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  1. Well 2am here now and a nice evening, wife went to bed earlier, I am enjoying some bubbly with little sleep but enjoying the slight buzz so with that I will say, for whenever you see this, just, thanks again guys for being there, being friends, understanding my craziness and issues, I really appreciate you guys and just know you are definitely a part of making life bearable. I really mean it. Cheers and hope 2023 is at least a little kinder for us then 2022 and hell, the last couple years have been. I am not the smartest or best person but I try THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE ND PUTTING UP WITH ME.

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    1. RickR

      RickR

      Happy new year.  I appreciate you and your posts very much!  Keep on truckin'. 

       

    2. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      Happy new year, Max!  Whatcha mean putting up with you?  Its me y'all have had to put up with. Look forward to what all stories we have to share this year.

  2. Sure the REFACE app can have amazing results, other times though yikes, it creates these horrors.

     

  3. Been tinkering a bit with ANDROID SUBSYSTEM for Windows. It does NOT use Google Playstore by default but as you can see my version does 😏 Previously, I used some emulators like NOX / BLUESTACKS /LDplayer etc but this seems better with good integration with Windows, for example the ReFace App instantly defaulted to my Desktops Logitech Webcam. I still prefer testing various LINUX distos using Vmware though or older hardware, so I will never use LINUX SUBSYSTEM for Windows and so I have removed that feature. 

     

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    1. RickR

      RickR

      That's pretty neat.  I imagine the real purpose is to use this to test out android app development.  I may have to give this a try on an old laptop. 

       

    2. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      From what I have read that DOES seem to be the general use for it or the most suggested, makes sense. I was surprised how well it integrated though and definitely prefer it over stand alone emulators like LDplayer which tend to be chock full of adds etc. as well have origins in China so trustworthiness is dubious at best. Seeing the Reface app automatically pickup my webcam was the clincher for me. Now I am using a hack or patched version which allows Google Playstore just to be clear but I am using an ANDROID account I created originally just of emulation purposes anyway. I am no developer but I just cannot help but test and tinker with such things. 

  4. Some CHRISTMAS indulgences.

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  5. HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS ! 🎅🏼🎄❄️

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  6. Just another night passing time in front of the pc. Our Christmas will be pretty calm as usual just some good food and each other’s company.

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  7. Tues night on the old 2011 Macbbok now running ZorinOS currently, I love PopOS! the most on it so far but I just cannot stop tinkering and Zorin is working great so far. It's by no means a daily driver so I don't mind testing different Distros on the hardware.

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    2. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      I like it fine so far for the couple hours I've tinkered. Interestingly there are "paid" options, obviously I am not using that. Paid gives you things like more customization options and themes etc. As is though there is enough to set it to look like typical Linux or more Windows or more Mac like depending what one is use to so that is nice. Placement of start, menus, app display to mimic those other Operating systems. Normal Linux storefront to download more software for free from the Linux repositories. 

      I will likely keep it on for some time, cannot say I like as much or better than PopOS! (that would be surprising) but I tend to keep it on for a while and use over time, it's like a third machine after my main PC and desktop so I don't spend much time with it in the grand scheme of things.

      Here you can see a quick video with a nice visual tour of what to expect in the latest core edition (what I have installed)

       

      Now this one is slightly older but longer and descriptive, I watch this guy for Linux content. Worth the watch imho. 

       

       

    3. Justin

      Justin

      Do you feel like any of these these are an improvement on Ubuntu? Or Mac or Windows?

    4. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      Improvements? For the things I do Linux Mint, Zorin, Ubuntu are all pretty much the same with difference really only being in presentation or style, I just don't dig deep enough. At heart I will always be a Windows guy through and through as it is what I use the most on a daily basis for years, the rest really is just tinkering. My exposure to MacOS is only what came with this 2011 Macbook, I think I upgraded it as far as I could, if I recall it came with  OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and I managed to "upgrade" it as far as macOS 10.13 High Sierra after much tinkering 😆

      I considered shoe horning macOS Mojave onto it which can be done but it sounded very involved and really would have sacrificed some features on a hardware level and also introduced some glitchy results at best so I stuck with High Sierra for some months getting to know it well enough to understand all the "basics" at least for general use, though I cannot say I really "liked" it more than Windows I just always have a need to understand an OS, never would I have thought I'd be editing Kext files but I even did a bit of that lol. So all this is just to say I don't really consider anything "better" I just know what I like and am more familiar with, there was a time years ago I recommended to a basic user that I thought ANDORID was "better" than IOS, I believed it at the time but the person got an Android and hated it, was totally lost and all of their friends / family were of course on APPLE devices so my recommendation was not a service to them, I cannot think like that, only what would be best for the person and not from my point of view.

      Today of course after much exposure I'd take an iPAD over an ANDROID without thought 😜though I really still want a good ANDORID tablet. So to me it's up to the individual to just try and see what they like best, listen to people smarter than I comparing Linux / Windows etc, someone who uses each as a daily driver in some form because I am bias in that I will always go back to what I am more familiar and comfy with every time which for me is WINDOWS, all the other platforms for me are just tinkering. Sorry, I cannot answer better or just give you a simple straight forward answer to your  simple question. That's just me and the way my brain works. I turned to Linux Distros on the Macbook because I could not take MacOS any further on it and so my thinking was the best way to get a modern and supported OS on it was to switch to LINUX, first I tried was Linux Mint If I recall and really in that respect I could have left it at that but my mind is easily swayed by fancy new distros and features, I probably tried like 5 different Linux distros, some worked, some were dead in the water. seeing that System76 own Linux machines came with their PopOS I of course had to give that a go and honestly, was very happy for the last several months, it just worked straight away, all features and function keys etc. But I just get bored and never settle so decided to take a chance and try ZorinOS.

      No doubt another Distro will catch my eye in 3 months or 6 or a year from now. I WILL SAY THOUGH outside of basic use and functions which many might be happy with ANY Linux distro, even ones designed to ease the transition from Mac / Windows, there is always a learning curve or a moment when you have to get your hands dirty in Terminal or other areas that are not as intuitive as Windows or Mac. I've managed to muddle my way through thanks to people smarter than I who post the directions online, at least I AM good at Googling and following directions. 🤷‍♂️

  8. You guys will love my latest outing post. Instead of separate videos and images I link a collage video of our visit to Jack Knife Brewery here in Kelowna. Awesome pizza, Beer selection all wrapped in a HEAVY METAL themed atmosphere, you gotta see this! 🤘🏼😎🍻😉

     

  9. A.I. is weird, here is a couple generated results from a recent selfie post I made 🤔😝   

     

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    1. Justin

      Justin

      Bottom looks kinda like Walter Day 😎

    2. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      That isn't bad for AI. Cool! :)

  10. Seen on Facebook - 🍻HAPPY 43rd.

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  11. Hi everyone, hope everyone is having a great day.🦃🥧🍺

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    1. Justin
    2. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      Thanks much appreciated. I pulled this shirt out of a bottom drawer, not worn for years as I put it away when it was too...er, snug but now fits great again! I was so happy I had to take a pic 😃whatever other health issues at least I still been maintaining a slow but steady weight loss.

  12. Of course with the relative visiting us this morning from Vancouver at 4 1/2 hour drive away we awoke to this scene. Was expecting snow but not quite this much needless to say he is going  to be somewhat delayed. 😬

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    1. RickR

      RickR

      Wow!  Winter time has arrived for you. 

       

  13. Anyone know if JUSTIN our site / community creator is OK? Concerned with the chaos of Hurricane Ian in Florida. I attempted to message him here and INSTAGRAM and noticed he had not visited here in a while so just wondering. Hope is is well. 🙁🤷‍♂️

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    2. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      Glad you and Gianna made it, Justin. Thanks for checking in. :O)

    3. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      Very glad you guys are safe!  And I hope your Ataris managed to keep the fort down for you with much loss or damage.

    4. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      That was suppose to say without much damage.  Stupid tablet.

  14. Heading out soon for our weekly outing, wife not telling me where / what it is this time, all I know is it's across the bridge on the West Side. Will be good no doubt.

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    1. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      Well turned out to be the best surprise place ever 

       

  15. "Who are you? And how did you get in here?"
    "I'm a locksmith. And I'm a locksmith."

  16. NO! RIP master Control ! 😔 Actor David Warner, fantastic in his roles has passed at 80. 

     

     

     

     

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  17. 😔Scottish writer Alan Grant

    RIP

     

     

  18. Legend - RIP - Joe Turkel, character actor known for his roles in “The Shining” and “Blade Runner,” has died at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday, a representative has confirmed to Variety. He was 94.

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  19. WOW! Already 12 YEARS AGO when I had the honor of reviewing an early prototype of the ATARIMAX ULTIMATE SD for STEVEN TUCKER! GOOD TIMES 😎👍

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  20. ☹️R.I.P Hidekazu Yukawa, face of the #SEGA #Dreamcast in Japan. He was everywhere for the launch of the DC : commercials, console boxes, merch, and he even had his own game (Yukawa Motosenmu no Otakara Sagashi). You can also see him in “What’s Shenmue”

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    1. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      I hate to hear this.  My sympathy to his family and friends.

  21. JUST A PSA MOFO'S !!!!!! If I seem to disappear for a while after today, company coming tomorrow and through the weekend, the usual anxiety 😜and just finished all the "Preparing for company" cleaning and organizing so chilling for now. Dinner at a winery Saturday then they leave on Monday, got to focus on "HOST MODE", you know how it is.

     

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    2. RickR

      RickR

      True story:  My wife invited family over on Monday (it was a holiday).  I made a face.  She said "Why the face?"  Me:  "They never leave." 

       

    3. Sabertooth

      Sabertooth

      Good luck! I know how it is.

    4. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      Thanks guys! I know some think UGH FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS DUDE 🙄 but when you are one that only has guests like maybe a couple times a year and you are an extreme INTROVERT with anxiety as well, well I know some of you can relate. I'll get through it and I will appear happy and jovial and I will be relived and so happy when they leave as well. 🤷‍♂️

       

      literally me (IN MY HEAD) when they leave 😆

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  22. 🙁RIP - Gilbert Gottfried, iconic comedian, dies at 67 after long illness
    "Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily," actor Jason Alexander tweeted Tuesday. "What a gift...My best wishes and sympathy to his family." https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/gilbert-gottfried-iconic-comedian-dies-67-long-illness-rcna24111

    1. RickR

      RickR

      67 is too young to go.  R.I.P. 

       

  23. 🤔Can't We Just Get Beyond Thunderdome?

    1. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      We don't need another hero 😉

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