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| — Bloodstar — 11360      Buy me a trip to the moon So I can laugh at my mistakes  Post 11336/11363 Joined 07-06-07 Active 1 day ago |
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Kak ... Level: 80      Posts: 1843/1928 EXP: 4755099 For next: 27870 Since: 09-03-13 From: ??? Since last post: 60 days Last activity: 57 days |
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Xenesis Roy Koopa Actually a Doctor Level: 101  Posts: 2682/2732 EXP: 10478044 For next: 239631 Since: 07-28-07 Pronouns: She/Her From: Orange Star's Retirement Villa Since last post: 13 hours Last activity: 8 hours |
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| I actually think that Win10 has the best iteration of the start menu to date and in general is a lot more usable than older windows versions in general. Pretty well the only thing that really bothers me about it is that you can't trust that what you had open will still be open if you leave the computer on overnight for whatever reason because it decided to do an update. |
Ninji Birdo Why did my user title say I'm a toaster anyway Level: 88  Posts: 2007/2014 EXP: 6633119 For next: 17545 Since: 07-26-07 Pronouns: he/him or they/them From: Glasgow, Scotland Since last post: 104 days Last activity: 18 days |
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I have an unpopular tech opinion which... nobody here has mentioned yet?!
I prefer LCDs to OLED displays by a wide margin. I don't like having to worry about what I'm displaying on my screen just to extend its life. The contrast ratios on OLEDs are nice, sure, but it doesn't outweigh the drawbacks. My current smartphone is an iPhone 8 Plus which I've owned since it launched in September 2017 (45 months ago). It has a 1080p LCD that still looks as good as it did on the first day. No burn-in. No colour shifting or blotchy backgrounds. Before I switched back to iOS in 2015, I had a Galaxy S3 and then a Galaxy Note 3 - both with successive generations of Samsung AMOLED panels. Both developed noticeable degradation in less than two years, and that was with me taking measures to minimise impact - keeping the brightness low, using dark themes, etc. The S3's panel had weird "ink blot" patterns when displaying black, which was very noticeable in a dark room. The Note 3 alleviated this but did something even worse. It would power off individual subpixels, which would then need to be turned back on. Each subpixel had a different delay when powered again. The result was hideous; in apps with pure black backgrounds, text would be surrounded by a purple trail when scrolling as the subpixels lagged behind. Screen tech has gotten a lot better since then, but burn-in is still inherent to OLEDs because of how they work. Apple has even applied for a patent on tech that helps to alleviate burn-in by storing records of which pixels have been used, and other companies are almost certainly doing similar things. Rather than dealing with this faff, I'd rather just have a LCD panel which looks 95% as good and will never degrade. ____________________ |
Reaper Man #1 Apple FanBig Apple, 3AM Level: 26  Posts: 109/122 EXP: 97839 For next: 4436 Since: 11-17-07 From: Bogota, Colombia Since last post: 297 days Last activity: 292 days |
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Originally posted by Ninji The potential burn-in is the primary reason why I try to avoid OLED as much as possible. With that said, I'd use a phone with the shittiest OLED panel possible before I would use the absolute garbage that is the fucking iphone. ____________________ 
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| Halian Level: 75  Posts: 1390/1473 EXP: 3718222 For next: 108682 Since: 06-20-10 Pronouns: he/him From: Central Florida Since last post: 137 days Last activity: 117 days |
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Originally posted by Reaper Man >iphone >absolute garbage pick one ____________________ Thanks to maple and devurandom for parts of this layout, and to Markeee for the avatar. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the jam. |
| Reaper Man #1 Apple Fan Big Apple, 3AM Level: 26 Posts: 110/122 EXP: 97839 For next: 4436 Since: 11-17-07 From: Bogota, Colombia Since last post: 297 days Last activity: 292 days |
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Originally posted by Halian lol, no. iphones are absolute trash. ____________________
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| Halian Level: 75 Posts: 1403/1473 EXP: 3718222 For next: 108682 Since: 06-20-10 Pronouns: he/him From: Central Florida Since last post: 137 days Last activity: 117 days |
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Hālian (he/him)Lv 73 XP 3334487 3565 per post 151381 to next 4026 days 1403 posts (rank 66) Equipment:
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Originally posted by Reaper Man You mean like your posts? Generally speaking, well-adjusted people know better than to so tightly close their minds. ____________________ Thanks to maple and devurandom for parts of this layout, and to Markeee for the avatar. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the jam. |
Rachel Mae Creature of Chaos Level: 141  Posts: 5918/5929 EXP: 33576457 For next: 543557 Since: 07-03-07 Pronouns: she/her From: Foxglen Since last post: 12 days Last activity: 7 hours |
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| Kaj Level: 59 Posts: 403/970 EXP: 1602380 For next: 70748 Since: 08-11-14 Pronouns: she/her From: the whoa zone Since last post: 59 days Last activity: 57 days |
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Originally posted by Kaj bringing this back |
| Reaper Man #1 Apple Fan Big Apple, 3AM Level: 26 Posts: 120/122 EXP: 97839 For next: 4436 Since: 11-17-07 From: Bogota, Colombia Since last post: 297 days Last activity: 292 days |
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Originally posted by Halian My posts can be harsh, but they are not trash and they speak the truth. And you think I'm closed minded, but you're mistaking that for someone who fucking know better. Apple fucking sucks. Its design sucks. Its UI sucks. Its whole philosophy sucks. Its marketing sucks, and more than anything else, their users fucking suck. They have to simplify, lock down into their shitty walled garden, and spoon-feed their whole user experience to them as they are too damn stupid to handle a real computer/device, and they have the fucking gall to claim that they are somehow superior to us because they paid more for an inferior product that barely lets them do whatever they want with it? They should include a fucking iPacifier at this point, oh wait, I'm sorry, they would charge $299 for one of those, and you could bet your ass that the iSheep would wait days in line just to buy one. So to conclude, fuck apple users. Fuck them wholeheartedly. ____________________
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| Reaper Man #1 Apple Fan Big Apple, 3AM Level: 26 Posts: 121/122 EXP: 97839 For next: 4436 Since: 11-17-07 From: Bogota, Colombia Since last post: 297 days Last activity: 292 days |
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Originally posted by Rusty This is not a gimmick, this is who I am. I think you grossly underestimate my hatred for apple and its community. I've hated apple for literally 20 years now, and I'll continue hating them until either they go out of business, or until my dying breath (actually, I may even settle for the end of the mac, which could potentially happen in a decade or two). I even celebrated steve job's death, at a party no less, THAT'S how much I hate apple. So no, I'm not going to change who I am for you, or anyone else for that matter. ____________________
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| Reaper Man #1 Apple Fan Big Apple, 3AM Level: 26 Posts: 122/122 EXP: 97839 For next: 4436 Since: 11-17-07 From: Bogota, Colombia Since last post: 297 days Last activity: 292 days |
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Originally posted by Kaj Well, you can eat shit, then. ____________________
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devin Yoshi i'm mima irl Level: 112  Posts: 3519/3519 EXP: 14919015 For next: 419190 Since: 04-29-08 Pronouns: any From: FL Since last post: 297 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| holy shit guys, look what we did |
| Nanashi 𝒾´𝓂 𝑔𝒶𝓎 Level: 27  Posts: 49/166 EXP: 103311 For next: 12848 Since: 12-04-15 Pronouns: she/her Since last post: 29 days Last activity: 1 day |
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Originally posted by Reaper Man 
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| Kazinsal Level: 53  Posts: 640/674 EXP: 1122241 For next: 34878 Since: 01-19-11 Pronouns: he/him From: Vancouver, Canada Since last post: 232 days Last activity: 191 days |
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 kazinsal@araxes> show file jul:/posts/kazinsal/640  ____________________ Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the freeway. kazinsal@araxes> _ |
Narumi Cheep-cheep Level: 26  Posts: 182/183 EXP: 97248 For next: 5027 Since: 02-01-18 Pronouns: they/them From: In a garbage can Since last post: 47 days Last activity: 8 days |
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Originally posted by Reaper Man Your posting quality begs to differ. |
| Kaj Level: 59 Posts: 413/970 EXP: 1602380 For next: 70748 Since: 08-11-14 Pronouns: she/her From: the whoa zone Since last post: 59 days Last activity: 57 days |
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| retroarch kinda sucks imo. i like emulating shit on my mac because openemu. it'd be nice if there was openemu for windows |
| Nanashi 𝒾´𝓂 𝑔𝒶𝓎 Level: 27 Posts: 51/166 EXP: 103311 For next: 12848 Since: 12-04-15 Pronouns: she/her Since last post: 29 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| retroarch is borderline unusable for me and i cannot understand how can people regularly use it as if nothing setting up literally anything is a complete nightmare in contrast to standalone emulators, even just the gamepad controls is a convoluted headache good luck fussing with any options beyond that in the absolute worst gui maze of really janky menus i've seen even mednafen feels better to use it's the only option i seem to have for high-latency emulation netplay and i'm stuck with it |
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