u/Chooli7

Hey all, I have recently been having an issue on Fortnite where the game runs almost completely on my CPU and RAM but not on my GPU when on DX12, and it started around when I upgraded my computer. For context, during Fortnite games recently when trying to run DX12, it will be using 80-90% of my CPU, ~30% of my RAM, and 0-1% of my GPU. Conversely when running on DX11, it is using about 60% of my GPU and much less on my CPU and RAM.

I recently upgraded from an older Intel chipset to an AMD 9600X. I was told that swapping from Intel to AMD can cause some lingering issues, but I do not remember having this issue when I first upgraded about 3 weeks ago. I have done everything I can think of. I ran DDU to completely uninstall any potential leftover Intel graphics drivers, and did the DDU on my GPU (A 4060 I have had for a couple years), I installed an older Nvidia Driver from back when I know I wasn't having issues, then updated to the latest driver. But still the same problem every time, normal usage on DX11, none on DX12.

I do not have this issue on any other games, on Epic Games or Steam. Any ideas?

Every year for work I organize an event with my team where I go around town and buy the same food from many locations, we taste test them blind, rate them, and at the end reveal where it was from to determine who makes the best ___ in the Twin Cities.

Last year I did Pizza (Nouvelle Brewery won, for those who are curious. I could really only do shops on the West side of town because the window of time for pizza to stay good is short) and this year I am doing the best cookies in the Twin Cities (to which I am open to exploring the entire Twin Cities since there is no temperature constraint). For scientific integrity, we will only be getting chocolate chip cookies to compare, but I am open to hearing about some others also because I may do some bonus options if there are some great signature cookies at shops out there that aren't chocolate chip.

So, who makes the best cookies (ideally chocolate chip) that you have had in the Twin Cities?

I am 34 and basically spent the last 5 year of my life alone. I live alone, I haven't dated. I have only a few friends and do not see them much. I am terrible at truly connecting with people. When I talk to people, I am often more focused on what I need to say next to come off in the best light as opposed to actually trying to connect. I get short and irritated with people, especially when they talk too much, repeat themselves, or telling me something I already know. It gets me so impatient when someone else is talking for too long I have to actually grit my teeth. I don't want to feel this way. I have even ended friendships because just being with them stressed me out or gave me anxiety, and the problem gets worse the more frequently I spend time with someone (Like, a friend I see a couple times a month is easy to get along with as opposed to a friend I see multiple times a week). A good part of me thinks this is an anxiety problem over an Autism problem.

It is all coming to a head now because I met someone online 6 months ago and we fell in love. She is in a different country but I connected with her in a way I had never connected with someone. The first 2 months were great. Even though she talks a lot and is extremely positive (A trait I usually find irritating) I could not get enough of her. But, as always, eventually I became irritated and overwhelmed. Her positivity began to bother me. Her compliments made me roll my eyes. When she talks a lot I get irritated like I do with others. And this is while we are apart. It makes me think how will I feel if and when we are together, even living together, around each other all the time. I'll get even more irritated than I already am. Finally tonight we had the discussion about how she felt I was being more distant. I told her it is because I worry we may not be able to make it work. That being so far apart adds a wrench into things that maybe isn't navigable. We talked about how we are both willing to wait to make it work, but what I didn't say was that I am worried that if/when we do meet, I will quickly become overwhelmed and irritated by her every move, as I already sometimes feel with her and how I get with everyone else. I don't want to mention it to her because she is sensitive and self conscious and of course it would suck to hear the person you love say that they are irritated by your mere existence and normal behavior.

I think a lot of this stems from being alone so long, having no one to worry about. No one else's actions or opinions to worry about. Living my own (bad) habits and no one to interrupt that. I do NOT want to feel this way. I wish so badly I could just connect with someone in a normal way and fall in love and make friends and not be like this. What can I do?

I have been a bicycle rider in Minneapolis for years, casually. Now, I am trying to get more into actual conditioning. Part of my conditioning would be regular rides where I am trying to go 15-20 miles without stopping on flat/only slightly elevated ground to keep in a certain Zone and pace. Obviously I love the bicycling infrastructure in MPLS but long stretches of pathing that don't require stopping at intersections regularly are at a premium. Even the Greenway has places you need to stop every mile or so, at least between me and Uptown, I haven't gone much further West than that. What are your guys' recommendations for the best routes to take where I can get the most miles without stopping? I don't expect to find a full 15-20 miles of route like that, but even something up to 5 miles that I could turn around and do laps on would be great too. I am in South MPLS in Hiawatha neighborhood. Thanks!

"Kelby" had a cameo in Slime's song and insisted it was actually Kelby. Everyone was asking is that actually Kelby and agreed it is?? And I'm convinced they're all just in on the bit to say it is Kelby when it's clearly a Slime impression, because there's no way he actually sounds like that, right?