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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:48:51 -0600
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Justisaur wrote:
> On 1/20/2025 4:15 AM, JAB wrote:
>> On 19/01/2025 15:23, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>> Once a year (at least) I go through my collection of old PCs (and
>>> other devices), fire them up, make sure they're still running, update
>>> software as necessary (or possible. There's not a lot you can do with
>>> a Win95 machine with regards to updates these days 😉 and generally
>>> make sure my collection of obsolete junk isn't actually, irredeemably
>>> junk. It's time consuming and repetitive but (for certain types of
>>> strange personalities, at least) fun work.
>>
>> I've got some old tech. devices but not a single old PC. I think part 
>> of that is I was rather late to the PC, I think my first one was about 
>> 1996 or something, and I just don't have the sense of nostalgia for 
>> things like DOS. The other part is that around 2000 was the last time 
>> that I actual bought a complete PC and now I just give it a refresh 
>> when I think it's needed which has become less and less as the games I 
>> play are far less demanding on even 'under performing' hardware than 
>> they used to be.
>>
>> I've got a stash a motherboards/CPU's/RAM from previous builds and I 
>> really don't know why I still keep them. Much the same as the various 
>> cables that I've accumulated over the years - who knows when a SCART 
>> cable may come in handy!
> 
> I had to downsize severely my last couple moved and got rid of most of 
> my old phyical media games and any old computers.  I've still got one 
> spare mb (with cpu & ram) and vc in storage, and I kept a drawer of my 
> very favorite games in my desk.
> 
> I've still got a couple bookcases of D&D books and magazines, I couldn't 
> bear to let those go as I occasionally think I'll find some group to DM 
> them for, but it looks less and less likely as time goes on.
> 


I've got manic-depression and it led to me losing most of my stuff. 
1000s of CDs and games.  Steam is great to have because my games stay on 
it.  I have two accounts because I went a long time without a phone to 
be able to recover my account.

I was on the way up then I found out the hard way that you can't say 
whatever you want to to girls - one of them poured a milky potion on my 
Alienware keyboard and I didn't get back from the dentist in time to 
save it.  Have to look into how much a replacement keyboard costs or 
else to try plugging one into the USB slot.  In the meantime I'm doing 
pretty well on my 12 GB RAM Dell.  The main effect is now I can't play 
MTG:Arena because it's a bit above spec.

Was doing well on MTG:Arena.  Made it to Mythic level on Jan. 14th and 
it's a monthly cycle ending on the 30th.  Didn't get to see if I would 
clock in at 100% (max mythic level then you get a numerical rank).   I 
like the new cards.  There's a combo many people are using: Enduring 
Tenacity and Bloodthirsty Conqueror.  All you have to do is get them on 
the board and attack with the Conqueror and the game is over with a win. 
  You could weasel out of it but I've never seen it happen.  For example 
the Bonehoard Dracosaur, Flying First Strike 5/5 could defeat the 
Conqueror without taking any hits.  I can't think of a way to do it 
without First Strike or direct creature destruction at the perfect moment.

I have a basic computer and a doorstop.  I don't intend to buy anymore 
computers here at the center because Play-Doh is more appropriate to the 
setting.