Daily Tech News 15 April 2025

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AMD is moving to TSMC's N2 process (2nm) for its Zen 6 cores next year, jumping straight over 3nm. (Tom's Hardware)

This rumour comes from... AMD and TSMC during an official announcement that AMD has the first Zen 6 silicon in house for testing.

So probably legit.

N2 is 15% faster than the current N3 node, only AMD's CPUs and GPUs are all still on the N4 node which is older again.

Also mentioned during the announcement is that AMD has qualified TSMC's fabs in Arizona to start manufacturing its current 4nm chips.

Tech News

Apple doesn't upload all your data to the cloud to feed it into their AI systems like pretty much everyone else. Instead they download their AI onto your phone where it can feast on your data directly and send the results home. (MSN)

Yes. That's much better.
Silver Lake has bought a majority stake in Intel's Altera FPGA division. (Serve the Home)

Altera - along with Xilinx - was one of the leading players in the FPGA space, producing chips where you can redesign the hardware on the fly in software.

Intel bought Altera and has now sold off half of it.

AMD bought Xilinx and seems to be having a better time of things.
AMD's upcoming 9060 has half the hardware of the current 9070 XT but reportedly clocks around 20% faster. (Tom's Hardware)

It all depends on price. The 16GB model with 60% of the 9070 XT's performance and 100% of the VRAM is unlikely to leave you change from $400.
Meanwhile the 16GB model of Nvidia's upcoming 5060 Ti looks set to have an MSRP of $429 and a street price of $529 - if you can find one at all. (Notebook Check)

It's not supposed to work like that but it do.

If AMD can come in below that MSRP and actually have cards in stock, they will cement their GPU-comeback-in-progress.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: A Pixy is never late. Nor are they early. Except when they are, which is sometimes.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:40 AM

Comments

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1 G'morning again, Pixy, Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 04:39 AM (O7YUW)

2 Get stuck in traffic, Pixy?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 04:39 AM (O7YUW)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 15, 2025 04:40 AM (ypFCm)

4 Good morning fellow insomniacs

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 15, 2025 04:41 AM (6b+MF)

5 G'morning, all.

Musical Interlude isn't loading

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:41 AM (a1415)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 15, 2025 04:42 AM (sAmhv)

7 @5/VIA: It's Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible", and it's working okay here?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 04:42 AM (O7YUW)

8 Ina carry-over from the ONT, Doof reported that our very own Jewells has lost her battle with cancer and has been called home.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:42 AM (a1415)

9 G&R

All I have is the mention of it, and a blank white spot on the thread.

All the ONT stuff loads fine, but this link isn't.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:44 AM (a1415)

10 So the capsule full of women returned to earth safely.

Thereby proving exactly what, again?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:48 AM (a1415)

11 Disclaimer: A Pixy is never late. Nor are they early. Except when they are, which is sometimes.

Pixies arrive at Pixytime!

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 04:50 AM (CQE5S)

12 Good morning.

*pours one out for Jewells*

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 15, 2025 04:50 AM (3Ope8)

13 Most shocking thing to come out in these last few months explaining where our tax money goes is the billions Cultural Marxism Seminaries get.

Posted by: Skip at April 15, 2025 04:51 AM (ypFCm)

14 So the capsule full of women returned to earth safely.

Thereby proving exactly what, again?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

That a capsule full of airheads can return to earth safely. In other words, nothing.

Posted by: Tuna at April 15, 2025 04:51 AM (lJ0H4)

15 10 So the capsule full of women returned to earth safely.

Thereby proving exactly what, again?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:48 AM (a1415)

Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 04:52 AM (CQE5S)

16 Ina carry-over from the ONT, Doof reported that our very own Jewells has lost her battle with cancer and has been called home.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:42 AM (a1415)

RIP Jewells.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 04:55 AM (ExV1e)

17 15 according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"
Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 04:52 AM (CQE5S)

Reminiscent of some really cringe beauty pageant testimonials.

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 04:57 AM (CQE5S)

18 Now the Robert Palmer video is loading for me.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:58 AM (a1415)

19 C-SPAN 2 chyron:

Katy Perry & Gayle King are part of the all-female space crew

"crew"

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 04:59 AM (CQE5S)

20 "according to Gayle King:"

One of the chemical powered amusement ride participants.

7 ride tickets, and you must be this tall to ride this ride---------------------

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 05:00 AM (a1415)

21 crew
noun
1 a group of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, spacecraft, or train: he was one of nine members of the crew killed when the plane went down.
• a group of people working on a ship, aircraft, etc. other than the officers: the ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial.
• US English the sport of rowing a racing shell.

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 05:01 AM (CQE5S)

22 So the capsule full of women returned to earth safely. Thereby proving exactly what, again?

Gravity?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 15, 2025 05:02 AM (3Ope8)

23 "Gravity?"

It's not just a good idea...

It's the law.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 05:05 AM (a1415)

24 hmm

space cadet
noun
a trainee astronaut.
• an enthusiast for space travel, typically a young person.
• informal a person perceived as out of touch with reality, as though high on drugs.

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 05:05 AM (CQE5S)

25 Did they play 'Firework' during the launch?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 05:06 AM (a1415)

26 Today Congress begins its 2 week recess. This break is taking place while many US federal judges are actively obstructing President Trump's policies and executive orders, and while the U.S. Senate still needs to work on confirming his nominees.
Congress should be working!!

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/
1911805697001759067

Posted by: Ciampino - a 'full' service establishment NOT at April 15, 2025 05:09 AM (sPQoU)

27 @26/Ciampino: So... here come the recess appointments?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 05:12 AM (O7YUW)

28 Way late getting out of here
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at April 15, 2025 05:12 AM (ypFCm)

29 It's all Greek to me😉so I won't ask what a "core" and a "fab" are in technology/ computer language are.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 05:14 AM (hiv4A)

30 There's a pattern emerging ..... Tesla terrorist unmasked as lipstick-wearing arsonist

https://mol.im/a/14610443

Posted by: Ciampino - beard & lipstick at April 15, 2025 05:16 AM (sPQoU)

31 Woke Ford executive's shocking outburst to elderly plane passenger for watching Fox News on flight

https://mol.im/a/14607877

Posted by: Ciampino - weird stuff at April 15, 2025 05:18 AM (sPQoU)

32 Robert Palmer had a fine voice and a smooth look. "Simply Irresistable" is a good song .I didn't know-or didn't remember- that he died of a massive heart attack but -apparently- probably smoking dozens of cigarettes a day didn't help his health.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 05:21 AM (hiv4A)

33 'with large amounts of men'
replace with
'with large numbers of men',
it's number(s) when you can count them.

Women have become disgusting

https://tinyurl.com/mvmcbv9y

Posted by: Ciampino - weird kink at April 15, 2025 05:22 AM (sPQoU)

34 30 There's a pattern emerging ..... Tesla terrorist unmasked as lipstick-wearing arsonist

https://mol.im/a/14610443
Posted by: Ciampino - beard & lipstick at April 15, 2025 05:16 AM (sPQoU)

"a lipstick-wearing ... man"

archived link for that DailyMail.com article:

https://archive.is/M8XHp

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 05:22 AM (CQE5S)

35 Robert Palmer did an introductory tour, before that song hit, and I got to see him in Portland for a really cheap price. He put on a great show, very smooth and professional. Too bad he died so young.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 15, 2025 05:27 AM (cvWHI)

36 Hey all. Good morning!

What's interesting to me about the Alberta referendum, eastern Oregon counties voting to join Idaho, and taking Greenland on as a state or protectorate, is that things are in a state of flux again after being static for so long. Who decided things had reached their perfect natural order? Why not the AlberTexas Co-Prosperity Sphere?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 15, 2025 05:29 AM (kpS4V)

37 8 Ina carry-over from the ONT, Doof reported that our very own Jewells has lost her battle with cancer and has been called home.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 04:42 AM (a1415)
---

Just read this. How sad.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 15, 2025 05:29 AM (kpS4V)

38 Tuesday of Holy Week

Holy and compassionate God, your dear Son went not up to joy
before he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified.
Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it the way of life and peace;
through Jesus Christ your Son, our Savior. Amen.
(THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, U.S.A

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 05:30 AM (R08Gd)

39 25 Did they play 'Firework' during the launch?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 05:06 AM (a1415)

@Variety
19h
Katy Perry sang "What a Wonderful World" in space, says Gayle King.

"We've been asking her to sing all the time and she wouldn't. Everybody said sing 'Roar' or 'Firework.' And she said, 'It's not about me. It's about the world.'"

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 05:33 AM (CQE5S)

40 27 @26/Ciampino: So... here come the recess appointments?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 05:12 AM (O7YUW)
----
Thanks, I had forgotten that. We'll soon know if that is the tactic.

Posted by: Ciampino - recess appts are for 1 year? at April 15, 2025 05:33 AM (sPQoU)

41 Requiescat in pace to Jewels and may God's love comfort her family.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 15, 2025 05:35 AM (jjoN6)

42 Time for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025 05:36 AM (a1415)

43 Woke Ford executive's shocking outburst to elderly plane passenger for watching Fox News on flight

Read about that last night. Their religion will never let normal people have a moment of peace.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 15, 2025 05:38 AM (jjoN6)

44 Posted by: NR Pax at April 15, 2025 05:35 AM

Amen and thanks. She had a sweet spirit, a love for people and animals and also blessed people with her great and uplifting gift of jewelry making. She blessed me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 05:41 AM (2+5wL)

45 And she said, 'It's not about me. It's about the world.'"
Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 05:33 AM (CQE5S)

A celebrity was launched really high in the atmosphere for no discernable benefit. Peoples of Earth rejoice.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 05:42 AM (ExV1e)

46 43 Woke Ford executive's shocking outburst to elderly plane passenger for watching Fox News on flight

Read about that last night. Their religion will never let normal people have a moment of peace.

Posted by: NR Pax

The Ford exec is a homosexual. Pointing that out for no reason at all.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 15, 2025 05:44 AM (sAmhv)

47 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2025 05:44 AM (s8sOe)

48 A celebrity was launched really high in the atmosphere for no discernable benefit. Peoples of Earth rejoice.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

And then wept when they came back.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 15, 2025 05:45 AM (sAmhv)

49 And she said, 'It's not about me. It's about the world.'"
Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 05:33 AM (CQE5S)

A celebrity was launched really high in the atmosphere for no discernable benefit. Peoples of Earth rejoice.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Then she landed safely and the PoE had the sadz.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2025 05:46 AM (s8sOe)

50 Horde mind, even on the Tech Thread

:-)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 15, 2025 05:48 AM (sAmhv)

51 The Ford exec is a homosexual. Pointing that out for no reason at all.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

Not a problem. I figured that out yesterday when I saw a picture of his husband and a huge rainbow flag in the background.

Rant Mode: Enable

I am beyond tired of people like him justifying the existence of DEI by saying things like that. It's like the maliciously clue deprived who use "but muh roads!" to justify the existence of an overwhelming government bureaucracy.

My mom was an EMT and a Paramedic back in the 80s. She had to go through every physical challenge the men did during school and when she was working, she was expected to do everything without assistance. And she did. Handing out jobs to someone because of their gender or skin tone is not the same.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 15, 2025 05:48 AM (jjoN6)

52 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 15, 2025 05:55 AM (hoCmQ)

53 Devotional for Holy Tuesday. "Walking in the light of Christ" John 12:35-36:

https://tinyurl.com/486yrahw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 05:59 AM (bnidB)

54 Horde mind, even on the Tech Thread

:-)
Posted by: Puddleglu

😁

Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2025 06:03 AM (s8sOe)

55 And she said, 'It's not about me. It's about the world.'

Except when it is about you, right sugar tits?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 15, 2025 06:03 AM (3Ope8)

56 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 15, 2025 06:04 AM (AN2gy)

57 What specs should I get in a new laptop. No gaming, no video editing. Just a personal/business laptop to run office. Should I get 32 GB of RAM OR IS 16 enough.

Posted by: MikeCLT at April 15, 2025 06:05 AM (FO8do)

58 Evening and morning, insomaniacals across the far-flung AoSHQ Empire! 'Tis Tiu's Day again.

In a carry-over from the ONT, Doof reported that our very own Jewells has lost her battle with cancer and has been called home.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2025

***
Sad to hear. She always seemed like a great lady, a strong but hopeful one, and she was determined to fight the C to the very end.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:06 AM (omVj0)

59 Again, I'd like to recommend to people with young kids or grandchildren (but I don't have either) and who are Christian to go see "King of Kings" by Angel Studios- a great family film- animated about the life of Jesus. That was the "date film" for FenSpouse and me yesterday and we found it very touching and powerful and great for Holy Week.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:07 AM (bnidB)

60 @31/Ciampino: Looks like Mr. Evans has changed the access on his Instagram page to "private".

I'm guessing Ford is none too pleased with his antics.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 06:07 AM (O7YUW)

61 I have Palmer's "Bad Case of Loving You" on the flash drive in my car. Hard to keep from speeding while that one is on.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:09 AM (omVj0)

62 The pop tart that went in space was blubbering something about the 'feminine divine', which is that crap from Dan Brown (?). I can't remember the name of that Brit actor/comedian she married and then divorced. He was a mess but has since become a Christian (at least according to him). Who'd have thought he'd be the normal one between the two of them.

(I'm terrible with names.)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 15, 2025 06:11 AM (sAmhv)

63 I'm guessing Ford is none too pleased with his antics.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

They're in a bit of a bind. He's giving them bad publicity but he's gay so firing him is going to be difficult.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 15, 2025 06:12 AM (jjoN6)

64 What specs should I get in a new laptop. No gaming, no video editing. Just a personal/business laptop to run office. Should I get 32 GB of RAM OR IS 16 enough.
Posted by: MikeCLT at April 15, 2025 06:05 AM (FO8do)

1. Depends on which Office program you want to run and how big the files are.
2. If you're running Office after October you'll need to have Win11 which means that you'll also be running copilot, recall, and 20 other spyware programs MSoft insists are part of the OS.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 06:14 AM (ExV1e)

65 Again, I'd like to recommend to people with young kids or grandchildren (but I don't have either) and who are Christian to go see "King of Kings" by Angel Studios- a great family film- animated about the life of Jesus. That was the "date film" for FenSpouse and me yesterday and we found it very touching and powerful and great for Holy Week.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025

***
Fen, the title reminds me of the 1961 film with Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus, King of Kings. Robert Ryan plays John the Baptist (though I'll always think of Charlton Heston in that role) and Rip Torn as Judas. I haven't seen it in years and don't recall how it compares to the big epic from '65, The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:14 AM (omVj0)

66 I can't remember the name of that Brit actor/comedian she married and then divorced. He was a mess but has since become a Christian (at least according to him).

Russell Brand. Seems pretty sincere about it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 06:15 AM (ExV1e)

67 And the interesting conceit about "King of Kings" is that Charles Dickens is explaining the story of Jesus to his son and they get caught up in the action.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:16 AM (42Vb+)

68 The memory of Jewells is a blessing to all of us; RIP.

and G'mornin' to all of us who remain

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 15, 2025 06:16 AM (/Ghsb)

69 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:14 AM (omVj0)

Yes, the Jeffrey Hunter film is one of my favorites and FenSpouse enjoys it too. He refers to Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus as "the athletic Christ" because a far amount of the movie has Jesus striding up mountains and hills.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:19 AM (dKL5S)

70 The Greatest Story Ever Told is the film everybody remembers, because it was a big-budget picture with major stars in the roles. Max von Sydow as Jesus, Telly Savalas as Pilate, the young David McCallum as Judas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, Dorothy McGuire as Mary, and Claude Rains as King Herod. And, IMDb says, Pat Boone as "The Angel at the Tomb," which seems way weird.

Maybe one of the over-the-air channels will show this or King of Kings this week. When I was a boy, one of the local channels always would during Holy Week -- that or The Ten Commandments.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:23 AM (omVj0)

71 Yes, the Jeffrey Hunter film is one of my favorites and FenSpouse enjoys it too. He refers to Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus as "the athletic Christ" because a far amount of the movie has Jesus striding up mountains and hills.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025

***
When I read the title of that movie, I always think of Hunter out in the wilderness facing Satan.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:24 AM (omVj0)

72 He refers to Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus as "the athletic Christ" because a far amount of the movie has Jesus striding up mountains and hills.

Having been to Jerusalem and several of the places mentioned in the NT, I would agree that is an appropriate description.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 15, 2025 06:26 AM (3Ope8)

73 FenSpouse tells me that we have "King of Kings" on tape here. I didn't recall that. Should get it out.
""King of Kings" the animated film has a good version of the temptations in the wilderness.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:28 AM (BzQwA)

74 Oh, and I got my Fed tax refund yesterday. So I sat down to do my state taxes, and almost fell over thinking I owed over $400! Then I slowed down and RTFI, and saw the deduction for taxable Social Security.

Now I owe only $19.

If they owed me, I'd file today. But as it is, I think it can wait for three weeks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:28 AM (omVj0)

75 Loud-mouth faggot verbally abusing elderly disabled people in public.

Better get that resume tuned up Sweetie.

Posted by: pawn at April 15, 2025 06:28 AM (QB+5g)

76 A "weak cold front" is coming through today. So high tomorrow will drop to a dizzying 77. Lower humidity, though, so that's good. Maybe I'll sit on my step this afternoon about 4:30, once the sun is off the front door, and read for a bit.

By Friday we'll be back to the low to mid-80s again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:31 AM (omVj0)

77 "The Greatest Story" ever told" is a fine film. Max Von Sydow was an always great in whatever film he did. If I were an actor and a Christian performing as Christ I would find doing that not only intimidating but faith inspiring.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:32 AM (BzQwA)

78
'Woke Ford executive's'

(Scrolls down through article. See 'executive' is fag. am not surprised.)

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 15, 2025 06:33 AM (3wi/L)

79 MikeCLT,

If that is all you are going to do with that laptop ever, then 16 should be fine. If it's a new model. getting 32 will give it a better resale value if you decide to trade up later.

Posted by: pawn at April 15, 2025 06:35 AM (QB+5g)

80 Jewells made such an impression on the pixel people here; she must have been wonderful in person. Rest in peace, dear Lady.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 15, 2025 06:35 AM (TcXoV)

81 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:37 AM (u82oZ)

82 Yesterday: Five people were arrested after carjacking a vehicle, leading police on a pursuit, and crashing into another vehicle, killing the driver. Note the ages. Now have armed robbery and car jacking to contend with.
We should make car jacking a major felony and if armed then a capital offence.

https://tinyurl.com/vct9db9d

Posted by: Ciampino - spend your youth inprison at April 15, 2025 06:41 AM (sPQoU)

83 Imagine whirled peas.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 15, 2025 06:42 AM (ZmEVT)

84 Corny tech joke:

Why do they call it hypertext? Too much JAVA.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:44 AM (WK7aH)

85 I bid farewell to my good friend Jewells45. She was a wonderful person, with funny stories of her life, including meeting her husband. I have so many good stories of our all too brief time together.

Last summer I organized a lunch MoMeet at her favorite Italian restaurant near her house. We had a number of local 'Rons stop by, one from the far end of a nearby state. A good time was had by all.

The memory is not bittersweet. We all knew she faced long odds with courage and vigor. She extended her life 3 years for her family, her Horde family, and her dog Moose.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:45 AM (u82oZ)

86 83
That had me thinking of 'imagine a spherical cow.'
Or those cubical watermelons from Japan.

Posted by: Ciampino - theoretical physicists at April 15, 2025 06:46 AM (sPQoU)

87 Old time hymn- "It is well with my soul"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6EzvMpRo0

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:48 AM (WK7aH)

88 84 Corny tech joke:

Why do they call it hypertext? Too much JAVA.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:44 AM (WK7aH)
----
No no no, this is great!

Posted by: Ciampino - is coffee grown in Java? at April 15, 2025 06:48 AM (sPQoU)

89 I do have some more sobering news. My wife has been ailing for some time, with little help from her medical team.

I took her to Urgent Care, then a rural emergency room, and she was transported to a big city hospital all last Thursday. She had a heart attack Friday. She is being prepped for triple-bypass open heart surgery tomorrow.

Prayers from the Horde are powerful, and I can testify.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:49 AM (u82oZ)

90 @57

>> What specs should I get in a new laptop. No gaming, no video editing. Just a personal/business laptop to run office. Should I get 32 GB of RAM OR IS 16 enough.

15 inch Apple M4 MacBook Air 16gb 1tb ssd, you take care of it and it will last a decade.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2025 06:49 AM (XV/Pl)

91 Thank you Salty.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 15, 2025 06:49 AM (PiwSw)

92 And prayers for your wife and your family.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 15, 2025 06:50 AM (PiwSw)

93 NaCly Dog, prayers sent. May things turn out well for her.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 15, 2025 06:50 AM (jjoN6)

94 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:45 AM (u82oZ

What a nice thing to organize and it's great people got to enjoy each other's company and that of Jewells.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:51 AM (WK7aH)

95 I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

Thank you. Your prayers are powerful and most welcome.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:51 AM (u82oZ)

96 NR Pax

Thank you. Your prayers are powerful and most welcome.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

97 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:49 AM (u82oZ

Wow. Will keep Mrs. Salty and her medical team in prayer for this big procedure. And you too, dear, who have to do the waiting!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 06:53 AM (WK7aH)

98
Those cubic watermelons:

https://tinyurl.com/2x3e5ahy

Posted by: Ciampino - is coffee grown in Java? Yes at April 15, 2025 06:53 AM (sPQoU)

99 Good morning, good people, from the Adirondacks where Spring is finally blossoming.

May all effort from you result in maximum benefit and maximum heartburn for the leftwit fungi befouling our environs.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at April 15, 2025 06:53 AM (hKoQL)

100 100

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 06:54 AM (CQE5S)

101 Salty - hugs and prayers for Mrs Salty and you.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 15, 2025 06:55 AM (Szews)

102 Decided not to work out this morning; it's always good to rest a day between sessions. (Or so I tell myself.) Almost time for breakfast, though, and I need to shave as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 06:56 AM (omVj0)

103

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 15, 2025 06:56 AM (5hfjS)

104 Hillary Clinton

You mock up with your continued existence, purchased with your twisted soul from the font of evil.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 07:00 AM (u82oZ)

105 My elderly ex- used the gain on sale of our former home to buy a condo. She felt unsafe, sold after five months. She now faces a huge tax bill that she cannot pay (alimony and social security). She had no idea of the tax rules.

F*ck Congress and the IRS.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 15, 2025 07:00 AM (VQ8XN)

106 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 15, 2025 07:02 AM (dg+HA)

107 Seal helps a man who had fallen in water and was in danger of drowning:

https://tinyurl.com/2m34jyvp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 07:03 AM (JTKdq)

108 I’ve missed Jewells as her cancer advanced and she could no longer participate here. May she now be free of pain and be fully restored as God welcomes her home.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 15, 2025 07:05 AM (iSzWG)

109 108 I’ve missed Jewells as her cancer advanced and she could no longer participate here. May she now be free of pain and be fully restored as God welcomes her home.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 15, 2025 07:05 AM (iSzWG)

Jen, that is so beautiful. Thank you!

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 07:07 AM (CQE5S)

110 @63/NR Pax: "They're in a bit of a bind. He's giving them bad publicity but he's gay so firing him is going to be difficult."

Nope, they're on solid ground. In practically every C-Level executive's contract, there's a clause about disparaging the company, bringing its reputation into disrepute, or actions which demonstrate a severe lack of judgement, and how that may result in penalties up to and including termination of employment.

Ford Motor Company can execute that clause and terminate for cause without issue. There is no provable discrimination here for Mr. Evans to fall back on. Plus, Ford will just buy him out to make him go away, and if they have any sense at all, they'll also make his board position go away at the same time.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 07:07 AM (O7YUW)

111 What specs should I get in a new laptop. No gaming, no video editing. Just a personal/business laptop to run office. Should I get 32 GB of RAM OR IS 16 enough.
Posted by: MikeCLT at April 15, 2025 06:05 AM (FO8do)

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16GB and a 512GB SSD should work for you in Windows 11 for just word processing and web browsing.

It will be a little slower to start up the laptop, and apps will take a little longer to load compared to 32GB, but nothing horrible.

You won’t really notice much difference other than that unless you leave a lot of apps open at the same time. If you browse with a lot of tabs open and YouTube going you may notice it becoming sluggish, but if you close some programs and/or tabs it should clear that right up.

16 will get you by until you need a new rig several years from now at which point 32 will be necessary because AI will be embedded into everything.

If you like Apple, a MacBook Air with 16GB would be fine for you, with a really good looking screen and nice build quality for around $999, or cheaper with previous year models on sale at Amazon or Best Buy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 15, 2025 07:09 AM (6ydKt)

112 I have sent in a prayer request to Annie P.

Life goes on. I am going to prep for taking kids from loving homes and the arms of their parents to a unfeeling public school.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 07:09 AM (u82oZ)

113 May everyone have a wonderful day

I wish sun, zephyrs and hugs for you all.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

114 Jen thinking same
RIP Jewells, you won't be forgotten here

Posted by: Skip at April 15, 2025 07:12 AM (yb84/)

115 Posted by: Jen the original at April 15, 2025 07:05 AM (iSzWG)

Lovely. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 15, 2025 07:12 AM (6Cif2)

116 @NaCly Dog: May God be with her, and with you. May he sustain you both, and may her health be restored.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 07:12 AM (O7YUW)

117 57 What specs should I get in a new laptop. No gaming, no video editing. Just a personal/business laptop to run office. Should I get 32 GB of RAM OR IS 16 enough.

Posted by: MikeCLT

If you're buying a model that can't be upgraded later, go for 32GB. You may not need it now, but requirements increase every year.

Any more than 32GB is only if you run something specific that needs it.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2025 07:13 AM (BLOW1)

118 @57/MikeCLT, and further to @117/Pixy:

Agreed. 32 gigs is now what I'd consider minimum functional memory, particularly if you're forced to run Microsoft Windows. That thing grows ever fatter and more wasteful.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 15, 2025 07:17 AM (O7YUW)

119 105 My elderly ex- used the gain on sale of our former home to buy a condo. She felt unsafe, sold after five months. She now faces a huge tax bill that she cannot pay (alimony and social security). She had no idea of the tax rules.

F*ck Congress and the IRS.

...............

I feel for her...I'm learning how shitty taxes here myself. Inherited Mr. k's family business when he passed in December. The way it is set up in a corporation, if I sell I will be double taxed. Basically give 40% up in taxes. It's a nightmare.

Posted by: Molly k. at April 15, 2025 07:17 AM (j/yko)

120 Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"

Huh. The Church has been communicating that message for thousands of years without the expense and hassle of high elevation flight.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:17 AM (a4flb)

121 Prayers from the Horde are powerful, and I can testify.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Salty, prayers for your wife.

May the Archangel Raphael, heavenly doctor, and St John of God, bring her our Lord'd healing. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2025 07:18 AM (OTdqV)

122 The way it is set up in a corporation, if I sell I will be double taxed. Basically give 40% up in taxes. It's a nightmare.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 15, 2025 07:17 AM

Then asset strip the bitch til it's bankrupt.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 15, 2025 07:19 AM (BI5O2)

123 89 I do have some more sobering news. My wife has been ailing for some time, with little help from her medical team.

I took her to Urgent Care, then a rural emergency room, and she was transported to a big city hospital all last Thursday. She had a heart attack Friday. She is being prepped for triple-bypass open heart surgery tomorrow.

Prayers from the Horde are powerful, and I can testify.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:49 AM (u82oZ)

Blessings on you and your wife.

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 07:19 AM (CQE5S)

124 I wasn't around last night, so I haven't seen the news until just now. I'm heartsick about the passing of Jewells. She's been on my mind so much lately. I pray for solace for her family. May she rest in peace for all eternity. I will very much miss her.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 15, 2025 07:20 AM (qBdHI)

125 Good morning good people.

Heading out for a root canal and then immediately leaving to get to TX to meet grandson #2.

You gotta take the bad with the good.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 15, 2025 07:20 AM (cYBz/)

126 Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"

Also a reminder that while they only ascended 66 miles from the surface, ICBMs in midcourse reach 750 miles before descending.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:20 AM (a4flb)

127 Pixy, the main page has been jumping around so much I couldn't get to click on any links. to read before it crashes.
Temporarily turned of javascript (temp coz then no other sites work on my phone)

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2025 07:20 AM (OTdqV)

128 Salty, prayers up for your dear wife.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 15, 2025 07:21 AM (cYBz/)

129 Windows seems to have become like Chrome.

Whatever memory you have, it will expand, stomp its little binary feet, and squeak "Mine!" like a greedy little toddler.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 15, 2025 07:21 AM (KtIIi)

130
Yes. That's much better

Enjoy your parasite infestation!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2025 07:22 AM (xG4kz)

131 Windows seems to have become like Chrome.

Whatever memory you have, it will expand, stomp its little binary feet, and squeak "Mine!" like a greedy little toddler.

My last couple of mini-pc have 64GB of RAM, other than the containers I occasionally run, the hogging doesn't ever seem to exceed 24GB.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:23 AM (a4flb)

132 Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"
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Huh. The Church has been communicating that message for thousands of years without the expense and hassle of high elevation flight.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:17 AM (a4flb)

Yes, but what she meant was vote Democrat.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 07:24 AM (ExV1e)

133
Ennui and boobage

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2025 07:24 AM (xG4kz)

134 Yes, but what she meant was vote Democrat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 07:24 AM (ExV1e)

*You* have to do better, Daytime Talk Show Host. *You* got to step up.

Posted by: Captain Warai Falcon America Otoko at April 15, 2025 07:25 AM (KtIIi)

135 For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 15, 2025 07:25 AM (ZmEVT)

136 Also a reminder that while they only ascended 66 miles from the surface, ICBMs in midcourse reach 750 miles before descending.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:20 AM (a4flb)

Also a reminder that, according to their stated beliefs, their joyride has doomed mankind to extinction.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 07:25 AM (ExV1e)

137
Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"

Show your reasoning, Toots.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2025 07:26 AM (xG4kz)

138 The girls approached the rocket and it reminded them of BOB, sitting in the nightstand. BOB never complains. BOB just needs batteries.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 15, 2025 07:26 AM (gm9Sb)

139 Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings

-----

What's this "we" shit, Gayle?

Speak for yourself and your avaricious, sex trafficking orca girlfriend. Some of us are doing just fine.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 15, 2025 07:26 AM (BI5O2)

140 Apple doesn't upload all your data to the cloud to feed it into their AI systems like pretty much everyone else. Instead they download their AI onto your phone where it can feast on your data directly and send the results home. (MSN)

moar:

"The technology works like this: It takes the synthetic data [--information that's meant to mimic real-world inputs without any personal details--] that Apple has created and compares it to a recent sample of user emails within the iPhone, iPad and Mac email app. By using actual emails to check the fake inputs, Apple can then determine which items within its synthetic dataset are most in line with real-world messages."

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 07:28 AM (CQE5S)

141 Well, according to Gayle King:

visiting space was "a reminder that we need to do better, be better human beings"

Elon has plans for Mars, so that makes him orders of magnitude better than you.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:30 AM (a4flb)

142
A bunch of insufferable wahmyns prior to "going" into space will now salt their conversations liberally with the phrase "... when I was in space ..." as though that boosted their perspicacity and IQs by "loads, just loads".

Nope, you all remain what you always have been, and that is tendentious bores..

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2025 07:30 AM (xG4kz)

143 A hot (as in spicy) beef & bean burrito with a chili powder-dusted egg and a little cheese has been my usual breakfast for a couple of years now. To cool my mouth off, I often have some toast with either butter or peanut butter, and a dash of honey. A solid start to the day, no?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 07:31 AM (omVj0)

144 Apple doesn't upload all your data to the cloud to feed it into their AI systems like pretty much everyone else. Instead they download their AI onto your phone where it can feast on your data directly and send the results home. (MSN)

moar:

"The technology works like this: It takes the synthetic data [--information that's meant to mimic real-world inputs without any personal details--] that Apple has created and compares it to a recent sample of user emails within the iPhone, iPad and Mac email app. By using actual emails to check the fake inputs, Apple can then determine which items within its synthetic dataset are most in line with real-world messages."
Posted by: m at April 15, 2025

***
I miss DOS.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 15, 2025 07:32 AM (omVj0)

145 By using actual emails to check the fake inputs, Apple can then determine which items within its synthetic dataset are most in line with real-world messages."
Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 07:28 AM (CQE5S)

Well heck. That's basically the heuristic for how they do their climatomancy.

Except instead of throwing out the synthetic data that doesn't match, they throw out the real data.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 15, 2025 07:32 AM (KtIIi)

146
Prayers from the Horde are powerful, and I cantestify.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2025 06:49 AM (u82oZ)

--

She has you in her corner; that's a great comfort. Praying for her.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 15, 2025 07:32 AM (HHRcx)

147 moar:

"The features are only for users who are opted in to device analytics and product improvement capabilities. Those options are managed in the Privacy and Security tab within the Settings app on the company's devices."

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 07:33 AM (CQE5S)

148 Also need a rec for a browser on iPhone in addition to safari?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2025 07:33 AM (OTdqV)

149 A bunch of insufferable wahmyns prior to "going" into space will now salt their conversations liberally with the phrase "... when I was in space ..." as though that boosted their perspicacity and IQs by "loads, just loads".

At least after being into space (technically just above the Kármán Line) Gayle can now sympathize about the feelings of the vast emptiness that her brain cells experiences.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 15, 2025 07:34 AM (a4flb)

150 Well, according to Gayle King...

Her wiki page has been updated to refer to her as an astronaut.

I used to drive really fast, does that make me a racecar driver? I've been in a plane before, does that make me a pilot? I've been underwater in a submarine, does that make me a whale? No comments about my weight.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 07:34 AM (ExV1e)

151 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 15, 2025 07:34 AM (ExV1e)

152
The girls approached the rocket and it reminded them of BOB, sitting in the nightstand. BOB never complains. BOB just needs batteries.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door

"Now I have experienced BOB from both the inside AND the outside! Embracing BOB is the path to enlightenment, proles!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2025 07:35 AM (xG4kz)

153 A good person goes somewhere unfamiliar and is impressed and humbled by the greatness of existence.

A small person goes there and feels a reinvigorated sense of their own imagined greatness.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 15, 2025 07:35 AM (KtIIi)

154 "There's a whole planet full of people down there i could boss around! I thought everything ended at the Hudson!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 15, 2025 07:37 AM (KtIIi)

155 moar:

"features" (examples): "These insights will help the company improve text-related FEATURES in its Apple Intelligence platform, such as summaries in notifications, the ability to synthesize thoughts in its Writing Tools, and recaps of user messages." "The iPhone maker also said it is bringing privacy-centric ways to improve the models used to power other Apple Intelligence FEATURES, such as Image Playground, Image Wand, Memories Creation and Visual Intelligence."

Posted by: m at April 15, 2025 07:39 AM (CQE5S)

156 Also need a rec for a browser on iPhone in addition to safari?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2025 07:33 AM (OTdqV)

I use Brave browser almost exclusively on iPhone and iPad.

That’s only so the browser doesn’t get so overloaded with ads and ad code that it slows the browser to a crawl.

But Firefox is another option if you don’t want to use Safari or Chrome.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 15, 2025 07:43 AM (6ydKt)

157 Man, it's really starting to gall my threads thinking about it.

You get picked to take a ride on someone else's rocket on a little sightseeing tour, and all it does is reinforce your carefully cultivated disdain for your fellow man? It's so small and nasty and cheap. You learned nothing. You didn't grow at all, you shrank. That existing Default Liberal instinct to be the arbiter of all that is good and just in the world just got a little B12 shot in the arm for a few minutes.

Typically when a fictional character is confronted with the vastness of existence or something similar, and their response is to redouble their disdain for humanity, we call that character The Bad Guy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 15, 2025 07:45 AM (KtIIi)

158 Also need a rec for a browser on iPhone in addition to safari?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Brave for the HQ.
Duck Duck Go for surfing the web.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2025 08:05 AM (s8sOe)

159 "AMD's upcoming 9060 has half the hardware of the current 9070 XT but reportedly clocks around 20% faster. (Tom's Hardware)"

This can't possibly read like it was meant to read. It reads like a 9060 is 20% faster than a 9070 XT. Major doubt.

Posted by: Qwinn at April 15, 2025 09:36 AM (nhQcH)

160 Convincing ignorant people to buy video cards on price alone will leave them wanting. You minecraft people should be ignored about video cards.

Posted by: Fisht at April 15, 2025 10:55 AM (BHEHK)

161 Thank you to all for your comments and suggestions on a new laptop.

Posted by: MikeCLT at April 15, 2025 01:13 PM (XZ32k)

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