Recent content by Konomi

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    News GPU's built-in gyro & accelerometer tell you if the card isn't level — ROG Astral GPU battles card sag with software-monitored feature

    Asus should implement these sensors in humans too, as sagging is a common occurrence as we age.
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    News ChatGPT is now a potent tool for finding the locations of photos, raising doxxing concerns

    True - anyone who has dabbled with OSINT is aware there is already plenty of tools you can use to achieve the same result. It just turns out ChatGPT can be added to the list of tools for the job. Same advice applies here anyway - don't share information publicly that could lead to doxxing or...
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    News Microsoft warns of Outlook Classic bug that can crank CPU use up to 50% when typing

    There's a good solution to this problem and that is called switching to pen and paper.
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    News Windows Update drops empty 'intepub' folder in system, leaves users scratching heads after April update

    I'd assume when third-parties are dumping their files at the root of the drive, it is because they're too lazy to check if the various standard locations even exist between OS versions, if they have the necessary permissions.. well, you get the idea. Microsoft on the other hand, should know...
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    News China-exclusive RTX 5090D dominates in 3DMark benchmark records - Galax HOF edition eclipses RTX 5090 challengers

    And you should also have learned that frequency alone is not everything. Sure, maybe the 9070XT hits higher frequencies on air cooling - but does that translate into it being vastly superior? Clock stretching is a thing, for example. Bigger number doesn't always mean better. Just something for...
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    News U.S. Gov't eliminates tape data storage at the GSA to save $1M per year, but tape isn't dead yet

    Well, it makes things easier for Trump to "rewrite history" if there's a massive data loss incident by nuking tape archiving I guess.
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    News China launches HDMI and DisplayPort alternative — GPMI boasts up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W power delivery

    Is a load of paranoia, such attacks require a relatively close range to be feasible. And wouldn't require entirely new technology or standards like this cable to do. But I guess people want an excuse to spout anti-Chinese nonsense.
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    News Nvidia releases public G-Assist in latest App to provide in-game AI assistance — also introduces DLSS custom scaling factors

    Unfortunate, but amusing typo. Nvidia probably should rename themselves to that at this point.
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    News Motherboard dies after marathon 100-hour BIOS update process, vigil attended by thousands online

    One of their previous posts said they were running Mint and using the hardware as a spare PC for friends to use for printing etc if I remember correctly.
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    News SNES consoles appear to run faster with age — APU frequency increased by up to 182 Hz after 35 years

    Time-based overclocking. Maybe AMD should learn from this.
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    News Enthusiast's motherboard BIOS update is taking more than 24 hours — somehow it's still going

    "Total FFS : 7" I think FFS has been said more times than 7..
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    News China's mature chips to make up 28% of world production, creating oversupply — Western companies express concern for their survival

    Well you know how the saying goes.. teach a man to fish.. or in this case, China. A predictable outcome.