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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 24, 2021, 03:56 PM »

yeah i mean if you already have psvr im not sure it makes sense to buy an oculus -- the games and experiences are going to be much smaller and lower powered
and ironically, MORE expensive than their full version brothers on pc and ps4.

-mouser (July 24, 2021, 01:08 PM)

You're probably right, but the more I think about it, the all-in-one is very exciting! I'll keep an eye to see how the landscape of the games available develops.

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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 24, 2021, 01:04 PM »

That last point is the one that's keeping it in my cart on Amazon. I haven't found anything that really catches my eye. I finally purchased a PSVR because of a few games coming out in rapid succession that I couldn't resist- Iron Man VR, Some really good DLC on Beat Saber, Squadrons, and a couple of others. I've browsed the store for the Quest, and nothing really catches my eye in that way so far.

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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 24, 2021, 12:55 PM »

I'm glad the PS4 doesn't need beacons. It just uses the external camera as the focusing point for your playable area. As the PS4 is in my living room, the cord has never been much of an issue, unless I just lose track of what I'm doing in the game (usually because of minor vertigo) and get tangled. But I'm warming up to this.

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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 24, 2021, 11:06 AM »

I don't know what it takes to set up the PS4 one, but this is pretty easy. You basically just strap it on your face and then trace the open space on your floor to set up your "Guardian boundary" and you can move about freely in VR. Or if you want to be sitting or otherwise stationary, you can do that, too.

-Deozaan (July 24, 2021, 10:45 AM)

Not much, really. It's just that the PS4 is under my account and they don't really play the PS4 other than VR (it's miiine!) so they get me whenever they want to play.

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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 24, 2021, 10:31 AM »

Dammit... are you guys going to make me get one? The one thing with the PS4 one is that I'm really the only one that can set it up. Looking at this, it seems a lot simpler.

How did you guys get around the Facebook requirement? Or did you just decide not to care?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 22, 2021, 01:47 PM »

Or perhaps this perspective more closely matches wraith's use-case:

I own a car. It's not in the greatest condition, but reliable enough for my daily needs. I'm not willing to pay what it would cost to buy a new (or only a couple years old) vehicle. But when I take a multi-day trip out of town, I rent a car. I get the benefits of a much newer vehicle which is in much better condition than mine, so I'm not concerned about it breaking down during the trip. And I also don't put those miles on my own car, which will help it last just that much longer before I have to replace it.

-Deozaan (July 21, 2021, 10:55 AM)

Bingo! And the one part that isn't encapsulated in the vehicular analogy is the fact that in order to host what I need to host, I'd have to worry about a lot of infrastructure things that AWS is easier to configure (mostly because I'm certified in AWS but know a hill of beans about general networking).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 21, 2021, 09:45 AM »

And their financial viability isn't really your problem since you only commit for a month at a time.

-Dormouse (July 20, 2021, 05:41 PM)

That depends on what you use it for and how volatile that use case is. I know if AWS went down, I'd lose quite a bit of time (I have the data backed up locally, but still). So it can be a concern. But I'd agree, with responsible use, their viability is there problem.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Active Directory | User keeps getting locked out

« Last post by wraith808 on July 21, 2021, 09:44 AM »

We should probably move it too. I figured it was spam, but let it go. But the Screenshot captor forum isn't the place for this thread, I think.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 20, 2021, 02:31 PM »

I've been looking at getting a Shadow for a while.

-wraith808 (July 19, 2021, 08:21 PM)

not sure I understand the model - seems like you need a computer in order to end with...well...a computer...

Never been a fan of outsourcing, and this seems like its taking it to an extreme...

-Target (July 19, 2021, 10:29 PM)

You're not really outsourcing, you're getting additional power for a purpose. Not for everyone, I suppose, but I already have a couple of EC2 instances that I use for various reasons that I could have used my home computer for, so I guess I'm more primed than others to use it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 19, 2021, 08:21 PM »

You should check the viability of their business plan. I heard Linus form video channel Linus Tech Tips mention that Shadow isn't a financially sound organization. I believe that was in his weekly talking head-piece...in the week that he did a review of similar services. More of a place that over-promises and under-delivers. The videos he creates are usually sponsored and likely Shadow didn't fulfill their contractual financial obligations.

-Shades (July 19, 2021, 05:30 PM)

Not sure how recent this is, or even if it's about the same company, but Shadow has been in business for over 6 years at this point; I've been following them for that long, looking to see if it was even something I wanted to get into.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 17, 2021, 02:12 PM »

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Microsoft unveils Windows 365, a Windows 10 PC in the cloud

-Arizona Hot (July 14, 2021, 07:09 PM)

Yeah, about that...

-app103 (July 17, 2021, 02:20 AM)

But this has been a reality for a while. It's just that microsoft is getting into that space. I've been looking at getting a Shadow for a while.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck: A Nintendo Switch-like PC

« Last post by wraith808 on July 17, 2021, 02:07 PM »

Yeah, I reserved a 512G as soon as it hit.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 14, 2021, 12:16 PM »

I was they'd waited until the official release dropped to release this. I get the feeling MS might close these holes

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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 13, 2021, 11:34 AM »

I don't think people will realize how much of a burden it is to have to use a headset connected by a wire to your pc.

-mouser (July 13, 2021, 12:57 AM)

It hasn't been a burden to me using it with the Playstation. Consoles are already the centerpiece of many an entertainment setup, so it's not that big a deal for most.

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Living Room / Re: I bought an Oculus Quest and I'm blown away by the current state of VR

« Last post by wraith808 on July 11, 2021, 10:31 AM »

My only experience has been my Playstation VR, and I love it- however the motion cap on first person shooter type of games makes my head hurt after a while like the first Doom did back in the day. Of course, just like then, I fight my way through because it's just so fun. One game to look into is Star Wars Squadrons. I love the way they integrated the 3D with the controls. It's a pretty awesome experience.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Amazon Lumberyard goes open source, renamed to Open 3D Engine (O3DE)

« Last post by wraith808 on July 09, 2021, 10:05 AM »

I've just started to play with Unity myself

-mouser (July 09, 2021, 03:52 AM)

Must be something going around- I've just delved in myself.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Gizmo's Tech Support Alert freeware site shutting down

« Last post by wraith808 on July 04, 2021, 06:00 AM »

Hello dear Jesse. There may be ways to explore before closing...

-publicdomain (July 04, 2021, 01:16 AM)

This isn't about this site- it's about another site.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 03, 2021, 10:52 AM »

Why Windows 11 won't run on your new $5,000 Surface PC, but a Mac from 2013 can run the next-gen macOS from zdnet

-wraith808 (July 03, 2021, 05:44 AM)

What that article says (or insinuates) is that Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows when they thought there would be higher adoption of UWP and the Microsoft Store, so they could rake in ~30% of all sales taking place on their store and not have to concern themselves with earning money from selling new versions of Windows. Now that they've seen relatively little adoption of their storefront, they've decided to re-theme Windows 10 and force people to pay them for it by requiring them to buy a new computer (and therefore require a new Windows license for the new hardware since Windows 10 licenses are tied to the hardware) to run it.

-Deozaan (July 03, 2021, 08:53 AM)

Thanks... I was in a hurry this morning when I posted it so didn't get a chance to post my usual synopsis.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on July 03, 2021, 05:44 AM »

Why Windows 11 won't run on your new $5,000 Surface PC, but a Mac from 2013 can run the next-gen macOS from zdnet

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on June 26, 2021, 10:08 PM »

Another one - https://www.youtube..../watch?v=taZTeXRvwFQ

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on June 26, 2021, 04:02 PM »

They both equal 1 password multiple access

-Stoic Joker (June 25, 2021, 05:43 AM)

Depends on how that password is secured. I secure mine with my phone, so even if my password is leaked, it does no good.

-wraith808 (June 25, 2021, 06:39 AM)

Yeah, I know … The industry loves fawning over the (a little to magical) 2fa crap. But as long as session token reuse remains a cake walk...I just ain't warm-and-fuzzy about trusting it.

I'd rather keep separate things, separate...so the twain can't meet in a dark alley.

Call me old fashion... 

-Stoic Joker (June 26, 2021, 03:11 PM)

I prefer SSO with extremely stupidly secure password and 2FA.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on June 26, 2021, 04:01 PM »

There may be a fix before EOL in 2023,

-Arizona Hot (June 26, 2021, 01:56 PM)

EOL is 2025.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on June 26, 2021, 07:33 AM »

Oh, I think it will, in the same vein as others that are huge, i.e. Amazon and Google. I think they've learned how to ride the line. Did you see the mention that you can bring your own payment processor to the store and garner 100% of the profits? This isn't the same Microsoft.

And speaking of that, several will have no choice. It seems I'll be able to keep using Windows 10 until next year when I'd planned to upgrade my computer anyway, but even if that wasn't the case it's my livelihood. And even if I don't agree with what Microsoft is doing, I don't agree with everything that any other platform is doing either- even open source. They all have their problems, and you just choose what problems to accept. In all honesty, having already been looking into it, I'm not out much other that the time and effort to do it in upgrading my computers- the biggest loss is my Surface Pro 4, but it's long in the teeth anyway and I'm not using it for anything much other than another display.

I just checked elsewhere, and it seems that EOL for Windows 10 is 2025, so I don't think there will be as much blowback as people predict.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on June 25, 2021, 11:45 PM »

Oh well... my Intel Core i5-4670K isn't on the list. I think they're going to find that a lot of people aren't willing to throw away a computer that isn't struggling with Windows 10. And now we see the reason for Windows 11- they knew there was a lack of backwards compatibility.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Latest GOG Giveaway

« Last post by wraith808 on June 25, 2021, 09:58 AM »

Shadowrun Trilogy is free right now on GoG