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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by guerrilla on Sunday June 23, 2024 @02:31AM (#40765192)
Sounds like a recipe for Heisenbugs.
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by userbinator on Sunday June 23, 2024 @03:38AM (#40765460)
I can certainly see things like this causing a lot of unintended consequences. "It speeds up when I play loud music" is going to confuse many who don't know about this "feature".
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by mensetmanusman on Sunday June 23, 2024 @12:06PM (#40768414)
“If you play the music loud, your fps will increase!”
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by jayd16 on Sunday June 23, 2024 @03:15AM (#40765376)
Somewhat, although I guess the idea is still to keep perf flat and just throttle the cooling.
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