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    I swapped my mini-LED display for a $1,300 OLED monitor. Here’s what happened

    All good tips. (y) When I was contemplating OLED, I decided to set my taskbar to autohide to see how annoying that would be to deal with on a permanent basis. When navigating to the taskbar to switch between apps, the little extra pause required to hover at the bottom while the taskbar pops up...
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    I swapped my mini-LED display for a $1,300 OLED monitor. Here’s what happened

    Last year I was in the market for nothing less than a minimum 42" OLED. I poured over reviews and even made a 6-hour round trip to MicroCenter just to see them in person. After all that, knowing how much I use my monitor and how long I would need it to last, I chickened out and went with a...
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    News 29 North Korean laptop farms busted by U.S. Department of Justice — illicit IT workers across 16 states reportedly obtained employment with more th...

    They ship the laptop to someone in the US for that person to connect it up. Laptops are a lot easier/economical to ship than a desktop.
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    News AMD CPUs surpass the 40% threshold in latest Steam hardware survey — RTX 5070 emerges as the most preferred GPU within the Blackwell series

    I know this was an article about CPUs, but looking at the GPU data, something's got to be broken... There's no way that more people out there bought and are gaming with a 5090 than a 9070... Something's not right about these GPU surveys.
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    News Zalman's jet engine-inspired CPU cooler hits the shelves — striking design lands in Korea for less than $60

    Yep, I used a Zalman cooler almost identical to this for 12 years running 12-14 hours/day. It did such a great job I replaced it with another Zalman. Currently have a Zalman on my newest build, and if it wasn't for the fact that I'll be water-cooling it eventually, I'd be all about these...
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    News Luxury PC company Maingear launches '90's style Retro95 beige PC — company known for flashy rigs with custom cooling and automotive paint brings ol...

    This is totally in my wheelhouse. But I'm not so nostalgic that I want to return to that era in my main desk setup. If I had more than one office though, or an office that needed to be customer-facing, I would totally rock this thing, CRT and all!
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    News 1 in 5 Steam games released in 2025 use generative AI, up nearly 700% year-on-year — 7,818 titles disclose genAI asset usage, 7% of the entire Stea...

    Here's the problem I see with that scenario: Every one of those 5 individuals can develop the skills necessary to utilize AI, true, but with 1 person doing the work of 5, that still leaves 4 people unemployed. I respectfully disagree that it's the exact same effect, and here's why. When...
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    News 1 in 5 Steam games released in 2025 use generative AI, up nearly 700% year-on-year — 7,818 titles disclose genAI asset usage, 7% of the entire Stea...

    I would like to think that the majority of the games using AI (currently) are the grassroots indie titles that are being developed by one or two people in their bedrooms. As an entrepreneur, I appreciate that starting small means you have to wear a lot of hats to grow your business, and that...
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    Prime Day is officially over, but here are some great deals you can still get at Amazon, Newegg, and others [clone]

    Thank goodness Prime Day is finally over. I'm sick of seeing nothing but affiliate marketing all over Tom's and barely any actual news articles. It's this way every year and it's gotten really old.
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    Nvidia RTX 5070 vs AMD RX 9070 Face Off

    I'm a 20-year Nvidia patron who made the switch in March because I couldn't source a 5080. I have been very pleased so far. Of course, I don't know what I've been missing by not getting a 5080, but what I can say is that drivers have been rock solid and I've experienced no issues whatsoever with...
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    News Ford CEO latest to claim AI will wipe out half of white collar jobs in the U.S. — 'AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind

    I started out in construction, then switched to white collar. I have several friends who stayed in construction, in particular Electrical. They are running six and seven figure business now with a fleet of employees, while I currently sit jobless (lost to AI). If I was to offer advice to any...
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    News 29 North Korean laptop farms busted by U.S. Department of Justice — illicit IT workers across 16 states reportedly obtained employment with more th...

    Thanks, you make some good points,... ones I agree with. The online job search is an endless black hole of disappointment. I have, in my time, been a roofer, a car mechanic, a construction worker, a window cleaner, a car salesman, and an insurance claims adjuster, all with varying degrees of...
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    News HP unveils 'CarFax for PCs' that could make buying older laptops more viable — telemetry, support requests, and AI will generate a laptop's history...

    I wouldn't buy an HP lapto.... anything ... if they paid me to take it. So I guess they won't be saving any landfill trash on my account.
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    News 29 North Korean laptop farms busted by U.S. Department of Justice — illicit IT workers across 16 states reportedly obtained employment with more th...

    While I'm sure the talent varies from one person to another, the answer is surprisingly 'not always.' I just watched a video about this two days ago, and the creator actually staged a mock job interview with one of these guys: View: https://youtu.be/Y7x0gvfFa0Q?feature=shared Meanwhile, I've...