Dave’s Garage: Shop Talk

Fixing Windows: How ANTI-CHEAT systems work, and why they shouldn't be in the Kernel!


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00:00 - Intro

00:17 - Any ideas on a better anti-cheat program?

02:06 - Anti cheat.. why is its even on the list of priority for an operating system?

02:49 - Would you use a non-gui version of windows?

03:42 - Why didn’t they port control panel to settings from day one on Windows 8?

04:53 - Has Microsoft blocked the ability to terminate the explorer shell?

05:34 - I see you sometimes post video directly to X. Is there value to doing this?

06:32 - How about a filesystem that is smart enough to delete an open file…?

08:42 - …Or address OS rot - all the garbage Windows accumulates in the registry?

09:29 - Why is Win still so bad at low latency audio?!

10:00 - As nostalgic as it is, i’ll be sticking with linux for the foreseeable future

10:53 - Dou you thinkn MS would just open source the shell?

11:45 - Dave is wrong about Task Manager…

13:01 - The solution is to simplify the OS and then remove all telemetry.

13:52 - What was the windows Vista fiasco if not an extension of the x64 transition?

14:28 - Have you considered creating an OS that embodies these ideals?

15:07 - Why is it impossible to clean up tray icons of apps that get killed?

15:52 - Stop apps, at the OS level, from grabbing the DAMNED FOCUS

16:53 - What became of the popups that wouldn’t go away until you actually made a decision?

18:13 - Can nefarious programs detect when TaskManager starts and idle themselves?

19:03 - My task manager only opens once and only uses 50mb ?

19:19 - In one of the future episodes about the Windows Registry and its architecture?

20:09 - Does Linux have a similar central config for the OS and its application?

20:40 - Whats your Opinion on Remote Desktop in Windows 11 Pro?

21:21 - What is your take on the lack of ownership of media?

23:00 - The HUB75 panels can be daisy chained — how many can the controller drive?

23:27 - What do you do to detect / prevent bitrot on your data archives?

24:35 - Windows has lots of Trojans and viruses doing impersonations.

25:29 - DNS is not the issue, just the servers and services that provide it.

26:11 - Is cp/m still in play??

26:59 - Drive shaking? Maytag mode?

29:13 - Wait, MFM drives would come out of the factory WITH bad blocks?

31:26 - Sticky bones … and RIBS?!

31:58 - Could you talk about the practice of parking drives?

33:39 - Do you have any IBM zOS machines or experience?

34:57 - Are any of your Kaypros a Kaypro II?

35:39 - Which Kaypro do you have and have you done an episode on them?

36:06 - I take it that it’s the zilog versions of the Kaypro?

36:51 - If you have a floppy from that pdp11, can I see it?

37:38 - How about those ST-506 drives with the external actuator arms?

38:18 - What is the newest machine you still have nostalgia for?

38:45 - Why don’t you contribute to the ReactOS ?

39:44 - Do you have nostalgia for cool server names back in your Uni days?

40:49 - Rop Short from DEC cam to the shop this week…

42:02 - How does YouTube handle it if someone fast forwards to the end of the video?

42:38 - Does it help the “algorithm” that I slide the scrubber to the end even if I bail early?

42:49 - I watch part of the video now and some later, does it show I watched the entire video ?

43:15 - New project idea, run TinyLLM on top of the PDP11?

43:43 - Remember a moment where you were not really interested in the work you were doing?

45:16 - If i put a question mark, but ask you not to read my name, would you read my name?

46:48 - Is Dave counting to the cadence of the Sesame Street Pinball song?

47:07 - Who does your post work?

47:40 - Were you guys doing a bit or did you really not know that Toronto is YYZ? I

48:59 - So the Rush song YYZ is a reference to a damn aiport?

49:27 - Are you two not Canadian and Rush fans? YYC is Toronto.

50:06 - Does this mean Rob Short finally sits down for a chat with Dave?

50:35 - Where can I get one of those shirts?

51:24 - Did you guys watch the new Tron?

52:28 - Wait which is the boring sports car?


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Dave’s Garage: Shop TalkBy Dave Plummer and Glen Hodges