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Daily Discussion Thread: 🌃🏙️ Friday, August 9, 2024
  • As fun as retro computing and gaming is, I've found emulation to fulfill that itch for a more reasonable price.

    I use Qemu/KVM with virt-manager, I'm currently playing with Windows XP and trying to get games like AOE2, Warcraft3, etc running on it. Eventually I may get an old white LCD 4:3 monitor.

    Retro handhelds like the Miyoo Mini Plus, Anbernic RG35XX-H & Trimui Smart Pro are cheap and fun portable retro game handhelds, they are becoming very popular and the firmware mods are getting better.

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  • Lately I've just been playing FTL & Stardew Valley on an old Linux machine.

    I intend on playing New Vegas soon, with the intention of finishing it before Fallout Season 2.

  • ISOs Explained + four programs to make Linux boot media
  • I generally use the Raspberry Pi Imager, It works just as well with USB's as TF cards.

    GitHub repo

  • Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82
  • I hope where he's going they have all the succulent Chinese meals he wants.

  • Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, July 15, 2024
  • Is the QV one still there? Haven't checked in about a decade.

  • GoToSocial is a new ActivityPub social network server for the Fediverse
  • Any platform that believes it should be their choice whether the user can opt-in to any part of the fediverse, is a big no from me.

  • Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them?
  • Because public schools have to compete with private schools, the uniforms make them look comparable and has more of an effect on the parents perception of value of the school.

    Each public school gets funding dependant on enrolment, the end result is absurd pricing for single income parents. When I was in High School we could get a $7 shirt from Big W and look identical to other students minus the logo.

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  • I've only seen the cross-over episode on SNW, It's very much not my sense of humour but I'm happy for there to be more types of shows for more people, so long as I get my TNG style shows.

  • Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?
  • I've just been playing Valorant, might get back into Age of Empires 2.

  • Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?

    Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old.

    If the game happens to be on sale, a link would be a plus.

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    Is the government really trying to control your TV? Here's what its proposal on streaming apps means for you
  • I'm still fine with it, but I assume this should apply to GoogleTV/FireTV devices.

  • Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.'
  • I'm sure they got better, but they never won me back, that original feeling of disappointment is still associated with the games for me.

  • Star Wars: The Old Republic getting Australian servers
  • From what I understand, the game was recently moved to AWS, which makes regional servers significantly easier and cheaper.

    Now if only ESO could do the same..

  • What are your thoughts about SNW S02E08 [SPOILER]
  • I see references of previous Starfleet officers such as Worf or Captain Sysco;

    With Worf the writers where careful to create a scenario where it was known and out in the open, that the only Federation law he broke was leaving the ship without authority, which he was officially reprimanded over. The actions he took on the Klingon vessel were considered lawful in and of itself.

    Captain Sysco's may be more relevant and example, but to me it felt more like a necessary decision for the benefit of future outcomes. To compare this to SNW S02E08, I don't feel they outlined that he was a future threat to anyone, that being said I am undecided on the Sysco comparison.

    I have also seen reference to Captain Picard's assimilation, but to me that one is not appropriate as it was against his will.

  • What are your thoughts about SNW S02E08 [SPOILER]

    In regards to Dr M'Benga killing the diplomat?

    I supposed this is two questions, whether a federation doctor should have been written to have killed a person as well as how Captain Pike / Starfleet should handle it in Season 3.

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    Cosmos 0.12 major update
  • [🆕 Cosmos 0.12 - HUGE update! All in one secure Reverse-proxy, container manager with app store, integrated VPN, and authentication provider, now has a Full Monitoring suite with alerts and notifications (including presets for anti crypto miner hacks!) 📈📊 ~reddit

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    Does anyone have experience with Asrock monitors?

    I'm looking at the ASRock PG27FF1A 27” FHD IPS 165Hz FreeSync Premium monitor, the price is in AUD so it's closer to $125 before tax.

    I am content with 1080p at 27', it's what I am currently using and my 3050 laptop isn't appropriate to increase the resolution. My laptop has HDMI 2.1 output.

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  • Usenet is paid, usually 2+ subscriptions, a Usenet/backbone provider + an indexer.

  • Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?

    Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old.

    If the game happens to be on sale, a link would be fantastic.

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    Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month
  • That's how it should work, but many services have been increasing pricing with email warnings for the last decade.

    My friend has PS+ and it has multiplied in price for 3-month intervals without him ever confirming the new price. He's had it for a decade without touching it and genuinely wouldn't know he's being charged so much more than he agreed to if I didn't tell him.

    This is in Australia which normally has better protections for consumers, but it's possible we don't in this case as it's happened to me with every subscription I've ever had they send a n email and then start charging an amount I never agreed to.

    The only exception was AEW+ via Fite.tv which was in USD, that was the only time I ever lost my sub when the price changed, which given it went up +40% I was glad they handled it respectfully.

  • Looking for advice on monitor upgrade

    Not a big budget in mind, this is what I am looking at.

    Acer Nitro KG272 S3 27" FHD VA 180Hz

    The price in AUD, which is $127 USD before tax.

    I am currently using a 3050 laptop / 5600H connected to my 1080p/60hz Acer from 2014. What I like about this monitor is it looks exactly the same and is the same size, it will be swapped with the existing VESA mount.

    I cannot find any official documentation, some websites don't list it as HDR10 at all, I also find that regional variants can be very different. Some information shows this to be IPS, but I also can't find that out for sure, I also don't understand if that would be better/worse for high refresh rate. I am also on the assumption that 180Hz is really 165Hz with a possible OC I won't be using.

    I will be playing at 1080p and can handle my games at 120+, the HDR10 will be a boost. I had thought that HDR400 was the dodgy spec, but now I am reading negative remarks about anything below HDR600, I thought HDR10 was genuine 10bit.

    This is the best price in my regional stores and can be picked up locally.

    In the listing, it specifies 250 cd/m² which I assume is important.

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    Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?

    Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old.

    Bonus points if its on sale, with a link.

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    Plex will be blocking access from at least one VPS provider
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    Appears to be Hetzner for now, wouldn't be surprised if all VPS get affected eventually.

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    I Completed my First Final Fantasy game!

    >I played it on my phone which nowadays is the port of the pixel remaster. I loved it and I thought it was great! I definitely felt a little overpowered due to not fleeing at all. I would recommend checking it out, I got just under 28 hours of playtime on my first run.

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    Just finished Red Dead Redemption 1 and Undead Nightmare on PC using the Xenia emulator

    cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/2310989

    > It’s a great game and I’m so glad I finally got to play it. > > I’m running a RTX 2070 Super and a Ryzen 5 3600 with 32 gigs of RAM. Using Xenia-Canary I could run the game at 1080p with decent framerate, but that caused some really unpleasant brightness issues at night, so I stuck with 720p and honestly stopped noticing the low resolution after a while. The game ran at a stable 60 all the way to the end and I encountered absolutely no issues besides some flickering shadows once or twice. > > If you have a decent gaming PC and have never played the original RDR I strongly recommend you try this. It can be a bit of a faff to find what emulator settings work for you, but once you get it working properly, it’s an absolute blast. RDR still holds up really well in my opinion. >

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    Fortnightly Recommendations Thread: What is worth a try?

    Let everyone know below a game (6+ months old), that you have played recently, are currently playing or intend to play soon. If it's currently on sale, a link to the sale & price would be great.

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