RelativeArea1

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Joe Exotic's husband deported by ICE in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 hours ago

good ol' create problem, sell solution

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TIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric fire (sh.itjust.works)
 
  • carbon on contacts due to arc burn can also act as a resistance and create fire
  • burned wires must be also snipped or much better, replaced to avoid electric fire.
Do I need thermal paste when swapping out an MXM A card? in c/techsupport@lemmy.world
[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

i would avoid bulk large packed OR no named OR jumbled letter branded thermal pastes

go with the good old known ones like mx4/5 or z5, theyre waay better than the ultra cheaper ones like what ive said earlier(speaking from experience although i haven't tried the fancy ones like kryonaut or similar)

An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death in c/world@lemmy.world
Microsoft Makes More Of Their DirectX Compiler Code Open-Source in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

they know nvidias very slowly dying and playing some damage control, they're trying to be like apple using an open source system then making a closed ecosystem out of it.

Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Full Client and Source Code in c/gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

not sure but maybe has to do with patents(?) since most companies can hold 20 yr patent terms on thier products in USA and they decided to went with the better side of "why not open this thing up? we already made some money out of it"

[Resolved in 1.0.210] Opening a post seems to trigger thumbnail refresh, creating some nasty lag. in c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca
[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

unrelated but unfortunately, connect seems like wasn't being maintained anymore, and it doesnt have a proper cache management. If you're looking for android alternatives, i would suggest voyager or eternity (speaking from personal experience).

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