Auk

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[–] Auk@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

I still retain a Windows install for games, and eventually things stop working easily. I kept running Windows 7 up until around when I built my current PC (2020) and that upgrade was due to some compatibility issue - I can't remember whether it was hardware compatibility with the new setup or a game/launcher requiring Windows 10 before I upgraded. I expect that I will eventually get something that wants 11 to work.

Mind you I spend a lot less time on games these days and I will probably get a few more years out of that computer - it might be a good while before compatibility/security becomes an issue and I'm required to consider moving on.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (9 children)

The main reason I didn't move to Windows 11 when it was new was it being picky and refusing to install on a processor that was only released two years before the OS (my setup itself being only a year old at the time). Since most things I've read about it since then act as a deterrent to upgrading instead of an incentive I now have no real inclination to try and update from 10 until I'm forced to by software requirements.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And they all perfectly understand why those strict controls are necessary.

Coming from a country where no ID is required but everything still goes smoothly, I'm not sure strict ID controls actually are necessary.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago

I read that as saying what people saw on their screens while playing the games was most truthful, not as a reference specifically to the TV show.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Adaptions are a thing. However paying someone to do it costs a lot of money (even doing it yourself is not cheap) and it's not much more - possibly even less - of a stretch to one's budget to get a whole new car built from the ground up as an EV, so commercial conversions tend to be a niche market focused on more interesting vehicles (e.g. what this Melbourne based conversion company converts).

[–] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you're running ducting into your server/switch cabinet I've thought before that it could be interesting to have an exhaust setup that you can switch between venting the excess heat directly outside (in summer) or back into the main house (in winter).

[–] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

I would be reasonably confident in offline games running in 20 years if you bought the cartridges, if you bought the estore versions I would be significantly less confident.

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