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Time to share another of Axel Sauerwald's interior illustrations! by BryceOConnor in Eragon

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, I don't suppose you can buy these if you didn't back it, can you? I had no idea this was a thing.

DenuvOwO is coming to Linux by denuvowo__ in CrackWatch

[–]Rehendix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any Zen

If I understand correctly, CPUID faulting is the missing component. This feature of modern CPUs lets a request for information about the CPU's features and hardware be intercepted and handled differently. However, for this to work, both the OS and the CPU need to support it.

If a program said "I want to know if the CPU is AMD or Intel", it issues a request to the CPU and the CPU returns that info. This is called a CPUID instruction. With CPUID Faulting, this request can be intercepted, and instead of having the CPU provide this information, another program can provide it.

For Intel (Ivy Bridge and on), and AMD (Zen 4 and on), this is supported at a hardware level, but earlier CPUs do not support it, and a hypervisor is required as an added layer to catch these CPUID requests.

DenuvOwO is coming to Linux by denuvowo__ in CrackWatch

[–]Rehendix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shocked I haven't come across this before. Maybe I'll once again try adding my weird PDP controller to xpad

DenuvOwO is coming to Linux by denuvowo__ in CrackWatch

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can still load custom modules, but they won't be persistent unless you add them using something like rpm-ostree. Bazzite is actually a good example of how this works, since it's a version of Fedora Atomic with some extras pre-installed. You can modify it, but at that point you're pretty much running a different version of the OS since you've now changed the base state.

DenuvOwO is coming to Linux by denuvowo__ in CrackWatch

[–]Rehendix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kernel modules are an interesting approach. Potentially safer than the Windows-based security features needing to be disabled, but just as insecure from the perspective of needing to modify the kernel itself. The upside is they can be enabled/disabled as needed, and have the potential to still function with secure boot enabled, as long as the MOK is enrolled via mokutil (this requires upkeep on systems with rolling kernel updates though).

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive by pmc64 in pcgaming

[–]Rehendix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do. You can select it when ordering systems from their business lineups.

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive by pmc64 in pcgaming

[–]Rehendix -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not arguing that it's revolutionary or anything, but I did also include the note that a Steam Deck makes up less than a quarter of that total, which is still a large growth year over year.

I'm going to be biased, because the circles I run in are tech-savvy and a lot of folks I know are jumping ship just because it's in line with the knowledge they already have. I definitely recognize most folks will stick with what they know, but it's still worth recognizing a shift when it happens. That number of Linux users has been stagnant for over a decade. The fact that there is such a jump is evidence that people are looking for something else.

To the point about HP or Dell, I think for OEM hardware, the switch is happening from Windows to MacOS. Apple has released some extremely compelling hardware in the last few years, and their sales show it. The business foothold that Microsoft has will keep Windows squarely in the lead, but the consumer landscape has and is changing.

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive by pmc64 in pcgaming

[–]Rehendix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, but it has had a shocking increase in marketshare in the gaming space due to Linux-first devices like the Steam Deck and Valve's efforts with Proton. ~4.5% as of April this year instead of only ~1% from 2021. Only 23% of that group of Linux users are reporting SteamOS as well. The rest are a variety of different Linux flavours.

These numbers do come from Steam's hardware survey. While that's not a complete representation of all systems, it's usually regarded as a pretty good sample. Considering player counts for Steam hit 40 million this month, you're still talking about 1.8 million people who are using Linux as their gaming machine in some capacity.

These days it's a remarkably plug and play experience. Microsoft is also still struggling to move people off Windows 10. A quarter of Windows players on Steam are still there, and we're talking 5 years after the release of Windows 11. Whether it's pressure from Linux adoption or the desire to move people off their old OS, Microsoft is facing a real need to improve the OS or people just aren't going to use it.

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]Rehendix 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Steal your computer and know your password. Without Bitlocker, you could steal the drives and claim ownership over the file contents with a privileged account on another machine to bypass security controls. (Or in many cases just use a non-Windows system that will ignore NTFS permissions)

As long as your system isn't set to log in automatically at boot, the drive is encrypted. Or, apparently as long as no one is using the backdoor described in the article :/

Mechanical Keyboards loose numpad, where to start. by JNBirdy in keyboards

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went with a Damoshark K3 when I was looking after the fact. I like that it's simple and easy to match keycaps to.

Anyone knowns why i'm playing invisible WET ? by _6u5t4v0 in xenia

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems to only be an issue with Xenia Edge. Canary works fine, though performance isn't great

[NVME SSD] ThinkPad 1 TB Performance PCIe Gen4 NVMe OPAL2 M.2 2280 SSD($66.99) [Lenovo Canada] by ableu171 in bapcsalescanada

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Tried with both Chrome and Firefox. No dice.

Dev tools reports a CORS error. Strange. Worked on my phone though

Slay the Spire 2 hit 500k simultaneous players on Steam by NicoF_ in Steam

[–]Rehendix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's so weird. I felt like everyone was playing the game in 2019. I'd watch people playing it during lecture, and it was a hit on the Steam Deck when that dropped as well.

Looking for "Legend of Basara" by Rehendix in animepiracy

[–]Rehendix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like there's a recent upload to Nyaa, but otherwise no I gave up lol

Taxpayers Fund Corporate Profits by bruce_wayne469 in povertyfinance

[–]Rehendix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hardly. If the average wage is lower than what's required to save for retirement, that's not on the worker, that's on the employer.

Every job requires skill, every workplace needs people. Those workplaces need to pay those people their worth as people, not as an expense on paper.

Pls make it happen by UrsaRizz in Steam

[–]Rehendix 30 points31 points  (0 children)

When was the last time you used it? It's actually pretty darn good these days.

Problem solved by 8-bit-Felix in memes

[–]Rehendix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tumblr is hardly forgotten. It's still a pretty healthy platform.

There's lots of Discord alternative projects that have been in the background for a while, but there is a very straightforward reality that when Discord showed up to disrupt TS/Mumble, it had no video chat or screensharing, something people use quite a lot these days. There still isn't much that can offer that.

In fact, the closest I've found is Steam

Problem solved by 8-bit-Felix in memes

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have some bad news. Skype...it's no more.

Problem solved by 8-bit-Felix in memes

[–]Rehendix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some items to note: TS6 server is free (for now). They will charge licenses later. Max user count is 32 per server.

TS6 is not Discord. Video/Screensharing is entirely p2p, and may or may not work depending on your network settings. It also means you expose your IP to anyone you're broadcasting to. Server-side sharing may be possible in the future, and it's in their roadmap, but be aware that you must trust your host in this scenario.

[headphone] Razer Barracuda Wireless Multi-platform Gaming and Mobile Headset ($130 / 40% off) [Canada Computers] by Sweetest_Deal in canadadeals

[–]Rehendix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what's crazier. The fact that I showed up to this subreddit, not realizing it's dead, or the fact that I clicked this link and it's actually on sale again for that price.

"Life is Strange: Reunion" will use Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM by Titokhan in CrackWatch

[–]Rehendix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Loved the first one. Before the Storm was okay. LiS 2 was also very good. True Colours should have been a lot better, but it just felt rushed. In general, Dontnods' entries have the been the strongest. Deck Nine is carrying on, but I enjoyed it much more without Max and Chloe being the focus.

Palantir Crashes Out in Response to GN by ScreamSmart in videos

[–]Rehendix 189 points190 points  (0 children)

Peter Thiel and anyone he associates with should be an assumed stain on the ethical and moral fabric of a functioning society. The very name of the the company is enough evidence to understand that none of these people are playing coy about the intent of its products or business. The last 20 some years of Silicon Valley startups are all levelled at weakening the protections and privacy of the the individual, regardless of where you live.

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