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In a sense, it has been for a long time. With Linux, there's often a good clean way to do a thing, and then there are weird hacks. On Windows, it often starts
by animuchan 1y ago
In a sense, it has been for a long time.
With Linux, there's often a good clean way to do a thing, and then there are weird hacks.
On Windows, it often starts with weird hacks, as Microsoft is further enclosing its ecosystem.
(I use Windows mostly for gaming and VR, and still have to constantly fiddle with the system to keep it working on a basic level, sad face emoji. Who would've thunk that merely playing a 8K European documentary in VR would require configuring DirectShow filters found on GitHub.)
- SSLy 1y ago> Who would've thunk that merely playing a 8K European documentary in VR would require configuring DirectShow filters found on GitHub. Dios Mio, get mpv, enable gpu-hq
- animuchan 1y agoThanks! How do I run it in VR though? Can't find it in the manual[1] [1]: https://mpv.io/manual/master/ https://mpv.io/manual/master/
- SSLy 1y agovia Virtual Desktop I suppose. So mpv would do all of the video stuff and then would blit a SbS video onto VD, and VD would warp the two halves on a spherical surface? Honestly I've never thought about that before.
- 71bw 1y agoThe 'weird hack' is actually just a normal option left hanging in Defender options that clearly states it will prevent "other" stuff from changing Defender settings
- cjbgkagh 1y agoBy doing it slowly they enabling a hacker spirit to evolve, which I’m sure is unintentional.