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Alphane_Moon Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it's the nature of life to be hazardous—it's the stuff of living.

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Custom Snapdragon chip of OnePlus 13 seemingly beats Apple A18 Pro in efficiency
  • This is pretty standard copytext for Qualcomm marketing.

    They were promising the world before the release of the Snapdragon X and it barely was able to beat out current x86 offerings on efficiency, while not being able to match performance (I am ignoring the massive issues with software and peripheral compatibility for the sake of argument).

  • liliputing.com TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus Review: Up to 64TB of SSD storage - Liliputing

    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus Review: Up to 64TB of SSD storage

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    www.tomshardware.com Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: Lunar Lake on defense

    Intel faces off against Qualcomm in Dell's XPS 13.

    Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: Lunar Lake on defense
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    www.tomshardware.com Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: Lunar Lake on defense

    Intel faces off against Qualcomm in Dell's XPS 13.

    Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: Lunar Lake on defense
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    arstechnica.com Intel’s Core Ultra 200S CPUs are its biggest desktop refresh in three years

    CPUs bring Core Ultra features to desktops, with similar performance caveats.

    Intel’s Core Ultra 200S CPUs are its biggest desktop refresh in three years
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    liliputing.com Supernote A5 X2 is a 10.65 inch E Ink writing tablet with a modular design - Liliputing

    Supernote A5 X2 is a 10.65 inch E Ink writing tablet with a modular design

    Supernote A5 X2 is a 10.65 inch E Ink writing tablet with a modular design - Liliputing
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    www.tomshardware.com This Raspberry Pi Pelican cyberdeck is ready for hack-tion

    Introducing a cyberdeck that's ready for whatever the weather throws at it.

    This Raspberry Pi Pelican cyberdeck is ready for hack-tion
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    www.tomshardware.com This Raspberry Pi Pelican cyberdeck is ready for hack-tion

    Introducing a cyberdeck that's ready for whatever the weather throws at it.

    This Raspberry Pi Pelican cyberdeck is ready for hack-tion
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    www.nextplatform.com AMD Gives Nvidia Some Serious Heat In GPU Compute

    If there is any market on Earth that is sorely in need of intense some competition, it is the datacenter GPU market that is driving the AI revolution.

    AMD Gives Nvidia Some Serious Heat In GPU Compute
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    www.theregister.com Energy companies told to recharge for AI datacenter surge

    Demand for electricity to outstrip supply soon, warns Bain

    Energy companies told to recharge for AI datacenter surge
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    www.theregister.com Energy companies told to recharge for AI datacenter surge

    Demand for electricity to outstrip supply soon, warns Bain

    Energy companies told to recharge for AI datacenter surge
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    arstechnica.com Maze of adapters, software patches get a dedicated GPU working on a Raspberry Pi

    It’s not a gaming powerhouse, but it’s an interesting proof of concept.

    Maze of adapters, software patches get a dedicated GPU working on a Raspberry Pi

    Source article by Jeff Geerling titled "Use an External GPU on Raspberry Pi 5 for 4K Gaming"

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    AMD Tunes ROCm For Consumers: Turns Your "Radeon" Systems Into a Localized AI Solution
  • Wouldn't that also depend on support from downstream software/frameworks?

    At the beginning of the year I was experimenting with Stable Defusion and I got the impression that support for AMD/Intel GPUs was lacking (I have a Nvidia GPU).

    And I doubt AMD is going to offer any type great of deal; pricing is definitely going based on Nvidia but with a discount. It wouldn't make sense to do otherwise considering the relatively low levels of competition in this segment.

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    No Refunds: The Gala Games Saga by Jauwn ["Web3.0 gaming" scam review]
  • It's a good channel to put on the second monitor.

    Jauwn's relatively calm tone does work well with NFT game scheme overview videos. The semi-serious review approach honestly makes the whole thing even more entertaining.

  • Former Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warming
  • You don't even need to go that far.

    Just need real courts (based on principles of justice and sober interpretation of corruption and criminality) and proper incentives; full asset seizure and mandatory community service (decade minimum) working as a junior janitor at an Alzheimer patient facility, with restricted access to smartphones/computers and mobility restriction to the immediate area around the facility. You could even get minimum wage while taking part in your community service program.

  • Foxconn building Nvidia superchip facility in Mexico, execs say
  • I do find that business news on technology can offer a fine alternative to "tech journalism" (and they have strong sources), but the "superchip facility" framing is so lame.

  • AMD to reportedly become TSMC's next major customer in Arizona — HPC AI chips could start US production in 2025
  • Don't think AMD can compete with Nvidia on an absolute basis, purely due to the ecosystem dominance and market leadership inertia.

    They may be able to improve their position on a relative basis though.

  • Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 smartphone review - The superlative ultra-thin 8-inch foldable phone
  • I've stopped buying high-end smartphone in the last ~7 years, unfortunately cameras are one of the few remaining areas where there is an actual difference between flagships and mid-range devices. Although I think in the next few years this difference will evaporate.

  • Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 smartphone review - The superlative ultra-thin 8-inch foldable phone
  • I personally do not buy smartphones without MicroSD support. Thankfully options are still available for this feature.

  • Intel admits Core Ultra 9 285K will be slower than i9-14900K in gaming
  • To be honest, I don't think that's too bad of a trade-off, but I can see how this would be controversial in the context of desktop computing.

  • Former Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warming
  • It doesn't really matter if it's possible or not from a physics sense (I have no clue and am not making any statements on this).

    As we both agree, he clearly just made that up and picked a random number without any thoughts.

    Damn oligarchs acting all "holier than thou" and framing anyone who opposes them as "out of touch lazy, idiots" and yet their argumentation is on the level of a pre-teen. Just goes to show how they despise what they see as dirty plebs.

  • Former Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warming
  • This is the kind of thing that makes me support use of extra-judicial methods (at least in a temporary and limited context) against global oligarchs and senior lackeys.

    The host then followed up with, “Do you think we can meet AI’s energy without total blowing out climate goals?” and Schmidt answered with, “We’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we’re not organized to do it — and the way to do it is with the ways that we’re talking about now — and yes, the needs in this area will be a problem. But I’d rather bet on AI solving the problem than constraining it and having the problem if you see my plan.”

    This is outright malicious. How exactly would AI "solve the problem"? Later on in the article (I am not watching the propaganda video) alludes to "AI ... will make energy generation systems at least 15% more efficient or maybe even better" but he clearly just made that up on the spot. And at any rate, even if "AI" helps discover a method to make (all?) energy generation 15% more efficient that would still require trillion-dollar investments to modify current energy generation plants using the new technology.

    Who is Schmidt to say that the returns of using the total spend in the above-mentioned scenario wouldn't be better used on investing into wind and solar?

  • Samsung struggles with Exynos 2500 production, all Galaxy S25 units could switch to Snapdragon
  • I would argue the best option would be Exynos was roughly competitive with Snapdragon.

  • A year later, Apple has failed at USB-C (just like everyone else)
  • One could argue that USB-C (the connector) implied support for modern features/version of the USB protocol.

  • Apple couldn’t tell fake iPhones from real ones, lost $2.5M to scammers
  • Different rules for plebs. You got to get into the club.

  • Chinese company claims breakthrough in developing domestic silicon photonics chip
  • But refuses to disclose any specifications. I get the feeling a lot of local "entrepreneurs" are doing their best to "capitalize" on the large amount of money provided by the CCP for semiconductor development initiatives.

  • Google Is Stuffing Annoying Ads Into Its Terrible AI Search Feature
  • It would be hilarious if Pichai actually sent an email like this (or even more aggressive and truthful).

  • Transphobia in the fediverse
  • I honestly still don't get what is meant by downvotes in this thread. To me this comes off as any opposition/critique is transphobic by default; not a viable perspective in my humble opinion.

    Apologist of what? Transphobia? You are not justified in making such a statement.

    By the same logic, would I be justified in labelling you an orientalist; a bearer of the "white [person's] burden" (in the metaphorical sense)?

  • Transphobia in the fediverse
  • This is not a matter of justification or sympathy of transphobia. You can't condemn hundreds of millions of people (billions?) as evil just because they don't 100% align with your worldview. Especially if you know nothing about various countries' LGBT communities and their views and priorities.

    How do you know your maximalist approach is shared by the global trans community? How many languages do you speak? Have you ever been part (IRL, not online) of another country's trans community? Living there and interacting with other people (trans and not trans).

    Why are you saying that I believe that "[trans people] should [not] force their identities and pronouns onto other people?" Why are you putting words in my mouth? Is this because I provided a critique of your approach and offered a perspective from a non-english speaking country? I brought up the natal women's spaces example because it's a real world example that shows the limits of your approach. You don't know whether trans folk in non-english speaking countries are in 100% alignment with you on this issue.

    I will admit I don't either. But unlike you I do have some exposure to our local LGBT community and to me this comes off as almost orientalist. You definitely have a lack of appreciation that people in other countries (trans or otherwise) may view things through a different lens and have their own strategies and priorities.