Up close with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE, an incredibly compact flagship video card Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeWe might be skeptical of some Nvidia’s claims, like whether a $549 RTX 5070 will truly deliver the performance of a $1599 RTX 4090. But it’s almost impossible not to be impressed by the RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition, where Nvidia fit 575 watts of graphics power, including 21,760 CUDA cores and 32GB of GDDR7 memory, …

Stop paying credit card debt for elderly parents? I recently learned that my partner’s parents have significant credit card debt across more than a dozen accounts (>$30k). They are nearly 80, on social security ($4k/month), have little additional income (part-time jobs that pay about $1000/month), have zero investments or retirement savings, and they have no saving account. Their apartment is $…

20 and 4k in credit card debt I am aware this isn’t that much; I’m thankful for that but I want to get out of it asap. A few months ago I lived across the country wirh my ex, but then had to move out for tbe sake of my mental health (I was being abused) and live with my family again. Naturally, I lost my job there because I didnt live there. Had to ship my car across the co…

Is the Wise debit card the best solution for purchasing things abroad? We’re travelling to Europe in a few month and will be visiting a couple of countries, UK, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. As credit cards usually charge very high conversion fees, and converting + withdrawing cash is a hassle and not even supported by many merchants, is a Wise debit card the best solution to spend money abroad? I already have some …

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Two directories, same file names/different images on SD card? I have an odd issue but one I’m sure you all have seen. I have 2 directories on my SD card. The issue is each contains a set of images in which, for example, DSC_0308 in one directory is different from the same file name in the other directory. How can I sort out this problem? How do I prevent this from happening in the future? BTW, is it OK to…

Any drawbacks to using credit card for all purchases if I pay it off in full every month? My bank gives pretty good credit rewards for using my card and paying in full every month. Last year I got around $600 in free money doing this. What I am wondering is if there are any possible drawbacks to my credit score or something else I am not realizing. I basically use my bank issued credit card as my debit card and never purchase anythi…

Is this a normal fraud pattern? Low volume card testing? I help run an e-commerce site for a small business that uses Braintree to process payments in the US (

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Windows 11 explorer keeps freezing trying to copy photos off 16 yo Pro Duo SD Card. Are there any alternative means that skip the corrupted photos reliably? I found an old camera and I’m attempting to backup the photos onto my desktop. There are about 700 photos/videos but since the SD card is so old about 15% of the photos are corrupted. When i’m copying over the files it allows me to skip some but with others it just freezes on that file. Anyone know of any tips on copying photos over? I’ve been c…

Intel won’t kill off its graphics card business Image: IntelDespite comments made by former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who got ousted from the company last month, Intel will not kill off its discrete graphics business. “We are very committed to the discrete graphics market and will continue to make strategic investments in this direction,” Intel’s new co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus just told…

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Random purchases through my debit card Hello, I can’t call my bank until tomorrow, but I just noticed I had about 5 different purchases (varying from $50-$60) all on January 1st. The description is “Visa Authorization Sporty’s Catalog”. Obviously I’ll call my bank as soon as the fraud line is available to call but does anyone recognize what the purchase name is? I’m not even sure how…

Should I just remove myself as an authorized user from the credit card? Hello all, About 6 months ago my mom asked for my help to pay for a credit card which I am an authorized user on. The card has a balance of $8200. The interest rate is at 18%. Mind you I told her I’ll take over the payments so she can get some breathing room financially, but I will eventually need your help. She agreed to help by the…

Any reasons to not switch from debit card to credit card besides not being able to manage money correctly? Something I’ve been trying to convince my girlfriend of lately is for her to switch from using a debit card to credit card for the majority of her spending. I’m not a financial wizard, but I don’t see any downsides to credit cards if you get one with no annual fee, pay on time, and know how to manage your money. I’d like her to have better frau…

LPT – Use a virtual payment card for free trials and bookingS Get a virtual bank account like revolut or a visa gift card and keep the balance at 0. Use it for free trials so you never have to remember to cancel. Also useful when restaurants or any bookable service needs your card details to have you on hook for a cancellation fee. submitted by /u/Agile-Star-6559

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$9K in credit card debt Hi!! Disclaimer: please don’t be rude. I racked up this credit card debit in college, I know I’m an idiot, and have several regrets. I’m just looking for advice on the best way to pay this off. I currently have $9K in credit card debt. My monthly payment is $254, it goes up consistently, and the interest/fees are roughly the same. So my payments…