And by the same logic I could complain about the lack of masculine My Little Ponies..
There ARE masculine My Little Ponies. While the Mane Six (Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie) are female, there are plenty of male supporting ponies.
Sorry for the late reply, but I also play STO and I did indeed have to tweak my settings down some in order to not have a slideshow in some of the 10 and 20 player PvE queues (not to mention the Undine space battlezone which drags my GPU to its knees).
Somethings up with STO, it should perform better than it does. It's fine for a while then degrades over time. It used to be better even on low end hardware (I once had a GT220, another nice little HTPC centric card for the time) Maybe it's a WINE issue, but the system requirements aren't that high, your 765m (or my 640 for that matter) shouldn't have any trouble with both easily exceeding the recommended requirements let alone the minimum
Doesn't matter, it's still only 384 shader cores, which is crap. You won't be running any games made within the past five years on that GPU well, if at all.
I think you're exaggerating there quite a bit. Then again, I don't game on the GT640, that's what the PS3 and PS4 are for. (the PC runs Linux, the GT640 is for Second Life and the occasional foray into STO. HTPC centric cards are popular among Linux users)
My laptop's GTX 765M is twice as powerful as your GT 640 with two and a half times the VRAM
two and a half? 765M's only come with 2GB, my GT640 rev 2 has 1GB. That's not two and a half.
You can use gpg without command lines. In fact I created my key using "GPA" (Gnu Privacy Assistant), because I couldn't get enough entropy on the command line for some reason.
I get mail from Navy friends signed with a DOD-issued cert, and we can communicate securely with no difficulty at all. I got my 70-year-old mother using it on her iPad, no problems. I'm astounded that it isn't more popular.
The cert thing is the problem, because the cert is usually installed into the web browser and then you have to export it from there and then import into the client. Then thre is getting the pubkeys. S/MIME doesn't use keyservers so basically to send someone an encrypted mail, they have to send you a signed mail first.
To encrypt, but have the encrypted output be encoded as text (so can be put copy/paste into an email) gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 --armor example.txt
There's no need to go to the command line to encrypt an e-mail. Just use a proper e-mail client that supports GPG/MIME.
You did it on the PS3 until Sony decided to reach into your house and take that feature away from you.
They didn't reach into my house. I had to decide to update, and confirm it, twice. I could have chosen not to update...and in fact I did wait a couple of weeks before doing so. Yes, access to PSN access is lost if you don't, but if OtherOS means that much to someone, they probably aren't using their PS3 for games much.
But you can't complain, because you knew it was underpowered six months before you bought your PS4, on the day they announced the specs.
Underpowered compared to what? Sure, I expected the CPU cores would faster, but it costs $399. I also expected 4GB of RAM and not 8GB of GDDR5 You cannot buy the same specs for $399. Go on, head to the mass market retailers that carry the PS4, and find me a the same specs for the same price.
What is this school you speak of? Not everyone is 20.
work
Not everyone has computer based work they bring home.
facebook
Many people don't even use computers for that, they use tablets and phones.
So the choice is between a $800 computer vs a $400 computer plus $400 console.
Or maybe they keep a cheap computer for a long time because they don't do anything system intensive...and buy consoles. Or maybe they get that $800 computer AND a console...or even multiple consoles.
It's rumored that PC's can do more than play games, though.
Every console since the PS1 has done more than just "play games". Now admittedly you're not going to be running Libreoffice on your PS4, though I did on the PS3, but they're not games only devices.
What was the last time you posted on Slashdot through your Xbone?
I've posted to Slashdot via my PS2 (via Linux), PSP (with it's web browser), PS3 (both with Linux and the GameOS browser), PS4 with it's web browser. I could do it on the Vita too, just haven't done it yet.
I have the last version of it on that table the Rev 2, that's the one with GDDR5, mine is factory overclocked too. It has performance more similar to a stock GTX650
- not too much complications with free/ non-free packages So, Mint, Ubuntu, openSuse are fine. Maybe Fedora as well (haven't seen it for a few years).
Non-free is an issue with Fedora. There are stickies on the Fedora Forum directing people to RPMfusion. Sure it's an easy install...once you know about it, but new folk by definition don't. Which is why every now and then newbies show up asking how to play DVD's/mp3's etc etc.
Well, look at that, 192khz. Can do MIDI and hook up a gee-tar too.
I've DJ'd in Second Life now and again and have thought about picking up one of those Behringer Xenyx 302USB's so I could use a nice mic instead of a headset, but I don't DJ all that often, and I"m not sure how well it works with Linux.
there's a M-Audio device similar to the steinberg:
While I use F20, it's not necessarily the best for everyone. Heck, I've even thought about switching to CentOS now and then, since I'd prefer a longer release schedule than Fedora has traditionally had. 6 months is too short, 18 months is too long, 9-12 months is just right.
Saturday morning cartoons! (& Saturday afternoon Kung Fu movies, & Thanksgiving day Godzilla marathons...)
You talking about the old USA Network, back when it was still pretty much a "superstation"? Don't forget Commander USA, "USA ^UP^ All Night", and Monstervision/100% Weird over on TNT.
TBS doesn't even show the Beastmaster anymore. Get off my lawn.
to get a glimpse of Electra Woman's spandex-clad thighs...
Dude, that's like Deidre Hall! She was the "everymom" on Our House and still plays Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives./me does a Drake Hogestyn impression: "Dooooooooooc." (raises eyebrow)
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And by the same logic I could complain about the lack of masculine My Little Ponies..
There ARE masculine My Little Ponies. While the Mane Six (Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie) are female, there are plenty of male supporting ponies.
Sorry for the late reply, but I also play STO and I did indeed have to tweak my settings down some in order to not have a slideshow in some of the 10 and 20 player PvE queues (not to mention the Undine space battlezone which drags my GPU to its knees).
Somethings up with STO, it should perform better than it does. It's fine for a while then degrades over time. It used to be better even on low end hardware (I once had a GT220, another nice little HTPC centric card for the time) Maybe it's a WINE issue, but the system requirements aren't that high, your 765m (or my 640 for that matter) shouldn't have any trouble with both easily exceeding the recommended requirements let alone the minimum
http://support.arcgames.com/ap...
Grumbles about lack of optimization.
I guess I could have gone for a 780M, but laptops with those were significantly more expensive at the time.
That's why I have a 640, it's enough oomph for my uses, without breaking the bank, especially since I run at 1920x1080.
Doesn't matter, it's still only 384 shader cores, which is crap. You won't be running any games made within the past five years on that GPU well, if at all.
I think you're exaggerating there quite a bit. Then again, I don't game on the GT640, that's what the PS3 and PS4 are for. (the PC runs Linux, the GT640 is for Second Life and the occasional foray into STO. HTPC centric cards are popular among Linux users)
My laptop's GTX 765M is twice as powerful as your GT 640 with two and a half times the VRAM
two and a half? 765M's only come with 2GB, my GT640 rev 2 has 1GB. That's not two and a half.
I know it's bad form to reply to self...but you can do all of the above in a GUI like Seahorse too.
You can use gpg without command lines. In fact I created my key using "GPA" (Gnu Privacy Assistant), because I couldn't get enough entropy on the command line for some reason.
I get mail from Navy friends signed with a DOD-issued cert, and we can communicate securely with no difficulty at all. I got my 70-year-old mother using it on her iPad, no problems. I'm astounded that it isn't more popular.
The cert thing is the problem, because the cert is usually installed into the web browser and then you have to export it from there and then import into the client. Then thre is getting the pubkeys. S/MIME doesn't use keyservers so basically to send someone an encrypted mail, they have to send you a signed mail first.
My key mentions an ISP (email addy) I haven't used in a couple of decades. How to fix? Revoke old key then release a new one. Er, how, exactly?
Via some quick googling:
Generate the revoke certificate (you can keep this stored until you need it)
gpg --output revoke.asc --gen-revoke KEYID
Import the revoke certificate when you want to revoke the key.
gpg --import revoke.asc
Send the updated pubkey to the keyservers.
gpg --keyserver KEYSERVER_ADDRESS --send-keys KEYID
To encrypt, but have the encrypted output be encoded as text (so can be put copy/paste into an email)
gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 --armor example.txt
There's no need to go to the command line to encrypt an e-mail. Just use a proper e-mail client that supports GPG/MIME.
You did it on the PS3 until Sony decided to reach into your house and take that feature away from you.
They didn't reach into my house. I had to decide to update, and confirm it, twice. I could have chosen not to update...and in fact I did wait a couple of weeks before doing so. Yes, access to PSN access is lost if you don't, but if OtherOS means that much to someone, they probably aren't using their PS3 for games much.
But you can't complain, because you knew it was underpowered six months before you bought your PS4, on the day they announced the specs.
Underpowered compared to what? Sure, I expected the CPU cores would faster, but it costs $399. I also expected 4GB of RAM and not 8GB of GDDR5 You cannot buy the same specs for $399. Go on, head to the mass market retailers that carry the PS4, and find me a the same specs for the same price.
But you also need a computer, for school,
What is this school you speak of? Not everyone is 20.
work
Not everyone has computer based work they bring home.
facebook
Many people don't even use computers for that, they use tablets and phones.
So the choice is between a $800 computer vs a $400 computer plus $400 console.
Or maybe they keep a cheap computer for a long time because they don't do anything system intensive...and buy consoles. Or maybe they get that $800 computer AND a console...or even multiple consoles.
Me, I have Linux box...and a PS3, PS4, and Vita.
It's rumored that PC's can do more than play games, though.
Every console since the PS1 has done more than just "play games". Now admittedly you're not going to be running Libreoffice on your PS4, though I did on the PS3, but they're not games only devices.
What was the last time you posted on Slashdot through your Xbone?
I've posted to Slashdot via my PS2 (via Linux), PSP (with it's web browser), PS3 (both with Linux and the GameOS browser), PS4 with it's web browser. I could do it on the Vita too, just haven't done it yet.
No modern graphics-intensive game is going to 'fly' on a GT640
Would depend on "which" GT640, there are like 5 different versions of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
I have the last version of it on that table the Rev 2, that's the one with GDDR5, mine is factory overclocked too. It has performance more similar to a stock GTX650
Pre-arrange an forum online somewhere (like here, or reddit, or even usenet), and post PGP using Tor
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IIRC, Carl Sagan said in one of his books that he believed we were "TV for dolphins", their entertainment.
public indecency, and so on.
And lewd conduct/sexual assault as well. Dolphins can and DO sometimes rub genitals on human handlers.
- not too much complications with free/ non-free packages
So, Mint, Ubuntu, openSuse are fine. Maybe Fedora as well (haven't seen it for a few years).
Non-free is an issue with Fedora. There are stickies on the Fedora Forum directing people to RPMfusion. Sure it's an easy install...once you know about it, but new folk by definition don't. Which is why every now and then newbies show up asking how to play DVD's/mp3's etc etc.
Unfortunately, neither my Steinberg UR-22
Well, look at that, 192khz. Can do MIDI and hook up a gee-tar too.
I've DJ'd in Second Life now and again and have thought about picking up one of those Behringer Xenyx 302USB's so I could use a nice mic instead of a headset, but I don't DJ all that often, and I"m not sure how well it works with Linux.
there's a M-Audio device similar to the steinberg:
http://smile.amazon.com/M-Audi...
I think Mint does, perhaps Ubuntu.
But a standalone DVD player might be better for that use case.
While I use F20, it's not necessarily the best for everyone. Heck, I've even thought about switching to CentOS now and then, since I'd prefer a longer release schedule than Fedora has traditionally had. 6 months is too short, 18 months is too long, 9-12 months is just right.
Well, at least on Ubuntu/XFCE the pulseaudio's global volume control is a curse; the mute button performs one way operation
The mute button works properly on Fedora/XFCE.
Perhaps you should switch to a different distro? Mute/unmute works just fine on Fedora.
I wasn't aware that GUI feature existed
It displays not many things, though. Not even the ssh server. Avahi is absent of the list,
/me opens up Administration>Services in Fedora 20 XFCE, and sees both avahi.daemon and sshd in the list.
Saturday morning cartoons! (& Saturday afternoon Kung Fu movies, & Thanksgiving day Godzilla marathons...)
You talking about the old USA Network, back when it was still pretty much a "superstation"? Don't forget Commander USA, "USA ^UP^ All Night", and Monstervision/100% Weird over on TNT.
TBS doesn't even show the Beastmaster anymore. Get off my lawn.
"I thought we agreed to never speak of him again."
When the franchise itself pokes fun at him as unlikeable... that's saying something.
Ta da da da da da! Puppy Powah! (His original voice actor gave him a bit of a Brooklyn accent)
to get a glimpse of Electra Woman's spandex-clad thighs...
Dude, that's like Deidre Hall! She was the "everymom" on Our House and still plays Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives. /me does a Drake Hogestyn impression: "Dooooooooooc." (raises eyebrow)