TheAmazingRace

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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
Allegedly, Raptor Computing Systems (RCS) is working with another outfit called Solid Silicon to produce a Power ISA CPU that is more accessible to mere mortals. Though based on what I've read so far, it all feels like vaporware.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
It's primarily scarcity. Unless you're in the know and are a special kind of computer geek (see Cameron Kaiser of Floodgap Gopher fame) - most folks aren't really going to know about Raptor's offerings. Very few folks ar
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
What's funny about all this is, back when the Raptor Blackbird MicroATX board dropped in 2018, you could cobble together one of those with a quad core POWER9 CPU for a reasonable $1200 out the door. Prices went up exponentially after t
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I'll be honest. Jeri did a ton of whining when she didn't get her way when Valve decided to part ways with her. It was ultimately a business decision for them to abandon AR, and she took it too personally. She is very good at hard
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
This is an awesome project and I appreciate the massive amount of fixes this release.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I think this goes to show how hyper local real estate really is.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
In my very recent experience... I don't think this statement holds as much water as it did a year ago or even six months ago. Right now, in the Phoenix metro area, I'm seeing properties sit on the market for over 100+ days, comple
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
Thank you for the condolences.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I really wish this was available earlier, because I just lost a family member to bladder cancer yesterday morning. :(
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
No problem! I just figured it was worth a mention… because this alone renewed interest in GNU Hurd for me in a huge way.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
Huh... the 64-bit release is news to me. I thought GNU Hurd was 32-bit only?
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I love this project! Kudos to the author. Some day, whenever I have the money to skunkworks this properly, I've wanted to create something like a modern spiritual successor to the Atari ST with enhanced creature comforts. Something wit
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
EISA was typically reserved for higher end server and workstation type motherboards. Consumer-grade PCs never really got to experience EISA.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
This is exceptionally true. I'd love to get rich like anyone else, but my odds of landing that perfect trade are extremely remote. I prefer VTSAX and letting it ride for years, if not decades. Time in the market is going to be far more
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
It's why I just invest in indexes and not sweat it. Yeah, I won't make big bucks like some day traders do if they get lucky (like one guy I saw make $50k on an option contract for RDDT with just a few grand of starting capital), b
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
For those that missed the opportunity to go to VCF West this year, I should say they put on quite the dog and pony show for the Amiga. The platform was given such huge fanfare for its 40th anniversary, with many of the original Amiga staff
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
There was talk that the Hombre graphics chipset would have also been available as an add-in PCI card, possibly even compatible with bog-standard Pentium PCs. If that had happened... Commodore could have been the first company ever to have r
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
You're absolutely correct. Part of why I have not been conceal carrying lately, is because I haven't prioritized consistent practice at the range in recent times. I want to ensure I'm proficient if I'm going to carry. I
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
Not OP, but having a round chambered can be advantageous in a self-defense scenario, where every second counts. Having to think to rack the slide before firing could be enough for your opponent to get to you first.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
It's crazy how the P320 has such a bad reputation, while the P365, a 9mm micro-pistol by Sig Sauer, is a phenomenal piece of kit by comparison. I purchased mine in 2018 and it's seen thousands of rounds put through it with zero is
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
Honestly, I'm impressed how they managed to nail the design so well with JWST. And sidebar, love the RAD-hardened IBM PowerPC CPU on the telescope.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I'm pretty sure I would have figured the usefulness out a long time ago if it truly was going to make a difference. Two decades is plenty of time. On your comment on how prime numbers helped with WiFi. I say "cool... but I don&#x2
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
The few that I remember advertising "We Accept Bitcoin!" turned out to not accept it at all, and it was some sticker left on the window. To be fair, I'm sure there are shops that do directly accept it, but it's not this
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I have no qualms with AI. There are some neat applications with it. And prime numbers... lolwut? Prime95 is a fun stress test, but I don't see how it improves my day to day life. I feel this is whataboutism. EDIT: I should note that I
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I will say, one huge advantage for home ownership over renting is when you are in a dual income household and have kids. Your lifestyle isn't going to be as compatible with moving around constantly trying to find a good deal (like I&#x
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
This is a detail conveniently left out by home owners justifying their purchase, especially if they overpaid and have a higher interest rate on their mortgage on top of it. With a mortgage, the amount you pay is the expected floor you'
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
We are quickly approaching two decades of Bitcoin existing. And yet, I have zero reason to own any for myself. On the other hand, nearly two decades after the World Wide Web came into existence (around 2006 or so) - we all knew the Web was
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
I'm noticing a decent spike in Amiga content on Hacker News. I hope this trend continues!
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It really did. 1993: Respectable, academic in nature, genuinely helpful. 2023: Random garbage, musings about the prices of cryptocurrency, more garbage.
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by TheAmazingRace 1y ago
Thank you for sharing your story and experience Blake. I was born in the late 80s, and my very first introduction to computers was via my dad’s white-box homemade 486 DX/33 PC running MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 (which from what I under

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