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wonderfulworld99 t1_j919ves wrote
Reply to Lobbyist working for Apple and others managed to rewrite NY Right to Repair law. by SUPRVLLAN
With current technology why do we need politicians that can be bough to make these kinds of decisions? There should already be some form of implementation that allows everyone to vote and decide if we want Apple to ditch a perfectly working MacBook that just needs a $3 component to be changed and force you to buy a new one, or if we want to pay the $50 repair fee and keep going.
MeasurementGrand879 t1_j919ncs wrote
Ohh, please report on other news from the summer of 2022
Nevermorre t1_j919k61 wrote
Reply to comment by cambeiu in Ultra-enthusiast hardware is strangling PC gaming by redhatGizmo
Last week I finally chose to upgrade my AMD RX 580 to a RX 6750 XT. I often consider my computer to be somewhat on the good side of mid-tier, and I think that's hard to judge, but its the baseline I go for.
When looking into a new GPU, my main goal was to find a card that is probably going to run better than what my current CPU and RAM may allow, so my GPU will be bottlenecked by my other hardware, however, I didn't feel the need to get top of the line, nor could I afford it, so I set a budget for around $700.
Decided to not use Amazon for my seller and went to Newegg. I narrowed down to my 6750 XT 12GB for $470 - with a $70 off coupon code at checkout to make it $400 - or, 6800 16GB for $600.
I was really stuck between the two because after a lot of comparing and benchmark videos, of course the 6800 was the better performer, but not by a large margin. it was really the debate between the 12 and 16 Gigs of VRAM that I questioned. I did glace through Nivida cards, and saw even the high end GPUs were 12Gigs so I was confused, because 16GB should be a no brainer. I posted on r/PcBuild for advice, which I appreciate the helpful responses, and was starting to lean towards the 6750 when I found a JayzTwoCentz video, specifically about GPU VRAM. It was very insightful and I'm glad I went with the cheaper option.
I'm proud to say I've built this PC and did my best to chose the best parts for my budget, but damn are specs complicated and not overly intuitive for me. Choosing an affordable GPU for what you really need without overspending is probably the most challenging with 5 slightly different models for the same gen card and...ugh, it still makes my head hurt. Luckily my next upgrade will just to get a couple more RAM cards for 32Gigs. When I ran an ingame stress test of Hogwarts Legacy by flying around the map and through the Forbidden Forest, the new GPU handled fairly well and the VRAM was sitting between 7-10gigs while my actual RAM was maxing around 15 of my 16gigs consistantly. I'm not even sure what that fully tells me, but I know games are starting to become more demanding anyway, and RAM for the most part is cheap, so I am fine upgrading to 32, even if I really do not need it.
anObscurity t1_j918p8s wrote
Can they just marginally improve iMessage search that’s all I want
slowslownotbad t1_j917woz wrote
Reply to comment by cambeiu in Ultra-enthusiast hardware is strangling PC gaming by redhatGizmo
If Apple can’t turn this plus VR into a successful foray into gaming, then they really don’t want it.
Representative_Pop_8 t1_j917for wrote
Reply to comment by typhoonador4227 in Apple Pushing to Launch Search Engine to Rival Google by DragonWarrior566
I think in depth computer knowledge is beginning to go down in younger generation, people in the teens and low twenties don't even know what a dime much less a file system is, unless they specifically are trained as developers
sameguyontheweb t1_j916o78 wrote
Reply to comment by meelawsh in I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside | This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight by Hrmbee
Lol you fell for headline bullshit. Tech sector is down bad and all the big ones are laying off.
xfactor6972 t1_j916ilp wrote
Reply to comment by alien_ghost in Tesla Workers Announced a Union Drive. The Next Day They Were Fired. by psychothumbs
Well I have read a few articles , one about how an employee at California car plant was harassed by the management and sued and won. Another about how Tesla took over a ford plant and paid it’s worked considerably less than when they worked for Ford. I sure the reason being is that Ford is unionized and Tesla is not.
formation t1_j915iar wrote
Reply to comment by nickbuch in AGI could be worth trillions by 2030s: ex-Meta exec by 96suluman
I'm saying the parts he created were the spark you moron.
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Lobbyist working for Apple and others managed to rewrite NY Right to Repair law. by SUPRVLLAN
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Spot-CSG t1_j914fls wrote
Reply to comment by stu54 in Ultra-enthusiast hardware is strangling PC gaming by redhatGizmo
A 1060 should struggle with new titles. The card is almost 7 years old... sure it can run things 1080p low settings at 30fps but thats not as playable as it used to be for me.
Odinnn21 t1_j9144p3 wrote
Reply to Lobbyist working for Apple and others managed to rewrite NY Right to Repair law. by SUPRVLLAN
Hochul is a shill. She filled her democratic pockets with kickbacks from these enterprises.
Scary-Perspective-57 t1_j913xoy wrote
Reply to I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside | This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight by Hrmbee
I dunno I like Twitter more now. It's refreshing to be part of a platform that tries and fails often. Rather than the static, nothingness under the previous regime.
Spot-CSG t1_j913u09 wrote
Reply to comment by Overall-Business-624 in Ultra-enthusiast hardware is strangling PC gaming by redhatGizmo
The ray tracing is broken thats why. I'm playing at 120fps in 1440p Ultra settings with RT off. 5800x/3070ti.
BigMax t1_j9137un wrote
Reply to comment by lilbro93 in Apple Pushing to Launch Search Engine to Rival Google by DragonWarrior566
How can you imply you’re tech savvy and then dismiss a technology you’ve never seen or tried before it’s even released?
“I’ll never change my ways” isn’t exactly a forward looking philosophy.
Im not saying I have a ton of confidence Apple will create a killer search engine, but I’ll at least be open to trying it and open to the possibility.
ilovepups808 t1_j91293y wrote
I use ecosia dot com since it plants trees. Consider it.
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Reply to comment by boring-username22 in Microsoft proposes AI ads in Bing by small44
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typhoonador4227 t1_j911qnl wrote
Reply to comment by Jonestown_Juice in Apple Pushing to Launch Search Engine to Rival Google by DragonWarrior566
I think you underestimate how bad some younger people are with computers.
boring-username22 t1_j911jz4 wrote
Reply to comment by AzrielK in Microsoft proposes AI ads in Bing by small44
are you over the age of 55?
stu54 t1_j911jcu wrote
Reply to comment by myne in Ultra-enthusiast hardware is strangling PC gaming by redhatGizmo
Games sell hardware. A Nvidia partnership game is made to make the most common hardware obsolete, so new hardware can be sold.
The games industry has split into three, AAA games, free to play microtransaction games, and indie games. The industry wants to kill indie games because they don't generate any shareholder returns. They will obliterate Steam with frivolous lawsuits and givaways, and then the creativity that big corporations can't compete with will go away.
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brycebgood t1_j9119rd wrote
Reply to comment by asciiman2000 in I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside | This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight by Hrmbee
> who are these regulators meat inspectors you speak of? Who controls them? What is their political orientation preferred meat? How do you ensure that they stay neutral and don't limit my access to bacon voices they don't agree with?
No regulation is perfect, but that's not a reason not to try.
0pimo t1_j9116m3 wrote
Reply to comment by DrB00 in Lobbyist working for Apple and others managed to rewrite NY Right to Repair law. by SUPRVLLAN
Then the device becomes thicker, heavier and slower.
Why do I get a shittier device because you mouth breathers can't stop breaking your phones? I've had iPhones since they first came out, I have yet to have to take one to a repair shop and I only upgrade every 2-3 model releases.
AzrielK t1_j9111d6 wrote
Reply to comment by thatfreshjive in Microsoft proposes AI ads in Bing by small44
Are you kidding me? Bing is like the biggest advertising platform after Google and Meta.
And in the US the search gives me good results. Google just seems to have pages of regurgitated spam and makes it difficult to literally find images.
WrenchesRUs t1_j91aaoc wrote
Reply to comment by trentsim in Hyundai and Kia cars could be stolen with just a USB cable by Sorin61
No, you don't. Donut already did this in a video to show what was happening. The USB is just the right shape