Tom Speirs

PS: My government and the authorities here are complete idiots in 2025. its definitely not better here right now. im not a jeaulous or envious person but I am a little of you. It is first world problems, but things like considering me a trader and putting me through an exam every few months because i need to buy a miniscule amount of bit coin once in a blue moon or making it better for me to operate for free rather than face a shitload of European red tape (The real reason for Brexit by the way. That's positive now but our current government are rolling it back). if you can get past the cringe (i urge any non Americans to try.) there are many good things to say about Trump. He wants to get rid of BS like that and let you run your own life. He likes free speech too. Free speech has become a problem here. it never was in my lifetime but it is now. That scares me just as much as what Trump "might" do. I realise he seems like a complete see you next Tuesday but we can learn a lot from it. You can like some of it but not all of it. As i said, many here would like a Trump and you can't say he does not make things happen. I'm just very conflicted over some of it and the ugly American thing bugs me too but that's what they call being able to think for yourself and not being a brainwashed sheep. Although I can't say i would like to have a beer with him (Elon for sure though), he was your best choice and unfortunately we here are going completely in the other direction. They did not win, the conservatives lost. They are hugely unpopular. I am lucky enough i can go almost anywhere whenever i like but If i was young enough to emigrate there or anywhere other than this place with the lifestyle i want I would. I have to say January here right now is one of the most depressing places you could be. The weather is shit, the government is shitter and the state of the country is shocking. On the plus side, its true, the people are lovely and with the best humour on the planet, and that is normally regardless of race, creed or colour. At least our King is stepping up and sucking Trump cock. That is a good thing I am in support of (not literally sucking cock though!). Id certainly approve of a huge state royal visit with all the bells and whistles. It is about all we have to offer you other than Doctor Who and reruns of Dalton Abbey and i am pretty sure you own that now! A lot wont like it though and that is not good for us. Like I said our current goverment are idiots and they also dwell in misery. Outside of the States its a little shocking, but i realise for you its just another day and your average American like anyone else in the world, just thinks about owning or keeping there house and/or job. i hope that salute spooks Putin and China as much as it did me. End of the day, it is results that matter and like him or hate him he makes thing happen.

Unless you need it why not go for a dumb unmanaged switch for half the price and double the spec? Cameras too. i have seen the ubiquity stuff and yes it is great and all that but it is still work and it will be out of date in three years like everything. For a router, i can't recommend pfsense enough. Does all I need and more. It easily replaces and combines a pihole and most iot devices also. They even got plenty of x86 multi port 2.5gb mini pcs on Amazon now. Dont need to go to Aliexpress now (which i never had an issue with by the way). Very well supported with hundreds of tutorials for anything you might want to do. It wont do wifi though so that can add cost. Also. if you want additional separate public wifi without access to your Lan you tend to need two access points. Benefit though if it covers what you need you can get and use anything as the router will take care of most of it. Even if the wifi only has router mode, you just plug it into the lan port rather than wan. Id recommend good still in support wifi though for basic security. I think its all been hacked other than wpa 3. Maybe not tp-link though but like our governments are saints! So, i get the Ubiquity thing but its DIY for me. Not saying it is not good or not best for some but I wanted to reply and say something before you get overly invested in that platform. PS: Ive used Asus Merlin a fair bit recently too. That is also very powerful and my secondary go to. To recap on the switch, unless you really and honestly need VLAN, then why? It has never been required for me. Pretty sure too if someone wants to hack a camera or your LAN then getting physical access to you home would be the last thing to try! They will be more interested in stealing the TV unless your an A list celebrity with some significant dirty secrets! I am joking but I am wondering if a lot of real world opsec does not talk about common sense.

Love it! More important than ever to keep a sense of humour! Sorry for getting a bit political. it does drive me a bit crazy when i see what's going on but at least i care.

Yeah, its not going to help you much buddy and its going to drive me insane for 4 years but not much else. its intresting to talk and see the perspective for both of us, the majority outside the us see him as a c*nt! i wish i had better to say but i find him (and his family) obnoxious to the point i feel i want to share. i apologize in advance for that and i am more to the right. ill give him a chance even though he contradicts himself every other sentence! Remember, i respect and like YOU though (and many others) and wish you the best! In many ways you are a better man.

There is a lot of good stuff too there by the way many of us very much agree with here and he is pro British. its just some of it we (or i at least) really dont like. I feel i have to have a strong mind to see the good things rather than consider him a a-hole!

it was Trump 2.0! Pretty much what we will continue to see I think. i wont be watching american news much. i felt like i was having a mental breakdown the last time. No tarrifs yet, he's full of shit but he has a plan, even if just to bully and negotiate in the short term

We are not too far off the same page buddy. Any Mexican i saw during my time there though was just working incredibly hard. Anyone i saw being an asshole was American! Ps: he wants to impose tarrifs on more than China, so he says (including the UK). Nobody will be as cocky and rude but no country wont fight back. he talks about "expanding territory". i pray hes as full of shit as he seems to be! I found the speech a little scary or a lot of bs depending how you look at it but i admire the patriotism. dont know what to think about that guy though! Very enthusiastic! So it begins. Four more years of the biggest reality show on the planet. The world is going to hate you but you are okay in my book!

I only ever looked at Ubuntu. It runs this site/server well but the desktop experience is what it is with Linux. Have you considered chrome?

Love you too buddy!

This is what i got in the UK recently. Its a different chinese brand but I am sure it is the same Sony guts inside https://www.amazon.com/NICGIGA-Port-10G-Ethernet-Unmanaged/dp/B0CQXMPXKC/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_2_t_3 Sometimes i feel i have the best hobby. Everything doubles in speed every year or gets half the price. Although you will be paying a bit more soon over there with the tariffs. It will still cost less than here though. He does have some kind of good point though, he's not just being an asshole. Take it from someone who has travelled.. There was no import tax in the US whenever i purchased something from abroad. Zero. This has never been the case in Europe, the UK or Canada. Don't misunderstand though, it is another tax to pay. It is an addition to sales tax. We understand the pain. The impression i get is other countries are living in fear, not respect of him. He does have some fans here though. The right wing likes him, more so the older crowd and a lot of people here are also really pissed off with migration. He comes off badly to a lot of people but you really got to respect the balls. The majority of politicians here are spineless. Personally, ill give him a chance. He may do good things, he may cause www 3! Regardless, I wish my many American friends good luck. We are still friends and on the same side! Watch out though. We have James Bond and the Kingsmen! What i do see going on, is as the left goes more woke and tyrannical as is happening here right now the right gets more support and stronger. tts looking like we will have 4 more years of decline here so i think a lot of folks would like a Trump. However you feel, its a big day according to history and you have my complete support for better times. Good luck. Regards, Tom, the Brit.

its usually a bug. Everything else i do is flawless. lol.

thank you. i can duplicate it by the way. 6.57 incoming

i rolled back the change affectting loading videos and am releasing 6.57 now.

Can you please download and install 6.55 on the same system and confirm the issue does not exist there? Thanks. It is running full screen windowed even though you have that turned off. This can be enabled under certain circumstance. Namely using b2s or pinmame in the frontend.

I have just uploaded the latest progress on GameEx cross platform. I am now using Unity 6 and all or most performance issues have been addressed. It is almost functionality comparible to the original GameEx thanks to video playback help from VLC. The Android version is the priority and incoming fairly soon. You can check it out here. View the full article

I have just uploaded the latest progress on GameEx cross platform. I am now using Unity 6 and all or most performance issues have been addressed. It is almost functionality comparible to the original GameEx thanks to video playback help from VLC. The Android version is the priority and incoming fairly soon. You can check it out here. View the full article

I got one of these recently too (It was a better deal in the UK and without the POE). https://www.amazon.com/YuanLey-Port-10G-PoE-Switch/dp/B0D2XLVN4M/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2 I wouldn't pay more than $300 for an 8 port 10gb (and multigig) switch. i don't get managed ones either.

See the validate setting for Steam:

Could be, but you have the option in the settings to turn off validation for Steam. That might help. The log above looks fine though.

By the way that's the best usb ethernet adapter i have had so far. It really was plug and play and windows 11 automatically downloaded a newer driver.

Nothing fancy, just generally cheapest multi gig available. i have a netgear multi gig in the office which the laptop connects to and where the cab is, two of these (they would have been the best deal at the time): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B087XD1J88/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 i try to look for nothing too noisy too. i figure its a switch, not much can be wrong with them.

i see yiouve switched to (turned on) full screen exclusive since last time. you may want to try turning that off again,.

I apologise for any issues. Its mainly because I am dual working on the cross platform versions and trying to improve performance. I have come along way on that. GameEx really flies now.

So I have received everything but not built yet. Since the 4060 runs at picie 4 8 x speed and the motherboard has another slot i ended up getting an intel x550 for 100 pounds for the 10gb ethernet. The knock offs are reasonable now and available easily on Amazon. The 10 gb usb 4 stick from China works great on my laptop though. Its a good deal for $100 and I can recommend those at this point.

Its a weird one but i just released 19.01 with that change. Let me know if you have more issues.