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So I have a 8-year old #Windows Win10 desktop that Microsoft states will not support Windows 11. Fine.
  • You'll need to Google the current process, but I have at least 8 machines running 11, and I think only two of them support 11 according to Microsoft. Should be a fairly easily solvable problem if you are comfortable installing an OS and maybe tweaking a couple of registry entries or installer files.

  • What’s the first horror movie you watched that you totally regret seeing so young?
  • Friday the 13th in 3D. Saw it in the theater when I was apparently 12, with a whole junior high friend group IIRC. Don't know what we or our parents were thinking, sure left an impression and a couple of night's worth of bad dreams. The 3D effects were effective and pretty nasty.

  • How are you all handling "allowance" in this day and age?
  • We do Greenlight for this, which has a management app and a debit card. It's not perfect, but it's working well for our preteen son and is pretty flexible. We can add money when he completes chores and can partition what he can spend where. It works and he's definitely gaining more of an understanding of how to manage his money.

    Edit - Greenlight also gives you a qr code and payment link that (e.g.) his grandmother can use to pay him for mowing her yard, etc. No cash involved.

  • Survey says half of developers consider VR market on decline or stagnation
  • I love the shit out of mine. Got the VrCover face pieces which keep sweat from being a problem. I mainly play heavily modded Skyrim VR and a few different exercise games. My son plays a ton of different games with his friends. I don't think they are for everyone, but not a gimmick IMO.

  • What is the current best smart TV software/brand/ecosystem option?
  • I have a shield connected to a projector through an av receiver. I love the setup for its audio visual fidelity, but I love the simplicity of operation almost as much. The shield remote turns everything on and off and handles all my streaming services + steam link flawlessly. Wonderful user experience.

  • What is the best value, out of the box PC gaming solution?
  • Definitely agree on the used idea. Ebay is full of used previous gen parts at great prices (stick with sellers with a deep history of 99% and higher feedback, avoid those with accounts less than a year old and/or single digit feedback. Avoid single digit sellers with suspiciously cheap prices for recent hardware like the plague - these are likely scammers.)

    Personally, I'd avoid laptops if gaming is your primary interest. Performance does lag behind similar spec desktops, but more importantly, if something that isn't ram or a storage drive breaks on a laptop, the whole machine is probably done. Not necessarily because the whole machine is unusable, but many if not most repair parts are model specific and can cost more than the laptop did.

    Desktops can be repaired and upgraded per assembly, which makes them pretty kind to your wallet if gaming on a budget. I just scored an excellent condition 1080ti for around $150, and I know with absolute certainty that very robust off lease workstations from a few generations back can be had for $200-ish or less if you know what you're looking for. Pair them with that 1080ti and you've got some decently capable hardware to play with!

    I've got several gaming machines that I use to run everything from old stuff to heavily modded Skyrim VR and many new titles, and I pretty much only buy storage amd cables new. Everything else is purchased used on Ebay.

  • What are these wires?
  • Those look like a cable TV wire (the coax) and speaker wires. Get a non-contact volt sniffer (NOT a multimeter) to check for the presence of voltage in these before touching the conductors, but it looks like entertainment wiring to me. IMHO - I'm not a licensed electrician, so take this interpretation with a grain of salt.

  • Tim Walz doesn’t mention Trump or Vance as he kicks off DNC
  • Can also add filters for Trump and Vance in your user settings (I'm on Connect) and stop most related posts from coming up in your feed. Was able to rescue myself from a tidal wave of Sailor Moon Ai posts in my feed that way 😁.

  • What are your thoughts on this movie?
  • Back in the day there was a website called jumptheshark.com that discussed the "jumped the shark" turning point episodes of various TV shows. It was an interesting and hilarious read at the time. Been defunct a while now though. Very useful term to describe entertainment series that lost their mojo.

  • What are your thoughts on this movie?
  • Love it. The movie has excellent visuals and is scary but with a great sense of dark humor where appropriate. Just picked up the 4k release and ripped it to my plex server. Looking forward to watching it again shortly!

  • My Mantises Have Hatched!

    Hatchling Carolina Mantis wondering what I'm doing in its face. Here's hoping these little guys can bring the fight to the enemy bugs in our garden!

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