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sfshaw··on Layoff Runbook
After 20 years that account might have escheated.
sfshaw··on AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs Reportedly Run Hot
The 6900HS in the 2022 Asus Zephyrus G14 has a default boosting behavior that keeps it at 95°C most of the time (on the user's lap). It might have a liquid metal thermal interface. Given these two samples, the original story is not surprising.
sfshaw··on Ubuntu 22.04's new OOM kiler closes Firefox while in use
I made this switch over the last year and can second the recommendation. If you like Ubuntu, you actually like Debian and just put up with Ubuntu.
sfshaw··on Implementing an SSH Agent in Hare
Which Hare language and tooling features help give confidence when rolling one's own cryptography?
sfshaw··on UST “Stablecoin” at $.43
Like a periodic stress test to see how quickly things stabilize themselves?
sfshaw··on Linux on the Framework Laptop
Still no love for Debian.
sfshaw··on New WebKit features in Safari 15.4
Webkit would have to compete with other engines to retain its market share rather than abuse its monopoly power.
sfshaw··on Set up Pi-hole with your own recursive DNS server using DNSSEC
We need to better define exactly who's tracking we need to get around. I agree that DoH is a better solution to being tracked by your ISP.
sfshaw··on Set up Pi-hole with your own recursive DNS server using DNSSEC
Maybe I misunderstood what this does. Is unbound not sending requests to the ISP in this case?
sfshaw··on Set up Pi-hole with your own recursive DNS server using DNSSEC
The author states that pihole sending requests to 8.8.8.8 (Google) is worse than sending requests to your ISP. I disagree. I have always had terrible experiences with Comcost's DNS. I trust them less.
sfshaw··on Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?
Apple's "turn off Bluetooth" is more of a temporary pause on connecting to devices. It turns itself back on after some time.
sfshaw··on PNC Bank app blocks access for “security reasons” if not allowed to scan files
I just went through the Simple -> BBVA -> PNC transition. Yesterday when I installed the PNC app on my Pixel, I got the warning that I would need to allow storage access. But then the storage access prompt never came up. I just checked, the app doesn't have storage access but it works fine. Either they ended up not using the storage (maybe using a legitimate attestation API), or the latest (for one week) version of Android has a different, isolated storage API that doesn't need permission.
sfshaw··on “They introduce kernel bugs on purpose”
In the paper they state that they received an exemption from the IRB.
sfshaw··on How NetNewsWire Handles Threading
As domeone coming straight out of college, I disagree with your premise that threading is not accessible anymore. However, one possibility is that a proliferation of new languages brought with them new threading models and runtimes that all behave slightly differently. This makes many of the models look foreign.
sfshaw··on WhatsApp CEO on the controversy surrounding proposed German communications laws
WhatsApp's users are not customers. They are the product.
sfshaw··on Asus confirms 3080 Ti graphics card with 20GB memory
The high end 3000 series cards use a faster, more expensive, proprietary kind of memory from Micron. Even with a little less memory capacity, bandwidth is still probably higher. I doubt the 3060 will use this.
sfshaw··on I asked GPT-3 for the question to “42”
Could a model be trained to predict the prompt given to GPT3 based on the responses?
sfshaw··on AMD Radeon Reveal Event Livestream
It's probably a sweet spot between adding more CU's versus cache. Given their memory bandwidth is lower, alleviating that with cache makes more sense than adding more CU's.
sfshaw··on What's it like to negotiate with ransomware gangs?
Paying a random is a better user experience than restoring a backup.
sfshaw··on Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
If Apple currently sells you a house and you aren't permitted to put non-Apple electrical or furniture in, building codes are the framework by which third parties could be permitted to do so. We're already in the locked down house. Building codes are exactly what we need.
sfshaw··on SEC Modernizes the Accredited Investor Definition
Matt Levine would be having a field day today. I hope he's having a nice time off.
sfshaw··on Marvell Details ThunderX3 CPUs
SMT4 is a bit of a surprise here. Obviously POWER uses it well but this feels like new territory for ARM designs.
sfshaw··on Intel to use nanowire/nanoribbon transistors in volume ‘in five years’
Alternate title:

Intel to use 10nm process 'five years ago'

sfshaw··on Over 275 days since Equifax’s data breach settlement and no one has been paid
I suppose the cost of the loan to exercise the option would be equal to the difference between that and selling the option?
sfshaw··on I graduated into the dot com bust as a programmer and made it – you will too
Your friend figured out how to time the market. Amazing.
sfshaw··on New MacBook Air
The first thing I notice in that comparison is that one chip is rated for a 45W TDP and other is 15-25W. While I think these cross-segment comparisons are exciting and show great progress, it's just not fair to the electrons.
sfshaw··on AMD’s 7nm Ryzen 4000 laptop processors
I would be very interested in this as well but I fear Intel and Dell have some kind of exclusivity agreement for our beloved product line. In the meantime we'll all just switch to Zen2 ThinkPads.
sfshaw··on A Peek Into Graviton2
Do any tools exist for easily benchmarking one's workload across various instance types?
sfshaw··on Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop
With all these CES announcements, it's sadly too late to save devices shipping later this quarter. :(
sfshaw··on Install Ubuntu Server on a Raspberry Pi 4
Does this mark the first availability of a non-Raspbian OS for the Pi 4?

I've been disappointed by the lack of compatability at launch. I've only gotten Raspbian to work so far but it lacks a nice GUI for enterprise wifi setup.

I can't wait to try this out.

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