Recent content by ddrueding

I think the OEMs saw the Intel performance numbers before we did and realized this generation was a hard pass. On the desktop Intel could just adjust pricing find value, but on mobile power consumption matters.

If you don't know Robert Miles, he is an expert at the fundamentals of AI design and has made a name for himself explaining and exploring the risks of GAI.

In the spirit of Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer, know what you can change, and freaking out about what you cannot change is unhelpful. So, this is, in fact, fine.

This is the part where I feel our knowledge can help get us where we want to be. I've been familiarizing myself with: The tasks that my car needs The parts that are needed to complete those tasks The brand for those parts (not always the OEM, sometimes 3rd party can be better) The places...

More my style, especially lately.

I also live in an apartment. While the neighborhood is nice, it is a bit too nice for work in the underground parking garage to be tolerated. I'd love to have a shop with a lift and all the tools, but that may be outside of my price range until I have some income. In the meantime I have two...

Your situation has settled a thought I've had for a while. I've decided to up my car knowledge game. We all have friends that don't know a lot about computers, other than that they need them. It is always a bit of a sad story to hear about the hurdles they've faced, mistakes they've made, or...

My recent project is making progress, 1998 BMW 528i Touring (wagon). Shocking about of space on the inside considering it is practically a "small" car by modern standards. $4k to buy and another $4k in suspension, brakes, rust repair, and a bit of electrical work. All that is left is recharging...

I'm not sure about that. The military has been selecting for and developing ideals in-line with Republican values forever.

I'm at least 30" from my screens, I find the eye strain isn't as bad.

Not me, once I had enough money to choose I started running 40"+ monitors. The last few have been 42" 4k with 150% scale. Before that I ran for a while with 2x 49" 5k ultrawide stacked vertically, still at 150%. That setup was interesting, but not as useful for monotasking. Now I'm considering a...

That entire concept has been a joke since at least the 90s. The gap between a bunch of people with fancy guns and a small number of people with all the data, drones, smart weapons, and control of the infrastructure is insurmountable. If the military is on the side of the politicians (and it...

Sorry for the late response, did a quick road trip to Amsterdam. But Merc nailed it as usual. SSDs are no longer the bottleneck for even power users. And 96GB has been plenty for all I do. Honestly the reason I went 96GB over 64GB was just to not worry about it ever.

I find that the big updates just don't show up for a while. No matter how many times I "check for updates" the day before travelling, my laptop waits until I'm tethered to my phone in another country before deciding that a massive update actually exists.

That suggests some good insulation, or no ventilation? The good news? At only 73F there might be an HVAC tech available.