[X] My Assistant

Team UTRCorp is just like Team QXR - jerks.

I have no clue, I don't really follow the release group dramas anymore.


On the Fansub side, I found out that one of my old favourite groups Live-Evil turned out to be run by a huge dick head that created translation sweat shops then became a pick up artist book publisher lol.

I just went through probably 20 meters of twist ties (and several hours) cleaning up my rat's nest cable bins.

That hacked up remote start was a pita to remove, but at least there was a plastic version of my key stuck in the steering column. I was able to cut it up and extricate the chip from it, now I just need to get another key cut (I have the fob guts and chip now) and I'll have two fully functional keys.

What's with the stupid splice that installers seem to use- strip 1/4" or so off the running wire, split it in half. Strip 1-1/2" off the tap wire, thread it through that gap, wrap the rest around, and cover in cheap ass tape. The keyless entry/remote start combo I ripped out of the dakota was installed the same way.

All it tells me is the installer's time was worth less than any sort of connector to do the job, nor is it worth enough to solder it.
I used some.of the quick connect taps (similar to a scotch-lock, but accepts a male .250" quick connect for the tap wire) for the GPS hardwire + USB charger I added.
Repairing the harness into the trunk lid and to rhe headlight switch was all soldered in + heatshrunk jumpers. Best and most compact splice for smaller stuff, but usually only bother when I'm splicing in new sections of wire.

This post has been edited by Wayward_Vagabond: Jul 20 2020, 13:37

Seems Nvidia screwed up and pissed off TSMC, now they get a worse node lel.
Maybe I will wait for the 7nm super refresh next year.

AMD might be able to close the gap.

Seems Nvidia screwed up and pissed off TSMC, now they get a worse node lel.
Maybe I will wait for the 7nm super refresh next year.

AMD might be able to close the gap.

Really? How so? May I know the news source so I can read it up? Regarding AMD, they appeared have to delayed RDNA2 launch to November (if TT is to be believed) probably so that they can see how Nvidia price their cards. I fear another overpriced product line like Navi. AMD knows they need to compete on price yet at the same time just too keen on swapping the label VALUE with PREMIUM on its products.

Really? How so? May I know the news source so I can read it up? Regarding AMD, they appeared have to delayed RDNA2 launch to November (if TT is to be believed) probably so that they can see how Nvidia price their cards. I fear another overpriced product line like Navi. AMD knows they need to compete on price yet at the same time just too keen on swapping the label VALUE with PREMIUM on its products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMMm9nHFe0Y&t=985s


Moore's Law is Dead is reporting on leaks, so it is grain of salt territory. However 3080tis on two different nodes explains why there are conflicting benchmarks and reports on some specs from Engineers doing testing conflicting and the 10% difference in performance.

People's speculation that Nvidia getting TSMC and Samsung to bid against each other could have backfired. Its been known for a while that TSMC tolerated Nvidia because of their exclusivity so they may not have competed on price with Samsung.

It may be worth waiting until RDNA 2 release for competitive pricing from Nvidia. Edit: Price may still be shit if the next RTX series costs giga bucks, then AMD undercutting them slightly will still be mega bucks?

Not sure.

This post has been edited by EsotericSatire: Jul 21 2020, 05:36

Price may still be shit if the next RTX series costs giga bucks, then AMD undercutting them slightly will still be mega bucks?

Exactly what I fear. Undercutting Nvidia by only a little will still result in an overpriced product.

One of the Vega cards word be nice, but meh. Maybe if I can find one used.

My ISP release a new set of internet/tv box, but the new tv thing doesn't have scart, nor a 2nd hdmi port or another 2nd video exit, so sadly it's not for me despite some of the costs being cut for those that take it quickly.
Well since the costs cut is for only 2 weeks, maybe it's just to find free alpha testers for otherwise untested and likely very buggy and malfunctioning hardware, thus I'm being saved by my needs (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

internet is slow

Always Connected PCs. Haven’t heard MS trumpeting their Win10 on ARM project for quite some time. Is it dead?

Lots of hyperconsumerism in this thread.

I finally got my PS2 soft-modded today; a friend came over with his copy of 007 Agent Under Fire and eventually I got it booting from a memory card.

Now I have a good way to back up my PSX memory cards, and to play Jak & Daxter, which is pretty much the only PS2 game that's really fascinated me just from a textual description and which I've probably wanted to play since I heard about it in around 2006 (yeah, I know it had been out for years by then).

It's also apparently written in Lisp, which I just think is way cool.

I already have two friends lined up that want something like Free MCBoot on their own memory cards, too.

This post has been edited by dragontamer8740: Jul 22 2020, 07:46

It appears Nokia 8.3 is delayed by another 2 months. I made the right call by purchasing $50 phone to replace the 7 Plus that broke last week.

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Got bluetooth link working in the car after some fussing; discovered a big quirk in it. It replaces the CD changer, requiring me to unplug it in the trunk and at the head unit, plug audio into the head, and tap into a data bus. Steering wheel controls for audio, CD changer commands, and CD track info are all on a single one-wire bus. Okay so far. Keyless entry is also on the same bus. I've not yet established if locks and windows are on it. If the bluetooth module is on that bus, but not powered, it drags the bus down and jams it. That was a pita to troubleshoot, glad I have two keyfobs- which ruled out fob failure as likely.

Right now it's wired to a constant hot in the dash, but that acts a bit quirky. The module is woken up by any bus activity, and takes a while to time out. I'm going to move it back to acc power, and stick a relay with it to disconnect the bus when acc isn't powered. The module will only be active when acc is, and won't drag the bus down if it's fuse pops, add (more) parasitic drain, or randomly wake up and pair to my phone.

Overall though, works nice. Better audio quality than a cassette adapter, I can skip tracks from the head or steering wheel, and track title/album/band (first 10 characters of each at least) displays on the head.




Relay added, module works more cleanly this way. The 'cable' with red, white, and black is a feed for a USB charger and GPS hardwire.


Tetris.

This post has been edited by Wayward_Vagabond: Jul 23 2020, 17:59

The next version of the image viewer ImageGlass will be developed as a UWP app. I do hope a Win32 version will offered as well alongside the UWP app. Just like what the developer of Paint.net is doing. (Although, the Microsoft Store version of Paint.net isn't a true UWP app, just a W32 program wrapped in UWP)

People need to ditch that platform

Primary SSD (1st M2 slot, hidden behind GPU, with heeatsink) - 39C
Secondary SSD (2nd M2 slot, unobstructed, without heatsink) - 28C

Primary SSD's temp is comparable to that of the one I installed, albeit without a heatsink, in my laptop. This goes to show airflow matters more than a heatsink.

Primary SSD (1st M2 slot, hidden behind GPU, with heeatsink) - 39C
Secondary SSD (2nd M2 slot, unobstructed, without heatsink) - 28C

Primary SSD's temp is comparable to that of the one I installed, albeit without a heatsink, in my laptop. This goes to show airflow matters more than a heatsink.

Was that ever up for debate?
It's been common knowledge forever I thought. That's why macbooks turn into grills when the OS decides not to kick the fan on, or if you disable the 'suspend on lid close' (since the fan is blowing against the closed hinge).

Also are they the same model of SSD?

Also my Famicom's linear voltage regulator runs much cooler with a small fan running at low speed and a tiny heat sink than it did with just a very large heat sink.

This post has been edited by dragontamer8740: Jul 25 2020, 10:57

Doublepost since it's been a while
I've been trying to repair another PSX's CD drive, with mixed results (just for playing games though; I already have two fully working ones so it's not quite the end of the world if I can't figure out the remaining occasional issues). I need a thin "spring steel" type of straight wire (I don't know what else to call it, but basically a straight bit of wire that if flexed will return to a straight line), since I lost the original bit of it in the drive. I have no idea where to find one.

Anyone know what I'm talking about and where I could find one? It's to hold a pinion gear's axle in place on the seeking mechanism, to prevent grinding/stripping if the drive sled gets stuck. Without it, the gears won't all mesh together. [patents.google.com] This patent seems to describe approximately what I'm talking about.
I'd estimate it to be around 24-30 AWG thick. It probably doesn't need to be too exact so long as it's at least strong enough.

I just don't want to glue the axle piece down.

The red arrow here points to the gear that is supported by that wire spring assembly thing, in case anyone else here is seasoned in repairing these and knows what the hell I'm rambling about.


I'd say it's sort of like a very, very thin version of piano wire. Or orthodontic braces wire maybe.

This post has been edited by dragontamer8740: Jul 27 2020, 05:01

Also are they the same model of SSD?

1. Corsair MP510 480GB 2. Silicon Power A34P80 1TB

Both one-sided. Was gonna buy PNY CS3030 XLR8 until I saw Silicon Power model went for sale. Corsair model remained overpriced.

This post has been edited by loli-hujan86: Jul 27 2020, 05:09