Latest Comments by emphy
NVIDIA announce the RTX 3090, RTX 3080, RTX 3070 with 2nd generation RTX
2 Sep 2020 at 12:16 pm UTC
2 Sep 2020 at 12:16 pm UTC
The price class I am more interested in has been nicely cut off from that first graph (hint: it's not on the right side).
Impressive as the performance of the new releases is, this new generation will actually interest me when/if amd and/or nvidia release a sub-$200 video card with faster than 2070 super performance or, even better, a sub-$70 card with faster than 1660 super performance.
Impressive as the performance of the new releases is, this new generation will actually interest me when/if amd and/or nvidia release a sub-$200 video card with faster than 2070 super performance or, even better, a sub-$70 card with faster than 1660 super performance.
Lenovo begins rollout of Fedora Linux on their laptops, Ubuntu systems due soon
31 Aug 2020 at 9:58 am UTC
31 Aug 2020 at 9:58 am UTC
Quoting: TuxeeWould depend on whether there is some sort of vulnerability/feature that could be abused by lenovo, like they did with the "Windows Platform Binary Table" to have the bios install adware on fresh windows installs.Quoting: emphyGreat; now we will likely also get lenovo bloat- and spyware for linux, including that one that gets reinstalled on a fresh os install ...What would hinder you to re-install a pristine distribution on the machine? The same I did with my X13 I bought a few weeks ago. Took me 15 minutes to have the machine up and running.
Lenovo begins rollout of Fedora Linux on their laptops, Ubuntu systems due soon
31 Aug 2020 at 1:29 am UTC
Now I am wondering, though; that method used "Windows Platform Binary Table", which obviously is not present in linux. Does linux have a similar feature and, if so, could it be easily disabled?
31 Aug 2020 at 1:29 am UTC
Quoting: HoriLenovo has been shown to have the bios install adware on fresh windows installs, so "just uninstall" is not a good recommendation in this case.Quoting: emphyGreat; now we will likely also get lenovo bloat- and spyware for linux, including that one that gets reinstalled on a fresh os install ...Nobody's forcing those apps on your existing PC. If you don't want them, don't buy those laptops, easy. Or just uninstall them.
Now I am wondering, though; that method used "Windows Platform Binary Table", which obviously is not present in linux. Does linux have a similar feature and, if so, could it be easily disabled?
Lenovo begins rollout of Fedora Linux on their laptops, Ubuntu systems due soon
30 Aug 2020 at 12:57 pm UTC
30 Aug 2020 at 12:57 pm UTC
Great; now we will likely also get lenovo bloat- and spyware for linux, including that one that gets reinstalled on a fresh os install ...
GOG have a huge 'Harvest Sale' with Serious Sam: TFE free for 48 hours
24 Aug 2020 at 4:02 pm UTC
24 Aug 2020 at 4:02 pm UTC
Hmm, may try to get that source compiled on my pi4.
Become ferrymaster to the deceased, Spiritfarer is out now
20 Aug 2020 at 8:35 am UTC Likes: 1
20 Aug 2020 at 8:35 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: PhlebiacThe animated trailer certainly is lovely, but from the screenshots it doesn't look like the actual gameplay looks like that.The launch trailer would be more representative of that.:smile:
The weekend round-up: tell us what play button you've been clicking recently
8 Aug 2020 at 4:00 pm UTC
8 Aug 2020 at 4:00 pm UTC
Currently testing my pi 4 retropie's dosbox version with this month's game of the month of the Dos Game Club: the quirky rts Z.
Master of Orion inspired open source 4x strategy FreeOrion has a new release
6 Aug 2020 at 11:56 am UTC
6 Aug 2020 at 11:56 am UTC
A venerable project; I distinctly recall it getting started shortly after the disastrous release of the master of orion II sequel that shall not be named.
That's in 2003 ...
That's in 2003 ...
What have you been playing on Linux? Come and have a chat
5 Jul 2020 at 1:43 pm UTC Likes: 2
5 Jul 2020 at 1:43 pm UTC Likes: 2
Having recently acquired a raspberry pi 4, I decided to test its opengl capability with Aquaria, a game even older than gamingonlinux. It compiled without problems (just follow the instructions on the github page), and runs okey on the pi4, I think its opengl drivers still need some work.
It's one of the earlier original humble games, never got around to dig into it (the downside of the rise of all those bundles ^_^), so taking the opportunity to do so now. It's really a beautifully crafted little game.
It's one of the earlier original humble games, never got around to dig into it (the downside of the rise of all those bundles ^_^), so taking the opportunity to do so now. It's really a beautifully crafted little game.
What have you been playing recently and what's your pick this weekend?
28 Jun 2020 at 3:52 am UTC
28 Jun 2020 at 3:52 am UTC
Set up a new retropie system on a pi4 and copied over the rom file of Golden Axe from sega's genesis collection on steam. It's really annoying I had to download the bloated piece of manure (sega's emulation interface) to get to the pearl (the collection of roms), but worth it, certainly at the 1/3 sale price that collection is regularly at.
I've found Retroarch's new runahead mode feature greatly improves the emulation experience, either through placebo or through actually reducing lag.
Also dug up my copy of zeliard. The pi4 is able to handle that game on dosbox+munt mt-32 emulation without hiccups now \(^_^)/
Unfortunately, the darkplaces quake build still needs a bit of maturation before its performance is up to snuff.
I've found Retroarch's new runahead mode feature greatly improves the emulation experience, either through placebo or through actually reducing lag.
Also dug up my copy of zeliard. The pi4 is able to handle that game on dosbox+munt mt-32 emulation without hiccups now \(^_^)/
Unfortunately, the darkplaces quake build still needs a bit of maturation before its performance is up to snuff.