App Ops still works? I haven’t used it in over a decade.

Use NextDNS with strong filters and the DDG app with App Tracking Protection turned on. While no filter is 100% perfect, this combo stops the vast majority of privacy-invading shit from getting to 3rd parties.

Also it’s not available on x86-64 CPUs. You need an ARM CPU with an NPU. Microsoft’s reasoning is so that the AI shit can be processed locally to protect your privacy. Apparently they’ve never heard of GPUs before.

No it’s not; use SmartTube beta

I’m aware of this, and it’s not the same because there is a 2 MPH difference. So the 0-60 number will be smaller, albeit slightly.

Can someone please convert some of these numbers to freedom units? Specifically the range, horsepower, torque, and 0-60 numbers?

Damn, and I really liked them too. It’s the most accurate LLM I’ve tried and it even accurately cites sources as well (unlike Copilot, which just makes shit up and then cites an unrelated source).

I was going to wait until the 2030s to upgrade my 7700X to whatever is the fastest CPU once the AM5 platform is dead, but now I’m thinking that maybe I should just get a 9950X3D now and ride out this platform until the 2040s.

We already have TeamSpeak/Ventrillo, and I think IRC is still a thing?

What the fuck does Nitro even do, other than give you some useless emoji?

Mixxx is alright but I prefer the robustness and simplicity of Serato. And my turntables technically are MIDI controllers. Fully digital and no needle or DVS interface needed. But spins and behaves just like real vinyl. I don’t like controllers with static jogwheels, which limits my selection when it comes to MIDI hardware. I’ve considered real turntables but they are out of my budget. And they can be finicky when using them with DJ software.

If you’re interested, you can listen to some of my old shows from when I was a radio DJ. Haven’t uploaded in awhile, though (fucking copyright).

https://mixcloud.com/psythik

Open format, so literally anything and everything. I go entirely by audience reaction when deciding what to play. But mostly I like happy songs with a party vibe.

Because I don’t want to run hardware that needs to operate in realtime over a USB 2.0 connection through a VM. I have digital turntables with high-resolution platters. These are precision instruments that require the absolute lowest DPC latency obtainable; I need to eliminate as much overhead as I can, and have my equipment running as close to the bare metal as I can get from a modern OS.

I would but my DJ gear is over a decade old and none of it is compatible with Linux. It won’t even run on a modern CPU without crashing Serato, so I use an old laptop with a 4th gen i5 running LTSC to power my turntables and mixer; it all runs smooth as butter on period-correct hardware.

Eventually I will get new gear and try to get it working in Linux, but I don’t have thousands to drop right now on updated hardware, so I make do with what I have.

Both of you are crazy. I’d never book a trip anywhere without the accommodations secured several months in advance. If I had to deal with the stress of finding the perfect hotel after I’ve already arrived at my destination, I’d probably have a panic attack.

That’s 3 seats too many. And I rather have a hatch than a bed.

Enough with the trucks and SUVs. I’m not buying an EV until I can get a 2 door sports convertible with rack and pinion steering and double wishbone suspension. I don’t want to drive a tank of a vehicle with vague, floaty handling. I want a small, light, and nimble EV that’s fast as fuck and corners like a dream. For under $30K USD.

120x160, actually, but effectively close enough.

(e: also it’s a static image; no need to indicate whether it’s interlaced or progressive, because again, it’s a static image. And before you get pendantic: yes I’m aware that PNGs can be interlaced or progressive—but this is a JPEG—and those terms mean something completely different when referring to static images, compared to video.)

I never got to hear the “tada!” because we had a budget Sears 3.1 machine with a 386 at the time; the only sounds I heard were the beautiful pulse-width modulated screeching from the PC speaker.

Edit: At least I had a Turbo button, though.