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- Comment on A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it 1 day ago:
Maybe it generates AI porn.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 day ago:
Ah I see. Interesting! I always assumed the steam deck was just providing what high end console controllers were standardizing back there.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 day ago:
Don’t the expensive (over $100) controllers that PlayStation and Xbox offer have paddle controls on the back? I think they are Elite and Edge controllers.
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 4 days ago:
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 4 days ago:
And then we need to nationalize our basic infrastructure. Electricity and Fiber first.
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 4 days ago:
But! Zuck said they recently saw AI able to work on tasks that involve improving the software that manages AI! He said that means we are not far from super intelligence!
the extrapolation these guys make without new paradigm’s in mind is evidence of a bubble for me
- Comment on China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card 5 days ago:
SD cards lack durability in my experience.
Hopefully a reason for producing this alternative is improved durability.
- Comment on Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent 1 week ago:
More leaders in the tech industry need to speak up. Too many are ducking their heads waiting to see where the wind blows.
- Comment on TSMC employees reportedly stole 2nm trade secrets to share with Rapidus — accused are said to have shared 'hundreds of process integration technical photos' 1 week ago:
The perpetrators reportedly shared ‘hundreds of process integration technical photos’ with the Japanese company [Rapidus], though their exact relationship is unknown and it is unclear whether the chipmaker asked for the said assets.
I look forward to follow up reporting on this part.
- Comment on European Parliament vice president throws his support behind Stop Killing Games campaign 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Jack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security 5 weeks ago:
No one likes writing tests! Give him a break!
- Comment on Ubisoft Wants Gamers To Destroy All Copies of A Game Once It Goes Offline 1 month ago:
- Comment on GEEKDeck Is A SteamDeck For Your Living Room 1 month ago:
I think eventually things like this will push out consoles. And I think Sony and Microsoft are planning for it. Performance is flattening out across platforms and architectures. And architectures are all seemingly moving in the direction of ARM.
- Comment on Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection 3 months ago:
Well, this sounds like poor/broken communication to me. Why didn’t they cite another app that’s doing the same as them that has access to the app they want?
The idea that Android use to just let any app access any file on the system sounds like a nightmare. But I live in the modern security reality that is our world. And that reality is just going to continue to get worse and require more care. Not less.
- Comment on Cloudflare CEO warns AI and zero-click internet are killing the web's business model 3 months ago:
Totino’s Pizza Rolls remind you AI makes mistakes, always double check important information. [AD]
- Comment on Steam Deck gets a Battery Charge Limit control in the latest Beta 3 months ago:
It can’t dump a save state to disk? I guess that would be difficult on a normal OS.
- Comment on Fable has been delayed until 2026 because the studio needs more time, says Xbox 5 months ago:
The people working on the lighting and high res textures don’t usually design or implement gameplay mechanics or story elements.
- Comment on Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games 6 months ago:
Burnout Paradise woulda been banned from Steam.
- Comment on RedNote may wall off “TikTok refugees” to prevent US influence on Chinese users 6 months ago:
Ironic.
- Comment on Starfield's abandoned gore and dismemberment system sure would have made it less grey 7 months ago:
Tech issues! It’s the most advanced version of their pile of tech ever, right?
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
Well, now that everything is C we can have bidirectional cables.
Eventually we will have devices with just USB C on them. And many chargers have USB-C on their end now too.
It’s going to all shift to USB-C. And A will slowly go away. Maybe very slowly, but it will.
USB-A ports will go away in cars. And then it’s again just C on both ends.
You don’t see this transition happening around you? I sure do.
One Cable and Connector to Rule Them All.
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
Did I get micro wrong? I mean the one the PS4 controllers had. I’m just comparing it to past standards.
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
Yeah, it’s a weird state of things. But not really, when you think about other cable standards.
It’s interesting how USB, and now USB-C is becoming a standard power delivery interface. Even for things that have no “smart” features. I’m actually interested in getting USB-C wall outlets. In a few places.
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
That’s exactly what I’m saying. I’m not use to having this variability in build quality of USB ports, or Lightning ports.
I’m use to it either always being shit (micro-usb) or almost always fine unless an incident damages the port. USB-A is rock solid, relatively speaking.
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
You have to admit, it seems very unlikely though, right?
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
Lightning and barrel connectors are pretty solid.
Micro USB is worse than USB-C for sure. See my other comment on this post.
- Comment on USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect 7 months ago:
Anecdotally, both Valve and Meta have struggled with the durability of USB-C on their Index Controllers and Quest headsets respectively.
When used with a device that will move around, and maybe bump into things, USB-C can be easily shorted out leading to melted connections.
I also find the USB-C port on the PS5 controller isn’t 100% stable too. I use it with a cable on my PC.
Micro USB was worse about connection stability. But I’m not aware of it easily melting ports.
The USB-C connections Apple makes seem to be to a higher standard than all the ports I just mentioned. It is possible to make solid ones. But it seems you need to intentionally do so.
Does anyone else aware of anecdotal USB-C durability issues? It seems like the port is fine, but only when it’s reinforced/high quality.
- Comment on Microsoft built a PC that can't run local apps — Windows 365 Link starts at $349 and doesn't come with storage 8 months ago:
Sounds like something someone blindly mocking Apple would joke about them releasing
- Comment on Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages 9 months ago:
The thing I think is left out is that it usually eliminates all of the casual cheaters. For some games this is a massive change in the feel and culture of the online space in the game.
But yeah, no matter what, even when the games are never on our hardware and become just video streams sold to us by the hour, cheating tools will always exist. Even if it’s just a bit of tape on your monitor.
- Comment on Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children 9 months ago:
