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  1. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    Unreal. What a mess of a launch.
    7 points
  2. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    xCloud is looking better and better at this point.
    6 points
  3. the model that should work would be free games to play with a base subscription... I do not see how I need to buy the games full price on top of the subscription. That's just lame.
    5 points
  4. For the extra 6 bucks a month I'd rather have a decent laptop!!
    4 points
  5. Hope this games does well. It will show EA that people are still interested in well developed single player games vs multiplayer with lootboxes and crap. I have really enjoyed this game and for once happy to hand over my money to EA, it was well spent!
    3 points
  6. farming simulator, finally a reason to get Stadia
    3 points
  7. Microsoft wants Edge PWAs to work like native Windows 10 apps

    That would be nice, as more and more things are done in the browser it becomes annoying that you lose of the OS native GUI enhancements.
    3 points
  8. Ryan Reynolds has bought ownership stake in Mint Mobile

    Capitalism 101 * An honest entrepreneur presenting a viable business model. * VC: "I won't invest in your company" 😠 * An entrepreneur sponsored by an artist * VC "Tossing money" 💰
    3 points
  9. Why? As someone said to me, allowing MS to defend your computer against viruses is like leaving a fox to guard a hen house. My trust in Ms is pretty low, I prefer to have something else there as well. Really? Do you think ANY company understands how Windows works better than Microsoft? ** Even just the storage I/O (which AV software tries to intercept) is extemely complex, which is why a lot of AV software mangles data, and prevents the OS from writing full information properly to an NTFS volume. I don't understand why people think that engineers that often don't even understand the basics of how Windows NT works, would think they are 'smarter' than Microsoft in identifying entry points and properly screening information. Even that aside, the automatic reporting of Defender provides Microsoft with millions of potential threats to assess, which is then automatically distributed to 800 million users instantly. There is no AV company that can do this, and that is if they aren't hijacking features, breaking Windows (see article above), or slowing down key system features like caching technologies and basic I/O. Finally, NTFS is not just a FS hierarchy, it is a set of technologies and services that can easily be mangled when a 3rd party hooks into the I/O, especially when they circumvent things like journaling and copy on write from working properly, as the NTFS services see the 'screened' data from the AV as non-secure/polluted. NTFS is robust, which is also why it is a really bad idea to allow OSX or Linux to have write access to NTFS volumes, as they almost always damage data structures, and Windows has to spend time fixing the data on its next boot. ** The 'security' myth/stories about Microsoft have been a dead horse for over 10 years. Do a bit of research from Vista to 10 on both bugs/exploit numbers, and also on infections. Nearly 95% of all Windows infections in the last 10 years were through 3rd party software, specifically - Chrome, Java, Flash, iTunes/Safari, Adobe. - Crap that many people continued to use and still use without a second thought of security. (Oh several AV tools were also responsible for a large chunk of infections, as some created new vulnerabilities, opened new entry points, and were not updated.
    3 points
  10. I've only ever had very positive experiences with AirBNB. What's the issue? I suspect he's thinking about the impacts it has on rents.
    3 points
  11. It is a good game. So finally, people want single-player games.
    2 points
  12. Samsung Galaxy S11+ renders show five rear cameras

    Sheer stupidity and means to drive costs up
    2 points
  13. Nvidia 441.41 WHQL driver brings Halo: Reach support

    "Windows 10 Issues [V-Sync]: V-Sync does not work. [2719115]" Well that's not good, seems rather odd not to delay release to fix that one.
    2 points
  14. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    They are seriously just passing the buck? How poor of them.
    2 points
  15. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    The biggest criticism of Diablo 3 was that even if you wanted to play alone, you still had to be online. How we got to this place where we're playing singleplayer games with lag and other restrictions is beyond me...
    2 points
  16. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    So a subscriber could be paying for 4k, yet getting 1080 upscalled at server, therefore consuming bandwidth close to streaming actual 4k.
    2 points
  17. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    It was just all marketing, 10.7 tflops or whatever it was, 4k, cheap gaming. In reality, games look better on the Xbox One X which is only 6 tflops, most of the games are not native 4k which is the impression they give at first and games are not cheap on the platform compared to the PC. The only area where this service makes any sense is if you play very few games over a few years and you are on the free 1080p tier, any other area and it actually looks more expensive than PC and console gaming once you add up the savings from games and no subs.
    2 points
  18. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    The service is stupid and it has been proven many times this nonsense just doesn't work. Everyone just thinks they'll be able to play 4K games at 60fps super cheap. Not to mention you end up owning even less of the games as you already do with services like Steam and stuff.
    2 points
  19. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    * Google = I will launch a new service that everybody is saying to me that it will fail. * Stadia launch (It tanked). * Google = Surprised Pikachu. It is because Google tried to hide the elephant in the room. The quality of Stadia is not only measured by the bandwidth but also the lag and the stability of the network. The lag is tenfold times more important than the bandwidth. So, some people think "hey, I have a +100mbps connection, so I can play Stadia at 4k"... well, nope.
    2 points
  20. I'd be much more interested in running the new Windows 10X on a laptop than switching over to Chrome OS. I've tried to get as far away from Google as I can, only keeping my very old gmail account for use on forums and other non-important sign-in reasons. They've got enough of my info through my phone as it is.
    2 points
  21. The Mandalorian

    I'm digging the hell out of it. And that Episode 3... hell yea.
    2 points
  22. Why? As someone said to me, allowing MS to defend your computer against viruses is like leaving a fox to guard a hen house. My trust in Ms is pretty low, I prefer to have something else there as well. Really? Do you think ANY company understands how Windows works better than Microsoft? ** Even just the storage I/O (which AV software tries to intercept) is extemely complex, which is why a lot of AV software mangles data, and prevents the OS from writing full information properly to an NTFS volume. I don't understand why people think that engineers that often don't even understand the basics of how Windows NT works, would think they are 'smarter' than Microsoft in identifying entry points and properly screening information. Even that aside, the automatic reporting of Defender provides Microsoft with millions of potential threats to assess, which is then automatically distributed to 800 million users instantly. There is no AV company that can do this, and that is if they aren't hijacking features, breaking Windows (see article above), or slowing down key system features like caching technologies and basic I/O. Finally, NTFS is not just a FS hierarchy, it is a set of technologies and services that can easily be mangled when a 3rd party hooks into the I/O, especially when they circumvent things like journaling and copy on write from working properly, as the NTFS services see the 'screened' data from the AV as non-secure/polluted. NTFS is robust, which is also why it is a really bad idea to allow OSX or Linux to have write access to NTFS volumes, as they almost always damage data structures, and Windows has to spend time fixing the data on its next boot. ** The 'security' myth/stories about Microsoft have been a dead horse for over 10 years. Do a bit of research from Vista to 10 on both bugs/exploit numbers, and also on infections. Nearly 95% of all Windows infections in the last 10 years were through 3rd party software, specifically - Chrome, Java, Flash, iTunes/Safari, Adobe. - Crap that many people continued to use and still use without a second thought of security. (Oh several AV tools were also responsible for a large chunk of infections, as some created new vulnerabilities, opened new entry points, and were not updated. Stop! Stop! He's already dead!
    2 points
  23. Yuck. Go away, Facebook
    2 points
  24. AVG has never been great and Avast has really gone down hill in recent years. Personally I stopped using 3rd party anti-virus after Windows 8. Windows Defender does plenty for the average user and continues to improve to this day
    2 points
  25. Suddenly the computer is shutting down.

    It could be a lot of things, including that RAM. Tell us what your system is. board, CPU, GPU, PSU, etc. It could be your CPU overheating with dust on heatsink. It could be your PSU going dead. It could be your RAM going wonky.
    2 points
  26. oh well, maybe the s12 will get rid of the hole
    2 points
  27. The Big Wrestling Thread!

    1 point
  28. Samsung Galaxy S11+ renders show five rear cameras

    Dear companies leave the cameras alone, innovate on the battery for once!
    1 point
  29. Honestly, Google did it backwards. They should've focused on getting 1080p down first along with getting launch issues under control, get people on the platform first and start growing it. Have issues? Oh well, at least they're not paying a subscription for it! That's what Nintendo did at least, having free online use for what... a year until they began offering paid services? And it worked! Even though there's room for improvement, Nintendo also has an array of first-party titles to help sell their consoles. Stadia doesn't even have that though, and I doubt a couple extra games will change much.
    1 point
  30. It's not like there is anything to claim for Destiny 2. The base game + first year of content (so first two expansions) is free to play anyway.
    1 point
  31. Can't delete comments.
    1 point
  32. Nothing like a laptop with MacOS or Windows... Chrome laptops are a joke.
    1 point
  33. Google is too big for their own good. Apple is anti-consumer by preventing third-parties from having access to parts to repair your Apple phone. Intel is anti-consumer due to their high prices. AMD is anti-consumer to their low prices
    1 point
  34. The Big Wrestling Thread!

    Time zones imply that most UK viewers won't watch it until tonight.
    1 point
  35. I got disney+ for a months and canceled it withing a week! There is not much there to see except Mendalorian! Pretty much all the marvel movies I guess everyone has already seen. My feed is just filled with cartoons
    1 point
  36. I've never come across anyone having so many issues setting up Wordpress on PHP... get back the infos of php-info.php ping does not run but site is not visible - eg. wordpress-basic-installation ??? I've no idea what you're saying
    1 point
  37. Google explains why Stadia games are not running at 4K

    Tech issues aside, Stadia is Googles way of helping their cloud business going, because the way I see it, it's a very distant 3rd behind AWS and Azure at this point.
    1 point
  38. Windows 10 1909 issue with some programs

    Ok, the guys at Tableau helped me with the issue. For anyone that is interested, here is the issue and how to fix. Published: 19 Aug 2019 Last Modified Date: 25 Nov 2019 Issue Unable to launch Tableau Desktop (or Tableau Reader). You may notice that the product does not start when double clicking on its icon and no error message appears. Environment Tableau Desktop (or Tableau Reader) 2018.3 or newer Windows AMD Ryzen 9 3000 Series processor Resolution Try one of the following options: Option 1 Upgrade to 2019.1.8, 2019.2.4 or 2019.3.1. For more information on current releases, see Upgrade Tableau Desktop and Desktop Upgrade. Option 2 Work with your IT team to run Tableau Desktop with a parameter: Restart your PC to make sure all Tableau Desktop instances are closed. Right-click on the shortcut icon of Tableau Desktop and navigate to Properties. Under the Shortcut tab, add -DThreadTimeApi=GetThreadTimes at the end of the Target field. e.g.: "C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau 2019.3\bin\tableau.exe" -DThreadTimeApi=GetThreadTimes Press OK to close the Properties screen. Double-click the shortcut icon to start Tableau Desktop. Cause This behaviour is related to Issue ID 954245 which is currently under investigation. Tableau Desktop (or Tableau Reader) stops working on a computer equipped with AMD Ryzen CPU.
    1 point
  39. Data privacy terms: https://www.facebook.com/help/viewpoints/data_policy Facebook Inc (for-profit) owns the collected data, not a non-profit research-based entity. And they'll share everything with 4+ types of organizations...but your deletions will not cascade to downstream consumers, so once a partner makes a copy of your data they'll have freedoms regardless if you've deleted your profile between their snapshots. So... nothing's changed except for the marketing.
    1 point
  40. Can you elaborate on this a little more? I am not sure how this is necessarily a bad thing, or a situation of Microsoft being too big for their own good.
    1 point
  41. The Big Wrestling Thread!

    1 point
  42. same, I guess not everyones opinions are equal
    1 point
  43. Intel 5G PCs are coming in 2021, powered by MediaTek modems

    Why would you need or want LTE in a desktop?
    1 point
  44. Maybe one day people will stop running ###### 3rd party antiviruses
    1 point
  45. The Big Wrestling Thread!

    1 point
  46. This thing, sadly, will be DOA.
    1 point
  47. I've only ever had very positive experiences with AirBNB. What's the issue?
    1 point
  48. Good. Ban airbnb next please!
    1 point
  49. The Mandalorian

    And Disney suddenly remembered that there are aliens in Star Wars. The only "off" thing was the music, which wasn't bad, just off. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next episode. Which is good, because this is like 90% of the reason I have Disney+. Thanks, but I already have the first 10 seasons of The Simpsons on DVD. Anyway, felt like Star Wars. It was a pretty simple introduction to the series, I don't know how much there is to say. Can't say that I like or dislike the character, there wasn't really any development, though you get an idea of who he is and what his goals are.
    1 point
  50. Well, to be fair, Skylar is suffering from anorexia and bulimia. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the the baby was a stillborn and Skylar is telling the truth. The whole case hinged on the prosecutor proving that the baby was not a stillborn, and the prosecutor failed to do so. Obviously, if the baby is a stillborn, Skylar, by law, couldn't have murdered her baby.
    1 point