MaximumRD

That's incredible. Why would somebody just throw that out? You know that might be good just for doing MAME and other stuff.

Considering the timing I suspect someone got a nice new powerful laptop for Xmas 😛 Ah well, fine by me, they literally sat it gently on top with the power supply right beside it. Guess they figured nobody could log in anyway but hey in the wrong hands....fortunately for them instead of bothering to access the hard drive by various methods to bypass the login password or hook up to an externally to look at the files, I just looked up how to access HP RECOVERY and after setting it to original stock install of WIn 8 since it is a valid license I was able to update free to Win 10. Not the fastest CPU but it is still better than the previous old HP laptop I found a few years back (I use that with Linux MINT). There are a lot of older retirees here as well so who knows? Maybe someone bought gramps a new laptop and he just placed the old one in the bin. I figure better I got it than someone else or having it actually end up at the recycle depot 😛 

Let's see.  AMD architecture, Radeon GPU, and 4 GB of RAM?  That sounds like a basic gaming laptop setup.  Would be perfect for some Steam games and definitely MAME.  Amazing what you find in that recycle bin.  Just goes to show you that good things come to those that wait.

How do you like it?  The big question will be, is it fully compatible with Windows 10 & drivers, etc... I am going to wait and see how well it is received...

Well, on a consumer level you are best to wait until it’s officially released rolled out as an update, it is an early release not meant for consumer use, nobody is advised to install this as their daily driver let alone update to it at this time. It’s for tinkerers like me to fiddle with but that said everything seems fine so far, no hiccups, it is really just the look/design/layout so far, literally Windows 10 with a new skin. Still, seems snappy, using little resources, personally I like it so far. I think it will be a while before anyone sees any real new features or changes to the core. 

Already got it looking and behaving more the way I prefer.

Thanks guys! 🍻

Happy birthday! 🎂

I will also be 51 in 2019, so cheers to us old farts. 

That's cool!

I remember this being a thing. I remember making "Maximum RD" logos in the style of Amiga too 😛 

Looks like you missed a mm of cup volume there 🙂 

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

Timing? What would be a good example 🤔

It's a joke, think about it. 😏😉

Just having a laugh (see picture) 

hahaha I've never played Shenmue but that's a scene in Shenmue, right?

Yep😆

It must be some kids movie or tv show given that cat shield, but I have no idea either.  It could just be a Dollar Tree generic knockoff toy of some kind.

Looks good.  Cheers.

No, but if I did I'd attribute it to my declining memory.

Yes and I believe this is intentional. I have channels created for specific uses - for example, one YouTube channel just for my living room - these channels will be subscribed to zero channels, and after a year there will be a few subs to very large, mainstream entities that YouTube likes too promote. They're like "shadow subs".

Ah ok, it's something I have heard others claim as well and honestly, before I noticed it I too assumed it was just something "forgotten" however there have been some that there was simply no way I'd have subbed to, yes I have a TON of subscriptions but there is just no way in hell I'd subscribe to certain channels as they have only ever had content that is of zero interest, which is why I knew immediately something was up. 🤨

Mint Tea sounds like it would hit the spot right now. I'm going to add that to my shopping list.

What's a normal night in front of the PC like at Casa de MaximumRD?

Watching video's, reading forums, wearing headphones and walking lightly and being extra quiet closing both doors to the adjoining bathroom as I go multiple times throughout the night / wee hours (yes, I said wee intentionally) so as not to disturb my sweet slumbering wife and, well that's about it really. 😝

We don't need another hero 😉

Carlton is one of the end-level bosses. 

It's been a quiet few days (online) for me.  I cannot bring myself to post another message in the new section.  What fun is it to talk to an empty room, or one where no one replies?  

Doing good.  Too much going on (being my mom's guardian is very time consuming).  Thanks for asking.