Computer Hardware

Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 416.34 WHQL
“Provides the optimal gaming experience for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, SOULCALIBUR VI, and GRIP”
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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition Optional 18.10.1
Support For: Windows 10 October 2018 Update, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
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Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox
Version: 3.5.6 Date: 10/8/2018
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Intel SSD Firmware Update Tool
Version: 3.0.4 Date: 10/8/2018
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Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Stephen Hawking’s final scientific paper released
“The work, which tackles what theoretical physicists call “the information paradox”, was completed in the days before Hawking’s death in March. It has now been written up by his colleagues at Cambridge and Harvard universities and posted online.”

Def Leppard
One of my all time favs.
Def Leppard’s First-Ever Live Album, ‘Mirror Ball – Live & More’, Certified Gold In U.S.
Not a big live album fan but this one is OK.
Rock Hall of Fame: Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Rage Lead Nominees
I don’t much care about the R&R HoF and the guys in Def Leppard have pretty much said the same thing. Too many good acts are not in there and too many bad acts are.
Why the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should be put out of its misery
I will leave you with videos from some of my favorite songs. Have a great weekend!

(I always listen to Bringin’ On The Heartbreak with Switch 625 but there is no official video for that)

I know there are several TweakHound readers in the path of Hurricane Michael. Hope you all make it through OK.

Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 10
Version: 25.20.100.6326 Date: 10/9/2018
Highlights
Launch Driver Games
Fix for FIFA19*
Launch Driver Games:
Pathfinder: Kingmaker*
Battlerite Royale*
FIFA19*
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Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Intel Announces 9th Gen Core CPUs: Core i9-9900K (8-Core), i7-9700K, & i5-9600K
“Leading from the top of the stack is the Core i9-9900K, Intel’s new flagship mainstream processor. This part is eight full cores with hyperthreading, with a base frequency of 3.6 GHz at 95W TDP, and a turbo up to 5.0 GHz on two cores…Also featuring 8-cores is the Core i7-9700K, but without the hyperthreading. This part will have a base frequency of 3.6 GHz as well for a given 95W TDP, but can turbo up to 4.9 GHz only on a single core. The i7-9700K is meant to be the direct upgrade over the Core i7-8700K, and although both chips have the same underlying Coffee Lake microarchitecture, the 9700K has two more cores and slightly better turbo performance, but less L3 cache per core at only 1.5MB per.
The other important overclocking focused processor is the Core i5-9600K, with six cores without hyperthreading. Users will also see a lot of similarity in this part to the Core i5 of the previous generation, but with added frequency.”
Intel and their minions got caught fudging their benchmarks.
The minions admitted some of it and are retesting.
The NDA embargo ends on October 19th so we will have to wait until then to see real benchmarks.

Privacy Badger Now Fights More Sneaky Google Tracking
“With its latest update, Privacy Badger now fights “link tracking” in a number of Google products.”

Former Google boss launches scathing Silicon Valley attack urging tech giants to end the delusion that it’s making the world a better place
Jessica Powell said she had become tired of defending the company in her role as its top PR chief.
“This is an industry that takes itself far too seriously, and its own responsibility not seriously enough…You can’t go about telling your advertisers that you can target users down to the tiniest pixel, but then throw your hands up in front of the politicians and say your machines can’t figure out if bad actors are using your platform.”

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready 411.70 WHQL Drivers
“Provides the optimal gaming experience for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon 4, and FIFA 19”
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Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Facebook Blog – Security Update
“On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25, our engineering team discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts…Since we’ve only just started our investigation, we have yet to determine whether these accounts were misused or any information accessed. We also don’t know who’s behind these attacks or where they’re based.”

Yes Facebook is using your 2FA phone number to target you with ads
“Facebook has confirmed it does in fact use phone numbers that users provided it for security purposes to also target them with ads.”

That’s all I’ve got. Have a great weekend!

VMware Workstation Player 15.0
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Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 15.40
Supports Intel(R) Iris(R) graphics, Intel(R) Iris(R) Pro graphics and Intel(R) HD graphics on:
– 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor Platform (codename Haswell)
– 5th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor Platform (codename Broadwell)
– Braswell Processor Family
– CherryTrail Processor Family
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Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Google search is adding a news feed to its homepage on mobile
“It leads a big pile of search improvements the company announced today”
“Big pile”. Hehe…

Hey, Microsoft, stop installing third-party apps on clean Windows 10 installs!
“With Windows 10, a clean install stays that way for about two minutes, because the second you hit the desktop, the Microsoft Store immediately starts trying to download third-party apps and games. And these apps keep trying to install themselves even after you cancel the downloads.”
You’re a little late to the party there bro.

Study: Girls ‘Significantly’ Better Than Boys At Reading, Writing
“The authors found that girls fared markedly better in both reading and writing in the fourth grade, only to see the gap widen in eighth and twelfth grades, especially when it came to writing.”
Hmmm… Maybe it’s because the boys are paying attention to other things?!

Intel SSD Toolbox Updated
Version: 3.5.4.0 Date: 9/17/2018
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CCleaner Update Pulled
As I mentioned yesterday, CCleaner 5.47 was pulled. A single post by the companies rep in their forum says,
“Hey guys there is a bug here and we’re hotfixing it now. v5.46 has been restored in the meantime.”
That’s all I know.

Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Hackers stole customer credit cards in Newegg data breach
“Hackers injected 15 lines of card skimming code on the online retailer’s payments page which remained for more than a month between August 14 and September 18”
I haven’t shopped there in almost 2 years.

Police, Fire Recruits Quizzed About Sex Lives In Application
Everyone should have replied, “None of your damn business.”

Homeless Man Shaving on Train Goes Viral Because Humans Are Terrible and Social Media Was a Mistake

We’ve all seen a man at the liquor store beggin’ for your change
The hair on his face is dirty, dread-locked, and full of mange
He asks a man for what he could spare, with shame in his eyes
“Get a job you f***ing slob, ” is all he replies
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
‘Cause then you really might know what it’s like to sing the blues
Everlast – What it’s Like (Music Video)

50 Years Of Sockin’ It To The PTA
“A single mom who wears miniskirts is the scorn of a small town. Fifty years ago this month, the song “Harper Valley P.T.A.” made singer Jeannie C. Riley the first woman to hit the top spot on both the pop and country charts.”
Fantastic song. Rolling Stone listed it as one of the top 100 country songs (#58) and for once I agree with them (text list here).
They made a movie based on the song too.

Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition Optional 18.9.1
Support For: Shadow of the Tomb Raider & Star Control: Origins
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Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for Windows 10 v20.80.0.5
Key Issues Fixed:
Resolved various BSOD associated to different circumstances
Tray icon appears as if the system is using wired network while system is using WiFi

Apple Announces Large Expensive iPhone
According to Trusted Reviews the 512GB XS Max iPhone will be $1,300. This tops the $960 price that Samsung charges for the 256GB Galaxy S9+ (the 256GB XS Max is $1,150). Like the iPhones before it I’m sure this will be a great seller. All the cool kids will have one.

Illegal Alien

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready 399.24 WHQL Drivers
“Provides the optimal gaming experience for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout open beta, and Assetto Corsa Competizione early access.”
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‘LOW CUT & CHEAP’ Oktoberfest beer festival backlash over ‘porn’ outfits as Germans moan about Brit tourists in ‘cheap’ revealing clothes
“Cultural leaders believe much of what is being worn is becoming more and more like a porno version of the buxom dress called the dirndl.”
Party poopers.

Study: Two-thirds of Millennials sleep nude
People sleep with clothes on?

Don’t call the Alamo’s defenders ‘heroic,’ Texas school curriculum panel urges
“The panel said “heroic” was a “value-charged word.”