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Re:Ask Jeeves Shut Down on Saturday May 02, 2026 @01:00AM (#47983468)
It's mildly interesting that this landing page is hosted on github pages: https://github.com/askmediagroup/ask.com
Unfortunately devices like the VuPoint - while low cost and accessible - deliver impressively terrible results. It’s a composite to usb converter which will fail to handle delinterlacing and get the colors wrong.

The best bet for people who aren’t going to build a domesday duplicator (which decodes the VHS signal in software), is to stick to technology from the era. Such as later released VHS players which had FireWire out or could even burn a dvd.

Re:Our Commitment to Windows Quality on Friday March 20, 2026 @06:27PM (#47461546)
Apple has, AFAICT, never required automatic updates. I just checked the iOS 26 settings, and sure enough, I have both download and install automatically turned off. So it is possible.
Another interesting thing about WW2 mail - they would photograph letters onto microfilm, then reprint them on the other end to save valuable shipping capacity.
If your phone supports WiFi calling and dual SIM, you can get a data-only eSIM for the country you're visiting and you'll receive texts for your primary line over the data connection of the secondary eSIM.
Although they don't offer TOTP, I've noticed growing support for Passkeys which is a step in the right direction.
It is not a win. In a recent study, Robinhood with Citadel has the worst price improvement (execution quality) of any brokerage on the market. I’ve personally observed this - Robinhood might “improve” by 1/10 of a cent from NBBO while Fidelity is frequently closer to the mid.
Re:KDE Asking for Donations on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:23AM (#41391132)
I was about to donate until I read things like this and their initiatives like promotion. The incentives are all wrong - donations should go to actual expenses (hosting, hardware, dev meetups, bounties on large contributions), not amassing influence. Wikimedia is an example of everything wrong with not-for-profits, not a model to emulate.

What if we could direct donations to specific components of KDE? I have some longstanding bugs I’d be happy to pay someone to fix.

Primarily because it has specialized functions for various matrix sizes which are selected at runtime.
I think the easiest way to do this is get a used sata drive from a name brand, and a usb to sata adapter.
Re:WD announces enterprise 128TB SSD on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @02:55PM (#41174025)
I use the Intel P4510 (8TB) and have been super impressed with the performance. I also have some older WD SN200’s that are excellent MLC flash. You do need some active cooling for these types of drives such as in the path of a fan.

As for controller I’ve had good luck with this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2255800570197081.html

Re:AMD Unveils Ryzen 9000 CPUs for Desktop, Zen 5 on Monday June 03, 2024 @04:11AM (#40560380)
You can run 4x32 DDR5 on current gen AMD consumer platforms but don't expect speeds above 4400MHz in quad-channel regardless of what the module is rated for. I'd instead suggest dual channel 48GB DIMMs for 96GB at full speed.
So it turns out chrome os ships with a shared library to support L2 (since it's entirely in software). There's a patch to get it working on other Linux distributions.
Yep. And even worse states aren’t allowed to give individuals standing to sue either under the preemption clause (expect for in cases of deceptive advertising via email).
Re:Free shipping isn’t really free (2020) on Monday April 01, 2024 @12:10AM (#39890844)
You might be interested in some recent movement on this issue in California: https://sd09.senate.ca.gov/news/20231009-california-banning-...
Re:C++ Exit-Time Destructors on Saturday March 23, 2024 @02:42AM (#39797945)
I tested this recently and it definitely works as expected in c++ - destructors of static lifetime variables are called when the library is unloaded.
They’ve moved this functionality into finder on Mac and a new program “Apple devices” on windows.
Re:Every Default macOS Wallpaper on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:55PM (#39393009)
I noticed they recently brought back the clownfish as a built in option on iPhone!
Re:UniFi Express on Sunday December 03, 2023 @01:10AM (#38505220)
Arguably, > 1G is outside the range of home equipment as most consumers have no need for it. You're asking a 2.5G router, a WiFi 6 AP, and a multi-gig switch all in one package. Most people who care about these also know better than to buy an all-in-one router since they are typically very limited in configuration options, especially if you need any sort of routing tables.

ASUS has some all-in-ones with 2x 10GbE ports but I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

Re:UniFi Express on Saturday December 02, 2023 @10:37PM (#38504581)
The Mikrotik RB5009 is very affordable and has both SFP+ and 1x 2.5G Ethernet. And you can use either port as WAN or LAN depending on your setup. Will still need a switch however if you have more 2.5G clients.
That’s just Tmobile - we have plans both directly and with Mint and the coverage is identical. There are some other first party MVNO’s like Visible which run on Verizon you might be interested in.
Re:Why SciPy builds for Python 3.12 on Windows are a minor miracle on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:55PM (#38198438)
We have this already - “f2c” has been around for decades.
Re:Support HDR images in your app [video] on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:29PM (#37794384)
mpv with --tone-mapping=bt.2446a (or whichever you like from https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#options-tone-mapping), --hdr-compute-peak=yes, and --target-peak=SDR monitor nits, does the best I've seen yet.
Re:Just how constexpr is C++20’s std:string? on Friday September 08, 2023 @05:44PM (#37439774)
Right - you can use the std::string at compile time but since it allocates dynamically you need to copy to a fixed size char[]/std::array to use at runtime.
If what you say is true, take them to arbitration. They usually have to pay the arbitrator’s fees and you can typically do it over email/video call.
I use enterprise SSDs now for the same reason - serverpartdeals has been reliable so far and has old stock 8TB under $500.
I read 16k H100’s for their datacenter in Texas
However, ICE is more efficient at higher free speeds unlike electric so there’s a higher sweet spot.
Re:I have written a JVM in Rust on Friday July 21, 2023 @03:56PM (#36818841)
Every blu ray player runs java for bonus features on the disk- they can even connect to the internet!

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