Ok, it seems really cool. I might like it. Although it seems a little ambitious... Perhaps too ambitious... Just saying there's a reason only dwarf fortress does Z levels...

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And there are some differences in usage for a family home compared to a single occupant. Even in my case, one would expect lower usage during day (work) hours and night.

I will add, my usage might be a bit low for a household. My region has very very cheap fossil fuel prices. It costs less to use natural gas is many cases compared to electric. So, all of my heat generating appliances use gas. The HVAC, oven, water heater, even the clothes dryer.

Efficiency matters a lot too. My home was purchased needing some work. All our appliances are new and more efficient(I hope). The microwave stands at 1600w (according to it's label) fridge is about 780w (according to math).

I will say the biggest change was this summer when I had my house insulated. I've never lived in an insulated house before and the change was dramatic! It chopped about 30% off our electrical consumption (mostly AC). Not to mention the temperature in the house was more stable. Whereas the upstairs bedrooms were about 10 C hotter in the summer, with insulation, it stuck to 3-5 C. I think it's also why I'm able to keep the heat and AC off longer this fall (not to mention very pleasant temps here this year).

By my math, the savings will balance out the cost in less than 8 years.

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Usage also depends on season and weather. In the fall/spring, I can keep the AC and heat off (like I have for the past 2 months). I'm sub 800w/h a day and that is worth a full family and 20 hour a day occupation/use. It doubles in the summer with HVAC and window AC use (older units).

But that also includes charging the car which since it is electric. Even though it's 10 years old, it's still cheaper than gas. The equivalent is 1$ for a gallon in terms of electrical cost.

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Nothing like driving for hours straight with no trees, hills, or signs of life other than an occasional oil rig, lol.

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Quoting: STiAT

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: STiATCards should get a rating on how loud they are.

I wouldn't buy a reference card, noise being one of the reasons. AMD partners like Sapphire generally make better cooled and more silent designs since they need to differentiate in something.

That's exactly why I'd like that information ;-). Not only of a reference design but all cards, since for me that can be an argument for a card. A big one to be true.

I might also add airflow requirements for the cooler, plz? That would be nice to know. I build ITX boxes and getting enough air to these things can be a pain.

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Thanks for the article. I just "discovered" Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna and I was curious how one would claim and play the free games.

It's seems there's only a handful of rotating freebies and they tend to be older titles, but it's still nice to play some gems.

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Ohhh, this looks nice. Maybe I should.... HOLY CRAP, it won't even fit in my case!!!
OMG, the price!?!

Ehhhh, guess my 2019 1070ti can hold out for a few more years. It'll still play anything on the market, I'm sure.

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So, uhh getting back to the topic at hand...

How do you guys using Mastodon feel about it? Likes? Dislikes?

I'm very torn about having social media (I don't really have/maintain any), but I looked around Matadon a bit. It seems interesting, but navigating is a little confusing for me. It seems like a chunk of what I saw was, umm headlines? Like people just yelling things into the void but not a lot of discussion? Or maybe I couldn't see the conversations as I wasn't logged in?

I feel more biased toward Discord at the moment. I get they are different, but as a chat room, for some reason, it feels more, I dunno, real?

Thoughts?

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Glad it's getting updated. I think it's a superior game compared to Mari Kart in terms of difficulty, but for some reason, Mario Kart sometimes seems more "fun". I think the banding and Ai for Mario Kart are more geared around the player as opposed to simply winning, and I'm sure that is a tough thing to pull off.

Fun fact, my kids played STK before MK, and having no knowledge of the Mario universe, continue to call some of the items by their STK names, notably, the "Basketball".

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This thing spawned an entire genre. Great game

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