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There is no magic, if the data you compute as atomic chunk don't fit in cache then memory bandwidth R/W limit kicks in and architecture does not matter. On contrary - having multi gpu setup of same price and same memory size with even slower memories may give you effectively much higher bandwidth but at the cost of power consumption.
I'm confused, doesn't access to microphone raise pop up asking for permissions? I'm nearly sure I saw it
Re:Your Pension Depends on Kids You Did Not Have on Monday August 10, 2026 @10:30AM (#49244209)
If system is designed to save for your own pension, and system uses your savings for pensions of others then it is a system that doesn't work, not people looking for 'free ride'.

Also, if you want people to have more kids in rich countries you need to find other formula than just pouring money. And it has to be attractive to people, not forced on them.

Been investigating these multichannel AMD based platforms last year and seem like none of them can in real scenarios utilize anywhere close to their theoretical bandwidth.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026) on Sunday June 14, 2026 @05:10PM (#48532757)
My little project for today is sort of hardware hacking of Chinese Aubess WiFi switch with power monitor so I can reflash it without desoldering anything. :)
Is there a way to run it on Vulkan?
Re:Zig: Build System Reworked on Saturday May 30, 2026 @08:11PM (#48341839)
Well, I feel you very much about Python! Also was coding in plenty of languages for past 30 years (assembly, pascal, C, D, java, visual basic, typescript, C++, and so on and so for) and every now and then I wonder if that aversion of mine towards indentation based languages (python, nim) comes from lack of enough flexibility of my mind/aversion towards training my brain to use and recognize different coding way or it is simply because it not ergonomic enough once you reach certain skill level.
You saying it like there are no other easy ways to launder money. Every time I walk by a cleaning service or hairdresser in a less dense populated area I wonder if they are involved in money launderinng.
Re:Your phone is an entire computer on Friday March 13, 2026 @03:59PM (#47369055)
Why would you allow your phone to be a computer if you can sell a computer AND a phone? Allowing "random" OS to be installed on your phone would mean loosing control over your phone (including spying, gathering statistical data to influence major decisions, ability to paralyze communication of your country etc etc)

Android phones are nothing but linux phones and video output (DP over USB-C, earlier MHL) is for many years already included in many phones. I would love to carry one device with everything on it. I would be very happy if that device was like a laptop with detachable core, that acts as phone.

Re:10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips on Friday March 06, 2026 @07:09AM (#47273999)
> problems because Dell sourced the absolute cheapest stuff for their computers;

Price itself has nothing to cause problems, it is either bad design or false or incomplete data on datasheets or all of it. Please STOP spreading this narrative, the right thing is to make ads, datasheets, marketing materials etc, etc to tell you the truth that is necessary for you to make proper decision as client/consumer.

It is finally a time to replace laptops with phones and laptop like docking stations. With hardware prices you'll save on buying twice, keep all your stuff in one device etc. That is what any disrupting company should head for.
Re:Microgpt on Sunday March 01, 2026 @07:09AM (#47205989)
Well, I also think that there is a lot that we process 'in background' and learn on beforehand in order to learn how to drive and then drive. I think the most 'fair' would be to figure out absolute lowest age of kids that would allow them to perform well on streets behind steering wheel.
Actually social media is relatively easy to replace and as such not as big threat to European economy as other types of service. The biggest threat from social media is manipulation and collection of data that can be used to manipulate.
Benefits are bigger than anyone realizes. Even if it would cost same it would still be money that are to circulate further in local economy.
Re:Migrating the main Zig repository from GitHub to Codeberg on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:11AM (#46066948)
Looks like advertisement of codeberg - worked, got my account there

The message itself could be a bit nicer however. I agree with what it says but not with how it is written.

Re:Why is Zig so Cool? on Saturday November 08, 2025 @10:00PM (#45862501)
@pron If all you mean is there is more syntax to D than to zig to achieve same/similar thing then you may be a bit aggresive on how you communicate it.
Re:VR Headsets Are Better Than Ever and No One Seems to Care on Thursday September 25, 2025 @01:52PM (#45376337)
Inconvenient, most of the times freaking expensive or vendor locked, no privacy - these are major reasons why it doesn't work out.

A good VR headset will be most probably a form of wireless screen (not a beafy computer) that is simple, lightweight (at most 200g in front of your face), cheap enough so you'll be able to wear it with you and not worry that something happens to it or be able to afford it for each member of your family without major effort and most of all - it should be replacing computer/laptop screen for daily tasks.

We could do it today, big tech is just holding us back with their vision of products

Ryzen AI max+ 395 128GB can do 256GBps so lets put all these "ifs" to bed once for all. That is absolutely no brainer to drop more RAM as long as there is enough bits in address space of physical hardware. And there usually is, as same silicons are branded and packaged differently for commercial market and for consumer market. Check up how chinese are doubling 4090s RAM from 24 to 48GB.
Re:Hacking birds to store images;-) [video] on Saturday July 26, 2025 @03:20PM (#44696348)
Interesting video about birds and sound
That is a bit unexpected from company that produces light bulbs (pun intended ;-) ), but deserves spreading that idea out.
Google saying they gonna reboot my phone for my safety - not suspicious at all ;)
Re:JSLinux on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @02:37AM (#43689656)
100% agree, would like to meet that guy one day
Didn't try Quest 3, but biggest disadvantages of quest 2 are:

- half a kilo hanging in front of your face

- working in the summer w/o air conditioning is a nightmare

Having nreal air. It is so freaking inconvenient to wear for longer that every time I see someone posting how they replaced regular screen with ar glasses or vr (yes, tried also Quest 2) I laugh HARD!
Re:Ask HN: 2x Arc A770 or 1x Radeon 7900 XTX for llama.cpp on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @04:31PM (#43336695)
3090 is about twice as expensive as 7900 XTX, so out of my budget at this moment. I'm EU based and my absolute top limit is 1000 USD. 7900XTX cost around that and dual Arc A770 cost about 30% less.
Re:Ask HN: 2x Arc A770 or 1x Radeon 7900 XTX for llama.cpp on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @04:26PM (#43336655)
I've seen these threads (I've done actually quite some digging before reaching to HN), but my problem is that if I'm to make decision I would want to see how both solution compare directly with exactly same model on most recent drivers. Having results from different models, or results older than 2-3 months is not reliable in this case.

Ask HN: 2x Arc A770 or 1x Radeon 7900 XTX for llama.cpp

Can't find "apple to apple" comparison on performance on QWQ 32b (4bit), can anyone help me with decision on which solution to pick?From what I dig so far it looks like dual Arc A770 is supported by llama.cpp. And saw some reports that llama.cpp on top of IPEX-LLM is fastest way for inference on intel card.On the other end there is more expensive 7900 XTX on which AMD claims (Jan '25) that...

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