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  1. Because AoE2 is touted by many as the best of the series, and one of the best strategy games of all time?
    7 points
  2. Do they really think people are using that manage disk and volumes rubbish in settings? They should just stop wasting time fixing that. The UI is still unbelievably bad and the function is near zero compared to the classic Disk Management tool.
    6 points
  3. I'll probably pick it up. I play AoE2, and this adds 2 new civilizations and 3 new campaigns. Sounds good to me!
    4 points
  4. Microsoft treats third party platforms as first class citizens.
    4 points
  5. Microsoft is releasing its Office apps for ARM-powered Macs today

    Whoa, that's pretty fast by Microsoft standards.
    4 points
  6. myTube reaches version 4.0 with a new UI, GIF maker, and more

    If someone bought the paid version before, you should get a prompt "You are eligible for Free Pro" or something like that. I got it.
    4 points
  7. The WIP just fills me with a general sense of "what is the point?" these days.
    4 points
  8. Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony join forces to ensure 'safer gaming'

    Gaming has always been safe. It's things like twitch and democrat government "leadership" that makes it unsafe.
    4 points
  9. Amazon-owned Zoox unveils its first fully electric driver-less taxi

    Johnny cab
    3 points
  10. Microsoft treats third party platforms as first class citizens. That's why Windows OS quality went long time ago to the toilet.
    2 points
  11. What improvement do you need? The game runs perfectly fine on my 3080 based machine.
    2 points
  12. Ooh yes, because what we really needed Nokia to be spending its time and energy on was an extra refresh of the successful 5.3 in the same year, and no need at all for them to worry about the missing-in-action 6.3 or 7.3... /s
    2 points
  13. There is nothing wrong the NT kernel, Apple doesn’t use a BSD kernel (not even a fork), and UNIX is not Linux. Would you like to try that again and this time make sense?
    2 points
  14. I am glad it is on PC - and my 1080Ti is managing really well at 2k, but yeah, tons of minor glitches - it is just funny, not reallly game breaking. i did have a bug where i could not complete the mission as ESC button would not exit the selection after i finished, so i just gave up, but next day it worked (i assume overnight GOG applied another patch) i adviced all of my friends who were considering to buy on ps4 or original xbox to just wait and not bother. i cannot imagine them having fun
    2 points
  15. Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony join forces to ensure 'safer gaming'

    show me on the doll where the government touched you
    2 points
  16. Amazon-owned Zoox unveils its first fully electric driver-less taxi

    These are very reminiscent of those in the latest season of Westworld...
    2 points
  17. While I agree with your sentiment the fault lies 100 percent with the developers and management. If the hardware cannot run it, you should not release it on that platform. The end. And you certainly don't cover it up with weird embargos and takedowns until the second it launches to secure pre-orders. CDPR went in my book from one of the most respected devs out there to most shady developer in gaming.
    2 points
  18. Don't waste money on these cards at this price. Here's what AMD had said in a interview: https://videocardz.com/newz/am...ies-at-msrp-in-4-to-8-weeks
    1 point
  19. Nvidia 460.89 WHQL driver lands with Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions support

    What improvement do you need? The game runs perfectly fine on my 3080 based machine. lol the 5 of you with 3080's are happy. cool.
    1 point
  20. Among Us is coming to the Nintendo Switch today

    IDK, with this new found popularity the dev has started doing updates again. A new map or 2 should be coming out soon if not already and there's a mod that adds proximity chat now (wouldn't be surprised if the dev ends up working that into the game native too) Right I'm not saying the game's been abandoned or anything, just that these things seem to go in cycles. Take Clash of Clans for instance. That was the game a few years ago, now I doubt it's even running anymore. I might be wrong, just hope the devs aren't spending a bunch of money on development that doesn't end up paying off. EDIT: OK quick Google search, CoC seems to still be running. But my point still stands that its popularity is nothing compared to several years ago.
    1 point
  21. What’s wrong with hex editors? I use it often at work, super useful for analyzing and modifying FPGA bitstreams. Nothing, if you actually need them for something else. For one game that will inevitably be patched? Not going there. HAHAHA, eventually get patched... Have you read some of the reviews on this game? I don't think half of the issues will ever be patched officially, seems cdpr is another bethesda Loads of small visual glitches. Cars levtitating, people having legs missing, weird colors. None of these bother me, its was a huge project in wich they aimed to make everyone happy. And they surely made me happy! Not that I'm critiquing it or saying their attitude is good or bad, I don't know, but all I read is "they will fix the bugs", yeah? No deus ex game launched with huge issues like this, no final fantasy game launched with huge issues like this, no GTA launched with huge issues like this, yet a game in development for 9 years is filled to the brim with huge bugs after a very delayed release... That doesn't really add up. Pretty sure GTA IV was buggy at launch on PC, coupled with performance issues that plagued it. There was also the ultimate sin that was GFWL that caused issues for both that game and Fallout 3 (which was a mess at launch too). GTA Online is also a crapfest that I don't particularly understand how so many people play it, given the load times, desync, and so on. Personally, I'm more inclined to give them a chance simply because I've had zero expectations for this game and it's come out way ahead for someone who wasn't even keeping up what this series was about. (literally didn't realize it was an RPG until I created a character if I'm being perfectly honest) I'd give them time, but only because of their past reputation. Besides, given the nature of Twitter, I'm sure there are already people foaming at the mouth sending them death threats about an issue already... We're on our way to our own dystopian hellscape all the same! Performance issue, sure, or a chicken acting as police, sure, but did you clip through the floor? Just die out of no where? Have terrible physics? No, these not issues in GTA and shouldn't be in any game with QA testing Can't clip through the floor if the game is unplayable but sure man. That being said, I do fully expect CDPR to fix the game so please don't misunderstand. I just haven't seen anything gamebreaking for me personally, other than some minor bugs. If anything, my complaints with the game have more to do with a few design choices but those thoughts probably won't be heard while you have bigger issues like the way it released on consoles...
    1 point
  22. Why isn't this on Windows yet?
    1 point
  23. nobody. and MS knows this, but they've got stock to dump. just to be clear, this is the phone i would absolutely buy if i had the cash, but i don't, and MS has no mind share and the phone was trashed at launch.
    1 point
  24. Nokia 5.4 is HMD's latest mid-ranger, packing a Snapdragon 662 for €189

    Downgrade in processor .. check downgrade in charging capability... check For this price point it is easier buying a proper Chinese phone and not one that pretends to be something it’s not. Don’t think HMD will survive. On the executive level people just keep leaving.
    1 point
  25. Amazon-owned Zoox unveils its first fully electric driver-less taxi

    That one, and the scene from Total Recall with Schwarzenegger. "Where do you want to go?" "Drive! Just drive!!" - rips out robot driver - But despite being very interesting to see happening, I'm not counting on my fellow humans to keep the inside of one clean. The interior should be power-wash cleaned sturdy ;)
    1 point
  26. Nope. Not for those prices. That's crazy. I thought about getting a Red Devil for $800, but I'm not paying that much either. I'd get a 3080 at that price, if they ever become available, of course.
    1 point
  27. No thank you, Linux/*Nix is so much fragmented already, and we surely don't need another one. NT is a fantastic alternative but desperately needs a successor, one that strips off all the legacy crap from the decades.
    1 point
  28. so... then it didn't surprise you?
    1 point
  29. Well, they started updating the animations... Sun Valley is gonna be something fresh for sure. How complete and consistent it is is another thing.
    1 point
  30. CDPR went in my book from one of the most respected devs out there to most shady developer in gaming. Seems a bit harsh. Not sure what you think of other things in life, including other games developers, that have let people down in way worse manners and many more times. For me this is on the same level of lootbox fiasco with Battlefront 2 that was the start what changed the whole industry away from lootboxes. I think this games has pushed the limit in how far you can go with deceitful marketing + launch a broken product on the biggest install base. Sony / Microsoft usually don’t offer refunds easily. For most of my gamer friends this game turned about to be the biggest disappointment they ever had in a game after 8 years of hype train. Luckily a lot of people are refunding and their stock price is crashing by 30 - 35 percent since release. That is the best lesson for such bad management Microsoft has the 14 days / 2 hours played policy, Sony does not allow refunds if you start downloading the game. They do for cyberpunk now, even after downloading and playing. The news is on all gaming sites. It plays in 17 FPS on PS4 in action sequences. So they issue refunds for everyone that asks.
    1 point
  31. I do. I use the Z Fold 2 as my daily drive. It's definitly an unique experience and it's probably not worth it for a lot, if not most people. But I've quite enjoyed the experience so far.
    1 point
  32. Discuss: Who is your favorite video game villain?

    The G-MAN from Half-Life series
    1 point
  33. Single best thing about iPhones is that you get updates the moment they are announced. Unconditionally. I hated Android so much with ridiculous updating process. Vendor announces update, only X carrier in US gets the update, then it takes weeks for the damn thing to trickle down to Europe and then it takes days to get through the queue per every country or in batches of countries. I hated that nonsense so much where with this I'm just updating both, my phone and my watch this very moment I've noticed the news about new updates. Just sublime experience. ProRaw benefits are separate layers of effects on top of what's usually known as RAW. So you can take photos and ProRaw format has a raw sensor data as well as all the filtering applied, but in layers that you have control over. So you still have full control over the source data, but don't miss out on computational features at the same time. Btw, what do you mean with "mirrored selfie"? My iPhone XR with iOS 14.2 already has "Mirror front camera" setting under Settings -> Camera. Isn't this what would be considered as mirrored selfies?
    1 point
  34. Edge history and tab sync starts showing up on Android

    Don't care the least about those features. Just give me the use of extensions and I'll be happy.
    1 point
  35. Google services face outage, making it impossible to login [Update]

    What are these services that you use that never go down? nothing NEVER goes down Exactly, so I don't understand your comment. So they should be upset they aren't using Google crap and have stuff down? You are really stretching your point to fit.
    1 point
  36. Google services face outage, making it impossible to login [Update]

    Yes cause Google is notorious for using Windows Servers. /s FFS - Google ######s up and people want to take a stab at Windows and Microsoft, which are working just fine? Really Steven?
    1 point
  37. Honestly I simply haven't seen a significant enough sample size of what phones other people are using since, oh, March-ish.
    1 point
  38. How to create multiple profiles in independent Chrome instances

    I have been using this functionality for a while, since we use Google Workspace services where I work, and I want a separate profile for my personal stuff. What is great is that this feature works the same with Chromium, as well as with the new Chromium based Edge (albeit with your Microsoft account instead of Google). I like how your profile picture becomes part of the shortcut to each different session browser. A benefit of this is that you can have different sets of bookmarks for each browser session if you associate your profile with a specific Google Account. The same functionality works in Edge with different Microsoft accounts.
    1 point
  39. What do you mean by "lag fest" exactly? I don't personally know how it was at launch, but I have the GOTY edition and a GTX 1060 6GB, and it runs fine, even at near top settings, at 1080. I've capped the FPS at 60 and it stays there, except for a few occasions, notably at novigrad, where it dips to 55-56, but that's because my card is not powerful enough. Apparently it also performed pretty poorly at launch on consoles too but was massively improved with patches, based on DF's performance graphs. P.S. I'm not defending CP's buggy release. They clearly had more work to do, even after all this time.
    1 point
  40. CDPR went in my book from one of the most respected devs out there to most shady developer in gaming. Seems a bit harsh. Not sure what you think of other things in life, including other games developers, that have let people down in way worse manners and many more times.
    1 point
  41. To be fair, most developers will write the game on a top end platform, then reduce attributes such as textures, resolution, number of artefacts on screen, graphical enhancements and so on, based on target platform. You won't get a next-gen experience on older platforms, but it should be playable, even it does look a bit blurry / less people on street and so on.
    1 point
  42. In other test comparisons, and due to the variance of AoTS benchmarks, the 'lead' demonstrated here, is not always a lead, with the 5800X beating this score with the same hardware configuration. Which means the 5900X and 5950X are also beating this score, as they both outperform the 5800X in per core performance, which is where gaming performance lives. (In previous generations, AMD's higher core count CPUs had reduced core and single core performance, with this generation being the opposite by hitting higher core speeds on the higher core count processors.) The other 'disappointing' thing here, is instead of a 10core/20thread CPU, it look like Intel is moving back to an 8core/16thread 900 series processor - so even if this CPU can hit single core and gaming performance on par with the 5900X or 5950X - the core differences will be drastic, as AMD's multi-core efficiency is significantly faster than Intel, combined with additional physical cores on the AMD processors is a hard sell for Intel. If Intel can price this around $300 - it could be viable, but if they are targeting $500 and in the 5900X range, which has 12cores/24threads - even if it can hit as much as 10% faster in some games, it will still be hard to justify for even the most die hard gamer focused buyer. I hope this is not an accurate leak, and Intel has more performance and isn't going to push a lower core count CPU in the i9-xx9xx space - which is a regression back to the 9th generation processor. I get they might have had to do this to get the single core performance up, but if it can't compete, those gains are essentially worthless in the market.
    1 point
  43. How to create multiple profiles in independent Chrome instances

    It feels weird that ChromeOS just does not have this lol, you need completely different user profiles.
    1 point
  44. What’s wrong with hex editors? I use it often at work, super useful for analyzing and modifying FPGA bitstreams. Nothing, if you actually need them for something else. For one game that will inevitably be patched? Not going there. HAHAHA, eventually get patched... Have you read some of the reviews on this game? I don't think half of the issues will ever be patched officially, seems cdpr is another bethesda Loads of small visual glitches. Cars levtitating, people having legs missing, weird colors. None of these bother me, its was a huge project in wich they aimed to make everyone happy. And they surely made me happy! Not that I'm critiquing it or saying their attitude is good or bad, I don't know, but all I read is "they will fix the bugs", yeah? No deus ex game launched with huge issues like this, no final fantasy game launched with huge issues like this, no GTA launched with huge issues like this, yet a game in development for 9 years is filled to the brim with huge bugs after a very delayed release... That doesn't really add up. Pretty sure GTA IV was buggy at launch on PC, coupled with performance issues that plagued it. There was also the ultimate sin that was GFWL that caused issues for both that game and Fallout 3 (which was a mess at launch too). GTA Online is also a crapfest that I don't particularly understand how so many people play it, given the load times, desync, and so on. Personally, I'm more inclined to give them a chance simply because I've had zero expectations for this game and it's come out way ahead for someone who wasn't even keeping up what this series was about. (literally didn't realize it was an RPG until I created a character if I'm being perfectly honest) I'd give them time, but only because of their past reputation. Besides, given the nature of Twitter, I'm sure there are already people foaming at the mouth sending them death threats about an issue already... We're on our way to our own dystopian hellscape all the same!
    1 point
  45. What’s wrong with hex editors? I use it often at work, super useful for analyzing and modifying FPGA bitstreams. Nothing, if you actually need them for something else. For one game that will inevitably be patched? Not going there. HAHAHA, eventually get patched... Have you read some of the reviews on this game? I don't think half of the issues will ever be patched officially, seems cdpr is another bethesda They've released several patches already. It plays great for me. A few visual glitches but very playable.
    1 point
  46. Ventoy 1.0.30

    I tried it, it's definitely better than nothing. But it's much MUCH slower, and not as compatible as a cheap 64gb SSD in a virtual CDROM Zelmon enclosure. https://smile.amazon.com/Iodd-Iodd2531-Black-Virtual-Enclosures/dp/B00TDJ4BJU/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=virtual+cd+rom+storage+enclosure&qid=1607880399&s=electronics&sr=1-3
    1 point
  47. Ventoy 1.0.30

    Not long ago I stumbled into this for the first time as someone mentioned it on another forum and I am glad I looked into it. it's definitely my new 'go to' multiboot USB program. it's quite simple to use as once installed to the USB stick you simply use the USB stick like usual and anytime you want to install a OS etc from it, you simply copy over the ISO file to the USB stick and then boot to the USB stick, which works with either standard BIOS boot or UEFI, and then select your ISO from the menu and it works and you proceed like usual. I even updated Ventoy recently from the previous version which was simple enough on Linux. you simply issue the following command once your in the 'ventoy-1.0.30' folder "sudo sh Ventoy2Disk.sh -u /dev/sdX" (where the "X" (on the "sdX" part) is the location of your USB stick with Ventoy on it) and it will ask if you want to update Ventoy which does it without any data destruction. but the initial Ventoy installation WILL delete all data on the destination device! p.s. stuff like Memtest86+ (memtest dot org) works with standard BIOS boot but you have to use the 'F1 Memdisk Mode' of Ventoy. for the Memtest86 (memtest86 dot com) you can load the .img file directly (at least through UEFI boot) for it to work.
    1 point
  48. Ventoy 1.0.30

    The best.
    1 point
  49. How to backup your files and reinstall Windows 10 with recovery media

    I strongly advise against using built-in Windows components to create backup copies. Windows has never been good in that department. As a rule of thumb, don't use any backup solution that saves its backups in ZIP files. There are several free backup solutions I can advise: Macrium Reflect or Veeam Agent Free edition. Of course, Lifewire has listed 34 choices.
    1 point
  50. Thought police a.k.a 1984
    1 point