To desperately attempt to fix an issue that purchases won’t fix, lol.

I’ve got enough PTO to take off until February. Doesn’t mean I can take it.

I may be misunderstanding you, but if you can’t take it, doesn’t that mean you don’t really have it? It’s effectively just a small pay bump for more hours away from the family.

I don’t understand why my earlier comment is downvoted. Taking time off is important. We like to tell ourselves we’re bullet proof, but we’re not. Hustle culture really is doing a number on us all. You can’t be on all the time, no matter how tough you are.

I’d suggest taking your PTO and spending the time with your wife and daughter. Few people die wishing they worked more, and decompressing with the family is important.

Edit: whoever downvoted this, please take care of yourself.

They’ve explicitly stated they gave up on leading edge.

It feels like GF is slowly fading into irrelevance.

I’d suggest taking your PTO and spending the time with your wife and daughter. Few people die wishing they worked more, and decompressing with the family is important.

CCA has issues with longevity, signal integrity and even safety. The installation process of a cable is always going to be much more expensive than the cable itself, so cheaping out for not much difference at all is just not worth it.

The Management Engine is literally a little embedded computer system with its own OS that manages the operation of your main computer system

Importantly, it has access to parts of your computer even when your computer is turned off. This is why it’s important to keep it up to date.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/intels-management-engine-security-hazard-and-users-need-way-disable-it

Unfortunately, these articles keep misrepresenting what’s said:

We do think that a Steam Deck 2.0 is necessary. Steam Deck OLED was necessary. We feel like there’s a road map ahead of us.

They feel like there’s a roadmap, which is different from Valve […] has a “road map”.

They want you to run Windows

Microsoft has been moving away from that course for a while now. They’ve gone from militantly Windows only to supporting whatever they feel drives sales. Windows used to be their breadwinning product. Windows is now just a means to an end, no longer the end game for Microsoft. Their services are what makes them money.

I suspect the Linux market just isn’t large enough for them to support, especially considering the amount of work it would take to make it all work. Depending on how big handhelds get, I can see them doing a more handheld oriented barebones version of Windows, maybe.

The Ally and Go both have their own issues. Games assume they’re running on a regular Windows box, and sometimes this leads to all kinds of weird control or screen fit issues.

Devices intended to run from a battery will always be much more power optimized than their plug-in brethren, and the Deck is no exception. You do, of course, pay the price in terms of perfmance, as it’s a trade-off.

While no official support is not ideal, living in New Zealand means having the option to use package forwarding or some other solution to obtain a unit if you really want one, right?

Edit: I see in your profile that you’re going through a tough time. I can understand this compounds frustrations.

The long story short is that faster cables preserve signal integrity better, and that’s generally the result of either technology/design upgrades (shielding, different twist, etc), or tighter manufacturing tolerances.

High speed signals are more of a fuss as the speed goes up, and at some point things break when everything isn’t just right. The endpoint simply cannot distinguish between 0 and 1 enough anymore.

“Amazon renewed”

Considering Amazon’s spotty track record when it comes to hardware, I wouldn’t be eager to jump on that one.

I voted that I will pursue a free option, but that’s not necessarily the gist of it. I don’t mind paying for a good product, but I will not buy into a subscription model, and will certainly not deal with a company willing to rugpull, or otherwise scheme, customers.