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Re:New Apple TV 4K on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @05:34PM (#50079155)
What 8k or 120 fps 4k content is even available?
AKA the efficient markets hypotheses.
> A huge benefit of local setups at our studio is that a lot of our software can't run headless, so when we're having agents work in Blender or in Unity etc with MCP that'd otherwise eat up our normal computer use

I'm curious about your setup. I've been tinkering with the idea of setting up Blender (cli use) in a container to allow agents to verify the scripts they are generating compile at a minimum. One thing I've found extremely helpful was generating a RAG of the current version of Blender.

For anyone wondering, I'm running Gemma4 26b A4B on a mini PC with 32 GB of DD4 and a Vega 7 iGPU (llama.cpp w/ Vulkan).

Re:Why travellers are obsessed with foreign supermarkets on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @10:41PM (#49369808)
One of my favorite souvenirs from France is a reusable shopping bag from Carrefour.
Re:A Tome of Forbidden Technologies on Saturday August 08, 2026 @08:46AM (#49221352)
Same. I was already getting hand-wavy vibes from the prose above it.
Re:ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine on Sunday August 02, 2026 @11:46AM (#49145621)
You can buy most ATX (or derivative) cases and have an adapter bracket printed from services like JLPCB. Make sure the material is ABS or another high temperature plastic to resist heat warp.
Re:ESP32-C3 SuperMini antenna modification on Sunday August 02, 2026 @11:42AM (#49145598)
2.4GHz is already incredibly crowded and prone to interference (in urban environments). I remember once picking up emissions on a Bluetooth headset from a leaky microwave oven.
Re:Steam Machine on Monday June 22, 2026 @01:46PM (#48633411)
Are you using the stock cooler? I’m going with an AIO for the APU, but I worry that the little heatsinks I’m planning for the VRMs aren’t going to cut it.
For 1200 a month you could have excellent coverage from Kaiser.
Re:Renault: Electric motors with no rare earths on Saturday June 13, 2026 @07:54AM (#48516371)
I assume you’re talking about the n52 vs n20. I’ve had both engines as daily drivers, and they’re both fine. The n20 has a bad rap due to early models failing from a timing chain guides breaking.
Re:I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @09:50AM (#48476273)
Ah WASD keyboards :(. Does anyone by chance have the manuals for the v1 and or v3 coding keyboards from them?
Definitely worth visiting if you’re there, along with the remains of the medieval fortress under the Louvre.
I used to work in this industry and can confirm. California was by far the biggest cohort of consumers we had.
I've found cartoons look fine if the format matches your display.
> gone are the days of PCIe

Thunderbolt is external PCIe.

Not to mention you can 3D print Duplo compatible bricks.
Re:Pike: To Exit or Not to Exit on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @08:54AM (#47334943)
Also High Occupancy Lanes will sometimes have their own exits on the left side.
Re:My Homelab Setup on Sunday March 08, 2026 @03:26PM (#47300322)
This is the way. You can even do it with mDNS.
Iraq was ruled by a sociopath that used chemical weapons against his own citizens. I didn’t agree with the invasion, but there is no doubt Iraq is better off today than it would have been without U.S. involvement.
They also ruin the experience of trying to take your child to one of these parks.
Re:Will vibe coding end like the maker movement? on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:21PM (#47169044)
Not sure I see it like that. Micropython removes most of the rough edges of doing embedded C. If you prefer no code then I suggest ESPHome for your ESP IoT projects.
You could try signing up for a race. 5k’s are a good intro if you’re new to running. Plus it’s a nearly free hobby.
Re:Factory-built housing hasn't taken off in California on Sunday February 22, 2026 @03:53PM (#47114553)
It’s wild to hear people scape goat REIT funds and campaign for rent control when the real problem happens to be “average people” owning investment properties. Step 1 of fixing the problem is the immediate repeal of Prop 13.
2020 yes. 2024 on PS5 IMO was a waste of money. The problem is they both require tons of computing power to run smoothly and look good.
Re:Puget Systems Most Reliable Hardware of 2025 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @05:10PM (#46878041)
Check out OpenRGB. It more often than not supports your device and it runs on most OS’s. I used it to turn off the rave happening in my rig.
If only he had the power to excommunicate entities from the internet.
Is this really easier to work with than bodge wire (wire wrap)? Asking because I still have a few rolls and would rather not waste money.
Wake me when the auto-router works.
The one educated in bird law.
Re:Doing gigabit Ethernet over my British phone wires on Saturday January 24, 2026 @11:14AM (#46744790)
This has been my experience as well. I did have signal issues with cheap consumer router+AP combos, but after switching to Ubiquiti hardware coverage and signal have been great.

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