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by n1000 8y ago
> I've been doing hours-long CPU+GPU intensive tasks (compiling ghc, number crunching, playing games like Bioshock Infinite and StarCraft II on a HD4000) on a bunch of pre-retina MBP and rMBP 13" and they never throttled. I fin
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by n1000 8y ago
Isn't the 4 GHz meant as a boost frequency as thermals allow? The more CPUs are active the rarer this happens. It becomes problematic when the CPU can't maintain its base clock speed anymore.
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by n1000 8y ago
Yes, I also think we need to see more tests with other apps than Adobe Premiere. Does Premiere use the GPU as well? The thermal system of the MBP needs to handle the combined thermal load of GPU an CPU.
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FBI Seizes Control of Russian Botnet(thedailybeast.com)
2 points by n1000 8y ago|0 comments
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by n1000 8y ago
Nice project. Dependig on the location a ground fridge could be an alternative. Soil temperature is close to the annual mean in a few meters depth. https://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooling/EarthTemperatu...
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ForceNap: Forces macOS applications into AppNap to save battery life(github.com)
1 points by n1000 8y ago|0 comments
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The Cat-And-Mouse Game Between Apple and GrayKey(motherboard.vice.com)
2 points by n1000 8y ago|0 comments
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by n1000 9y ago
Did you consider https://threema.ch/en yet? I have been using it for years and it is great (iOS and Android). The developers keep adding new useful features to stay on par with Whatsapp etc. For instance, their web chat is
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'GrayKey' iPhone Unlocking Box Used by Law Enforcement Shown Off in Photos(macrumors.com)
9 points by n1000 9y ago|1 comments
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by n1000 9y ago
The f.lux website has a ‚research‘ section with plenty of reading material on the issue: https://justgetflux.com/research.html
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by n1000 9y ago
Anyone knows of some reading material on how such an engine could technically work? I wonder how a nuclear reactor could create propulsion.
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by n1000 9y ago
I think there is a very thin line between perfectionism and being insecure. For instance, a person with ADHD is prone to doing a lot of errors and overlooking obvious issues. One coping mechanism is to triple check whatever you do. Some peo
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by n1000 9y ago
On T-mobile in the US, spotify streaming doesn’t count against mobile data quota ;)
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by n1000 9y ago
Yes, my Chinese colleagues were also surprised. Apparently the requirement seems to be a new thing.
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by n1000 9y ago
it was a step in the registration process that I could not skip
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by n1000 9y ago
nvidia gtx 970. My setup is pretty diy with an external 200W power supply. Today I would get one of those nice enclosures mentioned in the article. You loose around 10% performance compared to an internal GPU. BTW: Windows 10 also has prett
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by n1000 9y ago
I've been using eGPUs for gaming (on Windows though) on my MacBook Pro for a few years now. macOS introduced official eGPU support and now there seem to be numerous compatible enclosures: https://egpu.io/macos-high-sier
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by n1000 9y ago
In my team a lot of people use WeChat. So I set out to give it a try. When I was forced to leave my voiceprint [1], I chickened out and aborted the registration. [1] http://blog.wechat.com/2015/05/21/voiceprin
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by n1000 9y ago
> So Woebot has moved away from Facebook and launched as a stand-alone app that only requires a first name to sign up; Darcy described the app as anonymous. Err, so why do I have to register my phone number before I can do anything with
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by n1000 9y ago
Yes. I was ready to finally replace my MacBook Pro with the XPS. The main reason being the presence of one USB A port. That is now gone and I already start to reconsider the MacBook.
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by n1000 9y ago
Currently in love with typora.io Less features but an excellent markdown editor for Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu
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by n1000 9y ago
Zoom is amazing. I particularly appreciate that I can do videoconferencing with multiple people without the fans of my MBP making a lot of noise, as it is the case with skype or appear.in
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by n1000 9y ago
This article is from 2016. Maybe this should be mentioned in the headline.
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UMatrix Tutorial(electricmonk.nl)
2 points by n1000 9y ago|1 comments
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by n1000 9y ago
Maybe. But I think the method is not supposed to be applied word by word. Reading the book taught me some very important lessons nevertheless. What is an actionable item. Tasks must be clear. Small task should taken care of right away. etc.
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IBM’s plan to regulate pot with blockchains isn’t as crazy as it sounds(arstechnica.com)
1 points by n1000 9y ago|0 comments
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by n1000 9y ago
your wait is over: https://youtu.be/J9gUIhkzNDk @OP: Better don‘t watch ;)
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by n1000 9y ago
Is it possible to deactivate wifi in the control center? most annoying feature in years...
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by n1000 9y ago
https://decentraleyes.org/ > Protects you against tracking through "free", centralized, content delivery. It prevents a lot of requests from reaching networks like Google Hosted Libraries, and serves local file
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by n1000 9y ago
Could you provide sources for this? I have never heard of such a Dell machine... My understanding was that there are currently no real options to run an Intel CPU laptop without ME.

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