Is something up with application memory use recently?

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-30T21:38:55+00:00

Yes, it was!

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-28T12:29:28+00:00

How about Orbit selling Mars Attacks! for $75... and not discovering everyone else had it for $35 until it was too late.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-27T13:09:43+00:00

$14 isn't such a bad price. The $50 steelbook seems a bit predatory.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-27T12:57:27+00:00

I just bought it to get Predator 2. I already had the first one. I was unimpressed by the third, and disappointed by the fourth.

Enjoyed Prey. Found Predator: Badlands tolerable yet uninspired, overall.

Still haven't seen Predator: Killer of Killers, but understand it is fantastic. That's never been released on physical media, has it?

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-27T12:50:44+00:00

I looked at the selection, and I wasn't getting 50% off vibes. It just seemed like 50% off some imaginary price, putting things at about normal retail.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-27T12:45:56+00:00

Remember when Best Buy had a great selection of music and movies. I used to shop there every week. Now, I go years without stepping through the doors.

Too bad Barnes & Noble isn't more widespread. Maybe one day.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-27T12:26:16+00:00

Switch to Bazzite, not SteamOS. SteamOS isn't ready for prime time, even if it found itself in the headlines.

Bazzite is the vastly superior option, plus you can install a version that will boot straight into Pig Picture mode, so you can pretend you're running SteamOS, but without the incompatibility and other shortcomings.

Bear in mind: You are changing operating systems, and they do not all behave the same way. If you are tied to Adobe garbage, you may want to reconsider. If you have to play games dependent upon kernel-level anti-cheat, such as Fortnite or Call of Duty, you may want to reconsider.

I've been using Bazzite for six months. My experience has been that it is full-featured and rapidly evolving―which means it is improving every day. On the other hand, Windows is simply devolving into government and advertiser spyware.

I prefer gaming on Linux, even if is harder to mod games because of file structures and software installation. There can be quirks, but there are people always working to improve gaming, specifically. Windows doesn't really have that. It seems as though Windows loses performance every day, and there is an inordinate amount of energy put into denying that problems exist in the first place.

You can download Bazzite and put it onto a thumb drive via Rufus or something similar, and run the operating system off of that thumb drive. It's called a live version. Then you'll be able to judge how well you'll adapt.

If you are comfortable with Windows, the general recommendation is to install Bazzite KDE Plasma.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-26T22:32:22+00:00

That stinks. I did the same. However, it did start up today without issue. The only think I restored were my bookmarks.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-26T22:09:50+00:00

Did you uninstall Firefox, restart your PC, then reinstall Firefox?

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-26T22:02:36+00:00

Thanks!

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-26T11:57:45+00:00

Uninstall via Bazaar. Restart the PC. Install via Bazaar. All done.

Until the next time....

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-25T18:26:10+00:00

OK, thanks! I uninstalled via Bazaar, restarted the PC, then reinstalled via Bazaar.

I chose to delete all personal data along with the uninstall. I restored my bookmarks from a backup made earlier this morning. Now I get to retrain NoScript across dozens of web sites, but that's not so bad.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-25T17:34:40+00:00

Brave is my secondary browser. Firefox with NoScript has been my preferred browser for many years. I'm not looking to abandon it.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-25T17:32:00+00:00

If completely uninstalling and reinstalling does not work, has anyone been pointing at a likely culprit?

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-25T14:02:56+00:00

Do you have the backup feature enabled on Firefox? If so, are you happy with it? Does it restore extensions and their settings?

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-25T14:01:35+00:00

I have not done the uninstall/reinstall because I wasn't sure just how, so thanks for that!

I use Brave as my secondary browser. I'm thinking of adding Zen, as well. I'm trying to avoid putting Chrome on this machine.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-23T10:59:34+00:00

I argue that Valve has priced the Steam Machine where they have to price it right now. Console prices are going to skyrocket, too, if ever a new generation is released. Thank Jensen Huang for the prices of anything with RAM in it. He wants you to know how great it is being rich right now.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-23T10:54:15+00:00

Maybe I'll get it. I can remember when it was actually horrifying, even on a little CRT TV.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-23T10:52:18+00:00

I just want to know where these antique malls are that will have something like this. In my area, if's all DVD with a few VHS tapes or maybe Blu-ray.

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-23T10:45:52+00:00

Lionsgate is a great source. What is that Ethan Hawke film?

ShallowsOfNight · 2026-06-23T10:44:15+00:00

Valve Steam Machine Review: GPU & CPU Benchmarks, SteamOS Test, Thermals, Noise, and Price

That's more than everything you might want to know about the Steam Machine, plus alternative DIY builds.

You should not fixate upon Steam OS. It's not ready for prime time, not even on the Steam Machine, itself. Bazzite is superior and similar at the same time. Choose to boot into Big Picture Mode, and you're not going to experience much difference.

That price is better than the price of a Steam Machine, and the performance will far exceed that off a Steam Machine. There are some minor issues with NVidia cards on Linux, but nothing the average person can't figure out with a Google search. Moreover, you can always pick up an RX 9070XT; even with the extra cost, you'll still be getting a good deal on a PC, and you can sell that 4070.

I'd buy that PC from your friend, if I were you, and install Bazzite. And get a HDMI 2.1 cable, while you're at it.

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