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VR Is Changing War & Sex, Why Are We Still Acting Like It Is Just A Game? in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee -1 points 4 days ago

Stop coping already, it's embarrassing. VR isn't "changing" anything. VR porn isn't "changing sex", and FPV displays for drones aren't "changing war".

Listen, it's okay that we bought into an over-hyped and ultimately useless tech gimmick that was genuinely fun and exciting for a time. But it does no one any good to constantly try to validate it with this level of inflated importance.

Samsung gears up to release Apple Vision Pro rival in 2025 in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee -1 points 4 days ago

No, it wasn't. I just bought one and still needed a Meta account. Where are you getting this bullshit, stop it

Samsung gears up to release Apple Vision Pro rival in 2025 in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

Great, more prohibitively expensive, feature-stripped, mobile phone based VR slop with proprietary app stores.

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On the Quest 3, around what FOV should I be setting VR modded games to? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Squiddick17@lemm.ee to c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

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This information is shockingly hard to find, and redditors are as confidently, vigorously clueless and unhelpful as always.

A lot of VR mods for flatscreen games are pretty lazily thrown together, so it's on the user to configure everything correctly. There has to be a general recommended number for first person games on the Quest 3's display, right?

[Solved] [Win10] How do I prevent a USB docked HDD from spinning down constantly? in c/techsupport@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So the "turn off disks after" setting was already set, and USB selective suspend already disabled, BUT those are apparently overridden for USB connected drives if the "Allow the computer to turn off this device" box is checked for that USB hub in Windows Device Manager (Power Management tab).

All of those had defaulted to 'on' since I upgraded my mobo, so I think I've got it now.

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[Solved] [Win10] How do I prevent a USB docked HDD from spinning down constantly? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Squiddick17@lemm.ee to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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I have a full sized HDD in a USB 3 dock, and my power settings inactive timer is set to 300 minutes. This doesn't appear to be applying to the docked HDD, as it spins down in about 5 minutes or less. It takes forever to spin back up when I access it, so how can I change this?

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[Meta/Oculus VR and Windows 10 related] Is it possible to get JUST the oculus xr runtimes for Virtual Desktop without installing the Oculus app? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by Squiddick17@lemm.ee to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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I'm trying to use Virtual Desktop with a Quest 3 and want to skip Steam VR wherever humanly possible. Problem is, this isn't possible most of the time because I can't install the Oculus app, which is supposedly required to use the xr runtime and avoid going through Steam.

The oculusSetup.exe installer crashers before showing any UI on my system (Win10 Home x64), making installation impossible. This occurred both before and after upgrading my motherboard, Intel CPU, and ram kit. I've gone through a laundry list of advanced troubleshooting over the past month or so, and I won't get into that here.

Instead, I'm really hoping there is a way to run PCVR games/apps through VD with openxr runtimes that DON'T rely on running SteamVR (for performance/latency reasons), WITHOUT needing to install the actual Oculus app on my PC.

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For Libreoffice, are there preset keyboard layouts available to more closely mimic Excel behavior? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by Squiddick17@lemm.ee to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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Not much else to say. At the least I want the ability to cut one cell and then CTRL+"+" it elsewhere in the column. I used to be able to reorder items in a column like this without leaving a blank cell where I cut from, but Calc doesn't do this.

Official Quest 3S Image Leaks Ahead of Anticipated Meta Connect Unveiling in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

REALLY wish Valve would just upgrade their display. Would help if peripheral headset companies weren't price gouging out the ass for worthless gimmicks.

South Africa Rejects Copyright Lobby Critique, Defends Broad 'Fair Use' Exceptions. in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

South Africa W

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Looks like a false positive, but could you offer an explanation of what's being detected as "Trojan.Autoit.Wirus", what it does, and how it's harmless?

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/ba1815b925e80374572ad347e3151e41b14877a0690e9fe40f39fdc33e0f420f/detection

Probably will get removed but where do you pirate from? I use TGX for my movies or is there something better? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They go down frequently and are notorious for being riddled with trap files and malware. No one should be using the bay anymore. 1337x has the same problem now but slightly less than the bay, and a lot of domains are now honeypots. This guy probably read one post about piracy close to a decade ago and NEVER learned anything new after that.

Probably will get removed but where do you pirate from? I use TGX for my movies or is there something better? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

lol, talk about a lack of standards

Apple Vision Pro U.S. Sales Are All But Dead, Market Analysts Say in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

Wow, you mean jacking the price up fucking 7x that of your competitors for about the same or less capability, just because you made the screen resolution slightly higher, isn't a sound business decision? Why do these people still exist, lol

How do I know if a certain movies uploader on 1337x is trusted ? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

I thought it was understood that 1337 is about as fucked as the bay? Private Russian trackers are universally the way to go, but there's still better resources outside of that on the reddit megathread

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Oculus PC app setup crashes before launching, making installation impossible (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Squiddick17@lemm.ee to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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(Event log details at the end) Trying to run OculusSetup.exe from the Meta website seems to be impossible on my home PC, as the installer hard crashes before any UI is even shown.

As expected, Meta support is completely and utterly fucking worthless. All they know how to do is email you the basic instructions already on their worthless ass website.

I am running Windows 10 x64 Home, and can be bothered to provide further tech specs if someone provides a specific reason for needing them. I also have Avast AV installed, but completely uninstalling and rebooting made absolutely no difference in outcome or error output.

No, I am not open to reinstalling Windows.

Running the installer results in 3 administrative error events :

.NET Runtime

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Log Name: Application Source: .NET Runtime Date: 7/2/2024 2:26:29 AM Event ID: 1026 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ---- Description: Application: OculusSetup.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.ArithmeticException

Exception Info: System.OverflowException at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.ColorConvertedBitmap.FinalizeCreation() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.ColorConvertedBitmap..ctor(System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource, System.Windows.Media.ColorContext, System.Windows.Media.ColorContext, System.Windows.Media.PixelFormat) at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage.FinalizeCreation() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage.EndInit() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage..ctor(System.Uri, System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy) at Daybreak.Gooey.SleekImage..ctor(System.Uri) at Dawn.Gooey.DawnWindow.OnLoaded(System.Object, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(System.Object, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(System.Object, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs, Boolean) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(System.Windows.DependencyObject, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastEvent(System.Windows.DependencyObject, System.Windows.RoutedEvent) at System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastLoadedEvent(System.Object) at MS.Internal.LoadedOrUnloadedOperation.DoWork() at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireLoadedPendingCallbacks() at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks() at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(System.Object) at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(System.Object) at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.Resize(System.Windows.Media.ICompositionTarget) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.OnResize() at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.HandleMessage(MS.Internal.Interop.WindowMessage, IntPtr, IntPtr) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.HwndTargetFilterMessage(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Event Xml: 1026 0 2 0 0 0x80000000000000 79576 Application ---- Application: OculusSetup.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.ArithmeticException

Exception Info: System.OverflowException at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.ColorConvertedBitmap.FinalizeCreation() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.ColorConvertedBitmap..ctor(System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource, System.Windows.Media.ColorContext, System.Windows.Media.ColorContext, System.Windows.Media.PixelFormat) at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage.FinalizeCreation() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage.EndInit() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage..ctor(System.Uri, System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy) at Daybreak.Gooey.SleekImage..ctor(System.Uri) at Dawn.Gooey.DawnWindow.OnLoaded(System.Object, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(System.Object, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(System.Object, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs, Boolean) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(System.Windows.DependencyObject, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) at System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastEvent(System.Windows.DependencyObject, System.Windows.RoutedEvent) at System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastLoadedEvent(System.Object) at MS.Internal.LoadedOrUnloadedOperation.DoWork() at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireLoadedPendingCallbacks() at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks() at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(System.Object) at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(System.Object) at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.Resize(System.Windows.Media.ICompositionTarget) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.OnResize() at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.HandleMessage(MS.Internal.Interop.WindowMessage, IntPtr, IntPtr) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.HwndTargetFilterMessage(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Application Error 1

spoiler spoiler Log Name: Application Source: Application Error Date: 7/2/2024 2:26:29 AM Event ID: 1000 Task Category: (100) Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ---- Description: Faulting application name: OculusSetup.exe, version: 1.97.0.0, time stamp: 0x6632b1c5 Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.4597, time stamp: 0xe77e2ab7 Exception code: 0xe0434352 Fault offset: 0x00140b92 Faulting process id: 0x2e28 Faulting application start time: 0x01dacc597bd3d92d Faulting application path: C:\Users---\AppData\Local\Temp\OculusSetup-4a1e1d83-cbde-43f4-b781-b2517c0be2a3\OculusSetup.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: 2d236814-9329-4595-a463-331f921c2a4c Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: Event Xml: 1000 0 2 100 0 0x80000000000000 79577 Application ---- OculusSetup.exe 1.97.0.0 6632b1c5 KERNELBASE.dll 10.0.19041.4597 e77e2ab7 e0434352 00140b92 2e28 01dacc597bd3d92d C:\Users---\AppData\Local\Temp\OculusSetup-4a1e1d83-cbde-43f4-b781-b2517c0be2a3\OculusSetup.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll 2d236814-9329-4595-a463-331f921c2a4c :::

Application Error 2

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Log Name: Application Source: Application Error Date: 7/2/2024 2:26:33 AM Event ID: 1000 Task Category: (100) Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ---- Description: Faulting application name: OculusSetup.exe, version: 1.97.0.0, time stamp: 0x6632b1c5 Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.4597, time stamp: 0xe77e2ab7 Exception code: 0xc000041d Fault offset: 0x00140b92 Faulting process id: 0x2e28 Faulting application start time: 0x01dacc597bd3d92d Faulting application path: C:\Users---\AppData\Local\Temp\OculusSetup-4a1e1d83-cbde-43f4-b781-b2517c0be2a3\OculusSetup.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: e9a29fe3-f6d3-4e50-afa8-56100a08f8e7 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: Event Xml: 1000 0 2 100 0 0x80000000000000 79580 Application ---- OculusSetup.exe 1.97.0.0 6632b1c5 KERNELBASE.dll 10.0.19041.4597 e77e2ab7 c000041d 00140b92 2e28 01dacc597bd3d92d C:\Users---\AppData\Local\Temp\OculusSetup-4a1e1d83-cbde-43f4-b781-b2517c0be2a3\OculusSetup.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll e9a29fe3-f6d3-4e50-afa8-56100a08f8e7

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PS, if the only thing you can think of is "HURR JUST WIPE YOUR DRIVE AND DO A CLEAN OS INSTALL", fuck yourself with a pitchfork or I'll fucking find you and do it myself. That's reddit shit and you know it

Meta is Pulling the Plug on Quest 1 Security Patches Next Month in c/virtualreality@lemmy.world

[-] Squiddick17@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

While this is to be expected, they better be leaving those sets with the ability to be used as PCVR without always-online policies. If they're basically bricking them by making them simultaneously unsecure and network dependent, that's just one more reason Meta should be burnt to the fucking ground.