Links December 2024Links December 2024
Interesting video about the hack of Andrew Tate’s The Real World site [1]. Informative video about Nick Fuentes covering the racism, anti-semitism, misogyny, and how he is clearly in denial[...]
Hisense 65U80G 65″ Inch 8K ULED Android TV (2021)Hisense 65U80G 65″ Inch 8K ULED Android TV (2021)
The Aim I just bought a Hisense 65U80G 65″ Inch 8K ULED Android TV (2021 model) for $1,568 including delivery. I got that deal by googling refurbished 8K TVs and[...]
OnePlus 6 DebianOnePlus 6 Debian
I recently got a OnePlus 6 for the purpose of running Debian, here’s the Debian wiki page about it [1]. It runs Debian nicely and the basic functions all work,[...]
Links November 2024Links November 2024
Interesting news about NVidia using RISC-V CPUs in all their GPUs [1]. Hopefully they will develop some fast RISC-V cores. Interesting blog post about using an 8K TV as a[...]
Solving Spam and Phishing for CorporationsSolving Spam and Phishing for Corporations
Centralisation and Corporations An advantage of a medium to large company is that it permits specialisation. For example I’m currently working in the IT department of a medium sized company[...]
Modern SleepModern Sleep
Julius wrote an insightful blog post about the “modern sleep” issue with Windows [1]. Basically Microsoft decided that the right way to run laptops is to never entirely sleep, which[...]
More About the Yoga Gen3More About the Yoga Gen3
Two months ago I bought a Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen3 [1]. I’m still very happy with it, the screen is a great improvement over the FullHD screen on my previous[...]
Moving Between DevicesMoving Between Devices
I previously wrote about the possibility of transferring work between devices as an alternative to “convergence” (using a phone or tablet as a desktop) [1]. This idea has been implemented[...]
What is a Workstation?What is a Workstation?
I recently had someone describe a Mac Mini as a “workstation”, which I strongly disagree with. The Wikipedia page for Workstation [1] says that it’s a type of computer designed[...]
Links October 2024Links October 2024
Dacid Brin wrote an interesting article about AI ecosystems and how humans might work with machines on creative projects [1]. Also he’s right about “influencers” being like funghi. Cory Doctorow[...]