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· Oct 26
I added results to a 3DMark99 page
Here's the entire spreadsheet (work in progress)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Here's the entire spreadsheet (work in progress)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
A very cursed Socket 478 Shuttle XPC SS51G 😲😅🤣
It seems someone couldn't find a Flex ATX PSU and retrofitted a regular ATX PSU instead, by taking its guts and fitting them inside 😅
It seems someone couldn't find a Flex ATX PSU and retrofitted a regular ATX PSU instead, by taking its guts and fitting them inside 😅
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A very cursed Socket 478 Shuttle XPC SS51G 😲😅🤣
It seems someone couldn't find a Flex ATX PSU and retrofitted a regular ATX PSU instead, by taking its guts and fitting them inside 😅
It seems someone couldn't find a Flex ATX PSU and retrofitted a regular ATX PSU instead, by taking its guts and fitting them inside 😅
"Torrents at the Internet Archive are the best and most dependable way to download large items, especially if they're multi-gigabyte affairs."
all the while the 75 gigs 'limit' was intentional 🤦
www.reddit.com/r/theinterne...
all the while the 75 gigs 'limit' was intentional 🤦
www.reddit.com/r/theinterne...
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"Torrents at the Internet Archive are the best and most dependable way to download large items, especially if they're multi-gigabyte affairs."
all the while the 75 gigs 'limit' was intentional 🤦
www.reddit.com/r/theinterne...
all the while the 75 gigs 'limit' was intentional 🤦
www.reddit.com/r/theinterne...
Activision PC CD/DVD Image Collection : Activision : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/2025... via @internetarchive
Activision PC CD/DVD Image Collection : Activision : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Collection of Activision PC CD/DVD images.(Last Updated: 2025-08-30)Click here for Activision PC floppy disk images.View all of my other collections...
archive.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Activision PC CD/DVD Image Collection : Activision : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/2025... via @internetarchive
Intel i7-5500U based Chromebox 2 Win 10 Mini PC playing 480p video from a 512GB mSATA SSD.
Total power consumption from the wall - I'm pretty amazed, to be honest 😲
Total power consumption from the wall - I'm pretty amazed, to be honest 😲
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Intel i7-5500U based Chromebox 2 Win 10 Mini PC playing 480p video from a 512GB mSATA SSD.
Total power consumption from the wall - I'm pretty amazed, to be honest 😲
Total power consumption from the wall - I'm pretty amazed, to be honest 😲
Interplay PC CD/DVD Image Collection : Interplay : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/2023... via @internetarchive
Interplay PC CD/DVD Image Collection : Interplay : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Collection of Interplay PC CD/DVD images.(Last Updated: 2025-10-12)Click here for Interplay PC floppy disk images.View all of my other collections here.Latest...
archive.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Interplay PC CD/DVD Image Collection : Interplay : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/2023... via @internetarchive
"Going to prison for three to five years with only a slim chance of parole? Maybe back up to a hard drive first, or have your cousin switch your machine on now and then for safety’s sake."
😮
😮
A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Going to prison for three to five years with only a slim chance of parole? Maybe back up to a hard drive first, or have your cousin switch your machine on now and then for safety’s sake."
😮
😮
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Then after I got home and quickly put stuff on the stove, I quickly flashed in the DVI BIOS, went downstairs to grab a DVI display and plugged it in.
And boom, it works, first try!🥳
And boom, it works, first try!🥳
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Then after I got home and quickly put stuff on the stove, I quickly flashed in the DVI BIOS, went downstairs to grab a DVI display and plugged it in.
And boom, it works, first try!🥳
And boom, it works, first try!🥳
I'm sure this camera angle was a total coincidence 😆
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm sure this camera angle was a total coincidence 😆
Lol, 480i on a 4k display, no scaling 😆
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Lol, 480i on a 4k display, no scaling 😆
Almost new, but the cooler is a little bit loud and has some dust, the card itself is pristine. And more importantly - it works!
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Almost new, but the cooler is a little bit loud and has some dust, the card itself is pristine. And more importantly - it works!
Fucking Windows 11, where it's quicker to just find files by scrolling than to search them by names 🙄
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fucking Windows 11, where it's quicker to just find files by scrolling than to search them by names 🙄
I want to start a rumor that these caps are good for audio and every audiophile should buy used Rifas 🫣😆
Speaking of RIFA madness, I’ve been collecting every non-exploded one I’ve pulled out of PSUs over the years. Every summer I say I’ll wire some up and slo-mo film the detonation and every summer I fail to do this.
Next year eh.
Next year eh.
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I want to start a rumor that these caps are good for audio and every audiophile should buy used Rifas 🫣😆
Manhunt 2 looks great on PSP
cdromance.org/psp/manhunt-...
cdromance.org/psp/manhunt-...
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Manhunt 2 looks great on PSP
cdromance.org/psp/manhunt-...
cdromance.org/psp/manhunt-...
I'm trying to make a better protective case for it, printed with TPU
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'm trying to make a better protective case for it, printed with TPU
laughs in torrent😆
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
laughs in torrent😆
I finally gave in and bought a PlayStation, the PlayStation 2 that is 😆
now to download all the PS1 & PS2 games 😅
now to download all the PS1 & PS2 games 😅
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I finally gave in and bought a PlayStation, the PlayStation 2 that is 😆
now to download all the PS1 & PS2 games 😅
now to download all the PS1 & PS2 games 😅
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I wanted a wallpaper slideshow of IBM patent diagrams, so I made it so! I took the patent drawings as seen on Google Patents, inverted them, removed any artefacts outside the bounds of the subject, and then made them 16:9. You can find them all on my FTP: ftp.sharktastica.co.uk/patents/
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I wanted a wallpaper slideshow of IBM patent diagrams, so I made it so! I took the patent drawings as seen on Google Patents, inverted them, removed any artefacts outside the bounds of the subject, and then made them 16:9. You can find them all on my FTP: ftp.sharktastica.co.uk/patents/
Bad - the spectrum on a tiny screen is meh, guessable at best
Good - there's a web viewer, where it looks much better(but no calibration, and I don't see how to download the raw data)
Good - there's a web viewer, where it looks much better(but no calibration, and I don't see how to download the raw data)
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Bad - the spectrum on a tiny screen is meh, guessable at best
Good - there's a web viewer, where it looks much better(but no calibration, and I don't see how to download the raw data)
Good - there's a web viewer, where it looks much better(but no calibration, and I don't see how to download the raw data)
I ran some 3DMarks, and the HD 6310 in the AMD E-350 APU (Jan 2011) is basically has the same level of performance as ATI Radeon 9700/9800 PRO (Aug 2022/Mar 2003) 😆
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I ran some 3DMarks, and the HD 6310 in the AMD E-350 APU (Jan 2011) is basically has the same level of performance as ATI Radeon 9700/9800 PRO (Aug 2022/Mar 2003) 😆
Good - I now have this 🤗
Bad - out of the box, there are two dead rows of pixels at the top 🤬
Bad - out of the box, there are two dead rows of pixels at the top 🤬
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Good - I now have this 🤗
Bad - out of the box, there are two dead rows of pixels at the top 🤬
Bad - out of the box, there are two dead rows of pixels at the top 🤬
I find it interesting how, for example, early calculators with hardware bugs are valued more than later bug-free versions - like the HP-35. The same is true, to some extent, for CPUs, such as early Pentiums with the FDIV bug.
But it doesn't work for sound cards like Sound Blaster and Vortex 🤔😆
But it doesn't work for sound cards like Sound Blaster and Vortex 🤔😆
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I find it interesting how, for example, early calculators with hardware bugs are valued more than later bug-free versions - like the HP-35. The same is true, to some extent, for CPUs, such as early Pentiums with the FDIV bug.
But it doesn't work for sound cards like Sound Blaster and Vortex 🤔😆
But it doesn't work for sound cards like Sound Blaster and Vortex 🤔😆
Lol, when installing Windows XP on a Zotac ZBOX AD10, I was getting this BSOD after the initial load of the drivers, no matter if AHCI was selected or Legacy for the SATA SSD, with or without the driver. Turns out, the external USB CD-ROM was connected to a USB 3.0 port, and this was causing BSOD 😆
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Lol, when installing Windows XP on a Zotac ZBOX AD10, I was getting this BSOD after the initial load of the drivers, no matter if AHCI was selected or Legacy for the SATA SSD, with or without the driver. Turns out, the external USB CD-ROM was connected to a USB 3.0 port, and this was causing BSOD 😆