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  1. This, among many other things, should have been done January. China's reaction back in December was the big giant blinking warning light.
    5 points
  2. > Plays on a difficult setting > Complains that it's difficult.
    5 points
  3. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    Exactly. while I have not seen VR... I suspect it's kind of like 3D for movies, mostly a fad. I would rather invest in a better GPU than blow it on some VR BS. You have never tried it but will continue saying crap about it? VR is nothing like 3D movies.
    4 points
  4. ROFL. Apple TV+ is trying desperately to assure people that it matters too!
    3 points
  5. Also GOAT OF DUTY https://store.steampowered.com/app/555000/GOAT_OF_DUTY/
    3 points
  6. I just installed HWiNFO and noticed something about my two displays: It appears my older display (AOC Q2577PWQ, built late 2016) doesn't support the Standby nor Suspend features of the DPMS specification. Whereas my newer one (Gigabyte AD27QD, built late 2018) does! I imagine, if both supported both features, I wouldn't get this window-shifting each time the system timed the displays into sleep mode.
    2 points
  7. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    Well, you are missing out on other great VR games And that is exactly why HL:A is a VR only title.
    2 points
  8. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    Spend 300+ € on VR just to play one somewhat interesting game or spend same money on new graphic card to play all games... I guess I won't be playing Half-Life Alyx then...
    2 points
  9. Are you for real? Caching at a local ISP level doesn't solve the problem of high demand on their services. Stop being so entitled and wake up to what is going on around the world. This coronavirus is really starting to expose the good and bad people in this world from you on this to people in supermarkets stock buying so leaving less for others, we're starting to see the good and bad in different people now that panic sets in.
    2 points
  10. > Plays on a difficult setting > Complains that it's difficult. Dude, I play everything on hardest so drop that BS. What I'm complaining is that forced stupid low ammo capacity and ridiculous damage scaling (melee literally does nothing and is there only to trigger that fatality ######) makes it a lame ass chore to play. This should be a demon slaying game, instead it's a god damn Health & Ammo Management Tycoon. It's pathetic. It's called nightmare for a reason. There is no shame if you lower the the difficulty a little...
    2 points
  11. What CPU socket/mobo combo for long term upgradability

    2060 super or 5700XT are the best mid-range cards atm both good for 1080p & 1440p
    1 point
  12. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    With every SteamVR compatible headsets, including Oculus.
    1 point
  13. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    No. https://www.gamespot.com/artic...lf-life-alyx-/1100-6473057/
    1 point
  14. Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video

    i am not seeing any thing in that screenshot that has the richness of the current file explorer. i also do not see a real reason to replace the current file explorer ( especially not only after all the work put into it since at least Windows Vista and Windows 8 ... but also because substantial improvements to display scaling were made with Windows 10 ( if I recall ... it is a very special win32 app now ). ( see here https://blogs.technet.microsof...ows-10-anniversary-update/" rel="external nofollow">https://blogs.technet.microsof...dows-10-anniversary-update/ and here https://blogs.windows.com/wind...ows-10-anniversary-update/" rel="external nofollow">https://blogs.windows.com/wind...dows-10-anniversary-update/ ). The old file explorer is so hard with a touchscreen. not for me ... ? that is why there is a ribbon. that is why there is tablet mode ( scaling explorer is the only thing it does 'right' ).
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  15. Exactly. while I have not seen VR... I suspect it's kind of like 3D for movies, mostly a fad. I would rather invest in a better GPU than blow it on some VR BS. There's people who already have a baller PC that have cash to burn and want to try something new or can just afford the whole thing in the first place. I wouldn't make a statement like this until I've tried it, at least stay curious about it if it's new to you.
    1 point
  16. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    and games exclusive to non-PC platforms. Well duh.
    1 point
  17. Paradox announces Sunset Harbor expansion for Cities: Skylines 

    Same. I have 2000+ hours playing this game according to Steam. Sorry, I only clocked 254 hours playing the game. The last 50 hours though, I was abusing it a lot. Installed some mods like unlimited funds, activated all the zones, built the infrastructure for the largest city, express/collector style highways, dozens of subway lines, etc. Then tried to overwhelm the infrastructure with the high demand mod and couldn't. The traffic on the roads didn't congest. Grew 1 million population and became bored, because I learned the game mechanics inside out. It just stopped being interesting. 1 million with no road congestion? None? You are the first I've ever heard to do that. You should make how-to videos. Not even some of who I consider some of the best in the game, Strictoaster, Biffa, Sam Burr talk like that and Strictoaster is sponsored by Colossal Order / Paradox games. I'm struggling to keep my 45k city above 70% lol
    1 point
  18. Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

    It is a Steam game.
    1 point
  19. We're not on full lockdown yet and most kids weren't off school yet. Wait till Monday when more people will be working from home or not working (e.g. cinema, pub, resturant, workers, etc). Then its only a matter of time before we reach Italy levels of lockdown, and more traffic.
    1 point
  20. Experience shows that by tomorrow this time, they'll have overwhelmingly positive reviews. That's what happens to free games.
    1 point
  21. Android Advanced Protection now limits non-Play Store app installs

    Why would you enrol development devices in Advanced Protection?? What if I told you...not all testers are using development devices? That's bad practice then. If someone so clearly disregards best practices (of everything) what do they want with Advanced Protection? Advanced Protection is for people who want to follow security best practices. Its not worth arguing with you. So much ignorance flying around here these days. I am a security professional and you are obviously not. I'm not the ignorant one. Let me make it clear if it wasn't: you are complaining that by activating a strict security setting, you are not allowed to use unsecure options. A security professional that knows f all about software development, especially when it comes to mobile and testing. Also, I didn’t complain about anything. Are security professionals taught to read? Developers have been left for too long on their own, "unbothered" by security (requirement, policies, etc), and that's obvious by reading posts like these. But "we've" realized that already, and there is a much bigger focus on security conscious development practices now (like SecDevOps). If' you ask me, there's not enough happening there, but we are on the right way. LOL, Apple AND Google are setup for and designed their developer process and dashboards around the testing I am referring to. Just stop. You really have no clue what you are talking about and you are arguing a moot point about security which in this case it has nothing to do with it (hence my original comment). *Sigh* I said I wasn’t going to waste my time arguing with you and here I am. I do know what I'm talking about. But if we look at your original comment, you don't. It's not something you can turn off, it's something you need to turn on actively, and get two physical security keys first (I'm not sure if physical is still a hard requirement now). And testing on production devices is never a good thing. If you are someone who does it alone at home, maybe no one tells you not to. But if you are working at a company, that's not ideal. Woosh. Someone has never heard of beta testers lol. Almost makes you wonder what the beta release channels are for under Google and Test Flight for Apple. I guess you know better, of course. I’ll give you a hint: they aren’t using development devices 🤣 bah ... far be it from me, adrynalyne, but ... just ignore him. that is what i am doing. i mean ... he is a 'security professional' yet he asked you why developers would want advanced protection ... ... just ignore him. Developers can or should have Advanced Protection on their private and (production) work devices. They shouldn't have it on their test devices (because they won't be able to test on them then). Make fun of this if you'd like to, but that just shows that you are not professionals. Just because having security is not obvious in the developer community doesn't mean that it's not a must have. Some companies already realized that, hopefully everyone will realize it not too soon. http://www.commitstrip.com/en/...-too-expensive-try-a-hack/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.commitstrip.com/en/...y-too-expensive-try-a-hack/ Oh; I am not making fun of any thing—I am flat out saying it. You are the one who asked the question. ... And now you bash adrynalyne ( and myself, about whom you especially do not know a thing ). You are the one who asked adrynalyne why a developer would enroll a development device in a security feature. You got caught up in the incongruity of that question and your assertion of being a 'security professional' and now you bash both him and I as not being 'professionals' which, if i have to drive this home is completely ironic since you were the one who asked that question ! 'Developers can or should have Advanced Protection on their private and (production) work devices. They shouldn't have it on their test devices (because they won't be able to test on them then). Make fun of this if you'd like to, but that just shows that you are not professionals.' That is ... cute. It is also completely contradicted by the question you asked adrynalyne : 'Why would you enrol [sic] development devices in Advanced Protection??'.
    1 point
  22. "False information"? You mean those from the WHO themselves right from the very beginning of this Wuhan Virus?
    1 point
  23. do you still use windows mobile 6.5?

    Hello, Windows Mobile 6.5 was okay for the time. As far as the user interface went, it more closely resembled Windows 95 and didn't deviate too far from that--the hex or staggered layout was okay. Windows Phone 7's UI, which was derived in part from Zune, was much more innovative in my opinion. Sadly, neither the Zune nor Windows Phone were successes in the market. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    1 point
  24. ATOM - editor: how to set the paths - to Python

    It's literally telling you in the error message the command you need to run!
    1 point
  25. https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us...during-coronavirus-pandemic "In a blog post, Cloudflare noted that Seattle, ground zero for the U.S. coronavirus spread, has seen internet usage spike by some 40 percent. Key internet exchanges in cities like Amsterdam, London, and Frankfurt have seen a 10 to 20 percent spike in traffic since around March 9." They're just being sensible. I did read that Vodafone in the UK said traffic has gone up by 50% and they expect it to go higher, that was a few days ago.
    1 point
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  27. The Galaxy S8 is obsolete and belongs in a Museum as far as Samsung is concerned. I cannot imagine why. I mean, it is also not even three years old. After ten years of Samsung mostly sticking to a two-year update cycle why do people keep asking these questions as if they've never been asked before.
    1 point
  28. what ever happens ... I hope that live tiles are kept. Yes, if anything it's a shame more tiles are not "live".
    1 point
  29. YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load

    Wow, you're a piece of human garbage.
    1 point
  30. Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video

    Just remove them if you don't want them, some people do and use them. Choice man, choice.
    1 point
  31. cab-breton-contact@ec.europa.eu if you want to spam this idiot. Netflix already has caching at local ISPs. Also, Netflix is not responding to support requests, so if you want, you can use their fax machine: +14085403737 to express your feelings. Source: http://whois.domaintools.com/netflix.com
    1 point
  32. Probably some serious crappy parenting by most, that few of their progeny inherited an appropriately cautious view of the world with understanding of the necessity for contingency planning aka saving for a rainy day.
    1 point
  33. Paradox announces Sunset Harbor expansion for Cities: Skylines 

    Same. I have 2000+ hours playing this game according to Steam. Sorry, I only clocked 254 hours playing the game. The last 50 hours though, I was abusing it a lot. Installed some mods like unlimited funds, activated all the zones, built the infrastructure for the largest city, express/collector style highways, dozens of subway lines, etc. Then tried to overwhelm the infrastructure with the high demand mod and couldn't. The traffic on the roads didn't congest. Grew 1 million population and became bored, because I learned the game mechanics inside out. It just stopped being interesting. Using mods, using unlimited funds... Well, no sh*t Sherlock that the game becomes boring then. That would be like playing a shooter game with unlimited armor, ammunition, and weapons. Do a city on a winter map without mods and the disaster mode expansion.
    1 point
  34. If they're not careful, their customers may realize that they can just buy all their games through online platforms such as the Microsoft Store, Playstation Store, Steam, Epic, etc. That might affect them when the world resumes normal operation. Though I guess if they're providing PC Hardware then they 'could' classify themselves as essential. Though Target and other stores might have a better argument for being an 'essential service' then.
    1 point
  35. Doom Eternal is now available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Stadia

    Wow, a DOOM game on Nightmare is difficult. Shocking. Maybe, just maybe, try using other guns?
    1 point
  36. Mozilla set to remove FTP support from Firefox

    No! I still use FTP regularly, for Linux distros and Altium.
    1 point
  37. So you have no idea how free speech works huh.
    1 point
  38. So you think that disseminating information that is harmful to peoples health and thus puts their lives at risk is just fine?
    1 point
  39. What's wrong with you? Came earlier and got what they needed? Are you justifying the people bulk buying 10 packages of 32 rolls of toilet paper? For the span of a month or two? Even with a 4 person household, that's enough to last for years. We go through a roll every 2 weeks, if that. That's enough TP to last our household for 12 years. They got what they needed, and then quite some more.
    1 point
  40. Hoarding toilet paper?

    Unfortunately people are being irrational, and you're forced to be irrational as well. I luckily had a mega pack of TP from Costco, but my wife made me buy some more 😕
    1 point
  41. Hoarding toilet paper?

    How many asses are getting wiped? The mega pack I bought 2 times ago, lasted me from Aug 2018 to Aug 2019. The pack I just bought is on top of what I have left from what I bought a few months ago.
    1 point
  42. Hoarding toilet paper?

    I should be good for toilet paper for 1.5 years. .. I also got 3lbs of crap coffee.. I Figure if the worst happens i won't be too picky.
    1 point
  43. Hoarding toilet paper?

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  44. Hoarding toilet paper?

    OK, pointless discussion on the web #6,456 but here we go. You were the one who said hoarding toilet paper made sense and people shouldn't mock it. The thing that we are all mocking is the fact that people are prioritizing toilet paper as the number one thing they can't live without if they are isolated. That's the item stores are running out of, not food, not water. I can't live without food or water, neither can you. I can live without toilet paper, I'd prefer not to but if I had none I wouldn't die. So, you have to ask yourself why people have chosen this one item? The reason is because they are being told my media, their friends, that people are bulk buying it so others do too because "that must be a good idea". It's not a good idea, that's why people are mocking it. If people were panic buying everything (which, if they believe Armageddon is coming, they should) then we wouldn't be hearing/seeing the toilet roll famine of 2020.
    1 point
  45. Hoarding toilet paper?

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  46. Hoarding toilet paper?

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  47. Hoarding toilet paper?

    How is it that those who bash people who are hoarding toilet paper on account of COVID-19 ... cannot see the actually reason for the hoarding ? The reason is that they will not have to leave their homes for toilet paper ... i do not understand the stupid memes and insults associated with such hoarding ... when those who do the mocking do not even know the reason for the hoarding.
    1 point
  48. Hoarding toilet paper?

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  49. What CPU socket/mobo combo for long term upgradability

    I mean it has three buttons: low, medium, and high. I assume that it does what it's advertised to do.
    1 point
  50. What CPU socket/mobo combo for long term upgradability

    PCPartPicker Part List CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Amazon) Motherboard: *ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon) Memory: *OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: *EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card ($673.98 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.04 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 redux-1300 PWM 54.32 CFM 120 mm Fan ($13.90 @ Amazon) Total: $1587.46 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-13 02:31 EDT-0400
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