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Comment Re:I hope it's a standard API (Score 1) 203

Both NVIDIA and AMD have methods of capturing directly on the GPU, making for a blissfully lag-free experience compared to, say, FRAPS.

Hopefully Windows has created a standard interface for these, and not just reimplemented FRAPS.

Nope, it's a service that is required to be running to stream video (NIVIDA), one of four I disable,

Actually two services, forgot the one required for networking, letting one stream to Geforce and TwitchTV.

Comment Re:I hope it's a standard API (Score 1) 203

Both NVIDIA and AMD have methods of capturing directly on the GPU, making for a blissfully lag-free experience compared to, say, FRAPS.

Hopefully Windows has created a standard interface for these, and not just reimplemented FRAPS.

Nope, it's a service that is required to be running to stream video (NIVIDA), one of four I disable, making FRAPS the program of choice.

EVGA has PrecisionX which will do screen captures or snapshots, I've found disabling PrecisionX stops a lot of video problems, including screen freezings and games just going away, leaving one staring at the desktop.

Comment Re:Windows 10 has Secret Screen Recording Tool (Score 1) 203

Additional: I do agree though that removing media center was a dick move. One that seems idiotic given the small devices and the increasingly common appearance of computers in the living room.

Never used Windows media center, had used the PS3 till it quit, now I use a spare laptop and VLC connected to the HDTV, which I control with an very old trackmouse (Turbo Mouse Pro Wireless). The distance the mouse works across is really what makes it all work out. Sure beats streaming to the PS3.

Comment Re:Windows 10 has Secret Screen Recording Tool (Score 1) 203

The paranoia is amazing

Considering the exploit record of Microsoft Windows, I'd say his paranoia is quite justified.

.

Indeed, if only Microsoft were as paranoid about people exploiting vulnerability vectors into Windows.......

Isn't that something? It should be easy enough to check for, yet buffer overflows are still very common.

Comment Re:Windows 10 has Secret Screen Recording Tool (Score 2) 203

Yeah who wants to bet this can be activated remotely....
Win10 looks like a real joy.. Mandated Updates
No MediaCenter
Now this Screen Recording Tool
.
The Exploits are going to be really interesting

Windows screen capture, don't need it, being a gamer I've always had Fraps at the press of a button. I do wonder how this will affect alt+prtscr (only the selected window). As far as I'm aware Fraps has never been exploited. But there is no indication it's recording and I have many games recorded because of that, only when I get an out of disk space do I clue in.

Yet on the other hand, I get some of my better (Youtubeable) selections when reviewing what I hadn't intended to capture.

I actually have a Windows 95 Release Party TShirt

I LOL'd, just yesterday I found and wore my "The ProWriter cometh" tee shirt, (It's been many many years since I have) it came with the very first printer I purchased (dot matrix).

Nope not upgrading.. not now anyway

I'm in the same boat; upgrade, why? All of these updates to make the change from 7 (in my case) to 10 easier - that's just marketing. I plan on buying or other the stand alone CD as I always have. I figure past practice has shown a version updated OS is just a problem, not to mention windows need of a clean install of the OS every 6 months (Win7 has been different, I haven't needed to reinstall yet).

Comment Interesting Firefox feature (Score 1) 6

Completely disconnected from all networking sources, go into Firefox options and delete all of the cookies, close it and reopen, Google will be there.

I figure Mozilla isn't going to let any change (monies) slip by.

Comment Re:uBlock Origin reports something (Score 1) 165

uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:

http://kickass.to/

Because of the following filter

||kickass.to^
Found in: Malware filter list by Disconnect

Depends upon where uBlock gets it's information, while one shouldn't use this as a source or cite (it's poorly maintained) Kat.to has a bad scorecard with a grand total of 32-10=22, the -10 due to "45 pages found, triggering on average 1% antiviruses"

Comment Re:uBlock Origin reports something (Score 2) 165

uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:

http://kickass.to/

Because of the following filter

||kickass.to^
Found in: Malware filter list by Disconnect

I'd take it's word for it, read the post below (the .to site has been down a few years now)
Re:signs you may be ignorant twat when using brows
by iggymanz

But they still use the old IP address's out of Montréal, Canada; this game of hide and seek isn't working all that well.

Kickass.to
The IP address 68.71.58.34
The IP address 78.138.99.144
The IP address 205.204.64.122

"Which hostnames and domains point to the same IP address as kickass.to? kat.cr"
https://www.robtex.com/en/advi...

Kat.cr
The IP address 68.71.58.34
The IP address 78.138.99.144
The IP address 205.204.64.122
https://www.robtex.com/en/advi...

Comment Re:signs you may be ignorant twat when using brows (Score 1) 165

If you RTFA, it mentioned the fact that they are currently domain-hopping due to their domains being shutdown. It's hard to remember a domain that isn't the same as the one you visited last time.

To agree to this, and show one can't be sure if it's a real or fake site there are at least 100 thepiratebay sites https://www.robtex.com/q/x1?q=... odd thing about the list is the real address (or last good address) is at the very bottom.

Comment No, it won't work. (Score 1) 654

I'm retired and have few outside needs, groceries once a month, and appointments. Two cars, a Mazda MPV I'm working on with little success, and a Chevy truck I gave to my son so he could use going to and from work. Being nothing is close, I saw the bus system as my transportation.

A bike isn't a requirement (and I don't have) but sure makes it easier if one doesn't have too much to carry, a back pack holds what I need. The buses have racks to carry two bikes at a time and a monthly pass is just over $20 (U.S.) - cheap.

While it maintains regular routes, some buses that travel between the cities (and longest routes) do so on the quarter hour, so different times, some even needing to be caught away from the transfer points. There are three cities all within miles of each other, or even a sign marking the boundary where two cities meet. Each city large as this area is still growing at the rate it always has, be it an apartment complex, or a new store (three Walmart super stores are located here).

If one has a constant destination (from home to school and back) the buses work fine, but making different appointments takes planning and 2-3 hours of free time included for transfers and the extra time you give before an appointment (Almost always 30 minutes and up to an hour before is as close to a specific time one can get (here)). The routes and times always changing according to the need. Groceries I don't mess with the buses, calling for a ride for those. My Son did have my truck and felt unduly obligated.

It was too much for me time wise; taking a full day for a Doctor visit, prescriptions filled, and back or even an Eye appointment and back, very few times was more than one need met due to the distances between each. The truck now free I took it back and don't plan on using the buses on a regular basis anymore. For me this could change if more than one or two transportation options were available (overlapping schedules and different routes being covered) but that won't happen here.

There is a Dial-A-Ride option, if you can prove a disability or an inability to reach a bus stop. It's advanced notice and door to door service. I never felt right trying to exercise that option (a couple of miles walk is no big deal for me, a mile the longest I've had to make, as that buses route was temporarily down). A disability isn't defended by law but proof is required or a Doctor's expressed need; a 10-15 page request being sent with the fore mentioned item(s) for approval a prerequisite for Dial-A-Ride.

I can say as one who has tried, free dedicated transportation won't work removing drivers from the road (as the article itself proved), and if so only temporally, yet great for kids and school.

Comment Re:I wouldn't use NASA (Score 1) 126

FKA (Russia) is the most experienced, and best at putting people people safely into LEO.

If not for the Nedelin disaster (1960) Russia had a better than good chance of beating the U.S. to the Moon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

The disaster took out the core of it's space tech, the best they could hope for was to bring a robotically acquired Moon sample back before Apollo 11 did. Which was the race as they were both in space at the same time.

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