u/JohnSmith---

I’m using PPSSPP v1.20.4 on iOS. From the official App Store. I mastered a couple 30 FPS games in Hardcore mode with no issues. They didn’t have any 60FPS cheats anyways.

But now I want to master games like Burnout Legends, Vice City Stories, God of War Chains of Olympus, etc. These games run at 30 FPS as usual. But they can run at 60 when you enable cheats. And they run great. Without any bugs.

But after I sign into RetroAchievements and enable Hardcore Mode, these don’t work anymore. I can still earn trophies in Hardcore Mode, but the 60FPS patch/cheat does nothing.

Is there any way to get 60 FPS on these games while still earning hardcore trophies?

I’ve got a Sony X900F and Denon X1400H. All HDMI 2.0. I got a PS5 Pro and Bazzite box. My setup is missing all the bells and whistles of HDMI 2.1, eARC, VRR, ALLM, etc.

Not only that, the X1400H doesn’t display the overlay on 4K content. Which is basically what I use all the time. It has to trigger in and out of the menu.

I want to upgrade but keep it budget friendly as possible. Around $1000, max $1500.

Currently got a 3.0 setup. At most, my setup will be 5.1.2. Never will go above that for sure. Current receiver allows that setup. I need an Ethernet port. Need at least three HDMI inputs. It should not require an internet connection or account to set up or use, at all. I will be connecting the receiver to my router but it will have no WAN access and be on its own VLAN, so as to not spy on me but LAN DLNA still works.

Other than that, no requirements. Is IMAX Enhanced necessary? What does it do?

I don’t need something expensive. Which brands are consumer friendly these days? Which track the user less or not at all?

And yes, I will be getting a new HDMI 2.1 TV as well.

I've been using Signal since 2015. Always recommended it to my friends and family and it's been what we all use. Unfortunately, this comes with a huge caveat that is slowly starting unveil itself as time goes, people get new phones, people pass away, etc.

First of all, I'm not a noob. I take my privacy and security very seriously. I've been using Linux for over a decade. I do not use iCloud or Signal Desktop either (That'll be important later). Now let's begin.

The issue is that we're not allowed to locally backup our Signal messages as .txt or .html files. As I've said, I've been using Signal since 2015. This has never been the case, ever. For example, I can use a tool called imessage-exporter by ReagentX on GitHub (writing like this because I know for a fact linking will get the post backed up in mod queue for manual approval) and just export all my iMessage messages as a beautiful HTML file, all locally, in my possesion, forever. I don't have to pay, I don't have to use iCloud. I can use these HTML files on any device I want.

Same thing with WhatsApp. I can export my chats with and without media attached, in a zip file. This file has the chats in a txt file, with all the attachments in full quality as well. This is a local file that I can do whatever I want with.

Now, both these messaging services are end-to-end encrypted. iMessage doesn't explicitly allow us to export our messages, but at least there is tool for it by the community. WhatsApp (as much as I hate Meta), has an explicit button, built inside the app, for us to export chats freely.

These are both E2EE, yet they allow this. On Signal, the only option is to either pay up for a cloud backup or use tools like signal-export by carderne on GitHub. And that second option requires you to sync your Signal messages to the desktop app, then extract the database from there.

If I enable Signal Secure Backup, I'm present with the option of free backups, which stores my text messages and 45 days of media, off-device. I have almost a decades worth of messages and media. Even if I pay for the full backup option, the backup file is encrypted, but at least on device. There is no way to decrypt this backup file.

I have years of messages, over 10GB of media (funny gifs we send each other). Memories. Literally my life. And it's held hostage in my latest iPhone running the latest iOS. Once it stops being supported, I'll have to transfer. I'll always have to transfer. I never have the option to locally backup.

And for devices that don't support Signal Secure Backup, what then? A family member of mine passed away 2-3 years ago. They were using an iPhone 5s, running iOS 12.x something, and Signal 6.28 something. That phone is still in our family's possesion. I would very much just like to export all the messages in a TXT or HTML file, with attachments included, to my computer, in a local zip file. But I can't. We're literally forced to keep the phone as-is, because Signal doesn't allow us to export the messages. At best, we'd have to scroll years worth of messages up in the chat and start screen recording. But then the app crashes. We can't format, reuse or sell the phone because of this. We're stuck like that.

And this can and will happen to all iPhones, even those that support Signal Secure Backup. Because there're not local. Not able to decrypt. If I'm paying, at least give me an option to locally back them up freely. My security is my concern. Two other E2EE messaging apps (iMessage and WhatsApp) lets us do this. But Signal doesn't. This isn't because of E2EE, this is out of either malice incompetency.

Please, Signal, as a long time user, please consider this. Some of us have years worth of memories, literally our lives in those phones. And you're holding us hostage...

Don't hide behind the E2EE argument saying stuff like "but then it would be unencrypted". That is a choice the user should make, not you.

PS to the mods: I have read all the rules and this post does not break any of them! Let the community discuss this, imo, HUGE issue.

An elderly neighbor of mine prefers smaller phones, especially the 4 and 5 sizes. I want to give them one of my old ones as a gift. I've got an iPhone 4S, 5C and 5S. I also have the 6 and 6S but they don't want those because of the size.

All they need is for iMessage to still work with their family and grandkids. They have the latest iOS versions on their phones, 26.6.1.

So which one would be best for them? They doesn't use any apps or browse the web. I know the latest one (5S) would be best, but they told me they prefer the 4S size more.

Does iMessage still work on iOS 9.3.6 to message newer iOS versions?

I'm not talking about the little booklets that came with the car. I'm talking about the real deal, that big book (if it exists?) service manual with all the part numbers and torque values, etc.

I want to ChrisFix my car myself but I can't find any of this information from Stellantis or Citroen. The manual just doesn't exist.

Is it online? Is it subscription based? Is it not available for normal people?

I found sites supposedly selling PDFs but then I researched those sites more and they're all scams.

When I visited a PSA parts seller, they could access something online and with my VIN number, they had full access to whatever Stellantis provides, with correct official part numbers and torque specs, guides, tutorials, etc.

How do I get this myself?

I've got a 2014 DS3. I was wondering where the TPMS sensors are. Is there four of them in total, one in each tire? Or is the car getting the tire pressure from other sensors and electronics in the car and making a calculation?

Hi all. My car is an automatic 2014 DS3 1.2 VTi. Engine code EB2. I've had it since 2020 but I never really took care of it that much. Barely used it. Now I want to bring it back to life. I recently had it repainted to give it back that shine. Now I'm tackling the mechanical stuff.

I'm making a list of all the things/parts I should get replaced and what should be done as a routine service and also what can be improved to prevent future headaches.

Things I've decided on so far:

• Air Filter - MANN-FILTER (C 24 026)
• Cabin Filter - MANN-FILTER (FP 21 000-2)
• Oil Filter - MANN-FILTER (W 7053)
• Fuel Filter - MANN-FILTER (WK 6031)
• Spark Plugs - PSA (1654509380)
• Wet Belt - PSA (1654516080)
• V-Ribbed Belt - PSA (1621267280)
• Water Pump - PSA (9803442480)
• Thermostat - PSA (9676409580)

I would really appreciate if you could tell me what else I can get replaced, and the part number if you can too. I think there is more I can do, like the transmission filter but I don't know which part would be correct.

After all the mechanical stuff is done, I'll getting it professionally detailed. Deep external and internal clean, along with ceramic coating and window tinting. I feel like the car will be reborn after all this. I will also be getting new tires and a AGM battery. Also will be replacing every fluid I can. But finding the right fluids seem hard. I settled for "TotalEnergies QUARTZ INEO RCP 5W-30" for engine oil. Don't know about brake fluid, transmission fluid, etc.

Have a nice day.

I've just had the dealer replace my airbags for free with the recall. While I was there I asked about this "wet belt" issue that I've only recently learned about. I've done some research. I asked the service guy, he asked multiple other people and looked through his monitor, and said mine is a 1.2 VTi, not a 1.2 Puretech, so mine doesn't have a wet belt.

I'm still not really convinced. It could also be 2015 model since that's the year it was first on the road, but afaik it's a 2014 model.

DS3 1.2 VTi ETG5 STT 82hp.

AFAIK my engine code is EB2.

So does it have a wet belt or not? I have both my VIN number and full engine serial.

Looking on the internet, there are two sites that says there is a difference between the 1.2 VTi and 1.2 Puretech. They say the VTi doesn't have a wet belt. Are these claims true?

I use Firefox with PSD (Profile-sync-daemon) which runs the Firefox profiles from RAM. My drive's filesystem is ext4.

I ran out of space on my SSD so I deleted the -backup files under /home/user/.mozilla/firefox/profile-name-backup since they were very big. I had two profiles with thousands of bookmarks in them. Once I closed Firefox and reopened it, everything was gone. Both my profiles had been reset to scratch.

I read the documentation and tried Photorec. I selected my drive, selected the partition, and only selected .sqlite and .jsonlz4 files to be searched, since they're what I'm after. But unfortunately, almost all the files Photorec found are useless, corrupted or truncated. After realizing this I live booted a Arch Linux USB and made a ddrescue image of my disk, which is what I should've done from the beginning, instead of using the system more and rebooting multiple times, risking the data being overwritten.

This happened yesterday. I disabled TRIM just in case as well.

The drive is fine. No health issues or bad sectors. I just f-ed up. I need something that can recover .sqlite and .jsonlz4 files correctly. Not like Photorec.

I just tried this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_recovery#Text_file_recovery

Where I inputted a string that would only show up in my bookmarks and it found it and many others. So somewhere inside the system, even after all the reboots and data being written, they exist somewhere.

How would I go on from here?

I'm on Arch Linux. I use Firefox with PSD (Profile-sync-daemon) which runs the Firefox profiles from RAM. My drive's filesystem is ext4. It's a 120GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD.

I ran out of space on my SSD so I deleted the -backup files under /home/user/.mozilla/firefox/profile-name-backup since they were very big. I had two profiles with thousands of bookmarks in them. Once I closed Firefox and reopened it, everything was gone. Both my profiles had been reset to scratch.

I immediately tried testdisk without really knowing what I was doing but the whole system came to a crawl and icons started disappearing. I was shaking, thinking I deleted my whole system (my photos, keepass database, etc). So I frantically got an external SSD and made a copy of everything I could and rebooted. Once rebooted the system was back to normal and everything was still there, except my Firefox stuff of course. So the panic was for unwarranted but a good lesson to learn. Don't do anything without knowing first.

Then I actually read the documentation and tried Photorec instead, which seemed better suited for my situation. I selected my drive, selected the partition, and only selected .sqlite and .jsonlz4 files to be searched, since they're what I'm after. But unfortunately, almost all the files Photorec found are useless, corrupted or truncated. After realizing this I live booted Arch Linux and made a ddrescue image of my disk, which is what I should've done from the beginning, instead of using the system more and rebooting multiple times, risking the data being overwritten.

That image is the best case scenario I have right now. I'm still using the drive (writing from it with a new Firefox profile, empty af) and rebooted a couple times more. It's been a day. This happened yesterday. I disabled TRIM just in case as well.

I'm willing to fork up the money for a paid license for a software that works on Linux. R-Studio or UFS Explorer Standard Recovery? I don't know which would be better for me.

The drive is fine. No health issues or bad sectors. I just f-ed up. I need something that can recover .sqlite and .jsonlz4 files correctly. Not like Photorec.

EDIT: FINALLY SOMETHING WORKED!!!

https://github.com/andikleen/lz4json

One of the jsonlz4 files that Photorec recovered finally got decoded with the 7th tool I tried. The one I linked above.

I got 10 years of bookmarks back!

Finally. I can rest easy. Backups weekly from here on out.

Let's say I could fly as a human like Superman. Would it be illegal? Could I just fly above the roads and around buildings and go where I need to go without touching the ground? Could I be told not to fly?

Which country would be most against it?

Of course, all this is assuming I don't go anywhere that would warrant trespassing.