Notices by Stu (tehstu@hachyderm.io)

@thomasfuchs I didn't realize the AWE64 was so compact. The AWE32 was like a surfboard, almost touching the things at the other end of the case to hold long cards.

@thomasfuchs Wondering if I can sell the 4GB of DDR2 in an cold Core 2 Duo in my basement and retire.

@thomasfuchs Oh this is good.

@thomasfuchs I really hope I can find someone willing to part with an old setup like that, one day.

I can hear those switches.

@thomasfuchs Well, the middle one takes me straight back to high school.

Also, pictures you can hear!

@thomasfuchs Absolutely. I have the Kindle Keyboard (2010) that's still going strong, after a battery replacement ($20 or something?). There should be significant laws against this constant e-waste churn, on top of everything else.

I guess I could root it and look at KOReader, or stick it in airplane mode and copy files via cable. What's worrying is that you can't factory reset it after this deadline.

@thomasfuchs Yup. Sure. Not read them, Those are fighting words, sir.

@thomasfuchs I'm sure healthcare workers under the thumb of KPIs will vet the output, rather than mistakes being passed on to patients with poorer health outcomes, incorrect billing, and so on.

(good reminder - I need to start checking whatever notes are taken at my appointments, or at least what they permit the patient to have access to).

@thomasfuchs AWS are ngmi

(I think I'm doing that right)

@thomasfuchs why not both.gif, alas.

@thomasfuchs The NPU requirement (if true) is perfect, because none of the PCs in this house can accidentally be upgraded to 12.

Wife mentioned earlier that I should introduce the kids to Linux, after my son commented how much faster Minecraft loads on my CachyOS machine. I wasn't sure what my "hook" was going to be to get them interested, but I think that's it.

But also, this company can take a hike for yet another artificial hardware requirement. As if we're not causing enough e-waste as it is.

@thomasfuchs Oh, blimey, yeah. 4:3 on one side, widescreen on the other. And I guess its distant cousin, swapping to disc 2 half way through LOTR.

@thomasfuchs I just want to comment, having only read the headline - I get annoyed when I have a high ping in a game. Just want to throw out there the potential for lag controlling a vehicle which can run people over. Also, how this is somehow legal, when (as I understand it) US cars *must* have wing mirrors, rather than cameras with screens which has become popular for EVs.

I should read it now.

@thomasfuchs Pioneer just made the best stuff. I can practically hear the actuation of all of those switches and dials.

Perfect.

@thomasfuchs I could see that. So something awesome, created by other cultures generously sharing their traditions, is now a symbol of a country which hates those people. No notes.

@thomasfuchs Which is probably stolen, like everything else.

(am a Brit, can confirm the traditional food assessment)

@thomasfuchs Be interested to hear how that eventually works out, and what you use. I've got some CDs in the box of media in the basement (which I'm eternally grateful I didn't get around to selling) which are a little worse for wear.

@thomasfuchs I have a large bag of monies to wager that in v144 they did not fix the table bug, which I reported via NVDA (the screen reader) back in 2023.

@thomasfuchs The evening I explained that we essentially have a (Trinitron) particle accelerator in the basement when my son asked how screens work, after we moved off LCD onto older stuff.

"Wait.. that's legal?"

We then fired up an animation to watch how they work and then his mind was blown as he realized the origin of 60 fps.

@thomasfuchs The 20ish people at Hello Games (No Man's Sky) waving to all the big publishers and studios.