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Old RTX 3080 GPUs repurposed and modded for Chinese market as 20 GB AI cards(tomshardware.com)
4 points by scrlk 3y ago|0 comments
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by scrlk 3y ago
Costco UK accepts all three card networks (Amex/Mastercard/Visa). I wonder how their UK division can do this if Costco prefers to do exclusivity deals that allow them to lock in a low fee?
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by scrlk 3y ago
Yeah: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munger_Hall
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by scrlk 3y ago
Whoops - yeah, it's 24 GB in single channel mode.
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by scrlk 3y ago
D. Richard Hipp used TACOP to implement a B-tree for SQLite: > "Nobody ever taught me about a B-tree. I had heard of it. When I went to write my own B-tree, on the bookshelf behind me, I’ve got Don Knuth’s The Art of Computer Progra
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by scrlk 3y ago
It will run in flex mode: 8 GB soldered + 8 GB on the DIMM in dual channel, 16 GB on the DIMM will run in single channel. This is slower than dual channel.
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by scrlk 3y ago
> Nvidia’s Fermi architecture was ambitious and innovative, offering advances in GPU compute along with features like high tessellation performance. However Terascale 2’s more traditional approach delivered better power efficiency. Fermi
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by scrlk 3y ago
I miss the short "how it's made" videos that used to be in every single Apple production introduction (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQnr-kfuVdQ ). There was a blog called "Atomic Delights" th
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by scrlk 3y ago
I can't help but recall Steve Jobs introducing the PowerBook G4 Titanium: > "Titanium! It's made out of titanium! Like the spy planes! This is an incredible material, it's stronger than steel yet lighter than aluminiu
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by scrlk 3y ago
Disappointing to see R* take this course of action. Contrast this with Valve's recent Half-Life 25th anniversary documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3HzvFEto
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by scrlk 3y ago
Blackrock will be using Coinbase as their custodian: https://www.coinbase.com/prime/custody It's the institutional version of their Vault feature: https://www.coinbase.com/vault > 98% of digita
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by scrlk 3y ago
I'm curious to see how BTC will fare. We've only seen the 4 year halving cycle play out during a secular bull market so far.
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by scrlk 3y ago
Inspired by The Dark Knight Rises intro: Satya: Was getting caught part of your plan? Ilya: Of course...Sam Altman refused our offer in favour of yours, we had to find out what he told you. Sam: Nothing! I said nothing!
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by scrlk 3y ago
Welcome to the H.E.V. Mark IV protective system, for use in hazardous environment conditions. High-impact reactive armour activated. Atmospheric contaminant sensors activated. Vital sign monitoring activated. Automati
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by scrlk 3y ago
Apparently 1/3 of property chains fall apart before completion - that's a lot of wasted money on searches and solicitors. > I don't see how reforming (how?) a system that is simple and cheap would help solve the "hous
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by scrlk 3y ago
The chain system is absolutely ludicrous, I wouldn't call it "simple and cheap". IMO the whole system needs reform, I would wager it would go some way in fixing the housing crisis in the country.
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Apple's Effort to Replace Qualcomm Chip in iPhone Falls Further Behind(bloomberg.com)
3 points by scrlk 3y ago|1 comments
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by scrlk 3y ago
https://archive.ph/wLrkQ
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by scrlk 3y ago
Time for a Snow Leopard style "0 new features" release?
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by scrlk 3y ago
Doubling down on becoming a competitive foundry and becoming the western equivalent to TSMC. If their 18A process ships on time (2025), there's a chance that they could regain process leadership.
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by scrlk 3y ago
Andy Grove moving Intel from memory to microprocessors was an excellent strategic move. > "Business success contains the seeds of its own destruction. Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive
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by scrlk 3y ago
You should be able to use a Hong Kong or Singapore market Zojirushi in Europe with a UK -> Europe plug adaptor. HK and Singapore use UK plugs and 220/230 V 50 Hz as they were UK colonies.
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by scrlk 3y ago
Impressive, very nice. Now let's see Paul Allen's cat.
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Why Apple Won't ARM the MacBook (2011)(realworldtech.com)
3 points by scrlk 3y ago|0 comments
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by scrlk 3y ago
"This time it's different."
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by scrlk 3y ago
Entry level pricing for a MacBook Pro now starts at $1599 rather than $1299.
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by scrlk 3y ago
It's a mixture of several problems: * TSMC N3B being a bit of a flop (yield issues, too expensive) * Brain drain from Apple's chip design teams over the last few years * Tim Cook trying to push the average selling price up to keep
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Intel Itanium IA-64 Support Removed with the Linux 6.7 Kernel(phoronix.com)
231 points by scrlk 3y ago|211 comments
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by scrlk 3y ago
Relay computing taking to the max: 1958 FACOM 128B Japanese Relay Computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j544ELauus
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by scrlk 3y ago
ThinkPads are coasting off the reputation that was built up under IBM ownership. If you're not married to the trackpoint, then a Dell Latitude/Precision or HP EliteBook/ZBook is equally as good. Lenovo went down the route of

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