slingstone

joined 9 months ago
[–] slingstone 2 points 20 hours ago
[–] slingstone 2 points 20 hours ago

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

[–] slingstone 3 points 20 hours ago

I expect I'll remain dead unless the eldritch energies unlocked by the collision results in my resurrection.

If I do return to life, I suppose I might be very angry at someone or something, and that I will make him/her/it/them regret what he/she/it/they did, in the finest tradition of cinematic heroes who return from apparent death or exile.

Once I've completed my mission of vengeance, perhaps I'll ride a vehicle or appropriate local domesticated animal towards a local star disappearing over the horizon of whatever planet I'm on, perhaps even with an appropriate romantic partner.

If all of this comes to pass, I would fully expect to be forced to return to resolve increasingly unexpected conflicts ad nauseum.

As I go, I'll likely start to repeatedly indicate that I'm getting far too old for this nonsense, but I'll continue to reluctantly proceed in my conflict resolution every time. Perhaps I'll be able to pass on the fight for justice to another, younger person eventually.

Like I said before, though, I'll likely just stay dead.

[–] slingstone 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Adam Something is a favorite of mine.

[–] slingstone 11 points 4 days ago

Somebody call the goddamned SCP Foundation. Something has obviously broken containment.

[–] slingstone 2 points 3 weeks ago

Don't worry: JFK, Jr. will be pulling into New York harbor any day now on the newly raised Titanic, to proclaim the reign of god-king Trump, and the woke crowd is going to be screwed.

[–] slingstone 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not the herp, it's the derp.

[–] slingstone 14 points 1 month ago

This invoice must be paid FOR THE GLORY OF THE EMPIRE!

[–] slingstone 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have contacted the Finance Department FOR THE GLORY OF THE EMPIRE!

[–] slingstone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As long as I tense my jaw, I guess, but it's kinda awkward for me. I kinda have to pop my jaw down and hold it. I feel I'm making a silly face when I do it, so I'm not holding it long.

[–] slingstone 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Wait a minute. If I hold my jaw right, I do get a very short rumbling apart from my breath. Is that what you guys mean?

[–] slingstone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't block my nose in that way. I tried when your comment came in, but I can't conceive of how to do it.

With the ear popping thing, I just hear the rushing of my breath. I can see how you might be able to hear your heart. I might be making this up in my head, but I feel like maybe I could hear it when I was younger.

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SSD for Old Laptop (self.buildapc)
submitted 2 months ago by slingstone to c/buildapc
 

I'm looking to replace the HDD on an HP Pavilion dv 6 6130-us. It has an i-3 2330M CPU. I know it's old as dirt, but I'd like to use it to run old games. It's also the only thing I own with a CD drive.

I've upgraded the RAM to the maximum it will support (16 GB). I'm thinking an SSD will help it run a great deal faster, but I'm stuck on what to get. So far, the Crucial MX500 seems like a good choice, but I'm wondering if any semi-reliable cheap SSD will do for something this old. I have to stick with something with a 2.5 inch form factor that uses SATA. Thoughts?

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First PC for My Son (self.pcgaming)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by slingstone to c/pcgaming
 

So my eight-year-old wants a desktop PC. He's kind of a budding gamer, but right now, he almost exclusively plays Roblox on his iPad and will definitely carry this over to the PC. As he gets older, he may want to graduate to more demanding titles. On the other hand, he may also get bored with it and stick with consoles and mobile gaming.

I don't want to spend a ton on a PC for a very young child who may not take to PC gaming seriously, but I also want to get something that might be upgradeable as he grows if he wants to join the PC master race.

In my research, I came across this.

The recommendation I saw in PCMag that led me to the PC above suggested that the integrated graphics with the Ryzen 5 5600G could serve as a starting point for low level gaming and allow me to spend on a GPU card later if it's justified. The price and functionality appear to offer exactly the path I want.

I've seen other, more expensive versions of this pre-built, and I've also looked at the possibility of building it myself. I like this particular chip because it's only a generation or so back and it still appears to be well-regarded by the community. If I went with one of the cheap old workstation conversions, I'd be limited by proprietary hardware and fewer options--a lot of the stuff out there, especially Intel stuff, is very old and won't be able to run Windows 11 when it becomes necessary. What I'm finding suggests this path could see us through quite a few years to come and allow us to upgrade as needed.

Am I barking up the wrong tree here, or does this seem like it could work the way I want?

UPDATE: I've decided to buy the pre built deal I found with the 6500G. I would like to go to a fancier build, but the price of the AM5 chips and motherboards takes them off of the table for me right now. I think what I'm getting will be good enough as some of you have said.

Thanks to everyone for your help! If y'all are interested, I'll post an update when I get it.

 

I'm getting a lot of parts in languages I can't read. Can I filter for just my native language?

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