matt 🏴 @matt@cybre.space

They... surgery... bripe...

Maybe I'll pick up a can of compressed air next time I get a chance and give the slot a good dusting. That's about the only thing I can think would be safe for it. I dunno, maybe Q-tips and alcohol?

Okay, a new video card is probably in my future anyway, because it's periodically bugging out the same way, and I have to press it gently into the slot to get it to work again. It's like a Nintendo cartridge that I have to gingerly finesse to make sure the contacts are making contact. I've never seen a video card act like this before. I hope it doesn't mean the slot is somehow going bad.

Okay, it looks like it was just a loose connection. I reseated the video card and, if I were a superstitious person, I would knock on wood and say "all systems operational"

I don't know why that would have caused the onboard video and audio to bug out, but the computer gods are fickle and I will not anger them by questioning them. You know, if I believed in computer gods and curses, which I totally don't

This is in an air-conditioned, non-smoking home, it's not like they're sitting around in a garage or anything. But I guess it gets more humid here than it would in, say, a climate-controlled storage unit. Maybe that's it, it's the humidity wrecking everything like usual.

How come plastic baggies get so grody after sitting around for a few years? I use zip-lock bags to keep board game pieces organized, and after awhile they just turn into a thin, crinkly mess, the zip lock part becomes separated from the rest of the bag, they just get really nasty. I barely even touch them! I know you can buy new old stock stuff that's been sitting around in cellophane for 20 or 30 years and it's largely unchanged. Why does this plastic break down and other plastic doesn't?

By Jeff I mean Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb, in this video. https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/14-oculus-quest/2970-19302/ He did later confirm that it is, in fact, Android. You can plug it into USB and enable ADB debugging and everything

I mean on one hand that's good because it means it's probably hackable, but I dunno. For something they were touting as the first all-in-one VR console I was expecting something... better

It's an ouya for your face

Wait, the oculus quest is just an android box?? I was watching Jeff stream games and it popped up with the "allow access to your photos, allow access to your microphone" thing

lmao it's literally just a VR headset with a built in phone. Oh my god

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Someone out there has been looking for a complete set of knobs for their WaveKnobber 2000 for 20 years and seeing this image is making their eyes bug out of their head like a cartoon wolf. I will purchase this object and ship it anywhere in the world for one thousand dollars, cash. DM me

Saw this sweet set of knobs at the thrift store. I bet whatever equipment these go with is pretty sweet. A fancy multimeter? Some sort of audio gear? The case says Montgomery Ward on it, but that was just the name of a department store, so it could have been anything. The grey one is made of metal, so you know that one was for a special function. I bet you turn that knob for the grand finale, when you really want to wow the people there to see whatever it is you're doing

The only personal possession I really need other than clothes and furniture to live a rich fulfilling life is a desktop personal computer, and this isn't an object that's for sale in any store you can find in 48 out of the 52 US states

Reason the fahrenheit scale is better: "it's nice 😎 outside"

If I'm ever in charge of a restaurant, I don't care what it is, you're getting free chips and salsa. I mean, have you ever been in a situation where you'd say no to chips and salsa? I sure haven't.

"Here's your half grapefruit with toast, your mimosa, and of course your complimentary chips and salsa. Enjoy your brunch!"

If I want to type and erase a 3-word response to someone multiple times because I'm awkwardly trying to find the right way to express a basic concept of humanity that I never quite was able to intuitively grok, that's between me and The Lord

I never want to know when anyone is typing, nor do I want anyone else to know when I'm typing. Typing is a private activity, to me