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Last year I FINALLY upgraded the CPU&mobo in the gaming PC I built in 2013 (I think?). Been getting around to building a homelab for hobby & career purposes, I already have some other much more current equipment but it'd be neat if I could reuse the old stuff that's been with me for so long already. Would you run anything on a computer that has:

-i7 3770K processor -Gigabyte GA-Z77X motherboard -16GB DDR3, upgradable to 32GB technically, not sure if that would even be useful/worth it at this point though

Finally converted from contract to FTE in my current position, hoping I can get some internal advancement and training at this company (I've been watching co-workers get promoted all around me and I'm itching to do the same). Ideally I'd get mentorship or tuition reimbursement, but while I explore those options, my company has provided open enrollment for LinkedIn Learning classes.

I don't have any certificates yet but I do have several years of experience as a help desk tech, I took A+ classes and did well, just didn't take the test. Are there any good LL classes I can jump into to help gain some skills, certs, or at least lay foundation to advance into more specialized roles? I'm leaning

Finally converted from contract to FTE in my current position, hoping I can get some internal advancement and training at this company (I've been watching co-workers get promoted within all around me and I'm itching to do the same). Ideally I'd get mentorship or tuition reimbursement, but while I explore those options, my company has provided open enrollment for LinkedIn Learning classes.

I don't have any certificates yet but I do have several years of experience as a help desk tech, I took A+ classes and did well, just didn't take the test. Are there any good LL classes I can jump into to help gain some skills, certs, or at least lay foundation to advance into more specialized roles? I'm

Well, my PC build that still has the original CPU/mobo/RAM from when I built it back in 2013 (i7-3500k cpu IIRC and a gigabyte z77x UD3H board, for whomever may be curious lol) is finally completely kaput. After upgrading all the other parts over the years, I think I can no longer avoid upgrading the core. Last update was the PSU, still on a GTX 980 GPU, but I'm looking for the best AMD setup I can get for gaming purposes, preferably around or under $500. Any particular recs? From what I've researched, the x3d procs would be best but I'm unsure of motherboard choices or anything else I should keep in mind.

Well, my PC build that still has the original CPU/mobo/RAM from when I built it back in 2013 (i7-3500k cpu IIRC and a gigabyte z77x UD3H board, for whomever may be curious lol) is finally completely kaput. After upgrading all the other parts over the years, I think I can no longer avoid upgrading the core. Last update was the PSU, still on a GTX 980 GPU, but I'm looking for the best AMD setup I can get for gaming purposes, preferably around or under $500. Any particular recs? From what I've researched, the x3d procs would be best but I'm unsure of motherboard choices or anything else I should keep in mind.

Long story short, I finally did something I should have done months ago and went through my wireless bill with a fine tooth comb. I find on my bill a $25/mo charge for Hometech protection, and I've apparently been paying this for a year, since my last phone upgrade. My bill was all sorts of wacky for several months afterwards due to a million other issues so I overlooked it at the time, but I know for a fact I did not approve the addition of this service to my bill. Definitely removing it ASAP but I'm wondering if there's any chance I can dispute the old charges in any way and get a refund or even partial credit for the $300 of charges I never approved of?

Additionally, what the hell is the

My partner wants to go but the tickets sold out before we even knew she was gonna be performing in town. Maybe someone has tickets and can't make it! Doesn't hurt to ask at least.

I'm going to be in a CoD crossover game with my gaming group starting soon, and the ST opened options to fan splats, mentioning the Dragon books, which intrigued me quite a bit. I looked into the Dragon: Rekindled unfinished project and I absolutely love the themes of power, stewardship, and hubris vs guilt. Unfortunately there seems to have been a stall in development and there are no finished documents available.

All this to say, I opened a new account, which took several days to be approved before I could even post anything, and posted an application on the dev thread for the dragon project, which is still without response. Are the OPP forums in rough shape, or low participation? Or is

I have a PC that I built back around 2012 or so (i7 3500k proc, DDR3 RAM, etc) and have updated the SSD and video card more recently. It was working fine for what I needed up until about maybe a month ago - I just moved into a new home a few months ago and had not turned on the PC until things settled back down.

It was working fine before the move but now when I turn it on, it will crash at some random time within a few minutes. Sometimes it doesn't even make it through to the login screen, other times I get a few minutes of use before it blue screens and shuts down completely, never giving me enough time to see the full message or get any details of the crash.

I've tried booting into saf

I just started getting the urge to garden recently and there are a couple of things I'm interested in. I'm in zone 5b, Chicago area, and I'm working on starting a worm composting system, have the red wrigglers on their way, but I don't have a seed starting setup at all. For a first time gardener, would it be better for me to just start when the last frost has passed, or is it important to get seeds going ASAP if I want to get any sort of yield?

Specifically, I want to start a permaculture guild around either a peach tree or a Chicago Hardy fig. I have access to two spaces, one is the tiny backyard of the house where I'm renting, and the other is the much more spacious garden area of my au

I've been intrigued by and getting into permaculture stuff recently due to a best-of'd post, and wanted to see how much land would be an absolute minimum to start something like a full guild built around one tree. I'm going to be moving in a few weeks to an apartment owned by an acquaintance (Located in an urban region of zone 5b), which has a very small backyard area, and I asked him if he would be open to letting me start a garden of sorts, which he approved. I haven't measured it yet but I could see that it was only a few feet on any side, definitely no larger than 10' by 10' - Is this enough space to eventually have something like an apple tree with a full guild of plants around it, or s

I've come up with a campaign idea that I'll have to let simmer for a while (Currently running one already that's nowhere near being 'completed') and these types of discussions always fascinate me, so before I describe my concept, I'd love to hear what you guys have either heard or developed yourselves in terms of alternate Star Wars universes to run around in and cause havoc!

I think I might be going crazy. I swear I saw a post on this subreddit some time in the last week with a comment from someone lining up an Empire outpost generator, with d10's used sequentially to determine things such as the purpose of the outpost, the type of planet it's on, and who, if anyone, is still living in the outpost.

I can't find it for the life of me! I swear, it was just a couple of days ago, but I've searched far and wide and gone through almost all the posts going back a few months and I still can't find anything. Am I going crazy, or am I blind and missed it or something? I need that generator and I'm not creative enough to make one up myself!