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  1. Brian_B

    Keyboard cleaning day

    4 dogs 3 cats
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    New security protocol at work

    So, due to a rise in phishing attacks at work, they have implemented a new protocol on MS Exchange. I have to sign into my devices every week. And have a "strong" password that must be changed every 2 months. Ok, that doesn't sound too bad. I have very strong, random passwords in a Manager. I...
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    Tariffs

    Now, being April 1, maybe I'm jumping at a joke. But I've seen multiple articles about it today and it seems credible. This is one of the more detailed articles I found: https://www.pcmag.com/news/absolute-madness-trumps-aluminum-tariffs-hit-gpus-desktop-cases So, there is a 25% steel and...
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    Cameras

    Ok, so this isn't exactly the forte of this forum - but a lot of you have the right background and are good at it, so figured I'd ask. And Cameras are very much a part of security - physical security. At work, once upon a time in the not-so-distant past, I set up some security cameras for some...
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    Web Browsers

    So, I know Google is evil and Chrome is an enabler... I just had got so used to Chrome that I never could be bothered to really look at anything else. Even after all the privacy concerns I know are out there, and even after the recent "we are gonna kill ad blockers because we make money from...
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    nVidia stock tanks

    https://www.barrons.com/articles/nvidia-stock-price-buy-sell-72d3f3f8 So - not an OMG The Sky is Falling post - it could be a blip/dip. But it could also be the first sign of a bubble popping I'm betting, regardless of which it is, we start to see a whole lot more news about 5000 series coming...
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    Your 2023 Game of the Year

    **** what all the major outlets say, I want to hear what was your favorite game of the year? It was a good year for video games - a lot of high profile releases, and a lot of good releases (not necessarily the same pool of games there). Also a lot of duds. Unfortunately, Steam hasn't updated...
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    Looking for ideas - new case

    So my current build is in a Lian Li Lancool 215. I do not recommend that case. I'm looking to replace it. I've got an ATX motherboard and 2 240mm radiators. The computer currently lives up on my desk behind my two monitors (corner desk) - as such, some optimal combination of small footprint...
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    Post editing stuff is gone

    All the formatting tools are gone. Did I flip a switch somewhere in user settings, or disable something on my browser, or is this something server-side? My bbcode is a bit rusty but I guess I can polish it up in the mean time Here's a SS (which I had to save in paint and upload as a file, as...
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    Destiny 2

    So, I bought this back when it first released. Was never huge huge into it, but had run through the story and leveled up one of each class. I loaded up the game last night on a lark and was utterly lost - it dumped me into some mission on Neptune? No idea where I am or what I'm doing anymore...
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    The latest Windows dirty trick?

    So, I just noticed this week... Every time I reboot my Windows 11 PC, a shortcut for Microsoft Edge keeps reappearing on the desktop. Reading around, apparently this is "normal" when Edge updates, but I haven't noticed it until just this week.
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    LG 2023 lineup

    https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1672651962 TL;DR The G3 gets a nice brightness update. All other models pretty much unchanged - so feel unafraid to go out and get those C2’s on clearance.
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    STRONG tag

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    DP 2.1 notes

    https://videocardz.com/press-release/vesa-releases-displayport-2-1-specification Looks like it's pretty close to 2.0, just tightens up cable marking (since there are 40Gb and 80Gb cables - it makes the difference more obvious), and tightens integration with DP over USB C.
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    Love the new layout

    Looks great! Any chance we can get a selector or toggle or something for font size in the articles? There's a bunch of F'n Old Farts around these forums, and I am one of them. I use Zoom on Chrome, it makes the text readable but the pictures get gigantic. And while I'm being super nit-picky...
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    Goodbye Stadia, we all knew this was coming

    https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 At least they are refunding the hardware
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    New Intel Arc Benchmarks... from Intel

    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arc-a750-trades-blows-with-rtx-3060-across-nearly-50-games You'd think these guys would have learned -- don't release your internal benchmark results. Release your card to a reputable third party review site, and let them publish the benchmarks. Doing anything...
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    Intel drivers

    https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-arc-legacy-dx11-support/ If I read between the lines there — it’s basically Intel saying their drivers are going to suck for anything less than DX12
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    New Apple M2 Processor announced

    Shipping in forthcoming Airs and 13" MBPs (similar to the original M1 roleout) This iteration has: TSMC 5nm, 20B transistors. Up to 24G RAM and 50% higher bandwidth (I'm guessing they added another memory channel) Up to 10 GPU cores (2 that the previous generation for these products) - gives a...
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    Wolfenstein: The New Order free on EGS

    For people who have sold their soul, it's free on EGS this week You can fulfill your secret dreams by pretending to be a Russian commando denazifying Ukraine.
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