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  1. Kaitain

    How do I hook up Patti's laptop to her Ultra HDR Tv?

    I'll write up what you need to do, but first I need: Exact make and model of the TV Connection arrangement (i.e., are you going via the Denon still, or is the Denon now slaved to the TV through ARC?) It's actually pretty simple.
  2. Kaitain

    How do I hook up Patti's laptop to her Ultra HDR Tv?

    If it doesn't show up at all on the TV's inputs then either the laptop hasn't activated its HDMI port, or the HDMI cable's bust. Since Windows, Apple and Linux are all pretty good at screen detection, and most Linux distros ship with functioning gfx drivers, my first bet would be on the cable.
  3. Kaitain

    Is it time to self quarantine"

    XKCD explains the logic of self-isolation very well, as usual: https://www.xkcd.com/2287/ For my own part, I was relocated back to the UK a couple of weeks ago as flight cancellations meant we couldn't stay in a less-than-stable country any longer, a couple of days before the UK entered its own...
  4. Kaitain

    Motile - Walmart Laptop

    My AMD (Ryzen 1/Vega 8) APU-based laptop had some teething troubles, but is now trouble free - all open source AMD drivers. I don't see anything that would make me blink in that hardware configuration - only that you probably won't get the THX special sauce with the sound.
  5. Kaitain

    Google Stadia

    Whenever I see lists of games like this, with fantastic titles, covers and artwork and myriad stories, universes, abilities and features, I'm always left with one question: ... who actually plays Farming Simulator?
  6. Kaitain

    Merry Christmas everyone

    Belated Merry Christmas to one and all, and a happy and prosperous 2020 as well. Regrettably, I spent both festivals far from home.
  7. Kaitain

    Boost for on-line security?

    Forgive my cynicism, but I don't think civil rights are the driver here, so much as that the Democrats are maybe showing slightly better forecasting skills when it comes to working with the EU. GDPR is a harmonisation and slight update of various national laws - the UK Data Protection Act 1988...
  8. Kaitain

    Snow in the mountains

    Perfect time to test your generator out then, no?
  9. Kaitain

    No mandatory legal reason to reveal passwords to your phone, laptop etc.

    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? In an ideal world, yes, we'd accept some degradation of our personal liberty in exchange for the wellbeing of society at large. In an ideal world, we'd elect representatives that could be trusted in office to act for the greater societal good. We'd put into place...
  10. Kaitain

    No mandatory legal reason to reveal passwords to your phone, laptop etc.

    It looks like we're seeing the friction between rights of the individual vs. rights of the group again.
  11. Kaitain

    Greta socks it to the United Nations!

    Another promising technological enhancement. While at the moment it's, literally, a "drop in the ocean," it can be scaled up rapidly: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/03/ocean-cleanup-device-successfully-collects-plastic-for-first-time Also...
  12. Kaitain

    Greta socks it to the United Nations!

    No, not yet. At the moment this is all in the experimental/pilot plant stage - once it's scaled up to commercial sizes, then I'll be first in the queue
  13. Kaitain

    Greta socks it to the United Nations!

    I'm well aware of the irony embodied by my profession being in conflict with my politics. But it's also allowed me to travel the world, meet my wife, interact with other cultures, and come face to face with the aftermath of war in Iraq - against which, if you remember, I was vehemently opposed...
  14. Kaitain

    Greta socks it to the United Nations!

    I vaguely recall you did once, back on AOA, but I'm not concerned enough to bother hunting for a link. But yes, I do on a fairly regular basis. Not necessarily for the reasons you think. Anyway, you may be disappointed by the boys' opinions - remember, the lads are still very young, and haven't...
  15. Kaitain

    Greta socks it to the United Nations!

    Quoted from: Something new and horrible Why? Because I work in the oil industry? I think someone like Greta was inevitable. A great many issues are only resolved when one polarising individual stands up and says, "enough, no more!" I have great respect for her fortitude, for picking her fight...
  16. Kaitain

    Something new and horrible

    Quite an effective one, as it turns out, despite shagger Johnson's attempts to steer it towards fascism. The Queen is the Head of State, and thus has complete power to enact laws, start and stop Parliament, go to war, the whole lot. But... she has exactly zero power to exercise personal...
  17. Kaitain

    Something new and horrible

    This makes me happy: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/24/pelosi-impeachment-inquiry-trump-ukraine And so does this:
  18. Kaitain

    tv

    OLED has a fantastic colour gamut and dynamic range. Unless you buy one of the top-spec ones, they'll be dim, though, and you'll have to keep your room fairly dark to be able to see them clearly.
  19. Kaitain

    Something new and horrible

    OK, I'm pretty sure none of us will be completely correct on this one, so let's shelve that particular discussion ;) As far as I can tell, your system is complicated by the fact that you're a federation of 50 states. In case anyone needed reminding, that's 50 separate, sovereign nations with...
  20. Kaitain

    Something new and horrible

    在中秋节里, 祝愿你们全家节日开心快乐
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