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Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
I've noticed some strange stuff going on this morning. Like web pages flashing and loading in weird ways.
So far, so good for me today... I took my PC apart and went to town with the canned air.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
Funnily enough I did that yesterday too.
Getting my money’s worth out of my Makita 40V blower.
trueblue84
Player Valuation: £50m
Just be careful when spraying compressed air into the fans. You can generate charge and damage your equipment.
Update: the bearings on the fans won't like spinning way faster than they were designed for either.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
This is partly why I got the dust blower.
I was looking to buy compressed air but all the ones I could find had bad reviews saying they leaked water/vapour. Not good for electronics.
This is what I use:
trueblue84
Player Valuation: £50m
As long as you hold the fan blades while spraying them, you can use an industrial leaf blower if you want.
I don’t go too close with it. On my GPU I tend to use a proper brush on it first then a quick blast to try move the dust out.
Terrarian
Player Valuation: £50m
Been playing Dark Souls 2 again and nearly finished it, I've been surprised how active the online is, looks busier than years ago. I've found it a bit easy once I got familiar with the controls again. I'm installing DS 3 to have a bash at again, it's a bit harder.
longers
Parcheggia l'autobus
Been waiting 14 years for this...
"The Tempest system delivers an experience unlike anything else in simulation racing, and it may take some time for you to properly acclimate to the feature. To help set expectations, it is important to understand that the rain in iRacing does not operate like what sim racers and gamers have experienced in racing video games and simcade racing titles. This is rain done the iRacing way; a true-to-life dynamic simulation of the multitude of physical and environmental factors experienced in racing in the rain, and how water interacts with both the racetrack and the tires of your race car.
Racing in the rain can be counterintuitive at first, and successfully navigating a wet race will involve unlearning habits you might have in the dry. Although race tracks may appear smooth to your eye, asphalt has roughness and texture with peaks and valleys. Over time the peaks can become worn down and polished through repeated traffic. In the dry, this isn’t particularly consequential, and racecars are able to navigate both polished and unpolished areas effectively, allowing a racing line that suits their driving style. In the wet, however, the relationship between polished and unpolished areas of the track becomes highly consequential.
As rain begins to cover a surface, the areas of the track that still have rough asperities are able to better accommodate the water because it will first settle in those low valleys before it fills in and becomes a slippery film. That slippery film on the surface is what can cause the tire to lose purchase and hydroplane. However, the worn down high-traffic racing line will have had its asperities worn down and there is less room for water to hide from the surface of the tire. The end result is the typical racing line becomes slicker sooner than the rest of the track, and racers need to seek areas off-line to find grip for their tires.
This system is dynamic and tied to historical weather at our many racetracks around the world. Competitors will want to keep track of the forecast (which will be visible), but should know that it’s just a forecast, and we all know how mother nature has a mind of its own! You may go into a race that has a high chance of rain with dark clouds looming on the horizon (you will see them) and find that rain never materializes. Or you may enter a race where the chance of rain is relatively low, but winds start to blow in a certain way, and you find yourself facing a sudden storm. The longer the race, the greater the uncertainty, so endurance racers will need to be well aware of their environment"
Proper Nerd Sh*t
"The Tempest system delivers an experience unlike anything else in simulation racing, and it may take some time for you to properly acclimate to the feature. To help set expectations, it is important to understand that the rain in iRacing does not operate like what sim racers and gamers have experienced in racing video games and simcade racing titles. This is rain done the iRacing way; a true-to-life dynamic simulation of the multitude of physical and environmental factors experienced in racing in the rain, and how water interacts with both the racetrack and the tires of your race car.
Racing in the rain can be counterintuitive at first, and successfully navigating a wet race will involve unlearning habits you might have in the dry. Although race tracks may appear smooth to your eye, asphalt has roughness and texture with peaks and valleys. Over time the peaks can become worn down and polished through repeated traffic. In the dry, this isn’t particularly consequential, and racecars are able to navigate both polished and unpolished areas effectively, allowing a racing line that suits their driving style. In the wet, however, the relationship between polished and unpolished areas of the track becomes highly consequential.
As rain begins to cover a surface, the areas of the track that still have rough asperities are able to better accommodate the water because it will first settle in those low valleys before it fills in and becomes a slippery film. That slippery film on the surface is what can cause the tire to lose purchase and hydroplane. However, the worn down high-traffic racing line will have had its asperities worn down and there is less room for water to hide from the surface of the tire. The end result is the typical racing line becomes slicker sooner than the rest of the track, and racers need to seek areas off-line to find grip for their tires.
This system is dynamic and tied to historical weather at our many racetracks around the world. Competitors will want to keep track of the forecast (which will be visible), but should know that it’s just a forecast, and we all know how mother nature has a mind of its own! You may go into a race that has a high chance of rain with dark clouds looming on the horizon (you will see them) and find that rain never materializes. Or you may enter a race where the chance of rain is relatively low, but winds start to blow in a certain way, and you find yourself facing a sudden storm. The longer the race, the greater the uncertainty, so endurance racers will need to be well aware of their environment"
Proper Nerd Sh*t
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
Anyone had any experience with Microsoft Surface laptops/tablets?
I'm after something small and portable for basic stuff like notes, emails, web browsing, PDF drawings, MS Word and Powerpoint.
iPad Pro seems the ideal choice but they're a bit pricey, and I'm not sure about iPad OS v Windows.
This is tempting as it's £165 cheaper than the iPad Pro equivalent (without keyboard).
I'm after something small and portable for basic stuff like notes, emails, web browsing, PDF drawings, MS Word and Powerpoint.
iPad Pro seems the ideal choice but they're a bit pricey, and I'm not sure about iPad OS v Windows.
This is tempting as it's £165 cheaper than the iPad Pro equivalent (without keyboard).
Been waiting 14 years for this...
"The Tempest system delivers an experience unlike anything else in simulation racing, and it may take some time for you to properly acclimate to the feature. To help set expectations, it is important to understand that the rain in iRacing does not operate like what sim racers and gamers have experienced in racing video games and simcade racing titles. This is rain done the iRacing way; a true-to-life dynamic simulation of the multitude of physical and environmental factors experienced in racing in the rain, and how water interacts with both the racetrack and the tires of your race car.
Racing in the rain can be counterintuitive at first, and successfully navigating a wet race will involve unlearning habits you might have in the dry. Although race tracks may appear smooth to your eye, asphalt has roughness and texture with peaks and valleys. Over time the peaks can become worn down and polished through repeated traffic. In the dry, this isn’t particularly consequential, and racecars are able to navigate both polished and unpolished areas effectively, allowing a racing line that suits their driving style. In the wet, however, the relationship between polished and unpolished areas of the track becomes highly consequential.
As rain begins to cover a surface, the areas of the track that still have rough asperities are able to better accommodate the water because it will first settle in those low valleys before it fills in and becomes a slippery film. That slippery film on the surface is what can cause the tire to lose purchase and hydroplane. However, the worn down high-traffic racing line will have had its asperities worn down and there is less room for water to hide from the surface of the tire. The end result is the typical racing line becomes slicker sooner than the rest of the track, and racers need to seek areas off-line to find grip for their tires.
This system is dynamic and tied to historical weather at our many racetracks around the world. Competitors will want to keep track of the forecast (which will be visible), but should know that it’s just a forecast, and we all know how mother nature has a mind of its own! You may go into a race that has a high chance of rain with dark clouds looming on the horizon (you will see them) and find that rain never materializes. Or you may enter a race where the chance of rain is relatively low, but winds start to blow in a certain way, and you find yourself facing a sudden storm. The longer the race, the greater the uncertainty, so endurance racers will need to be well aware of their environment"
Proper Nerd Sh*t
That looks amazing, not gonna lie.
I so want to get a bit more into racing sims like iRacing and Forza and all, but don't want to fork out money for a steering wheel + shifter combo right now. Are Logitech G still good for the mid-priced entry level ones?
That looks great and if you're using it for emails, et al, can't see how it's gonna be bad like.
Chromebooks are also options I guess, they offer pretty much the same anyway... Not sure on current prices though.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
I've read some reviews and it gave me flashbacks to the numerous problematic Windows laptops I've had over the years.
Leaning towards this iPad Pro, but it's a bit much. But it has the Apple M1 chip so it's probably pretty powerful for a tablet.
DrEFC
Player Valuation: £40m
I have the surface pro 9. Bought a used one off Ebay for like £900, and put a 2Gb SSD in it. Sound for travelling, day to day use. Will play FM24 and that's about it though. Very very light to carry around.