ethereum moved to proof of stake sometime back. BTC and I think a few other (very) minor cryptos still use proof of work which is where the significant power usage goes. Not something I track but I believe the vast majority of non-BTC cyptos are proof of stake or something not proof of work anyway and BTC is the only one that uses proof of work and is used at all. That might not exactly be technically correct but it is in the practical realm.
My Intel Arc 750 works quite well at 1080 and is perfectly sufficient for me. If people need hyper refresh rates and resolution and all all the bells well then have fun paying for it. But if you need functional, competent gaming, at US$200 Arc is nice.
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Now that’s a great idea. I’ve been using NextDNS which works quite well and I stay in its free usage cap, but still being self-reliant is better. I’ll check that one out.
I work with a small nonprofit that years ago was donated Photoshop. Over the years as upgrades happened, the org received new donations in one way or another to keep it current enough that it was still helpful. Even with a legit corporate donation of the software the license for it was a pain to deal with. At one point when it needed to be reinstalled it was no longer possible and I told the org to just forget about it. Last time I talked with Adobe to try to get it working, which they refused to do, I ended up telling them I would never use an Adobe product willingly again. I personally learned Gimp at that point and while I only use it from time to time it does the job and as you say, it is always there, always works, has plenty of online help and does anything that I need it to do.
Just like beingoff corporate social media, I try to use FOSS as much as is reasonable because while it may have rougher edges at times, it can actually be more reliable. I manage some servers as part of my job and over the years the licensed stuff, Windows server, Exchange, VMWare at some point will bite you back with a dead end or major costs where as Debian…
I don’t know but I will go with this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP8VPkWXOfU (Wagner’s Mutiny - what it means for Putin’s Russia (and Coups 101) Perun)
I am not sure coup is the right word either because it didn’t seem to me they had a plan on overthrowing Putin. While RF may have had trouble stopping Wagner’s advance, what could Wagner actually do if they made it to Moscow?
While they may be mercenaries they are paid and directed by RF, so I think mutiny is probably more accurate even if not technically correct.
I’ve played D1 and D2 in the early days and loved them. I am not sure they’d hold up today. I looked at D2R and while it hits the nostalgia part hard, I just could not get excited to actually play it. If you are really interested to know what it was like and it would mean something to you to play it, I’d say it could be worth it. My best Diablo experiences were unquestionably with D2.
I got into D3 very late and while I enjoyed my time with it, it didn’t hook me. I feel like I got my money’s worth for the time I spent with it but it didn’t hold up for me very well.
From my point of view, I think picking up D4 would be money better spent for what it is already and will likely become over time. D4 is pretty decent and while I have to admit I am a little bored with it it does seem to have a lot of potential. I did feel a bit bad about giving the company my money but I could not resist.
I assume that most of the few of these that actually get made, will end up being parked on rich people’s lawns as some sort of weird post-modern art meme sculpture or whatever.