mrnobody
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- Comment on Is the Xbox One X a good console/4k player in 2026? 1 day ago:
OP didn’t ask about the Series S, but One X vs Series X.
One X, while better GPU and more RAM, doesn’t support next gen titles (of which there are a ton of that OP specifically asked about latest Forza) it also still runs the One/One S CPU which might be why it doesn’t do next gen.
Series X will impress, and more so if your display can match all the features (DV, HDR10, ALLM, VRR, 120Hz, etc)
- Comment on Inside Xbox, Obsidian Entertainment Is Trying to Reinvent Itself 4 days ago:
Hey, Grounded are great games!
- Comment on Too much open-source AI is exposing itself to the web 6 days ago:
I like self hosting, but I won’t do AI.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Sad that Windows 8/8.1 Pro x64 ran perfectly fine on 4GB RAM. Now 16GB RAM feels like 2GB used to. So much bloat, you can’t hardly strip it down. I think I will boot a w8 vm and make note of services, and start mimicking those on w11 and start blocking anything that isn’t absolutely necessary!
- Comment on Linux Gaming Developers Join Forces To Form the Open Gaming Collective 1 week ago:
Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further.
Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux distribution Bazzite, announced on Wednesday that its helping to form the OGC with several other groups, which will collaborate on improvements to the Linux gaming ecosystem and “centralize efforts around critical components like kernel patches, input tooling, and essential gaming packages such as gamescope.”
The other founding members of the OGC include Nobara, ChimeraOS, Playtron, Fyra Labs, PikaOS, ShadowBlip, and Asus Linux. Related
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
Having a wide range of distros to choose from is one of the best parts of using Linux, but shared efforts around important gaming components should improve the experience across the board, resulting in “better hardware compatibility, fewer duplicated efforts, and a more unified Linux gaming experience.” As Bazzite’s announcement post puts it, “a win for one project becomes a win for everyone.”
It’s worth noting that this will mean some changes to Bazzite, which is switching to the OGC kernel, replacing HHD with InputPlumber as its input framework, and integrating features like RGB and fan control into the Steam UI. Bazzite also added that, “We’ll be sharing patches we’ve made to various Valve packages with the OGC and attempting to upstream everything we can."
- Comment on I Can’t Sell You Laptops Anymore (video) (enshittification of computer repair) 2 weeks ago:
Ok, but that’s sort of extreme, because I could buy, RIGHT now, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz for about $120. You’re showing off a retailer and/or brand that are gouging, just to prove a point.
Now, yes there’s a difference, because this is so-dimm for laptops vs standard desktop, but Newegg and Amazon are both gouging process pretty bad right now. But deals can still be found!
- Comment on Opera: A Legacy Browser Lost | Why the modern hollow shell of Opera has made it impossible for me to recommend a former favorite. 2 weeks ago:
We’re a SMB so I kind of get to do what I want, within reason. But yeah a lot of corporate bullshit with tech doesn’t make any sense! I’m not here to blow through videos with stupid high spending and all the monitoring stuff. Just lock it down you’ll be fine. I’m simplifying of course, but still.
- Comment on Opera: A Legacy Browser Lost | Why the modern hollow shell of Opera has made it impossible for me to recommend a former favorite. 2 weeks ago:
Ah. I’m the IT at work. Chrome is blocked on all domain joined devices. Otherwise it’s Edge business with GPOs managing it, or Firefox. I do run 3x Piholes for ad blocking too. Have about 1m queries in a 24 hour period, works like a champ!
- Comment on I Can’t Sell You Laptops Anymore (video) (enshittification of computer repair) 2 weeks ago:
Yes, I’ve got some new systems that still run DDR4 as they’re sold with 13th Gen Intel CPUs. But if I buy ddr4 yeah it’s up about 2x vs 5x ddr5
- Comment on I Can’t Sell You Laptops Anymore (video) (enshittification of computer repair) 2 weeks ago:
Yes, still affected, just not as affected. I’ve seen 50-100% rise vs DDR5 which is 300-500% rise. Like I also said, a lot of ddr4 existed before the hike so the supply shouldn’t have been as strained like brand new ddr5
- Comment on Opera: A Legacy Browser Lost | Why the modern hollow shell of Opera has made it impossible for me to recommend a former favorite. 2 weeks ago:
Both are Chromium based now. Bye to both. Waterfox or LibreWolf now.
- Comment on I Can’t Sell You Laptops Anymore (video) (enshittification of computer repair) 2 weeks ago:
I don’t get it, the PCs that still run DDR4 aren’t as affected (even some new still throw 13th &14th Gen Intel CPUs). Plus DDR4 had been out nearly a decade, so demand shouldn’t be so crazy as it’s everywhere. So if it’s a used market, pricing shouldn’t be so terrible. I haven’t been on eBay too check those prices, but I’m talking new stuff as I still have many desktops I still buy RAM for. Sure it’s higher, but not awful like the 32GB DDR5 i bought for work for $260 lol.
Btw I’ve already informed my bosses that I’m going to completely blow my tech budget this year bc of this stupid bullshit if we do a typical upgrade cycle. We switched to every 6 years vs 4-5. Glad I spent a bunch of RAM & SSDs, last spring! 32GB DDR5 RAM for $90 is now $380 lol
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Thank you! That’s really good to know. Probably good info that’s not readily available but I’m definitely going to look into them more!
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
They seem good, but I only stayed away bc I’ve not heard much about them, and I’ve been burned by storage companies starting out with really good pricing only to be unsustainable and then go belly up.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Look, I know people hate and protest Proton for their own reasons, and “a lot” of data is relative, but proton offers their bundles of 500GB for $120/yr or 2TB for $180/yr. Personally, this would be about the most private I could imagine you getting for the price. Others can probably do it far cheaper, however, at what cost?
However, I didn’t realize Nord also had offerings now, so this seems like it’d be the best value by far. $84/yr for 2TB!
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
That’s understandable. Microsoft, without much information or training unless you’re familiar enough with it, gave everyone “cloud storage”, but only enough for absolute basics (initially 15GB then only 7GB iirc)
Anyway, it redirects libraries to C:\Users\username\OneDrive\ so those files typically do reside locally but also instruct OneDrive to back those up. The downside is, unless you have the paid version of M365 personal or family, it fills up fast. I think there’s a lower tier now with maybe 100GB for $20/year, but still.
The issue is moving large amounts of data with all the power saving shit they also started doing to hibernate and save power overall, but why a data transfer doesn’t keep it awake is beyond me. They probably hope everyone just is either too dumb or computer illiterate to try anymore.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Welp, Xbox is the last thing in the Microsoft ecosystem to go, personally. I’ve got rid of everything else, backed up everywhere else, and slowly switched OSes even. Just can’t deal with the shit anymore. And no, PS/Sony isn’t any better.
- Comment on Engineer caused data loss by cleaning PCs with welding tools 3 weeks ago:
That’s hilarious. Definitely worked with a few like that!
