Posts by martin 62 36 publicly visible posts • joined 4 Mar 2010
Another option is to use windows update blocker (search google for "windows update blocker 1.8") the program blocks windows update services and protects them against changes.
The only issue is windows store also uses the update service to download apps so you need to disable it before using the windows store then re-enable after.
with valve releasing the steam deck which runs steam OS which is based on Arch Linux. (not to be confused with the stream deck which is a different product by elgato) more games are being ported to Linux so soon you might only need windows for a handful mainly ones with anti cheat and ones which are no longer updated/abandoned.
Anyone remember the old days of fps games such as call of duty? those days are long gone. Now its all about how much money they can make with as little effort put into the game as possible. i can (kind of) forgive titles such as fortnite/apex legends as they are free to play and companies need to make money somehow (they ain't charities) But in full priced games (upwards of £/$ 50 for "special editions") the lootbox/ paid cosmetics don't wash (not to mention in some games weapons are locked behind lootboxes looking at you call of duty). i for one will not be playing fps games from major publishers like EA/Activision until they stop this practice as the best way to vote is with your wallet. this debacle is the reason i stopped pre ordering games and wait for user (not critic) reviews (the battlefield 2042 critic reviews on metacritic seem highly suspicious with EGM giving battlefield 2042 100 and numerous sites giving it 90).
Thank god first sold their manchester operations they were aweful always late... busses always breaking down.... you name it Rotala (diamond) are marginally better and have newer busses (they still rent some first busses but these are being replaced with busses from rotala's fleet)
The news is nothing new Samsung have licensed the technology since at least 2017 (here is a press release from August 2017: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/23/1312640/0/en/Hiya-Extends-Partnership-with-Samsung-to-Bring-its-Leading-Caller-and-Business-Profile-Services-to-the-Note-8.html) all they have done is extended the partnership til 2025 (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201022005691/en/Hiya-and-Samsung-Extend-Strategic-Partnership-to-2025).
While sonos speakers can sound as good as headphones when using "low" quality sources such as spotify. for "true" audiophile quality i would recommend a headphone setup (or more expensive speakers) here is what i use:
I use a Samsung s20+ connected via usb-c (with an adaptor thanks to Samsung removing the audio jack).
To an oppo- ha-2SE paired with sennheiser HD600 headphones (open back so everyone around you can hear what you are listening to so no good for public transport)
The app i use on android is called "USB audio player pro" which costs around £6 on google play (for full MQA decoding you need to buy a £3 add-on in app purchase it also supports Tidal streaming but not downloads.)
USB audio player pro supports FLAC files out of the box.
To keep the dac and phone together you can use a rubber band.
using the oppo ha-2 SE and usb audio player pro I can play MQA tracks at 88.2khz 24bit which is higher than cd quality (cd's are "usually" recorded at 44.1 kHz)
and FLAC files at 48khz 24bit.
The oppo-ha2 SE also has an internal battery so can be carried around in a pocket with the phone :)
The IRQL error is a memory related error that often appears if a system process or a driver attempts to access a memory address without proper access rights.
This, in turn, can be triggered by any of these causes:
Corrupt system files
Incompatible device drivers
Faulty hardware items
Incorrect software installation
An downgrade to a lower version of Windows, e.g. downgrading Windows 7 to Windows Vista.
in my experience irql errors usually relate to a driver issue which is fairly easy to solve by reading the minidump logs with WinDBG
mcdonalds uses software called "newpos" on their terminals/touchscreens the clue can be found in the domain the kiosk is on "newpos till" which includes remote support capabilities and runs on windows xp embedded here is a picture of the pos with an error screen: https://imgur.com/r/PBSOD/V5tELUs the version of newpos they are using in that error screen is 6.1 (which is the latest version). newpos is the same software they use on the counter terminals but with a different interface. before the switch over to newpos they used dos software called "pcpos"
Operator services are down dialing 100 to speak to someone gets you an engaged tone dialing 150 gets you a network busy message as does the fault checker line (0800 169 0199) if you do manage to get through to someone their systems are down also got told to phone back in 4 hours.
from the bbc website:
"The phone and broadband provider, which has over 4 million customers in the UK, said credit card and bank details could have been accessed.
The Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit is investigating the attack, which happened on Wednesday."
looks like peoples credit card info "could" have been obtained we will see as the story unfolds.
BT Home hub updates are handled by a company called motive HDM (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/products/motive-home-device-manager) and updates cant be installed manually (to stop people messing with features and inexperienced users bricking their routers) This is the reason i use a TP-LINK router with my connection as it allows me to change all the settings and install custom firmware and NOT reply on BT or any other provider to update the firmware and can install custom firmware such as dd-wrt. Plus i know what features are installed and can open/close ports as i wish (the home hub has numerous ports open including port 4567 which allows remote management/ home hub updates by motive).
yes they make an armored version of the D9 bulldozer Picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IDF-D9-Zachi-Evenor-001.jpg for the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Another fact is The US army used D9 bulldozers to clear forest in the Vietnam war but after the war they were replaced with smaller and cheaper Caterpillar D7G bulldozers. D7G dozers are still very common in US combat engineering battalions, but there is a resurgent high demand to replace the lighter D7Gs with the newer and more heavily armored D9s.
Tips to survive:
1. Smash your tv (so the girl cant get out of the screen)
2.board up your windows ( so the mass of marauding zombies which are outside will have a hard time reaching you)
3.Dead bolt your door ( see above)
4.Smash your mobile phone ( so you cant receive a killer phone call)
5.unplug your landline. (see above)
6 curl up in a ball in the corner of your bedroom and start praying
sony has to protect the integrity of their hardware. Anyone remember the dreamcast by sega
? The same thing will happen if Sony allows hacking to continue yeah people may say "its my device we should be able to do what we like with it" if Sony allowed hackers to root the console and play copied/backed up games developers will stop making games for the console (as the amount of copied games would outweigh the legitimate ones plus cheating in games would be rife) As mentioned before if you want to maintain a rooted console don't connect it to the internet.
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