Sami

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[–] Sami 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Sami 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, it's a good tool for sure but I'm still recommending they go with a prebuilt just a more 'fine-tuned' one so they don't need to worry about compatibility. If you can choose the two options together on the custom PC company's site then they are compatible. But it's definitely the best way to tally up how much a comparable PC would cost you if you put it together yourself.

[–] Sami 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

My general advice would be to try to find a company that lets you select the individual parts like G. Skill 16GB (2x8) 3600Mhz vs a generic +16GB RAM upgrade (just an example and not a hard rule). Stuff like Origin PC and iBuyPower or whatever is local to you.

That way you avoid stuff like Dell and other big OEMs. You'll probably pay a bit more but that way you know exactly what you're getting in terms of quality. It's easier to look up reviews on individual parts than a whole prebuilt and they will likely be priced by quality.

That being said, if you know anyone who's put together their own PC or is the "computer person" maybe ask them for help with choosing those components.

A PC needs 7 main components: CPU, motherboard, GPU, RAM, storage, a power supply and a case.

Your choice of CPU and GPU can come from any youtube channel like Hardware Unboxed. Your motherboard, RAM and storage doesn't matter much tbh. Your case should have good airflow (anything with mesh really) and your power supply should be rated gold ideally from a reputable brand with enough headroom for your components (750W will cover most mid-high end stuff, 550W is likely fine for most). And you can figure out how much they're charging you extra for the building and warranty by checking how much the components cost on their own.

If you can make those few decisions then you're most of the way there barring the company techs messing up but if it performs as expected in games and temps are OK when you get it then you should be good to go.

[–] Sami 5 points 1 year ago

I see it as fraud. She benefitted financially from the sales that otherwise would not have taken place and her clients went against stress test requirements. On individual scale, the buyers might be better off (with current interest rates that's not a guarantee either) but those requirements exist on a macro scale to protect the banking system from collapsing and fake documents have been becoming increasingly common.

I'm not defending impossible housing prices but income requirements would exist even if housing was affordable to most as it's needed to avoid giving out loans that will not be paid back.

[–] Sami 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

She should go to prison for knowingly falsifying financial documents. I wonder what happens if you try that with the CRA.

[–] Sami 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol did someone actually do it? Edit: oh just saw Haelian's vid

[–] Sami 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

If anyone wants to coordinate to draw something that represents the Lemmy.zip instance feel free to suggest something here.

Here are the current and past logo if that helps as I'm not sure how to coordinate placement and such myself so if someone more knowledgeable and wants to pick one of these then please go ahead!

[–] Sami 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like other people had the same idea

[–] Sami 6 points 1 year ago

I mostly picked it back up to have access to the PoGo exclusive shinies (Mew, Jirachi, Meltan/Melmetal, Genesect and Deoxys) but I just spoof instead (trying to play in negative temps outside of a city is no fun) and just trade cool stuff to friends (who live in different places so I can't even trade with them legitimately if I wanted to).

Another example of bullshit is the PAID shiny Mew ticket. Even after you pay for it you still need to complete a potentially ridiculous requirement of completing the kanto dex. Which would be fine if they didn't geolock Kangaskhan to Australia (outside of events in the past?) so you would be shit out of luck if you didn't either already have one or knew someone you can meet up with in real life that did.

As for your 2016 mons, the first 9 or so you trade will be guaranteed to be lucky meaning an IV floor of 12/12/12 or 80% (and half stardust cost) so you would ideally trade them for something strong and/or shiny like a shiny legendary or strong mega/dragon/top within its type pokemon. All 2016 pokemon have like a 75% of making a trade lucky so they're all valuable. Another trick to get people to nag their friends and family to start playing again.

[–] Sami 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I played in 2016 and started playing again in 2023 and I was surprised at how little had changed but its par for the course for the pokemon franchise.

Almost all your other grievances are partly due to how mobile games are monetized and how much of it relies on fear of missing out (applies to regular pokemon events too). Pokemon Go is a constant stream of FOMO to try and get you to spend money when there's barely any payoff. A pokemon you can catch in the wild can already be 87% of the way to a perfect pokemon you spend months (years?) getting stardust, candy and XL candy to max out.

[–] Sami 1 points 1 year ago

It's completely arrogant and you're not the only one but good luck convincing the americans.

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