Daily Tech News 30 August 2021

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Disk prices are coming back down now that the Chia mining craze has started to fizzle out, but graphics card prices are on their way back up.

I've also notice that supplies of higher-end AMD cards have dried up again, though supplies of the 6600 XT and 6700 XT seem good.
40% of code suggestions made by GitHub's new AI tool Copilot contain security vulnerabilities. (TechRadar)

That's, uh, not good.

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AMD's new Threadripper Pro 5995WX is up to 40% faster than the current 3995WX. (Tom's Hardware)

That's a huge jump in performance because these two CPUs have the same number of cores (64) and the same power consumption (280W).

I would have expected these high-end chips to be limited by the power budget and/or heat and not a lot faster than existing models, but it looks like AMD has been busy the last few months.
The Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 XT Eagle is a graphics card. (Tom's Hardware)

It's one of the cheapest cards available from the current generation and it works, and it's avail... Well, I can't find it in stock in Australia, but it exists.
Google Play turned a profit of $8.5 billion in 2019 on $11.2 billion in revenue. (Thurrott.com)

I assume that's net revenue - their 30% cut - and not gross payments. But I do have to wonder how you spend $2.7 billion to run a website.
I'm tempted to build my new PC in one of these. (Thermaltake)

It supports two XL-ATX motherboards, dual power supplies, and at least 21 disk drives (I had to look at the parts list to figure that out).

You can increase that to 31 with a couple of hot-swap SSD cages, but those cost extra. I could have Windows on one side and Linux on the other, and stuff it full of cheap disk drives in a RAID-Z3 config. Bigger and cheaper than any NAS, if you were going to buy a Linux box as well.

Disclaimer: Or p'raps not.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:55 AM

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1 Big fire near the runway at the Kubal airport, lots of black smoke.

Posted by: Colin at August 30, 2021 03:57 AM (AIlg5)

2 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 30, 2021 03:59 AM (41Iye)

3 hiya

Posted by: JT at August 30, 2021 04:01 AM (arJlL)

4 My rule is I try not to make Google play richer

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2021 04:02 AM (znIQ9)

5 Colin, if the Americans are staffing the airport communications, how're the last American gonna fly out?

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 04:03 AM (6dJKT)

6 Skip, getting a lot closer to all 6's on the ONT.

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 04:04 AM (6dJKT)

7 >> at least 21 disk drives

Mother of God...

Posted by: Vanishingly Rare Foreign Youkai at August 30, 2021 04:07 AM (fCFc+)

8 Blackberry pancakes with cinnamon and nutmeg

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2021 04:08 AM (znIQ9)

9 m just looked back, you guys did it without me

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2021 04:29 AM (znIQ9)

10 9 m just looked back, you guys did it without me
Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2021 04:29 AM (znIQ9)

We're all in this together.

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 04:32 AM (6dJKT)

11 34 hours until the Tolly Bon deadline

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2021 04:33 AM (znIQ9)

12 Emily Miller
@emilymiller
6h
"We're dealing with Kabul. There's 7 buses of female American citizens. The CG refused to open the gate. We have a congressman with us and he had the state department reach out. MG Donahue refused. 10 minutes ago the females were taken by the Taliban. They are likely dead now."

I found this at boomieleaks. He's asking for her source for that.

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 04:38 AM (6dJKT)

13 Time to hit the road
It's Monday again

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2021 04:43 AM (znIQ9)

14 I'm taking no questions, that's Biden's slogan now.

Posted by: Colin at August 30, 2021 04:45 AM (AIlg5)

15 12 I found this at boomieleaks. He's asking for her source for that.

Michael Yon was on Twitter earlier urgently trying to find a way to contact the same Maj Gen Donahue.

https://twitter.com/michael_yon

His subsequent tweets are scathing.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 30, 2021 04:48 AM (MqQvv)

16 "But I do have to wonder how you spend $2.7 billion to run a website"

Not every website can be hosted on a 2 slice toaster like AceHQ, but $2.7 billion does seem a little embezzley.

Or perhaps they spread thier government bribes out to all the different departments.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 30, 2021 04:48 AM (KqUwa)

17 "But I do have to wonder how you spend $2.7 billion to run a website"

"Here's millions for you and millions for you, and millions for you!" - Orca Winfrey style Gubmint

Posted by: Fool Otto at August 30, 2021 04:55 AM (DB16e)

18 https://tinyurl.com/e6fwhajw

Rumble link. Woman took her husband with pneumonia to the hospital. Tested positive for "covid pneumona." How she dealt with the Dr.s, improved his condition and was released in 3.5 days because she refused to allow Dr.s to follow "the CDC protocols" for treatment.

Posted by: Fool Otto at August 30, 2021 04:59 AM (DB16e)

19 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:08 AM (u82oZ)

20 15 Michael Yon was on Twitter earlier urgently trying to find a way to contact the same Maj Gen Donahue.

https://twitter.com/michael_yon

His subsequent tweets are scathing.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 30, 2021 04:48 AM (MqQvv)

Great site; thanks. He has a beautiful photo of "The last British troops leaving #Afghanistan."

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 05:09 AM (6dJKT)

21 Morning Horde.

When looking at #15 and #18, one has to wonder what is going on behind the scenes.

Posted by: golfman at August 30, 2021 05:14 AM (hOMhY)

22
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 30, 2021 05:15 AM (DUIap)

23 m

The British Army has 170 years of experience leaving Kabul. They are getting better at it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:15 AM (u82oZ)

24 My own doctor believes in masks, and does not believe in Ivermectin. Can I trust him, now?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:17 AM (u82oZ)

25 AltonJackson

Good morning. I hope you are well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:17 AM (u82oZ)

26
g'mornin', Salty

I'm fine as screw cap wine; hope you are, too

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 30, 2021 05:19 AM (DUIap)

27 I wonder if we can get Walter Reed Medical to publish the latest protocol for COVID-19 Wuhan treatment for Senators.

I bet the "elites" are treated differently.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:20 AM (u82oZ)

28 My own doctor believes in masks, and does not believe in Ivermectin. Can I trust him, now?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Is that a change from before?

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 05:22 AM (vd8XM)

29 AltonJackson

Doing OK. I have a mild cough and no fever.

Hears CDC call "Bring out your dead." Not dead yet.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:22 AM (u82oZ)

30 Bruce

He was great. Now he has larger responsibilities, as Medical Director of an entire Retirement Community.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:24 AM (u82oZ)

31 Good morning morons

Another day being ground down by the junta.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2021 05:25 AM (EZebt)

32 He was great. Now he has larger responsibilities, as Medical Director of an entire Retirement Community.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Could be a large group, like a hospital or state regs, has announced...This Is THE Way It Will Be Done

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 05:28 AM (vd8XM)

33 Yup. He has a great staff. Hate to have to change Drs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:31 AM (u82oZ)

34 I have actively pursued Irish Democracy. Not stress free, but I seem to be winning, with a big target on my back for winning my way.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:32 AM (u82oZ)

35 34 was to San Franpsycho.

Time I got awake.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:33 AM (u82oZ)

36 Have a great day, everyone. May you be blessed.

Hold that torch of American Exceptionalism high. American Exceptionalism is open to every race, creed, gender and attitude. It works, bitches.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 30, 2021 05:35 AM (u82oZ)

37 Courage Salty

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2021 05:40 AM (EZebt)

38 My own doctor believes in masks, and does not believe in Ivermectin. Can I trust him, now?

Not a whit.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 30, 2021 05:46 AM (xopIz)

39 Any word from Wolfus Aurelius?

Posted by: golfman at August 30, 2021 05:46 AM (hOMhY)

40 He does not trust science, but believes in THE SCIENCE.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 30, 2021 05:47 AM (xopIz)

41 I was also wondering about Wolfus Aurelius. I saw he had a bug out plan if the power went out. I heard on the news this morning that a levee south of NO gave out and the mayor of a small town is asking for help, as townspeople are stranded.

Posted by: Rosasharn at August 30, 2021 05:49 AM (yEBFM)

42 38 My own doctor believes in masks, and does not believe in Ivermectin. Can I trust him, now?

Not a whit.
Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 30, 2021 05:46 AM (xopIz)

Would you go to a car mechanic who believed that your car needs horseshoes and a saddle?

If an "expert" is making flagrantly wrong claims, they're not an expert.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2021 05:50 AM (6FeV1)

43 Boker Tov Patriots.

Has the MSM vilified biden yet for Ida?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 05:50 AM (GPwVZ)

44 43 Boker Tov Patriots.

Has the MSM vilified biden yet for Ida?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 05:50 AM (GPwVZ)

You might need some more coffee.

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 05:51 AM (6dJKT)

45 "Morning, Captain !

Posted by: JT at August 30, 2021 05:51 AM (arJlL)

46 Has the MSM vilified biden yet for Ida?
Posted by: Nevergiveup

This is all due to the climate change from Trump.

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 05:51 AM (vd8XM)

47 This is all due to the climate change from Trump.
Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 05:51 AM (vd8XM)

That damn wall is screwing up local weather patterns.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2021 05:52 AM (6FeV1)

48 And speaking of climate change.
A Yuuge underwater volcano has created an edifice over 800 meters tall off Madagascar.

I'm sure no CO2 was released though.

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 05:54 AM (vd8XM)

49 I'm sure no CO2 was released though.
Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 05:54 AM (vd8XM)

Bill Gates is already on the phone to his real estate agent.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2021 05:55 AM (6FeV1)

50 Well, it seems we have written off the remaining US citizens in Afghanistan.

So what will happen when it comes time for the last of the troops to leave that shit hole? Who has their 6 when they fly out? Will we be providing exfil air cover and suppressive fire, or will they just have to take the chance that some jihadi with a shiny new MPAD is sleeping in that day?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 30, 2021 05:59 AM (JEgl7)

51 So what will happen when it comes time for the last of the troops to leave that shit hole? Who has their 6 when they fly out? Will we be providing exfil air cover and suppressive fire, or will they just have to take the chance that some jihadi with a shiny new MPAD is sleeping in that day?
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Not to worry. The Tolly-Bon wouldn't do anything sneaky or underhanded.

Or else there will be severe consequences! (Shake fist)

...Joe's Teleprompter...

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 06:02 AM (vd8XM)

52 the debacle continues

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 30, 2021 06:02 AM (8+t6P)

53 So what will happen when it comes time for the last of the troops to leave that shit hole? Who has their 6 when they fly out? Will we be providing exfil air cover and suppressive fire, or will they just have to take the chance that some jihadi with a shiny new MPAD is sleeping in that day?
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Hmmm...ya know. No one thought of that. Didn't even come up at the meeting.

...General Miley Cyrus...

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 06:04 AM (vd8XM)

54 Mornin yall. Checked the Daily Mail for the real news. They have pictures of Chelsea Clinton out for a jog. There is a noted lack of terms such as "pert posterior" and "toned tummy" and no sidebar on how to "Dress like Chelsea"

Also, Jennifer Lopez wore a designer cape and left the price tag on, and three children were killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.

Posted by: f'd at August 30, 2021 06:04 AM (Tnijr)

55 Ok...Time to start a few chores.

Posted by: Bruce at August 30, 2021 06:08 AM (vd8XM)

56 Michael Yon says the family killed by an American drone strike was an interpreter working for the U.S. and his children.

Yon credibly asks: "Did the Taliban give you the targeting information?"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 30, 2021 06:09 AM (8+t6P)

57 and three children were killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
Posted by: f'd at August 30, 2021 06:04 AM (Tnijr)

I bet they were wearing last year's footrags.

So gauche.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2021 06:09 AM (6FeV1)

58 G'morning, all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at August 30, 2021 06:10 AM (3D/fK)

59 Salty!

You sick?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at August 30, 2021 06:10 AM (3D/fK)

60 And did someone take away Joe-Joe's wristwatch?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at August 30, 2021 06:11 AM (3D/fK)

61 mornin' y'all

Posted by: Big V Caffeinated at August 30, 2021 06:12 AM (oSy3T)

62 But I do have to wonder how you spend $2.7 billion to run a website.

A few million to this Senator, a few million to that regulator...starts to add up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 30, 2021 06:14 AM (IUd0M)

63 I hope Wolfus Aurelius got out of dodge, ahead of Ida. My own experiences with hurricanes in South Florida says "leave. go north" is the only appropriate plan, so I hope he did that. I know he had a hotel reservation someplace, maybe Birmingham, that would allow him to bring his cats, and I hope thats what he did.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 30, 2021 06:14 AM (8+t6P)

64 I find it amusing that goolag changed their name to Alphabet and nobody gave a damn, including them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2021 06:17 AM (6FeV1)

65 So the wokes are going after real estate now with their attack on love letters (which I think are stupid but not evil ) . Because the left's attacks on the banks supposedly racist red-lining and things like qualifying for a loan and having the ability to pay it were such a raging success.

Posted by: Ripley at August 30, 2021 06:17 AM (MxEKc)

66 I hope Wolfus Aurelius got out of dodge, ahead of Ida. My own experiences with hurricanes in South Florida says "leave. go north" is the only appropriate plan, so I hope he did that. I know he had a hotel reservation someplace, maybe Birmingham, that would allow him to bring his cats, and I hope thats what he did.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 30, 2021 06:14 AM (8+t6P)

Me, too.

After Matthew, we couldn't get out of our NEIGHBORHOOD for 5 days.

Posted by: golfman at August 30, 2021 06:18 AM (hOMhY)

67 G'morning, all.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at August 30, 2021 06:10 AM (3D/fK)

Howdy, VIA!

Posted by: Doof at August 30, 2021 06:18 AM (mZUr4)

68 Wolfus said he would leave if he lost power, saw all of NO lost power. He was gonna go east to Alabama somewhere

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at August 30, 2021 06:20 AM (eZXXh)

69 Ted Williams, in full Theodore Samuel Williams, bynames the Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame, born August 30, 1918, San Diego, California, U.S. died July 5, 2002, Inverness, Florida

A GREAT American who did his Duty for G-D and Country.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 06:21 AM (GPwVZ)

70 Ida is slow moving now, says the Hurricane Center, and still pounding Louisiana and southern Mississippi. It is supposed to head up towards Nashville middle of this week.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 30, 2021 06:24 AM (8+t6P)

71 Good morning morons

Another day being ground down by the junta.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2021 05:25 AM (EZebt)

Let's try to be like this guy!!

https://tinyurl.com/ypz3nhpd

Posted by: Doof at August 30, 2021 06:24 AM (mZUr4)

72 Bidnen leadership, competence and decency have kept NO residents form eating each other, so far.

Posted by: Ripley at August 30, 2021 06:28 AM (MxEKc)

73 G'morning DOOF!

Another fine day of watching our nation be humiliated by the Harris/Biden administration.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at August 30, 2021 06:29 AM (3D/fK)

74 Pretty scary vid from a security camera in the storm.
Wonder what brand it was? Great testimonial.

https://twitter.com/WLBT/status/
1432079764379029508

Posted by: golfman at August 30, 2021 06:31 AM (hOMhY)

75 72 Bidnen leadership, competence and decency have kept NO residents form eating each other, so far.
Posted by: Ripley at August 30, 2021 06:28 AM (MxEKc)

NONE AT ALL?
; )

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 06:33 AM (6dJKT)

76 he was most proud to be a Navy Corpsman and a devil doc for the Marines. His final words to his mother over FaceTime when he was telling her goodbye after she told him to be safe were, Dont worry mom, my guys got me. They wont let anything happen to me.

Brings tears to me eyes. I love our Corpsmen

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 06:35 AM (GPwVZ)

77 Ted Williams, in full Theodore Samuel Williams, bynames the Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame, born August 30, 1918, San Diego, California, U.S. died July 5, 2002, Inverness, Florida

A GREAT American who did his Duty for G-D and Country.
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Amen.
Who had his body frozen in hopes that he could be re-animated someday, but his kid thought that was
too expensive, so had his body disposed of and had the head chopped off and now he's just a frozen head.

Posted by: JT at August 30, 2021 06:35 AM (arJlL)

78 18 https://tinyurl.com/e6fwhajw

Rumble link. Woman took her husband with pneumonia to the hospital. Tested positive for "covid pneumona." How she dealt with the Dr.s, improved his condition and was released in 3.5 days because she refused to allow Dr.s to follow "the CDC protocols" for treatment.
Posted by: Fool Otto at August 30, 2021 04:59 AM (DB16e)

Fascinating, thanks.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 30, 2021 06:39 AM (H8QX8)

79 "had his body disposed of and had the head chopped off and now he's just a frozen head.
Posted by: JT"

Isn't this the story of Joe Biden's Amerika?

Posted by: f'd at August 30, 2021 06:40 AM (Tnijr)

80 LOL

guys doing cartwheels behind baseball helmet weatherguy in New Orleans

https://twitter.com/BrianWFTV/status/
1432078659691614211

https://twitter.com/KeganReneau/status/
1432132487484936200

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (oEn12) at August 30, 2021 06:43 AM (oEn12)

81 Thanks Fool Otto for link to Kate Dalley show vid on how to stop hospital from following CDC protocol that denies effective treatments but instead pushes ventilator use in ICU which kills many patients.
I will ask my wife to do what Kate did if I catch the Wu...

Posted by: Kortezzi at August 30, 2021 06:47 AM (qeCZL)

82 "had his body disposed of and had the head chopped off and now he's just a frozen head.
Posted by: JT"

Isn't this the story of Joe Biden's Amerika?
Posted by: f'd

I'm confident that there's more activity in Ted's head than Biden's.

Posted by: JT at August 30, 2021 06:48 AM (arJlL)

83 I'm confident that there's more activity in Ted's head than Biden's.
Posted by: JT at August 30, 2021 06:48 AM (arJlL)

Ouch! LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 06:49 AM (GPwVZ)

84 Hope they get the power back on before nightfall in NOLA, will be like The Purge otherwise.

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at August 30, 2021 06:49 AM (oWBc3)

85 They are saying they have the anti missile system at the Kabul airport, how long do they have left to get all the troops and their equipment out?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at August 30, 2021 06:50 AM (eZXXh)

86 They are saying they have the anti missile system at the Kabul airport, how long do they have left to get all the troops and their equipment out?
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at August 30, 2021 06:50 AM (eZXXh)

40 hours

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 06:51 AM (GPwVZ)

87 Wherefore art thou JJ?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2021 06:52 AM (EZebt)

88 Hey there Never give up!

How'sife treating you?

Posted by: Mpfs at August 30, 2021 06:53 AM (R8uWY)

89 Wheres JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 30, 2021 06:53 AM (yrol0)

90 How'sife treating you?
Posted by: Mpfs at August 30, 2021 06:53 AM (R8uWY)

Not bad. As she said last night, "You're going away tomorrow right? "

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 30, 2021 06:54 AM (GPwVZ)

91 Maybe JJ slept in. God knows he deserves it.

Posted by: Mpfs at August 30, 2021 06:54 AM (R8uWY)

92 things must really be bad up in northern #Failifornia: CalFire has disappeared the outline of the Dixie Fire burn area from its on line map, and the area burned/percent controlled bar is about to run out of room in the side bar...

at least the price of charcoal should go down next year...

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents

#WASTF!

Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated & we all know it at August 30, 2021 06:54 AM (fPTiZ)

93 in other news, i can't fall asleep... today is gonna suxors, for sure.

Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated & we all know it at August 30, 2021 06:55 AM (fPTiZ)

94 NGU,
LOL.
I used to say that to my husband when he worked for Pennzoil/Shell Oil.

Good times.

Posted by: Mpfs at August 30, 2021 06:55 AM (R8uWY)

95 nood JJ

and he's slanted his coverage....

Posted by: SturmToddler (8D42x) at August 30, 2021 06:56 AM (8D42x)

96 There's JJ^

Posted by: golfman at August 30, 2021 06:56 AM (hOMhY)

97 I wonder how kite compares to copilot. The company pissed off a lot of people when they started monetizing kite but maybe they were more cation about this sort of thing.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 30, 2021 07:37 AM (UkmUt)

98 RE: that Thermaltake case.

Sun Microsystems is calling, they'd like their E450 design back.

Posted by: HarrysNotHere at August 30, 2021 07:40 AM (MNknz)

99 'morning...

Posted by: Oldowan at August 30, 2021 07:41 AM (vJyxI)

100 This is here for the taking!

Posted by: m at August 30, 2021 07:53 AM (nzEdf)

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