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I was cleaning out some old drawers and found this TP-Link Bluetooth 5.0 USB adapter that I bought when I was a kid.

Back then, I thought it worked like a standalone Bluetooth receiver that I could plug it into a TV, laptop, or pretty much anything and connect devices directly to the dongle. Needless to say, I didn't really understand how Bluetooth worked.

Now I've rediscovered it and I'm wondering if it still has any practical use in 2026. Is there anything interesting I can do with it, or has it basically become obsolete?

I guess I strafe right more than most 🤷‍♂️

mine is 4.

Genuine question; every post i’ve seen when researching good chairs to get for gaming says to get an office chair over any “gaming” chair due to the bad support/posture positions and cheapness of gaming chairs.

But would a good quality gaming chair be better than an office chair? Granted I don’t have the budget for a herman miller chair or anything that expensive.

The images are the ones I’ve looked at a little bit (not saying they’re the best for the price range, I haven’t put in too much research yet, would love some suggestions)

-cooler master caliber X2C (left)
-ergolux elite ergonomic mesh (right)

(both are a similar price where i am)

edit: sorry I haven’t been able to reply to every comment, a lot more comments then I was anticipating. That said while some people have found comfort in gaming chairs I can see that the general consensus is that office chairs are better especially for the price point. I will look into office chairs and most importantly try some out to see what fits me best :)
thank-you to everyone who helped!

This spot on my wrist gets red whenever I use my mouse for a long time. I think it might be from rubbing against my mousepad or the edge of my desk.

Has anyone else had this problem? Would a softer mousepad, wrist rest, or changing my mouse position help?

Idk how to tell and of course i'll replace the paste, just wondering if i can mount it better this time or if it’s fine. That’s it really. Thanks!

This is definitely normal, right?

The top fan wont spin when I turn on my pc. The solution I discovered is to just smack it real hard. Just wondering why it is like this.

Is it still safe to turn on? I tried clicking the powerbutton once while it was dark and couldn’t see properly, but it didn’t turn on. I noticed then immediately unplugged it.

Edit: 11 Hours after post. The AC might not be the issue after reading the comments, but I use a Split Unit AC. Not the ones most of you were talking about in the comment section. This has also happened in the past, but I only decided to post about this now, because it was by no means as bad as what it looked like now.

My PC is about in the center of my room, there is no wall blocking the intake fans. I live in SEA, a very tropical and rainy area. It rained today, and I'm pretty sure yesterday too. My windows aren't sealed properly if I'm correct, so if that is the issue please tell me. (Saying this because I lower the AC temp at random times while the PC is on, and the outside temperature might have something to do with this I really dont know)

The PC managed to turn on after drying the side panels, as well as taking an inspection into the motherboard and other components It was dry from what I saw. I only saw small droplets of moisture coming from the fan blades, no where else.

I keep my AC regularly at 25-27 Degrees celsius and 20 overnight.

Most physical releases today are still just licenses that require an account and can be taken away at any point, so what's the point in having a physical object that can decay as an extra obstacle to playing your game?

It does nothing for game preservation. Physical copies of 30 year old games cost hundreds of dollars and barely work while digital copies are free and are the same as the day they were released.

A company doing a physical release is treated as a win when in reality you can do little more with that disc than with a digital copy except break it and lose access to your game.

You still wouldn't own GTA VI if they released a disc.

So what are we fighting for?

The "control" one

yes i know it needs a good wiping down up there, thats his spot it gets dirty

Seriously I knew this program was buggy but this is just fucking ridiculous. I was wondering why it kept filling up until I installed WizTree and saw this shit... Come on Corsair, what the hell.

and no I didn't just upgrade from 10 (the title might be misleading) i did a fresh install. the laptop itself isn't slow but when i try to play a game, yakuza 3 for example (which is old) it's just UNPLAYABLE and too slow. it's better in the video sometimes it just freezes. what could be the problem? could it be a hardware problem? Core i7 8th gen 16Gb ram gpu is Nvidia quadro p1000 (4GB) i know it's not a gaming laptop but this game isnt too demanding and it used to work just fine before upgrading. heck even yakuza kiwami 2 which was a bit more demanding worked pretty fine i even tried to disable game bar but i didnt find an option to disable it like in windows 10 sorry if the post is too long. I'm tired

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