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Check out sponsor AMD Ryzen Pro Processors for laptop PCs https://ryzen.pro/en/laptop/ ~ Aspect ratios! It’s important. The world seemed to shift dramatically from 4:3 to 16:9 aspect, but the question I often ask is why? Why did we all do that? Like a bunch of zombies walking brainlessly towards the […]
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