Yes, Nvidia screwed the known universe by dropping support for both nvidia340 and nvidia390 drivers without Open-Sourcing them. They have Open-Sourced some of their newer driver code but not enough that any individual or organization could take it and run. What we have here is pure greed. Uneducated Script Kiddies have bought into the marketing BS that if it isn’t the latest and greatest, it’s nothing. They will deride and otherwise empty their colons on … How to still use nvidia340 or nvidia390 – Part 1Read more
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Xmake tutorial – Pt. 001
I found Xmake looking to replace CMake scripts that CopperSpice used. I mean, when one has to use three different search engines to look up a function before you can find it . . . Then you are told it is undocumented for internal use only . . . Not something one wants to see in production code! Regular readers have seen me write about CopperSpice, CMake, and general hacks found in legacy toolchains. CMake … Xmake tutorial – Pt. 001Read more
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Electronic Review Copies Available
There are a limited number of slots to review my latest novel. It’s getting some good reviews now. You can read some of them on this page.
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Fully Uninstalling Avast AVG and Aura
For Windows users, uninstalling Avast, AVG, or Aura can be like trying to get rid of a drug resistant social disease. Many end up just tossing out the computer because it “don’t work right” anymore. Yes, there are default uninstall tools for each product, but like an ex-girlfriend, they leave an awful lot of shit behind to mark their turf. You have to get your hands dirty with regedit. No other way to do it … Fully Uninstalling Avast AVG and AuraRead more
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AI Apocalypse
The featured image of a Trumpville isn’t what most think of when they hear the phrase AI Apocalypse, but it is accurate. Hollywood wants to have images of robots slaughtering humans wholesale and self-driving cars mowing people down. For certain that would eventually come but it will be after The Great Trump Depression of 2026. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it incorrectly attributed to george santayana Groundwork Started with … AI ApocalypseRead more