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I don’t go as hard as other members of the community, I just want to have the parts in case of an issue. I have my key caps, switches, and tools all in the same Ziploc bag (not loose though, each are separate just consolidated).
I keep the bag with my PC parts box
Yeah but so what? They can also go as low as $15 so it’ll just depend on the package size. I mean frankly, they are the ones who need it most and OP is clearly in a position where they are able to take some kind of L trying to sell it.
May as well be a good guy and pay it forward. Few around the states would be likely to buy it when the availability from official sources are just simpler and safer.
Besides, I bought a guitar from eBay from AUS. If they can charge me only $217 after shipping and the guitar itself, then a Steam Deck can get a nice price too ;)
I feel like selling it internationally is your best bet. Find someone in Australia and sell it to them for fair shipping.
Selling it locally is just going to make you tear your hair out. You’re trying to sell a popular device that has just had a refresh and a fair sale, outside of Facebook Marketplace or somewhere where a buyer is, quite frankly, not knowledgeable, I feel like your chances are just very slim.
On the other hand, Australian’s are looking at ~$1,200 AUD for a “new” high model that someone else bought and supposedly didn’t use.
You’d be doing the Steam Deck community a favor by selling it to an enthusiast without charging them extra just because they’re down under.
It’s a bit dated by now I’m sure but I’m a fan of my Rakk Ang Lam Pro (or for me, the Falcon Elite TKL - same thing) that I got from Flashquark.
~$80 board with media scroll wheel and a Win lock. Hotswappable so your favorite switches likely work. It is just a plastic housing but it’s sturdy and there’s no major flex or wear after ~3 years.
Spilled a beer on it and washed the board, all still fully functional.
That’s too bad, I’ve always liked Tails. Was lucky that it ran on a mid 2012 MacBook Pro, but the non-working hardware list is pretty large. Some people prefer Qubes and Whonix anyway
I was just reading a couple weeks ago about a smaller web project. Lemme see if I can find it
Edit: here it is, https://kbin.social/m/selfhosting@slrpnk.net/t/476826/What-is-the-Small-Web
I personally run Tails OS as a daily driver. Not only does it keep others safe, but it keeps me from tracking my own online presence.
I like Flashquark, decent prices and good support.
It was honestly hilarious how bad it was and how much it could slow the system down in some situations. I’d be curious to see just how much of it was a byproduct of HDD’s - that is to say, just how slow is it even in solid state drives!
But after the 2.5 years it takes to build the Windows index wouldn’t it be the same - just searching through a built index?
Somewhat surprisingly the fediverse has been much kinder for Linux learners than my experience everywhere else online the last decade :)
Enjoy!
I’m gonna go the opposite way a little bit and say that I recommend finding a solid hot-swappable keyboard that has what you’re interested in.
I found a reskin of the Rak Lam-Ang Pro called the Falcon Elite TKL on Flashquark - it’s about $80 for the board, USB-C, Bluetooth with profiles, USB-2 for a dongle or extra port and the whole reason I got the board, a media scroll wheel. That’s what I wanted most and so everything else was just how to make it feel.
To research switches you can think about what you like for typing - do you want some resistance, some resistance from a click, a little or a lot, and how do you want the sound - do you want it quiet, clicky but quiet, or clonky and loud?
Any combination of those is just from the material of the keycap and the style/type of switch and how they sound together when the switch clicks and the keycap touches the board.
You can usually get a switch tester for $7-20 or so, I opted not to in favor of just looking online with an idea of what I had in mind. I actually needed 2 keyboards for 2 different PC’s, but I used the same board for both. I wanted one to be as quiet as it could be so I got the Kailh Pro Purple Switches which are OK but serve the purposes for a music production PC with minimal typing. They’re smooth and quiet. I’m also just using standard ABS keycaps on these, for a total of $35 for 88 switches and $20 for the keycaps for a total of $135 for a starting keeb. That rivals a lot of prebuilts and you get to upgrade it on your own terms.
Like I said though, those switches are only OK and for gaming I wanted something better. I went for Kailh Speed Switches - Copper ($8 for 35) and Outemu Phoenix Switches (50 for $35 when I got them - priciest so far). These two are tactile switches which mean they have a small bump that makes a click and these ones have a shorter travel distance, both unlike the Kailh Pro Purples.
These two were much better for that responsive clickiness than the Pro Purples, are clicky but not too loud and make it easy to feel exactly when you get the button pressed, for just $43 for 88 switches - not much more than the others for a better experience. There are just better smooth switches than the Kailh Pro Purples, that’s all.
For the keycaps on the Phoenix/Speed Coppers I got PBT caps which just feel a little firmer/stiffer/less flex and are textured. If you’re a drummer, ABS on plastic sounds like a high tom and PBT on plastic sounds like a low tom.
There are also keyboard mods, alternative stabilizers, o-rings, tape/foam mods which aren’t too expensive ways to add to your experience. I replaced my stabilizers for the shift/enter/space keys (2u and 4u) because the ones that come with are decent but nothing special.
Finally - the last reason I recommend this kind of option is repairability and warranty. Some can be trusted, some can’t, why take the risk? A hot swappable keyboard lets you accidentally spill your water/beer/soda all over your keyboard you can turn it off, remove everything and hose the sucker off and give it an ISO bath. A slightly wonky media scroll wheel is the only byproduct of the event… Oh and I think one switch got ruined. I’ve had keyboards die because I couldn’t properly clean it so for me being able to get right to the PCB can do a lot for some headaches.
But anyway, I hope this gives you some insights! $135-150 for a first keyboard isn’t exactly cheap but it’s not entirely expensive either, especially given that you get to swap out. If you really don’t like switches you got I think the resellers market is decent? If you’re looking for $40 ones then my apologies, but if you’re looking for mid-range ones then this hopefully is helpful! Oh - also I’m not actually recommending the Falcon Elite TKL or the Rak Lam-Ang Pro - I’m not sure if they’re even currently available or not. They’re decent keyboards but it’s just plastic and PCB and it’s not exactly… lets say designed with sleek fashion in mind? It’s just a cheap solid keeb that has features I like. For $80 I’m sure someone can recommend a better base board with the same stuff! I just happened to like this one so I got two and that’s my mech-board experience. Is it endgame? No, not really. But I’ve had these for as long as I’ve built my PC’s, so that’s pretty close eh? Haha!
Your body feels hungover because you were taking something that your body was using and then you stopped providing it. That’s not really a hangover so much as a previous source of nutrition that’s no longer being had!
Taking CBD compounds helps start and regulate our endocannabinoid system which helps with chronic nerve pain, gastrointestinal issues, issues with insomnia, mood, and anxiety.
Basically, it’s not like you were taking some acetaminophen for a headache to literally stop you from feeling its presence. It’s still there, regardless of the medication or not. It’s more like you were taking something that acted as a muscle relaxant, which removed the pressure from the thing preventing the headache from happening in the first place.
I think the important distinction here is the percentages of THC present with whatever you’re taking.
If you and @danielton are just talking about getting stoned with cannabis, well yeah it’s going to get you high.
If you guys are talking about taking CBD compound supplements with THC present, that’s very different. THC at low percentages have little to no actual psychoactive effects (talking sub 10% which is way higher than any CBD-specific product can legally be sold as). THC only acts as a catalyst in this fashion.
CDB, CBG, CBC, and CBN, which all occur in different stages of degradation of the THC and CBD compound molecules. CBN is one of the last stages of degradation of THC and is associated with the almost-narcoleptic like sleep and is generally responsible for times that weed knocks you out, which is what I’m guessing happens for you! Not to be one of those vocal enjoyers, moreso highlighting the science behind why you felt the way you have with various strains. It’s certainly the high doses of THC affecting you, but without any CBD compounds there’s nothing to ease the THC.
It’s similar to how we can take an NSAID and an analgesic. Of course we can just have one or the other to get the specific effect, but taking them combined delivers a wider range of effects that go beyond what they were originally meant for. edit The difference is that we have an endocannabinoid system that’s meant to be active and using these theoretically helping prevent the issues in the first place - whereas NSAID and analgesics something we take as a suppressive.
On the other hand, I’ve had friends swear by CBD tinctures. They were doing large doses (like 50mg+) daily and claimed it had all sorts of benefits for their chronic pain or upset stomach.
That’s because their endocannabinoid system is actively in use, unlike people who do not take CBD supplements. We metabolized CBD very well and our bodies will use it when it’s there, so for a lot of people taking CBD they need to jump-start the endocannabinoid system to start processing it.
Often times people will take 1000mg for the first week (or two), then cut that in half to 500mg, then in half for until you are down to 50mg or 15mg doses. Normally we’d have been getting our CBD compounds from the things we eat that eat hemp, something that was prevalent as a feed in the U.S. and is still prevalent in other countries (Nepal, for example). However since we stopped using hemp, animals stopped passing on CBD compounds to us and here we are today with a society full of symptoms of a non-working endocannabinoid system (and well, signs of lead poisoning but lets just move past that…) which include - chronic nerve pain, gastrointestinal issues, issues with insomnia, mood and anxiety. You know, everything that we attribute to just the daily struggles of society today.
Of course, they most likely are just that, but it seems pretty crazy to me that we have a whole system in our body that is essentially on the backburner with very high correlation to many of the health problems.
Just remember, don’t be afraid of THC. They need each other to work effectively, and THC doesn’t have to mean high. Obviously, if it’s a legality issue that’s a different story, but in regards to an edible that has >5% or uses the letters LOC then don’t even think about it for a second - it’s fine. Think of its present as the catalyst for the reaction.
I refer to them as the CBD compounds. Like you said, these work with the entourage effect and so having just one isn’t nearly as effective as getting the full, or at least a wider, spectrum.
I have a hefty gaming computer, and yet for some reason I can’t bring myself to play certain types of games on the desktop. Even though I have and love the Steam Controller, there’s just something about playing certain games that just feel right on the Steam Deck. Recently I’ve been trying to beat Yakuza 0. I love being able to pick up and put down without having to worry about the save points.
I was going to say indie-flash style games, but it’s not just those that are easier to play.
Oh, and emulation is a dream now. It’s awesome.
It reminds me of that bit from Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia where Dennis is talking about Hollywood movies.
It’s just so silly and yet so accurate. Whether it’s social values, politics or even just the opinion of AI and it’s capabilities vs. it’s potential vs. how people actually use it, there’s this pervading idea that restrictions en masse are a viable solution. I feel almost the opposite, like to some extent the oversaturation of it intrinsically lowers the negative reception of it. Prohibition philosophy - when it’s not allowed people will work even harder to use it in those ways, when it’s not only allowed but widely used and even encouraged, people just inherently care less over time.
We’re at a point right now where we are getting some pretty poor quality oversaturation of AI content and the tool alone is what is being blamed, to the point where copyright is being touted as this saving grace despite it consistently having been used against us smaller artists when corporate money is involved. Copyright isn’t promoting small artists, rarely has, nor is it preventing AI, but it’s somehow suddenly meant to ensure that the art you uploaded isn’t reproduced? That seems not only unlikely, but like it’s a scapegoat for a larger issue. Generative art isn’t a problem because Ms. Jane working two 40-hour jobs uses it to make art featuring existing characters. That circumstance was and never will be a problem because Jane very likely would never have the money to commission an artist in the first place. What Jane makes is 100% irrelevant, so long as she’s not claiming it as her original creation and trying to sell it - beyond that? I don’t think anyone should care or fault her, because she is doing the amount of art that her circumstances allow her.
What I absolutely agree is an issue is businesses and corporations using AI, cutting staff further overworking employees that remain. However, that Secret Invasion intro that seemed likely AI generated? I can’t in good faith try to argue “they should be tried for infringement” but I can fully support the fact that they should have hired an artist who would at least try to better use the tools at their disposal. I can simultaneously feel that the fact that Deforum may have been used is absolutely awesome, while also being annoyed and frustrated that they didn’t utilize artists who deserve it.
There is a very large difference between Ms. Jane making AI images, even movies, and any corporate product - or that AI generated rat for the science journal. For the former, it is something that IMO is fully necessary in order for Jane to be able to enjoy the experience of a creative process under the bullshit system we’ve worked out. The latter is a completely unnecessary replacement used to cut costs. And yet, for neither does the concept of infringement actually matter that much, because copyright isn’t the fundamental issue of AI, it’s just the one people are latching on to. Without realizing that the likelihood of copyright laws helping someone like us is nil. Especially since there’s probably an overlap of people who laugh at NFT’s and pirate files because bits of data aren’t a physical commodity that runs out, but a generative Imaging tool that does it is… Too far?
I think AI’s issues are separate from what I’ve mentioned here. What people blame AI for is something else entirely. AI is still just the tool that speeds up the process. We have the concept of safeguards utilized as signs, barriers, and nets, so that if someone wants to use a bridge for the wrong purpose there are some measures in place to prevent them. We don’t blame bridges for what the person is trying to do - we recognize that there is some reasonable level of safeguard and beyond that we just have to trust the person to do the right thing. And when it does show to be a pervasive issue, even still there is pretty much a bare minimum done - add another layer and a net and call it a day - instead of focusing on maybe why people in society are so inclined to jump.
The issue is always us. Yes AI makes evils job easier, like so many tools have. But trying to safeguard AI to the point of non-existence is just absurd from every angle, given that the bad stuff is likely going to happen in abundance regardless. I don’t particularly see AI as the evil so much as the humans creating the meaningless AI generated articles.