Posts
Recent Comments
17h ago
inMy AI art looked like a melted clown at the county fair
Ugh, that's rough. I mean it really makes you wonder what the thing is even doing half the time, right? Idk, I've seen some wild stuff pop up too that just made me laugh and shake my head.
1d ago
inHot take: solar panel angle adjusters are worth the hassle or just a waste of time?
Man that's the real pro tip right there. I did the same thing with a little 15 watt panel charging a power bank on my back deck. Once I quit messing with it every hour and just pointed it south at a 45 degree angle year round, I actually got more total charge because I wasn't forgetting to move it and letting it face shadows half the afternoon. Those few minutes of peak sun chasing give you bragging rights but you're better off putting that effort into something else, like making sure your panel isn't covered in dust.
1d ago
inTried a CRT monitor for retro gaming vs my LCD. Night and day difference.
And here I thought my "pro-gamer" reflexes were just getting rusty with age (turns out I'm just fine, the LCD was the actual problem). I didn't realize how much input lag was messing with me until I tried Mega Man on the Trinitron. I'd always blame myself for missing jumps, but nope, it was the screen secretly ruining my childhood memories. My LCD makes me feel like I'm playing through a strobe light in slow motion, which is probably why I suck at fighting games on modern TVs too.
2d ago
inBought a cheap dutch oven off Amazon and it actually works fine
Nah I gotta push back a little bit here. I bought a cheap $25 dutch oven from Target and it was totally fine for about a year, then one day I was making chili and the handle just snapped right off when I went to pick it up. Hot chili everywhere, burned my arm, ruined the whole dinner. I saved up and got a Le Creuset after that and honestly? It's been like 4 years now and it still looks brand new. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for with cookware, especially with something you're using for high heat or long cooking times.
2d ago
inThat beloved anime streaming service I trusted crashed during a crucial weekend marathon
Try clearing the Crunchyroll app cache on your Roku before you start a binge, it actually helps for a solid hour or so before the freezing kicks back in. @the_dylan is right about wired connections too, I switched to a cheap HDMI adapter for my laptop and it saved me from throwing the remote through the TV. Still feels dumb that I can't just relax on the couch like a normal person without the app ruining it.