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by nine_k 7mo ago
Looking at AMD's x64 server offerings, I don't see why that would go away. But I can imagine that it would become less prevalent on personal machines, maybe even rare eventually.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
RAM is going to be the most expensive component, I suppose. But indeed, once you have USB-C support on your device, you can connect all kinds of periphery through it, from keyboards to 4K screens. Standardized device classes obviate the nee
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by nine_k 7mo ago
The original Raspberry Pi was built around an overstock phone chip. Modern alternatives built around Rockchip and similar high-end phone chips venture into the territory of lower-end laptops. Aliexpress is full of entry-level laptops based
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by nine_k 7mo ago
> They didn’t sound great but they carried so much COOL That's the trick Apple during the second Jobs tenure was most brilliant at: turning consumer electronics into a fashion accessory. Literally, making the sound of the earphone
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Cluing in is really easy. Look for "CRI ≥ 90", or at least "full-spectrum" for the lamps that are easy on the eyes. Pick 2700K for softly lit spaces, 4000-4500K for brightly lit spaces.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
I suppose the throughput is not the key, latency is. When you split ann operation that normally ran within one machine between two machines, anything that crosses the boundary becomes orders of magnitude slower. Even with careful structurin
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by nine_k 7mo ago
The price at the pump affects not only a voter's commuter car, but also every truck that delivers goods across the US. This may have a much larger knock-on effect. OTOH the US is the largest oil producer in the world [1]. Theoretical
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Some oil deals between Russia and China already run on yuan (RMB). I suppose the yuans are promptly reinvested into Chinese goods, often the dual-use kind.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
The real problem is that some of the most important fertilizers are synthesized basically from methane. And about 25% of natural gas is exported via the Hormuz strait. This is something solar energy currently cannot tackle.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
But only in a very dry way, not in-your-face way.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Indeed very nice: the graphics, the colors, and of course the thoughtful texts. I like how the cards use poignant imagery without being sarcastic.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
We of course can make LEDs of more or less any color. The current white LEDs are high-power blue LEDs that are covered by various phosphors to give a mix of colors for "full spectrum" illumination. Different color temperatures are
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by nine_k 7mo ago
The big issue underlying gambling, betting, alcohol, tobacco, and other addictive stuff all the way to fentanyl, is that people may literally lose their mind over it, at least party. A heavy addict ceases to be a responsible adult who can a
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Correct, various alteration services have been made much more affordable by the sewing machine.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
It's funny how the biggest problem turned out to be a mostly mechanical part, the rather trivial 6-pin connector. Given the presence of the wiring schematics and the mechanical dimensions, I'm surprised that the author did not try
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by nine_k 7mo ago
This goes without saying!
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by nine_k 7mo ago
It's the opposite, it becomes economically viable to produce tailor-made software for more narrow purposes. Coding becomes cheaper, resources free up for adjusting to the customer's problem more precisely.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
VSCode can be cleaned: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium (I prefer Emacs anyway, but VSCode is a worthy tool.)
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by nine_k 7mo ago
One of the best lines I read about "Three Musketeers" went approximately like so: "What do you do if your duty before your country, your military orders, your friendships, your love, and your honor all contradict each other b
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Yes, as much as I understand it. You have to either make a van that's specifically tailored to performing bank robberies (a door-smashing attachment at the front, a pulley to quickly get the safe box inside, etc), or at least advertise
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Time shifting for personal use is expressly legal (making a personal copy). It was also an early form of ad-blocking, because a VHS recorder could stop recording at a set time, thus skip a block of commercials, and then continue. There were
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by nine_k 7mo ago
I suppose that selling is not necessary, distribution is. Record a movie off cable TV, share with your friends, and lo and behold, they're not going to buy the licensed VHS tape! And maybe even not going to subscribe to cable TV! Losse
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Zero-trust architecture just can work without a VPN, unless the network is blocked. Otherwise everything should be similar.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
You have a working OS! But you're logged out, all sensitive data is removed (safely overwritten with random data first), and you don't have the means to connect to the VPN or anything corporate (it was before zero-trust architectu
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by nine_k 7mo ago
Banks are subject to much more scrutiny (regulations, audits) than a random company. Or maybe even a highly established company which you'd rather not give your identity to, something like Pornhub.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
The usual fare: log out, disable biometrics, use long pins and passwords, power off. Prefer a burner device, or clean your device and restore when you arrive. I remember how Google's internal guidelines for travel circa 2011 required t
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by nine_k 7mo ago
For many, obtaining a credit card just for the purposes of age verification , and not using it for shopping, feels easier than giving away their legal identifying information to a random third party. In the US you're usually inundated
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by nine_k 7mo ago
It's both, and more, in a way. But it's primarily a DNS tweaking tool, and does not support things like zone transfers. Which you usually don't need with a small-scale personal setup anyway.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
I don't remember that happening so much (if ever) in, say, 2016. But the frequency of noticeable incidents seemingly has been rising steadily since around 2023. The Azure migration apparently only exacerbated it.
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by nine_k 7mo ago
What are these?

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