Recent content by TechNomad

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    News Semiconductor industry faces critical talent crisis — one million additional skilled workers needed by 2030

    Given that meritocracy is no longer a thing, who would want to be an engineer, in any field ???
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    News Power utility built $95 million 500-megawatt power substation for Intel's $100 billion Ohio fab, but six-year delay leaves substation capable of po...

    What really angers me, as an Ohio resident, is that AEP just increased their rates. Moreover, the regional authority, PJM, threatened rolling black-outs this summer, while Google and Facebook datacenters in central Ohio suck down enormous amounts of power. It's enough to cause a riot.
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    News I've been gaming on Windows for over 30 years, but now I'm giving Linux a shot

    I went with CachyOS because I prefer my software to be free of "other" concerns.
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    News I've been gaming on Windows for over 30 years, but now I'm giving Linux a shot

    I started the journey this past weekend with a CachyOS install. So far, so good :)
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    News AMD partners roll out new BIOS updates to patch TPM vulnerability — error with AMD CPUs addressed with AGESA 1.2.0.3e

    TPM: just another attack vector. Best case, all that's been done is to increase platform and OS bloat. Instead of two steps forward and one back, it's more like two steps forward and two back.
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    News YouTube is expanding its ad-blocking powers — closes loopholes that allowed some users to bypass restrictions

    What's funny is that they want it all. They want everyone watching one centralized platform so they can "control the message" on "sensitive" topics; they don't want you making comments they disagree with, or down-voting content on "causes" they support; and they want you to watch the ads (i.e...
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    News GPUs with 8GB of VRAM in 2025 are 'like bringing a butter knife to a gunfight' reckons Grok AI

    If AMD is wise they will rebrand the 8GB model to the 9050, or something other than a 9060
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    News Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB loses up to 10% performance when using PCIe 4.0

    TBH, I don't understand Nvidia's card line-up. It seems more like an exercise in finding out how much slop the masses are willing to put up with before revolting.
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    News Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs will seemingly use a new LGA1954 socket

    AMD has shown the way. Intel needs to learn.
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    News Seagate claims hard drives are more environmentally friendly than SSDs

    Sounds like more Progressive nonsense is about to destroy yet another industry.
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    News Nvidia may avoid recent tariffs on its AI servers — 60% of Nvidia servers pass through Mexico, may be exempt from Trump tariff flurry

    They will not allow this bubble to pop until absolutely necessary; the majority of the S&P 500 depends upon that sweet AI investment money.
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    News AMD Radeon RX 9070 series prices leak on Micro Center — starting at nearly $700 for XT versions

    I'm hoping this is AMD's final test balloon to verify that this high price is a no-go. Probably wishful thinking. Unfortunately, my 6700XT crapped-out last week so I'm in this crazy market.