THE MORNING RANT: Virtually No One Actually Charges Their Plug-In Hybrid EV

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ("PHEVs") may be the most preposterous product that was developed during the EV bubble and hype. They are a solution in search of a problem. (Plug-in hybrids are entirely different than traditional Prius-style hybrids, which are gasoline-powered vehicles that use regenerative braking to generate supplemental electricity for propulsion, but which cannot be externally charged like PHEVs.)

The argument for PHEVs is that they "solve" the range problem of pure battery electric vehicles ("BEVs") by having both a standard internal combustion engine ("ICE") and also a lithium-battery electric drivetrain, allowing them to be charged via a cord. But with two entirely separate engines under the hood, PHEVs have more ways to fail and a whole lot of extra weight, making them poor-performing alternatives to either pure ICE or pure electric cars. They also add a gasoline bomb to a potential lithium runaway thermal fire.

Of course, the obvious solution to the range limitations of a BEV is not to buy one, and to buy a gasoline-powered ICE vehicle instead.

To be fair, PHEVs do solve one problem. They allow people who want to identify as EV-drivers, but who really need (and prefer) ICE cars, to be able to pat themselves on the back for buying a chargeable electric vehicle. The only problem is that they just aren’t charging their PHEVs. Virtually no one who buys a plug-in hybrid EV is actually plugging it in!

“Basically No One Plugs in Their Plug-In Hybrids; Toyota Thinks It Has the Solution” [Motor Trend – 9/18/2025]

This Motor Trend article states that not plugging-in ”defeats the purpose of a PHEV.”

After all, if you're not charging your PHEV, you're basically driving a regular hybrid with hundreds of extra pounds of electronics and other gear on board. That's more inefficient and defeats the purpose of a PHEV.

That’s not the case. As I just mentioned, the purpose of buying a plug-in hybrid is for the self-satisfaction of owning a chargeable vehicle without the hassle of ever actually charging it. So Toyota is working to get people to actually plug in their PHEVs by developing apps, games, and notification protocols to remind people to plug their car into the wall.

To achieve these increases, the app delivered just-in-time reminders such as push notifications that were said to be 50 percent more effective than generic prompts. It also applied positive reinforcement in the form of messages that rewarded streaks, delivered encouragement, and summarized their charging habits.

As if there weren’t already enough reasons not to buy a PHEV, a car that constantly nags me with electronic reminders and push notifications sounds like pure torture. Perhaps Toyota can name one of its hectoring plug-in hybrids the “Toyota AWFL.”

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Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Flower Window
Carl Larsson

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The Morning Report — 9/29/25

Good morning kids. On a recent episode of the podcast, I mentioned that the junior senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, who earned the moniker Lumpy due to that humongous goiter or whatever on his neck and of course when he ran for the Senate in 2022 his lengthy record of supporting some of the most radical leftist positions, especially on crime among other things, as his dossier at Discover the Networks linked here shows.

And yet despite all of this, I noted that Fetterman has become perhaps the lone voice of reason within the Democrat Party that of late has ceased even the barest of minimum efforts to try and fake even a scintilla of sanity, rationality and reasonableness. His unequivocal support of the State of Israel in the wake of the Islamic mass wave attack of 10/7 stood in sharp contrast of far too many in his party who at best were silent and at worst blamed Israel for having the temerity to exist. Most recently, Fetterman lamented the rise of the in-your-face socialists like this Mamdani cancer that quite likely will completely subsume the party within the next couple of election cycles if it hasn't already. But, while CBD correctly observed that regardless of what is happening, Fetterman has and will always vote whatever way the Democrat party demands. Regardless, his vocal stances on many things make him a huge pain in their ass and so I assume that once his term is up, the Democrat powers that be will try to shove him aside. Pennsylvania being a swing state and primarily due to the malign influence of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh when it comes to election rigging, yet despite this much of the rest of it is seemingly solid MAGA country.

I bring this up merely as a way of getting to the crux of the biscuit, which is the wave of political terrorism that culminated with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. And with that, Fetterman spoke out again.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) shared a study that showed that left-wing terrorism had reached a “30-year high,” and criticized Democrats for using rhetoric such as “Hitler” or “fascist.”

In a post on X, Fetterman included a screenshot of an Axios article titled “Study: Left-wing terrorism climbs to 30-year high.” Fetterman noted that “political violence is always wrong,” and called for everyone to “turn the temperature down.”

“Unchecked extreme rhetoric, like labels as Hitler or fascist, will foment more extreme outcomes,” Fetterman said. “Political violence is always wrong — no exceptions.”

The article goes on with this

Per Axios, research from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) found that during the “first six months of 2025,” far-right violence, which has usually “been more frequent,” had decreased significantly. The CSIS “compiled and analyzed a data set of 750 domestic attacks and plots” that had occurred between January 1, 1994, and July 4, 2025. Researchers found that out of the attacks that occurred since 2016, “left-wing extremists” were responsible for more than 40 of those attacks, while right-wing extremists were responsible for 152 attacks “over the same period”

Thanks to Lumpy for pointing out the Democrat incitement and violence, but as to this study I call total bullshit. What "Far-Right" violence? Where? A) there is no such thing as the far-right. As I and others have stated, the Right-Center-Left paradigm just does not exist. There is only one side that believes in America as founded,the Judeo/Christian Western underpinnings of our nation and society and the primacy of the individual. The other side does not and has spent the better part of 200 years doing all it can to tear that down in its lust for absolute power. In other words, It is the eternal struggle of Good vs Evil.

Before the usual Soros trolls can fart out their bullshit, While no doubt every so often a twisted individual may commit an act of violence against a Democrat/Leftist target – Not that I can even find a single confirmed example – it is never sanctioned let alone supported or funded by any GOP and/or conservative political organization and it is immediately denounced and condemned in the loudest most uncertain terms. Compare and contrast to the reactions when the UHC CEO was gunned down in the street, Charlie Kirk and the attempts on President Trump's life.

Meanwhile, this insanity happened over the weekend:

The madman who killed at least four people and wounded eight others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church is a 40-year-old Iraq War veteran who served in the US Marines, The Post can confirm. 

Thomas Jacob Sanford rammed his Chevy Silverado truck into the building before opening fire on worshipers at a Sunday service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan.

The vehicle had two large American flags behind the cab and a set of deer antlers attached to the bumper. He also set the church ablaze, causing the entire structure to burn down. Authorities fear there may be more victims in the fire.

A Facebook post by Sanford’s mother says the gunman — who died at the scene in a shootout with cops — served in Iraq from 2004 to 2008.

He was killed minutes after the first 911 call came in. A Department of Natural Resources officer and a local township cop responded in about 30 seconds, authorities said. . . Social media accounts believed to be connected to Sanford show he was a family man, with a wife and young son. . . Meanwhile, detectives are probing whether the mass shooting and fire has any connection to the death of longtime national LDS church president Russel M. Nelson, who died Saturday in Salt Lake City at age 101, according to a source briefed on the investigation who spoke to ABC News. 

No doubt the media is working overtime to craft some sort of narrative tying the perpetrator to President Trump, MAGA, "right-wing extremism" etc. etc. ad nauseam.
Prayers up for the victims and all affected by this monstrous incident.

Before I go too far afield, the one thing I wanted to note was the long overdue and hopefully excruciatingly painful, messy and drawn out departure from this world to an eternity in the Infernal Reaches of one Joanne Chesimard. Hopefully this bitch is roasting and may anyone who heaps praise on her join her for dinner as soon as possible.

Let’s cut to the chase, the Chicago Teachers’ Union is a domestic terrorist organization that runs the city, extracts massive amounts of tax money for its members while openly preaching violence and hate. It’s the best possible argument for the decentralization and privatization of the so-called public school system.

Every time you think CTU has hit the lowest low imaginable, it does something worse.

This time it hailed cop-killer Joanne Chesimard aka Assata Shakur, tweeting, “Rest in Power, Rest in Peace, Assata Shakur. Today we honor the life and legacy of a revolutionary fighter, a fierce writer, a revered elder of Black liberation, and a leader of freedom whose spirit continues to live in our struggle. Assata refused to be silenced. She taught us that “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

. . . That quote from the fugitive cop killer, “It is our duty to fight for our freedom” has become a BLM chant It appears in Shakur’s biography just after she indirectly mentions the shootout that killed Trooper Werner Foerster and hails the “guerrillas” of her Black Liberation Army terrorist group. The phrase just before the chant is, “We must gain our liberation by any means necessary”.

God bless the memory of Werner Foerster and the family he left behind who no doubt grieve for him to this day. May they find some measure of comfort that the subhuman animal who took his life is no longer breathing the same oxygen.

When President Trump assumed the presidency, one of the things I had hoped he could bring about was the repatriation of Chesimard, either by diplomatic means or if need by via Seal Team 6. The other was a special op to retake the USS Pueblo from North Korea, but I digress.

Yes indeed, the CTU and much of academia sadly is a terrorist organization and training camp, having poisoned the minds of several successive generations of American school kids to hate their country, heritage, family and ultimately themselves. That is what ultimately created the likes of Chesimard, Mangione, Charlie Kirk's assassin and on and on and on.

The CTU is by no means alone in its praising of this evil cvnt now roasting in hell.

In the days since her death, numerous prominent Left-wing organizations and personalities have predictably issued statements honoring her criminal legacy as a symbol of brave resistance against racial injustice and imperialism, blah blah blah. . .

. . . This outpouring of veneration for a cold-blooded terrorist is disgusting, but what can you expect from today’s Democrat Party? The Left is and always has been, from the French Revolution forward to today, a political movement that rabidly embraces revolutionary violence, including murder and assassination. In the modern era you can add a vicious strain of anti-white racism to their lust for violence.

And lastly, a quick shout-out and thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.

Have a good day!

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• Daniel Greenfield: The Chicago Teachers' Union is a domestic terrorist organization
  Chicago Teachers’ Union Hails Terrorist Who Murdered Police Officer
  
• Thad McCotter: The left brands MAGA as “fascist” while embracing socialism itself—projection and deflection masking a radical drift away from America’s founding principles.
  The Left’s Political Playbook: Projection and Deflection

• Grand Blanc Township police indicated that their investigators, “along with the FBI,” will work to ascertain if there was any relationship between the shooter and the church.
  Police: 40-Year-Old Man Drove into Michigan Church, Opened Fire, Was Shot Dead by Officers
  
• Meanwhile, detectives are also probing whether the mass shooting and fire has any connection to the death of longtime national LDS church president Russel M. Nelson, who died Saturday in Salt Lake City at age 101, according to a source briefed on the investigation who spoke to ABC News. 
  Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID’d as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 4 and setting it ablaze

• Victor Davis Hanson: James Comey’s indictment may grab headlines, but the real scandal is how many of his past abuses still escape legal or moral accountability.
  Comey Faces Indictment, but His Real Crimes Remain Untouched

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Daily Tech News 29 September 2025

Top Story

• Intel plans production of its next-gen Panther Lake laptop chips starting in Q1 of next year on its brand new 18A (1.8nm) process node. (WCCFTech)
  
  Chips take a good six months to make it from production start to consumer devices on store shelves, so expect these to appear in laptops in late Q3 next year.
  
  Panther Lake will offer up to 4 performance cores, which is... Not a lot. They will pair these with up to 8 efficiency cores and 4 low-power cores, but at the moment all the models except the fastest are looking pretty anemic.
  
  

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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - September 28, 2025 [Doof]

Sunday ONT time has arrived. How was your weekend? What's on your mind tonight? Please share your wit and wisdom - or your wackiness - in the gray boxes. Oh yeah - there's content to check out, too!

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Gun Thread: 4th and Final September Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the 4th September edition?! The October 17th & 18th TXMoMe is getting even closer! More on that below, including a bigly important update. Also, I need to make this a highly abbreviated Gun Thread this week, so apologies in advance.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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Food Thread: Foraging For Mushrooms? Deliciousness... Or Death

I have a bunch of cookbooks, and not enough room in the kitchen for all of them. So what I try to do is rotate them a bit, so that my natural inclination to get into a cooking rut isn't made effortless by seeing the same cookbooks day in and day out.

It doesn't work perfectly, because I tend to use cookbooks only for ideas and inspiration, not for specific recipes. But it's better than nothing, and it also pushes me to poke around my cookbook collection and see what I have forgotten.

I also have a binder with printed recipes that I have used in the past. I tape the recipe to the cabinet next to the stove, at eye level, so I don't have to turn away from my cooking and read a recipe in a cookbook, which usually flips closed as soon as I turn away from it.

Yes...there are gremlins in my home who specialize in crap like that. And if I catch the little bastard who keeps drinking my coffee and my cocktails I am going to toss him into the street in front of a snow plow!

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First World Problems...

As much as I like bacon and fish (sometimes even together!), cooking them is another issue. Recall the poor function of my kitchen vent? Well, it hasn't gotten any better, and the most pleasant solution for redolent cooking odors is a nice scented candle.

But..damn! They are expensive, and they mostly smell like cloying laundry detergent. So what's a cheapskate to do? Make them myself of course!

That's a cheap whiskey glass that came with a bottle of Dalmore about 100 years ago. The other one broke, so I have repurposed it for the extra wax after I made two large candles in old and hazy wine glasses. Yup...that's the progression at Chez Dildo. Wine --> Candle --> garbage!

But wine glasses don't get hazy at the same rate as I burn candles, so I am poking through cupboards looking for appropriate candidates!

The struggle is real!

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Nothing To See Here! Please Disperse!
Apparently The Murder Of Christians Is Perfectly Okay With The UN And The World!

Well, of course! They aren't downtrodden Muslims or transsexuals or leftists, so really, who cares! And besides, they are the worst kind of Christians...they actually take Christianity seriously!

This is nothing more than a continuation of Islam's 1,400 year war against Western Civilization. When Islam is powerful...it kills and conquers. When it is weak...it is obsequious and slithery and migratory. But the goal is the same: to subvert Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc., by any means at their disposal.

Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed

Over 8,000 Christians killed in Nigeria in 2023, watchdog estimates

7,000 Christians Have Been Killed in Nigeria This Year, Group Says

Over 50,000 Christians killed in Nigeria by Islamist extremists

Over 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since the outbreak of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in 2009, a newly-released report published by a Nigerian non-governmental organization has revealed.

And that is two and a half years ago. It has gotten much worse.

The conspicuous ignorance of the world media, and the vicious fixation on Israel's defensive war against militant Islam is a stark reminder that Western religions are despised, and their adherents are considered expendable in the post-modern war against everything traditional.

Wars against religions are acceptable at the United Nations, as evidenced by their obsessive hatred of every Israeli attempt at defense of the Jewish state, and their disinterest in doing anything about the Muslim war on Christians in Nigeria and elsewhere.

But the world rushes to the defense of Islam when it is countered, which suggests that Islam is not a religion, but is a revolutionary political philosophy that uses religion to control its adherents. Communism is similarly protected!

Christians and Jews are the primary targets of Islam. It is institutionally fixated on the devout, because they are most capable of refuting Islam's pseudo-religious dictates to conquer and kill. And like communism, Islam understands that the destruction of Western religion will destroy one of the underpinnings of Western culture. And without that culture, Islam becomes the default. But even more than religion's structural support of the West, it provides a template for the world that is far kinder to, and more respectful of the individual, which is anathema to Islam (and communism!).

One of these quotations is not like the other...

I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes.

-- Quran (8:12)

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

-- Matthew 7:12

You shall neither take revenge from nor bear a grudge against the members of your people; you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

-- Leviticus 19:18

What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.

-- Rabbi Hillel

In which world would you rather live?

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Reading Thread 9/28/2025

Howdy Readers! Welcome to the Reading Thread, your Sunday morning source for the insightful, lively and spirited discussion of books 'n stuff. I'm filling in for a while as this space re-invents itself under new management so please set your near-term expectations accordingly low.

What do we have this week? Why, it's none other than Moby Dick; or The White Whale, written by Herman Melville and published in 1851. As I mentioned in the other editions of the Reading Thread you may not always get such fabulous selections as this.

Anyhoo, feel free to discuss reading and books in general and share your thoughts on this week's selection if you're so inclined.

I know you're just as excited as I am, so just jump below the fold to get started!

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Daily Tech News 28 September 2025

Top Story

• TSMC's 3nm and 5nm production is projected to be 100% booked next year. (WCCFTech)
  
  If you didn't do your Christmas shopping early, you might run into issues.
  
  
  
• Though Samsung has cut prices on its 2nm node by 33%. (Yahoo)
  
  Now only $20,000 per wafer!
  
  Samsung also scored a $16 billion deal to manufacture chips for Tesla.

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Saturday Night "Club ONT" September 27, 2025 [The 3 Ds]

Welcome to Club ONT! A collaboration the 3D's - The Disco, The Dino, and The Doggo. Fall has officially arrived. The trees and leaves are doing their annual strip show, pumpkin spice is on the rise, and the Club is giving the side eye to the sweaters and dance moves. Spare flannels in the closet next to the porta-potty (the one with the grunge art).

[Top photo: by polynikes. Come to the Texas MoMe and get a chance to win the painting at the raffle. Thanks for the generous donation polynikes!!]

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The Walkout [Lex]

Before this year, the only movie I remember walking out of was Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill (2003). Undoubtedly there were others, but I can’t recall any specifically. I’m sure I wanted to walk out of many movies in my film school years, but I took naps instead of earning poor grades.

Why do I remember, so sharply, bailing on Kill Bill? For one thing, I was having a hard time believing Uma Thurman could battle twenty men with swords, and, even more, I was having a hard time believing the man who gave us Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction couldn’t do better in his maturer years. The older Tarantino got, the more juvenile his pictures became, and I’d had enough of him.

Fast forward to July 2025 when I walked –flew— out of Superman.

It would take an entire post to detail what was wrong with the movie, but let me summarize by saying this: the writing was lousy. Its effects and action were not memorable and its glibness was irritating. Story, mise en scene, dialogue. When all three fail to intrigue early in the going, how can a movie recover?

I hadn’t thought there was much meaning behind my walkout of Kill Bill—only that I didn’t like it. But now, with the landscape of cinema irreversibly changed, I was inspired to muse on the walkout: if I was abandoning an American icon and the greatest super hero of them all that had to mean something.

What is the cultural meaning of a walkout then and now? Does the act still have relevance? Did it ever?

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Hobby Thread - Sept 27, 2025 [Arbor Rex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. A spin of the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) landed on bonsai trees.

Your host knows nothing about zen and the art of pruning small trees. In fact, I shouldn't be trusted to take care of house plants in general. Gonna need Horde help on this one.

If you are tempted to say "I don't prune small trees, so there is nothing here for me," let the thought pass. No Moron could possibly say such a thing. Stick around. You might be entertained or learn something. You might enjoy hearing from others and seeing what others are hobbying.

I have faith that you can find something in the content that resonates or contribute your own hobbying interests. Dig around in the content and soak in the comments. Be curious. Glad you're here.

[Top: Chinese Elm Bonsai, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI]

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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 27

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Sept. 27

Long time lurker and megafan of the site.
Here's our nonfunctioning fireplace we filled with various gourds and pumpkins from several years ago. "May the pumpkin spice be with you!"

xoxo
The Pumpkin-nator

Gorgeous!

Happy Fall K.T.!

Not my container garden, but it was so pretty I had to stop and take a photo! The essence of autumn (JMHO): purple mini-mums, campfire-colored coleus, orange calibrachoa, creeping jenny; even a little ornamental kale.

The perfect complement for the beautiful fall weather we've had lately.

The Pilot

Happy Fall!

Happy Fall to All! We are now into the Fall Colors Season. And below, a photo featuring a new plant for next year, Sweet Caroline sweet potato vine 'Medusa Black". I guess you might carry this one over for Halloween! Courtesy Kim Mixon.

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Points of view come into focus

We have had some examples of irony in the news lately.

Bernie Sanders demands Nexstar air Jimmy Kimmel while denouncing 'political pressure' on TV stations

Someone isn't paying attention to his own words here.

Blast from the past: Poor Bernie,

You don't have to be a conservative to be silenced by The Left.

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The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Palmyra)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. But don't be a patsy.
3) Running with sharp objects here? What are you, nuts?
4) Have a great weekend!

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Daily Tech News 27 September 2025

Top Story

• Two new Xbox models have just gone up for pre-order, sort of: The portable Ally X for $999 and the cheaper Ally Nothing for $599. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  Can these portable devices from Asus really be described as Xboxes? They have AMD Ryzen CPUs - but then, so do the current Microsoft Xboxes. But they have AMD Radeon graphics - which the current Microsoft Xboxes also have.
  
  So I guess the answer is yes.
  
  The Ally X has a Ryzen Z2 AI Extreme, with 8 Zen 5 CPU cores and 16 RDNA3.5 graphics cores, and 24GB and a 1TB SSD.
  
  The Ally Nothing has a Ryzen Z2 A, which doesn't sound like a huge downgrade but definitely is: Just 4 Zen 2 CPU cores and 8 RDNA2 graphics cores, plus 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.
  
  It has the same screen and controllers as the more expensive model, but offers less than half the CPU performance. Comparing the desktop equivalents, a four-core Zen 2 would be one third the speed, but in a mobile device the faster chip is likely the be thermally constrained anyway.
  
  
  
• And it's sold out, for rather dubious values of "sold out". (WCCFTech)
  
  It's a pre-order, so this restriction is limited to the units from the first production batch that were allocated to the Microsoft Store. There are plenty more out there.
  
  

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I Looked, And There before Me Was A White Horse! Its Rider Held An ONT.

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