor, fine text and textures, can get garbled by DSC.
The other issue is, DSC causes weird issues when you go in and out of full screen, so alot of people stopped using full screen exclusive modes, despite it having a slight latency advantage in many workflows.
Especially if you use color correction, then DSC is a nightmare as it kicks things on and off.
If you're far enough away, everything's fine.
But when you're close to the monitor, fine text and textures, can get garbled by DSC.
The other issue is, DSC causes weird issues when you go in and out of full screen, so alot of people stopped using full screen exclusive modes, despite it having a slight latency advantage in many workflows.
Especially if you use color correction, then DSC is a nightmare as it kicks things on and off.
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Off Topic / Re: Yoyo, hdmi 2.1 cables on sale, getn'm while hot.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 22 October 2026, 09:09:36 »Now, you COULD futurepoof yoself with Silkland's new certified HDMI 2.2 cables, buhhhh, Since it's impossible to even check them, Tp4 can't recommend anyone buy an hdmi 2.2 cable before they release hdmi 2.2 GPUs /TVs / Monitors.
It makes no sense to pay the premium at this point. Besides, the world is about to BLOW UP, they just shot at irnt agin. those morons in our gobament, when will they learn.
It makes no sense to pay the premium at this point. Besides, the world is about to BLOW UP, they just shot at irnt agin. those morons in our gobament, when will they learn.
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Off Topic / Yoyo, hdmi 2.1 cables on sale, getn'm while hot.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 22 October 2026, 08:56:48 »Ugreen (reputable) doin' dat Hdmi 2.1 cable sale.
Seems like they're gearing up for HDMI 2.2, which is why 2.1 cables are going on sale.
To, COUNTERPUNCH, Silkland (also reputable), clipped an extra 50cents off, 6.6feet for $8.49.
But the biggest winner here is the 10 feet, Ugreen sells for $16.99, Silkland doing $12.73. That's a pretty big deal.
DO NOT buy a 2.1 cable longer than 10 feet, unless you Absolutely-need-to, they're already unreliable at 10 feet.
They only sell these because most people aren't using anywhere near 2.1 bandwidth.
For Nvidia gpu it doesn't matter much, because DSC is always force enabled by driver, so it never gets near the 2.1 bandwidth. (unless) you have a monitor that can disable DSC, some high end models have this.
DSC is 3:1 compression (NOT LOSSLESS, they lie about it), so if you have 40gigabit (4K144hz, max payload bandwidth), it can push it down to 14gigabit , Even hdmi 2.0 cables can handle that.
For AMD GPU, you can force disable DSC by editing EDID of the TV/Monitor. This way you can push into true Hdmi 2.1 territory, THIS requires a good cable.
Tp4 went through 4x 2.1 cables @ 10 feet to find a reliable one.
The point is, 2.1 cables on average, from a reputable brand is better, than bandit-brands that bet on people actually only using 1.3-1.4 lvl bandwidth.
Overall, the sale is legit, considering most of the time, these are $20+
Seems like they're gearing up for HDMI 2.2, which is why 2.1 cables are going on sale.
To, COUNTERPUNCH, Silkland (also reputable), clipped an extra 50cents off, 6.6feet for $8.49.
But the biggest winner here is the 10 feet, Ugreen sells for $16.99, Silkland doing $12.73. That's a pretty big deal.
DO NOT buy a 2.1 cable longer than 10 feet, unless you Absolutely-need-to, they're already unreliable at 10 feet.
They only sell these because most people aren't using anywhere near 2.1 bandwidth.
For Nvidia gpu it doesn't matter much, because DSC is always force enabled by driver, so it never gets near the 2.1 bandwidth. (unless) you have a monitor that can disable DSC, some high end models have this.
DSC is 3:1 compression (NOT LOSSLESS, they lie about it), so if you have 40gigabit (4K144hz, max payload bandwidth), it can push it down to 14gigabit , Even hdmi 2.0 cables can handle that.
For AMD GPU, you can force disable DSC by editing EDID of the TV/Monitor. This way you can push into true Hdmi 2.1 territory, THIS requires a good cable.
Tp4 went through 4x 2.1 cables @ 10 feet to find a reliable one.
The point is, 2.1 cables on average, from a reputable brand is better, than bandit-brands that bet on people actually only using 1.3-1.4 lvl bandwidth.
Overall, the sale is legit, considering most of the time, these are $20+