I keep running into minor post-update issues with Arch on old hardware and on WSL. Switched WSL over to Debian; not sure about the Core 2 Quad yet, but I did find a Dell OptiPlex 5050:
- Core i5 6500
- 2x4GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (@ 2133MT/s)
- 250GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
- 250GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD
- Windows 11 Pro
...For $12.99 at a thrift store! That half-height 2GB GeForce GT 1030 I found a few months ago fits in there perfectly, too. Cheapest you're gonna find all of that is ~$300. It's really quiet, too.
Forza Horizon 5 is great, but I still prefer Need for Speed in terms of control and feel. Also, a bunch of top-tier cars were free or gifted right away (I guess I am joining a few years late) so I kinda didn't have to try at all, and just focused on signs and stories.
Anyway, watches: Timex for everyone, Casio for nerds, Swatch for dorks, solar for aficionados, automatic for connoisseurs , spring drive for the fancypants, and then anything else over ~$1000 is either an investment, a flex, or a mistake. Seriously, get a Timex or a Casio that suits you, and you're set; Swatch is a fashion statement; Citizen makes some very nice Eco-Drives; mod a cheap Seiko into whatever you like, if you must. Personally? I have an old automatic Mondaine Swiss Railways watch, a gold-tone Bulova Computron, a Seiko 5Y66-0AA0, a Mistura Juno Wood, a Casio EFA-124, a Fossil FS-4234, and an assortment of digital and analog quartz Timexes. Would love a Milgauss or a Sky-Dewller; would be happy with some of the current Presage models.
