The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread
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@zecc said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
save it to a USB stick in a file called UPDATE, itself in a file called PS3
That's not how files work!
Isn't a folder just a special kind of file?
Oh, and they are suggesting we:
- connect the new drive externally via USB;
- back up all data to it, the new drive;
- open up the PS3, remove the old drive, insert the new drive;
- turn the console on and let it format the new drive;
- connect the old drive externally and restore settings from it, the old drive.
Let's compare that to the official instructions of the manual/website.
- Back up all save data and personal content to a USB memory stick, alternatively the cloud if a PS Plus member.
- Turn off the unit fully.
- Replace the harddrive. [Instructions varying depending on model.]
- Download the latest system software and place it on a USB memory stick as
/PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
- Connect USB drive and start console, then follow on-screen instructions to format drive and restore system software.
- After initial setup, redownload any digital games/content from the PS Store and restore personal data and saves from USB memory stick or cloud.
Incidentally, the procedure is exactly the same for upgrading the harddrive in a PS4.
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@atazhaia You're not supposed to backup your data to the drive that will be formatted, that much i s clear.
What isn't clear to me is whether it's possible to restore it directly from the old drive.Either way, these instructions suck.
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@zecc I am actually unsure if that will work.
Also, what amused me the most was the fact that most of the images were screengrabs of a browser window on a Google Image Search, with the appropriate image highlighted.
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@atazhaia said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
@zecc I am actually unsure if that will work.
Also, what amused me the most was the fact that most of the images were screengrabs of a browser window on a Google Image Search, with the appropriate image highlighted.
So why didn't you post a representative example earlier?
Here is one:
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@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@blakeyrat said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
....
I remember the Twittergasm when people figured out how Tic-Tac boxes worked. Which they... somehow?... never knew before.
I mean, it's not like there's instructions, but it sure leaves testament to viral knowledge?
A bit of a necro, but at least WikiHow has got your Tic-Tac problem covered, with extra helpful drawings:
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An issue that affects us all.
"Try cooking it? Put it in acid?"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFB5SlXhykQ
The Verge PC build that looked liked it was done by someone that didn't know how a screw driver works didn't get mentioned?
Building a PC is basically advanced Lego IMHO. However I have been doing for 20+ years.
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@kazitor said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
An issue that affects us all.
"Try cooking it? Put it in acid?"
I think I found @Gribnit's favorite.
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@brie said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
@kazitor said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
An issue that affects us all.
"Try cooking it? Put it in acid?"
I think I found @Gribnit's favorite.
No you are getting heavy metal wrong. These guys seems to understand it
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@sweaty_gammon said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
No you are getting heavy metal wrong.
No, @Gribnit is.
I agree with you. Heavy metal is for listening to, not for cooking with.
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@brie It's not like you can just eat a bunch of silver nitrate anyway, it does not get along with itself super well.
But, seeing that NO3 reminds me maybe it's time I went back to eating high explosives - probably not the detonating salts, but I got kinda a hankering for some cyclomite.
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@RaceProUK It's even wrong! You should not use shampoo or conditioner on your beard if you want a nice, bushy beard. Plain old hard soap is best for your beard.
I do like the picture in the onebox though, performing a Sicilian necktie with a razor, on yourself... That is some genuine advice for hipsters right there.
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@sweaty_gammon said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
Building a PC is basically advanced Lego IMHO.
I've found building a PC to be rather easier than advanced Lego…
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@dkf Ever try building a locking/driven differential in Technic?
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@Gribnit said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
Ever try building a locking/driven differential in Technic?
No. I've built 4-wheel drive&steer&suspension systems but not a locking (or limited slip) differential. I guess I could do a limited slip by putting a thin rubber ring in the right place inside a standard diff…
It's a lot easier now than it used to be to make those integrated systems! My first working attempt at this was literally massive, but the options available in the early 1990s were quite limited. The only part that gets at all complex with modern LEGO parts is adding suspension, and even that doesn't seem to be too hard.
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@dkf said in The Official Let's Laugh At WikiHow Thread:
I guess I could do a limited slip by putting a thin rubber ring in the right place
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@PleegWat I've got all the bits to try that idea out, but currently made up as a model (and very deep within it) so I can't just have a go tonight.
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@PleegWat that looks vaguely similar - think I used the "standard" car technic drum differential and just drove/stopped an engaged motor on the drum though me, vs yon cleverness. stopped being okay with my robot meandering and wobbling vs moving with purpose and precision (while randomly wandering and bouncing off stuff).
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@Gribnit This differential piece is a technic piece dating from 2009 (based on the article date above). I've seen many variants of this diff lock solution, but always based on either locking the axles at the same speed, or (with the in-line differential) locking the differential itself to one of the axles.
This exact solution isn't current anymore because the gray clutch piece used here has been replaced by a newer design which is 3 studs long, and won't fit next to the differential anymore in this way. But it illustrates the idea well.