l_one's recent activity
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Comment on NVIDIA reportedly preparing to fire Jensen Huang in ~tech
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Comment on US Federal Aviation Administration says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 in ~tech
l_one Link ParentNay, like u/CannibalisticApple said, unintentional benefit. Primary actual reason is institutional momentum. Quick edit: I meant to type 'Nah' and mistyped 'Nay' - I find it very mildly humorous...Nay, like u/CannibalisticApple said, unintentional benefit. Primary actual reason is institutional momentum.
Quick edit: I meant to type 'Nah' and mistyped 'Nay' - I find it very mildly humorous and shall leave it as such.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
l_one Link ParentYeah, the republican party has no problems with hypocrisy. Whenever 'states rights' is useful to them 'This is enshrined in the Constitution! How dare you so blatantly attempt to violate States...If the republicans want to argue against it, the party of states rights will need to argue that states should have less rights.
Yeah, the republican party has no problems with hypocrisy. Whenever 'states rights' is useful to them 'This is enshrined in the Constitution! How dare you so blatantly attempt to violate States Rights!' - and when such is inconvenient 'Obviously it's clear to see that this isn't a matter of states rights, but the clear prerogative of Federal Jurisdiction - we can't have each and every state going their own way on this super-important to our wealthy donors / lust for more power and control issue!'
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
l_one Link ParentBeware of an animal backed into a corner.Beware of an animal backed into a corner.
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
l_one Link ParentHail and well met fellow Michigander! I did the same, drove our ballots (mine and my girlfriends) directly to the county clerk. The effort put into screw with the USPS has been blatant and I...I got my absentee ballot (Michigan allows registration for permanent absentee ballot requests, highly recommended)
Hail and well met fellow Michigander!
I did the same, drove our ballots (mine and my girlfriends) directly to the county clerk. The effort put into screw with the USPS has been blatant and I wanted to ensure our votes were counted. Which is sad.
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Comment on I would also like some PC build advice (workstation build) in ~comp
l_one Link ParentThe RAM is all non-ECC. Standard DDR4-3200.The RAM is all non-ECC. Standard DDR4-3200.
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I would also like some PC build advice (workstation build)
Hi all. I'm working on an idea for my next desktop/workstation build since I stumbled into some resources that make something more awesome than what I currently have a reasonable option. What I...
Hi all. I'm working on an idea for my next desktop/workstation build since I stumbled into some resources that make something more awesome than what I currently have a reasonable option.
What I want to use (because I already have these and thus can save money - got a bunch of rackmount computers at auction and got pretty lucky): infinite sticks of 16GB DDR4 3200 (ok, so I have 20 sticks left after selling a bunch, not exactly infinite but good enough for wanting a single maxed-out build) and 4 RTX A4000 16GB cards. Probably I only intend to use 2 of those and sell the other 2. I also am spoiled for options with various 4U rackmount server cases and a couple of them have 1,000W power supplies (the 2 computers that each had 2x A4000 cards had 1kW power supplies).
My current desktop is an i9-11900k / 64GB DDR4 3200 / RTX A2000 6GB. At first I was interested in just popping a couple of the A4000 cards in but then research banged my head into the issue of PCIe lanes being limited by the CPU.
Options I'm currently considering are Threadripper Xen 3 generation (since that uses DDR4 3200, lets me use 8 sticks depending on motherboard, and gives me 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes), EPYC of some variety since some of those also fit into the 'can use tons of RAM and have tons of memory channels + more than enough PCIe lanes' or..... dual Xeon? AMD seems like the better choice though - but correct me if I'm missing something there.
If I've missed any other options that would give me enough PCIe lanes for at least 2 A4000 cards both connected at full PCIe 4.0x16 and the ability to utilize as much of the RAM as I have (and have the advantage of more memory channels than standard desktop processors) please let me know.
Also looking to not break the bank too much, something that fits into the sub-$2K range, or close to that, would be preferable (and cheaper being more preferable). Anything that goes past $3.5K is almost certainly not up for consideration.
Last point of consideration is that I'm not looking for any part of the new build to be less capable than what I already have, and am not looking to spend significant money for a non-significant capability increase.
Use-cases relevant to my desire for the horsepower: video rendering with Blender (I certainly wouldn't mind rendering going a lot faster when outputting H.265 or rendering hour+ videos), and dipping my toes into local AI (have been interested in this but until I lucked into the A4000 cards it wasn't really possible. With a couple A4000 cards I should be able to run some of the lighter-weight models, at least I believe so (I have, as of yet, no experience running local AI). Would be running Linux (I currently use Linux Mint). Gaming is an afterthought and I don't play anything AAA / ultra-high graphics. Mostly for gaming I just enjoy playing Magic: The Gathering Arena as I drink my morning coffee, so no major hardware requirements there.
Thoughts?
Edit: the DDR4 3200 is non-ECC RAM.
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Comment on Has anyone here experienced a tv show slump? in ~tv
l_one LinkI've been experiencing this for years now - probably around 6+ years, maybe 7+ years? To my understanding, at least for me personally, it is one of my depression symptoms - anhedonia - lack of...I've been experiencing this for years now - probably around 6+ years, maybe 7+ years? To my understanding, at least for me personally, it is one of my depression symptoms - anhedonia - lack of engaging in pleasure-seeking activities.
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Comment on Patrick Stewart dead: 'Star Trek' captain, 'X-Men' superhero was 86 in ~movies
l_one Link ParentI found out about it from NPR driving to pick up groceries earlier today. Fuck that hurt. ST:TNG was also what I grew up watching. We had a wall of VHS tapes which gradually got completed as TNG...I found out about it from NPR driving to pick up groceries earlier today. Fuck that hurt.
ST:TNG was also what I grew up watching. We had a wall of VHS tapes which gradually got completed as TNG aired on cable. During summers off gradeschool I would binge all of TNG over and over.
Picard was my favorite captain too. He defined Star Trek for me.
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Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes
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Comment on Donald Trump strikes deal with Vladimir Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms in ~society
l_one (edited )Link ParentThank you kindly. This entire diesel deal is such a leadership failure, but then (in my view at least) that isn't really saying anything surprising or controversial. Putin is certainly quite happy...Or, in fewer words: @l_one made a post that's facetious in nature but on the money really. Theirs focuses on the support to Ukraine, mine on NATO but there's little difference.
Thank you kindly.
This entire diesel deal is such a leadership failure, but then (in my view at least) that isn't really saying anything surprising or controversial.
Putin is certainly quite happy to make this deal, whether or not any actual product gets sent out and/or actually received by the US. Even if he has no intention from the start to send Diesel, just publicly agreeing to this deal is a propaganda win and a useful component in the informational and political domains of his war against Ukraine and goals of weakening NATO bonds.
Your point alluding to the possibility of a Russian tanker (shadow fleet or officially recognized) headed towards the US and being interdicted/fired upon/otherwise acted against by Ukrainian or European or NATO-state forces, thus serving as a wedge between Ukraine/EU/NATO and the US is just icing on the cake for Putin. Honestly that specific scenario is likely much better in his view than tankers actually delivering. Practically every outcome from the deal either going through OR failing is a positive for him.
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Comment on Donald Trump strikes deal with Vladimir Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms in ~society
l_one LinkShortly before scheduled 1st delivery of Diesel: Putin: oh dear, the Ukrainians have struck our oil infrastructure. If only they stopped that we could have shipped you that diesel. How...Shortly before scheduled 1st delivery of Diesel:
Putin: oh dear, the Ukrainians have struck our oil infrastructure. If only they stopped that we could have shipped you that diesel. How unfortunate.
trump: blah blah blah dementia-stream-of-consciousness 'Ukraine's fault' blah 'sanction and threaten Ukraine' blah...
Putin: dear god this is so easy.
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Comment on re: serial experiments [lain] | Reveal trailer in ~games
l_one LinkHello... Navi. Serial Experiments Lain was the first anime I ever watched, and what a mind-fuck. It very much holds a special place in my heart.Hello... Navi.
Serial Experiments Lain was the first anime I ever watched, and what a mind-fuck. It very much holds a special place in my heart.
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Comment on Anyone else have Inattentive ADHD? in ~health.mental
l_one LinkRaises hand. Yep, me too. Formally diagnosed ADD as a child, back when it was called ADD and not ADHD. Self-diagnosed inattentive-type much more recently in life when doing research. All together...Raises hand.
Yep, me too. Formally diagnosed ADD as a child, back when it was called ADD and not ADHD. Self-diagnosed inattentive-type much more recently in life when doing research. All together AuDHD as I'm on the Autistic spectrum as well.
Primary issues experienced: highly limited executive function / 'will/drive to do stuff' - highly exacerbated since burning out on a job that demanded 80-100 hours a week / 7 days a week. Limited / broken attention span for things I don't find interesting. High ability to do stuff that is interesting to me. Very high intelligence related to logic/STEM/objective data, very low emotional and social intelligence - pretty sure that last one is more from the Autism spectrum.
As of... maybe a year ago? As of recently I had access to health insurance for a while through my girlfriend's job and availed myself of mental health services, got on Vyvanse and Welbutrin. That has helped somewhat - my general strategy to get anything done was to use large amounts of caffeine.
I've transitioned to working mostly from home, refurbishing and selling lab electronics on eBay/FB Marketplace/Craigslist (I've been an electronics nerd since I was a kid) and that works reasonably well for me so long as I can put in at least minimal hours a month. Can't imagine going back to 'normal' 9-5 type work.
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Comment on The plunging price of AI in ~tech
l_one Link ParentWe can already build or buy old rackmount servers with a cluster of old Tesla V100 cards for around that price... ish. Craft Computing - Is the Nvidia Tesla V100 still good for AI? - Inspur DGX...We can already build or buy old rackmount servers with a cluster of old Tesla V100 cards for around that price... ish.
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Is the Nvidia Tesla V100 still good for AI? - Inspur DGX V100 vs RTX 5090Seems this is enough to run some of the lighter footprint models.
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Comment on The plunging price of AI in ~tech
l_one Link ParentWow. Nice gift! As a happy contrast to the whole 'giant companies holding the economy hostage and growing a huge bubble' downside (to put it mildly) the increasing capability and availability of...I was gifted a couple of old workstation cards (Turing generation RTX 6000s)
Wow. Nice gift!
As a happy contrast to the whole 'giant companies holding the economy hostage and growing a huge bubble' downside (to put it mildly) the increasing capability and availability of locally hosted AI on, admittedly expensive (but not unreachably fiscally inaccessible) hardware, is very nice and puts tools and capabilities in the hands of the individual instead of megacorps looking to go further down the 'you'll own nothing, pay a subscription for everything, and thank us for it' path.
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Comment on European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban in ~enviro
l_one Link ParentLooks like u/286437714 answered that way better than I could, and many thanks to them! I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more...Looks like u/286437714 answered that way better than I could, and many thanks to them!
I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more than I had thought.
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Comment on European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban in ~enviro
l_one Link ParentThank you, that was highly educational. I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more than I had thought.Thank you, that was highly educational. I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more than I had thought.
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Comment on European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban in ~enviro
l_one LinkIn the long term, we need to source our energy from sources that don't rely on burning chemical fuel. In the short term? Especially with the Iran conflict causing a significant constriction on...In the long term, we need to source our energy from sources that don't rely on burning chemical fuel.
In the short term? Especially with the Iran conflict causing a significant constriction on global oil and LNG supply? Europe really needs to take advantage of its native oil resources.
You don't achieve mass electrification overnight. It takes decades of consistent investment, and you have to have a path to get there from where you are now.
It would also help to reduce Russian leverage against Europe.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
l_one LinkBooter Radio. One of my fellow electronics YouTubers (Computer Booter - he runs a game console repair shop in California) ended up with one of the people who watch his streams making a bunch of...One of my fellow electronics YouTubers (Computer Booter - he runs a game console repair shop in California) ended up with one of the people who watch his streams making a bunch of custom music (disclaimer: AI music) that was all about stuff that has happened with Booter and his shop.
It is kind of hilarious and relaxing to listen to music about repairing electronics while I repair electronics.
His YouTube page and his business website.
Recommendations to give a listen to: at the top where it says 'song collections' click on Booter, then give a listen to, say, 'Give Me Back My Fucking Key' (he had an employee quit and had a hard time getting the key to his shop back) and 'You're a Little Bitch' (about a customer PS5 that they opened up and had a colony of roaches skitter out of it).
My reaction to this news:
Laughter.
Schadenfreude.
'BLEEP YOU JENSEN!'
So, if that happens, that feels nice to me. But that's all, it just feels nice. It's not really justice, I'm sure he has a stupid level of personal wealth to fall back on.
What I would really like to see is him convicted after a criminal investigation and trial, stripped of all assets, and put in prison to rot. He has played a major part, central even, in orchestrating what I believe to be one of the most damaging financial bubbles we will ever experience. And he cozied up to a wannabe dictator, supporting the destruction of American Democracy in the process, all for more wealth which he already had enough of. Not that people who get to that level of wealth ever look at it and think anything other than 'More'.