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Re:Writing a Demoscene Intro for the ZX Spectrum on Monday October 12, 2026 @05:43PM (#50063463)
Demoscene is still a thing!

https://syntaxparty.org/ is on in a couple of weeks if you happen to be in Melbourne.

What kind of motherboard has no onboard iGPU these days?
Re:OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom on Thursday June 25, 2026 @12:16AM (#48668807)
But the energy requirements per token would be orders of magnitude worse than chips made at 3nm. So probably better for your hypothetical state to just pay the extra for more efficient chips so that they don't have (as much) of an energy problem.
Re:The World's Most Complex Machine on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @10:01PM (#47957206)
Do you have a link for the all-in-one project? I'd like to know more.
Re:Samsung Raises DRAM Prices Another ~30% for Q2 2026 on Sunday April 05, 2026 @08:33PM (#47655497)
I'm interested in building a Ryzen 9 box with ECC UDIMMs, but only 2 sticks due to reported stability issues with 4. Did it work well? Would you recommend it? (I would only be running Linux).
Re:Why So Many Control Rooms Were Seafoam Green (2025) on Thursday March 26, 2026 @05:39PM (#47536129)
Surely you mean F-15 right? (F-14 was exclusive to the Navy + Iran exports)
Re:Dabao Evaluation Board for Baochip-1x (Xous) on Monday March 02, 2026 @05:36PM (#47225175)
Rationale for development and architecture details on youtube here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWkfSmIgRs
As someone trying to spec out a Ryzen workstation right now I can tell you it's actually harder because Ryzen (unlike EPIC) uses UDIMM ECC, not RDIMM ECC. It's a niche that very few companies wanted to service before AI ram madness. Now the only vendor I can find is v-color:

https://v-color.net/products/ddr5-ecc-oc-u-dimm-server-memor...

But they no longer have 6000mhz stuff in stock (which is ideal for Ryzen due to the 1 to 1 speed match to the memory controller).

It's frustrating :(

Sure, as a percentage it's very rare - but some people have died as a result: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

I think most would agree that cases like that act as a deterrent?

Re:How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking on Friday December 12, 2025 @10:24PM (#46251699)
Are there any hobby projects to hack/replace the controller board to make a new/fancy TV into a dumb tv? Would be nice to be able to use a new OLED panel like that...
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To be fair the F22 would have been closer to the F35 in price if the number produced were larger so that the R&D was spread over a larger number of airframes. Such a pretty plane.
Has the DGX actually shipped anywhere yet?
Re:It's DE9, Not DB9 on Saturday July 26, 2025 @12:19AM (#44691285)
Surprised that no one has corrected them that it's not RS232 anymore. It was eventually ratified and it's technically called EIA-232-F (at least for the most recent 1997 version).
Re:AI Cameras Change Driver Behavior at Intersections on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @02:22AM (#44497589)
In Australia there is a scheme to pay lower wages to people with disabilities (lowest is approx $3 per hour).

Seems to work well for people who would otherwise not be able to participate in the workforce.

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/empl...

Re:The Future of Flatpak on Friday May 23, 2025 @08:32AM (#44072249)
> I doubt Linus ever talks to the GTK people in any meaningful way

Interestingly he has had arguments with them over the years, most fervently related to the development of https://subsurface-divelog.org/

Re:Why is my CPU usage always 100%? on Monday January 13, 2025 @10:39PM (#42693299)
There were a number of hacks to deal with this. RAIN was very popular back in the day, but AMNHLTM appears to have better compatibility with modern CPUs.
Re:I got promoted to staff engineer twice on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @04:51PM (#42569611)
lol - Sounds like a Terminal Lance comic strip.
Re:Arm is canceling Qualcomm's chip design license on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @01:55AM (#41922214)
What do you mean by Plan B? From what you've just said it sounds like their proposal was rejected, so there is no plan b now?
Re:To Be Born in a Bag on Sunday October 06, 2024 @07:07PM (#41761147)
I think api may have been alluding to the potential end state, where conception is performed in the lab.
Re:Calculating position from raw GPS data (2017) on Sunday July 14, 2024 @05:59PM (#40963518)
Here is another good open source implementation: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dVD1Yws__v0
Re:Show HN: 30ms latency screen sharing in Rust on Saturday July 13, 2024 @11:40PM (#40958668)
What's the plan for Wayland compatibility? For a little while I was able to share a single app - but not the full desktop. Now I can't share anything from Ubuntu 24.04 when using Wayland :(
Re:Sharp Color E-Paper Display EPoster 25.3in on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:53PM (#38007363)
Hmmm, interesting. Looks like .au does not comply and .com.au has a domain squatter.
Re:DSLinux – Linux for the Nintendo DS on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:44AM (#37829178)
I interviewed the creator of μCLinux recently here:

https://riscvnews.com/posts/j-core-interview/

It's yours.

Send me an email with your details (check my profile for my email address)

I have a modded Dreamcast free to a good home if anyone wants it and lives in Melbourne or Sydney. (I've found emulation easier for me these days, as I try to simplify my physical setup).
From the article:

> For example, Level 4 full autonomous driving will require 6G.

My understanding of Level 4 is that it's basically full autonomy, but with geo-fencing. Surely that can be achieved with GPS and there is no need for any 2 way comms? (this is assuming that all compute is "on board").

How do early stage Tech enterprises deal with the instability and problematic infrastructure in South Africa?

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