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    Taxes and Soft Prostitution

    in Serious Topic Discussion

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Annie said:

    without wealth inequality tax would not be necessary.

    I just want to single this out as absurdly moronic. With no wealth inequality, taxes would still be needed to cover infrastructure, military, and other governmental costs. Humans aren't that nice that they'd pay for good roads for everyone out of the kindness of their hearts.

    15 hours ago, Annie said:

    let me just say, you're completely detached from reality if you don't think $150 is a significant cut to working class income. I can think of several instances where $150 would have made the difference in me being able to eat and afford my medication. The burden of tax shouldn't fall on those of us who can hardly afford to pay it, and beyond that, I'm sure you can see where I'm coming from when I say I'd rather my money help me than help the federal government fund the defense budget.

    100% agreed on this however.

    Last post made wins

    in Forum Games

    Posted

    5 hours ago, kerdios said:

    why can't people who make up words spell? it should obviously be spelled chiwawa

     

    You're obviously not the one to dictate spelling to others, considering your lack of capitalization and punctuation.

    So where does american politics go from here?

    in Civilization Problems

    Posted

    On 1/7/2021 at 7:25 PM, kerdios said:

    So why was it happening additionally in georgia, kentucky and pensylvania at the same time?

    My Mom has the theory that this is all organized by the same people that bussed people in to cause riots when the BLM marches were happening peacefully. After all, the damage and looting didn't start until after it was dark, and was entirely non-violent prior to that. Really, it has nothing to do with Trump, he's just a convenient excuse that people don't have any issues misquoting or taking out of context to make it seem like he instigates any of this.

    Post your setup!

    in Computer Hardware

    Posted

    On 1/6/2021 at 11:11 PM, SPECTER50 said:

    That's clever!  You'd probably catch flak from the laissez-faire crowd though, and maybe the lobbyists?

    Actually, so far as I can tell, the people behind those are all for it. Even the lobbyists. (it massively hurts overall sales and company image both short and long term if only scalpers can purchase your products, something lobbyists would be thoroughly against)

    On 1/6/2021 at 11:11 PM, SPECTER50 said:

    Would that apply to VR too?

    While the RX 580 isn't great for VR, it is still quite capable at lower settings. The CPU will be a huge bottleneck for VR, as it has a ton more CPU-side processing it has to do in VR than in regular rendering. It's highly likely to start stuttering with a severely mismatched GPU/CPU. (and not just occasional small stutters, think like a couple 100+ms stutters per second, despite maintaining a much higher average FPS)

    On 1/6/2021 at 11:11 PM, SPECTER50 said:

    Although I was hoping to hold off on upgrading the motherboard, though I might just go with the latest AM4 chip, if the 3900x got cheaper after a couple generations I wouldn't mind staying on B450.  In your opinion is the higher frequency worth it for B550?

    B550 and any of the Ryzen 5000 series CPUs would be ideal, alternatively a B550 and a Ryzen 5 3600. (about $80 less expensive until AMD releases the 5600)

     

    At this point in time, I would not intentionally go for a B450. The B550 is on a technical level the best AMD motherboard chipset available. Of course, I recommend watching a few of Buildzoid's videos on which B550 motherboards to get. (some are on his youtube channel "Actually Hardcore Overclocking", and some are over on "Gamers Nexus") However, you can start with a Ryzen 5000, and upgrade the motherboard later if you wish, as there is a BIOS update that will allow the 5000 series to work in your motherboard.

    On 1/6/2021 at 11:11 PM, SPECTER50 said:

    I'll probably get another couple of 8 GB sticks when DDR5 comes out, hopefully that drops the prices even further, maybe I'll even get 2 16s and never worry about memory again!

    I'd suggest to do it sooner. Prices generally go up when new RAM architectures come out, mainly because most manufacturers are no longer making the older stuff. I would also recommend a better set of RAM rather than just more sticks, as it can quite significantly affect your CPU performance. (on systems that have a CPU bottleneck, it can increase FPS by as much as 15%) Just make sure you're not mixing and matching RAM, even if it has all the same specs. (unless they're the exact same in every regard, down to PCB revisions that aren't ever advertised, you'll be leaving performance on the table) Right now, NOTHING beats the Samsung B-die in the G.Skill 4000 15-16-16, even if other RAM can go "faster". (but those are $190 for a pair of 8GB sticks or $390 for 4 matched sticks, so not that great a purchase idea when on a budget)

     

    I'd suggest a currently $240 kit from G.Skill, TridentZ 4x8GB 3600 16-16-16-36. https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232584

    It's basically the same RAM I have in my system, just with a $50 discount from what I paid. (though the exact RAM I have would be the same price now, if it were still available, the only difference is the heat spreader)

    On 1/6/2021 at 11:11 PM, SPECTER50 said:

    Though I would love more SATA ports, maybe I'll look for the 16 port B550 dream RAID machine.  I'll probably just pretend it's in RAID though, since I barely have any data I'd want to keep redundant copies of.   Like maybe 100 MB.

    Better to get a board with dual NVMe, and stick a pair of 1TB drives in there. They're faster than any SATA RAID is physically capable of, (and less likely to lose data than any spinning rust drive) and it's only a single drive with no cables about the size of a RAM stick. If you really need redundant, or really want to try a RAID, (like I did) then don't try a large drive array. It takes way too long for the system to rebuild the array if there is a discrepancy between the drives. (I have a pair of fast 2TB drives RAIDed, and they take almost 24hrs to rebuild when an unexpected shutdown or crash happens)

    On 1/6/2021 at 11:11 PM, SPECTER50 said:

    Thank you!  I kept it under $1500 and it does everything I need.  I sometimes lament not going for a white or some vibrant color scheme, but I do respect its utilitarian nature.

    I've always thought "that $50 RGB strand that glows in a cool pattern looks kinda cool, but it just distracts you from what's on that $300+ RGB array that you're interacting with, so why are you paying more for a distraction?". Besides, sleeper builds are a thing, as is comfort of actually using the system.

     

    Would having it be white or really colorful help you in any way, either with gaming or for psychological reasons with decor matching? If not, then it's better to save the money you'd spend on that for better hardware that will improve the experience of actually using the system.

     

    It's just an opinion, but it's the right one. ;)

    What is the Coolest Game YOU'VE Played?

    in Ross's Game Dungeon

    Posted

    22 hours ago, Bench said:

    When it comes to PC though, there's more, and it's ultimately the two greatest shooter franchises of all time in multiplayer: Quake & Unreal Tournament.

    What more is there to say really? Just bad ass, balls to the wall action with a perplexingly high skill ceiling, so many game modes you're just spoiled for choice. There's a reason there's still people playing these today, me being one of them. Personal favourites are Quake Live and Unreal Tournament 2004 respectively but most games in both series have merit and are absolutely worth playing.

    You should give Tribes 2 a try sometime... It's still going in multiplayer despite being 21 years old, and you haven't seen "skill ceiling" until you've seen a spinfusor snipe of one flying guy by another from the equivalent of 500m. (repeated every round or two, no cheats needed)

    Last post made wins

    in Forum Games

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Im_CIA said:

    Doubtful

    As long as it loads the captcha, it doesn't require me to input anything.

    21 hours ago, kerdios said:

    but do you still get the 5 sec delays?

    Yes.

    11 hours ago, Im_CIA said:

    No he is BTG

    Not mutually exclusive, even though it would seem like it.

    3 hours ago, Im_CIA said:

    What's the difference?

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    Stellaris

    in Ross's Game List

    Posted

    56 minutes ago, Generic-User said:

    If you're referring to Homeworld, the combat in Stellaris is much less intricate than that, to the point of it might as well be automated. Still, I enjoy the game myself, but if you're looking for an RTS combat experience, it would not really even come close to Homeworld in that regard.

    Indeed. It's a grand scale RTS, not a fleet micromanagement RTS.

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