BTGBullseye

Wait.

6 hours ago, kerdios said:

no(,) it isn't

Why did you include a single narrow boob in your post?

Wait.

3107 - Time catches up finally.

9 hours ago, kerdios said:

 

Unless it can leave orbit completely under its own power, it's not a space ship.

On 9/27/2020 at 3:51 AM, kerdios said:

are you saying they are trying to make people quit win 10 and move to winlux?

Sort of. They're starting slow, and making people more amenable to the idea of a Linux-based OS. They already use one for their phones, so now they're showing that maybe they should be looking at something new for the PC as well.

13 hours ago, RaTcHeT302 said:

i don't think being paranoid can hurt but, is there really anything you can do about it to protect yourself?

Install an aftermarket security suite. Avast has very comprehensive security capabilities, and literally spent several years effectively patching XP's security using their free antivirus software. (both before and after Microsoft dropped all extended support)

12 hours ago, RaTcHeT302 said:

ripping the band aid means throwing years worth of work away in my case, and to me that's pure insanity

For me, it's throwing away several thousand dollars worth of games and other software that doesn't run in any Linux distro, including in WINE and other emulation layers.

10 hours ago, The Britain said:

- The source for XP has been available to partners and higher learning institutions for a long time. This is a leak of that code into the wide public. If there's any major vulnerability in XP, it's been known for quite some time.

This is very accurate.

10 hours ago, The Britain said:

- XP is very old but can still be secured. There's allot to say for a strong end-point, modern browser, and appropriate firewall. Even a catastrophic zero-day attack can be mitigated 99% of the time by employing the right GPO policies and software solutions.

Yup. Can do it all for free as well.

10 hours ago, The Britain said:

- The constant beta that is Windows 10 is just as much of a security issue. Each update seems to introduce new vectors of attack we should have solved a decade ago. This article for example, isn't a one-off:

https://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-flaw-microsoft-windows-update-software-2020-1

No operating system is impervious.

+1

On 9/27/2020 at 3:21 AM, kerdios said:

what are we waiting for?

Just wait.

2 minutes ago, RaTcHeT302 said:

ok thanks

Happy to help with the translation from techie to normal people speak.

On 9/24/2020 at 3:47 PM, Steve the Pocket said:

I doubt any platform holder goes around strongarming publishers into porting specific games to their platform with threats to withhold certification on other games.

Apple sort of tries to do that right now.

On 9/25/2020 at 4:18 PM, RaTcHeT302 said:

what?

He means to say that in every version of Windows, it's been a balancing act of either Microsoft forcing updates and monitoring the system for problems, and allowing a user to ignore updates entirely making their system potentially vulnerable to malware or bugs in the OS.

39 minutes ago, Psychotic Ninja said:

What's the opposite of no?

Wait.

On 9/25/2020 at 8:46 PM, RaTcHeT302 said:

this is a random thought i had but, i sorta wonder, statistically, how many people DO NOT use social media stuff?

i really feel like an outcast for not having a facebook account LUL, and this feels scary uncommon from what i've experienced actually

I never did Facebook either. We're in the minority, but technically this forum is a type of social media, as is Imgur. (which I frequent)

5 hours ago, Psychotic Ninja said:

Serious questions or joke questions?

Yes please!

You expected that answer from me didn't you?

3100 - The year holodecks replace homes.

On 9/25/2020 at 4:12 AM, kerdios said:

tenses man, tenses...

Lot of good that did you.

11 hours ago, RaTcHeT302 said:

i had this random thought where, i sorta wonder if some of the forum users who post here are actually insane or just a bit coo-coo

You have trouble believing I'm not insane? I thought you were a regular here... 

Seriously though, @FullBusinessSuit seems like he's gone off the deep end, and needs to come up for air... The chlorine is a bit strong in this water.

The way it "leaked" sounds to me like it was intentional. Microsoft devs have been trying to work away from the long delay update model they've been forced into with the current monolithic kernel. This is one move they can use to push public opinion and the PR landscape to support them moving over onto a Linux or Linux-style Kernel system, and then having the ability to run everything from their own repos, and even have the ability to update anything in the system without requiring a reboot. (including the kernel most times)

On 9/25/2020 at 4:12 PM, RaTcHeT302 said:

i actually have no idea who Zenimax is as a company

It was the publishing branch of Bethesda. They split off to be a parent company just before TESO was announced.

On 9/24/2020 at 3:41 AM, RaTcHeT302 said:

lul, the source engine could use a DUCT TAPE mod

No it doesn't... All it did was add an always-on texture projection to the weapon model that looked like a flashlight. It was however easier to change the texture to whatever you wanted. (I know the first mod of the duct tape mod had a dickbutt projection instead)

So... You know how Activision basically destroyed Blizzard when they bought them? Well, one of the co-founders of Blizzard though so as well, and got a bunch of the original devs together to make a new studio.  Dreamhaven is what they're calling the publisher side of things, and the two dev studios are named Moonshot and Secret Door.

I'm looking forward to what they have to offer. (probably in 3-5 years)

13 hours ago, RaTcHeT302 said:

i mean one day microsoft could wake up and charge us 59.99$ just for the privilege of being able to download stuff on windows

They wouldn't though. That would instantly result in monopoly lawsuits that would literally bankrupt the company, and all the upper management involved in that decision. (not exaggerating either)

10 hours ago, ScumCoder said:

@ThatOneDraffan Here you go. I have no f*cking clue how long it takes for DHT to catch up so prepare to wait.

rgd_thecrew.mkv.torrent 23.8 kB · 4 downloads

You know, you can always add trackers to it on your own... You'll get seeders faster. I use this list myself:

https://github.com/ngosang/trackerslist

Constantly updated for good and bad trackers, so you can even blacklist known bad trackers from your client. (it will remove them automatically)

No.

You already knew this, why did you ask?

3085 - The lack of previous year's record was a plot by boring people to make things more boring.