Recent content by Kenneth Hans

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    News ASML recalls its humble origins in a ‘leaky shed’ in Eindhoven, circa 1984 — it now makes the most cutting-edge chipmaking tools on the planet

    Their stock has not performed well the last 6 months,. despite the feel-good stories like this one.
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    If you want the best GPU money can buy, this Nvidia RTX 4090 is on sale at its lowest-ever price

    That price isn't even accurate. It's $2098 at Newegg and $1849 at Amazon.
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    News Razer Blade 18 comes with an eye watering $4,799 price tag — comes armed with i9-14900HX and RTX 4090

    I also have to wonder how much noise it will make at load. That's the main reason I haven't switched to gaming on a laptop over a desktop.
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    News Laptop BIOS password reset technique uses contorted paperclips stuffed into a parallel port

    Right? Where can you find a laptop with a parallel port these days?
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    News Intel CEO says Nvidia’s AI dominance is pure luck – Nvidia VP fires back, says Intel lacked vision and execution

    If intel hadn't stuck to their dumb marketing plan (aka Moore's law) and worked on actual innovation, they'd be a lot further ahead by now.
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    Review Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 Review: Sleek Looks, Fast 6 GHz

    I have the previous version. Performance is great, but the lack of real security controls and zero support for mesh means I'll never buy another unless they add those options natively.
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    News Mechanical Desktop Power Button Lets You Turns Your PC On And Off

    Cheaper and better: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081VGC6VT?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
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    News AI Can Crack Most Common Passwords In Less Than A Minute

    Not if you start with a hash you've stolen or captured. Then you've got unlimited attempts to break it.
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    News Qualcomm Claims the Transition of PCs to Arm Is "Inevitable"

    Or the "inevitable consoles taking over PC gaming" we've been hearing about for about as long LOL
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    Question Red CPU status LED is lit on Z590 AORUS ELITE AX ?

    Disregard. I've returned the board.
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    Question Red CPU status LED is lit on Z590 AORUS ELITE AX ?

    Hi there, I've got a new Z590 AORUS ELITE AX 1.0 that won't POST and the red CPU Status Light illuminates immediately after every power on. I've tried using the built-in video and an add-in card. I've tried the chip I want to use, i5-10600k, and an i5-10400 CPU. I've tried using one and two...
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    CenturyLink Let One Bad Networking Card Disrupt 911 Services in Multiple States

    I'm sure it took a while for someone to admit it was the NIC. It probably started with 'blame the antivirus software'...