Recent content by Wiffle

Man... the entire pussification of today's modern society is astounding... Yeah it sucks that stuff catches fire, people die, blah blah blah... but its like everyone has simultaneously forgotten the ugly 110 year history of ICE automobiles. At multiple points in history, vehicle engines have...

Actually using ozone on pc parts is a very bad idea. Ozone destroys oil based products like plastic and rubber and it loves to eat away at copper and certain types of metals... all of which are commonly found in PC parts. Identifying what you are cleaning is half the battle... using the right...

Meh... I wouldn't get my panties in a twist over this. This shit has been happening for 30+ years. Its just mass market appeal to western audiences where parents freak out and start a movement against girls with boobs bulging out of impractical armor. At the end of the day, Sony is a Japanese...

Yeah well STEM education is further pushing children towards working specifically with PCs... and once you realize a console is simply a locked down PC, you have no need for a console unless there is a specific exclusive title that you want to play so badly that you are willing to fork over the...

Position 5.1 speakers 1 ft from your head, and point the subwoofer ports at your face and feel the bass.

What use is sleep mode for a cryptominer? After digging around a bit, I think crypto is their primary market. They advertise it on their website, and after searching around for prices for the cheaper boards, its almost like they are non-existent. Win 7 keys are cheap, and can be upgraded to...

I think it all stems back to Wallstreet and how corporate laws work in the US. The problem is publicly traded companies, and the laws that dictate how they have to be run. If you as the CEO, CFO, or w/e head are not doing everything possible to maximize returns to investors, then you and your...

What a brilliant strategy! Lets destroy any billion dollar long term potential and brand image recognition in exchange for millions of dollars now!

Used heater cores and evaporators are pretty cheap. https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/124677-how-to-cool-a-pc-with-toilet-water Probably not what you meant... but hilariously cool none the less.

Becoming part of a botnet is exactly what is happening, and I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft isn't being "nudged" by big brother to resolve this issue since the vast majority of desktops/non-mobile systems out there run windows. I used to have a couple older win 95/98 and XP rigs that I...

Most Muricans don't realize it yet, but they are being taxed for this stuff as well, it just comes in the form of property tax measures and "administrative fees" that get tagged onto the original "Only 50$ a month!* for the first year then its 200 a month with a 500$ early termination fee". Its...

Don't forget the explosion of the Death Star #2 as well. The explanation how these people can survive is kinda dumb and a total reversal for Disney movie philosophies. From Starwars.com: "Thought dead, Darth Maul survived his injuries by focusing on his hatred of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi who...

Wallstreet in general has become a large Ponzi scheme. Unless you have millions of dollars and are managing your own portfolio, you are making pennies compared to what they make off your 401k, IRA, or other "low risk" investments. Edit:

The way Windows has been rolling out the updates has been screwing stuff up. A friend's newer Touchscreen HP laptop was working fine before an update (I was right there when the update downloaded)... updates and restarts and keyboard no longer works and cpu usage was pegged at 100%. Rollback...

Eh they bringing Palpatine back? So is he a super radiated sith or something now? I seem to remember him being thrown down some kind of reactor tube in Death Star #2... Right before the Rebel Alliance blew it to pieces... again... The entire saga is one big circle jerk of rehashing old ideas...