Daily Tech News 12 March 2023

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This just in: Silicon Valley Bank is still splut.
Hey, who changed the clocks?
No, Apple's A17 Bionic mobile CPU is not going to be 59% faster in single-threaded performance than the A16. (WCCFTech)

As a rule of thumb, CPU performance rises with the square root of the issue width, and complexity and transistor count (and also power consumption) rises with the square of the issue width, so to increase performance by 59% without increasing the clock speed Apple would need to make a chip more than six times larger using six times the power.

Increasing the clock speed by the same amount would have similar effects on power consumption.

And both approaches have limits where requirements zoom off the charts for minimal gains. You can see this in existing chips, where the 170W Ryzen 7900X is only 7% faster than the 65W 7900 non-X model.

This supposed leak is garbage.

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Pimoroni's DV Stick will use two RP2040 chips to provide a retro-gaming tinkerer's delight. (Tom's Hardware)

The RP2040 is the chip in the Raspberry Pi Pico. It has no video circuitry at all, but it is flexible enough nonetheless to generate and encode an HDMI signal.

That keeps the chip pretty busy, so Pimoroni has added a second RP2040 to act as the CPU while the first is being the the video chip.

Each chip has 256k of RAM, more than enough for old-school games, though the included language of choice is MicroPython rather than Basic.
At the higher end of the gaming scale, AMD's 7800X3D is almost here. (Tom's Hardware)

AMD launched the more expensive 16 core 7950X3D first, knowing that everyone would buy the cheaper 8 core 7800X3D if it were available. At $449 it averages 20% faster in AMD's admittedly selective benchmarks than Intel's $589 13900K, while also using much less power.

It's slower for heavily multi-threaded tasks - if you want to game and also run particle accelerator data analysis you should go for the 7950X3D. Unless you live above the Arctic Circle where the 13900K's furnace-like qualities would be a net win.
Google hired thousands of employees it didn't want or need just to make the company look bigger - and to make them unavailable to competitors. (Yahoo)

And they just sat there doing nothing while drawing huge salaries.

Allegedly, but it certainly fits the results we've seen from Google in recent years: Nothing.

Disclaimer: Where's the new Nexus 7 you assholes?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:00 AM

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1 Any word on Franco?

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:01 AM (vd8XM)

2 Quiet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 12, 2023 04:01 AM (Angsy)

3 Any word on Franco?

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:01 AM (vd8XM)

Is he American?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 12, 2023 04:01 AM (Angsy)

4 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2023 04:03 AM (Rl3IJ)

5 >>>Disclaimer: Where's the new Nexus 7 you assholes?

Good morning, Sunshine!

Posted by: m at March 12, 2023 04:03 AM (mn2bz)

6 Really is quiet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 12, 2023 04:03 AM (Angsy)

7 Is he American?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Half is.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:03 AM (vd8XM)

8 Any word on Franco?
Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:01 AM (vd8XM)
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Still dead.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2023 04:03 AM (Rl3IJ)

9 And they just sat there doing nothing while drawing huge salaries.

Are they still looking for help?

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:05 AM (vd8XM)

10 Really is quiet.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

WHAT ?

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2023 04:09 AM (T4tVD)

11 And they just sat there doing nothing while drawing huge salaries.
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They're ready for government work.

Posted by: Puddleglum at March 12, 2023 04:10 AM (sAmhv)

12 Any word on Franco?
Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:01 AM (vd8XM)

Is he American?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Half is.
Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:03 AM (vd8XM)

The "uh-oh" part in spagghetio.

Posted by: m at March 12, 2023 04:13 AM (mn2bz)

13 From the Google article:

There's nothing for these people to do it's all fake work. Now that's being exposed, what do these people actually do, they go to meetings.

Go to meetings??!!!

Okay. I'm out.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:13 AM (vd8XM)

14 WHAT ?

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2023 04:09 AM (T4tVD)

Shh. People are trying to sleep.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 12, 2023 04:14 AM (Angsy)

15 "The downside, Rabois said, was that the new hires just had to "be entitled, sit at their desks, and do nothing."

Yep, gubbmint work all right.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:15 AM (vd8XM)

16 Shh. People are trying to sleep.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I can't, it's too quite.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:15 AM (vd8XM)

17 There was a ZOD sighting in the ONT:

140 ZOD now has 85% vision after an eye-stroke.
The other eye remains as ruthlessly focused as it has ever been.
(kicks a small child into the fire. Sparks, sizzling)
Perturbed.
Posted by: ZODGT at March 11, 2023 10:32 PM (Q/6pY)

Posted by: m at March 12, 2023 04:16 AM (mn2bz)

18 More from the article.

However, while shifting focus has been suitable for those at the top of the tree, for the 150,000 people who lost their jobs in 2022-and the additional tens of thousands who have been let go this year-it's been "devastating".

Learn to code?

I mean, really really learn to code.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:19 AM (vd8XM)

19 ZOD now has 85% vision after an eye-stroke.

Posted by: ZODGT at March 11, 2023 10:32 PM (Q/6pY)
Posted by: m at March 12, 2023 04:16 AM (mn2bz)
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This about the pirate with the new hook?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2023 04:20 AM (Rl3IJ)

20 140 ZOD now has 85% vision after an eye-stroke.
The other eye remains as ruthlessly focused as it has ever been.
(kicks a small child into the fire. Sparks, sizzling)
Perturbed.
Posted by: ZODGT

I've never heard of an eye stroke. Does it only affect one eye?

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:20 AM (vd8XM)

21 Learn to code?

I mean, really really learn to code.
Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:19 AM (vd8XM
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Jack Posobiec has an alternative suggestion:

https://tinyurl.com/2m4za248

(Nitter)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 12, 2023 04:22 AM (Rl3IJ)

22 Jack Posobiec has an alternative suggestion:

HA!!

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:23 AM (vd8XM)

23 18 More from the article.

However, while shifting focus has been suitable for those at the top of the tree, for the 150,000 people who lost their jobs in 2022-and the additional tens of thousands who have been let go this year-it's been "devastating".

Learn to code?

I mean, really really learn to code.
Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:19 AM (vd8XM)

LOL Bruce

Posted by: m at March 12, 2023 04:24 AM (mn2bz)

24 The large company I had retired from would do all Gurgle and others are doing by attrition.

What's that? Gladys is tired of working long hours and not being loved? Hey Bruce, three guesses who's got more work dumped on them?

And the first two don't count

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:29 AM (vd8XM)

25 I need to add a line.

What's that? Gladys is tired of working long hours and not being loved? Bye bye Gladys, don't let the door hit ya on the way out.
Hey Bruce, three guesses who's got more work dumped on them?

And the first two don't count

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:31 AM (vd8XM)

26 They had a meeting with a corporate manager going on in one of the meeting rooms that had a window in the door. While the head honcho was discussing the work force reduction plan and getting some push back from our managers, one of the secretaries that had been there a long time, who had here desk situated with here back to the door/window, was playing computer solitaire. The head honcho was pacing the room, stopped when he saw this, and called one of the managers over and pointed.

Poor lady was gone in 2 weeks

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:36 AM (vd8XM)

27 Poor lady was gone in 2 weeks

Gave her time to finish her game.

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2023 04:42 AM (T4tVD)

28 Gave her time to finish her game.
Posted by: JT

At least.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:45 AM (vd8XM)

29 G'Day everyone
Not looking like the AoSHq rime machine is off

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2023 04:46 AM (xhxe8)

30 I woke up according to what the clock says. Its one of those clocks that magically erases an hour of your life. Politicians keep saying year after year that they are going to change that, but like everything else in Washington, the do nothing.

Posted by: Colin at March 12, 2023 04:49 AM (gInCd)

31
MTG reported Jane Fonda to the FBI for the death threat against Republicans. I'm sure they'll get right on it.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 12, 2023 04:51 AM (enJYY)

32 rime machine ?

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2023 04:51 AM (T4tVD)

33 Ii hate Daylight Screwing Time

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2023 04:51 AM (xhxe8)

34 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 04:51 AM (ju2Fy)

35 MTG reported Jane Fonda to the FBI for the death threat against Republicans. I'm sure they'll get right on it.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

Pshaw. Just like Republicans to pounce on a death threat statement.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:52 AM (vd8XM)

36 So, Pixy's post time sprung forward 2 hours and comments only 1 hour?

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 04:53 AM (ju2Fy)

37 Evening and morning to all! Ze clocks, zey are, 'ow you say, "scrooed"?

If our "betters" really wanted to save energy, the time to set clocks ahead for an "extra hour of light" (relative to our usual awake activity) would be winter! Then, sunlight would fall on our homes a little longer in the afternoon, helping to warm them. As it is, the sun falls on our homes during the hottest and longest days, requiring our A/C units to run longer. No energy saving that any reasonable person can see.

Arizona roundly rejected this scheme. They know damned well they do NOT need more savage sunlight on August afternoons.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 12, 2023 04:53 AM (omVj0)

38 So, Pixy's post time sprung forward 2 hours and comments only 1 hour?
Posted by: olddog in mo

Considering he figured it was the 34th of February a week ago, I think our little Pixy is coming along pretty good.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:54 AM (vd8XM)

39
Pshaw. Just like Republicans to pounce on a death threat statement.

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:52 AM

It's not as if a couple of Republicans got murdered in New Jersey recently.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 12, 2023 04:55 AM (enJYY)

40 #BringBackCentralStandardTime.
#BringBackCST.
#EFFDST

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 04:55 AM (ju2Fy)

41 Considering he figured it was the 34th of February a week ago, I think our little Pixy is coming along pretty good.
Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:54
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Good point.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 04:56 AM (ju2Fy)

42
MTG has been swatted four times already. Maybe more then that, I may have lost count. If anyone is taking death threats seriously, it would be her.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 12, 2023 04:58 AM (enJYY)

43 Good point.
Posted by: olddog in mo

As my dad would say,

"If you wear a hat, no one will notice"

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 04:59 AM (vd8XM)

44 MTG has been swatted four times already. Maybe more then that, I may have lost count. If anyone is taking death threats seriously, it would be her.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

And Janie only has Americas best interest at heart.

Right Jane?

Posted by: Bruce at March 12, 2023 05:00 AM (vd8XM)

45 If our "betters" really wanted to save energy, the time to set clocks ahead for an "extra hour of light" (relative to our usual awake activity) would be winter... Then, sunlight would fall on our homes a little longer in the afternoon, helping to warm them.
Posted by: Wolfus
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But then more children[/] would be standing in the dark waiting for the bus in the morning, h8tr.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 05:01 AM (ju2Fy)

46 KRAK OF DAWN HAS ARRIVED

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2023 05:01 AM (xhxe8)

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 05:02 AM (ju2Fy)

48 So, three hours til book thread?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 12, 2023 05:14 AM (Angsy)

49 47
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 12, 2023 05:02 AM (ju2Fy)

Good save! No barrel for you.

Posted by: m at March 12, 2023 05:32 AM (4UYlo)

50 Greetings!
I've had some jobs where I was not needed 100% of the time, but, by golly, when I was needed, I was really really needed (sort of like the the fire department). The trick is to "look busy" when you're not so as to keep up appearances. It's like acting.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, walking, not gonna bust any dance moves tho' at March 12, 2023 05:35 AM (jTmQV)

51 Posted by: gourmand du jour, walking, not gonna bust any dance moves tho' at March 12, 2023 05:35 AM (jTmQV)

First sentence made me think it was going to be a "Sarah" post....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 12, 2023 05:39 AM (Angsy)

52 And now Google has to fire all thise employees who won't have jobs because every other tech company is going the same.
This is so Silicon valley, it similar to IP hoarding,they don't release old software to public domain and then it's lost.

Posted by: Xavier Basora at March 12, 2023 06:29 AM (HZCl6)

53 All the idiots at Google go on to r/antiwork and complain about getting fired when they admit they haven't been given anything to do.

Look if you sit around for months and don't ask how you can get involved or how you can help out, screw you - you are going to be the first to go. If you can't get to the level of replaceable, and are just at a level of "Don't Need", that's on you.

Posted by: Reality Man at March 12, 2023 07:38 AM (xOtbC)

54 socks off

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at March 12, 2023 08:53 AM (Vwz3I)

55 svg Is in Nancy Pelosi's district and she probably has assets there. The entire weight of the federal government will be brought to bear on making SVG investors whole. They would burn down a children's hospital and use the insurance money to bail out SVG before they let Pelosi lose one thing dime.

Posted by: MLCross at March 12, 2023 08:55 AM (K8Z2z)

56 Nexus 7 phone or tablet? I wanted a phone the size of the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet.

Posted by: Jim at March 12, 2023 10:46 AM (zhWvq)

57 Google's been well known in the tech world for having a "we'll pay you to work on anything you want or nothing at all" approach to software for quite a while, at least for the high end egghead types. So I guess it would stand to reason that part of the motivation was to keep them off the market.

It's a more benevolent approach than back when a bunch of tech companies agreed to share HR info and blacklist employees thinking about jumping ship, I'll give them that at least.

Posted by: CppThis at March 12, 2023 10:56 AM (PZvjL)

58 DCS just came out with a Beta of multi-threaded support.

Posted by: Fisht at March 12, 2023 01:54 PM (ZRarh)

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