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Old 5th August 2022, 06:58     #43361
wazza
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DrTiTus
I'm not a gamer - but my friend's 11/12ish year old son wants a Fortnite computer, and I've got a spare computer that I can give him. My question is - is WiFi still a bag of shit to try and game with? Or am I just too old and that is no longer the case? Or do I just not tell him that there's actually a better world out there and just let him die a lot? :P

I'm strictly Ethernet till I die, I like my 1Gbps file copies, and I barely play games, so my experience doesn't count.

What do you reckon? Tell him about Ethernet and running a cable on the floor or keep it quiet and it's good enough for now?
6 years ago i built my stepson a fortnite pc and got him a usb wifi dongle(something similar to this https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NET...900-HIGH-GAIN). he was upstairs in a bedroom and connected/synced at > Gbps speed). he had no issues with latency(i run a p2p server 24/7 via ethernet downstairs(close to the ont). mileage may vary.

recommend ssd, 16gb ram, 4th gen+ i7 + gtx 1060 6gb for 1080p min. truth be told you should be able to build a 12th gen i3 12100 inc case/psu/mobo/ram/ssd/win10 lic(urcdkeys.com) minus gpu for about $600-$700. i have a gtx 1080 sitting around unused. has a little bit of sentimental value though. hah.

wifi is great these days..
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Old 5th August 2022, 10:10     #43362
MadMax
Stuff
 
Couple of pdl wall data jacks and a length of cat6. Profit.
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Old 6th August 2022, 17:58     #43363
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
DC drops "comics" from its name and social media accounts.

https://www.dc.com
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Old 7th August 2022, 10:26     #43364
Ajax
Architeuthis
 
“Comics are for kids, we present serious dramatic tales for grownups about costumed, flying people with magical powers”
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Old 7th August 2022, 14:18     #43365
StN
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Now they can focus on the 'D'?
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Old 7th August 2022, 14:37     #43366
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
“Comics are for kids, we present serious dramatic tales for grownups about costumed, flying people with magical powers”
Or not present as the case may be *cough* Batgirl
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Old 7th August 2022, 17:39     #43367
Trigga*happY
 
My son came back to live with me during the first lockdown and we had him jammed in upstairs. Playing games was fine, 1ms to router no probs whatsoever. However, when he was streaming video via twitch it lagged a little, and then when he added discord to the mix it basically ground to a halt every few minutes. Looking at the network trace, discord is a network INTENSIVE POS.
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Old 8th August 2022, 16:56     #43368
Lightspeed
 
It's interesting to see how well our athletes have done in the Commonwealth games, compared with the recent performance of the All Blacks.
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Old 8th August 2022, 18:04     #43369
DrTiTus
HENCE WHY FOREVER ALONE
 
The new Russian McDonald's rebrand is called "Tasty Period"

Of course it means "Tasty, full stop", but when they translate it literally, it's not so appetising.
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Old 9th August 2022, 09:10     #43370
StN
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I do believe, there was a time, when she was the one that I wanted.

Ooh, ooh, ooh.

That said, I don' think I've ever watched it in it's entirety.

But I did appreciate when she got physical.
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Old 9th August 2022, 10:13     #43371
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 


RIP ONJ
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Old 9th August 2022, 11:16     #43372
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Coverage of Olivia’s life and death somehow brought this Twitter thread into my brain, and this is Random Thoughts, so

https://twitter.com/whippletom/statu...ZEpKldbqG7iNTw
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Old 9th August 2022, 14:15     #43373
Lightspeed
 
That's quite to double-whammy. RIP ONJ.

Legend from a legend family it seems.
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Old 9th August 2022, 16:41     #43374
Lightspeed
 
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Old 10th August 2022, 18:53     #43375
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
RIP Raymond Briggs
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Old 11th August 2022, 14:18     #43376
[fe]
 
https://eatcrawlers.co.nz/collections/chocolate-coated

Scorpions - but coated - in chocolate.
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Old 11th August 2022, 14:29     #43377
Lightspeed
 
They're ahead of their time. Insects are the protein of the future. I mean, I hope not, but it's sustainable protein.
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Old 11th August 2022, 14:44     #43378
StN
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They had these at the local Fresh Choice 4 years ago - I got some BBQ crickets and the barmaid nearly chundered when I showed her what she was eating. To be fair, not much different to the desiccated pea pods they have in the snack aisle.

Chocolate Tarantula stayed on the shelf for a very long time...
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Old 11th August 2022, 15:40     #43379
_indigo1
 
Rather insect based protein, 'insect meat', than all this plant based shit.
Going all-plants is not good for your health.
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Old 11th August 2022, 16:16     #43380
ChaosWulf
Don't worry, be harpy
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ab
RIP Raymond Briggs
This

His quiet political snark and sense of humour had a profound effect on very young me.
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Old 11th August 2022, 16:21     #43381
blynk
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lightspeed
They're ahead of their time. Insects are the protein of the future. I mean, I hope not, but it's sustainable protein.
Until we hit the point in the future we realise that we have just fucked over the planet again to grow the insects
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Old 11th August 2022, 17:26     #43382
_indigo1
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by blynk
Until we hit the point in the future we realise that we have just fucked over the planet again to grow the insects
IN B4 GMO insects
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Old 11th August 2022, 17:38     #43383
StN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _indigo1
IN B4 GMO insects
Starship troopers!
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Old 11th August 2022, 17:39     #43384
StN
I have detailed files
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosWulf
This

His quiet political snark and sense of humour had a profound effect on very young me.
He knew how to be a fun guy.

One of the first books I demanded was in the kids bookcase.
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Old 11th August 2022, 17:45     #43385
_indigo1
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by StN
Starship troopers!
The Lexx!
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Old 13th August 2022, 10:18     #43386
StN
I have detailed files
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
Important new academic research:

https://archive.ph/iNWoP

(now removed pending ethical review but archive sites have long memories)

Abstract
I wanted to understand how my research participants experience sexual pleasure when reading shota, a Japanese genre of self-published erotic comics that features young boy characters. I therefore started reading the comics in the same way as my research participants had told me that they did it: while masturbating. In this research note, I will recount how I set up an experimental method of masturbating to shota comics, and how this participant observation of my own desire not only gave me a more embodied understanding of the topic for my research but also made me think about loneliness and ways to combat it as driving forces of the culture of self-published erotic comics.
*cough*
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Old 13th August 2022, 12:07     #43387
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Oh shit a Muslim got to Salman Rushdie.
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Old 13th August 2022, 14:42     #43388
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
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Old 14th August 2022, 20:16     #43389
Lightspeed
 
A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
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Old 14th August 2022, 22:38     #43390
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ab
Oh shit a Muslim got to Salman Rushdie.
@aclu:
@amnesty:
@hrw:

*silence*
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Old 14th August 2022, 23:00     #43391
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
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Old 15th August 2022, 14:10     #43392
MadMax
Stuff
 
Cunts.
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Old 15th August 2022, 16:15     #43393
Caesar
 
Couldn't that guy be done with threats of violence? and also what has she said against Islam?
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Old 15th August 2022, 18:00     #43394
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Along with Rushdie she signed the "Harper's Letter" defending freedom of speech.

https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-just...d-open-debate/
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Old 15th August 2022, 22:48     #43395
blynk
 
I wonder what percentage of the population needs to be dickheads for people to start to think that everyone is dickheads.

Like if 10 people jump queues to cut traffic, we start to think that drivers a dickheads, but we don't take into account the 100 people that are in the queue normally + the 100 people that used the rest of the road normally and didn't cut in.
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Old 16th August 2022, 19:42     #43396
MadMax
Stuff
 
Imagine throwing some money down on a storage unit auction, only to find what you've won is a collection of rather stinky old suitcases. Maybe it's just some bad taxidermy?

Rather than cut your losses you take them home anyway hoping you'll be able to score some junk to hawk off on fb marketplace only to find some very expired human body parts

Poor bastards
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Old 17th August 2022, 08:43     #43397
StN
I have detailed files
 
Retarded click bait

"Kiwi's Born With South-Facing Roofs Should Read This"

Why? So they can be incensed at the possibly of others utilising their north facing roofs for solar power? How stupid are these click baiters that can change the start of the string to reflect the IP range and colloquial terms, but not work out the Lat-Lon details for relevance to where the sun should be??

/Ripley IQ GIF
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Old 17th August 2022, 09:25     #43398
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
“Hot Lesbian Cheerleader Stepmoms In Your Area Are Looking For Cock”
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Old 17th August 2022, 09:34     #43399
xor
 
I remember being in the car with my old man when i was about 13 and he was listening to Paul Holmes commenting "I have absolutely no idea why anybody would've built on the south side of the hill in Remuera 100 years ago".

It then led my father down a rabbit hole explaining how north facing houses get more exposure of the sun and he rambled on about Titirangi being a shithole because it's south facing and damp and everyone is sick or a hippy.

Definitely a random thought
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Old 17th August 2022, 09:46     #43400
StN
I have detailed files
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by xor
I remember being in the car with my old man when i was about 13 and he was listening to Paul Holmes commenting "I have absolutely no idea why anybody would've built on the south side of the hill in Remuera 100 years ago".

It then led my father down a rabbit hole explaining how north facing houses get more exposure of the sun and he rambled on about Titirangi being a shithole because it's south facing and damp and everyone is sick or a hippy.

Definitely a random thought
He missed out the bit where the colonisers came from the Northern hemisphere with building plans that were south facing and the can-do blinkered attitude to ignore local conditions.
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