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Re:PCSX2 is an open source PS2 Emulator on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @08:51PM (#36703723)
I remember the headaches I used to get after long sessions of God of War on PCSX2 v0.9.6 at 5-10 fps on a pentium dual core. Can't believe it's been over a decade.
This is cool. Has it been documented somewhere?
Re:Ask HN: What productivity tools do you use? on Sunday May 07, 2023 @04:06PM (#35855121)
I'm using Google Keep for actionable checklists, and obsidian as a knowledge-base (consisting long-term goals, notes, resources, links, etc).

For the longest time, I had been looking for something that offered offline support and was lightweight, my use case being limited to text content. The combination of these two has been super effective for me. In the long run, I'll probably migrate the checklists to Obsidian too, but Keep is relatively easier to quickly add stuff to.

> quite reasonable

Maybe. I'd use the word 'compensatory'.

Using two apps to access half of my media each renders either one useless.

Google pulled off a similar thing with their photos app. Offered "unlimited" storage in 2016, improved the AI leveraging all our data, discontinued in 2021.

Never using cloud again.

Re:Ask HN: Do you build your own antivirus? on Sunday April 30, 2023 @05:26PM (#35766777)
You can turn off background scans in your group settings without getting rid of the entire thing.

1. Run gpedit.msc

2. Navigate to administrative templates -> windows components -> Microsoft defender antivirus -> real-time protection -> turn off real-time protection

3. Set 'enabled'

2048(https://play2048.co/) is low-commitment and resumable, but highly addictive.
Re:Ask HN: Do you still use browser bookmarks? on Thursday March 23, 2023 @08:51AM (#35273936)
Chrome bookmark export has a bug, so watch out in case you're using it. It doesn't export unnamed links.
I'm wondering how much clock speed you gave up to achieve stability at -30.

I could barely be stable at -15 all core on a 5900X at zero clock offset.

Resident Evil 4, Prototype and Deus Ex: Human Revolution immediately came to mind. Massive replay value.
Re:Ask HN: How to regain focus when you feel overwhelmed? on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:36AM (#33624825)
Looks like you're trying to get all of these done at the same time. Choose one task that you feel like working on the most.

Now keep taking baby-steps to gradually build momentum.

Try not to worry about the completion. keep switching tasks whenever you feel overwhelmed.

Re:Ask HN: Which subredits do you follow? on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @02:29AM (#32733651)
It's almost funny how both sides of the political spectrum think their voices are being suppressed