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Comment Pay the man, Silent Bob... (Score 1) 94

I'm an actual Starlink user at my farm. It's head-and-shoulders better than any competing service.

I previously has used a cellular uplink... and even with a yagi mounted 30' up on a mast, I barely had 1-2Mb/s of bandwidth. It was truly miserable.

Starlink is a game-changer... give 'em the freakin' money. They've done something truly miraculous for rural internet users, who had previously only terrible/expensive options. As a taxpayer, I'm actually glad to see the money I contribute going to something useful.

Comment No surprise (Score 1) 23

They duct taped together 3 titles into one monstrous "launcher" with regular massive updates to the newer titles bricking the older titles. I can't get a coop game working in MW19, haven't been able to for months. Why should I invest my time in a title they clearly do not want me to play? Here's hoping Microsoft treats it's franchises better, and scrap the Battle.Net launcher in favour of Steam (I can dream, can't I?)

Comment Re:Windows 10/11 (Score 1) 184

Something that (I think) contributes to this mess is their mislabeling of what Microsoft now calls "Shutdown" or "Restart". Windows 8 and onwards now does "Deep Hibernation" when you select those options, which when you have corrupted services and other background processes isn't ideal to say the least.

Submission + - Slashdot Alum Samzenpus's Fractured Veil Hits Kickstarter

CmdrTaco writes: Long time Slashdot readers remember Samzenpus,who posted over 17,000 stories here, sadly crushing my record in the process! What you might NOT know is that he was frequently the Dungeon Master for D&D campaigns played by the original Slashdot crew, and for the last few years he has been applying these skills with fellow Slashdot editorial alum Chris DiBona to a Survival game called Fractured Veil. It's set in a post apocalyptic Hawaii with a huge world based on real map data to explore, as well as careful balance between PVP & PVE. I figured a lot of our old friends would love to help them meet their kickstarter goal and then help us build bases and murder monsters! The game is turning into something pretty great and I'm excited to see it in the wild!

Comment Suckage confirmed (Score 1) 344

I too remember the Old Days (TM). Slashdotting was an actual thing. We fearlessly rode the waves of the ether, and many a site trembled at the sound of our clicks.

I rarely post any more... but the passing of Rob is sobering reminder than none of us are getting any younger... RIP Roblimo :(

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