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Two nations divided, by common language. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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LOL
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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It’s boiler (or tank) when it heats water and furnace when it heats air. At least North of 48, that is.
Mircea
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The right-pondians (at least when I still lived there) rely more on central water-based heating systems - a water boiler in a utility room, and radiators in each room. Perhaps the left-pondians rely more on air-based heating systems - a furnace in the basement which heats air which is then distributed via vents in each room.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Good observation. Here in TX we are left-ponders except most have no basements. AC and heater are usually in the same cabinet.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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honey the codewitch wrote: like we'd like to replace our furnace
From what I read, the RTX 4080 can be used as furnace...sounds like you've just killed birds with one stone.
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The 4080 runs a lot cooler than the 4090, and at 320W TDP is not as power hungry as say, a 3090 which runs at 350.
That's why I got it - performance per watt is really good even if it's not the best card. I didn't think my chassis could handle the heat of a 4090. My 2080TI about taps out on Fallout 4, and if I don't have my chassis fans running on tilt it overheats.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Makes me wonder...which is the more efficient space heater, an actual space heater, or a modern video card? I'd love to see some actual numbers. I'm not even entirely kidding. 
I mean, yeah, space heaters use a lot more power than video cards, but in terms of heat unit per watt...is there an inflection point where you might as well just stick with a video card?
My gaming rig is old (and I couldn't be bothered to look for specs), but I know that even on cold winter days, if I just close the door, the room gets warm after some amount of time (and I block the air duct because I don't need the extra heat the furnace would otherwise try to push in).
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It's normal to have mixed feelings about a big purchase, especially when it comes to luxury items. It sounds like you have justified the purchase to yourself by saying you deserve it and that you were planning on making the purchase eventually. Giving away your old graphics card to someone you care about is a nice gesture. At the end of the day, it's important to remember that everyone makes mistakes and it's important to not be too hard on yourself. Enjoy your new RTX 4080 and happy gaming!
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Speaking of post-apocalypse games, I can't wait for "The Last of Us" for PC coming this March. And if you enjoy "Fallout" give a try to "Metro Exodus" - verry similar vibe, but better graphics and character development.
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The main reason I play fallout 4 is to mod it. I write mods for it because developing a game from scratch is more work than one person can do, but fallout 4 lets you change the entire game.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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You should not feel bad treating yourself something nice from your hard earned money when you can afford it, I certainly don't.
On that note, just updated my 1080 workhorse I got basically the week it came out with 4080 which is finally be able to drive my screen at full refresh rate and resolution. Much like you hardware I'm not using gets passed down the family tree after a revision, must have 3 or 4 generations of hardware still going somewhere with someone.
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honey the codewitch wrote: It's a bit much for Fallout 4.
Turn everything on, at high. There's always a setting.
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I'm going to try weapon debris for the first time since I started playing 7 years ago.
By default the option crashes the game - you have to install a mod to fix it. I'm guessing it went unfixed because nobody uses it, because previously we didn't have the GPUs for it.
So that should be fun. I don't even know what the feature does as guns already eject shell casings and and create environmental effects like bullet holes in the walls, albeit temporary.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I found a link to Mixed Reality Portal on my Start list. I do not know how it got there but it presented an ad to HP VR glasses . The videos were rather impressive/immersive even in 2D . Will we be developing code in a 3D envirnonment . The code can float in front of us and we can cut and paste w/ a swipe of the hand and navigate w/ a mere touch of a finger . Maybe a call tree can be presented in 3D and navigated also .
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Just don't sneeze...
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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This might be useful as a form of documentation and perhaps even as high-level design, but I can't see anyone programming like that.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Why on earth do I want to be waving my hands around (and upsetting the cat perched just in front of my laptop, his hand on my arm) when I can do it with a keypress? (alright, two keys pressed simultaneously by fingers of the same hand). Hardly seems like an "accessible" UI, either... And I certainly don't want it "floating" in front of me. That would result in constant focus changes which give me headaches as it is... No thanks.
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DerekT-P wrote: Why on earth do I want to be waving my hands around (and upsetting the cat perched just in front of my laptop, his hand on my arm) when I can do it with a keypress?
It's so when your cat decides to sleep on the laptop keyboard/touchpadheating pad you can have your arms wave around without bothering the cat.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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This reminds me of the earliest experiments with on-line shopping, where a physical store would be simulated in fake 3D to recreate the shopping experience. It's just not convenient, on-line shopping can be much better than a simulation of real-world shopping. Similarly, although VR can be impressive, just not every activity lends itself to be 'recreated' in VR.
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Or this... "Meta lost $10 billion on Reality Lab — the division focusing on building the metaverse — in 2021 and more than $9 billion in 2022".
I'm not sure why applying VR (or AI or whatever is next) to every aspect of life seems like a good idea to anyone.
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So, I agree that applying AI to everything isn’t good, but for 100 ideas there my be 20 good/80 bad ventures. Learning comes from failures and successes.
It’ll be interesting to see which get adopted and what techniques developed from bad ideas go to help further the good ones.
Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events.
- Manly P. Hall
Mark
Just another cog in the wheel
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Mark,
Yep, I agree. It probably wasn't good on my part to lump AI in with VR. Two very different technologies with very different investments to enter the space.
I see AI as being an important aspect of our lives, both personally and professionally. I don't see it replacing us, but it will redefine our jobs in the future. That's a different discussion
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Mark Starr wrote: but for 100 ideas there my be 20 good/80 bad ventures.
Unless you can provide stats I that I doubt that break down.
For example following says 90% of start ups fail
90% Of Startups Fail: Here's What You Need To Know About The 10%[^]
Now keep in mind that the 10% succeeding doesn't mean they are wildly successful. It just means they didn't go out of business.
Also keep in mind that is all startups (not just tech oriented) and the vast majority do not consist of a new business idea but rather a variation and/or perhaps combination of existing ideas.
Another point is that companies (and ideas) do not fail based solely on whether they are a 'good' idea. But rather on many factors.
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BernardIE5317 wrote: Will we be developing code in a 3D envirnonment .
No.
Those sort of idioms are not productive. This is known because other idioms have been tried.
Consider the following article
What Happens to Your Body When You've Been in Virtual Reality for Too Long[^]
"The makers of the most popular VR headsets, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, recommend taking "at least a 10 to 15 minute break every 30 minutes, even if you don’t think you need it.""
Obviously a reduction of 30% to 50% of actual work means that the productivity increase would have be greater than that.
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