This is how I learned there was a HoloLens 2
I do keep wondering how long consumer vr is gonna stick aroundā¦though I have a feeling if it didnāt exist anymore that would be the kick in the pants for furries to develop an open source version of it, which would lead to billion dirt cheap Chinese headsets of varying quality around 3-400 dollars.
I think itāll always exist as a niche thing for sim racing/flight sim people at the very least
I think Valveās new standalone headset is still coming this year but itās like they could easily decide not to ship last minute and it wonāt be cheap probably
I got one. It turns out the 16:10 screen is amazing for 4:3 aspect ratio games (old emulators).
Iām super impressed with how powerful the Z1 extreme is.
This is now the most modern computer in my house 
Iām probably going to upgrade the 512GB nmve drive to a corsair MP600 Micro 2TB down the line.
May dual boot and try Bazzite at that point.
This is a fun toy! So far Iāve mostly just played Demonās Souls (rpcs3) on it.
Edit: 16:10 screen not 16:9
Edit 2: Damn the price is back up to over $100 more than what I paid.
I just tell Windows Iām on a metered connection. Iāve never seen my PC update on its own. (This might not be a good idea but itās been working for me since Windows 7.)
well that is not better
But is it worse?
I disable automatic updates on all my internet-connected devices using built-in methods if available.
Google Chrome begs me to re-install it because it canāt install updates. (Had to use methods that werenāt built-in in this case.)
I like it like that. Better for my sanity. Until I get hacked or start crypto mining for someone else. That Iāve got no money in the bank and almost maxed out all my credit cards helps me sleep at night. Iād be more concerned if I had more to lose.
I only update if something doesnāt work anymore. Like new Nvidia driver for Space Marine 2. Game runs ok in 1080p medium settings on a 980 Ti imo.
I knew people like you existed but itās always fascinating to come in contact with somesuch person for real
I have acquired yet another used Thinkpad, but I canāt think of stickers to put on it. Please give me suggestions.
Edit: I got these. I have a few others coming already so I probably have more than enough now.
Benren is gone, someone has to keep up the hardware eccentricity.
Oh well, itās all a matter of perspective. From where Iām standing, everyone who does perform all these āmandatoryā update rituals is crazy.
Is not updating that outlandish? I guess it is. At some point theyāll lock it down and I wonāt be able to disable it anymore short of disconnecting, but everything truly will be a service at that point and you canāt own a service. Maybe weāll just rent everything. Thatās ok. Until then I shall persist.
My banking app just told me that it will start obsoleting itself soon. iOS 16 will be required. Now this is where the convenience of not updating ends and Iāll have to retire my iphone 7 plus. Now I admit that Iād love to get an 8 plus, but itās still weirdly not much cheaper than an XS, so I might as well get face IDed. Progress is inevitable.
Ultimately itās your computer so this is just me pointing out the reasoning and considerations you should be making, not an admonishment, but
The days of computers getting pwned just by existing arenāt necessarily over, even if itās much better than it used to be in the 2000/XP days. Zero days still come out, seemingly legit software can be tampered with or whatever, and you can be as safe and cautious as you want, everyone makes mistakes eventually.
OS/software updates do keep your computer more secure and narrow the window for you to get infected with some nonsense. Yes, updates can also be invasive and bring unwanted additions. Both of those things can be true.
Maybe you value and prioritize the other side of things, but you should at least be aware thatās what you are doing and the position youāre putting yourself in.
isnāt there a gpo that gets you security updates but puts off features for 18 months or something?
Any advice on a laptop touch pad that is suddenly behaving very wonky?
- deciding right click is always held
- Activating a mode where i can recenter all of windows 11 (???)
- Canāt move down
- Precision movements are impossible
Honestly I would describe it best as someone has remote access to my computer and is fucking with me
I donāt really want to be at the bleeding edge of software production. Youāre right that it is a trade-off between the nonsense OS/software updates infect me with and the potential nonsense they protect me from.
Should I use Linux instead? Of course. I have a Ubuntu live image on a usb stick in case my Windows dies. But I wanna play games too.
ThinkPad evangelism isnāt eccentricity, itās just having good taste
Canāt think of many other business-class laptops I could use as a hammer and be worried for the nail in the process
Think pads are cool but since 2020 theyve been way outclassed by MacBooks.
Maybe now that x86 is sorta caught up w arm64 thinkpads are going to be good again but the really cool thing is old thinkpads soā¦ gotta really wait for that recent vintage hip thing at least for a bit