The CHIPS (etc) Act was enough to justify his presidency by itself, IMO. It was insane that such a huge percentage of the world's semiconductor research and production were concentrated in one country, especially a small one that China has been eyeing like a feral cat for years.
The digital world, I’m realising, is a bit of a racket. Recently most of my iTunes library disappeared from my iPhone, and I just don’t know if I can be bothered to go through all the different hoops, portals, queueing systems and long forgotten passwords to get them back again. I’ve also had the repeated experience of...
I use MakeMKV and an Asus BW-16D1HT in an external enclosure. Run into very few disks that I have trouble ripping, but eventually an update comes out and solves it. Or cleaning the disc and trying again, cleaning again and retrying, on and on until it works.
At 80+Gb that means it's a straight blu-ray rip without being recompressed at all, which is perfect if you have a nice home theater system. You definitely notice the difference then. But if you're just watching on an average monitor with headphones or such, then you're honestly better off finding a smaller version that someone properly compressed down a bit.
They're not that different, really. CUDA processing cores are the most used in AI training, and those are the main processors used in both Nvidia's consumer desktop cards and machine learning enterprise cards. As "AI" is on the rise, more and more of the supply of CUDA processors and VRAM chips will be diverted to enterprise solutions that will fetch a higher price from deals with corporations. Meaning there will be less materials available for the consumer-level GPU supply, which will drive prices up for normal consumers. NVIDIA has been banking on this for a long time; that's why they don't care about overpricing the consumer market and have been trying to push people towards cloud-based GeForce Now subscription models where you don't even own the hardware and just basically rent the processing power to play games.
Also just to be anal, the 3090 and 4090 have 24Gb of vram, not 32Gb. And unlike gaming nowadays you can distribute the workload to multiple GPU's in one system, or over a network of machines.
AI is much more taxing than gaming. Machine learning will peg a gpu at a flat 100% constant use, while gaming fluctuates up and down depending on what's going on on screen. So being more power efficient while running a card at 100% 24/7 saves money on power costs, and corporations love saving money.
Still rocking my 2012 Silver genpu since I drove it new off the lot. Been the best balance of fun and reliability I've ever seen in a car. Just waiting for Mazda to get their shit together on their EV's and make an electric AWD 3 hatchback.
John Cho was solid, the writing was terrible and tried too hard to make it have light hearted jokes, a la Marvel. Like the "Shower bath shower" scene was out of character for both Spike and Faye and didn't land under the circumstances.
Like many others I’m coming to Lemmy from Reddit, and I noticed there isn’t a well-established dry herb vape community present (yet). While I still enjoy sharing a joint when the opportunity arises, I prefer dry herb vapes for efficiency, taste, and reduced smell. For some of you that frequented/frequent the vaporents sub,...
I've been using a DaVinci IQ2 for a while and really like it. I'm a pretty light user, I just vape one time a day an hour or two before going to bed, gives me some time to relax and helps me fall asleep. Anyways, the thing I like about the IQ2 the most is their stainless dosage pods. They only hold like 0.3g but that's enough for a vape session. And they have an ingenious grinder that you easily pack a 6-pack of pods super easy, and a storage holder for them that's pretty nice and helps with smell. It makes it so easy to prep for a few sessions and minimizes cleanup by quite a lot. And with their app you can set up your vape and even put in your strain info to track THC consumption, if that's something you want to do. Downside is their ecosystem is pretty pricey, but they have been including their pods or a grinder lately.
Overall if you're not a heavy smoker DaVinci makes some really good stuff. It gets pretty hot so I'd recommend getting their silicone glove and giving it some time to cool off between sessions. Gotta look around for coupons, though. MSRP is like $299 for the IQ2, but I think I got mine around $230. IQC is a bit cheaper, I have one as a backup just in case, really just the mouthpiece and some app functionality are what you're giving up. Plus the IQ2 has a 10 year warranty and thr IQC I think it's like 3 or 5 years.
I have an IQ2 and IQC and I'd say they're great vapes. The really nice thing with them is their dosage pods, the stainless steel ones are only 0.3g capacity (ceramics are 0.2g and don't heat as nicely, in my experience) but you get 6 in a pack to load up. And the grinder they sell to load the pods is fantastic. You can easily do a sesh, let the unit cool down for like 10 minutes, pop in a fresh pod and maybe battery if needed, and go again. Great system, you just gotta look around for coupons to get the price down.
Drop has kinda gone to shit anyways. Though I have gotten some good headphones off them. But I ordered a set of wood IEM's back in January. Got and update like a month later that the supply chain got messed up, will ship in June. Current order status is "Reserved for shipment. Estimated ship date: July 10". So like a week ago. And all the emails from them lately have been
"Check out these amazing keycaps!11!1!"
"Hey look, we got more keycaps!!!!"
"Limited time only super-special keycaps!"
"Hey, you looking for some keycaps?!"
It's not what it used to be, just like everything else on the internet.
hey all. I’ve tried different ram, a different windows version, I’ve messed around in bios and updated it as well. How can i get my pc to register the rest of my ram??...
Yeah I just upgraded my phone and got apple TV for free, and I ended up watching season 1 over the past couple weeks. It was pretty solid. Then I saw that season 2 is coming out today, so that was a nice surprise!
I’m well aware that I can rip most Blu-rays with MakeMKV and then convert to mp4 with Handbrake; however, the former just rips everything raw from the disk so the file size is humongous and the conversion via Handbrake for just a single file is terribly long and puts a lot of strain on my computer....
MakeMKV (at least in windows) lets you rip a remuxed mkv without having to rip everything. So you can just select the titles, audio, and subtitle tracks you want without ripping all the other stuff. You don't need to make a full backup and then pull all that out.
I tried looking around for a changelog but I couldn't find one anywhere (let me know if you know where it is, I know you can look at the commits/merged PRs on Codeberg but there's a lot to dig through)....
Pornhub has shut off access in Mississippi and Virginia to protest age verification laws that can involve checking government IDs. It previously blocked access in Utah.
This actually pushed me and a couple of friends to subscribe to Nord; I'd been thinking I should get a VPN for a while anyways. I looked through VPN's and I ended up liking Nord's feature set and price vs ExpressVPN. Never thought I'd use them back when they were EVERY video's sponsor on YouTube lol.
I game at 3440x1440 ultrawide, and upgraded from a 3090 to 4090. 4090 is significantly faster and smoother. And DLSS3 frame interpolation is no joke- in Hogwarts Legacy with every setting cranked up and max ray tracing, turning on DLSS3 jumped me from around 80fps with noticeable 1% low stutters and now pegs it at the 144fps limiter I set in game. Smooth as butter.
Also I mess around with some AI things like stable diffusion, and it's much faster for that as well. As much as I hate the term "future proof", the 4090 is more worth it in that regards, IMO.
Microsoft's Gamepass gives you a discounted price on games, so if you see that something is going to fall out of their subscription catalog you can purchase it for less. It's only like 20% off but it's nice that they offer it.
Ive been excited to see folding phone screens for a few years now, but I’m reminded of the horrible creases that form over time (at least in the Samsung models I’ve seen)....
I'm in the same boat, I've been interested in the folding phone concept for years, but I've been waiting for them to get slimmer, have less of a crease, and have a better front screen for journal quick use. I was tempted to wait and buy the new Galaxy Fold 5 when it comes out. It's supposed to have the new teardrop design hinge that immensely helps out with the crease. But then it looks like they still aren't going to do anything with the front screen from the Fold 4, which I don't like, so I just bought the Galaxy S23 Note (let's face it, that's what the Ultra is) instead. Hopefully by the time the Fold 7 comes out they'll have made some changes.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib urges Michigan Democrats to vote against Biden in the primary (www.nbcnews.com)
I’m sick of streaming. Films were better on Blu-ray (www.spectator.co.uk)
The digital world, I’m realising, is a bit of a racket. Recently most of my iTunes library disappeared from my iPhone, and I just don’t know if I can be bothered to go through all the different hoops, portals, queueing systems and long forgotten passwords to get them back again. I’ve also had the repeated experience of...
Anon misses the RTS genre (sh.itjust.works)
Keep Seeding (lemmy.one)
A few months ago I grabbed this torrent from rarbg, and it took weeks to download. Often going days with no seeders....
PC graphics cards to get more expensive again "thanks" to AI boom (archive.is)
My local Mazda dealer in 2013 (i.imgur.com)
Taken not too long after they discontinued the speed 3. There were a couple more out front that aren’t pictured.
Adult Swim lands new show from ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and ‘John Wick’ creators | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. (www.bbc.com)
Dry Herb Vape Reviews
Like many others I’m coming to Lemmy from Reddit, and I noticed there isn’t a well-established dry herb vape community present (yet). While I still enjoy sharing a joint when the opportunity arises, I prefer dry herb vapes for efficiency, taste, and reduced smell. For some of you that frequented/frequent the vaporents sub,...
Corsair acquires Drop (www.theverge.com)
RAM issues help please (beehaw.org)
hey all. I’ve tried different ram, a different windows version, I’ve messed around in bios and updated it as well. How can i get my pc to register the rest of my ram??...
Are there any good Blu-ray ripping software for Linux?
I’m well aware that I can rip most Blu-rays with MakeMKV and then convert to mp4 with Handbrake; however, the former just rips everything raw from the disk so the file size is humongous and the conversion via Handbrake for just a single file is terribly long and puts a lot of strain on my computer....
Loving the new updates, but what all has changed?
I tried looking around for a changelog but I couldn't find one anywhere (let me know if you know where it is, I know you can look at the commits/merged PRs on Codeberg but there's a lot to dig through)....
Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws (www.theverge.com)
Pornhub has shut off access in Mississippi and Virginia to protest age verification laws that can involve checking government IDs. It previously blocked access in Utah.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum studio Daedalic reportedly lays off 25 employees, exiting game development (www.eurogamer.net)
Is thy working (kbin.fbievan.live)
Is this federating?
3090 or 4090
I have an RTX 2080ti....
Meta’s new Quest Plus subscription gets you two free VR games per month (www.theverge.com)
What are the best phones with headphone jacks?
At least for the next few years, I am pretty firm on needing a jack on my device....
80’s Villians Conference Group Photo (beehaw.org)
Group photo from the 1st annual 80’s Villians Conference held on the planet Cybertron and hosted by the Decepticons. #80sfun
Folding screens - are there any good options?
Ive been excited to see folding phone screens for a few years now, but I’m reminded of the horrible creases that form over time (at least in the Samsung models I’ve seen)....