Tech Corner

[anewbie]

My biggest gripe about Linux boils down to kernel updates as they often kill software already installed. For instance years ago someone gave me a Linux version of Decent 2 which is paid software. Installed and ran fine. Here comes a kernel update and Decent 2 is junk as it will not run under the new kernel. This just does not tend to happen with Windows. Shoot I still run VERY old games on Windows that were put out in the Win 2000/XP era such as Zuma Deluxe and Water Bugs.

BTW, my Linux distro of choice is also Mint Cinnamon. I have it on both a virtual machine and a physical system. If I ever again have paid for Linux software (not likely) I will test a kernel update on the virtual machine before the physical system. I just copy the virtual hard drive. If things blow up I just go back to the copied hard drive file.

Actually there are defrag tools for Linux. You just have to dig through the software repository to find.

The problem 99.99% of the time isn't the kernel but the runtime library; and you can sandbox the libraries it use via chroot without vm or env variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH; which is more or less what steam does.

Window has worse problems with collison in library but the biggest flaw I find is the global registry which all applications use.

 

[jaylach]

I have Zuma on Steam now, but I do remember having a disc version many years ago. I recognise a few games in that screenshot. When I was a Kid, those games were the saviour when the internet went down. I miss those Windows Vista days. Purble Place was a favourite of mine too. And yes, for those who are shocked, I arrived after the millennium, don't judge

What??? You are post Y2K??? Well that means that you don't count as all computers died then...

 

[MaloK]

I also have a Monopoly game that came from a cereal box in 2008 that is a blast to play...

Loll. Everyone found it incredible.

If you want the iso it it's there, 25 mb, loll. I can email it to you.

 

[jaylach]

I also have a Monopoly game that came from a cereal box in 2008 that is a blast to play...

Loll. Everyone found it incredible.

If you want the iso it it's there, 25 mb, loll. I can email it to you.

If you have a GOOD monopoly I'd love it, same for a good Yahtzee. Still these forums are not the place for such things as, even though most are now in the public domain, I don't think these forums the place to share. PM me as to your email and we can probably do some sharing as to stuff that is now public domain..

 

[MaloK]

well as long as I don't have to provide a cereal box with it, that's as public as it gets.

Let me verify my google drive and i'll get back to you.

 

[jaylach]

LOL! Just found another OLD game that, even though in my game folder, I sort of forgot about. Anyone remember Snail Mail? I love that game! Starts out like it will be boring and super simple but that changes pretty quick. Trick is to get all the mail packages. BTW, you are a snail. One of the things I like, other than the game play, is the fluid background. Just a really fun old game.

Here is a video of some of the early rounds. Actually the player is pretty bad as to steering. This is one of those games when a lighter touch on the controls is better.

game snail mail - Search Videos

www.bing.com

 

[MaloK]

That Snail Mail is faster than CP over here, loll...

 

[seangee]

Hmmm - I never managed to get into games. Over the years I bought loads of consoles and PC games becasue my mates at work were raving about them but could never see the point. Always said I spend my day in front of a console why would I want to do the same at night.
Then I messed that up by spending my nights coding or hacking - errr ethical hacking that is.

 

[MaloK]

Me too, I prefer playing with complicated server software, Large email servers, Web servers, Boot servers, Terminals...

I also like to code simple tiny power tools, I maintain since the early ages of Visual Basic 1, Some of these are at their 5-6 ports and are all still running natively in W11. Fun part is I have a couple that are very practical and even if I search for that king of stuff today, there are many options, but none of them is as clean and fast and they all rely on some kind of platform with huge payload.

It's amazing how the older versions of visual Basic are still perfectly able to use any modern Windows API at the direct layer.

 

[seangee]

Completed SWMBO's office move last night. At least the connectivity side - they still have boxes everywhere but that's not my problem
Ended up being under more pressure than needed due to planning (not mine). The internet was scheduled to be connected yesterday. The office is in Ascot overlooking the race course and Royal Ascot week starts today! So effectively the office is in lockdown.
The engineer flicked a few switches and said everything would connect in a couple of hours - well it didn't. So I had to get everything configured using a 5G failover connection.
For the msot part everything went smoothly but still a late night as I was in London during the day. I did have a rant about the latest generation of Xerox multifuntion printers. I connected the shiny new one. Couldn't do it before becasue it requires online activation. Like many of the new cars it has all the fuctionaily built in but it is only enabled based on the features you have paid for - and it took forever connecting to the mother ship and figuring out what we had paid for. Until it did that it wouldn't let me do anything

 

[Cisco_Ray]

My current little crypto trading setup. All Dell..

 

[MaloK]

One of my $$$$$ customers has a couple Bitmain Antminer S21e, loll. He also have a couple wonderful super-cars.

 

[jaylach]

Since I shut down my computer business in 2009 my computers have become entertainment, not work.

 

[MaloK]

Since I shut down my computer business in 2009 my computers have become entertainment, not work.

My work is entertainment.

Yesterday I Recovered videos from a NVR that has 4k capabilities and absolutely Pristine night time images.

Of 2 suspects individual that when night time in a car dealer and stole a "High grade" jeep... Whatever that means...

But the struggle, panic and damages they when trough was simply hilarious. And the number of lean and clean faces shots I have is ridiculous...

But somehow surveillance monitoring didn't notice anything after 5 Heat movement detector alarms where thrown their way and registered as processed.

 

[jaylach]

My work is entertainment.

I used to feel the same but after over 25 years of working on other people's stuff it can get old. My biggest turnoff was people always lying about the cause if the issue. I'm now 70 years old and just don't need the aggravation.