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[...]
The CUPS VulnerabilityThe CUPS Vulnerability
The Announcement Late last month there was an announcement of a “severity 9.9 vulnerability” allowing remote code execution that affects “all GNU/Linux systems (plus others)” [1]. For something to affect[...]
MG4 ReviewMG4 Review
In the past I haven’t had a high opinion of MG cars, decades ago they were small and expensive and didn’t seem to offer anything I wanted. As there’s a[...]
Links September 2024Links September 2024
CNA Insider has an insightful documentary series about Chinese illegal immigrants to the US [1]. They should migrate to Australia, easier to get in and a better place to live.[...]