5.0ghz signal issues

I recently flashed FreshTomato 2026.3 on my Asus RT-AC68U, and it's mostly been working fine, but i noticed the signal strength on the 5ghz band tends to drop into the poor range, bad enough that my phone disconnects from it from time to time. 2.4 works fine, and I didnt have this issue before flashing FreshTomato.

Any ideas?

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u/Vietname — 8 days ago

Best menu?

Ive seen a couple interesting forks of N64FlashcartMenu and other menu options, what's your favorite? Or do you stick with N64FlashcartMenu itself?

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u/Vietname — 9 days ago

Cooling syrups faster?

Sometimes i find myself in the position of wanting to make a syrup last-minute for a cocktail, and letting it get down to room temp normally takes a while, especially during the summer.

Any tricks for cooling it faster without risking condensation?

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u/Vietname — 1 month ago

[download station] Broken link error, but only with archive.org links

Recently ive been having this issue, but only on Download Station, and only with Archive.org.

I can download links from archive in a web browser with no issue.

Anyone else run into this/know a fix?

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Do you not always get the fun sides?

I'm fairly uneducated about Indian food but i really like the few things I've tried.

A new restaurant opened up very close to my house so ive been trying random stuff off the menu, and every other time they gave me a lovely assortment of sides: rice, raita, a couple chutneys, sambar, etc.

Tonight i ordered karivepaku kodi fry and paneer kulcha (both delicious! Love me some curry leaf) but it only came with the meat and bread, no chutneys or rice.

Do some dishes just not come with the accoutrements? Or did they forget? I wouldve asked but i didnt want to come off like i was asking for free stuff.

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Best pokemon mystery dungeon game if i dont care about the story?

Im a long-time Shiren player (and roguelikes in general, love me some Brogue) and want to give one of the pokemon games a shot. Im wondering which one i should start out with.

Most of the posts I've seen asking what the best pokemon mystery dungeon game are focused on the story, which i couldnt care less about. Im just focused on good, fun gameplay.

So: which game would be a good one to start out with as a roguelike vet but pokemon mystery dungeon newbie?

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago
▲ 11 r/Tiki+1 crossposts

A little mai tai riff for mai tai day

  • 3/4oz lime juice
  • 1/2oz lychee liqueur
  • 1/4oz demarara syrup
  • 1/4oz orgeat
  • 1oz Appleton 12
  • 0.5oz Coruba
  • 0.5oz Smith & Cross
  • 2 dashes 5 spice bitters (i think next time id go a touch less, maybe 1.5 dashes somehow?)

Shake and garnish better than i did cus i didnt have mint on hand and was too lazy to crush ice so i hard shook and dirty dumped.

Happy mai tai day!

u/Vietname — 2 months ago
▲ 8 r/tales

Best version of Phantasia for a first-timer to the series?

Long-time JRPG-er, first time Tales player.

I've always wanted to give the series a try and saw that two translations recently got released:

https://github.com/lifebottle/Tales-of-Phantasia-Full-Voice-Edition/releases/tag/v1.0

https://github.com/lifebottle/Tales-of-Phantasia-X/releases/tag/v1.0

Each of these has a vanilla version and a version with QoL improvements.

Of the four (two versions w/vanilla vs non-vanilla), which one would you recommend me playing?

u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Best single-player modes of all time?

Ive got the day off soon and wanted to spend some of it playing some older fighting games on the CRT.

Whatre yalls favorite single player modes? Off the top of my head im thinking SF3A world tour, VF4 quest mode, and SC1/2 Weapon Master.

But I'll take anything fun and unique to the home port.

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Small powered usb hub for cd drive

Im keen to try one of the disc drive cores and have a spare usb cd drive lying around: any recs for a small/low-profile powered hub? Or just a way to plug it into the wall directly that can easily be powered on and off?

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Small powered usb hub for cd drive

Im keen to try one of the disc drive cores and have a spare usb cd drive lying around: any recs for a small/low-profile powered hub? Or just a way to plug it into the wall directly that can easily be powered on and off?

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/dreamcast+1 crossposts

Visual noise on Dreamcast: PSU-related?

I have a dreamcast with a GDEMU that i run into my CRT, and I've noticed it has some noticeable visual noise, like a horizontal rippling effect. I only have this problem with the dreamcast, every other console looks fine over s-video.

Ive tested multiple av cables and i get the same result. However, if i run it via scart to my Retrotink 4k into my HDTV, the signal is crystal clear.

My gut feeling is that its power supply-related, and the tink is filtering out the noise. Am i right? And if so, should i do a psu replacement with a modern third party solution or just recap?

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Worth an extra $1000 to replace old insulation?

I had a company out to look at my attic insulation, and they quoted about $2000 to top off the existing insulation to R49, air seal, etc.

They also gave me an option for an extra $1000 to remove the existing insulation vs just topping it off.

Is it worth the extra grand to get the existing insulation removed?

The house was built in 1998 and both contractors who looked at it said it was in good shape, just not enough of it. And the upstairs holds heat/cools well, I'm just looking to drive down the humidity during the warmer months.

Also before anyone suggests it: im not handy/confident enough to tackle this on my own, nor do i want to.

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

Building speed in Jet Grind Radio?

I do fine in the normal stages, but im really struggling on the race stages and the "tag the rival team's backs" stages. Im on the sewer stage and i cant get enough speed to catch up to the rival team.

Is there a trick to building more speed?

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago
▲ 18 r/Tiki+1 crossposts

Pineapple Upside Down Drink

Needed to use up the rest of a can of pineapple juice, so i came up with this as a nightcap:

- 2oz pineapple juice

- 1oz Rum Bar Overproof

- 0.5oz Benedictine

- 0.25oz Lime Cordial

Shake, strain over ice in a double old fashioned, and garnish with fresh nutmeg.

The name is a reference to the ratios being kind of out of wack, and also i was drunk and tired so i couldn't think of a better name.

Enjoy!

u/Vietname — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/Tiki

Gold rum recs for someone who doesn't like Flor de Caña

Ive been using Flor de Caña 4 for my gold rum, but i recently tried some on its own and realized im not s huge fan of it.

Any suggestions for something better? I know gold rum is one of those overly-broad rum categories, but im just looking for something kind of all-purpose.

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u/Vietname — 2 months ago

UPS for gaming PC?

Anyone have a recommendation for a good UPS for my gaming PC? Doesn't need to be anything crazy, I just want it to survive brownouts/blackouts long enough for me to shut it off gracefully. After the latest brownout and my computer not booting after the first couple tries, it successfully put the fear of god in me to get a good backup system.

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u/Vietname — 3 months ago
▲ 4 r/Tiki+1 crossposts

Chinola pineapple cocktails?

I've tried to find some but i either get recipes that use pineapple juice, pineapple rum, or chinola passionfruit. And the recipes on the chinola website are the typical "use liqueur as base spirit in standard cocktails to show it off even though it's not balanced at all" stuff.

Anyone have some cocktails that use this stuff?

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u/Vietname — 3 months ago
▲ 34 r/Amaro+1 crossposts

How the hell do you get this thing off?!

Got a bottle of Amargo-Vallet that wont pour, i managed to hack off the metal collar but i cant for the life of me get the top off. Any tips?

u/Vietname — 3 months ago
▲ 2 r/LPR

Favorite treat/dessert recipes?

My partner just got diagnosed with LPR after having pain in her throat for several months, and she's distraught.

I do all the cooking/baking in the household, and im hoping to find some ideas for stuff i can make her that'll be a bit of an indulgence without messing up the healing process.

What do yall like to make that's both acid-friendly and a treat?

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u/Vietname — 3 months ago