Matthew Connatser
@matthewconnatser.bsky.social
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Technical writer at Signal65, former tech journalist. Co-founder of Silicon Insights. Previously written for Tom's Hardware, Hot Hardware, XDA, NotebookCheck, Digital Trends, and The Register.
Personal email: [email protected]
Technical writer at Signal65, former tech journalist. Co-founder of Silicon Insights. Previously written for Tom's Hardware, Hot Hardware, XDA, NotebookCheck, Digital Trends, and The Register.
Personal email: [email protected]
I don't buy that it was just Atlanta. Look at last night District 2 (left) vs. 2020 round 1 for District 4 (right). Atlanta definitely got bluer but so many counties flipped Democrat that there's one contiguous blob down the center of the country. There's a big turnout question here.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I don't buy that it was just Atlanta. Look at last night District 2 (left) vs. 2020 round 1 for District 4 (right). Atlanta definitely got bluer but so many counties flipped Democrat that there's one contiguous blob down the center of the country. There's a big turnout question here.
This laptop doesn't come with a 2230 standoff for me to install my MP600 Core Mini 2TB.
No problem, I can make my own!
No problem, I can make my own!
August 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This laptop doesn't come with a 2230 standoff for me to install my MP600 Core Mini 2TB.
No problem, I can make my own!
No problem, I can make my own!
Google AI says this as the first result is literally Notebookcheck's page for the 840M, a very real GPU.
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Google AI says this as the first result is literally Notebookcheck's page for the 840M, a very real GPU.
I feel so sorry that Pennsylvania has Fetterman representing them. He's complaining about missing his vacation due to a bill that may impoverish and kill hundreds of thousands of his constituents. He should resign if he wants to go on that vacation so bad.
June 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I feel so sorry that Pennsylvania has Fetterman representing them. He's complaining about missing his vacation due to a bill that may impoverish and kill hundreds of thousands of his constituents. He should resign if he wants to go on that vacation so bad.
Looks like a recession: Atlanta Fed's final forecast for Q1. It's down and down hard. Good to keep in mind that Q1 only covers the first two months of Trump 2.0, so if this is what it looks like before the Liberation Day tariffs went into effect, imagine what it'll look like after.
April 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Looks like a recession: Atlanta Fed's final forecast for Q1. It's down and down hard. Good to keep in mind that Q1 only covers the first two months of Trump 2.0, so if this is what it looks like before the Liberation Day tariffs went into effect, imagine what it'll look like after.
Another problem with AI being used for creating summaries: if bad info goes in, bad info comes out. Yahoo confidently told me I got an email about how my PayPal account has been suspended for an "unauthorized transaction."
The problem is that this is a phishing email.
The problem is that this is a phishing email.
April 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Another problem with AI being used for creating summaries: if bad info goes in, bad info comes out. Yahoo confidently told me I got an email about how my PayPal account has been suspended for an "unauthorized transaction."
The problem is that this is a phishing email.
The problem is that this is a phishing email.
Clock strikes 6 before the markets even open.
April 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Clock strikes 6 before the markets even open.
I didn't think the number would change after market close (maybe the stock figures were a little behind at close?) but apparently it did, and it went down to 8! Are we winning yet? Is America finally great again?
April 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I didn't think the number would change after market close (maybe the stock figures were a little behind at close?) but apparently it did, and it went down to 8! Are we winning yet? Is America finally great again?
20 something minutes until the market closes and the index is still hovering at 10, which is better than 9 but just barely obviously. All indicators are in extreme fear still. The S&P500 has lost nearly 5% of its value and the NASDAQ almost 6%, one of the worst days since probably 2020.
April 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
20 something minutes until the market closes and the index is still hovering at 10, which is better than 9 but just barely obviously. All indicators are in extreme fear still. The S&P500 has lost nearly 5% of its value and the NASDAQ almost 6%, one of the worst days since probably 2020.
Clock strikes 9.
April 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Clock strikes 9.
The index just hit 10, a new 52 week low, and the lowest since May 2022 when it hit 3 (not 4 as I said earlier). It bounced back pretty quickly that time around but I'm not so sure if that'll be the case now since tariffs are sort of an everyday thing.
April 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The index just hit 10, a new 52 week low, and the lowest since May 2022 when it hit 3 (not 4 as I said earlier). It bounced back pretty quickly that time around but I'm not so sure if that'll be the case now since tariffs are sort of an everyday thing.
All seven indicators in the Fear and Greed index are flashing extreme fear. I've never seen that happen before. It's only 10 minutes into the trading day so it could get better... or worse.
April 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
All seven indicators in the Fear and Greed index are flashing extreme fear. I've never seen that happen before. It's only 10 minutes into the trading day so it could get better... or worse.
Oh my god this is a catastrophe.
April 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oh my god this is a catastrophe.
Well I guess it's a recession after all. I was kind of expecting the Atlanta Fed to nudge its GDP forecast up a little more... but now it's right back to where it was before.
Who could have guessed that firing tons of people, increasing tariffs, and gaming the market would be bad for the economy?
Who could have guessed that firing tons of people, increasing tariffs, and gaming the market would be bad for the economy?
March 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Well I guess it's a recession after all. I was kind of expecting the Atlanta Fed to nudge its GDP forecast up a little more... but now it's right back to where it was before.
Who could have guessed that firing tons of people, increasing tariffs, and gaming the market would be bad for the economy?
Who could have guessed that firing tons of people, increasing tariffs, and gaming the market would be bad for the economy?
Gentlemen please, you're both wrong.
January 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Gentlemen please, you're both wrong.
Well this is disappointing. 27% uplift at 4K... amount gets even smaller at 1440p due to CPU bottlenecking (which to be fair is kind of a flex). The 5090 also has almost as much additional power draw. All gains for RTX 50 rest on AI, and that sounds pretty bad.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Well this is disappointing. 27% uplift at 4K... amount gets even smaller at 1440p due to CPU bottlenecking (which to be fair is kind of a flex). The 5090 also has almost as much additional power draw. All gains for RTX 50 rest on AI, and that sounds pretty bad.
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I was so ready to see what Grok would say if I asked it to summarize me, and I gotta say, this is worse than what I imagined.
It doesn't even know who I am, if I ask by my handle. It was correct when I used my full name instead, but I'm so confused why it told me it had no idea who I was.
It doesn't even know who I am, if I ask by my handle. It was correct when I used my full name instead, but I'm so confused why it told me it had no idea who I was.
January 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I was so ready to see what Grok would say if I asked it to summarize me, and I gotta say, this is worse than what I imagined.
It doesn't even know who I am, if I ask by my handle. It was correct when I used my full name instead, but I'm so confused why it told me it had no idea who I was.
It doesn't even know who I am, if I ask by my handle. It was correct when I used my full name instead, but I'm so confused why it told me it had no idea who I was.
Off to a great start.
December 20, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Off to a great start.
This is going to be one of the stupidest things I've ever done for a bit.
December 20, 2024 at 8:46 PM
This is going to be one of the stupidest things I've ever done for a bit.
Now, I think an on-battery test would be more appropriate for this, and I wouldn't be surprised if the 7940HS showed much lower power use in that case. I did test performance, and both the 256V and 7940HS did fine so it's really power that's the main question.
December 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Now, I think an on-battery test would be more appropriate for this, and I wouldn't be surprised if the 7940HS showed much lower power use in that case. I did test performance, and both the 256V and 7940HS did fine so it's really power that's the main question.
For context, the 7940HS and its 780M graphics score a little higher than the 256V and its 140V graphics. The Deck APU is about half as fast as the other two chips. Steel Nomad Light is pretty much 100% GPU bound so CPU performance isn't factoring in.
December 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
For context, the 7940HS and its 780M graphics score a little higher than the 256V and its 140V graphics. The Deck APU is about half as fast as the other two chips. Steel Nomad Light is pretty much 100% GPU bound so CPU performance isn't factoring in.