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by kogepathic 6y ago
I was so excited when I read: > This Dockerfile automates the installation of OSX-KVM inside a docker container. Except it automates the fetching of the macOS installation media and launching qemu, which is exactly what OSX-KVM already d
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by kogepathic 6y ago
> Intel performance will always be one step ahead of AMD, intel have faster tech in their pocket waiting to be released. Citation very much needed. Show me an Intel CPU with PCIe 4.0 or with the performance per watt of the latest AMD Ryz
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by kogepathic 6y ago
I've had a company-issued XPS 9570 for the last year, and overall I haven't had any big issues. Cooling is sub-par, but I think that's mostly due to the Intel i9-8950HK running way over the advertised TDP during Turbo. Dell h
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by kogepathic 7y ago
> AMD has released a salvo by unveiled what are the world's most powerful desktop processors Is it too much to ask that tech journalists proof read their articles before hitting publish? > AMD unveils world's most powerful d
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by kogepathic 7y ago
> China should not be able to control society outside of its own walls, yet they have blatantly influenced the behavior of our biggest mass media companies for years. The US government routinely practices Extraterritorial jurisdiction. A
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by kogepathic 8y ago
I live and work in Paris. My net income after taxes, social contributions, etc is 65% of my gross salary. This includes the new prélèvement à la source, so in theory I shouldn't owe additional taxes next year. I personally calculate ev
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by kogepathic 8y ago
> It's interesting how we can all check out Canada's food guide, but we cannot do the same with e.g. the Dutch food guide, or the Italian one, or the Russian one, unless you speak those languages. It's the same case for
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by kogepathic 8y ago
Indeed. Paying 10% of the sale price in fees is quite unpleasant, especially when there are equivalent services that will let you post an ad for free (e.g. Craigslist, Kijiji, eBay Kleinanzeigen, PAP) Also, eBay doesn't really offer yo
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by kogepathic 8y ago
> however we are subsidizing the shipping for most products on there with our tax dollars I want to point out that international postal rates are determined by the UPU [1] which has existed since the late 1800s. It is not only Americ
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by kogepathic 8y ago
Command and Control (by Eric Schlosser) is a great book if you're interested in the history of US nuclear weapons. According to the author, most warheads in the US arsenal are (or were) equipped with single-use thermal batteries that a
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by kogepathic 8y ago
> Look at the cellular phone networks in Canada. Nothing changes unless the CRTC OKs it. Those companies would be eaten for lunch without the gov't backing them. Not to defend the cellular oligopoly in Canada (because it's on
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by kogepathic 8y ago
Scaleway doesn't charge for bandwidth, so I'd guess their monthly cost is the price of the C2L (23,99€/month)
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by kogepathic 8y ago
> I would dearly like to be proven wrong. If anyone is aware of a $400 arm board I can buy right now Not from the manufacturers you mentioned, but it is possible to buy an ARM board in a standard form factor that can be used in high pe
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by kogepathic 9y ago
What you are describing is Intel BootGuard. [1] There is a signature burned into efuses in the CPU that is used as a root of trust for the BIOS, which implements SecureBoot. In theory this protects the boot chain from tampering. In practi
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> Maestro is compatible with MasterCard though so should work anywhere a credit card does? Maestro is MasterCard. [1] But in my experience you cannot use a Maestro everywhere you can use a MasterCard. Most online stores in Germany wi
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by kogepathic 9y ago
One word answer for the rising cost of healthcare in the US: administrators. [1] [1] https://fee.org/articles/the-chart-that-could-undo-the-us-he...
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by kogepathic 9y ago
Yup. Especially since China is already manufacturing their own x86 through a joint venture with Via Technologies. [0] After the Meltdown/Spectre fiasco with Intel I'd be willing to bet China is weighing the performance penalty of
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> I can see it very slowly starting to unravel and quality issues starting to sneak in I know what you mean here, and I agree with you 100%. That being said, I can't help but chuckle because if you've ever looked at a vendor&
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by kogepathic 9y ago
I don't have a link to that deal but buying quality used hardware isn't difficult or expensive. I built a Quanta Open Compute node with 12 physical cores (24 logical with HT) and 96GB of RAM for around $350. There are many compani
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by kogepathic 9y ago
I'm sorry but this is utter stupidity. Punishing consumers for ordering a product for which the supplier/supply chain sent a counterfeit which was flagged by customs is just dumb. Importing and selling counterfeit products is alre
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> Maybe I'm missing something obvious? There are many different package managers depending on which Linux you're running. Debian and derivatives use apt, Red Hat uses yum or dnf, SuSE uses yast, Gentoo has emerge, Arch has pa
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> (Skylake) is the first to have the PCID feature PCID was introduced with Westmere (2010). [1] However it wasn't used in the Linux kernel until 4.14 because no one saw the need. [2] [1] https://www.realworldtech.com&#x
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> SpaceX is getting paid for a successful launch, meeting their contractual obligations. I would assume most contracts for space launches involve putting the payload in question into the correct LEO/GEO, or at least an agreed upon
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> Airbus has also acquired a contolling stake in Bombariers C-Series Programme in a move towards smaller planes. The C-Series compares to the Embraer E-Series and the CRJ series (owned since years by Bombardier). It's meant to be
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by kogepathic 9y ago
Can we add (2017) to the title? This has been posted before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15681256
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> Well, shit. I've had one of these as a stand-in for hopefully eventually getting a Synology NAS, and now I'm paranoid about continuing to use my WD MyCloud. The hardware is still fine. You can put Debian on it! There is a v
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by kogepathic 9y ago
Let's agree to ignore vendors going to the additional effort of putting in intentional back doors in their chips for the moment. That's not the issue I'm discussing in any of my comments. > I do and what you are claiming
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> The problem is that you're already trusting Apple by buying their system which is inherently closed. What? Perhaps we have different definitions of a closed system. I mean, even if you buy a Librium you're still getting a &
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> You have two systems: A) T2 SOC B) Multiple chipsets working on its own. In both cases, it is a closed system. Sorry but I have to disagree with that. In the latter case, it's not a closed system because the manufacturers of the
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by kogepathic 9y ago
> Does anyone have experience developing packages for OpenWRT/LEDE... && is willing to offer some time (maybe an hour or two, whenever it's convenient) to a fellow HNer who's getting ready to attempt developing my

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