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invertedspear

@ invertedspear @lemm.ee

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  • No PS3 backwards compatibility

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  • It was very experimental, that’s really the reason Sony went with it and it was at the genesis of multi threaded processing, so the jury was still out on which way things would go.

    Your description of it is a little wrong though, it wasn’t multiple CPUs, at least not gore would be traditionally thought. It was a single dual core CPU, with 6 “supporting cores” so not full on CPUs. Kind of like an early stab at octocore processors when dual core was becoming popular and quad core was still being developed.

    I remember that the ability to boot Linux was a big deal too and a university racked 8 PS3s together into basically a 64 core super computer. I’m actually sad that didn’t go further, the raw computing power was there, we just didn’t really know what to do with it besides experiment.

    Honestly I think someone had a major breakthrough in multi-core single-unit processors shortly after the PS3 launch that killed this. Cell was just a more expensive way to get true multi threaded processing and a couple years later it was cheaper to buy a 32 core processor.

    Maybe in a different timeline we’re all running Cell processors in our daily lives.

  • What life hack is so simple yet so effective, you're shocked more people don't know about it?

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  • Further, if you drop something small, like a screw, set the flashlight on the floor. This will make all the small things cast long shadows and stand out way more.

  • What bizarre misconceptions do people have about your field?

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  • Visa and Mastercard, yes. Amex and Discover are both network and bank.

  • Easiest used electric car to repair/diy?

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  • There was a short period of time where California required manufacturers to produce EVs. No one was ready for it so they produced bare minimums to stay in compliance.

    There are very few of these still on the road. Ford likes to act like the MachE and Lightning are their first EVs, but they had Fusions, Focuses, and Rangers in EV platforms in that era.

  • Easiest used electric car to repair/diy?

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  • Their “car” is a fiberglass body on a motorcycle based frame. I think it will technically register as a motorcycle, while working out manufacturing they are also dealing with that legality so that people don’t have to wear helmets while driving it. So it’s super light, and super aerodynamic. The 1000 mi thing is also a bit of marketing glass as it’s a very specific use case that allows it to charge quite a lot of from the solar panel during that 1000 miles. Think like 100 miles a day over 10 days. It’s still going to suit a specific set of drivers almost perfectly and be a great commuter/grocery getter. IF they ever make it to mass production.

  • Privacy on Cars. How to stop data collection and transmission?

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  • Number 1) find the fuse that controls the modem and pull it. Without this your car can only report when the service techs hook it up to their diagnostics, and what is reported there versus what reports on the regular from the modem is a huge difference. You lose a lot of convenience this way, but that’s to be expected. CarPlay and auto give you a lot of that convenience back, but now you’re giving a lot of that same data to Apple and Google, even if all you think you’re doing is projecting maps from your phone to your infotainment. Do you trust them? You can use Bluetooth audio in most cars without using CarPlay or auto, that should be safe. Stick to maps on your phone if you don’t want Google or Apple getting your driving data.

  • what features would you look for when choosing between flip phones?

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  • My first flip phone was free when I signed up for service. Next one I got because it had that push to talk feature a bunch of my friends and coworkers had. Last one was just to upgrade the second one. Added a camera, an external display with caller ID and track info when playing MP3s. Then I got into the early smartphones. Pre iPhone, Windows CE stuff.

    If I were looking today it would need to be rugged as hell since I drop shit all the time, and I bet there won’t be a lot of cases for it. Capable of hotspot. Still want a camera (the best camera is the one you have with you). And a decent button feel since texting is going to be a way bigger PITA

  • why do a bunch of gas stations have 88 octane cheaper than 87?

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  • Years ago I had an E85 compatible vehicle when that was how we were going to save the planet before hybrids came along. E85 was cheaper than unleaded, but after crunching the numbers it was always the exact same cost per mile. Considering there were almost no stations with E85 fuel available, it just never made sense to go far out of my way to pay the same.

  • We must find it

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  • I don’t care what anyone says, this product is amazing and I’m sad it’s sold out.

  • Alcohol is my way to turn myself on and off again

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  • Yes, it was fool proof, until the world gave me a bigger fool.

  • Alcohol is my way to turn myself on and off again

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  • I work with programmers and devops people who think BitWarden is too complicated. I get it when it comes to the product team and BAs, but even then.

  • What are some marketing tactics that you dislike ?

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  • Stealing my time for nothing in return. Watching an ad to get content is a transaction. The door to door guy, or the guy who interrupts my shopping with “I’m not selling anything just asking you some questions” is annoying and I’m never going to use their product. The ones that persist after being told “not interested” can jump off a cliff.

  • what is the biggest failure in human history?

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  • 0-40 km/h (25 mi/h) in 42 seconds…. That’s 42, not 4.2 in case someone thought I missed the decimal. How did this sell almost 92k units per year up through the 80s?

  • What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't?

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  • When everything works: “What do we even pay IT for?”

    When everything’s broke: “What do we even pay IT for?”

    “When you do your job right it’s as if you didn’t do anything at all”

    • God to bender in Futurama

    When they start looking for a scapegoat, I hope you find yourself far away from the eye of Sauron there.

  • Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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  • If we can recycle single use plastic into this, then great. Somehow I doubt that’s how it would be made.

  • N.Y. couple finds safe filled with over $130K while magnet fishing in lake.

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  • Nope!

  • N.Y. couple finds safe filled with over $130K while magnet fishing in lake.

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  • You call no one. You buy a safe of your own. You start buying your groceries in two transactions, one with your card like always, the other in cash. Every other time you fill your gas tank you use a little of the cash. Clothes are all cash till that safe is empty. Buy all your gifts from the farmer’s markets or other “street walk” events. Who cares if it’s more than you normally spend, the point is that officially, you bought no gifts. Cash anytime you go out to eat.

    Get what you can from Facebook marketplace or Craigslist, but never anything that would mean title or registration. Those all need to come with deductions from bank accounts you can point to. The point is that by “cutting” a bunch of explainable expenses, you can eventually save up for the big spend item and buy that officially.

  • The "xylo" is greek for wood

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  • How is it that this literally came up in conversation at the family get together over the weekend, and on Monday it’s being memed? Proof again this world is just a simulation and has memory limitations.

  • What's an idea you have that should be an actual thing?

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  • Which accelerated people’s desire to get on first, they know people will take over the compartments above. This is a solution for you, but makes other’s lives more difficult.