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  1. comicsansms

    I ran a half marathon on Sunday, and they gave…

    xD. I paid $135AU for the privilege to compete, they better give me a medal! I'm happy with my result. 21.1km in 1:36:06 (4:33/km, 7:28/mi, 13.2km/h or 8.2mi/h) and in the top 10% (957/10,034).
  2. I ran a half marathon on Sunday, and they gave us a participation medal. Instead of paying the outrageous grocery-store prices for the marathon to engrave it for us, xssfox helped me out and we engraved it in her CNC mill.

     

    I'm quite happy with the results

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    XSS engraving hers:

     

    Incase you were wondering what I look like running half a marathon:

    Spoiler

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    2. comicsansms

      comicsansms

      15 hours ago, Caroline said:

      they hand out participation medals nowadays because "everyone's a winner" 😕

      xD. I paid $135AU for the privilege to compete, they better give me a medal!

       

      I'm happy with my result. 21.1km in 1:36:06 (4:33/km, 7:28/mi, 13.2km/h or 8.2mi/h) and in the top 10% (957/10,034).

  3. I feel like I log out of this forum, and after each forum update I'm magically signed in again. Anyway I'm thriving. I started HRT last year, and I'm the happiest I've ever been.

     

    Life complicated because of trans, work, and my uni is frankly terrible. But through that, I can see myself having a future now, and I can love myself for who I am.

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    2. Jtalk4456

      Jtalk4456

      glad to hear it's going so well for you!

  4. I mean, didn't they release the 2 different BQ series, a B3, a BT and a BV around the same time a few years ago? They do it because they know retailers will stock their shit, and each skew is given equal precedence on an online stores. Basically, it means when a consumer picks a random PSU (because consumers don't know PSUs), they have a much higher probability of it being an EVGA supply. It might also be because of supply issues. So that also solves that problem. They know exactly what they are doing. They know also know people will likely buy from an established brand over a not establish brand, so retails will pick their new skews over smaller brands skews.
  5. What I reckon's happening, you don't have a phone with the 4G bands that are compatible with your carrier's network Check what 4G bands your phone has, and what your carrier has in your area. Check the other carrier's bands in your area too. If your phone doesn't support the 4G bands your carrier has, you either have to change carriers, or change phones. Buying phones in America apparently sucks. Everything's either locked, or has only the bands to work on 1 carrier well. The rest of the world can buy any old phone and it'll work
  6. comicsansms

    Can apple just release the M2 air already. My E…

    Edit: LOL, HP changed moved me to the US store for some reason xD Whoop. The 845 G8 is in Australia. Bad news, it is a Ryzen 3 model.RIP (not looking at buying for myself).
  7. A GX520? A PC with like 2 SATA ports, and you want to put 3 SATA HDDs in it? Mate, it is eWaste. Pentium 4 powered eWaste.
  8. comicsansms

    Can apple just release the M2 air already. My E…

    Yeah, I think now I just want a new laptop that I can have for 8 years, and I don't have to worry about finding a steal on eBay. My old Elitebook 8470P had a 3G module. Windows really struggled with it. If the coverage dropped out for 30 seconds, the computer would take another 10 min to get internet working again. I'd usually just end up hot-spotting on my phone when I was watching YouTube on the train. I only put a SIM in my laptop because my grandpa died, and he had a 12month data plan. My next laptop will either going to be a EliteBook 845 G8 (when they come out, if they come out in Australia), ThinkPad T14 AMD (Gen 2, if and when they come out), or the M2 Air or Pro, but really I am thinking about MacOS because they are the best for education. Kinda ironic I am getting one now when I have just over a year to go at uni xD. I hate Type C and Thunderbolt docks, but now that's the standard so it's either buying a 3yo Elitebook or lol nah.
  9. comicsansms

    Up, you are a bank, not a life-style brand.

    Really, I should look around. I have more than 10k US in savings, and I am not looking at buying property anytime soon, so really it's going to just sit there for years. Gee, I wish I had a decent paying job now. It is the time to buy apartments in Melbourne now. Because of people's reactions to the 2nd lockdown, they are moving in droves to the suburbs or regional VIC (and there's no new international students or migrants) so there's now apartments selling for 40% less than what the owner bought it for in 2002.
  10. comicsansms

    Up, you are a bank, not a life-style brand.

    Ouch... I just checked up. Up is now at 0.7% pa. My 3.0% account charged me bank fees last month, but I think that's because I went over the maximum savings threshold. I will keep my up account for a while. 0% international currency conversion fee. 0% international use fee. Would be an extremely nice card to use overseas because of that (And I am at the savings limit on my westpac account).
  11. hmmmm... Think about what makes a good manager... He is quite careful at what he says. He doesn't recommend products, just gives input on what's provided. You are some teen on the internet, and understand the gist of the Magnuson-Moss act, however, you don't know it. Everything you say is your speculation, not the facts.
  12. Founder of JonnyGuru.com; a PSU review website. And now the PSU R&D manager at Corsair
  13. Can apple just release the M2 air already. My Elitebook 840 G1 is painfully slow. A i7 4600U was slow in 2013, and now it is 2021

    1. manikyath

      manikyath

      buy a refurb elitebook 840 G3/4/5, they're heaps better, can be had for a fair price, replacement batteries are publicly available, you can upgrade/replace your RAM, SSD, and wifi module, *and* you can even add a 4G module to them.

       

      i expect now that HP has officially dropped their slim docks, all the old models that cant charge off usb c will be flowing into the refurb channels REAL fast...

    2. comicsansms

      comicsansms

      Yeah, I think now I just want a new laptop that I can have for 8 years, and I don't have to worry about finding a steal on eBay.

       

      My old Elitebook 8470P had a 3G module. Windows really struggled with it. If the coverage dropped out for 30 seconds, the computer would take another 10 min to get internet working again. I'd usually just end up hot-spotting on my phone when I was watching YouTube on the train. I only put a SIM in my laptop because my grandpa died, and he had a 12month data plan.


      My next laptop will either going to be a EliteBook 845 G8 (when they come out, if they come out in Australia), ThinkPad T14 AMD (Gen 2, if and when they come out), or the M2 Air or Pro, but really I am thinking about MacOS because they are the best for education. Kinda ironic I am getting one now when I have just over a year to go at uni xD.

       

      I hate Type C and Thunderbolt docks, but now that's the standard so it's either buying a 3yo Elitebook or lol nah.

    3. comicsansms

      comicsansms

      Edit: LOL, HP changed moved me to the US store for some reason xD

       

      Whoop. The 845 G8 is in Australia. Bad news, it is a Ryzen 3 model.RIP (not looking at buying for myself).

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  14. comicsansms

    Up, you are a bank, not a life-style brand.

    Up is a real bank, and is backed by the RBA, so my money is safe with them. On another note, Pyramid Building Society was Australia’s largest lending institution to go bust. The names absolutely spot on, they offered extremely high interest rates to entice new customers, and paid their executives big bonuses - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_Building_Society
  15. comicsansms

    Up, you are a bank, not a life-style brand.

    up.com.au is the bank. It is a collaboration between Bendigo Bank (Australia’s 5th largest Bank), and a software development company who wants to create an off the shelf online banking solution. 2up is up’s branding for a dual owner bank account. I definitely don’t need that. Ah damn. When I moved to up like 18 months ago, their savings interest rate was like 2.25%pa. Now they are 1.1% (No fees). My savings are now mainly in another bank, because they offer 3.0%pa as a promotional thing to get young adults to move to them
  16. Up, you are a bank, not a life-style brand.

     

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    2. manikyath

      manikyath

      17 hours ago, comicsansms said:

      My savings are now mainly in another bank, because they offer 3.0%pa as a promotional thing to get young adults to move to them

      i get something like 0.1% over here.. it's at a point where my bank is actually costing me money now.

    3. comicsansms

      comicsansms

      10 hours ago, manikyath said:

      i get something like 0.1% over here.. it's at a point where my bank is actually costing me money now.

      Ouch...

       

      I just checked up. Up is now at 0.7% pa. My 3.0% account charged me bank fees last month, but I think that's because I went over the maximum savings threshold.

       

      I will keep my up account for a while. 0% international currency conversion fee. 0% international use fee. Would be an extremely nice card to use overseas because of that (And I am at the savings limit on my westpac account).

    4. comicsansms

      comicsansms

      Really, I should look around. I have more than 10k US in savings, and I am not looking at buying property anytime soon, so really it's going to just sit there for years.

       

      Gee, I wish I had a decent paying job now. It is the time to buy apartments in Melbourne now.

      Because of people's reactions to the 2nd lockdown, they are moving in droves to the suburbs or regional VIC (and there's no new international students or migrants) so there's now apartments selling for 40% less than what the owner bought it for in 2002.

  17. This guide seems to work to do some of the stuff you wanna do, https://superuser.com/questions/949218/how-to-customize-windows-10-6-folders-in-my-computer I was able to remove Music from This PC. That also hides it from the This PC window screen too.
  18. Do you have a graphics card lying around? A Ryzen 5 3600 does not have an integrated GPU
  19. No. 80plus dictates how efficient the PSU is at converting from AC to DC at certain loads. 80plus certification does not dictate how much power a PSU can produce. If the PSU says it is a 550W PSU, it should be able to deliver 550W. However, if a PSU is not 80plus certified, the probability of it cheaping out is getting close to 100%. So the chances of it delivering the stated power is less (Also, will likely be lacking in protections, quality components and will thereby preform poorly). Heck, some lesser-name higher efficiency PSUs, or some well known branded 80plus "white" certified PSUs cannot deliver their advertised wattage. Basically, 80plus tells you how efficient a PSU is, not if it is able to deliver a certain amount of power, or how good of a PSU it is. There are some not very good 80plus platinum units, and there are some pretty good 80plus bronze units. Looking at professional reviews is how you work out if a PSU is good or not, not efficiency. The OP's PSU is not a good PSU
  20. What is your resolution of your display? Are you running at its native resolution Set the scaling setting to 100%
  21. What resolution is your current display? Have you tried adjusting ClearType Text?
  22. A CS550M haven't been made in like 5 years or something, so that PSU has been sitting unused for a long time. A CS550M isn't a bad PSU, but electronics don't like sitting unused for extended periods. It will probably be fine, and if it doesn't work, just exchange it or get a refund.
  23. Look at Supermarkets, look at the post office, look at budget department stores. They exist, but few buy them. There's definitely a large range of 4G flip phones in Australia, so the US should be no different. They range from like $80 to $130AU ($60 to $100US)
  24. Thanks, I really should have been more thorough when looking through that thread. Sound like 3AM half asleep me shouldn't be procrastinating on the forums I did noticed they called a very clearly not DTX board, DTX. Yeah, that should have been a red flag.
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