[–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

On my first car the mechanism that is supposed to adjust the headlight level was broken so the lights "fell" into their lowest position so only the front of my car was lit up. On my second car i took the time to fix everything and adjusted the headlights to a correct position but the bulbs themselves were old and probably had weaker or less brightness than new halogen bulbs. As far as LED bulbs, i only use LEDs in my high beams. I don't want to be that guy who blinds everyone with their cheap LEDs but with high beams you're supposed to switch them off anyway. Doesn't really make much of a difference to me if you use LED high beams or if you add a LED Bar (so extra lights) to your car. LED high beams just don't add an ugly extra lights to your car while also being a bit weaker, so if you forget or drive on a windy road then you don't blind others as much.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I heard the same arguments about 20 or more years ago. "These new damn headlights are too bright. They blind all the oncoming traffic. These headlights should be banned by law." Ofcourse the one making these complaints was my dad and xenon headlights were becoming quite common at that point, even on some cheaper cars. The only time i've had problems with "bright" headlights is when the car that i'm driving has either terrible lights (so old and tired bulbs) or the lights are not adjusted correctly and point down way too much. Funnily enough the 2 cars i head with terrible lights both had xenon bulbs. The last 2 cars that i've had so far both have halogen bulbs. No issue with headlights that are too bright. Then again me not having any issues doesn't mean that complaints from others arent valid but incorrectly aimed lights with bad bulbs are already an issue in my circle so i'd imagine that these are the people that complain about LEDs the most. I also live in the EU so yearly inspectons atleast don't let you pass if your headlights are terrible.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I have the same issue on Kubuntu 24 LTS. Every time (so every day) there is an update the game fails to launch. Have to verify integrity of games files and then i can play again without issues. Until there is an update (so the next day usually). So far it has been a problem with rockstar and ubisoft titles.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago*

    I sugggest you to check out Torque Test Channel on youtube. They do a lot of testing and they have hard numbers to prove if one tool is better than another. They have tested Bosch ProFactor tools as well.

    Edit: and they refuse any sponsor out of integrity. They buy and test all of the tools.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    This won't mean that DDR5 prices will get any better, but it will lead to slightly better RAM availability in the OEM/ODM markets and server markets.

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