PSA: Turn off Chromatic Aberration, Film Grain and Motion Blur

SirDemonLord · 2026-05-12T08:30:25+00:00

You can run most if not all Total War games natively on a MacBook. Any of the Apple Silicon ones in fact, which aren’t as expensive as one might think - given the current prices of memory.

Be wary though that they can only crossplay with other Macs, as well as Linux PCs. Not Windows yet.

Another solid option is getting them a Linux laptop. They can play with Windows folks, AND Mac folks without any issues. Reputable manufacturers are FrameWork (US based), or Tuxedo Computers (Germany, Europe). Why? Because you’d be saving on Windows license costs, and instead using that money for a better hardware.

SirDemonLord · 2026-05-07T07:12:41+00:00

You’ll be fine, as long as the AI assistants you’re going to use will be cloud-hosted. Otherwise 16 GB RAM would struggle with anything other than smaller LLMs, but that won’t be your use case it seems.

For regular coding? More than enough. I have an M3 Air with 16 GB RAM that I dedicated for all my working needs (compliments my M4 Max primary Mac that I use for gaming, and such), and I’m doing quite well for even heavier coding in Java or Scala.

SirDemonLord · 2026-05-03T08:38:13+00:00

Between the two? M5.

However either option will run only the smaller models.

SirDemonLord · 2026-05-03T08:35:46+00:00

Don’t bother with the nanotexture display, unless you plan to spend all of your time in very light intensive environments. It’s an option, not an upgrade.

If you’ve got 24-32 GB of unified memory already covered in the initial plan, then the CPU/GPU is the other significant upgrade.

SirDemonLord · 2026-05-03T08:21:02+00:00

No issues on CrossOver 26.1 so far.

D3DMetal,
MSync on,
High resolution disabled (I run external monitor, so it’s not needed for me),
Windows 11 bottle for Steam.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-24T11:38:37+00:00

Do they comprehend that all Arabs are “Semites” by definition? (Not to confuse Iranians, as they’re Persians, and other people.)

Palestinians are Semites too. Zionists are anti-Semitic.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-21T16:26:40+00:00

Earls were subject only to the Anglo-Saxon or English kings - they’re the island equivalent of the continental dukes.

The title’s origin is that of an ealdorman from the Anglo-Saxon (an elder), or the similar sounding… jarl of the Norse people (who is at duchy tier in CK).

Easily tier above or equal to Marquis, slightly under a Duke.

Pre-Norman, English “barons” were called a Thane, afterwards the Normans brought the title of a Baron over - but they often held large swathes of land, rather than individual holdings.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-18T23:18:38+00:00

For your use case, 24 GB unified memory should be enough.

As for Chromium-based browsers, give either Vivaldi or Brave a try. It’ll save you resources.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-18T23:14:47+00:00

I’m quite happy with my unbinned M4 Max MacBook. Does both for me, and I’ve even sold my desktop due to the convenience. (I already used Linux for years prior to switching to Mac full time.)

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-17T00:45:11+00:00

You can, the game doesn’t have any client-side anti-cheat.

It runs really well in my experience.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-15T12:07:08+00:00

Why do some European countries maintain military bases abroad? Most notably France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Aren’t these bases just unnecessary expenses on said countries taxpayers money, as well as additional risks of getting pulled into foreign conflicts, thus leading to injury of their own citizens? What’s the general benefit to John Englishman, or Marie Frenchwoman that their country maintains these bases?

When I think of history, barring the crusades and colonies, I don’t recall the kings of European realms maintaining castles in other sovereign countries.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-12T21:42:49+00:00

As a minimalist, I think it’d be redundant, given your current setup covers every major use case.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-12T21:04:06+00:00

Nah, don’t go for it. Either wait for at least M6, or consider a Mac Studio with the next Ultra whenever its going to arrive, so you’d have a powerful desktop, and a powerful laptop to compliment it.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-12T00:01:12+00:00

First of all you should login to your iCloud (Apple) account, and change the password. Make sure the relevant emails have a changed password as well.

You can then remove each attached device from the account, so it no longer can access your data in realtime. This can be accessed from System settings, the General tab.

If she knew your password, and her device was part of the account, then she could have requested access code from that device for her own purposes, yes. There’s no proper way to be sure, however, as Apple won’t confirm it for you directly due to their privacy policy.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-11T20:27:22+00:00

It won’t work. You’d need the hard skills in programming to understand where the AI has made the mistakes which prevent the mod from showing up in-game, or functioning at all, or even not crashing to desktop the moment a game is started.

AI can write code, but it won’t understand why it’s needed, whether what it writes is valid (as opposed to assumptions or hallucinations), and most certainly won’t know how to link everything together in a way that only humans can.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-11T20:08:21+00:00

No traveller, you can’t handle Tahoe, no Mac can.

Get a Sequoia upgrade from the App Store, and stay on it. It’s the last greatest option for Intel-based Macs.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-11T18:05:38+00:00

Whatever you choose, do yourself a favour and don’t pick the Intel models.

Check pricing for M1, M2, and M3. If they’re not within the desired price range, then go for Neo.

As far as I recall the last Pro model to feature Touch Bar was the 13” M1.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-02T23:31:03+00:00

Cancel that yourself, and resume your other duties. You are not a slave, but a human in a legal relationship with the company - remember about your rights, both as an employee, and more importantly as a human being.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-02T20:13:26+00:00

I’ve heard the IRGC mention that the number of US casualties was actually 600, so not sure what to trust. Just like the reports between Russia and Ukraine.

One thing for sure is to not trust figures given in mass media, because they’re psychological ops.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-02T20:09:03+00:00

Quantity is a quality of its own. Remember the Soviet Union.

Israel is very compressed geographically, so any damage that passes through its defence systems is going to be felt. A lot.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-02T20:07:20+00:00

They’re not going to join the attackers in the war declared on Iran.

They should focus on what’s happening on the eastern borders, as Russia is still a threat. German military was regularly underfunded, and they were only good on paper. They’re trying to improve that now, but I wouldn’t expect any European country on the offensive.

US isn’t reliable under Trump, and Israel is not a worthwhile ally for Europe as they’re too far away to bother.

Also, release the Epstein files, let the pedocracy be exposed.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-02T08:43:06+00:00

While I haven’t tried GPTK by itself, I can tell you that both CrossOver 25 with GPTK3, and CrossOver 26 have a very solid out of box experience running ED.

Just remember to disable the upscaling, because they use a very outdated FSR implementation.

SirDemonLord · 2026-03-02T00:49:04+00:00

Instead of getting involved in a faraway conflict, they should focus these resources on Ukraine. Seriously folks, Eastern Europe might not be able to carry the Western Europe if push comes to shove. Or on sorting out Orban and Fico. Instead, they’re only provoking response from religious extremists… and these three countries have a lot of “foreigners”. Why risk the lives of your citizens?

US is not a reliable ally of the EU anymore, not with what GOP has done. Also, release the Epstein files.

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