[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Disc rot is a thing, so backing up a bin/cue for CDs or ISO for dvd is always a good idea (if it hasn’t been backed up already)

Monopoly 1998 was what I played last week. Nothing ran it except my XP laptop

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I get a lot of old oc games on disc from thrift stores all the time.

However once I confirm they work I back them up and continue to use them in a disc emulator.

Technically last week realistically a very long time ago.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Mr information technology to you

[-] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago

I am an it at a company. Forcing updates is a necessity for some of our users. We have 5 year old phones which have never been updated, and needs to be for their software to work right.

That said what works in consumer space and what works in corporate is two different things. As a consumer I’d hate this and have moved away from preinstalled android years ago. But as IT, this needs to be here.

Ultimately I just think its laziness of the company to either not have a toggle for it. Or have a corporate build for corporate customers

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Links Awakening - all time favourite and is fun on switch or gameboy

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I don’t find it suspicious. Bring attention to it and it’ll get more votes. Ignore it and it’ll go away.

Now that it’s passed multiple thresholds and is gained a lot of support. They will not try and stop it.

[-] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago

While it's easy to be pessimistic about this. This is one of the few options to make actual change. Leaving thing as they are is a worse situation since it means that companies like Ubisoft can and will destroy the games which we own.

Will there be resistance? Yes Ubisoft is already stated their opposition to it.)

But it's not up to companies like Ubisoft for how the EU makes it's laws, it's up to the EU itself. When there is potentially 1.4 million people in Europe telling you to "stop killing games" it's going to be hard to tell them no.

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There is still 10 days left. Even though the stretch goals were met, you can still sign.

If you haven't already and you live in the EU (they will check), you can sign here: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

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Got myself a PolyDryer and was very confused why it included bowden tubes. But then I had an idea. Why not just include a mount for the tubes on my setup and use it to guide my filament into the printer. Love how well it turned out.

https://www.printables.com/model/1354587-slim-filament-guide-for-prusa-mk4

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Link for those who've yet to see it/sign the petition: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

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If you wanna print it yourself, the model is here: https://www.printables.com/model/1348194-4n-threaded-flat-head-screws-and-nuts-10-32-equiva

Design to be a drop in replacement for 10-32 screws with a much, much higher pitch. These screws are extremely easy to print, is reliable enough that it can hold some weight.

If you wanna print this yourself, you need to make sure that the screw is sideways, so if it breaks it's no on the layer lines.

Using them in my own prints which had metal screws and they are holding quiet well.

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If you wanna print it yourself, the model is here: https://www.printables.com/model/1348194-4n-threaded-flat-head-screws-and-nuts-10-32-equiva

Design to be a drop in replacement for 10-32 screws with a much, much higher pitch. These screws are extremely easy to print, is reliable enough that it can hold some weight.

If you wanna print this yourself, you need to make sure that the screw is sideways, so if it breaks it's no on the layer lines.

Using them in my own prints which had metal screws and they are holding quiet well.

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The Subtractive Helix is broken and very buggy. But it is the most reliable way to get a screw and nut in the software.

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Designed in FreeCAD. I wanted to make a customizable screw and nut for my designs. Took me (on and off) weeks to get this working. But now that it does, I kind of want to test it to see how strong it is.

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This has been my reliable Power Supply for my Battle Station from 2018 until now. Today when I turned on my RIG, she didn't post... or do anything.

Tested this PSU on my older Motherboard, it didn't post, and when I took my SO's PSW it did.

I think my RIG will be fine, it was working with my older PSW. But only time (and a new PSW) will tell.

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So, from my testing while PEI is a fantastic build surface for 3D Printing. It's longevity is rather lacking. I then watched a video from Makers Muse about using G10 for my print bed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0PK4oXbJT8

Problem was (1) how to find G10 in Canada. The answer was look for it under it's industrial marketing name Garolite, which I was able to find. (2) How to make the bottom surface Matte and not ultra glossy. The answer was sanding it down, which had the added benefit of making parts stick better. (3) Sticking it to the print beds.

(3) is where I had a lot of problems. Since my only solution was to use paperclips. It worked on the mark 4 with a loss of 8mm around the print bed edge. However on the Mini it didn't work. 1) The original sheet was too thick, and 2) I needed the original Print Bed underneath for the bed leveling sensor to work.

However today I found my solution. Ripping off the PEI Sheet. It's just adheared with adhesive which once the PEI sheet is removed from, my Garolite sheet can be placed down on top of the original adhesive.

The results so far are fantastic. Garolite doesn't stick to PLA as good as PEI is when new and cleaned. However Garolite sheets lasts a heck of a lot longer and can be cleaned with heavy chemicals like Acetone without issues.

My Mini's bed isn't as levels as I thought it was. However it's nothing a bit of a disc sander can't fix :)

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So a while back, I wanted to play Conkere bad furday. After doing some math I worked out that it was cheaper to get an Xbox One and Rare Replay, than the original game.

But now that I have Conkers, and a new box. I thought to myself. Hey isn’t this backwards compatible with 360. Which it was. But this lead me to another thought. Why deal with Ubisoft BS on PCs and their Client. Where older games force you to sign in to play them. When I could just have them on one box.

Which eventually lead me to acquiring this small collection. Total price is $155.88 CAD (before tax) and I know I overpaid for some of the later games. But it’s all on one system with no Uplay BS in my face.

Ac1 - $3

AC2 - $4

ACB - $8

ACRe - $8

AC3 - $12

ACB - $7

ACRo - $15

ACU - $10 ($7 more than i think should costs)

ACS - $13

ACC - $18 (shocked with this one)

ACOr - $20 (could’ve got it for $10 but got it on impulse)

ACOd - $20

ACV - $30 (again $10 over used)

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On a note, Humble Bundle is amazing when you got loads of games at once. Owned this for years before I was in the mood to play it.

Call of Duty hasn't excited me since Blops back on the PS3. I was never into single player, and my attempt during Blops and Call of Duty 3 left me not wanting to play more.

However I was really in the mood for a WW2 shooter after my visit to a local war museum, so I thought. Hey why not. I had no expectations going in other than I wanted to play a WW2 shooter.

Starting the game up for the first time, I was impressed with the graphics and visuals. Aesthetically the game is toeing the line between realistic, and video gamey. Like on a wide shot of troops, it could be mistaken for real. Then when you see one of the handful of main characters it's like; "oh yeah, it's a game".

However functionally the first thing I ran into was the game bugs. This game came out in 2017, almost 8 years ago now. However I never realized how bad the "release now fix later" mentality was. The game endlessly crashed, and would need constant validation to work. I don't know if it's because of my rural broadband connection loosing packets. Or because the game corrupts itself. Maybe it was a Proton thing. But almost every mission I had to validate the game files for it to work.

When the game worked, though I had a good time. Shooting baddies was satisfying. The aesthetics mixed in with the gameplay was exactly what I was looking for. And the game had good variety. Though the game lost it's polish outside of the main game loop. That one flying section was awkward, same with the tanks and while the stealth sections aren't mandatory, it felt like it was.

The only other thing which didn't work for me was the story. Yea it's a work of fiction, and over the top all the time. I could suspend my disbelief and enjoy the action. Right up to the mid way point when the game pauses for long sections of time to focus on the stories "drama". This drama was there from the beginning, but I felt it was more subtle, or maybe tolerable compared to closer the end. There's also a b-plot about the protagonist's brother which was extremely predictable which I actually eye rolled when I saw it's conclusion.

With that said, I liked the epilogue, I liked the shooting, the level designs were great, and the overall story was good. I just think if you are in the mood to play some WW2 shooters that you should probably pickup an older title before this one. However if you do find this game on a discount or already in your library, I did enjoy my time with it. So if you are in the mood. It may be worth picking up.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago

You are not wrong, but I don’t want to admit that you are right since it’s so depressing

[-] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago

LibreOffice

Free Office Suite which is excellent for personal use. If you are on mobile Collabora Office if you want an Android/iOS version

[-] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago

My solution to this was to back up all my projects so I have a local copy, and move to FreeCAD. I'm tired of Autodesk changing the deal every year or so.

[-] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago

We both switch years ago on our laptops when Windows 11 became the default windows. Linux Mint ftw

[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

30 minutes in the test, I saw a cat.

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