July 2016 – Page 50 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Steams VR test agrees that I need a new graphics card. Can't get anywhere close to 90fps, let alone consistently. 00:17:57, 2016-07-19
My CPU is also a bit borderline. Looks like an 8-core upgrade would be about £130. New graphics card, another £200. 00:18:47, 2016-07-19
That's new, of course. Worth checking the used market first. 00:19:13, 2016-07-19
A used AMD FX-8350 on ebay might save me £30 over a new one. Is peace of mind worth a £30 saving? 00:21:35, 2016-07-19
Ebay might give a £40 saving on a used GTX970. 00:25:04, 2016-07-19
A larger boot SSD would be nice as well, and an excuse to do a clean install. 00:25:34, 2016-07-19
There's no hurry on this exactly, but it would be nice to get before we're reduced to paying for things with bags of human teeth. 00:26:18, 2016-07-19
RT @xeni: The Donald's 'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter says a Trump presidency would basically end civilization as we know it https://t.co/u… 00:28:22, 2016-07-19
Don't know what sending an email is doing, but it knocked my downstream connection from 4mb/s to 300kb/s for a full minute. 01:38:22, 2016-07-19
RT @BezPublic: @Pinboard Are you familiar with VIOLET CLUB, the last wholly British nuclear weapon? https://t.co/JsSjIUTcdE https://t.co/tx… 01:51:45, 2016-07-19
RT @doctorow: weird atomic age propaganda aimed at children
https://t.co/cY4bf9eFe2 https://t.co/Lp200AUCIy 01:52:24, 2016-07-19
RT @boxel: @Pinboard https://t.co/pjRie01g3A 01:54:04, 2016-07-19
RT @GiantEye: Read this to the end to learn how "The Call of the Abyss" nearly killed one cosmonaut https://t.co/yhuY2o9f7A 02:06:00, 2016-07-19
RT @xeni: Trump's 'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter: Trump would end civilization as we know it, I'm so sorry for enabling him https://t.co/uRM… 02:21:59, 2016-07-19
RT @Tracey94249526: So, Labour voted FOR Trident to annoy Corbyn? I'm so glad Scotland is getting rid of this ridiculous party of self ser… 13:43:07, 2016-07-19
Prediction: May makes some comment about the heatwave being a good thing. Nothing to do with climate change. Quoted once wildfires start. 13:44:31, 2016-07-19
RT @OzKaterji: A 13 year old is not a soldier, a 13 year old is a child regardless of which side he fights on. This barbarity cannot be all… 14:13:13, 2016-07-19
RT @ggreenwald: Guardian writer admits UK press jointly guilty of "vilifying Corbyn through character assassination," but "no harm" https:/… 14:13:42, 2016-07-19
Find it surprising there's apparently no safety tests for caravans road fitness. Just "make sure it's okay enough" *moustache twirl*. 14:27:48, 2016-07-19
RT @brianbeutler: It’s not just the absurdity of stealing from supposedly incompetent Obama. It’s much worse. https://t.co/i452zw7xrj https… 14:29:00, 2016-07-19
RT @LupusLondonwolf: https://t.co/2Mhwuj4rUj 16:32:54, 2016-07-19
RT @davidschneider: “The army mounted the coup”
Erdogan: “Yes. So arrest the judges”
“But the army…”
“Yes. Arrest the journalists”
“But..”… 16:33:34, 2016-07-19
RT @Jolly_Jack: I travel by rail a lot, so this gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside :D
https://t.co/q2sadgH1zq 16:36:55, 2016-07-19
RT @pathhyena: This is how I want to respond to media outlets asking about sex and furries.
They don't let me talk to cameras :) https://t… 16:39:09, 2016-07-19
RT @OpenRightsGroup: Theresa May wrong to pass spy law, and DRIPA opinion proves it—MP says #IPBill https://t.co/10G58ZfkYr 16:44:36, 2016-07-19
RT @headhntr: Refusing a search is a right, not a provocation https://t.co/mOHhNKczjZ https://t.co/WSavPXytEb 17:07:43, 2016-07-19
Stop looking at water-cooling options and get back to work. 17:13:38, 2016-07-19
RT @AttyDeniseBrown: Those darn details… https://t.co/JmBTCMpx1E 17:56:34, 2016-07-19
RT @haikus_by_KN: For years bankers have tried to shift economic blame onto the poor, the state etc. and now this drops into their lap http… 18:00:15, 2016-07-19
RT @twomiletower: Also, there's no "online you" and "IRL you"
Online you *is* IRL you. Think about how you act, damn it. https://t.co/Of41… 18:01:23, 2016-07-19
RT @jameshurley: "David Davis has demonstrated a decidedly muddled understanding of trade policy" https://t.co/h5HVQLbddb via @LSEEuroppblog 18:02:13, 2016-07-19
De-fluffed my CPU cooler. Hopefully that will help things. 22:07:17, 2016-07-19
RT @davidschneider: Foreign Office instructions for Boris Johnson in full.
(done for @huffpostukcom)
https://t.co/PAKP7TBt2d 22:10:30, 2016-07-19
RT @davidschneider: Want to insult people? Remember to insult hundreds of them then the rule is you don't have to apologise. https://t.co/H… 22:10:37, 2016-07-19
@tajasel Looking kinda like a superhero there :) in reply to tajasel 23:09:28, 2016-07-19
RT @MachinePix: Dotted line pen. https://t.co/7k5BGWoK5P 23:16:24, 2016-07-19
RT @iyad_elbaghdadi: Incredible footage of Turkish man who tried to stop pro-coup tanks. Gets almost run over, gets up, does it again. http… 23:17:14, 2016-07-19
De-fluffing the CPU has dropped its temperature to.. 69c. A drop of just 3 degrees. :/ 23:19:07, 2016-07-19
Bill for new GPU, CPU, cooler and boot disk from Scan totals up to be.. £522 :/ 23:21:00, 2016-07-19
@skipai I'm starting to wonder if the heatpipes have leaked. It used to get much better performance than this. in reply to skipai 23:31:57, 2016-07-19
@skipai Wait, you said stock. This isn't stock. I think it was a CoolerMaster. One of the EVO coolers. in reply to skipai 23:49:50, 2016-07-19

Month: July 2016

@glowascii “only cheaters prosper” ;P

RT @doctorow: Wikileaks dumps years’ worth of emai…

RT @respros: Would be good to see this colour code…

RT @markthomasinfo: Spalding tragedy. The Daily Ex…

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