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codemiscreant··on iPhone 17 chip becomes the fastest single-core CPU in the world on PassMark
You guys surely all know that emulators have been allowed on iOS and tvOS for a while now.
codemiscreant··on How encryption for Cinema Movies works
There is essentially zero piracy from these digital cinema releases. The pirate copies are generally from once it starts digitally streaming on one of the services including PPV, and when pirate copies exist earlier it is almost always someone with a camera in a theatre making a terrible quality screener.

Piracy is inevitable, but in this case their model is much more robust that I would have predicted.

codemiscreant··on Aluminum batteries outlive lithium-ion with a pinch of salt
The number is, I believe, simply peak voltage. And personally I find the measure grossly misleading: an iPhone with an 80% battery has an almost useless runtime. It definitely isn’t 80% of the original runtime.
codemiscreant··on The efficacy of duct tape vs. cryotherapy in the treatment of the common wart (2002)
Lots of anecdotes on cures so here is mine: had loads of warts through childhood. Received cryotherapy but they returned. In my teens got a summer job priming tobacco and within days they completely disappeared and I haven’t had another decades later.
codemiscreant··on Earthquakes make gold veins in an instant (2013)
Or a particle accelerator, some bismuth, and low expectations of quantities.
codemiscreant··on US spent more on health care in 2022 than 6 countries combined with universal
As expected, the preponderance of comments claim US exceptionalism: why somehow it’s a unique snowflake and it just wouldn’t work there. Another comment with the classic “we pay for drug research“ fallback (ignoring that accounts for a vanishingly small percentage of the expenses).

The US population is so indoctrinated with baseless propaganda that it will take a century for it to move to a better model.

codemiscreant··on uBlock-Origin 1.53.4 – 1.53.0 plus fix for Microsoft Edge
I run Edge across macOS, iOS and Windows. Edge has some great native UI affordances (vertical tabs, collections, etc) and is a bit removed from Google.
codemiscreant··on ”Be Useful”
It might have been common practice, but everyone denied it, including Arnold repeatedly. It was and is considered “cheating”, so the claim that it was normal should be asterisked. It is “normal” the way affairs in marriage are.

And his recollection of his usage seems suspect. Both his dbol and test are seriously on the low side. I hugely doubt he is being forthcoming.

To be clear I am a big fan of his and think the use of steroids is a personal choice, weighed against risks. It’s just that the post-facto fictions presented are seldom honest.

codemiscreant··on Asahi dev found off-by-one bug in M2 MacBook Air bass enhancer
The tone and attitude of this post is basically the epitome of Jr/beginner dev. If your audience is non-programmers and one wants to be the “big shot”, ply this tact, but tech readers will overwhelmingly find this attitude cringeworthy.
codemiscreant··on Someone keeps trying to reset my Facebook password
My assumption is that it is engagement juicing. These seem to go out to seldom/casual users a lot of the time, and people respond by logging in and checking things out. Easy way to pump the MAUs
codemiscreant··on 200k users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires
Just got a transaction alert for the service billing this morning and it did make me realize I haven't watched anything of consequence on Netflix for so, so long. My house has four kids plus my wife and I, and Disney+ sees constant utilization. Apple TV+ sees constant utilization. Pluto, Prime, YouTube, Crave (this is in Canada) fill out the mix.

Netflix...I did turn on the Johnny Manziel thing in the background a while back. That was it. They've had nothing that has interested anyone in the household.

With the content dearth that is going to be ahead given the strike, it's probably time for a lot of people to cancel their Netflix, having nothing at all to do with their crackdown. The crackdown if anything is reminding people that they're paying for a service they seldom use.

codemiscreant··on I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs
This post would have zero traction on here if they did otherwise. The tubes are full of excellent resources that die on new. They decided to market with the age bit and clearly it worked.
codemiscreant··on Nvidia Launches a 100kb text-to-image model called Perfusion
* a several GB model to which a small amount of subject specific training can be performed on archetype, augmenting that large model

Doesn’t seem to be any code or runtime examples

codemiscreant··on Pay no attention to the USB port behind the “no USB” sticker
Sure, but previously this printer explicitly supported black only modes with no regard for the other inks. Brother decided it was easy money acting like the other makers, and this is likely to percolate to their other products.
codemiscreant··on Pay no attention to the USB port behind the “no USB” sticker
After a recent firmware update my Brother inkjet refuses to print b&w (yes it has a full black cartridge and this was never a problem previously) because one of the color inks is empty. Brother the Good is a thing of the past.
codemiscreant··on Microsoft is shutting down Cortana - Apple should do the same with Siri
People use Siri for basic interactions with their device. Get directions. Set an alarm, reminder, or timer. Send a message. It is extremely competent for those. Why would they shut that down? Oh, because they wanted clickbait for an article…
codemiscreant··on JPEG XL: How it started, how it’s going
Literally specifically said that. Yet Edge and Chrome on iOS actively suppressed JXL in prior builds (yes they can do that — actually calling it a skin is technically wrong as while the engine is Safari, they have a lot of flexibility), and very recently exposed it.
codemiscreant··on JPEG XL: How it started, how it’s going
See also- https://dennisforbes.ca/articles/jpegxl_just_won_the_image_w...

It loads JXL if your client supports it.

Recent builds of Chrome and Edge now support and display JXL on iOS 17. They have to use the Safari engine underneath, but previously they suppressed JXL, or maybe the shared engine did.

codemiscreant··on Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests
Apple Maps is fantastic in Canada, or at least the Toronto area. Even in cottage country hours from urbanity has excellent directions and 3d buildings and structures.