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721.
by jotm 7y ago
Which models? Afaik you can adjust fan speed on most, probably all, laptops by directly changing the embedded controller values.
722.
by jotm 7y ago
Replacing the main desktop, huh? That processor sure has the potential. A few modifications to the cooling system and some undervolting can get it running at 30+ Watt TDP indefinitely.
723.
by jotm 7y ago
Yeah Google Search results have gone down in quality... but everyone else is worse still :/
724.
by jotm 7y ago
Which sometimes makes me wonder, why pay for insurance at all? Sure sounds like a racket, "pay us and you may get into medical debt, don't pay us and we'll make sure that you do"
725.
by jotm 7y ago
I really hope they're just connected to a smartphone as a display. Who thought it was a good idea to put a whole computer in glasses or smartwatches?
726.
by jotm 7y ago
It seems to me that's an achievable goal... if everyone throws risk aversion/mitigation out of the window. No rules about nuclear power on ships, no worrying about contamination on other planets, laissez-faire attitude about risks
727.
by jotm 7y ago
Tying immigration to productivity loss ? I thought immigration leads to an increase in productivity (but also wage stagnation). Why did other EU countries not suffer the same around 2004? Germany's looks like it skyrocketed. Same with
728.
by jotm 7y ago
Why in the world does Germany not have a decent VC/investment industry? Seems like some companies and people are loaded with cash but they'd rather keep it in a bank than risk it on a new startup. You're not going to get many
729.
by jotm 7y ago
I used one at Real, think I bought like 30 Euros worth of stuff. They did look at it for a bit, but accepted it without complaint. Amazing compared to a 50 pound note in England :D
730.
by jotm 7y ago
I'd like to see the real prototype myself: those connectors on top of a PCB seem too thick to fit into an EC slot - but there have been SSDs made in that form factor. Edit: nevermind, he found a thinner connector. I should've read
731.
by jotm 7y ago
How so?
732.
by jotm 7y ago
> I can play call of duty on my mobile with graphics better than xbox 360 I noticed graphics on smartphones are pretty damn great (I don't play mobile games) these days. So, the Snapdragon 855+ has a GPU that does 1030 GFLOPS, which
733.
by jotm 7y ago
It works pretty well if you replace "human" with "the owners". Which is how any AI is/will be used, at least at first. A few people controlling most of them. Sort of like Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. Millions of p
734.
by jotm 7y ago
That's what I meant - you can use that first phrase and the doc's very likely to say "No." with no explanation. Even if your current drugs aren't working well. I get it, they're nearly always overworked and tir
735.
by jotm 7y ago
OK but what is your and OPs point? For every "teen" Captain there were like thousands of privates, not to mention farmers, deck hands, apprentices, other workers. And their offspring are the majority...
736.
by jotm 7y ago
This is not surprising at all. Population has exploded, immigration is easier than ever before (since the Industrial Revolution), desirable places have become even more desirable, plus real estate is used as investment. Under such condition
737.
by jotm 7y ago
That's impressive!
738.
by jotm 7y ago
> If I asked my GP for a specific medication they'd look at me like an alien. He shouldn't. They're not all knowing super genius specialists who keep up with all the drugs and research.
739.
by jotm 7y ago
There's quite a few of them. Alfred and IP Webcam, for example
740.
by jotm 7y ago
Hey, good business idea: backup storage in vans! :)
741.
by jotm 7y ago
Old phones make for rather good CCTV/surveillance cameras. Anything made in the past 4-6 years will have great picture quality (during the day, mostly), Internet connectivity, alarm features, motion sensing, even object recognition.
742.
by jotm 7y ago
> My "downvotes" are merely not upvoting, due to indifference or some flavor of distaste. I do the same. I don't know you but I already like you :D
743.
by jotm 7y ago
Leaving the EU most likely means leaving the single market, which will be similar to suddenly having sanctions. Norway and Switzerland are in the EU from an economic PoV (they're in the single market). Hell, they're even in Sche
744.
by jotm 7y ago
Leaving the single market will be by far the worst thing to happen for doing business in the UK. Unless you only sell to British customers. At least online business/services won't be affected, I hope.
745.
by jotm 7y ago
I'm trying to find out about other EU countries' implementation, but so far it looks no one's doing much. Germany has a proposal that I doubt will go anywhere, but who knows, maybe they will, judging by their ignorance of any
746.
by jotm 7y ago
VCRs had something like that due to technical differences. DVD players had region locking on purpose. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code Vodafone DE had exactly what you describe with their home 4G modems
747.
by jotm 7y ago
> those cars produce lots of pollution They do tax it, that's why a 1000 Euro car from Germany costs twice that once registered (or more) :/
748.
by jotm 7y ago
Well, it's a junkyard of German cars because they just last longer and are cheap to fix (parts are from in Germany/EU, too). Japanese cars are second, simply because the number of German cars is so high.
749.
by jotm 7y ago
Well, yeah, it's widely accepted that the W124 was the last "quality" (i.e. long-lasting) car made by Mercedes. They switched to a more planned obsolescence production in the early 90's.
750.
by jotm 7y ago
So, you can buy good quality springs from China and Russia. Yet German suppliers are preferred, because they have better quality guarantees/control, I guess. You realize that it's insanely easy for "knowledge work" to be

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