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Subject: Re: CRAP Poll #Banana72: Quality of Drivers
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:58:37 -0500
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>
>It's been a while since we did one of this. How about we do another?
>
>'Round-about a year ago, I asked you how often you update your video
>card drivers. Here's a related Completely Random and Pointless poll:
>
>   -----------------   
>
>Having decided to update your drivers, which version do you pick:
>
>       a) The most cutting-edge release-version drivers 
>          available. I want every nano-second of 
>          possible optimization!
>
>       b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that 
>          reputedly have the least problems
>
>       c) The beta drivers, because I want to see what's 
>          coming next
>
>       d) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM
>
>       e) I use a very specific version, even if its years 
>          old, because of reasons.
>
>       f) Weren't you listening to my answer last year? I 
>          never upgrade my drivers!!1!
>
>       g) I haxor my own drivers, like a real computer user 
>          should! (alternately: I use teletype so don't need 
>          a video-card driver)
>
>       h) What's a driver?
>
>   -----------------   
>
>When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
>often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
>much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
>get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
>optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
>forever. ;-)
>
>What's your choice?

Closest to f.

I upgrade only when I literally have to.

Played STO for something like 7 years on the same drivers, worked just
fine despite whining at me daily that I didn't have the latest drivers.

Fucking Cultists!    Script reading tech support "do you have the latest
drivers" which is usually like calling a car tech support because your
engine won't start and they ask you if you changed the radio station.

Xocyll