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    What search engine are you guys using?

    I have also moved to Kagi from my prior options. Being able to weight and block/pin domains is a huge feature. Especially when a lot of my searches are specific or often looking for a result from the same site. Even without that, though, I find myself encountering far less spammy results and...
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    good cheap laser printer? with cheap toner?

    Another +1 for Brother from me (have had mine for 4+ years now and going strong, even on Linux with minimal setup, hooked up to a print server, still using the original toner!) and a strong -1000 for modern era HP. The HPs we got at work for internal purchasing by end users are extremely scammy...
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    iLoud Micro Monitors $200 -- regularly $350

    I wonder how these would compare to my Edifier R1280DBs in terms of overall quality. These are smaller of course, but seem to be getting rave reviews
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    Solved (approved for RMA): Unbearably Slow PCIe Gen 4 NVME Speeds

    Interesting to me that the drives have the same problem in another system. Definitely sounds like the problem is following the drives wherever they are instead of it being other hardware at fault, though these things do get complicated to troubleshoot. Really feels like it's the drives, but for...
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    Frequent internet 'hangs' or becomes unresponsive

    Firefox is my main browser on all PCs across multiple OSes, all on latest versions, and I've never had this issue, nor have I had any "mining" going on. I have periodically on Windows, in particular, had weird issues with Firefox and Chrome in the past, but those turned out to be a corrupted...
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    Harbor freight 20% off anything this weekend

    I've been pleasantly surprised even with some of their bargain-bin stuff. The quality really seems to have a big range and it's not even necessarily by price- though it's typically a good indicator, with some exceptions- I've bought some one-off $1.50 screwdrivers that were better quality...
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    IROK FE98 Pro 90% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard, RGB Hot Swappable - $47.60

    Having hot swappable switches at those prices seems wild to me. Sounds like the software that goes with these (but not required to install/use, except maybe particular features) is sketchy, but aside from that seems good
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    Suddenly all Outlook Links open in Edge

    Yeah at home, I'm all Linux (main gaming PC, living room PC, lightweight laptop, servers, etc) except for two PCs- one for music production and another (gaming laptop) as basically a catch-all for software that won't run on Linux (Affinity Photo/Designer, games that won't work on my main gaming...
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    Suddenly all Outlook Links open in Edge

    Yes, I absolutely hate how pushy Microsoft is getting again with all of their own products inside their OS. I would not mind at all if the regulatory hammer came down on them hard again. I am using Windows on less and less devices now (at work because I have to, and then at home on a couple of...
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    Biggest computer lie ever told

    My grandmother was told that my Tandy 1000 HX I got in the early 90s would "last me through college" :ROFLMAO:
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    Teamgroup 4tb nvme 169

    I got one of these recently to consolidate my gaming drives into one big SSD and I have not been disappointed. Seems it's even lower now at $158.99 USD. It's tempting to buy even more at such at price and toss them in all of my PCs and laptops just for the hell of it.
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    Yum! Ramen for Starving E-Gamers: 24-Pack 3-Oz Creamy Chicken Maruchan Ramen $5.76 @Amazon/Walmart

    I love ramen, from the cheap crap to good stuff. I stock up on it but I don't eat it constantly. 1-2 lunches a week max or an occasional weekend snack-meal. If I do find myself eating it more often I don't use all of the seasoning, while it tastes good I avoid drinking the broth too, maybe some...
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    ILLEGAL to sell regular lightbulbs after August 1st

    I think out of the ~20-25 LED bulbs I've purchased over the years I've had only maybe 4 die max, and only one died what I would consider "early", and that's because it was a no-name brand that I bought in the early days of LEDs. All other bulbs have been going fine, some I think have hit the 5-7...
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    RX580 for $79 at newegg.

    It's a Chinese seller/brand with one (albeit positive) review. I would advise caution. Not that you can't get good items from a no-name Chinese brand, but less enforcement on counterfeiting and quality assurance means you're rolling the dice. It is also shipped and sold from the seller, so...
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    Linux software, steps to migrate Windows from big drive to small drive?

    I second the Macrium Reflect option. Unless things have changed, the free version provided adequate functionality to clone things and is more flexible with differing drive sizes/etc than something like clonezilla
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    What search engine are you guys using?

    I recently moved to self-hosting a SearXNG instance on an UNRAID system and use that now. It can be configured to pull from all sorts of sources (google, brave, ddg, other private engines, etc), and supposedly does so privately. I don't know how private/secure it is, but it has become my main...
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    Crucial T700 Clocks 12.4 GB/s Sequential Reads in Previews

    I don't mind seeing improvements in sequential speeds for the sake of having better tech in general, but I really wish companies would focus on 4K reads/writes and latency instead. Often you get new drives that have incredible sequential speeds but haven't improved at all by other metrics- which...
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    T-Mobile buying Mint Mobile

    Yeah, I'm not going anywhere unless I feel squeezed or pressured to move. Still way better than the absolute abysmal trouble I had with Boost Mobile. As far as actual service/coverage/speed, for me it has been great so far, and glad to see I now get an extra 1GB/month at the same price. I...
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    Is Peanut Butter the Best Thermal Compound?

    Just tried it System shut off With system shut off, temps are 0C over ambient Success (y)
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    Anyone use Mint Mobile?

    Most cell services drop out for me when I travel to see family, usually in some really remote spots on the interstate. This last time I traveled, T-Mo (via Mint) fared just as well, if not better, than the others had in the past. So I had no significant problems with coverage. With a phone...
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    Anyone use Mint Mobile?

    It hasn't been long since I've switched to mint and love it. This has me worried. Acquisitions like this very often end up charging customers more while getting less. It seems clear to me Mint was competitive enough with T-Mobile that this was a way to remove their competition. With yet...
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    eBay asking users for their Social Security numbers ahead of rule change by IRS

    For some reason, Zelle believes they aren't subject to this rule? Because of this I've decided to potentially only accept Zelle if I sell anything... it's either that or maybe just not sell anything anymore. I don't know. The burden of proving something I'm selling is being sold at a loss is too...
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    SSD drives versus USB flash drives for backup storage

    I mean, asking any company directly, you're going to get a PR/Marketing response. No surprise there. My view, is that yes, you might be fine and survive putting some critical backup data on a flash drive. But just because there's a chance doesn't mean the chance is worth taking. But 1) if you...
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    SSD drives versus USB flash drives for backup storage

    and honestly I have experience with SD corruption that I had forgotten about til it was mentioned here.... as a Raspberry Pi owner I'm all too familiar with SD card corruption :( so that remains a good reminder not to remotely trust that kind of media with important data (not that anyone should...
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    SSD drives versus USB flash drives for backup storage

    Anecdotal experience aside, it's just flat out true that majority of USB flash drives are abysmally slow in comparison to SSDs. The ones that are SSD-like in speeds are that way because they are essentially compact SSDs- they often have SSD-like controllers, are a bit bigger to accommodate this...
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    How to I stop full screen browser videos from changing screen brightness (Dell Precision M4800)

    From what I can find, it indeed might actually be called "Adaptive Brightness" or similar, even on older models. Seems people have had mixed results depending on the system / GPU Maybe try suggestions from here...
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    Fanless NAS

    Another option would be searching online for fan replacements/mods for the 218+. From a very quick search I've seen some mentions of replacing the fan with an Arctic F9 Silent or Noctua NF-A9 FLX and setting the NAS to quiet mode resulting in very low noise while staying cool
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    Anyone use Mint Mobile?

    I use Mint. Switched to Mint from Boost and am very happy. Boost was causing me all sorts of weird issues (extremely slow podcast downloads and app store downloads, yet fast everything else) that were immediately solved by switching. I currently pay quarterly for 4GB plan but considering...
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    Fastest non-M2 drive?

    SK Hynix SATA SSDs are also great Edit: Well, I had no idea the gold S31s are apparently sold out everywhere- they used to be widely available... not sure if supply issue or discontinued? So... my recommendation isn't super helpful unless you buy used, I guess. Sorry about that.
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    FS: i7-3770K

    bump
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    FS: i7-3770K

    bump thank you recent buyers! :) price drop on CPU payment methods updated, now Zelle only (no issues with Paypal, but still wanting to reduce some reliance on Paypal) and want to try Zelle going forward as an experiment
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    FS: i7-3770K

    Bump - took me a bit to get these new items listed, but they're up now. GPU and CPU listed, possibly more to come
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    Is Linux Ready for Prime Time?

    It really depends on your use case. I jumped 6-12 months ago from Win11 to Kubuntu 20.04 on my daily driver main gaming PC and use it on my living room PC and my laptop and will never go back to Windows on any of them! No desire to return. That said, there are things to consider, some of which...
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    Canon ImageClass MF3010 (Brand New) Flashing " Paper Jam " w.o paper even loaded.

    I don't have the exact same Brother printer as the above^ but I swear by my monochrome Brother laser printer (HL-L2340DW). Have used it for 3-5 years with no problems. Still haven't even had to replace the beginner toner cartridge yet (though I wouldn't call myself a heavy user, particularly)...
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    Best SSD currently ?

    I didn't even realize Solidigm was a thing. Apparently it's owned by SK Hynix and is a rebrand of the SSD business they acquired from Intel? Interesting that they sell SSDs under both the parent and sub brands. I know other companies do this too, but it does make things more confusing
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    Visiontek Mystery boxes are back 2023

    I was strongly tempted by these last year but resisted. Trying to do the same this year. So far seems like most of the stuff is not anything I could get much use out of... unless I got lucky with DDR4 or an SSD. Dock or GPU would probably just add to my junk pile unless I could sell them...
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    [H]OT !!!! 5800X3D $279.65 Shipped , Newegg

    Yeah the only thing they don't clarify is what "reports some loans" means. Maybe under a certain amount they don't, or something, who knows.
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    [H]OT !!!! 5800X3D $279.65 Shipped , Newegg

    Their help site seems to imply otherwise? https://helpcenter.affirm.com/s/article/reporting-to-credit-bureaus These things won’t affect your credit score: Creating an Affirm account Seeing if you prequalify These things may affect your credit score: Your payment history with Affirm How much...
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    [H]OT !!!! 5800X3D $279.65 Shipped , Newegg

    Without a hard check on your credit report, still having a very short term or brand new loan / issued credit can affect the "average age of accounts" on credit scores, and not all of these loan/payment systems are equal either. Some do more reporting than others. But definitely be careful in...
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    FS: i7-3770K

    Bump- want this stuff gone, make offers (no lowballs). This should be a good price for a used 3070! If you have a quiet case or bad ears, especially! :D
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