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PitLanePete decided to order a replacement Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 after the initial unit had dead pixels, and the second unit was flawless.

Early firmware versions of the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 caused the monitor to randomly turn off after one or two hours due to a G-Sync problem, which could be temporarily fixed by turning off adaptive sync in the OSD menu.

The LG 49-inch ultrawide monitor cost PitLanePete €1,500 and offered only 144 Hz refresh rate with no real HDR.

The 'render scene using free projections' setting in iRacing can correct image distortion on the edges of curved monitors, which is necessary for monitors with a stronger curve than 1,800 mm.

PitLanePete noticed dead pixels and a yellow spot on a full white image on his Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor, leading him to question Samsung's quality control.

The Samsung Odyssey G9 is a curved monitor with a 1,000 mm radius, commonly used for sim racing.

PitLanePete's available space could realistically only accommodate a 49-inch widescreen monitor for his sim rig.

PitLanePete's first dedicated sim monitor was an LG monitor with a 21x10 aspect ratio and a resolution of 3,840 by 1,600 pixels.

Using a normal 16x9 TV for sim racing limits visibility into corner apexes, which can hurt consistency, especially in corners like the last one at the Long Beach Street Circuit.

Triple screen setups for sim racing take up a lot of space and can be very demanding on a graphics card, potentially requiring lower graphics settings.

A woman asks a man to choose between gold or white shoes.

The man initially identifies the shoe on the right foot as nice.

Mobilized individuals will receive all social guarantees applicable to military personnel serving under contract.

Students will not be called up as part of the partial mobilization.

Individuals with combat experience are among those prioritized for conscription during the partial mobilization.

The partial mobilization primarily targets reservists who possess a military occupational specialty that is currently in demand.

The 300,000 individuals to be mobilized represent just over one percent of the total number of military reservists in Russia.

Andrey Kartapolov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, stated that the partial mobilization involves calling up approximately 300,000 people.

Foreign capital has pulled about $95 billion out but the ants have stepped in and committed an additional $80 billion.

Patrick Boyle believes that if AI turns out to behave less like high-margin software and more like electricity, the value will flow to everyone using the tools as competition drives the price towards zero, rather than to the companies that built the models and funded the infrastructure.