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On 2/17/2023 at 5:57 PM, IkeaGnome said:

Banned for not making it for me.

Banned for entirely arbitrary reasons because I'm busy setting something on fire.

On 1/22/2023 at 6:08 AM, fUnDaMeNtAl_knobhead said:

Banned for having a higher rank than me

Banned for having a hard to read username

4 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Did you manually change the number of threads so its exactly the same as the number of performance cores (assuming this is Apple Silicon that's 4 for the base M1)?

Assuming that I can read and am using FAHControl properly, I have it set to letting the client choose (-1) because I was lazy when setting it up

20 hours ago, BondiBlue said:

Anyone here folding on an M1 Mac? If so, how do you use FAHControl? I've got it running on both of my M1 MacBooks right now (a 13" M1 MacBook Pro (8GB RAM, 8 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores) and a 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro (32GB RAM, 10 CPU cores, 32 GPU cores)), and FAHControl is basically unusable on both of them. They're both folding just fine in the background, and I can control them through the web control page, but FAHControl just keeps updating over and over. 

 

Also, these laptops are getting much different results. The 13" is only reporting ~21K PPD while the 16" is reporting ~127K PPD. Both are folding on 8 CPU cores (the M1 Max has 8 performance and two efficiency cores, and F@h can only use the performance cores, at least by default), so they shouldn't be this far apart. Any thoughts? 

I'm on Monterrey on a M1 MBP 2020 13" and it seems to say updating forever until I open the web client at the same time then it magically decides to work?

I'm getting like 50-60k PPD but it often drops to like 20k with cancer WUs - that's also an iffy number because I set it to only fold when it's plugged in and I'm usually working at the same time

Coiled up or zig-zagged (most of my cables still have the creases/bends in them from the factory so I follow that) then secured with zip ties that are looped inside out so they don't get locked by the retaining tooth thing. Possibly also a piece of tape to label what it is.

Then everything gets shoved in a cloth or ziploc bag, or in my backpack

14 hours ago, Schnoz said:

*snap*

 

but is this allowed? ._. 

(not counting the other pride flags shh, i stole this photo off reddit)

unless you do something supremely stupid or ludicrous (i.e. point a flamethrower at it), it's not going to go boom

if apple designed it so badly it would go boom, there would be many reports of it happening and quite possibly a recall

evidently that didn't happen

15 hours ago, Schnoz said:

*snap*

it's sure damn straighter than i am!

(i don't know if that's actually the case but *shrug*)

Speaking of pride flags, Pride Palace is running a promo for free flags, however you gotta cover shipping and that's kinda expensive...2/3 of "MSRP" (30 USD) for me here in Oregon, dunno where they ship from though - I didn't actually buy them for various reasons

But cool nevertheless!

dropping my not very customary at this point encouragement because I don't pay enough attention

GOGOGO, ladles and gentlespoons (and other untensils)! commit arson within your computers (and maybe residences)!

still no folding because "computer" is still melted and I don't want to try and fix it

thank you as usual to everyone involed

school blocky livechat, so monkehtype!

glorious gmmk 100% with gateron browns:

weirdo chromebook keyboard that also has stupidly high actuation force:

I'm just going to blame key travel for the difference, I tend to get much more tired on the chromebook because of the short distance - i bottom out my keys and being used to other keyboards ends up with soreness

(also hurrah for growing up in the information age! learned typing in elementary school on typing agent (pi/10, would not recommend))

of course it still takes me forever to do assignments because my brain doesn't work

I hate this but hate it less than the status quo

I live in Oregon (so moderately north of the equator)

Permanent summer time would mean getting to school 1-2 hours before sunrise in the winter (I would just...get up later, but I don't have control over school scheduling shenanigans - I'm not going to get started over how the start time is stupid regardless)

I use my Google Calendar and Habitica (gamify-your-life site/app) to keep track of due dates (A LOT right now since it's finals month). In addition for school and school related extracurriculars specifically I use a physical planner with checklists, no idea what one it is because my school provided them, but there's the month long spread where I put huge assignments/tests and for the weekly spreads I put in the minor things.

It's not perfect since I do forget to write stuff down periodically but it is extremely useful.

3 hours ago, Sarra said:

It has to live in my pocket, and I'm out and about all day long for my job. I mean, maybe... I've never actually used one.

I'd say the Kaweco Sport is pretty solid pocket fountain pen - though shitty paper can get stuck in fountain pen tines you can pretty easily get the fibres out with a verrry thin brass sheet, though the Sport will run you around 25-30 USD

But if size isn't a huge issue something like the Platinum Preppy ($3-4 typically) is excellent, cheap starter FP, or the Pilot Varsity (also about $3) - this is technically a disposable pen but you can hack it to refill, see Google

And depending on how absorbent the paper is it might bleed and/or feather (those tendril-y bits you might see with especially wet inks) a lot, might want to be intentional with your ink choices - I have heard very good things about Noodler's X-Feather Black

Another thing to note is nib size, a finer nib (within the same line/style of nib) will write thinner/feather less but it's going to dig fibres up more...because...physics?

edit: forgot to mention, can put ink in a plastic lab vial or something and then you have a pen and ink that typically lasts me a few days with prolific multi-page notetaking

Man...fuck COVID

"I've just acknowledged it that I'm going to get it at some point" - at least two teachers I have.

Out of 2k students and 120~ staff, we have almost 100 cases right now, up from almost 70 yesterday, not counting the people that haven't reported cases, highest case count out of the 48 schools in the district

It has become very real, very quickly.

Attendance has also gone to shit, ~200 absent students on Wednesday, apparently ~400 on Thursday or Friday. there was barely 1/2 of the class there in one of my classes

Physical distancing is non-existent in some classrooms, think "table groups" but you have at least 10 of them in a room. And you have people within 50cm of each other. Or you just have individual desks lined up but you can slap people without much effort if you stretch your arm out. and the cafeteria and commons during lunch! what is this! hence why I started eating sitting on the ground in a hallway in October and generally alone

They used to send out an email every time someone tested positive...that policy lasted longer than I expected

I'm surprised and slightly appalled that we haven't gone back to virtual or hybrid

Lack of staffing has caused the test-to-stay/shorten quarantine/return programs to be temporarily suspended - at least 4 school nurses in my district serve at least 4 schools, I can't overstate my gratitude for them

It really depends on the subject and if I'm actually interested vs forced to do it for school.

• World languages - repetition, only taking the course so I can actually graduate
• Natural/human sciences - I try to find mnemonics or a song, otherwise I just read articles
• Speeches - ew also pure repetition
• Maths - practise? though I still mostly hate it
• Physical procedure like assembly of something - I just do it a few times then I'm usually fine

My motivation behind learning vs just memorise and regurgitate are very different...

a bunch of fountain pens, ink, paper

invest a bit, throw the rest at school and charity

Still a youngin so don't got much experience

have played piano for 9-10 years

flute for 3 years, started 7th grade band but quit after 9th grade due to director incompetence

did choir in 4-6th grade but quit to do band - though I sing random crap sometimes

1 hour ago, Jeskspie said:

What

Well, here's an analogy

Someone is giving away an old car for free, but it doesn't drive at all

While someone else is selling an car with a decent driving experience and good gas economy

Sure, they are both cars, but in this case paying for the car is better than taking the free one

ShortCircuit is a channel owned by LMG. Nothing to worry about.

20 hours ago, RockSolid1106 said:

Granted but McDonalds renamed it to sad meal

 

I wish I did not have exams next week

granted, you have 20 socratic seminars pertaining to topics you don't understand a wink of

i wish i didn't break hairbands today

13 minutes ago, Chiyawa said:

Granted, now you have chill.

I wish I can have Yorkshire's Tea.

granted, it's laced with thallium

i wish i had more books

2 minutes ago, sub68 said:

Granted you get the lower end of there tools.

( I love my set btw)

I wish I could do smth right now

granted, that something is very painful

i wish i wasn't feverish

50 minutes ago, RockSolid1106 said:

Granted

 

I wish people used apostrophes instead of backticks

granted... every comma is turned into an ellipsis

I wish I would stop dropping things

3 hours ago, Hachi_Roku256563 said:

Granted no longer have a voice

I wish My computer ran a bit faster

granted, it's on fire

i wish i had clicky switches for my keeb