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- Comment on The AI that we'll have after AI (Doctorow) 1 week ago:
I think that you misunderstood my comment.
The video shows how SLI makes the frame pacing more inconsistent, which is a known issue when multiple GPUs work together to solve the same problem.
What I am talking about is more like Nvidia Optimus. This is a common technology on laptops, where the display is connected to the low power iGPU, while games can use the dedicated Nvidia chipset.
I don’t know about potential frame pacing issues on these technologies, and it seems like it was not addressed in the video either. However, I know that newer laptops have a switching chip that connects the display to the dedicated GPU, which, I think, aims on lowering the latency.
- Comment on The AI that we'll have after AI (Doctorow) 1 week ago:
You can still use such GPU as an accelerator either for running AI, or for gaming. In either case, given that you workload is Vulkan-based on Linux, you can use vkdevicechooser.
Of course, you will need a second GPU (even the CPU’s integrated one) to connect your display(s).
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
angel*
- Comment on Not everyone has what it takes 2 weeks ago:
It’s 21 years ago
- Comment on Which one and why? 2 weeks ago:
Your request was about “a normal spoon”. The object in the picture is a spork.
My client decided that your request should be rejected, and you have to use spoon 3.
- Comment on Which one and why? 2 weeks ago:
Sorry if rule 1 was not clear, but you can only use the spoon when eating. In the positive side of things, you will no longer have to carry an entire set.
- Comment on Which one and why? 2 weeks ago:
OP’s lawyer here
I discussed your request with my client, and we decided to move forward with accepting it.
However, it’s up to you, yo approve this decision. Your options are (a) use spoon number 3 for the rest of your life, or (b) use a normal spoon for the rest of your life.
Keep in mind that:
- You can only use the chosen spoon, no matter what the circumstances. For example, it doesn’t matter if you forgot it at home, or you are trying to eat a steak.
- You may wash your spoon, when necessary.
- You use other tools for other jobs. Rule 1 only applies to eating.
- You may not change spoon if it breaks, or gets contaminated.
- Comment on What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025? 5 weeks ago:
Keep in mind that doom scrolling while laying on grass is also an option. I will come back later for more uninteresting tips.
- Comment on discord 1 month ago:
🙏
- Comment on Choose wisely lemmings 1 month ago:
Jeff
- Comment on Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws 1 month ago:
They (the govt) would know that they issued a certificate to ex. lemmy.dbzer0.com
They can’t know that the certificate is issued to conmie
Unless, of course, the instance logs the age certificate used by each user
And also, unless the govt’s age verification service logs the certificate issued by each citizen
- Comment on This was a big deal. You could play a game on your cell phone 1 month ago:
Back then, websites didn’t need to show ads. They just distributed adware. Those days are long gone…
- Comment on This was a big deal. You could play a game on your cell phone 1 month ago:
Oh, I had forgotten about about that feature. I was like 4yo back then.
- Comment on This was a big deal. You could play a game on your cell phone 1 month ago:
Could you get ringtones on Nokia 3210/3310 ?
- Comment on This was a big deal. You could play a game on your cell phone 1 month ago:
It was so sad you could not watch a 30 seconds ad to revive back then. No cosmetics to buy, nothing. Just an ugly snake running around.
/s
- Comment on The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software 1 month ago:
But Porkbun charges per mailbox.
I pay for Tuta, and I have added my personal domain. It works as catch-all, allowing me to have an infinite amount of addresses, so I can use a different email on each website.
- Comment on Let Google know what you think about their proposed restrictions on sideloading Android apps. - Android developer verification requirements [Feedback Form] 1 month ago:
We just hope they do force Android to allow sideloading. However, I wouldn’t expect them to do so, given their latest decisions…
- Comment on Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward 1 month ago:
Auto save on cloud sucks.
Depends on the cloud. I like my files being automatically backed up to my private Nextcloud server.
- Comment on Out of 10. Be specific! 1 month ago:
I prefer this one. Way more area in the handle for better grip.
- Comment on DM me on Spotify: Spotify launches a messaging feature. 1 month ago:
There was a short time period, during which Spotify would automatically start playing reel-like demos of song releases with audio, when you open the app.
Imagine following artists with explicit lyrics, and it starts blasting in the public, because you just wanted to show an album to your friends. Maybe I am wrong, but I think it also included artists that are popular in your area, which makes even worse, as a lot of people here listen drill music.
Luckily, they reverted the stupid change.
- Comment on Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told 1 month ago:
I didn’t say that it can’t be detected. I said it fools your eyes.
Besides that, stop using ML for everything. My guess is that you need insane amounts of processing power for ML to detect hidden messages inside terabytes of live internet traffic.
In fact, the algorithm for steganography is standard. It’s probably trivial to detect it, unless you add encryption and padding to the mix.
- Comment on 4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines, asks Trump admin to intervene 1 month ago:
Sorry, out of the loop. What does MAP stand for ?
- Comment on U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel as Trump flexes more power over big business 1 month ago:
The United States paid nothing for these shares
- Comment on Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told 1 month ago:
There is actually a technique called steganography, that does exactly that. It is used to hide arbitrary binary info inside images, while still fooling your eyes into thinking there is nothing sketchy there.
- Comment on Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told 2 months ago:
You can’t block VPNs without blocking the entire internet. You can block known VPN services, but you can’t prevent people from hosting their own.
Some known VPN protocols could be blocked, using introspection tools. However, this would just render corporate VPNs useless. VPN traffic is just bytes, and so is WebSockets. Good luck figuring out whether my HTTPS traffic is legitimate internet traffic, or masked VPN traffic.
- Comment on In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses 2 months ago:
It is indeed very suspicious that they talk about “median” and not “average”.
For those who don’t understand what the difference is, think of the following numbers:
1, 2, 3, 34, 40
The median is 3, because it’s in the middle.
The average is 16 (1+2+3+34+40=80, 80/5=16).
- Comment on It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes 2 months ago:
To waste electric energy. All those power plants produce immense amounts of energy that needs to be consumed. If we didn’t have LLMs, the pollution of those plants would be for nothing. At least now, there is an attempt to put it in good use.
- Comment on I genuinely can't wait for Mobile Linux to become a thing 2 months ago:
As a Debian and NixOS user, I can confirm that Ubuntu sucks
- Comment on I genuinely can't wait for Mobile Linux to become a thing 2 months ago:
I don’t expect Arch Linux ARM to have wider support than Ubuntu Touch or postmarketOS.
The later 2 projects aim to support Android devices, while (based on my understanding) Arch Linux ARM mainly targets SBCs (single board computers), like Raspberry Pi.
Arch Linux ARM nowadays, probably, also serves as a base for Asahi, but this does not help with Android device compatibility.
- Comment on Secure Boot, TPM and Anti-Cheat Engines 2 months ago:
All those kernel level protections go out of the window, if the motherboard itself is compromised
