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#21
Off the Record / Re: What are your favorite Chr...
Last post by Darth Wagtaros - Today at 08:30:52 AMCheck out the Sailor Moon Christmas album if you are sick of the same ole thing.
#22
Off the Record / Merry Christmas!
Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 08:28:10 AMMerry Christmas, ya filthy animals 
#23
Computer Affairs / Re: Help me buy a computer for...
Last post by Norgy - Today at 08:17:48 AMWhat kind of games does the kid like?
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Computer Affairs / Re: Help me buy a computer for...
Last post by Threviel - Today at 07:51:24 AMExcellent, thank you. I'm leaning towards the 15 k one, every component seems better and it has DDR5 RAM instead of DDR4, feels more future proof if he wants to upgrade it with better graphics sometime.
#25
Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by Josquius - Today at 07:24:16 AMI think replacing a billion with a milliard won't do much. It's just another word. Though that's a secondary intermediary word is interesting.
I would go for no milliards. Just setting editorial standards in this theoretical paper im running /the government of my empire, that you write thousand million rather than billion.
Nothing has turned up with a quick search but I'd love to see if there is any measurable numeracy difference with milliard countries.
I know for sure there has been studies that show a slight advantage for those on the east Asian 4 grouping, say out all the parts systems.
Anyway.
It's Yule.
It failed to snow against promises.
I would go for no milliards. Just setting editorial standards in this theoretical paper im running /the government of my empire, that you write thousand million rather than billion.
Nothing has turned up with a quick search but I'd love to see if there is any measurable numeracy difference with milliard countries.
I know for sure there has been studies that show a slight advantage for those on the east Asian 4 grouping, say out all the parts systems.
Anyway.
It's Yule.
It failed to snow against promises.
#26
Off the Record / Re: What are your favorite Chr...
Last post by celedhring - Today at 07:11:31 AMNowadays, stores over here begin stocking Christmas decor as early as September, which drives me NUTS.
When I was a kid the lightning, Christmas markets, etc... all opened two weeks before Christmas (tradition marked December 13th - the feast of Saint Lucy - as the kickoff to Christmas holidays, since it coincided with the solstice in the Julian calendar), but nowadays it's all been pushed to late November.
When I was a kid the lightning, Christmas markets, etc... all opened two weeks before Christmas (tradition marked December 13th - the feast of Saint Lucy - as the kickoff to Christmas holidays, since it coincided with the solstice in the Julian calendar), but nowadays it's all been pushed to late November.
#27
Computer Affairs / Re: Help me buy a computer for...
Last post by Norgy - Today at 06:51:33 AMAt that price, it is almost a steal. 
#28
Computer Affairs / Re: Help me buy a computer for...
Last post by Threviel - Today at 06:18:20 AMThanks. The kid wants a curved screen which seems like a sensible future proof choice. Is that a problem? I was thinking this https://www.webhallen.com/se/product/391493-AOC-CU34G4-34-VA-3440-x-1440-180-Hz-0-5ms-2xHDMI-DP
#29
Computer Affairs / Re: Help me buy a computer for...
Last post by Norgy - Today at 06:13:48 AMI would say they all offer good value for money (with prices being what they are nowadays).
I've had 32 GB RAM or more since 2010, but RAM isn't the amazing fix it once was.
The RTX 5060 will keep quiet and cool and nVidia still are better with drivers than AMD. What I might change, is a 2TB m.2 drive instead.
Just to point out this: The RTX 5060 will not manage 4k/UHD. Which will go a long way towards saving on a monitor. 1080p ones are reasonably cheap.
A minor niggle is the air cooling, I am not up to date on how warm the I5s run nowadays, but air cooling might be a bit noisy.
I've had 32 GB RAM or more since 2010, but RAM isn't the amazing fix it once was.
The RTX 5060 will keep quiet and cool and nVidia still are better with drivers than AMD. What I might change, is a 2TB m.2 drive instead.
Just to point out this: The RTX 5060 will not manage 4k/UHD. Which will go a long way towards saving on a monitor. 1080p ones are reasonably cheap.
A minor niggle is the air cooling, I am not up to date on how warm the I5s run nowadays, but air cooling might be a bit noisy.
#30
Off the Record / Re: What are your favorite Chr...
Last post by Norgy - Today at 06:03:42 AMQuote from: Savonarola on December 24, 2025, 12:18:10 PMQuote from: Josquius on December 24, 2025, 08:09:37 AMI don't think I'd listen to a Christmas album. At Christmas I'm generally listening to very much non Christmassy songs as since Halloween I've heard more than enough Christmas songs.
Yes, that's why I don't listen to Christmas music at all until two weeks before Christmas. Even US Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November) is too soon for me.
The early kick-off for Christmas was in October here in Norway. When December comes, we are already in a state of full Yuletide attrition, trying to hold on until the cavalry arrives around the 27th or 28th.
This year, I went for a few days to a Christmas market in continental Europe. Krakow, to be more specific. It is a huge one on the old medieval market square. I think I managed to spend 50 Zloty, the equivalent of 12-13 Euros on a kielbasa.
I needed a break from the christmassing and catholicising, so we went and found Oscar Schindler's old factory and walked through the old Jewish quarter. Very little remains after the uprising in 1943-44.
What I did like, was the Poles caroling. Not that I understand any Polish, but they were festive. Maybe overdoing it a bit.