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The Lounge. No business, just chit chat. / Re: In other news....
Last post by DJ_Zath - January 07, 2025, 08:34:30 PMQuote from: milky on January 01, 2025, 12:51:27 AMAs we say in Oz, "It is built like a brick sh*thouse".
I thought the quote was: "built like a brick dunny" but, what do I know? I'm just a dumb american hehe
Hello there Milk'ster! I hope you are doing well!
This one isn't an HP or Laveno, either.. its some off-brand Chinese thingy: "Cyber-Power" and it came from WALMART (of course). Its a 14th gen i9 or something (the one that EVERYONE (including INTEL) says WILL FAIL at some random point in the near future (and Intel says they have been trying to figure out the microcode revisions to try and "make it last longer" instead of just reissueing a new CPU and REBATE or EXCHANGE it... so, I'm STUCK with it (for now)). As for WinDOHS 11, well it seems to be a special "Walmart version" (or, at least, Walmart has TAMPERED with OS in some way), I have since changed to a DIFFERENT version of WinDOHs 11 and we'll see where this goes from here (I upgraded from 22H2 to 23H2) and we'll see what happens NEXT.
KEVVY! how the heck have you been?! I hope you are also doing well, too.
I pretty much ASSURE you that Ots knows WHO I am (since I have bitch-err- WORKED with them on many occasions regarding this "audio glitching issue" and a few OTHER issues that they probably don't want me to tell you about! (such as what happens when a track contains a steady tone that extends longer than 1/4 the samplerate frequency... Ots does some REALLY STRANGE things to that track!)
anyhow, I hope you and your family hre in good health and spirits at this time of 2025.. in FACT, I hope EVERYONE is doing well and are in good health and spirits at this 2025 year-start!
may everyone be: 1.. healthy, 2.. safe, and, most important.. HAPPY!
We all got a BUMPY ROAD ahead of us... (I hope ALL of our shock-absorbers are WELL FITTED and INSURED!)
#2
The Lounge. No business, just chit chat. / Re: In other news....
Last post by Kev - January 02, 2025, 07:01:08 PMWith some luck DJ Zath you can contact Ots and remind them who you are on this forum and of the issues you've had so they'll re-issue the licence. Hope you get sorted!
#3
The Lounge. No business, just chit chat. / Re: In other news....
Last post by milky - January 01, 2025, 12:51:27 AMI'd have had that thing back to the store after the first re-install.
I bought a no-name cheapie just after my house burnt down, because I had to have something to work with whilst waiting for the insurance company to cough up. The build quality is pretty ordinary. In fact, it ripped the entire corner hinge out of the lid, killing the LCD screen only weeks after I bought it. However, that was replaced under warranty and I must say that it has been very reliable in every other way, including playing Ots on a daily basis.
The insurance is now settled and I have bought a top-end Asus gaming laptop - not because I play games, but because they are designed to be abused by gamers and they usually put the best/fastest components in them to keep up with the demands of the gaming software. As we say in Oz, "It is built like a brick sh*thouse".
I bought a no-name cheapie just after my house burnt down, because I had to have something to work with whilst waiting for the insurance company to cough up. The build quality is pretty ordinary. In fact, it ripped the entire corner hinge out of the lid, killing the LCD screen only weeks after I bought it. However, that was replaced under warranty and I must say that it has been very reliable in every other way, including playing Ots on a daily basis.
The insurance is now settled and I have bought a top-end Asus gaming laptop - not because I play games, but because they are designed to be abused by gamers and they usually put the best/fastest components in them to keep up with the demands of the gaming software. As we say in Oz, "It is built like a brick sh*thouse".
#4
The Lounge. No business, just chit chat. / Re: FOR LANE!
Last post by Lane - January 01, 2025, 12:01:32 AMIt's a burger from a local chain. 
If you see her again, tell her I'll be popping in!
If you see her again, tell her I'll be popping in!
#5
The Lounge. No business, just chit chat. / Re: In other news....
Last post by DJ_Zath - December 31, 2024, 08:59:04 PMoh, I kinda FORGOT about this thread...
Since, that machine has "self destructed" 3 times over, now... its on its FOURTH (re)install of WinDOHs 11 and, so for, its been accepting proper updates- but Ots has NOT been put in since Otscorp will no-longer reset my license keys (I assume they think I'm doing something fishy or somethng?) either way, I'll WAIT this one out... or maybe switch to something ELSE... like LINUX or MacOS (or Rivendell, Temple, BeOS, Mint, FreeBSD, or whatever I DARE to attempt) and kick this Windows 11 to the curb!
The PROBLEM is the hardware is specifically-designed for WINDOWS 11.. and its EFI and HW keys and all that phun stuff... it may be a WHILE before I have a trusting and working system! for NOW, at least, the current version seems STABLE (whatnot) over having to reinstall it FOUR times now... I expect the NEXT "bad" update to take it all down AGAIN!
heh... oh well!
Since, that machine has "self destructed" 3 times over, now... its on its FOURTH (re)install of WinDOHs 11 and, so for, its been accepting proper updates- but Ots has NOT been put in since Otscorp will no-longer reset my license keys (I assume they think I'm doing something fishy or somethng?) either way, I'll WAIT this one out... or maybe switch to something ELSE... like LINUX or MacOS (or Rivendell, Temple, BeOS, Mint, FreeBSD, or whatever I DARE to attempt) and kick this Windows 11 to the curb!
The PROBLEM is the hardware is specifically-designed for WINDOWS 11.. and its EFI and HW keys and all that phun stuff... it may be a WHILE before I have a trusting and working system! for NOW, at least, the current version seems STABLE (whatnot) over having to reinstall it FOUR times now... I expect the NEXT "bad" update to take it all down AGAIN!
heh... oh well!
#6
The Lounge. No business, just chit chat. / Re: FOR LANE!
Last post by DJ_Zath - December 31, 2024, 08:49:00 PMoh, I understand that, that is a tasty sandwich or sub of some sort along with an order of Poutine on the side (just a guess!)
As of the time of this writing, I haven't seen Suzie return to the chat in a couple weeks or so, now
As of the time of this writing, I haven't seen Suzie return to the chat in a couple weeks or so, now
#7
Who's Casting? / Re: YOUR ALL-TIME HOLIDAY FAVO...
Last post by DJ_Zath - December 18, 2024, 03:13:18 AMnice, nice!
#8
Who's Casting? / Re: YOUR ALL-TIME HOLIDAY FAVO...
Last post by milky - December 16, 2024, 08:02:57 PMI think the fact Tim is on this forum, and the signature on his post probably answers that question.
#9
Who's Casting? / Re: YOUR ALL-TIME HOLIDAY FAVO...
Last post by skylink - December 16, 2024, 01:31:33 PM@Tim
Do you use OTAV to run your station?
Do you use OTAV to run your station?
#10
Who's Casting? / Re: YOUR ALL-TIME HOLIDAY FAVO...
Last post by Tim Gainer - December 06, 2024, 12:34:07 AMThanks, Milky. I have my days... 