Watercooler/Slowchat 2: Son of Watercooler

EndgamerAzari · Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:24 am

Bottom post of the previous page:

Spoiler:

Remie Richards · Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:19 am

>Osu!
>gekkan shoujo nozaki theme
>Hard
>2x speed
>Notes set to fade within 1 second of appearing on screen
>Game predicts a Silver S rank 3 times in a row
>I have never been this close to beating this map like this
>Drop it in the exact same spot all 3 times
>I am literally made of pins and needles

Good news is I've made the most progress on that map -ever- today.
and one of my sucky 93% B ranks for it was actually the 684th place in the world on the map, which is a nice temporary prize.
Probably means by the end of the year, with more days like this, I'll get it done.
Not today though, my arms are literally kill from this.

I tell you it's so weird how I can get such a rush over a game about clicking circles at the right time.

This concludes your regularly scheduled overreaction to circles.

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:58 am #114769

Remie Richards wrote:>Osu!
>gekkan shoujo nozaki theme
>Hard
>2x speed
>Notes set to fade within 1 second of appearing on screen
>Game predicts a Silver S rank 3 times in a row
>I have never been this close to beating this map like this
>Drop it in the exact same spot all 3 times

EndgamerAzari · Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:40 pm

Dammit, the CPU I wanted isn't compatible with my motherboard. Oh well, I'll go with a slightly cheaper model. Basically anything's an upgrade at this point and I'm on a budget.

420weedscopes · Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:36 pm

today someone on the internet tried to talk to me about cars as if i knew how every car ever worked

EndgamerAzari · Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:24 pm

Decision time.

This or this? Is the additional $30 worth it?

LiamLime · Post by **LiamLime** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:14 pm #114849

The way processors are made is that all the ones from the same group are made in the exact same way, at the same time. Once made, they are tested and then assigned different names and price points. Sometimes, however, it is possible for processors in a production batch to perform better than expected, meaning the company sells good performing processors at lower price points to fill demand for these lower price points, meaning you have a chance of getting a better processor than you are paying for at a lower price point.

Both of the linked processors are physically identical, the latter is however labelled with the best-in-class label. This means that if you spend the extra 30$, you are guaranteed to get a processor which performed well in their tests. If you don't, chances are you will get an identical processor as the more expensive one, however that is far from a guarantee.

According to performance tests, both perform basically as good as the other, with the more expensive one being only slightly better performing. The more expensive one is however the recipient of a newer thermal conductor, meaning it runs at a lower temperature, which means it can be overclocked quite a bit more than the cheaper one, which did not receive this newer thermal conductor.

If it was me making the decision, I would go for the more expensive one. Sure, they are basically the same, but I tend to work my processors for around 5 years before replacing them and, in general, the top-in-class processors survive for much longer than the lower tier ones. Since you are upgrading, you may not need it to work for quite as long, especially since you are buying a May/June 2014 processor. With this in mind, and since budgets aren't infinite, I might suggest you buy the cheaper one and invest the extra 30$ towards something more useful... like coffee.

EndgamerAzari · Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:20 pm

I don't drink coffee. And since I'm building this thing from what are basically scavenged parts, I think I'll at least drop a few extra bucks to hopefully ensure a few extra months on the CPU.

Remie Richards · Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:34 am

Gosh, I'm really glad September isn't far away, Excited to go back to college because it's fun and it also means I have something else to think about.
Since all I think about these days is about 80% self loathing and self pity, 10% Oh that's cool and 10% empty silence in my head.
College will also be good for other, personal reasons, provided things go well, but boy am I scared.

I still have some nice things in August to keep me going, a movie night on Saturday, and my niece's birthday party on Sunday, so they'll be fun.

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:10 pm #114964

My very first September where I will not be going back to school since before kindergarten. It is an odd feeling. Doesn't help that the biotech company I am with is on the verge of tanking

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:35 pm #114976

EndgamerAzari · Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:08 pm

The following passage from a court decision made my morning a little better:

an unidentified individual known as “Ugly Jose.”

Nienhaus · Post by **Nienhaus** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:27 pm #115044

On September first I am going to watch Castle in the Sky in a hobby club at school.

EndgamerAzari · Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:01 am

Hypothesis: one should not duct tape one's dick to one's thigh.

EndgamerAzari · Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:02 am

EndgamerAzari wrote:Hypothesis: one should not duct tape one's dick to one's thigh.

HYPOTHESIS CONFIRMED

Remie Richards · Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:46 am

Why are you doing that in the first place?

EndgamerAzari · Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:47 am

Remie Richards wrote:Why are you doing that in the first place?

What part of science don't you understand

Remie Richards · Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:06 am

Your science.

420weedscopes · Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:07 am

she's got you there

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:39 am #115188

EndgamerAzari wrote:
EndgamerAzari wrote:Hypothesis: one should not duct tape one's dick to one's thigh.
HYPOTHESIS CONFIRMED

EndgamerAzari · Thu Aug 27, 2015 2:21 pm

Remie Richards wrote:Your science.

420weedscopes wrote:she's got you there

Basically the reason is I was bored and tired and was thinking about people using it as an expression

And lo and behold I had some duct tape on my desk

There are a lot of dumb things I do for similar reasons

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:31 am #115344

THE MIGHTY GALVATRON · Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:33 am

My internet seemed slower at times, but other than that I didn't notice too much. I mean how are people going to know? Unless a major site is down or something.

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:36 am #115347

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:34 pm #115410

My internet has been fine.

Not even a hint of a slow down.

EndgamerAzari · Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:04 pm

My new mustache makes it look like I'm always frowning.

...maybe it's not the mustache.

Nienhaus · Post by **Nienhaus** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:27 pm #115814

"HumanOrbitDevLog001"

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:34 pm #115815

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:27 pm #115887

I improved my own discipline by spending a lot of time in my uni library, in one of the work spots they arranged in there. I get a lot more work done while I'm actually there, because it is an area I associate with studying and classes rather than playing video games.

As a result, I've also become better at focussing on my work while I'm in my dorm or at my parents' house.

EndgamerAzari · Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:35 pm

"New" computer is put together and mostly functional. Not sure why it's not picking up the third hard drive I installed and I'm not sure what's up with my external speakers, and I'm sure that I'll find a ton of reasons to hate Windows 10 but I'm just glad it's finally done.

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:52 pm #115894

Check your SATA cables, make sure it's actually in.

Speaking of, I should probably pick up another HDD soon. I only bought 1TB worth of space to tide me over until I made money again.
And then I started buying weeb statues.

Remie Richards · Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:22 am

Started watching Rick and Morty two days ago.
Now I've caught up to the live episodes (including today's)

Damn that is a good show.

Incomptinence · Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:10 am

EndgamerAzari wrote:"New" computer is put together and mostly functional. Not sure why it's not picking up the third hard drive I installed and I'm not sure what's up with my external speakers, and I'm sure that I'll find a ton of reasons to hate Windows 10 but I'm just glad it's finally done.

Some speakers assume you have them as a part of a surround sound gig if you plug them into the speaker slots. Pluging them into a headphone port is a lazy way to get full audio quality out of them I think. At least that is what I do with my two cheapies, only a mild irritant when I have to take them back out to have headphones work properly.

420weedscopes · Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:34 pm

EndgamerAzari wrote:There are a lot of dumb things I do for similar reasons

good because you should always make mistakes

i 100%d batman arkham city campaign
now i only need to ng+ and all the challenge maps

EndgamerAzari · Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:25 pm

Incomptinence wrote:
EndgamerAzari wrote:"New" computer is put together and mostly functional. Not sure why it's not picking up the third hard drive I installed and I'm not sure what's up with my external speakers, and I'm sure that I'll find a ton of reasons to hate Windows 10 but I'm just glad it's finally done.
Some speakers assume you have them as a part of a surround sound gig if you plug them into the speaker slots. Pluging them into a headphone port is a lazy way to get full audio quality out of them I think. At least that is what I do with my two cheapies, only a mild irritant when I have to take them back out to have headphones work properly.

I'll have to try that tonight. I've had these speakers (and one of my monitors) since 2005, and one of them doesn't even work unless you turn it up past at least 20%. Like my life, my computer is a weird mishmash of extremes.

420weedscopes wrote: good because you should always make mistakes

Well, I don't know if I'd exactly call it a *mistake*. I did exactly what I was intending to do, it was just fucking stupid.

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:17 pm #116319

Alright, so homes on post have two taps on most sinks.

One is standard water, the other is the fluoride enhanced stuff.

Well, last night, the fluoride tap stopped working. Not a big surprise, honestly, but still annoying

Today, it's working again.
It's spurting out the tap in a sickly brownish yellow.

Hooray.

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:36 pm #116321

EndgamerAzari · Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:38 pm

It's way better to go early than to go late, trust me.

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:39 pm #116324

EndgamerAzari · Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:48 pm

Trust me, the chances of you being the absolute worst there is are pretty low, especially if you go early. People will tend to be more forgiving to the early speakers.

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:53 am #116447

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:20 pm #116494

I have a cheap folding chair in lieu of a proper desk chair because I don't make much

Somehow, my cat managed to break the spot welds on one of the crossbars.

EndgamerAzari · Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:12 pm

TheWiznard wrote:Yeah I wound up going first and even though my hands were visibly shaking I think I still did pretty good, it wasn't as bad as I made it seem to be

It never is. And trust me, even when you're a veteran public speaker like myself, you still get nervous. Even after having given 20+ speeches in front of crowds of hundreds my knees still sometimes shake when I'm in front of a dozen people. It just happens.

Remie Richards · Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:36 pm

I have a story about speeches/presentations.

I had to do a pitch about my game to my design and my programming teacher, and it was recorded for marking.
I hate speeches/pitches/presentations, I'm not good with speaking in front of people, even if it's 2 people and a recording.
It had to be a 5 minute pitch, I had 2 minutes content, if that, but I made it through it by ad-libbing extra info that wasn't on my slides.

I actually got a Distinction for it, some how, apparently because I was using my hands a lot and speaking without using my slides (the ad-libbing) I was ticking a few boxes on the mark scheme.
still don't want to do another presentation, even though that one went well.

EndgamerAzari · Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:02 pm

WORD OF ADVICE

DON'T TAKE FOUR KINDS OF DIET PILLS AT ONCE

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:39 pm #116554

Do I even want to know?

EndgamerAzari · Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:50 pm

You won't feel good

That's about it

Slightly tweakish but not really

Stomachache later.

THE MIGHTY GALVATRON · Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:58 am

Generally it's a bad idea to go around mixing pills unless your pharmacist/doctor/drug dealer says it's okay to.

TheWiznard · Post by **TheWiznard** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 5:54 am #116684

linkut me knew what it was but I feel kinda weird for talking about it.[/spoiler]

EndgamerAzari · Fri Sep 04, 2015 4:01 pm

Y'know, I've been part of this community on-and-off for at least five years running now and I *still* don't understand how things purportedly 'work' around here. What the fuck is going on.

THE MIGHTY GALVATRON wrote:Generally it's a bad idea to go around mixing pills unless your pharmacist/doctor/drug dealer says it's okay to.

They're all over-the-counter stuff and I think half of them are placebos.

Remie Richards · Fri Sep 04, 2015 4:21 pm

EndgamerAzari wrote:Y'know, I've been part of this community on-and-off for at least five years running now and I *still* don't understand how things purportedly 'work' around here. What the fuck is going on.

that's a very broad question, one I don't think can be answered.
Any specifics?