The TPU UK Clubhouse

[khemist]

Perfect weather today, beautiful.

 

[the54thvoid]

@khemist - I'm playing a game of stalk the Scot via Google Maps. I deduce that was taken at the intersection of Esplanade and Bentinck Street?

 

[khemist]

@khemist - I'm playing a game of stalk the Scot via Google Maps. I deduce that was taken at the intersection of Esplanade and Bentinck Street?

I'll give you that one.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Word of advice.

If you ever buy something online from Currys. Be prepared for spammed with calls advertising their warranty plans. Either use a spare or fake number or be prepared to ignore/block their calls when they start coming in because they are going to be relentless if you dont pick up the call.

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aaaaaaaaaand ive just had a look online - possible scammers calling me if not to sell me warranty then to ask me to confirm my order details which they should already have if they were real currys staff.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Word of advice.

If you ever buy something online from Currys. Be prepared for spammed with calls advertising their warranty plans. Either use a spare or fake number or be prepared to ignore/block their calls when they start coming in because they are going to be relentless if you dont pick up the call.

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aaaaaaaaaand ive just had a look online - possible scammers calling me if not to sell me warranty then to ask me to confirm my order details which they should already have if they were real currys staff.

That's some next-level jank. Low-lives.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Just got done test watching the most recent batman movie on the new monitor. Not sure if its a placebo affect but the colours on this monitor look real good.

I think i played around with the settings enough to get it dialled in real good where black is black and not just a light shade of black. Not that colour reproduction was ever the old monitors strong suite according to tft central.

I did have to play around with the RGB to get it dialled in where whites look white and not whitish blue.

Played a few games on it and its amazing what difference the extra refresh rate does even if it never reaches 165hz. Everything does run more smoother. Did some warframe, Killingfloor 2 and guildwars 2 - although GW2 is badly optimised (cant break 70fps with everything maxed...) it still runs pretty smooth and responsive.

When i ran my old monitor, I use to run with V-sync off because turning it on would give me so much input latency. All i did was cap the fps at 100 with rivatuner and leave v-sync off and thats pretty much how i did it for the last 5 years.

 

[Space Lynx]

Played a few games on it and its amazing what difference the extra refresh rate does even if it never reaches 165hz. Everything does run more smoother.

I've known this since like 2013 or 2012 when I imported high refresh 1440p South Korean monitor. QNIX brand I think it was. lol

I used to tell everyone how much high refresh changed the game for the better, but no one ever believed me, now everyone has high refresh. shame there wasn't a specific stock I could have invested in. lol

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I've known this since like 2013 or 2012 when I imported high refresh 1440p South Korean monitor. QNIX brand I think it was. lol

Yeah i remember those monitors. There were quite a few korean brands (Crossover, and i think cateye??) that people were picking up off ebay. There was a time when folks were going absolutely mad over them because of the amount of monitor you were getting for the price that other mainstream manufacturers werent giving you.


::EDIT::

Its not even 12pm yet and i've had to break out the big fan.

 

[phill]

How's everyone been doing today??

 

[lexluthermiester]

How's everyone been doing today??

Why do you ask?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Why do you ask?

 

[phill]

Why do you ask?

Well generally you ask people how they are because unless you can see them, you don't know?? I mean, do people now not ask how others are doing or do we ignore other people??

Its definitely been a bit warm in the UK today, I saw it had finally cracked 40C over here.. Kinda impressive and bad at the same time....

 

[FreedomEclipse]

It was 38.8'c just indoors.

 

[BlaezaLite]

I started on Rum and Coke at 11am and about 6 the Mrs had to put me to bed... God I'm so alpha!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Rum and Coke at 11am

a bit early for that aint it?

 

[DoLlyBirD]

I started on Rum and Coke at 11am and about 6 the Mrs had to put me to bed... God I'm so alpha!

2nd wind now?

I stayed in my bedroom for half of the day with a fan directed at me having 0 effect, literally doing any kind of physical activity has made me sweat profusely, thought I'd get out of the house to try and complete some steps on my phone at 9pm took the dog up to the shop and a short walk, oh my god, was still melting when I got home, sitting in my t-shirt that I soaked under the cold tap with a nice cold brewski now, back to somewhat normal temps from tomorrow guarantee when I go to Weston on the week commencing 1st Aug, it will piss it down most of the time

 

[BlaezaLite]

2nd wind now?

I stayed in my bedroom for half of the day with a fan directed at me having 0 effect, literally doing any kind of physical activity has made me sweat profusely, thought I'd get out of the house to try and complete some steps on my phone at 9pm took the dog up to the shop and a short walk, oh my god, was still melting when I got home, sitting in my t-shirt that I soaked under the cold tap with a nice cold brewski now, back to somewhat normal temps from tomorrow guarantee when I go to Weston on the week commencing 1st Aug, it will piss it down most of the time

Once in bed stay in bed is my motto. During my lost 3 hours, I apparently had a bath that I don't remember... Well weird.

If its like this tomorrow, I quit all movement.

Weston only knows rain and wind, so it'll be great!

 

[DoLlyBirD]

Once in bed stay in bed is my motto. During my lost 3 hours, I apparently had a bath that I don't remember... Well weird.

If its like this tomorrow, I quit all movement.

Weston only knows rain and wind, so it'll be great!

"Lost 3 hours"? was likely a cold bath, at least a bit of your brain was still kinda functioning normally, day drinking in normal weather conditions is bad enough but in 40c heat, you're a brave man

Should be at least 10c cooler from tomorrow, here's hoping

 

[BlaezaLite]

I'm not brave, I'm special. The Mrs ran it for me and I've worked out what happened. Mixed rum and gin together and shortly after that I felt dizzy. Maybe minor heat exhaustion and pisseditus. If it was my regular wray and nephews, I think I'd of been talking to the big white telephone.

10C less, I can get some ram ocing done maybe.

 

[DoLlyBirD]

Apparently the BBC are telling people to close their Windows, doors, blinds etc on the hottest days since records began to stay cool, the same ones who insist on kids sitting in classrooms in the middle of winter with windows wide open to avoid covid outbreaks, so glad I live in 2022 to know that I should starve myself from fresh air and breezes in the middle of the warmest weather on record and open up the windows to expose myself to freezing cold air in Winter

 

[lexluthermiester]

Well generally you ask people how they are because unless you can see them, you don't know?? I mean, do people now not ask how others are doing or do we ignore other people??

That is impeccable logic. You are correct sir!

 

[the54thvoid]

Apparently the BBC are telling people to close their Windows, doors, blinds etc on the hottest days since records began to stay cool, the same ones who insist on kids sitting in classrooms in the middle of winter with windows wide open to avoid covid outbreaks, so glad I live in 2022 to know that I should starve myself from fresh air and breezes in the middle of the warmest weather on record and open up the windows to expose myself to freezing cold air in Winter

From the BBC:

UK homes are designed to keep in warm air. Before temperatures rise, close all windows, external doors, blinds and curtains. To let in as much cold air as possible, open the windows overnight or for a couple of hours before going to bed, or in the early morning when the air temperature is lowest

A (warm) breeze will only cool you down when it evaporates sweat from the skin. Othewrwise, in an unprecedented heatwave, all you're doing is blowing a hairdryer into the house.

 

[phill]

That is impeccable logic. You are correct sir!

I have some rare moments

From the BBC:


A (warm) breeze will only cool you down when it evaporates sweat from the skin. Othewrwise, in an unprecedented heatwave, all you're doing is blowing a hairdryer into the house.

There I was just hoping that the A/C would do some of the work for me It helps but man do we need something bigger that would actually work for the whole house and not just one or two rooms.... If things are getting warmer, I'd like to try and keep myself cooler

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I dont know what I did yesterday but my 1080ti is absolutely dead. Pc starts up with it installed but nothing comes on screen. Monitor is new as is the cable as its one from the box and currently working with the igp.

Going to throw in a test card just to double check it's not the PCI-e slot that's fried but all things point to the 1080 being indubitably toast.

Big sad. This year has been bad luck.

I was left with a bill for the bicycle running up to around £800 - a lot of things were worn and needed replacing, just bought a new monitor for my birthday which was about £370 and now Im going to get boned for another £600 more for a 3060 ti

Id like a 3080 or the ti model but not when those cards are still around £800+

Sigh

::EDIT::

Some of you might be thinking... £800 for a bicycle parts? why not just sell the old bike and buy a new one? -- The answer to that is you wont be able to get a bike like this one for £800 let alone close to £2000 brand new. A second hand one at this level comes with its own set of issues and challenges and by the time youre done with those you might as well kept the one that you had and just replace the parts on it instead.

 

[the54thvoid]

If it makes you feel better, our car had £2k worth of gearbox related repairs, even though it went in for something else.

AND, I'm going to the Doctor tomorrow to confirm whether or not my hernia repair from 9 years ago has ruptured. Just in time for my Canada (BC) grand tour starting Aug 17. Fun times being 48.

Oh - remember I'm also mobility impaired with a guff left leg, I went bald-ish, I've got -9 prescription glasses (though they're not milk bottles because I sourced Seiko double-aspheric lenses at £320 for single-vision which is nuts). Remember my abs pic? Yeah - they're gone.....

FTR, this post (while true) was made in a light-hearted manner. Although my nut-wires complain when I move wrong (hernia stuff).