cmnybo

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Modern games are not going to run well. Look for a Thinkpad with a Thunderbolt 3 port (make sure it actually has 4 PCIe lanes, some only have 2) and use an eGPU. Retro games will run fine on integrated graphics though.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

It does make some things better, but there are a number of downsides too. The biggest downside is that it's not practical to make the memory socketed because of the speed that's required.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Yes and there is also OneWeb and eventually Kuiper.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 148 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Considering that RAM is shared with the GPU, it's still not enough.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

It depends on the PC. If it's a mini ITX board with an unused 16 lane PCIe slot, you can put an adapter in there with 4 NVMe drives. Make sure the motherboard supports PCIe bifurcation though.

Another option is an M.2 to SATA adapter. They will connect 4 to 6 drives to an M.2 slot. Finding a place to mount those drives could be tricky though.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 50 points 2 months ago

It doesn't even matter if it's a trusted seller. Amazon puts their returned items back with the new products and they stock the items from every seller together. You can have 10 sellers with a genuine item and 1 with a counterfeit item and have a chance of getting the counterfeit item from any of them because they all share the same stock.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've considered windows to be deprecated for over a decade.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

That works until the battery puffs up and cracks the screen. Phones don't last long when plugged in 24/7. Also keep in mind that WiFi cameras can easily be jammed.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

It used to, but it's had the option to save an actual video for a long time now.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would just print it, fill it out by hand and scan it. Make them do the extra work if they send a PDF that doesn't work in your software.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 71 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what happens when you don't keep windows locked inside a virtual machine.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most devices generate a random IPv6 address and change it frequently. Your browser fingerprint is much more useful for device tracking than your IP address anyways.

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