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Glad it cleared for him, I updated my drives BIOS in July, along with a full sweep of other firmware updates if I remember right, and it seemed to help at the time, but maybe too late by that point?

It doesn't help that a lot of searches brought back this drive failing quickly. Related? Who knws

Going to try another system.

The pattern has been it would randomly "forget" the drive causing a reboot, but would quickly reestablish. The week it just stopped seeing it.

Windows 11 update KB5029263 borked my Corsair MP600 1TB, the first Gen4 NVMe to market...ded Thanks, Microsoft.

It had to be replaced with a Samsung 990Pro...and Linux.

I feel much safer now.
Thanks, Linux

I made a GPU support out of coffee stir sticks.
What have you done with your life?

RagnaRock: Viking Rhythm - Apps on Google Play Join the ultimate Viking rhythm game !

Available now for free. RAGNAROCK

If you are a fan of viking themed metal music and rhythym games then you should check this out. play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"

TIL:
Not only can you swap DLSS versions around for better compatibility and performance from game-to-game, and not only can you also swap some DLSS games to FSR..

You can force games that only have FSR1 or 2 to use FSR3 or 4 by swapping it to DLSS first and then injecting an FSR mod.

TMYK

Notice how often mobile games change their icons?
It's because all of our collective attention spans have been destroyed by a bombardment of stimuli, so much so that our dopamine receptors --and you've already scrolled away. 🤡

Tip for niche players:

If you #REPO with #RepoXR and wonder why you can't move after the 1st level, remove MenuLib and any mods that use MenuLib (More heads, Etc.)

RepoXR v1.0.0 Extracting Valuables in VR

First of all:
If you aren't playing modded REPO, then what ARE you doing with your life.

but also, REPOXR. Play it in VR now, with full 6-dof and controller support. Well done!
thunderstore.io/c/repo/p/DaX...

Who else is ready for the downfall of Windows as the primary gaming platform for PC?

Time to take back control of your game collection. Demand better for yourselves!

Steam Support :: SteamOS Recovery and Installation

Valve stealth releasing SteamOS:
Version 3.7.8 image available with instructions from Valve on how to install on ROG Ally, Legion, and "other SteamOS compatible devices"

help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view...

DOOM: The Dark Ages is... Not Perfect
The focal shift to melee isn't DOOM, but it's fun.
The plot expanded and removes the player further from what made 2016 so pointed.

The saving grace of Eternal is gone too. Gordon's contribution was immense.

DOOM Eternal was... Almost perfect.
Gameplay tightened and expanded, more dynamic battle requiring enemy memorization.
It's bogged down in story/cutscenes,removing the player from the whole point. Being an unstoppable beast.

Mick Gordon saved Eternal from being slightly less than DOOM. Period

I think I figured it out:

DOOM 2016 was... Almost perfection.
It was lean, no frilly "story" and Doom Slayer was the punctuation of the entire experience:
Lore? Fuck your lore, no time!
Don't break the wut? *SMASH* fuck your toys!
Get me to the POINT and let me KILL!!

NEARLY PERFECT.

"The REAL fans would jerk me off in my favorite gym sock for a copy of Borderlands 4." ~Greasy Randy Pitchford

I'm paraphrasing, but that's close enough for the greasy fuck that leaks his own game by leaving a thumb drive somewhere ..that also contained questionable porn..

We here at idle hands are happy to confirm after rigorous testing that 8bitdos wireless keyboard provides adequate light for eating during a blackout! Stay tuned for more field tests!

Doom: The Dark Ages ..

I don't know how I feel yet.

DOOM 2016 was my jam, Ultra Nightmare, mf
DOOM Eternal is said above, but chess for ADHD kids, hi... How you doin'?

I... Don't know you, Dark Ages...but we can still be friends, I guess.

I'm calling it here:

If you are interested in using Linux (you should be!)
NOW is going to be the time to look at the used market!

Win10 is going EOL and many computers CANNOT use Win11 due to TPM 2.0 mandate.

That's a lot of still very capable PCs that will go up for sale. Keep an eye out 👀

not to shill, but DDR4 is cheap at Best Buy

Won't even tag'em, that's how much we value you <3

Might as well before tariffs hit, or don't, or #insidertradring or whatever tf is clearly going on in America, amiright?

Anyway.... Halp.

Quantum mechanics might have the solution to joystick drift We may already have the cure for joystick drift.

Or like... I dunno, man.
Maybe not chase SEO buzzwords?

But also spoiler, companies offer.it already and it's actually called TMR..

Yeah, not so futuristic and algorithmically tuned, huh?
www.theverge.com/tech/643886/...

Microsoft's AI Quake 2 is insulting and trash.

"Watch our expensive, resource hog of a gimmick try and copy a nearly 30yr old game at the worst frame rate, resolution, collision detection, design, logic, etc etc..."

... But it's AI!!
Who care.

#Nintendo jumped the shark, folks.

Buying a "physical copy" on Switch 2 can run you $90 and you aren't even buying the fucking game...

The "physical copy" is an access key to download the digital copy.
What.
the.
actual.
fuck.
is.
the.
point.

A bit of #PRODEUS developed by Bouncing Box Software and published by @humblebundle.com (really..?)

LOVE the crunchy aesthetic, the artistic callbacks to an era that never existed. So good!

With a soundtrack by the man @andrewhulshult.bsky.social

$24.99 on Steam, no sale, just highlighting a gem

I made the mistake of DLing Half-Life 2:RTX to a HDD and not an NVMe.

It took 7minutes to load into the first level...

Opening the first door ran 1 frame every 9 seconds.

Kill me.

LG’s NFT marketplace for TVs is shutting down No more NFTs for your TV.

Award for stupidest feature that nobody asked for goes to...
But it's dying, so it's ok..it can't hurt you anymore. Gone where all the bad things go.

www.theverge.com/news/633272/...

Hey @plex.tv ,
Why is streaming from ones own home server being paywalled when you it's the user's bandwidth being used?..

Doesn't make sense to paywall a feature that has been free, and mostly ignored by Plex, since it doesn't NEED to go through any of your networks.

Asking for a friend.

Any Sidewinder fans out there?

Track Craft on Meta Quest Track Craft is a mixed-reality racing game where you can turn your surroundings into gravity-defying racetracks. Drive tiny cars, craft exciting tracks, and race daily on new circuits with friends or ...

I'm not saying I'm a top player in the leaderboards to brag (maybe lowkey.)
I say that to highlight it's a damn fun game with hours of play, and for BARELY a fiver?? 🤌😗
www.oculus.com/experiences/...