Daily Tech News 4 December 2022

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The mee.nu server is alive, with all data up to yesterday transferred to the new system. There wasn't much data yesterday because the planned maintenance at the datacenter ended up taking 25 hours.

So someone had as bad a weekend as I did.

Also bumped from CentOS 6 to Ubuntu 22.04 and from MySQL 5.7 to MariaDB 10.9 with relatively little trouble.

Don't try to upload files just yet, though, right now that's read-only. I'll fix that shortly.
MSN fired its human journalists and replaced them with an AI that writes stories about mermaids. (Futurism)

The only problem is this story about collapsing journalism standards in pursuit of a quick buck, is a story of collapsing journalism standards in pursuit of a quick buck.

It's not true.

MSN aggregates a huge range of "news" sources, almost all of them garbage, but it's handy sometimes because it usually punctures the paywalls when it does so.

One of those sources it aggregates is called Exemplore, and it's nearly as much of a trash fire as Futurism.

The New York Times is still in a class by itself when it comes to trash fires though.

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I wonder how ZFS would perform on AWS sc1 EBS volumes. Probably poorly.
Intel's Core i5 13500 is over 50% faster than the Core i5 12500. (Tom's Hardware)

On Passmark it's almost exactly 50%. Other tests rate it a little higher.

This is not because the main "performance" cores are a lot faster; they're a little faster but not much. With this generation Intel has added eight "efficiency" cores to the six "performance" cores, and that gives a big overall boost for multi-threaded work.

I'm not sure I like this, because the E cores run at half the speed of the P cores, and I really want everything to be consistent. But Windows likes to run a lot of crap in the background, and having eight extra cores to take care of that sure won't hurt.

If it's priced similarly to the 12500 - around $200 - this will make a fine CPU for most desktop users.
AMD reportedly plans to launch three new X3D processors at CES in January. (Tom's Hardware)

AMD's X3D models stack an extra chip on the CPU to triple the size of L3 cache. Depending on what you're running the effect can be huge - the 5800X3D is still up there among the fastest CPUs available for gaming, despite being clocked lower than the regular 5800X.

Leaks suggest that AMD will be releasing 12 and 16 core models this time, as well as the 8 core chip aimed at gaming. (They also do this on their Epyc server CPUs, for up to 768MB of L3 cache on the chip.)

Disclaimer: Rumours of my death have been very slightly exaggerated.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Good evening Pixy
Hello everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 04:02 AM (xhxe8)

2 Hello Skip

(dies)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 04, 2022 04:03 AM (BLOW1)

3 I have no idea what the ad I see everywhere, even on YouTube is with the finger with 25 alien looking eyes is or how it came to be, but if I woke up and saw that would probably cut that finger off within a hour

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 04:05 AM (xhxe8)

4 Anyone read about TrustCor? A big name web certificate provider that seemed a bit fishy. Now they're being dropped by everyone. There's a good chance they were selling/collecting info for governments including this one.

Posted by: banana Dream at December 04, 2022 04:05 AM (I8nLU)

5
The New York Times is still in a class by itself when it comes to trash fires though.

When people half the planet away with their own personal continent recognize the New York Times as a flaming dumpster fire, has the USA yet arrived at 'peak stupid' as a country?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 04:08 AM (enJYY)

6 Pixy I hope you realize the work you do for us is greatly appreciated

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 04:09 AM (xhxe8)

7
Although I seem to recall, on a long enough timeline, that Australia will drift north and fit neatly into the bottom of India. At which point Pixy will be contacting me about extending my car warranty.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 04:17 AM (enJYY)

8 I'm finally finishing the original Fruits Basket, and well I sure wish i had those 10 hours back. It started off nice, but wow the second half was awful, melodramatic crap. I know the remake was rated better, but they would have to do a lot to make this more than a story for lonely girls.

If nothing else it'll allow me to sell that remake season 1 box set I've held on to in hopes the show was good, and id want to keep it for my collection. I know at one point I sold a duplicate I had for like 20x the price I paid for it.

Posted by: Rbastid at December 04, 2022 04:22 AM (AehQy)

9 7 Although I seem to recall, on a long enough timeline, that Australia will drift north and fit neatly into the bottom of India. At which point Pixy will be contacting me about extending my car warranty.

Your car is dead. Dead, do you hear me? Dead.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 04, 2022 04:24 AM (BLOW1)

10 2 Hello Skip

(dies)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 04, 2022 04:03 AM (BLOW1)

Come back! Come back!

Posted by: m at December 04, 2022 04:44 AM (8rTNG)

11 Anyone read about TrustCor? A big name web certificate provider that seemed a bit fishy. Now they're being dropped by everyone. There's a good chance they were selling/collecting info for governments including this one.

Posted by: banana Dream at December 04, 2022 04:05 AM (I8nLU)

According to a piece I read, they are part and parcel of the US gubmint. They and companion 'companies' all originate at Fort Meade. Which just so happens to be where the NSA and Cyber Command entities reside. I'll see if I can find that link.

Got it. ZH. Over my head, but it doesn't sound good :

https://tinyurl.com/yc22bz9r

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 04, 2022 04:44 AM (JOtiF)

12 Fortunately, I don't have to go out to Starbucks for a coffee, but this Babylon Bee headline made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/2p9cb96x

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 05:15 AM (LTtzU)

13 Didn't Ray Bradbury write a story or book about the revolt of the machines? I wonder what he'd think about tech if he were alive today?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 05:16 AM (LTtzU)

14 Pixy I hope you realize the work you do for us is greatly appreciated
Posted by: Skip

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at December 04, 2022 05:28 AM (T4tVD)

15 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 04, 2022 05:29 AM (T4tVD)

16 Tap-Tap-Tap......is this thing on ?

Posted by: JT at December 04, 2022 05:35 AM (T4tVD)

17 Morning JT!

Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 05:38 AM (vd8XM)

18 Hiya Bruce !

Posted by: JT at December 04, 2022 05:42 AM (T4tVD)

19 At which point Pixy will be contacting me about extending my car warranty.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

And change his name to Jim.

Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 05:43 AM (vd8XM)

20 Babylon Bee- YouTube video where Fired Twitter employee is have an interview for her first real job:

https://tinyurl.com/39heba6a

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 05:43 AM (2WRHO)

21 When they "unveiled" the new Stealth Bomber I think they should have shown a picture of nothing.

Posted by: JT at December 04, 2022 05:43 AM (T4tVD)

22 When they "unveiled" the new Stealth Bomber I think they should have shown a picture of nothing.
Posted by: JT

Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.

Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 05:44 AM (vd8XM)

23 When they "unveiled" the new Stealth Bomber I think they should have shown a picture of nothing.
Posted by: JT

Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.
Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 05:44 AM (vd8XM)

I can eat 50 eggs.

Posted by: Cool Hand Stealth Bomber at December 04, 2022 05:48 AM (4I/2K)

24 The new stealth bomber is like Jack Black in Community.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:50 AM (6Aopz)

25 Been cat napping

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 05:52 AM (xhxe8)

26 Insomnia is is fun, you guys.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:53 AM (6Aopz)

27 Been cat napping
Posted by: Skip

**Wolfus wakes up and checks to see if all cats are present and accounted for.**

Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 05:54 AM (vd8XM)

28 Insomnia is is fun, you guys.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Worst I have is the inability to sleep longer than 5.5 hours on a regular basiis.

No want Insomnia!

Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 05:55 AM (vd8XM)

29 All the stacked multi-cores and chipsets in computers reminds me of the razor and multi-blades. What are they up to now, like 5 blades?

Posted by: Count de Monet, Twin Blade Fan at December 04, 2022 06:00 AM (4I/2K)

30 It's the Krak of Dawn!

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at December 04, 2022 06:01 AM (I9VC/)

31
Many in that immense audience will see lazy and false stories by Exemplore, the Inquisitr and other bottom-tier publishers alongside other legitimate outlets syndicated by MSN, like Bloomberg, The New York Times, and The Daily Beast. The effect, inevitably, undermines the good work done by hardworking and ethical publishers, rewards the nonsense published by low quality content farms, and undermines the public's faith in science and tech journalism.

This raises a legitimate quandry:
Whose Turds / Whose Punchbowl?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 04, 2022 06:03 AM (pNxlR)

32 NOOOD!

Posted by: Bruce at December 04, 2022 06:07 AM (vd8XM)

33
G'day, Pixy! Thanks for the MSNooze News!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 04, 2022 06:08 AM (pNxlR)

34 In respect to the Babylon Bee video on the ex Twitter employee what is a cornhole session? Is that some type of game like throwing beanbags but ones filled with corn?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 06:27 AM (6KjC1)

35 Gday!

Posted by: cccp3o at December 04, 2022 06:33 AM (ZZky3)

36 2nd Sunday of Advent devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/3nbe45fu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 06:34 AM (6KjC1)

37 Sorry. Wrong place

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 06:35 AM (6KjC1)

38 In respect to the Babylon Bee video on the ex Twitter employee what is a cornhole session? Is that some type of game like throwing beanbags but ones filled with corn?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 04, 2022 06:27 AM

Evening Pixy! If you're reading this, go get some sleep fool!

Cornhole is a game kinda like horseshoes. There's these sloped ramps with holes in them and you stand way back and try to throw beanbags into the hole. Usually you miss and there's this strategy where you try to knock your bean bags into the hole and try to knock your opponents bean bags away from the hole.

I think. I have never played, I've just passed people playing on the way to the bar at work.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 04, 2022 07:40 AM (iZEhM)

39 Oh... You're responsible for the design of this site? Based on the fact you were educated in the fascist state of Australia (or the US or New Zealand? No matter either way), is the lack of a thread-based commenting a feature you're proud of? You know - make putting comments into relational context impossible to stymie discussion? Did Ace direct you to designed this specifically for the geriatric retired (or welfare queen) COB zombies who can whittle away their last days tapping thru the linear comment stream? I'm sure designing thread-based commenting is possible (maybe not for you?) but there must be a reason Ace wants to keep this ridiculously stupid feature. It's funny. Don't change it - not being able to put comments into context just makes my hobby of swooping in to bomb the comments of the 'MERICA!!!!! Jingo Tools that much easier on my mind. I may actually find out most people here aren't 'MERICA!!!!! Jingo Tools if I could read the comment section in context.

Posted by: NipsyAtTheJingosAtMyBaby at December 04, 2022 09:21 AM (ZVuj2)

40 The MSN aggregate is a dumpster fire. No doubt about that.

Considering the 5800X3D's massive impact on Star Citizen's performance, the news that the Ryzen 7000 series X3D CPUs are imminent is an incentive for an upgrade to AMD5 next year.

Posted by: mrp at December 04, 2022 09:33 AM (6eRlp)

41 That's some fine-ass observation there.

Posted by: NotNipsyAtTheJingosAtMyBaby at December 04, 2022 10:07 AM (373JO)

42 Posted by: NipsyAtTheJingosAtMyBaby at December 04, 2022 09:21 AM (ZVuj2)

Your concern is

Noted [X]
Other than noted [_]

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at December 04, 2022 10:30 AM (61cfN)

43 40 Considering the 5800X3D's massive impact on Star Citizen's performance, the news that the Ryzen 7000 series X3D CPUs are imminent is an incentive for an upgrade to AMD5 next year.

Star Citizen actually exists? I thought it was a myth, like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and honest politicians.

Posted by: His name is Neo, he stops bullets with his hand at December 04, 2022 10:35 AM (7kSOl)

44 Seeing a lot of hate thrown at Ubuntu 22 online, and it crashed my dad's computer. I'm in good shape, the upgrade to 21 failed so I'm still running 20. Thinking strongly about a non-Ubuntu solution. Of all the Linux flavors I've tried Ubuntu has been the worst.

Posted by: These Fish Sticks Are Hard As Tits at December 04, 2022 10:49 AM (3AD8C)

45 Star Citizen is real, and somewhat playable, it's just hopelessly lost in the weeds and the list of things you can actually do on the alpha servers grows at a snail's pace.

I actually need to put together a PC build for SC and some other things that don't play nice with legacy OSes anymore. Gonna basically treat it like a console, probably mini ITX. Looking over CPU options and how Intel is pushing that big.LITTLE nonsense makes me think that I probably need to start following PC hardware news again. I used to be an avid enthusiast, but by the late 2010s it didn't really matter because nothing new was happening and AMD had cleaned up its act such that it was really just a basic price/performance tradeoff without much nuance.

Posted by: CppThis at December 04, 2022 11:01 AM (UewuT)

46 I get paid more than $85 every hour for working on the web. I found out about this activity 3 months prior and subsequent to joining this I have earned effectively $15k from this without having internet working abilities .

Copy underneath the site to check it.. Pr𝐨fitGuru7.Com

Posted by: Tom at December 04, 2022 11:23 AM (kAeBX)

47 I've had a change of heart. I'm ashamed of my mean-spirted rants and apologize.

Posted by: NipsyAtTheJingosAtMyBaby at December 04, 2022 03:31 PM (ii7CK)

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