#mini desktop computer

[omi-resources]

Can I request some computer themed turquoise and lime green dividers, if it's okay?

Hi^^ anonnie! I did some 90's computer stuff. Hope it works for you!

Retro-Style Desktop

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[batnotes]

Re-reading Cry for Blood for the 1,5094th time a) because I love it and b) for a WIP, and I am delightedly distracted by all the indicators that this series came out in 2000. Peep:

The massive media player in Helena's living room

THAT DESKTOP with another massive media console behind it in her home office. (I'm having so many middle school flashbacks, y'all.)

People reading newspapers on the subway, no cell phones in sight.

Helena's leggings and cropped sweatshirt is peak late 90s/early 2000s activewear.

The TV, VCR, and what I'm 95% sure is meant to be an overhead projector in Helena's university lecture room. (I have fond memories of doing grammar exercises with transparencies)

At least two of Helena's study books are based on real books from the about the mafia, such as Octopus: The Long Reach of the International Sicilian Mafia (1990) and Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (1985).

Landlines phones! (I miss these. Remember how you used to not be accessible 24/7? Remember memorizing phone numbers? Remember being able to reach your aging parents even when they left their cell phones in the car or coat pocket for three days straight? I digress.)

Comics are a very fun time capsule.

[amproductreview]

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I’ll be honest—when I ordered the GMKtec M6 Mini PC, I wasn’t expecting a powerhouse. I just wanted something small, quiet, and efficient for everyday tasks, a little light gaming, and maybe some media streaming. But wow... this tiny box exceeded my expectations in more ways than I imagined.

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About this item

【Best Value Ryzen Mini PC】GMKtec Nucbox M6 Series is equipped with the powerful AMD Ryzen 5 6600H processor, 6 Cores/12 Threads, Boost up to 4.50GHz, Based on the ZEN 3+ architecture, this small but powerful mini pc delivers satisfying results in productivity, office work, and gaming. It uses the new upgraded iGPU AMD Radeon 660M which is an upgrade over the previous AMD RX Vega 8. With a TDP Boost of 45W, the Ryzen 6600H CPU delivers a 30% Performance increase over previous AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Ryzen 5 5600U 5560U 5500U.

【32GB DDR5 RAM & 1TB PCIe SSD】Installed with DDR5 32GB RAM Dual Channel (2x16GB), the Nucbox M6 mini pc support expansion to 64GB RAM. Featured with 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 SSD, support dual slot expansion to PCIe 4.0 4TB SSD. (Upgrades not included)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs. Ryzen 5 6600U ✔ Performance - 6600H: Higher base/turbo clocks (3.3GHz / 4.5GHz) for sustained performance in gaming/creative workloads. 6600U - Optimized for light performance (2.9GHz / 4.5GHz), better for thin-and-light laptops. ✔ TDP & Power: - 6600H: 45W TDP (designed for performance mini PCs). 6600U: 15-28W TDP (Low Power Light Tasks). ✔ Use Case: 6600H: Ideal for gaming, video editing, and high-demand apps.

【DUAL NIC LAN 2.5G RJ45】Fast Network Speeds: Enjoy up to 2500Mbps data transmission speed without worrying about lagging. Ideal for working, gaming, and surfing the internet. Great for Untangle, Pfsense or as a server office PC.

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Product information

Memory

Cache Memory Installed Size 16 MB

Memory Storage Capacity 32 GB

Memory Slots Available 2

RAM Memory Installed 32 GB

RAM Memory Technology DDR5

Ram Memory Maximum Size 64 GB

Memory Speed 4800 MT/s

RAM Type DDR5 RAM

Memory Clock Speed 4.5 GHz

Additional details

Operating System Windows 11 Pro

Specific Uses For Product Everyday Use, Gaming, Business

Personal Computer Design Type Mini PC

Color Space Black

Additional Features Gaming PC, Home Theater, Digital Signage, Video Conference, Business, Video & Photo Editing, Education, Everyday Use, Multimedia

Hard Disk Description PCIe 3.0/4.0 M.2 2280 SSD Dual Slot Max. 4TB

Hardware Interface USB Type C, HDMI, 3.5mm Audio, Bluetooth 5, 802.11 ac/b/g/n, USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIE x 16

Power Consumption 45 Watts

Item Dimensions 5 x 2 x 5 inches

Video Output HDMI, Type-C, DisplayPort

Video Output Interface DisplayPort, HDMI

Hard Disk Interface PCIE x 16

Style Name Small PC

Cooling Method Air

Power Plug Type Type B - 3 pin (North American)

Total Expansion Slots Quantity 2

Item details

Brand GMKtec

Model Number M6

Model Name M6

Built-In Media User Manual, GMKtec Nucbox M6 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Mini PC Computer, Power Supply & Cable, VESA Mount and Screws, HDMI Cable

Processor Brand AMD

Model Year 2024

CPU Model Number AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Video Processor AMD

Customer Reviews 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (461) 4.4 out of 5 stars

ASIN B0D2X1G4K8

Item Height 5 inches

Manufacturer Shenzhenshi Jimokekejiyouxiangongsi

Warranty Description 1 Year Warranty

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Graphics

Graphics Description Integrated

Graphics Coprocessor AMD Radeon 660M 1900MHz

Graphics Card Ram 32 GB

Graphics Ram Type DRAM

Graphics Card Interface Integrated

Processor

Processor Series Ryzen 5

Processor Speed 4.5 GHz

Processor Socket FP7 BGA 25×35mm

Processor Count 6

Display

Screen Size 75 Inches

Display Resolution Maximum 3840 x 2160 pixels

Display Type LED

Aspect Ratio 16:9

Resolution 4096 × 2160

Native Resolution 4096 x 2304

Connectivity

Wireless Network Technology Wi-Fi

Connectivity Technology USB, Ethernet, LAN, HDMI

Wireless Compability 5.8 GHz Radio Frequency, 5 GHz Radio Frequency, Bluetooth, 802.11ax, 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency

Wireless Technology Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Ports

Total USb Ports 5

Total Number of HDMI Ports 1

Number of Component Outputs 3

Input Devices

Human-Interface Input Touchscreen, Mouse, Keyboard, Buttons

Keyboard Layout QWERTY

Warranty & Support

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👍 Pros & 👎 Cons

✅ What I Loved:

Blazing fast performance for work and casual gaming

Tiny footprint with VESA mount included

Tons of ports, including future-proof USB 4.0

Upgradable RAM and dual SSD slots

Solid build and modern design

⚠️ What Could Be Better:

Fan gets loud during heavy tasks

Integrated graphics can’t handle demanding AAA games

Minor driver hiccups (easily fixed, though)

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[gurupanguji]

Framework announcements - Feb 25, 2025

Framework announcements: a delightful mini desktop and a promising ultra portable. #framework #pc #linux

Framework, the company that makes modular computers including the much lauded Framework 13 laptop announced a new mainboard for the laptop. a delightful new desktop mini PC and a hot new 12″ portable / convertible laptop. Framework is still a niche manufacturer. They are not an apple, dell, hp or even a microsoft. They’ve focused on upgradeable modular laptops and the framework 13 is a…

[ms-demeanor]

So You Need To Buy A Computer But You Don't Know What Specs Are Good These Days

Hi.

This is literally my job.

Lots of people are buying computers for school right now or are replacing computers as their five-year-old college laptop craps out so here's the standard specs you should be looking for in a (windows) computer purchase in August 2023.

PROCESSOR

Intel i5 (no older than 10th Gen)

Ryzen 7

You can get away with a Ryzen 5 but an intel i3 should be an absolute last resort. You want at least an intel i5 or a Ryzen 7 processor. The current generation of intel processors is 13, but anything 10 or newer is perfectly fine. DO NOT get a higher performance line with an older generation; a 13th gen i5 is better than an 8th gen i7. (Unfortunately I don't know enough about ryzens to tell you which generation is the earliest you should get, but staying within 3 generations is a good rule of thumb)

RAM

8GB absolute minimum

If you don't have at least 8GB RAM on a modern computer it's going to be very, very slow. Ideally you want a computer with at least 16GB, and it's a good idea to get a computer that will let you add or swap RAM down the line (nearly all desktops will let you do this, for laptops you need to check the specs for Memory and see how many slots there are and how many slots are available; laptops with soldered RAM cannot have the memory upgraded - this is common in very slim laptops)

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Computers mostly come with SSDs these days; SSDs are faster than HDDs but typically have lower storage for the same price. That being said: SSDs are coming down in price and if you're installing your own drive you can easily upgrade the size for a low cost. Unfortunately that doesn't do anything for you for the initial purchase.

A lot of cheaper laptops will have a 128GB SSD and, because a lot of stuff is stored in the cloud these days, that can be functional. I still recommend getting a bit more storage than that because it's nice if you can store your music and documents and photos on your device instead of on the cloud. You want to be able to access your files even if you don't have internet access.

But don't get a computer with a big HDD instead of getting a computer with a small SSD. The difference in speed is noticeable.

SCREEN (laptop specific)

Personally I find that touchscreens have a negative impact on battery life and are easier to fuck up than standard screens. They are also harder to replace if they get broken. I do not recommend getting a touch screen unless you absolutely have to.

A lot of college students especially tend to look for the biggest laptop screen possible; don't do that. It's a pain in the ass to carry a 17" laptop around campus and with the way that everything is so thin these days it's easier to damage a 17" screen than a 14" screen.

On the other end of that: laptops with 13" screens tend to be very slim devices that are glued shut and impossible to work on or upgrade.

Your best bet (for both functionality and price) is either a 14" or a 15.6" screen. If you absolutely positively need to have a 10-key keyboard on your laptop, get the 15.6". If you need something portable more than you need 10-key, get a 14"

FORM FACTOR (desktop specific)

If you purchase an all-in-one desktop computer I will begin manifesting in your house physically. All-in-ones take away every advantage desktops have in terms of upgradeability and maintenance; they are expensive and difficult to repair and usually not worth the cost of disassembling to upgrade.

There are about four standard sizes of desktop PC: All-in-One (the size of a monitor with no other footprint), Tower (Big! probably at least two feet long in two directions), Small Form Factor Tower (Very moderate - about the size of a large shoebox), and Mini/Micro/Tiny (Small! about the size of a small hardcover book).

If you are concerned about space you are much better off getting a MicroPC and a bracket to put it on your monitor than you are getting an all-in-one. This will be about a million percent easier to work on than an all-in-one and this way if your monitor dies your computer is still functional.

Small form factor towers and towers are the easiest to work on and upgrade; if you need a burly graphics card you need to get a full size tower, but for everything else a small form factor tower will be fine. Most of our business sales are SFF towers and MicroPCs, the only time we get something larger is if we have to put a $700 graphics card in it. SFF towers will accept small graphics cards and can handle upgrades to the power supply; MicroPCs can only have the RAM and SSD upgraded and don't have room for any other components or their own internal power supply.

WARRANTY

Most desktops come with either a 1 or 3 year warranty; either of these is fine and if you want to upgrade a 1 year to a 3 year that is also fine. I've generally found that if something is going to do a warranty failure on desktop it's going to do it the first year, so you don't get a hell of a lot of added mileage out of an extended warranty but it doesn't hurt and sometimes pays off to do a 3-year.

Laptops are a different story. Laptops mostly come with a 1-year warranty and what I recommend everyone does for every laptop that will allow it is to upgrade that to the longest warranty you can get with added drop/damage protection. The most common question our customers have about laptops is if we can replace a screen and the answer is usually "yes, but it's going to be expensive." If you're purchasing a low-end laptop, the parts and labor for replacing a screen can easily cost more than half the price of a new laptop. HOWEVER, the way that most screens get broken is by getting dropped. So if you have a warranty with drop protection, you just send that sucker back to the factory and they fix it for you.

So, if it is at all possible, check if the manufacturer of a laptop you're looking at has a warranty option with drop protection. Then, within 30 days (though ideally on the first day you get it) of owning your laptop, go to the manufacturer site, register your serial number, and upgrade the warranty. If you can't afford a 3-year upgrade at once set a reminder for yourself to annually renew. But get that drop protection, especially if you are a college student or if you've got kids.

And never, ever put pens or pencils on your laptop keyboard. I've seen people ruin thousand dollar, brand-new laptops that they can't afford to fix because they closed the screen on a ten cent pencil. Keep liquids away from them too.

LIFESPAN

There's a reasonable chance that any computer you buy today will still be able to turn on and run a program or two in ten years. That does not mean that it is "functional."

At my office we estimate that the functional lifespan of desktops is 5-7 years and the functional lifespan of laptops is 3-5 years. Laptops get more wear and tear than desktops and desktops are easier to upgrade to keep them running. At 5 years for desktops and 3 years for laptops you should look at upgrading the RAM in the device and possibly consider replacing the SSD with a new (possibly larger) model, because SSDs and HDDs don't last forever.

COST

This means that you should think of your computers as an annual investment rather than as a one-time purchase. It is more worthwhile to pay $700 for a laptop that will work well for five years than it is to pay $300 for a laptop that will be outdated and slow in one year (which is what will happen if you get an 8th gen i3 with 8GB RAM). If you are going to get a $300 laptop try to get specs as close as possible to the minimums I've laid out here.

If you have to compromise on these specs, the one that is least fixable is the processor. If you get a laptop with an i3 processor you aren't going to be able to upgrade it even if you can add more RAM or a bigger SSD. If you have to get lower specs in order to afford the device put your money into the processor and make sure that the computer has available slots for upgrade and that neither the RAM nor the SSD is soldered to the motherboard. (one easy way to check this is to search "[computer model] RAM upgrade" on youtube and see if anyone has made a video showing what the inside of the laptop looks like and how much effort it takes to replace parts)

Computers are expensive right now. This is frustrating, because historically consumer computer prices have been on a downward trend but since 2020 that trend has been all over the place. Desktop computers are quite expensive at the moment (August 2023) and decent laptops are extremely variably priced.

If you are looking for a decent, upgradeable laptop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

14" Lenovo - $670 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD

15.6" HP - $540 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

14" Dell - $710 - 12th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

If you are looking for a decent, affordable desktop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

SFF HP - $620 - 10th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

SFF Lenovo - $560 - Ryzen 7 5000 series, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Dell Tower - $800 - 10th-gen i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

If I were going to buy any of these I'd probably get the HP laptop or the Dell Tower. The HP Laptop is actually a really good price for what it is.

Anyway happy computering.

[curewimdy]

i have got to upgrade the ram on my pc but ive never done that kind of computer maintenance by myself before. scawwy. i grew up with macs & whenever the hardware got to old/outdated/slow you just had to suffer until you could afford to replace the whole computer

[takumiraine]

Once upon a time chapter 3

3 chapters in as many days? Nobody tell my Ao3 readers. I don’t have siblings, but I hope I captured banter well.

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Once upon a time two men stopped believing in fairy tales.

Jason walked into the admissions office with Dan’s schedule memorized as well as Bab’s working schedule in the library to debrief both before and after and make sure their own girl genius ate. She was the only one in the family that didn’t treat him differently since the whole dead until he wasn’t thing after all.

“Hi there,” Jason said to the woman working the desk, turning on every ounce of charm, bringing out the smile that historically got him into as many troublesome spots as it got him out of. “I’m Jason Todd-Wayne and I think I’m ready to put down roots and get my degree in Literature. Russian or English, doesn’t matter.”

“Oh!” The woman looked suitably flustered, and he felt suitably stupid as he stood there with that thousand sun smile and his stupid shock of white hair and completely unprotected t shirt and jeans. Yeah he had a couple of knives in his boots but… he felt entirely too exposed. “Let me… make a call and see who can get you settled in.”

An hour and one incredibly flimsy “yeah well I’ve been doing absolutely no learning the last five years just give me the remedials first” lie later, and Jason had a schedule that matched up in a couple places with this Dan person.

He went to go see Babs at her job in the library, stopping at the campus coffee shop to bring her her favorite drink. May as well add some extra bribery to keep her from spilling if Bruce asked.

Jason doubted he would but weirder things have happened.

He walked up to where she was tapping away on one of the computers at the reference desk. He reached over and set the coffee near enough so she could grab it and far enough away that she wouldn’t throw a fit about the possibility of spills.

Jason looked around idly, waiting for her to be done with whatever task she was set to. Once she was done she grabbed the cup. “He’s here.” She said, taking a drink from her coffee.

Jason blinked. “What?”

“Yeah. Once I saw him this morning, without static, I realized why he was familiar.” There was the steady beep-beep-beep as she checked in books. “He practically lives here. Northwestern corner on the desktop.” More beeping and Jason turned his head under the guise of scanning the space as he sipped from his own drink. “Wouldn’t be suspicious except for last night, and knowing his class schedule.”

Jason nods, pushes off the desk and makes a slow circuit under the guise of looking for a book. The kid, under bright daylight, looks like hell. Pale with dark circles under his eyes. Thin. A quick glance at the screen shows him working on math way more complex than the remedial class he - they were taking. He selected a book from the shelf and returned to Babs.

“Kid looks more dead than I am,” Jason muttered, setting his cup down and paging through the book. Not only did the kid not notice when Jason got close but didn’t look over. No sense of danger that one.

He stood, making bland conversation with Babs and skimming through the book. At least until the kid got up. A quick check of the clock showed it was almost time for their first shared class. He walked out first, and pulled out the sheet of paper with his schedule. When the kid passed by Jason stopped him.

“Hey, sorry to bug you,” he wasn’t, “I started a bit late. Any idea where DL 115 is?” Danny startled a bit as he realized he was being spoken to, before nodding.

“Yeah. Headed there now. C’mon. I’m Danny.” The kid gave a smile and Jason was hit with the thought that with some sleep he was probably handsome.

As they walked Danny rambled a mile a minute, giving directions and a mini tour. Everything surface level, but kind nonetheless. He stifled a yawn as they passed the cafe where Jason had gotten the two coffees earlier that morning “and I’ve heard this place has the best coffee anywhere near campus. Haven’t tried it myself so your mileage may vary, but the smells are right.”

Jason normally found this sort of prattle irritating, but he found himself more amazed at the fact that a kid who had a knife in his stomach no more than 12 hours before was moving like nothing happened.

When they got to class Jason took the spot next to Danny. “Thanks for the tour man,” he said, wishing he could drop the Jason Todd-Wayne persona and go back to being just Jason.

“Yeah. Of course. Gotta help where you can.” Point one against being a rogue in the making. “Whats your major?”

“Literature. You?”

“Mechanical Engineering. I’m shit at lit, my high school teacher once accused me of being that dense on purpose.” Jason couldn’t help the snort, and he caught Danny’s lips quirk in a smile.

“Whats an engineer doing in a remedial math class?”

“High school was murder. Spent most of the time ghosting my classes.” He shrugged a bit, arranging the books he brought on the table. “Chronic underachiever.” The last two words were said with the same tone of someone who had heard them more often than anyone bothered to ask the reason behind it. Jason wasn’t quite sure where that point fell.

“Well, we need more engineers here. You grow up in one of the districts?” Small talk was a Wayne staple and even though Jason could appreciate the way they were helping him get information from the kid, it made him want to claw his face off.

“Nah.” A pause and the pit in Jason burned suddenly. “Small town in the Midwest. They need good ones there too. But Gotham was willing to pay me to be here.” He shrugs. “It’s a living I guess.” Jason had to resist the urge to grit his teeth. “You grow up here?”

A breath in. Out. Control. “Yeah. Crime alley until I was adopted by Bruce Wayne.”

Something in Danny’s look changes subtly, and the pit shrieks. Jason clenches a fist under the table, nails biting into his palm. “Doesn’t he fund the Justice League?” Knowledge outside his scope. Either the kid researched or had inside info. One point for rogue. Jason shrugged one shoulder and did his best ‘I just work here’ voice.

“I think so. Managing the money is more my brother’s thing though.” Keeping his voice even is a struggle with the way the pit lashes inside of him. Sweat beads at his hairline even though he’s certain the air conditioning just clicked on from the way the air is suddenly cooler around him.

“I hate those assholes…” he heard Danny mutter as the teacher entered and began the class. Another point towards rogue. So far it was pretty even, but there could still be an explanation.

The teacher began droning on and slowly the pit calmed in him as more math was put in front of them. Jason wished it would act up. Trying to manage it would keep him occupied from the numbers. They always only meant one thing. There was no subtext. No beauty. No romance to it.

God. If anyone knew that the vicious Red Hood was secretly a romantic? Kill him again now. He glanced over at Danny’s notebook when he realized he missed some instructions. The guy’s handwriting was a mess, little notes jotted this way and that with arrows connecting it to something else that Jason recognized from the more complex math that Babs and Tim sometimes got on about.

Danny caught him looking and trying to copy, and rolled his eyes but put dots next to the things he was missing once he looked over at Jason’s mess of notes.

After class, Jason couldn’t help but ask “why are you in this math class? I’m the wrong guy to ask but that sh…stuff,” he corrected, reminding himself who he was supposed to be. Danny raised an eyebrow but let him continue, “seems way more complicated than what we’re learning.”

“I’m a bad tester.” He shrugs. “I’ve had worse lecture experiences.”

Jason had an opening to get to know this guy better. “Any chance you’d be willing to tutor me?”

Danny’s eyes furrowed at him, “I’m sure your dad could hire someone with a math degree, not just some….” He waved his hand “nothing nobody from nowhere.” He finished. Jason considered, or at least pretended to.

“He could, probably a whole fleet of them. But I hate asking him for things. Rich people are just….”

“Pompous assholes?” Danny supplied when Jason seemed to struggle for a nice way to put it. Even Sam had been at first, her parents’ attitudes surrounding money rubbing off on her.

“Yeah. We don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things. But I will pay.”

Danny seemed to consider that for a while, watching him more closely than the exhausted appearance would make anyone expect, something sharp and calculating in his gaze. Finally he seemed to decide and nodded, opening to a page where he had his schedule scribbled out. “I guess. When?”

“As soon as possible, I’ve already missed a couple weeks and I’m totally lost.” Not a complete lie. He could get himself caught up but making the bridge with Danny was more important. “Dinner at the cafe? I’ll buy for the inconvenience and then we can head to the library and get started?” Jason remembered Danny showing the mugger the empty wallet the night before. Either the kid kept his money elsewhere or he was broke.

Those sharp blue eyes landed on him again and narrowed slightly, and Jason got the distinct impression he was trying to weigh Jason’s soul against a feather. Then, again, Danny looks away and shrugs. “I guess. My next class is out at five.” Jason made a point of checking his watch. It was three. He nodded. “Meet you there at quarter after.” Jason nodded his agreement and stood. As Danny started to walk off Jason heard “And don’t think I’ll take it easy on you just because you’re a pretty rich boy.”

Fuck. What had he just gotten himself into?

The class Danny was headed to wasn’t one they shared, so Jason returned to the library. “Any idea what the kid does on the computer while he’s here?” Jason asked quietly, standing next to where Babs was shelving books. She handed him one and he put it back where it belonged, over her head.

“Excuse you, libraries are havens for those who want to be away from the panopticon of spying that is the powers that be.” Babs shot back, handing him another book. She could have reached that one but they both knew the understanding was clear, ‘you stand here to bother me during my normal girl hours, you work.’

‘And I know you’ his look countered. She sighed, wheeled herself and the cart to a different shelf.

“Nothing suspicious. Some conspiracy forums. Spends a lot of time sharing conspiracies with accounts named Technus and Ember, occasionally gets told to ‘go outside and eat something’ by an account called Desiree. Everything seems normal, or as normal as can be from conspiracy nuts.”

“What’s their favorite conspiracy?”

“Ghosts mostly. Though Pariah, Dan, also talks about how the JL is either in the pocket of the government or vice versa. He can’t seem to decide.”

“Any idea why he hates them?”

She hums, finishes with that shelf and moves along, waving cheerfully at some students that come out of a study room and keeps on her way. Jason is amazed that she manages the heavy book cart with her wheelchair. It’s just proof that there’s nothing that Babs can’t do. Jason doesn’t offer to push it. If she wanted his help she’d tell him. Or hand him something.

“Something about only helping when it suits them. Sending the government to put down anyone who needs help that they don’t want to give.”

“Threat assessment?” Jason was willing to bet that there was a reason. Maybe not a good reason, but a reason.

“Minimal so far. If they are working together, this forum seems to be their only point of contact. Ember is in Bludhaven, and although I haven’t been able to get any real id on her, Dick says there hasn’t really been anything abnormal out there. She uses a different computer almost every time and pays in cash. Technus is in Metropolis. Has some pretty nasty firewalls. I could get past them but then he’d probably know. Desiree is in Yale, studying psychology. She’s probably the one I have the most information on. Real name Jasmine McLain. Eldest daughter of two middle class parents, younger sibling died in a hit and run in high school, left town first chance she got and never looked back. Overachiever in high school and got an associates in Psychology while working full time. Doesn’t know much about net security but nothing stands out beyond that.”

Jason shelved a few more books. Wished he still smoked. “Something doesn’t feel right.” He couldn’t put his finger on what.

“Sure it’s not that jacket?” Jason looked down at himself, frowning. He looked pretentious. He looked like an asshole. He looked like Tim or Bruce.

“Now that’s just mean and uncalled for Barbie.” He said her name just loud enough for some stupid barely 18 year old somewhere in the stacks to chirp back ‘Hi Barbie’ almost automatically.

Babs pulled a face, elbowed him in the ribs. “Laugh it up J.J. the Jet Plane.”

In spite of the carefully honed bat instinct that said he was missing something important, Jason smiled.

[wosieposiecozy]

Mini Edgar plushies, kiss them, hug them, squish them, kick them, these Edgars are freaks of technology.

Desktop computer pattern by emieclat on Etsy. I did edit the pattern to make the side bigger bc I like chunky computers ^_^

[okay-computer]

Okay Computers for the Week of December 1st 2024

New Laptop: Asus Vivobook with a 13th Gen i7 processor, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Home for $499.99

New Desktop: Dell Inspiron Mini tower with a 13th Gen i5 processor, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD and Windows 11 Pro for $589

Refurb Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad 14" with a 10th Gen i5 processor, 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $279.95

Refurb Desktop: Dell Optiplex micro desktop with a 10th gen i5 processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $249.99

These computers are all perfectly reasonable computers for the price, and the Asus is a really good deal for the price (though you're likely not going to be able to upgrade the RAM and I'd recommend a warranty upgrade through Asus if it's available).

[best2buy]

Link: https://amzn.to/4kTWch9 Saudi Arab: https://amzn.to/4k5UMPp High-Performance Mini PC: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (8C/16T, up to 4.7GHz) with Radeon 680M graphics—smooth AAA gaming and multitasking. 8K Quad Display Support: Dual USB4 + HDMI 2.1 ports support up to 8K@60Hz and 4 displays simultaneously.

[messydoodlesyt]

SMG4 Comic: Haircut (Part 1/5???)

First off I think it's super dumb of Tumblr to only allow 10 posts on the mobile app, like it took me 30 minutes to save all the pictures, add to google drive, boot up my computer, wait for it top load, download the pictures to the desktop, and then upload it. Like dang man might have to stick with 10 for the remaining pages.

But anyways with that aside, I wanted to do a mini(ish) comic about Meggy. I started watching SMG4 with the Puzzle Vision Arc and while I thought she seemed cool, I didn't think much of her. But the more I watched the more fascinated I was with her. But it wasn't until watching the Anime Arc and Meggy's destiny where I was fully invested in her character. One of the biggest things though that stuck out to me was her adjusting to her new human form. While we got some of that kind of shown in the SMG4 videos, I honestly wish we did get to dive deeper into that because yeah- it is a big change.

So that's why this comic is existing! And also why for my redesign of Meggy I gave her short hair because frankly I feel like with all the changes she's going through (or was from Anime Arc till Meggy's Destiny), she can at least have control of something even if it's something as simple as changing your hair if that even makes sense. And also cuz short hair Meggy looks dope like homegirl can pull off both.

Meggy has definitely made it to my top 5 favorite SMG4 characters for sure though.

Part 2

[simeralla]

50+ FAVORITE SIMS 4 MODS & OVERRIDES OF 2024: ULTIMATE MUST-HAVES!

Gameplay Mods

Analyze Book Mod BySashasSpace & BookwormSims-Analyze Book mod ft. Bookworm Sims ♥ | Patreon

Ask to learn how to kiss By Simkatu- new interaction "ask to learn how to kiss" | Patreon

Attachment Styles By ElleSimsWorld - DOWNLOAD: Attachment Styles (A Mini Romance Mod) | Patreon

Baby Step Activity Walker by Shooby Sims- Baby Steps - Infant Activity Walker | Patreon

Backyard Carnival by Cezpid creations- The SIms 4 Backyard Carnival Modpack | Patreon

Ballet Skill Mod By Jane Simsten- Mod: Ballet Skill (Early Access until April 11th) | Patreon

Beach Volleyball Mod  by Waronk CC - the sims 4 voly beach fuction | Patreon

Better Daycare By Adeepindigo- Better Daycare by adeepindigo

Childbirth Mod Update Llamaze & NICU- Child Birth Mod • PandaSama

Expanded Pregnancy Mod By Lory Na - My Mods | LoryNa Mods&Trad.

Generate Friends By ImTashaMonet - 🤝🏾 [Mod Release] Generate Random Friends | Patreon

Golden Years Mod By Adeepindigo-Golden Years Elder Pack by adeepindigo

Growing Pains Mod By ThatssoJordy - 🌻GROWING PAINS 🌻RELEASE | Patreon

Healthy Living Mod by Adeepindigo & Pandasama-Healthy Living by adeepindigo

Holiday Drama by ElleSimsWorld - Advent Mini Mod Week 1: Holiday Drama Mod | Patreon

Kids Can Paint mOd by Cezpid Creations-Update Kids Sim Can Painting Mods | Patreon

Love Language by SashasSpace - Love Language mod v1- the intro ♡ | Patreon

Make Bed By Utopya CC- Make the bed Mod | SMALL MODS | Patreon

Passionate Gifts Mod Update Designer Bag by UtopyaCC - Passionate Gift 0.3 | Designer Bag Update | Patreon

PlumKidz by Plumlace & Plumbleena -PlumKidz | Plumbaleena Collab | Patreon

Searchable Pose Player By TwistedMexi- Searchable Pose Player - v1.1 | Patreon

Sims U online byu MidniteTech-SimU Online Skill Classes (BGC) | Patreon

Sleepover Traditions by ThatssoJordy-Sleepover Traditions Mod | Patreon

Slice of Life by KawaiiStacie- Slice of Life 🍓✅

Tip the WaitStaff by ImTashaMonet-[Mod Release] Give Tip to Waitstaff 🍽️ | Patreon

Virtual Therapy by ElleSimsWorld- DOWNLOAD: Virtual Therapy Mini Mod | Sims 4 | Patreon

Wave N Grind By Utopya CC- Kiss and Grind-Wave and Grind | Mod Updates | Patreon

Overrides

Beige UI By Vyxated- [WIP] Beige UI Mod for The Sims 4 | Patreon

Better Candle & CandleMaking By BossladyTV- Better Candles & Candlemaking - The Sims 4 Mods - CurseForge

Computer Screen Override By Simkatu- computer desktop override | Patreon

Controlled Position 2.0 By Northern Serbia Winds - CONTROLLED POSITION MOD v2.2 | Patreon

Cozy Collection Loading Screen By Simeralla -New Cozy Loading Screens (Cozy Time Collection) | Patreon

Cry Mod By Simkatu- cry mod | Patreon

Cuddle & Bath By Khlas- Cuddle And Bath Together | Patreon

Faster Jewelry Making By BossLadyTV- Faster Jewelry Making - The Sims 4 Mods - CurseForge

Flavored Coffee By BossLadyTV- Flavored Coffee - The Sims 4 Mods - CurseForge

Flower Arrangement By Simaktu- override flower arrangement by simkatu | Patreon

Infant/toddler Sit Anywhere By Simkatu-invisible high chairs or how infants and toddlers can sit anywhere | Patreon

Lo-Fi Station By ElleSimsWorld- LO-FI STATION MOD | Patreon

Nap on a Table By Simkatu- nap on the table | Patreon

Nap With Infant by Simkatu -take a nap with infant | Patreon

New Listening Music Interactions By Simkatu-new music listening interactions | Patreon

No Change after Jogging By ElleSimsWorld-Mini-Fix Mod: No Auto Change After Jogging | Patreon

Paired Selfies By Dear Kim- [PairedSelfie] X♡X♡ #16 | Patreon

Reading books Seated By Simkatu - reading animation override 2.0 | Patreon

Refreshed Main Menu By SimMatically- Refreshed Loading Screen - v1.2.0 [PUBLIC] | Patreon

Relaxed Watching Tv By Simkatu-relaxed tv watching animations override | Patreon

Robe After Shower By ElleSimsWorld-Mini-Fix Mods: Wardrobe Tweaks | Patreon

Rose Override By Jessica- Offer Rose Default Replacement | Patreon

Together on a Laptop By Utopya CC - (Preview) Together on a Laptop | Gameplay Mod | Patreon

Zen Pages By Elles SimsWorld- Zen Pages: A Bookish Self Care Collection — Sims 4 Books | Patreon

[thesims4blogger]

Plumfruit is Back! Arnie, a modder for The Sims 4, released his Plumfruit mod. The mod was a revamp of the existing cell phone in the game and had some new features as well. The original mod was already quite impressive but he’s revamped it, adding more functional objects, more apps, and more ways to enjoy a high-tech lifestyle in The Sims 4.

Introducing Plumfruit Essentials!

Hey friends,

Yesterday I announced The Plumfruit Collection and two new mod kits, Retrofruit and Plumfruit Essentials. You can watch the trailer here on my YouTube channel, and read the full post announcement here!

Today is my brithday and my gift to you is the release of Plumfruit Essentials!! 🥳 This is the first mod kit from the Plumfruit Collection, which will expand in the future with new releases!

Say hello to Plumfruit Essentials, a brand new mod kit featuring some of your favourite Plumfruit device types: phone, tablets, computers, and more! This mod kit is kind of a reimagining of Plumfruit Lite, a mod kit with more simple items I released just before I stepped away from Sims modding three years ago. But everything here is brand new: simpler code, better stability, and better design than ever before!

What’s included?

📱 PlumPhone Air – A stylish new phone replacement with a custom animated screen and PlumfruitOS visuals. For now, it’s available in one swatch: Titanium, and this is just the first of a new generation of Plumfruit phones.

There are also new app icons I designed for your UI Phone, that match the interactions and categories! Now please be careful: the PlumPhone Air and the new app icons are overriding some of the game's items, interactions and categories! Any other mod overriding the phone will conflict!

💻 PlumPad Air & PlumPad Mini – These elegant tablets come with a completely overhauled interaction menu, now sorted into apps with all-new icons for easier accessibility, similar to what I’ve done with CheatsMaster and Luminova. These icons will be shared across all Plumfruit devices (and the next Luminova update too!)

🖥️ iPlum Air & PlumBook Air – A futuristic all-in-one desktop and a sleek laptop companion. Both come with 15 beautiful wallpapers, a minimalist black-screen swatch, and new apps like Mail, Web Explorer, Notes, and more.

🔊 PlumPod Max & PlumPod Mini – These are for all the music lovers out there! Great sound quality, colourful swatches, animated screens, smart home features (compatible with Luminova), and access to Plumfruit’s virtual assistant, Neo.

If you have my Luminova Mod Kit installed, there are already some features that are cross-comptaible, and there will be soon another update expanding the features!

🎧 PlumBuds – A stylish replacement for the EarBuds from the Fitness Stuff Pack – required for them to show up and work! With an overhauled menu and custom icons for a smoother, more modern feel. (This is also an override and it will conflict with any other mod replacing the EarBuds!)

📸 PlumCam Future – A high-end camera with three lenses and a massive touchscreen at the back. It works just like the in-game HD cameras, but with an updated futuristic design (perfect to take pictures to store on Retrofruit storage units when it comes out!)

📺 PlumTV – Running PlumfruitOS (just like the Luminova Smart TV), this new TV features rounded corners, a selection of new screensavers, and sleek modern lines.

You can also use the animated TV Backlight from Luminova with this new TV!

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Plumfruit Essentials is now available to download on the new ✦ Early Access ✦ Page!

Plumfruit Essentials is available as early access for Patreon paid Members, but it will be available publicly and free for all in just one week! I didn’t want to do a full 2–3 week early access with this one, since it’s kind of reviving a mod I’ve created before, even though every item is completely new. But I still wanted to thank and reward my Patreon supporters, so I thought this was a fair way to do it.  

[tovieplays]

      

NEW MODS VIDEO IS LIVE NOW!!! FOLLOW FOR MORE

 | Visual mods |

*No music notes mod for sims 4: by Krys29 https://modthesims.info/d/540385/no-music-notes-for-sims-4.html

*No Zzz for Sims 4 https://modthesims.info/d/540287/no-zzz-for-sims-4.html

*Missing plumbob by  https://ko-fi.com/s/b737098fd3 

    | Gameplay mods |

*SimCare https://www.patreon.com/posts/simcare-early-91664292 

*Mccc - https://deaderpool-mccc.com/ 

*Weerbesu UI cheats https://www.patreon.com/posts/ui-cheats-v1-16-26240068

*Smarter Pie Menu: Searchable https://www.patreon.com/posts/smarter-pie-menu-81030137

*Steady Sit & Seat Any Sim: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mod-steady-sit-83645525

*Steady Sit & Seat Any Sim: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mod-steady-sit-83645525

*Mini-Mod: Greetings: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nc4t-mini-mod-65202018 

*First Impressions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44832679 

*Mod: Turn On TV: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mod-turn-on-tv-70261108 

*Control Any Sim https://modthesims.info/d/634595/control-any-sim-v1-2-4.html 

*Healthy living mod : https://www.patreon.com/posts/healthy-living-102663074 

*Autonomy Toggle : https://www.patreon.com/posts/bg-autonomy-31612207 

*Midnitetech power outages mod https://www.patreon.com/midnitetech/posts 

*Midnitetech doom scrolling https://www.patreon.com/midnitetech/posts 

* Nerdy doll Cupids corner lower refresh rate https://www.patreon.com/posts/cupids-corner-108827515 

*UTOPYA Brawling Mod https://www.patreon.com/UTOPYA_cc/posts

*UTOPYA make the bed mod https://www.patreon.com/UTOPYA_cc/posts

*UTOPYA pool table mod https://www.patreon.com/posts/functional-pool-97981170 

*Waronkcc functional cars https://www.patreon.com/posts/61053382 

| Overrides |

*Luxe Gift Box Override by LargeTayterTots https://www.patreon.com/posts/luxe-gift-box-by-104977636 

*Presents Overhaul by Apricot Rush  https://www.patreon.com/posts/day-9-presents-94902582 

*Simkatu Computer Desktop Override https://www.patreon.com/simkatu/posts

*Ceiling replacement by surprise peach https://surprisepeach.tumblr.com/post/625013453550157824/this-replaces-the-ugly-white-ceilings-with-a 

*Pc game override by Ebonix https://www.patreon.com/posts/33560276

*Simkatu override flower arrangement https://www.patreon.com/simkatu/posts

*Dynamus Remote Override https://modthesims.info/m/10185139 

*Nv games Failed Energy Animation https://www.patreon.com/posts/small-mods-69121597 

*Default mop replacement LargeTayterTots  https://www.patreon.com/posts/default-haul-87565236 

| Romance mods |

*Purchase jewelry by rex :https://konansock.tumblr.com/post/751599316869791744/small-mod-purchase-jewelry-on-phones 

*SIMS4 MOD | Kiss-n-Grind 1.6 Waved Kiss https://www.patreon.com/posts/107870579 

*Simkatu cry mod https://www.patreon.com/simkatu/posts

*UTOPYA passionate gifts https://www.patreon.com/UTOPYA_cc/posts

| Cas and lighting mods |

*Vyxated Reflective CAS Background https://www.patreon.com/posts/reflection-cas-93254283

*Weerbesu More columns in CAS https://www.patreon.com/posts/more-columns-in-27751117

*No blu by LUUMIA https://luumiasims.com/post/176043227929/its-been-well-over-a-year-since-noblu-v1-came-out 

*Luumia NoGLO https://luumiasims.com/post/167217001494/i-released-the-noglo-mod-about-a-year-and-a-half 

*Simp4sims simpsetters https://www.patreon.com/posts/overhaul-01-57965057 

*Softerhaze Sunblind https://softerhaze.tumblr.com/post/708700219869691904/sunblind-the-landscape-images-above-excluding 

*K-Hippy K-505 Terrain Mod https://k-hippie.tumblr.com/post/171136399326/k-505-terrain-mod-replacement-4-all-worlds 

*CONTROLLED POSITION MOD by northern siberia winds https://www.patreon.com/posts/cas-tuning-mod-1-81104796 

shout out to all the incredible creators!

@plumlace @deaderpoolmc @twistedmexi @amellce @needcoffee4that @mizoreyukii @pandasamacc @midnitetech @nerdydoll-sims4 @utopya-cc @waronkccs-blog @largetaytertots @apricotrush @simkatu @ebonixsims @nv-gamesgames @vyxated @luumia @simp4sims @softerhaze @k-hippie @northernsiberiawinds