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    Microsoft exploring options to power its datcenters using nuclear energy

    Yes some are pebble beds. I think China was the first to build and start up a pebble bed. I admit I don't know much more about it than that. There's a lot of SMR designs out there. Weather or not they see the light of day will be another matter. Several molten salt ones that look promising...
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    Windows 10 update KB5034441 is still broken, more than a month after release

    This was a known and common bug on windows 10. Go ahead, look it up. I'll wait here.
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    Microsoft exploring options to power its datcenters using nuclear energy

    This is not typical here. We use no such systems and I'm a little confused as to why one would want to ... Virtually everything at our plants here is electromechanical. analog gauges, mechanical hand switches, etc. but the chart recorders are digital these days.... mostly because we couldn't...
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    Windows 10 update KB5034441 is still broken, more than a month after release

    No. The auto sync from internet was totally broken. This is one example. Another was that the monitors refused to go to sleep mode. Apparently windows thought someone was using the mouse when they weren't. Found a work around, but shit this is pretty simple stuff. I shouldn't have to. Bottom...
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    Microsoft exploring options to power its datcenters using nuclear energy

    Would love to know where you got this from. Reactor control computers are purpose built, think like the guidance computer they used to send astronauts to the moon. They're completely disconnected from any network. Hell, the plant I work at the control computers have a whopping 16mb of RAM. And...
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    Windows 10 update KB5034441 is still broken, more than a month after release

    Windows has suffered a lot of bugs in general, but hey at least they're implementing new features that nobody will care about or use! Still remember when I was using win10 the clock being bugged perpetually, no reinstall fixed it. Wouldn't work automatically, had to set it manually. It's a...
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    HP wants more of your money

    I like to think so....but yet we've seen things equally as stupid
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    HP wants more of your money

    I have always found this move to subscription models to be just offensive. I don't care if they want to offer it as an option, but please give me the choice. I like owning my things in life as much as possible. Sure I get big expenses every now and then, but long run I save a lot and retain...
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    HP wants more of your money

    maybe they should make a printer that works first, then talk about these sorts of things.
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    intel 13th and 14th gen xx900 and xx700 may have defective cores causing crashes in gaming

    Well look at the security issues we had multiple bios updates to patch. And those patches don't really solve the problem! I did read an article about that...back then Intel was making AMD look like garbage. Someone got the old hardware, installed all the patches and all of a sudden Intel...
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    intel 13th and 14th gen xx900 and xx700 may have defective cores causing crashes in gaming

    Yeah this is a wait and see. Way too many variables with no hard evidence as to what the fault is. I'm glad a hardware site is getting into this, but I do wish it was someone other than Tom's assware. If there really is a hardware fault....Intel isn't going to want to talk about it. Imagine...
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    Need some simple advice

    Great, that's one down. I remember g sync being very much proprietary, didn't know we had an open source. Thank you.
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    Need some simple advice

    Also I'm finding the adaptive sync confusing ...it's listed as G sync which I know is Nvidia. On the MSI website it states adaptive sync with no further information. Would this support my AMD card? I know their version is freesync....
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    Need some simple advice

    Hi guys, thanks for any help. I'm looking to buy new monitors. 2 to be exact. I even have a model picked out: https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_700_1104&item_id=241903 Here's the problem: I have not purchased a monitor since about 2007. I'm using a 24" Samsung 245BW and...
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    Two years after launch Windows 11 adoption is still waaaay behind Windows 10

    We had to do testing to figure out they're idiots? Who's the real idiot here?
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    Two years after launch Windows 11 adoption is still waaaay behind Windows 10

    Maybe so, but I've always thought that this is Microsoft's problem right here. Their long standing policy of telling the customer what they want.
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    Two years after launch Windows 11 adoption is still waaaay behind Windows 10

    Me too. I find 11 is very much like 10 just more refined. Less garbage warnings. Etc. Less bugs even. Have it on both my laptop and desktop, no complaints. Still I think my favorite was 7. It just worked great out of the box.
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    [Steam] Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 90% off @ $2.99 till 1-24-24

    solid game, sadly i already own it :p i thought the gameplay was good, atmosphere is excellent. unfortunately i found that the game was far to repetitive for my liking. still good, just not anywhere near top of my list. it's definitely worth playing.
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    Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games

    you're not missing much! my take on all this is i want choice, like most of us. if they want to have a subscription model, that's fine. don't take away the option to BUY the damn game. i have kids, i don't get a lot of time for gaming anymore. maybe an hour or so in the evening when the kids...
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    good cheap laser printer? with cheap toner?

    Totally agree. Their old hard drives were crap. Ram and SSDs never had any issues. Phones, monitors and TVs are great. I still use an old Samsung 245BW monitor, over 15 years old. Just keeps on trucking along. Sorta related I also have a Samsung washer and dryer set that just won't die. Over...
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    Old smartphone/battery: charging but stays at same low charged level and power-cycle itself randomly

    hope it lasts. i tried battery replacement with an older phone and it was good for about 6 months. after that the cheap knockoff batteries started to wear out. i gave up on replacing batteries, not many phones you can get an OEM replacement.
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    good cheap laser printer? with cheap toner?

    wish samsung still made laser printers. bought one over 10 years ago and it just doesn't die.
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    When do you finally retire a PSU?

    looking over the responses, it's amazing how long a quality unit can last. i changed out my old corsair HX650 because i felt i needed something with a bit more power when i rebuilt last year. well that 15 year old corsair is still running to this day....gave all my old parts to the brother...
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    Dead Space remake (2023)

    i got this game when it came out and yeah always had a bit of stuttering...life took over and i haven't played much of it until last night. reminded of the stuttering. good to know that it's not just me. i find the stutters aren't that frequent but can occasionally be quite severe. overall i...
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    Wealthy Nvidia employees are taking it easy in ‘semi-retirement mode' — even middle managers make $1 million a year or more

    This is very true and somehow people forget history. We thought everyone was going to lose their jobs when robotics went big in factories...guess what? Someone has to maintain, monitor, troubleshoot and program them. The job market will do what it always has done. Change and adapt. Not many...
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    Ubisoft's The Crew is shutting down 31st March 2024 and will be unplayable after that because it is online only.

    Unfortunately this has been the way of things last few years. I think it's disgusting. Related to this, how many shows have been erased from various streaming services? Some they no longer sell physical copies. Only way to get it is to pirate it. It's the equivalent of book burning in my mind...
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    Valve To Steam Deck Owners: Stop Huffing Its Vent Fumes

    Up next, people who sniff glue
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    troubleshooting lag in diablo 2 LAN game....yes the original

    unfortunately not an option at this time. wish it was.
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    troubleshooting lag in diablo 2 LAN game....yes the original

    ok so it's an old game. diablo 2 is a dinosaur. and it's still a damn good time. i recently got my older son into it. i did not like diablo 3 myself and 4 i haven't bothered with. it's great father/son time, he uses my destop and i set up my laptop right next to him and we play a TCP/IP game...
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    how many guys in this forum are IT pros?

    not me, i grew up around computers. my dad was a programmer back in the 90s...bit before too. ran a software business out of the basement until it ultimately failed. learned most of what i know that way. so yeah thats how i got into building computers and other such things. i almost went the...
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    Western Digital Ships 24TB & 28TB Hard Disks, Declares "Total Supremacy"

    I think in the next few years we're going to see more of these extremely high capacity HDDs. Logically, it's the only way they can compete with SSDs. Flash drives are constantly dropping in price and increasing capacity. Can't beat them at speed, only size.
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    Microsoft Repositions 7TB 'Project Silica' Glass Media as a Cloud Storage Solution

    About the only benefit here is the longevity of the media... don't get me wrong, that's pretty cool. But I feel like this isn't aimed at the average joe ...
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    Two years after launch Windows 11 adoption is still waaaay behind Windows 10

    I'm not surprised in the least. I personally like win11 for the most part and prefer it over 10. But that's me. Reality is they introduced a very firm hardware barrier and didn't really change that much when you get down to it. Very little incentive to switch. I waited for that hardware...
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    Rockstar games using Razor 1911 cracks on Steam?

    this is amazing. laziness at its finest.
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    Volition shutdown. Saints row dev.

    After Freespace 2 these guys really fell off their peak. I respect them for one of the great classics, but hey it is what it is.
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    Intel doing silly things for DARPA.

    Not much once they add I ray tracing. If they haven't yet already?
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    Are you happy with win 11?

    Just my curiosity....I know some are not happy with win11 and may prefer 10. I had 10, upgraded to 11 and surprisingly I like 11 better. It seems a bit faster, very stable and less nags. I bought 10 retail and was very annoyed that it came with built in ads in the form of apps that were...
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    MultiSync FP2141SB Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB Monitor Retro Gaming Vintage

    Man that's a lot of money for a 22" CRT. Can't imagine what the shipping would cost on top of that. Despite having grown up with CRT, I'm quite happy with LCD. Might not be quite as good for colour and black reproduction, but it's a lot sharper and much easier to lug around. But hey to each...
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    AMD To Unveil Next Major Products At Gamescom 2023, Radeon RX 7800 XT & 7700 XT Expected

    I agree. At least until AMD drops their prices. The 7xxx series costs way too much for how it performs. However, I got a 6700 xt this past November for a good price. Quite happy with that purchase.
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