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@distraction.engineer
Engineer of Distractions; Pro/Indie Game Dev (1999+); IGF Finalist (2009); Retro, DIY, C64 nerd; AKA PoV, PoVRAZOR, VA3POV 🐖📻; Them; 🍁
Caretaker/co-creator of the @ludumdare.com online game jam; @facade.music
Empathy is punk! Trans rights! 🏳️⚧️💜🤘
Caretaker/co-creator of the @ludumdare.com online game jam; @facade.music
Empathy is punk! Trans rights! 🏳️⚧️💜🤘
lol, actually yes. GDDR7 switched from "dual 16bit" to "quad 8bit", effectively doubling the availabile channels at equivalent bandwidths.
That probably explains how the RTX 5080, an objectively worse GPU than the 4090, was able to win some benchmarks: more channels.
www.rambus.com/blogs/all-yo...
That probably explains how the RTX 5080, an objectively worse GPU than the 4090, was able to win some benchmarks: more channels.
www.rambus.com/blogs/all-yo...
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
lol, actually yes. GDDR7 switched from "dual 16bit" to "quad 8bit", effectively doubling the availabile channels at equivalent bandwidths.
That probably explains how the RTX 5080, an objectively worse GPU than the 4090, was able to win some benchmarks: more channels.
www.rambus.com/blogs/all-yo...
That probably explains how the RTX 5080, an objectively worse GPU than the 4090, was able to win some benchmarks: more channels.
www.rambus.com/blogs/all-yo...
A NAME SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY!
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A NAME SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY!
My niece gave us a melted snowman for Xmas.
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My niece gave us a melted snowman for Xmas.
Sister in law asked for MacBook Pro 2013 "tech support" for Xmas. My wife has been handling the software side, backing up files, nuking, and installing the latest MacOS. Me I just gave the machine an initial deep cleaning and surface clean. Screen was caked with gunk. Cleaned half to show how bad.
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sister in law asked for MacBook Pro 2013 "tech support" for Xmas. My wife has been handling the software side, backing up files, nuking, and installing the latest MacOS. Me I just gave the machine an initial deep cleaning and surface clean. Screen was caked with gunk. Cleaned half to show how bad.
lol, I was going to share a photo of my O2 and say something about family (🏎️🚗🚓), but I found this in my Photo album instead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
lol, I was going to share a photo of my O2 and say something about family (🏎️🚗🚓), but I found this in my Photo album instead.
Woof! Naw! I grabbed Tahini's "Korean BBQ Chicken Shawarma Bowl" as my "did a difficult thing" self reward, but woof naw! This flavor profile does not work! Beef "might" have worked better than chicken, but the sweet sauce is almost sickly sweet among the other flavors. Edible but I'm unhappy. 😅
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Woof! Naw! I grabbed Tahini's "Korean BBQ Chicken Shawarma Bowl" as my "did a difficult thing" self reward, but woof naw! This flavor profile does not work! Beef "might" have worked better than chicken, but the sweet sauce is almost sickly sweet among the other flavors. Edible but I'm unhappy. 😅
December 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
December 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of my favorite recent YouTuber concepts I've discovered is Doctor Plague. His content is extremely niche (electronics), but memorable! Electroboom made a name for himself with his personality and willingness to injur himself, but props to the doc for standing out. 👍
youtu.be/Fuo5ELRe8AI?...
youtu.be/Fuo5ELRe8AI?...
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One of my favorite recent YouTuber concepts I've discovered is Doctor Plague. His content is extremely niche (electronics), but memorable! Electroboom made a name for himself with his personality and willingness to injur himself, but props to the doc for standing out. 👍
youtu.be/Fuo5ELRe8AI?...
youtu.be/Fuo5ELRe8AI?...
I've been waiting to get parts back from my brother, so I could finish benchmarking the build times on my decommissioned Xeon server. The laptops require way less power, BUT I'm blown away to see a *40 core/80 thread* machine finish the full rebuild in under 10 minutes!! 🤯
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I've been waiting to get parts back from my brother, so I could finish benchmarking the build times on my decommissioned Xeon server. The laptops require way less power, BUT I'm blown away to see a *40 core/80 thread* machine finish the full rebuild in under 10 minutes!! 🤯
My intention for the RV2 was to turn it into a box that did something with the BlueSky firehose as it's plenty powerful. The only hiccup was software support; I wanted a reliable precompiled upstream of software updates, like Ubuntu. Hearing that it missed-out on 26.04's LTS profile sucked. 😓
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My intention for the RV2 was to turn it into a box that did something with the BlueSky firehose as it's plenty powerful. The only hiccup was software support; I wanted a reliable precompiled upstream of software updates, like Ubuntu. Hearing that it missed-out on 26.04's LTS profile sucked. 😓
Earlier this year I paid C$75 shipped for an Orange PI RV2, a beefy RISC-V SBC with 8GB of LPDDR4 memory. IIRC it performs slightly worse than the Raspberry Pi 4, which IMO is still a big win for RISC-V. It barely misses Ubuntu 26.04's LTS RISC-V profile requirements by a hair.
Price is now double.
Price is now double.
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Earlier this year I paid C$75 shipped for an Orange PI RV2, a beefy RISC-V SBC with 8GB of LPDDR4 memory. IIRC it performs slightly worse than the Raspberry Pi 4, which IMO is still a big win for RISC-V. It barely misses Ubuntu 26.04's LTS RISC-V profile requirements by a hair.
Price is now double.
Price is now double.
I regret not grabbing RAM back in June. It was memory for the Framework PC I had pre-ordered, but ultimately cancelled because of my failed job hunt. I want to say I had a fast 32GB or 48GB LPDDR4 SODIMM sitting in my Amazon.ca cart for a decent price. I just needed the "you're hired" email... 😓
December 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I regret not grabbing RAM back in June. It was memory for the Framework PC I had pre-ordered, but ultimately cancelled because of my failed job hunt. I want to say I had a fast 32GB or 48GB LPDDR4 SODIMM sitting in my Amazon.ca cart for a decent price. I just needed the "you're hired" email... 😓
COME TO ME MOTHERBOARD! I WISH TO "COMPUTER" ON A MACHINE FROM THIS DECADE AGAIN!
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
COME TO ME MOTHERBOARD! I WISH TO "COMPUTER" ON A MACHINE FROM THIS DECADE AGAIN!
Hey chat, WHAT IS THIS!? also WHY DO I WANT IT?
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hey chat, WHAT IS THIS!? also WHY DO I WANT IT?
Hey Canada! Has anyone else noticed that Lettuce prices kinda suck?
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hey Canada! Has anyone else noticed that Lettuce prices kinda suck?
Cats will save the Internet.
December 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cats will save the Internet.
Hi yes, I heard the news about the CSS click-jacking exploit. Is that what we're going to talk about Apple?
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hi yes, I heard the news about the CSS click-jacking exploit. Is that what we're going to talk about Apple?
An example.
Again, my belly does the exact same thing as yours, but the tight undershirt keeps it from "spilling" as much. Mine is a gynecomastia shirt, but I imagine similar wear exists that doesn't also flatten the chest.
Again, my belly does the exact same thing as yours, but the tight undershirt keeps it from "spilling" as much. Mine is a gynecomastia shirt, but I imagine similar wear exists that doesn't also flatten the chest.
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An example.
Again, my belly does the exact same thing as yours, but the tight undershirt keeps it from "spilling" as much. Mine is a gynecomastia shirt, but I imagine similar wear exists that doesn't also flatten the chest.
Again, my belly does the exact same thing as yours, but the tight undershirt keeps it from "spilling" as much. Mine is a gynecomastia shirt, but I imagine similar wear exists that doesn't also flatten the chest.
Can it, please? Finances are tight. I'd love to skip the gift giving part later in the month too. K PLS THX
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Can it, please? Finances are tight. I'd love to skip the gift giving part later in the month too. K PLS THX
I hate when companies like Dominoes Pizza spam you with fake deals. That makes me not trust you. 😡💢
Example: This $1 bread bite promo. Dominoes "menu prices" are some of the worst: $17 for a medium!
Apply a different coupon and get more food, more toppings, or THE EXACT SAME DEAL FOR FREE. 🔥🍕🀄
Example: This $1 bread bite promo. Dominoes "menu prices" are some of the worst: $17 for a medium!
Apply a different coupon and get more food, more toppings, or THE EXACT SAME DEAL FOR FREE. 🔥🍕🀄
December 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I hate when companies like Dominoes Pizza spam you with fake deals. That makes me not trust you. 😡💢
Example: This $1 bread bite promo. Dominoes "menu prices" are some of the worst: $17 for a medium!
Apply a different coupon and get more food, more toppings, or THE EXACT SAME DEAL FOR FREE. 🔥🍕🀄
Example: This $1 bread bite promo. Dominoes "menu prices" are some of the worst: $17 for a medium!
Apply a different coupon and get more food, more toppings, or THE EXACT SAME DEAL FOR FREE. 🔥🍕🀄