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Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

9 year hardware upgrade, running arch 😱 by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 1 points 1 hour ago

Thank you :) I tried to be reasonable with it, it's all too easy to break the bank haha. I have two "system" ssds that replicates itself with a weekly rsync job, and the larger storage SSD has an even larger SATA HDD it syncs to. Good looking out!

My ISS is crumbling, is this common? by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 2 points 4 hours ago

It does get a few hours of sunlight in the morning, and I do have a portable air conditioner in the room to keep the temps stable. I suspect that could have the same effect? Hmm.. thank you for the leads I very much appreciate it

My ISS is crumbling, is this common? by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 3 points 4 hours ago

Interesting. It does get some sun in the mornings from the window across the room but I didn't think much about it. Perhaps I'll try to relocate it too.

My ISS is crumbling, is this common? by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 8 points 13 hours ago

This is an informative answer, unfortunately it's not a matter of being loose or resizing. The clips are kind of disintegrating under the weight of supporting the piece to the crossbeam.

My ISS is crumbling, is this common? by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 10 points 13 hours ago

Definitely I'll replace the parts, just sucks if I'm going to have to fix it up every couple years

My ISS is crumbling, is this common? by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 2 points 13 hours ago

Yeah I think I'll do that. The specific part failing is "Modified 2 x 3 with 2 Clips with Solar Panels Pattern"

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My ISS is crumbling, is this common? (self.lego)

submitted 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by CaptDust to c/[email protected]

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I have a problem with my International Space Station 21321 set, all the blue clips that hold the panels to the main beams are crumbling, and weakened enough that I wake up to panels on the floor. I have no idea why this is happening, but hoping someone can help? Ideas I can do different to prevent it after I replace these parts? It seems to effect all the blue clips not just the big ones, even the little pod lost one of its solar panels :(

Some details, it's probably 4 years old now. I keep it on display but not under glass, in a 72f room. I have difficulty keeping it totally dust free as it's very fragile to begin with, but it's never really been touched otherwise.

Thanks for any ideas

Edit: not the technic connectors, the blue solar panel pattern tiles are the problem

9 year hardware upgrade, running arch 😱 by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Motherboards are tough to recommend because it really depends what you need from your system. My approach was to choose a CPU first then I could start looking at boards supporting the socket. I wanted ATX, nothing smaller. Memory support, just DDR5 and room to expand (it turns out most boards will handle like 192GB these days lol). I wanted the ability to change CPU frequency, that eliminated boards with a B-series chipsets. Next SSD support (at least 3x m.2) and USB ports (minimum 6x USB 3.0). Finally price, I didn't want to exceed $250.

When all that was dialed in, I was left with like 8 options, from there it was manageable to read reviews for the nuance between them.

9 year hardware upgrade, running arch 😱 by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 4 points 1 day ago

New components:

CPU: Intel i7-13700KF
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Eagle AX
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000
GPU: Nvidia RTX 4070ti
Cooler: NZXT Kraken Z63 AIO

This works great for my needs, but there are some compromises that others may not find acceptable. The mobo is kind of budget level and only has a single 16x pcie slot. The CPU doesn't include onboard graphics. The radiator is 280mm, as that was what would fit in my case. There's no RGB except the cooler.

Which distro do you find the most visually appealing? by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 3 points 1 day ago

The current pop_os dark is already pretty damn good, it's a very refined theme

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9 year hardware upgrade, running arch 😱 (self.linux)

submitted 1 day ago by CaptDust to c/[email protected]

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I undertook a sizeable upgrade today, bringing a skylake era build into the 2020s with a 13th gen. All core components- memory, motherboard, GPU, everything must go... except the drives. We were nervous, my friend really felt we should reinstall. There was debate, and drama. Considerations and exceptions. No, I couldn't let my OS go. I have spent years tweaking and tuning, molding my ideal computing environment. We pushed forward.

Well I'm pleased to say it was mostly uneventful. The ethernet adapter was renamed causing misconfigured dhcp, but otherwise it booted right up like nothing happened. Sorry, linux is boring now.

noplace, a mashup of Twitter and Myspace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store by CaptDust in c/[email protected]

[-] CaptDust 11 points 2 days ago

Deadjournal was (is?) such an excellent niche corner of the internet. I remember being young and having trouble connecting the site, totally my fault, but I sent them an email and the admins Cryo and SCSi personally helped me get it figured out. In hindsight I couldn't imagine another platform taking the time.