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I've got a close associate who is writing an application in C# and this application connects to a remote server via wss. However, the server which the app will connect does not have a public echo server. This is needed to test the code, and we have a few requirements. First, the echo server needs to accept secure connections wss (self-signed will work just fine). It needs to handle multiple channels per application (i.e; multiple connections at once). Isn't written in Python, hopefully looking for a canned solution we can run locally on a Windows server or within Ubuntu on Windows. Needs to be either free or very low cost if there is a fee/subscription. We've been searched the web for 2 days looking for a solution that doesn't require working with Python code, which we don't know. Or, solutions that don't cost an arm & a leg. We're not a big company with bottleless coffers. Given how prevalent websocket development is, I'm surprised there isn't a solution out there, or is it that people simply roll their own. If you can help, thank you.

Looking this up has been an exercise in absolutely infuriating frustration. What I want to do is simple. I want to take multiple audio clips, create an audio file, and have each clip play out on a different 9.1 AAC surround sound channel. You'd think this would be easy, just select the track and assign it to a specific audio channel. But after looking it up for a few hours, I'm about ready to put my fist through my monitor. Unless I've got very expensive audio gear, or pricey software plugins for audio editors that may or may not work, I'm S.O.L. So, I'm turning to you guys. If anyone knows the answer, I'm certain it is this community. Is there a simple solution to this problem? I want to make a surround sound audio file using multiple audio clips. I want to assign certain clips to specific audio channels (i.e.: Front Left, Front Right, LFE/subwoofer, Center, etc.). Can this be done in DaVinci Resolve, and if so how? Or, can this be done in Audacity or some other free audio software you could recommend? It should be as simple as a pull-down box. So, is there a way to do this without $1,000+ audio gear or $300+ audio software, and if it isn't possible can someone explain why. Thank you in advance.

Yes, I meant triggers, digital ones. We're looking at the Logitech controller. PS1/PS2 controllers are hard to find (original) still in box, most are cheap knock offs.

I've asked this question before and people don't seem to comprehend what I'm looking for for some weird reason, so I'll try to explain it again differently. I'm looking for a PlayStation style USB gamepad for PC where the 4 shoulder buttons are all buttons, no paddles. On nearly all controllers, the lower L2 and R2 shoulder buttons are paddles, and I'm having the hardest time finding one that isn't some cheap $20 Chinesium piece of crap that will fall apart in a week. This is for a friend of mine who needs it for physical reasons. We thought about the Xbox accessibility controller, but that's overkill and way too expensive for his needs. Please help. Thank you.

I've got a question about TP-Link routers. We bought a new router from Netgear and we're returning it because it won't let us access the settings without creating a Netgear account on their website. There is no way to skip it. Screw that, that's a massive security hole. Does TP-Link do the same thing, is it skippable, or are we better off building a PfSense DIY router?

This only works for Stadia as far as I know, and the triggers must be buttons or else his fingers are going to start hurting. Also, FFXIV isn't on Stadia and never will be, thank goodness.

I have a friend who loves to play Final Fantasy XIV. It plays amazingly well on a gamepad, however, he's having issues with his fingers when using the L2 and R2 triggers. These are used to control the special hotbar that was designed for controller users. The issue is the pressure needed to keep the L2 & R2 triggers held down for long periods of time, they're making his fingers hurt. It is an ergonomics issue. He has Thrustmaster's new ESwap X controller that Linus reviewed, he was using that but the L2 and R2 even in their short distance mode still put too much stress on his fingers. We're both aging gamers, this is why this is an issue. I've been trying to find a good PlayStation Dual-Shock 2 style PC controller where L2 and R2 are clicky buttons and not paddles. As a gift, I bought him the ZD-V+ USB Wired Gamepad for PC, it has buttons for L2 and R2 but they're terrible. They float on top of the button so you have to press the entire button down pretty hard to make it activate, so that's not going to work. So, here is what I need help finding. A gamepad for PC, connects via USB, has a good build quality and isn't cheap, and the L2 & R2 triggers are actually clicky buttons instead. I don't know if anything like that exists but I figured if anybody could find something like that you guys could. Please help, thank you.

We're looking for a good Windows 10 antivirus suit that isn't bloatware, isn't adware, isn't trying to sell us 50 different versions of their security products every time we open the program window. If it is a paid program we're ok with that as long as it isn't outrageous, and we're not interested in endless subscriptions. We just want a good antivirus that works and doesn't slow our Threadripper PC to a crawl. If it has a plugin for Brave that would be nice but if it doesn't that's not a dealbreaker. You know what to do LTT Forum, and thanks in advance. P.S. We're not using Windows Defender because it keeps deleting software we use all the time, and we can't make it stop.

Some games are starting to require SSDs because of how they load assets. Asset streaming is being used by a few games now including Star Citizen, Dual Universe, and the upcoming New World. The new consoles will take advantage of this too. In Star Citizen they use Object Container Streaming which reduced the game client's rendering load and completely eliminates the need for loading screens. This means when you ride an elevator or a train from one place to another it isn't a disguised loading screen like the subway in Spider-Man for the PS4. That train and/or elevator moves through the game world in real-time. So, when you're flying over New Babbage and you see the hyperloop train shooting along the track from the star port to the city that isn't just a pre-baked animation. That train is actually there and if you zoom in you can see players on it walking around. This is the kind of things asset streaming will make possible and a lot more games are going to start adopting tech like this.

I've notice DX12 adoption has been slow while Vulkan adoption has been on the rise. No surprise, support for it is baked into Unity and UE4 and it makes porting to Linux easier, and Linux's market share has been rapidly climbing.

There is Shadow which is promoted by a few channels I follow, I think Linus visited their offices once. It gives you a full Windows 10 PC with desktop in the cloud. It is basically a fully accessible PC for running games and apps which you install yourself. What makes them a little different from Stadia and GeForce Now is they're building-out data centers across the country to shorten the distance to their users. The reason why Cloud Gaming hasn't really exploded is due to latency as @Kisai pointed out. The further you are from the data center the higher the latency and this is an issue for FPS and twitchy action games (i.e.; Super Meatboy, Dead Cells, etc). The best thing though would be to actually build a PC. Yes, PC tech is always advancing but on average you really don't need to upgrade that often. The average lifespan of a good gaming rig is about 4 - 5 years. That's how long it took my old gaming rig (Intel Core i7 4790, 16 GB DDR3, Radeon RX 570 4 GB) to start showing its age. Games don't jump ahead that quickly until there's been a massive CPU/GPU architecture change and even then it is a slow transition. Game Makers want to target as big an audience as they can while also catering to those who like riding the bleeding edge of hardware. TL;DR - If you build a good gaming PC now the games are not going to outpace it in just 1 - 2 years.

My research into our issue found that running into problems with this update is completely RANDOM. Two people with the exact same specs can install Windows 10 on their machines. One has no issues and everything works. The other has nothing but constant problems. It baffles me as to why but it is true. The problem with Microsoft, in their purge of staff years ago their QA Team has been massively reduced. Now, you can't go a month without seeing articles about how a new Windows update breaks something. It would be funny as hell if weren't so sad.

By a lot of Blood, Sweat, Tears, Some Thunder of Thor's Hammer and a lot of crying, we got Update 2004 for Windows 10 to work though it required a fresh install and a BIOS update. It's unclear if the BIOS update really helped, because we had one successful Boot before the update, and we also had failed boots after the BIOS update. But I kept messing with the settings until it started working. Here's what the settings are (NOTE: These are for a Socket TR4 ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme so your mileage may vary): Set Optimized Defaults Fast Boot = Disabled Boot Config Boot Logo = Full Screen Option ROM Messages = Disable Interrupt 19 Capture = Disabled Boot CSM Launch CSM = Enabled Boot Device Control = UEFI Only Boot Network Device = Ignore Boot from Storage Device = UEFI Drive First Boot from PCI-E Device = UEFI Drive First Secure Boot OS Type = Other OS Boot Option Priorities = UEFI: USB Device (we were using Windows 10 installer on a USB stick) The USB disk had a copy of Windows 10 2004 on it (revision 19041.264) and made with Windows Media Creation Tool. What's strange is the CSM is on, but set to boot EFI only. At the same time, the BIOS display is set to the ROG logo, but not allowed to be overlaid with the spinning dots. It replaces the ROG logo with the default blue Windows logo with spinning dots. I didn't change anything else. So, it was: 1. USB disk failed to boot a bunch of times, except once, which told me it could work. 2. I updated the BIOS and loaded the Defaults. 3. USB disk continued to fail to boot, but I continued to mess around with the above settings. 4. When I tried the above settings, I started getting 100% reliable boots. 5. If I changed one of the above settings, it started failing again. There was nothing on the drives for the install, I did a wipe of the disk, so the C Drive had no effect on this. Now that we have Windows 10 Pro 64-bit installed with Update 2004 working we changed the BIOS setting back to our regular settings and everything works. We have no way of really testing this but it kinda looks like BIOS settings maybe have an effect on installing this update. I hope this maybe helps anyone else having problems getting this update installed. It might also make a good subject for an LTT video.

It was offered by Windows Update, tried to do it on its own the first time and failed. I have 2004 installed on a Ryzen 5 3600, so I don't know why it isn't working on the Threadripper machine. If we can't fix this we're going to have to do a reinstallation and that will be very inconvenient because the machine was configured as a server and it takes a long time to set things back up again.

We are trying to update a 1st gen Threadripper system to Windows 10 Pro 2004 from 1903. We used both Windows Update and the Windows Upgrade Assistant. Windows Update threw up an error, but we remember what it was (it was some hex code), and now it says we are up to date but the 2004 update has not been applied. The Upgrade Assistant doesn't throw an error. Using the Upgrade Assistant the follow keeps happening... It downloads the update Applies the update (or so it says) It reboots Windows and there are no update messages The computer quickly reboots, flashes the Windows logo then quickly reboots again The second reboot the spinning dots at the Windows logo take a while then it loads to the desktop There are no messages and checking System shows Windows is still on the old version We've tried clearing the downloaded updates cache, uninstalling and reinstalling Upgrade Assistant, running Disk Cleanup in admin mode, checked for problems with CC Cleaner, and made sure all services required by Windows Update were running. Our system was OCed, after the first attempt failed we disabled the overclocking but that didn't seem to make a difference. Any assistance that you can give would be very appreciated. Here's our specs, maybe this info will help... OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Retail Version) CPU: 1st gen AMD Threadripper 1950X RAM: 32 GB DDR4 Mobo: ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme BIOS: 1003 x64 SSD: 512 GB Samsung 960 Pro GPU: x2 Nvidia GTX 1080 ti with SLI bridge installed

That overkill for what I need. I bought the FIFINE 4 Channel Stereo Line Mixer which is exactly what I was needing. I had to get some adapters but it works great.

The majority of that new positive reviews appear to be bots or were done using several hastily created accounts. None of them show any considerable amount of playtime. They all have short names, the reviews consist of one word or sometimes one letter. These have been reported to Steam. If Paradox did this it is against the Steam TOS and grounds for immediate expulsion from the platform. They take review score manipulation very seriously. I've been told Valve is investigating.

I'm too used to dealing with people who go out of their way to hurt you because they don't like what you say. tl:dr - Trolls have made me jaded. That being said, I'm rather upset nobody else is talking about this because of the comparisons to the EA Sim City Debacle. Paradox has been scrubbing their forums of any posts protesting the launcher, but on Steam there are a few roaring dumpster fires. The Links... The Initial Developer Post The short nonchalant announcement post about the launcher that caused a Chernobyl-level meltdown of the CSL community. (Be warned, some of the posts in this thread are very NSFW). Based on the wording of this post they knew in advance what the community's reaction was going to be but they continued with the launcher anyway. Update Post on the Launcher A post was supposed to calm the community down but it only threw rocket fuel on the fire. Based on replies there are a lot of people who either can't play the game because of the launcher or it is eating up so many system resources that it tanks the game's performance. This thread is pretty heated too. Angry Response from a Community Member An angry but sensible response to Paradox's comments about the launcher. This one has sparked a discussion that's still ongoing. Bring asbestos boots. Paradox's Cities Skylines Forum No specific thread here, it is just a link to their forum. Paradox has been locking or deleting threads critical of the launcher, however.

This one apparently does, and the source is reply posts in the Steam forums. That thread has exceeded a thousand posts so what you want is in there...so get crackin! I've got no skin in this game. I don't play Cities Skylines but my co-host does and he's been melting down over all of this and I've looked over the Steam forums to see what other people are saying. Nuclear Dumpster Fire is an apt description. I haven't seen anything this bad since Fallout 76. That nobody else is talking about is shocking, actually.

A few days ago, January 22, Cities Skylines received an update which sparked a major fan revolt. It goes beyond just gamers being angry, the publisher may have violated the EU's GDPR and based on evidence I've seen they are also violating Steam's TOS by manipulating the game's review score. Let me give you some background so you'll understand what the hubbub is all about. As you know, Cities Skylines took the mantle of premier city builder in the wake of the Sim City debacle. The issues with Sim City is that it had to be always online, you had to sign in to play the game. EA would later fix this, sort of, but the damage had already been done. Cities Skylines was announced at Gamescom 2014 and rest was history, until now. Many people who play Cities Skylines today and who maintain the game's many and often essential mods were all Sim City refugees, so what's happened with the game recently now feels like a major betrayal of trust. How the publisher has responded to the fan backlash makes the situation much worse. On the 22nd, Cities Skylines received an update which added a Paradox Interactive launcher. When you launch the game there is no indication that the EULA for the game has changed and there are no warning dialog boxes. Due to how the game works, Cities Skylines can sometimes take 10 minutes to launch even on an M.2 NVMe SSD if several DLC and mods are installed. The launcher adds up to an additional 10 minutes to the launch time. The launcher requires a sign in to play the game. Many players have experienced a drop in CPU performance with the launcher running and others have reported the it is also eating up system memory. Other more technically minded players have found that the launcher is dialing home and send telemetry data some remote server which may include personal information (this requires deeper investigation). The launcher has rendered the native Mac and Linux versions of the game unplayable, and it was installed outside of the Steam game directory under the USER DATA area instead. All of this without any warning or fanfare other than a post in the Steam community forums that says "We're doing this, don't riot". Some antivirus programs detect the Paradox launcher as malware. Where do things stand now? Paradox has only recently responded to the controversy and they haven't taken it very well. To add insult to injury, the game and all of its DLC was put on a steep sale. It doesn't end there, one employee called fans "SJWs who hate change" on the Steam forums. The post has since been deleted, but the Streisand Effect is alive and well. Hundreds of fans of the game have been uninstalling Cities Skylines and changed their reviews on Steam to "not recommended". This influx of negative reviews changed the game's review score from "Mostly Positive" to "Mixed". There has now been an influx of reviews with thumbs up recommendations made by Steam users with simple throwaway account names and the texts are between one to three words each. There is even one review that is just the letter "h" and that's it. All of these positive reviews came in the same day and the users have barely any playtime accumulated. So many of these strange reviews have come in that it has shifted the game's review score back to "Mostly Positive". This is clearly review tampering and a major breach of Steam's TOS which is punishable with exile from the platform. These suspect reviews have been reported to Steam in mass. That is where things stand. The fans are waving their torches and pitchforks and Paradox is acting like a thin-skinned asset flipper. They may have done some things that violate both the GDPR and (potentially) COPPA, and may have certainly committed a bannable offense on Steam. Does anyone have any marshmallows I can roast over this dumpster fire?

I'm in need of a simple stereo audio line input mixer that can take 3 or 4 3.5mm headphone or RCA stereo analog inputs and output them all to the same set of powered speakers. The speakers already have an amp and I also have a headphone tube amp I can use, so the mixer does NOT need an amp. Powers or passive is fine as long as it doesn't amplify the audio. Never feed an amplified audio source to powered speakers...buzz city! What I'm trying to do is put audio from two computers and a Bluetooth audio receiver and have them all output to one set of speakers at the same time. I'm hoping for something in the budget category (sub $100 or lower) but still sounds good. If you have recommendations please provide links that would really help. Thanks! ?

The drive isn't being detected by the operating system. It spins up but then start clicking loudly after that. The data is likely ok. If you know of a service that won't cost thousands but maybe hundreds that is doable. We found some backups of a few important files, so this disaster wasn't as catastrophic as the "current user" thought.

Never trust what the manufacturers say a drive is rated for. They come up with those numbers using cherry picked hardware and optimal configurations, your real-world performance will very greatly.

Check your Windows event logs, I'm betting you'll see a lot of errors saying the hard drive has a bad block. Something exactly like this happened to me. It started out small and progressively got worse over time and yet the SMART data showed nothing wrong. Get a replacement drive that is the same or identical size. Don't remove the old drive, install the new one and create a volume on it and format it using Disk Management in Windows. If this is your Steam Library all you need to do is use robocopy in Windows 10 which will copy everything including the security descriptors and other important stuff xcopy can't move to the new drive. When that's done just remove the old drive and change the drive letter of the new drive to what the old drive was using and you're done. The command I used... robocopy s:\ d:\ /copyall /e /zb /r:1 /w:1 /v /tee /np /log:c:\robo.txt (Change s:\ to the source drive letter and d:\ to the destination drive letter)

I'm looking for recommendations on a good data recovery service that won't cost an arm, a leg, a kidney, and a virgin sacrifice or two. It's a 3TB HGST internal SATA-III 7200rpm HDD. We can't get it to come up in either Windows or Linux (we were going to see if ddrescue could save the files). It is about 1/2 full, most of it is videos but there are some important project files on there too that we need (which "should" have been backed up!!!). We're in the United States. If you've got any recommendations, thank you in advance.