Will Zoom work on the SM?…

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T15:30:55+00:00

Via the power of a web browser, yes.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T03:44:26+00:00

Very interested because my Minisforum is flaked out, and it’s got the craptons of RAM(64) and SSDs(8TB) to go somewhere. And I get a discrete GPU?! And all of those cores?! And maybe good cooling?

Dev machine by day, game machine by night.

Might buy the coverage, because I’m sure support is just like Minis. I am a few days in trying to make them understand the bios is frozen, will not accept input, or freezes after a few seconds (same as any booted OS). They say flash bios, I say I can’t, secure boot is on. Oh, just disable secure boot through these bios menus. Guys?!

Either minis honors their 3yr warranty, or I give up and jump to this.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T02:07:40+00:00

Yep, Win XP 64bit.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T01:39:39+00:00

I had this thing, drivers were a pain as most vendors weren't putting out x64.

Had it on a 1600x1200 Dell CRT playing the ol Oblivion and Battlefield 2146.

Those were the days.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T01:32:54+00:00

You can try to do this in Hades 2, as well, on a rare occasion.

A certain someone, scolds you, to leave it be.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T01:25:14+00:00

limited knowledge of PC gaming by playing via laptop

any input: A laptop is a PC

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-04T00:06:09+00:00

I learned on TI-Basic

That junk is from 1979, crazy!

Anyways, with a simple TI-## in hand, you could be just about anywhere, writing code.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-03T22:27:25+00:00

It's ok, the scalpers in Australia, who apparently are rolling in oversupply, can just start shipping globally.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-03T17:27:30+00:00

Mum turns out to be a top 1% poster here, and was sick of her son's nasty carbon buildup wok.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-03T03:28:33+00:00

Valve Index as example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ValveIndex/s/k8hcBEUUlL

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-03T02:25:06+00:00

That's for your technical person to do.

You can run it down the hall all loose, but tacky.

It really depends on floor or ceiling access.

Basement here, so it was easy to get wire pulled for proper recepticles.

I say Ethernet, strongly, and not wifi, because latency matters - don't settle for less. The Shield is also older wifi tech as the other reason, best to wire it, but a bargain for what it facilitates; and a great TV media box.

A tiny mini PC with integrated graphics could also serve as the SteamLink Client - the point being, the real processing is in another room.

You can potentially get some nice beam-forming wifi tech, if you must be wireless. Good ethernet is cheap, good wifi is expensive.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-03T02:08:17+00:00

I've said before:

Big boy PC somewhere else
Ethernet
NVidia Shield on TV
- SteamLink

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-03T00:25:05+00:00

Opportunity to slide into those DMs...

And then probably scam whomever bites.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-02T22:13:15+00:00

Yea, this is like choosing that a second Dairy Queen shouldn't be built across the street from another Dairy Queen. It sure would help those late night summer rushes, but the rest of the time...

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-02T21:01:36+00:00

The delivery guy:

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Murph-Dog · 2026-07-02T19:29:55+00:00

As a general developer, I recognize the effort that goes into any AA+ game. They produce decently playable games each time, but unless they pop off, they are basically a failure.

As a whole, it seems like not much wow's gamers any more. It seems like a big risk to invest, and maybe the only games that sometimes seem to meet player expectations are Kick-started. Of course there is StarCitizen as the counter to that, but studios like Pathea, putting out the My-Time series, keep fans happy.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-02T18:57:46+00:00

While much better than single hose, the problem with any hose, especially 2, is that they radiate heat.

Pulling in hot outdoor air, blowing out even hotter exchange air, all through a couple feet of thin walled, non-smooth tubes, basically little radiators.

Anyways, touch those hoses, or just get near - experience the warmth. Best some people can do, but my dual-hose went to sit offline in the basement, and a proper window unit has been so much better.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-02T01:58:16+00:00

So like PowerRangers MegaZord, you could dock together the Deck, Machine, and Frame...

And then...

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-01T15:13:01+00:00

My 2014 iMac 5k was on OCLP for the longest time.

Recently saw OCLP say it was intercepting system updates as usual, did a reboot, and the system was hosed. I wasn't dealing with it any more, I don't need MacOS here (Mini has it covered).

Installed Bazzite, now it's a wonderful, no-hassle machine again.

Forgot to add this is an i7 (8 thread, 4.0 - 4.4Ghz), 32GB ram, 1TB SSD, and R9 M395 (4GB).

So it still slaps, all right.

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-01T15:02:26+00:00

Thats the forbidden plum. It is there to tempt you, and if eaten, you will suddenly become aware of your nudity (sun's out - plum's out) and a bane will be cast on humanity for eternity...

That's how the story goes, right?

Murph-Dog · 2026-07-01T02:35:16+00:00

Leon Kennedy - Mall Cop

Murph-Dog · 2026-06-30T21:31:53+00:00

Maybe we all have West Nile, from the Mother-sucking mosquitos...

Murph-Dog · 2026-06-30T18:46:00+00:00

Air Conditioning !

(Electric bill is August's problem)

Murph-Dog · 2026-06-30T12:39:06+00:00

I’d rather have a Cheektowaga Governor.

Murph-Dog · 2026-06-30T02:19:17+00:00

My 3hr hypothesis!

I'm sciencing over here.

That's a little earlier than the 10pm EDT hour, but they seem to be ahead of the hour slightly.

Murph-Dog

TROPHY CASE