RIP-Felix

Well, my mom's been taking ibuprofen everyday since I can remember. She takes 5x 200mg tablets 2-3 times a day. She has spinal stenosis (her sacrum and lower back are fusing) and the nerves are all pinched. She'd rather die from the side effects of ibuprofen than live in excruciating pain. Tylenol doesn't work for her. I've been told not to exceed 2400mg of ibuprofen daily. That's 4x 200mg pills 3 times a day, which has always been more than enough for most normal pains. However, I slipped a disc in my 20s skiing and for 4 years afterward I would periodically aggravate it. I'd bend down to tie my shoe and feel a pop, then not be able to walk to the bathroom to pee for 2-3 days afterward. Ice/heat and ibuprofen helped just enough to make peeing possible, but for that kind of pain, the disabling/unmanageable kind, there is really nothing you can do but try to get through it. That's what opioids are meant for. They help you get through the worst of it, so you can get back to regular pain management with OTCs. When I've had to use opioids I was pretty much laid up anyway, so I wasn't going anywhere it would matter if I was doped out of my mind. I hope you feel better and get a positive diagnosis, so you can start the path to healing. Let's hope it doesn't take them too long.

Pis are so cheap and flexible you don't need to emulate them. Just use putty from your computer and code away. If you brick it, re-flash your image and try again. They started out as a prototyping board, like an arduino. Playing around with hardware/code integration is what they're for.

What is it? I went to your site, read and watched the video and am still unsure. Is it one of thoes 'if you don't know what it is you don't need it' kind of things? If so, I must not need it.

if they wrote their own bios for the systems (unlikely) that's fine, but if they just copied them without the copyright permission then they'll be asked to remove it if the emulator gets any traction. Especially as Atari gets set to release their next console, they would likely not let this kind of thing compete. The NES classic hack using retroarch (hackchi) devs had to stop bundling the BIOS in cores they release because of this. You can add them yourself, but they can't distribute them pre-bundled anymore.

I've used virtualbox to play with a few Linux distros, keep a copy of XP around during the vista/win7 era until I abandoned legacy software that couldn't make the jump. It will probably work for you as long as you keep your play local (limited to the VB partition instead of branching out onto your network). It depends on how invasive your hacking goes. Most likely you will just brick your VB and have to reinstall the module, but you might affect the main OS if your hack gets outside the virtual environment. My suggestion would be to buy, or repurposed an old laptop to play with linux. Linux doesn't need much specs to run on. Something you may also think about trying is "DeepFreeze". We use this at work to protect our workstations from any changes students or teachers may make. Upon reboot It will restore the computer to the same exact state is was when you "Froze" it. Anything downloaded, copied, moved or changed will revert to the state it was before. Viruses damage will be undone too, as long as it hasn't invaded your network and remains on an unfrozen machine. It's useful for playing with new software or code. If you F-UP royally, you can just restart to undo everything from that session. It's kinda like restoring from a clean image of your OS on every boot. It keeps the computer clean and pristine. You can create a "thawspace", a folder or directory that will remain unfrozen when the computer reboots. Any files or changes made in the thawspace will persist afterward, but everywhere else will revert. If you combine deepfreeze and virtualbox, then even if your linux hacking gets outside the virtual environment and screws up your main os, then everything will revert back to normal after a reboot. No harm, no foul!

It seems like they're on the right track for a proper diagnosis now. They're being cautious before removing an organ, by ruling out possible conditions with less invasive treatments. That's a good thing, but it takes time...meanwhile you're still in pain and have to wait for them to make up their minds. Then there is the expense of all the office visits, procedures, scans, prescriptions, and so on. Your frustration is guaranteed by the process. And it's everywhere now. Doctors are notorious about shrugging off the initial symptoms until things become serious and force them to make a diagnosis. They treat everyone as hypochondriacs. It's not just you! In the mean time, if you are unable to work because of the pain, let your doctor know that you need something stronger in the interim. Unless your job requires you to operate machinery or vehicles, you should be able to use opioids at work, as long as your boss knows and is okay with it. The doctor should be able to prescribe something for pain management in the short term. Just so you can work until a definitive diagnosis is made and you're on the path to healing. My guess is your doctors see alot of drug seeking behavior in your area and are being overcautious about prescribing opioids (they are worried about liability). Not so much of a problem where I live. Another possibility is they flagged you as having drug seeking behavior and are holding out until they see conclusive evidence of a painful condition. Sounds like that point has been reached, so I'm not sure why they're still holding off. It just could be prejudice. What gets me is how stingy your doctors are being with the opioids. I had a rectal abscess this year that required me to go to the ER and have it lanced. It was incredibly embarrassing for me, but they told me it's actually a more common condition than you would think and were professional about it. 75% of all people will deal with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids lead to fissures, fissures lead to abscesses, and if untreated abscesses lead to fistulas (they rip you a new one). They prescribed me Oxycodone like it was nothing, but I think they assumed it was more painful that it actually was. I can usually manage that kind of pain with Ibuprofen and an Ice pack, that's what I did after my wisdom teeth extraction. More of a dull ache than a sharp stabbing. I did try one (they said to take 2 at a time), but it just made me queasy, like the bad part of being drunk. So the rest are still in the medicine cabinet. I had to go in every other day for wound care and each time it was humiliating and painful (They had to measure the wound by sodomizing me with a ruler). It felt like poking the raw skin under a blister, because that's exactly what they were doing. The time and co-payments added up to a literal a pain in the A$$. My sister gets kidney stones. She goes in and they bust out the opioids for her too. She gets even sicker off them than I do, so she avoids taking them if possible, but with that kind of pain ibuprofen doesn't cut it. The point is, our bodies are fragile and need looking after. Since, we can't do it ourselves, we have to outsource it to doctors. Because of lawyers and a few bad people, doctors are more interested in looking out for themselves than making the process easier for us. They say not to ignore symptoms, then dismiss them as if we're all hypochondriacs. They take an oath to "do no harm" then send people away without a way to manage their symptoms, which cause them to loose work and insurance, which in turn makes care unaffordable. They treat you like cattle, trying to get people in and out as quick as possible. Caring Doctors are overwhelmed by the volume of patients they see and are incentivized to minimize cost and liability to the hospital while maximizing sales of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. When you ask a doctor for medication to alleviate the pain, you can see them balancing liability vs pharmaceutical kickbacks, rather than hearing the pain in your voice. To the medical industry, helping patients is the excuse used to rationalize exploitation. It wasn't like a secretive group of evil nazi's colluded in secret to devise the system. It was small changes over a long time that. One small decision to improve efficiency, one small practice to reduce liability, one more patient an hour, one more overbearing parent pushing their kit to become a doctor despite their lack of empathy...and so on. So the lesson everyone learns when they have a real problem requiring medical intervention is this: Doctors are to be avoided if at all possible! Monologue over.

Interesting. I like the "just works" mantra, but I don't believe the hype. Unless they include the BIOS', it can't just work until you provide them. By that logic anything just works, if you do this...that... and the other thing first. Make it a retroarch core and I'll install it. Looks interesting, especially for tablet users. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my current provider. I do like that you just have to drop the roms folder on the exe, which I assume includes the BIOS'. I wonder how forgiving it is of folder structure within. I would probably have them separated by system.

They can't steal what you don't give them. Expiring key...User login...only keep the program on your USB drive. If you did the work on your own time, they can't even claim it belongs to them. If you're really security conscience, copyright the program. Then sell it.

Sure, if there is other work that fits into your description. I envision a CPA firm that just wants someone to enter data from one electronic form into another database. Maybe they hire you just to do that, but they have no need for you otherwise. If you use a program to automate that process, then there may not be anything else for you to do. In that situation I might offer to sell the program rather than take advantage of the situation. At least then you get paid for the program.

I just want them to bring back the translucent ribbon of windows aero. I've read about it coming in an update, but it still hasn't happened. OH YEAH, NOW I HAVE CLOUD CLIPBOARD!!! Woopie-doo.

The issue isn't that automation reduces work, it's that leaders exploit workers. This is an ethical argument. On the one hand you have workers automating their jobs, freeing up their time. The employer might consider that stealing, especially if the worker uses the free time to plays games instead of working in other respects. On the other hand you have employers reaping all the rewards of employees who, by using their skill and initiative, make the company more profitable. The employee might consider that stealing, especially if the automation process is then used to eliminate the employees position without compensation for their automation process. Who is right? The law says it's the employer. The fact that money talks will trump any ethical argument. Those who have more, talk louder than ethics. The law follows suit. I couldn't in good conscience sit back and do nothing while the pay checks kept coming in. I would tell my boss I could automate the process and ask if that's something they'd be interested in, before doing so. If they're interested, then I'd contract the work. Then at least I'd get paid for the automation process that replaced my job. If not, then I guess I'd have to endure mindless data entry until I found a better job, like everyone else stuck in a mundane job.

"Online friendships aren't real" is one of those headlines that is meant to entertains the masses, regardless of truth. It can be hard to explain the benefits of online interactions to those who haven't experience it. It's easier to make fun. For me, it's about conversing with someone who shares a common interest. I don't have friends who geek out on emulators and retro gaming IRL. This community keeps me plugged in. I will say however, that online friends are no substitute for the traditional definition. The internet is an added layer of detachment, which can serve the purpose of keeping friends safely at a distance. Traditional friendships have more consequence. That's part of the appeal of online interaction. But it also isolates you. Interestingly, with webcams, headsets, live streaming and so on, the line between face to face and online friendships is blurring; To the point where now, online gaming can serve as therapy for loneliness. I don't think it should replace F2F friends, but it shouldn't carry the stigma it once did. It's an outlet to meet people who share similar interests, which can be therapeutic if you don't have many IRL.

I liked TFA and TLJ way better than ep1-2. They're on par with ep3 for me. Rogue one is a war movie which caters to an older demographic, grown ups who remember the original star wars trilogy before the prequels. That formula is easier to nail than the main series, because they don't have to 'cater to children' (convert into merchandise buying star wars addicts). Disney sees star wars as they do all their products, as an entertainment platform to sell - sell movies, sell merchandise, sell licensing, sell...sell...sell until star wars has been thoroughly mined for all it's worth. It seems like that's the priority, fan expectations and progressing the art of cinematography are secondary and tertiary considerations. I'm probably just getting cynical, though. Really they are just following the formula of the original trilogy too closely. It feels like a cash grab rather than a progression of the story.

Disney did what I suspected they would, take the magic away from Star Wars. I didn't see Solo in theaters. Comes out late this month on Netflix (DVD), so I have to wait for that. Honestly, though, I'm not very excited about the series anymore.

Count me in.

I'll buy it, if for no other reason than it's cool. But I do have other reasons: 20 games ($5 per is okay, but some can be had for less used. Depends on the titles and last I looked they only announced 4 or 5) The form factor of these little consoles fits perfectly under my TCL Roku TV's feet. I can line them up side by side. There's a chance it can be cracked to add games. I like to support 1st party develpoers when they make retro minded decisions. Of course they do it to make money, they exist to make money, not for our joy. That's why there is a retro gaming community, because we wanted more for our beloved childhood games than to see them decay and disappear. However, when a 1st party dev makes a move that shows me they're thinking about preserving the past, I like to reward them. Even if they only release the 20 best selling titles, to the exclusion of hidden gems and cult classics. I have reservations: My CECHA01 PS3 is probably still the best way to play PS1, 2, and 3 games. It does about the best job of upscaling and is 1st party hardware based backwards compatibility, not emulation. So I don't really need this. I never thought backwards compatibility would shoot Sony in the foot twice. Not only did it stall PS3 sales, but now it's going to reduce their retro console sales. There's only one way the greedy corporate types will see backwards compatibility forevermore, as a mistake not to be repeated. Further they have their ports on the PSN, so why would they care. I don't see the trend of only saving best selling titles for resale stopping anytime soon. They'll continue to neglect the cult classics and hidden gems until they are lost to history. Thus piracy and emulation will thrive where they (Sony, Nintendo, game devs and so on) fail their otherwise loyal fans. The controller is the original, non Dualshock, type. While I like the iconic look, it's not good for playing long sessions. It will also limit the selection of games. If the system is cracked, the controller port will need an adapter for a dualshock 3 or 4. 8Bitdo perhaps, but I suspect their departure from the NES & SNES controller designs was nintendont's doing. So they may have to stick to the DIY modkits from now on.

*Clears throat* The video was published in 2016, just about when work was renewed on Yabause. Hmmm... I'm really glad to see marked improvement on the Saturn, a system that I sadly skipped in the 32/64 bit era (my favorite). I'm seriously considering getting one, so I can buy one of professor abrasive's flashcarts, once he finally releases the thing. My emulation interest has waned and and I'm now shifting back to OG hardware on CRT and/or upscaled to HDTV.

Love to see another vert-cab in the wild. I like to see them neat cables!

Nintendo 64 RGB Mod My RGB Video Amp board came in today. This thing is bare simple - 3 resistors a capacitor and the THS7316 analog video amp chip. It was only $12 shipped. This chip doesn't have a low pass filter in the analog frequency range. It's not a bad thing to have one as it cleans out noise, but when they stack (through multiple devices in the chain) you loose detail. It should transmit a lossless signal to the multi out. The guys at HD Retrovision are obsessed with getting their cables right, so this should represent the best RGB signal possible through component to a CRT. You may notice it doesn't address sync. That's because I installed it in my NUS-CPU-03 revision N64. It is already wired up for Csync to the multi out. Later revisions removed R1, R14, R15, R16, and C22 to save cost. I recently bought another n64, a NUS-CPU-04 revision which had them removed. So I couldn't install this Mod board to that system. I would need to use Voultar's board for it, but his is around $30. This was the cheapest solution I could find. The HD retrovision cables were $70, so I'm in $82 total now. Well, plus $174 for the Everdrive v3, but that doesn't really count. I wanted that regardless. Not too bad. Note: The antialiasing was removed using a flashcart (Everdrive64) and an APS rompatch that disables it. You could use a gameshark code also, but the flashcart makes it easier. To be sure it wasn't enabled in the baseline shot, I used my original copy of Super Mario 64. Yes I put it through a few more cycles of plugging in. Oh god the wear on the pins! You can clearly see that the AA looses fine detail if you look at the butterflies. Component clearly retains more detail, but it's interesting how much clearer it is even over composite with AA disabled. I'm not sold on the look and there are some weird checker board patterns seen in solid color patches here and there. I'm not sure if they are due to a lack of the low pass filter or just dithering. Some games may not benefit from having AA disabled, but I think it's an interesting new look and will be fun to explore these games picking out new details I couldn't see before. The Component RGB definitely looks better. I'd be very interested to see what the advanced RGB mod board with the Deblur feature looks like, since it can remove the 2nd pass of AA. My mod board can't do that.

Interesting dude! if it weren't for the Nazi's you would've had HDTV in the 40s (1000 lines of resolution as the broadcast standard)? Plans were scrapped due to reconstruction costs. Friggin Hitler! Actually history if full of examples where politics stifles technological and scientific advancement. Perhaps you were trying to make another point stigz?

I've DuckDuckGo'ed, but for the life of me can't find the correct combination of search terms to yield any results. Or it doesn't exist, IDK. Seems like it should. I can't be the only person that uses original controllers on emulated systems. Seems like this is a big enough PITA that someone would've written a solution by now.

The controller remaper is interesting. I've been having problems with USB device enumeration forever. That's the main reason I fell in love with Retroarch, one controller config across many emulators, and it autoconfigures many for you. Even still, I have a bunch of adapters for OG controllers, but unless I leave them plugged in all the time, they never get reassigned the same serial port/ PID. It's a PITA to have to reconfigure each controller, in each emulator, before each use. If not for that, my arcade would get more enjoyment. Is that program flexable enough for other programs, or just mame? Is it able to recognize you just plugged in a N64 mayflash adapter with 2 controller ports, then assign the adapter the same USB Port/ID as it last had, regardless of which port on the motherboard you had it in before. That way [insert emulator] will think its the same controller and your previous config will work.

I'm really jealous of you eurobrats and your SCART input. We could enjoy our games and movies in terrible RF, smeared composite, or not quite RGB Component. But hey, at least we could see the menu clearly! We have to mod an NTSC TV to add a SCART input, which hijacks the On Screen Display (OSD) Menu, the only part that was RGB. Wouldn't be such a big deal if I could just use a PAL TV, but noooo...You guys have to have weird resolutions and refresh rates too.

Super Nintendo When I can get my hands on the ultraHDMI mod board, that will be my HDTV and in game reset solution for N64. Unfortunately they are high in demand and short in supply, selling for a premium at the moment. The next batch is supposed to be shipping with new firmware offering higher resolution output than before. So I'll wait for that , should be in the next few months. In the mean time, I'm going to install the RGB amp needed to restore RGB to the multi-out. I have an early revision NS1 console that just needs wired up, nothing drastic. There are advanced RGB boards made by Tim Worthington and Borti that offer features like in game reset and Deblur, like the ultraHDMI does. That's tempting, but I don't like the large parasitic board and rats nest of wires. The simple RGB mod is easy and clean. So that's going to be my CRT solution. I recently got an Everdrive64 and I'm loving it. A user uploaded an APS patch set for all the USA no-intro roms that disables the 1st pass of Anti-aliasing. When I load a game it auto patches the rom and disables the AA! The second pass still smears the image before sending it out, but even on composite the image looks sharper. I just picked up the HDRetrovision SNES Cables (no compromise RGB to Component). These are seriously great cables and from the results below, I'm definitely getting a Genesis cable next. Until the RGB amp board arrives, I figured I'd check them out on my SNES. The TV is a SONY Trinitron KV-27FS120. It has component in so I didn't need to RGB mod it. I have a busted KV-27TS29 I've been researching an RGB mod for however. The set won't turn on, I'm thinking a power supply issue. It may be worth trying to repair as a project, but that's down the road. If I do, I may as well RGB mod it while I'm in there. That's the only way to get a better picture than below... Composite is on the left and Component on the right: I didn't us any special capture device, just my phone camera. The settings were manual so I could get comparable photos. They don't look the same as they look to my eye in person, but the comparison between photos is approximate to the difference seen in person. I can tell you the results are far more delicious in person. The increased color depth is really noticeable, and more impressive than I thought it would be. It looks better in person than in the photos. As a side note, I got the DIY kit for SNES classic controllers from 8Bitdo. Using Nintendo's official repro SNES controller wirelessly, thanks to 8BitDo, on my OG SNES is DOPE! The lag isn't noticeable like it is on PC, raspberry pi, or the Classic edition. I was a little worried about the Bluetooth, which is slower than 2.4GHz type wireless controllers, but it aparantly isn't enough for me to notice. I'm sensitive to lag and emulators/pi/classic edition with Bluetooth controllers all produce noticeable input lag. It may just be the CRT however, no lag for video processing is probably the best reason to game on a CRT. I've been meaning to try the Pi on my CRT to see if the lag is better, but I haven't got around to it yet.

It took me awhile to realize that was his arm and hand, not body and dong. Which did you see first?