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Comment on Steam Spring Sale suggestions in ~games
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Comment on Intel XeSS 2 SDK released for Arc GPU in ~games
whs LinkIntel has finally released XeSS 2 SDK, allowing developers to integrate them into games. The new features in XeSS 2 are: XeSS Super resolution: Intel's version of AI upscaler comparable to...Intel has finally released XeSS 2 SDK, allowing developers to integrate them into games. The new features in XeSS 2 are:
- XeSS Super resolution: Intel's version of AI upscaler comparable to NVIDIA's DLSS. Now with Vulkan 1.1 support and it should be drop-in replacement to users of the previous versions. DirectX 11 support is also added, but only available on Arc GPU and not Intel integrated graphics or other GPU vendors (DLSS is the only other implementation that supports DX11)
- XeSS Low Latency: Intel's version of NVIDIA Reflex/AMD Anti-lag. Only available on Arc GPU in DirectX 12
- XeSS Frame Generation: Only available on Arc dGPU and Lunar Lake iGPU in DirectX 12
Previously the OptiScaler author has also mentioned that they might work on XeSS 2 support. OptiScaler is an adapter to convert games with DLSS support to FSR/XeSS
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Intel XeSS 2 SDK released for Arc GPU
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Comment on What are the best truly unbeatable E2EE, presumably P2P messaging apps? in ~tech
whs Link ParentI'm not a cryptographic expert but for 1) I believe that while theoretically OTP is unbreakable, any mistake could be fatal. Some cryptographic algorithms, while less unbreakable, include misuse...I'm not a cryptographic expert but for 1) I believe that while theoretically OTP is unbreakable, any mistake could be fatal. Some cryptographic algorithms, while less unbreakable, include misuse resistant property, such as AES-SIV which allow for key & nonce reuse (which break some property but doesn't completely break down).
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Can I upgrade my XMP memory?
My memory kit is G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL36 Black. The CPU is i9-13900KS on Gigabyte Z790 AERO G. I noticed that memory price has been dropped significantly so I think I might...
My memory kit is G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL36 Black. The CPU is i9-13900KS on Gigabyte Z790 AERO G.
I noticed that memory price has been dropped significantly so I think I might upgrade to 64GB.
Online information seems to be conflicting regarding XMP and dual/quad channels, so I'm asking for advice here:
- Can I buy one more of the same kit to upgrade to 4x16GB? Will it affect XMP or dual channel?
- Can I buy other sticks of the same size (2x16GB)? The leftmost slot is obscured by the CPU cooler fan, so I'll need to either move it up or use low profile one.
- Can I buy 2x32GB sticks so I end up with 2x32GB + 2x16GB?
From what I understand doing any of those options might cause XMP to not work and it'd be the best (but costly) to have 2x32GB as the only sticks in the system.
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Comment on Experience with data protection laws (GDPR, ePD, CCPA, etc..) in ~tech
whs Link ParentAn interesting edge case with the law is the Thai ID card. The ID card lists your religion and blood group, both sensitive information. You're offered to not list them in your card, but it only...An interesting edge case with the law is the Thai ID card. The ID card lists your religion and blood group, both sensitive information. You're offered to not list them in your card, but it only recently becomes an option.
Hence companies have to ask for consent to store those information as well when they need your ID (eg. banking, e-kyc, insurance). Some companies write "please strike that out or otherwise you consent to the store of sensitive information". I've heard some companies even invest in OCR that automatically black out those fields.
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Comment on Experience with data protection laws (GDPR, ePD, CCPA, etc..) in ~tech
whs LinkIn Thailand the PDPA law became in effect in 2022 after two year extension. I heard that it took quite sometimes to find people to work in the committee, PDPC. In my personal experience the PDPA...In Thailand the PDPA law became in effect in 2022 after two year extension. I heard that it took quite sometimes to find people to work in the committee, PDPC.
In my personal experience the PDPA implementation by most companies are not done right at all. I've submitted some complaints to some DPO, which larger, non-shady organization seems to work as expected by law, but the PDPC did not response to any complaints at all letting violations roam free. The problems I found are:
- We don't have a "Cookie consent" law, yet most website implement cookie consent and not a data usage consent. I did the PDPA implementation in my company with consent recording and stuff, and once we have a DPO they ripped it out and replace it with cookie consent. I don't think cookie consent is legal, and of course PDPC so far haven't made any recommendation against it. Consenting to "store" a cookie doesn't means consenting to the "use" of said cookies, and it doesn't means consenting to the "use" of non-cookie data for that purpose either.
- Cookie notice sometimes doesn't actually stop things. Before you consent they might already have loaded Google Analytics & friends.
- While Facebook is getting GDPR fines with "legitimate interest" abuse, here it is starting to get abused more and more. My DPO even said that if you provide a phone number, and we want to call you to recommend first party services then it should be in reasonable expectation that a business will do that.
- People think implementing PDPA means adding another checkbox "I consent to the collection & use of my data according to privacy policy" without actually providing the privacy policy.
- The law states that consenting must not be required for unrelated stuff. In most membership reward program I've found it is mandatory that you have to consent for 3rd party marketing. Last year I signed up with a travelers' insurance which I've found that it is mandatory to provide marketing consent. I contacted their DPO saying that it is illegal to do so, and they told me that the form's text had been approved by the Insurance regulators and the new one is not yet ready (even though the law was published 4 years ago). They offered to remove my consent manually.
- Most privacy policy will have the "uses of your data" section, which list everything they will do with your data regardless of consent status. Oftentimes if they're copy pasting it from someone else it essentially list every possible things. For example "When you use our services, we may sell your data to our partners". Even if there is an opt out of marketing consent, it is unclear whether those section will apply to you or not. (and "I've read and agree to the privacy policy" is required nonetheless so the company is somewhat legally covered)
Last year I was contacted by an insurance broker (which I never have any business relationship with) who says that my 2024 car insurance will run out soon, and offer to renew with them. I heard that it is a commonplace "scam" where some people believe that since the caller know their information they might be related to their current insurance and signed up. I did not fall for them, and so I contacted their DPO asking to use my rights to know where they get the information from. Their website doesn't even have this subject data right request in the system.
They took a few days and get back to me that "your information was received before the law become in effect" and that they've removed my information (which I never asked them to do so). The only way they could know about a 2024 car before 2022 must means they have a time machine! So, I contacted the PDPC about that. 3 months later I never heard back, so I wrote them an email asking that it is legally required for them to response in 3 months. What's the hold up? They say that in my case it is unclear what are the damages.
I don't know? They didn't scammed me successfully so it's not like I lose any money here. Do companies get a free pass to do illegal stuff when it is harmless? I wrote them anyway that my damage here is that I lose my rights to find out who is leaking my information, which I might submit another complaint and perhaps get remedy. I never got another response. The law says that the PDPC secretary must submit the case to the next committee's meeting within 3 months, but there's no SLA on when the committee has to issue any verdict or even hold that meeting at all.
Right now I'm expecting that the law will be reduced to a checkbox that does nothing within the next 10 years...
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Comment on Looking for a new mouse (maybe) in ~tech
whs Link ParentI have a Prime Mini that I use daily and a Rival 3 wireless in my laptop bag. The Prime is 2 years old and has no issues. It also works with rivalcli on Linux to configure it. My previous mouses...I have a Prime Mini that I use daily and a Rival 3 wireless in my laptop bag. The Prime is 2 years old and has no issues. It also works with rivalcli on Linux to configure it.
My previous mouses were Logitech MX Master 2S and several Microsoft mouses all which the plastic slowly broke down until I have to replace them every 2 years
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Comment on Should I self-host my blog? in ~tech
whs LinkI self host my blog using WordPress. I chose WordPress as it's a common technology, and once in a while someone will ask me to help with their WordPress site so I should familiarize myself with...I self host my blog using WordPress. I chose WordPress as it's a common technology, and once in a while someone will ask me to help with their WordPress site so I should familiarize myself with it.
The problem now is that as many wrote, Mastodon will DDoS your site. Once I post my blog content on Mastodon the site will get hundreds of request per seconds, which is way more than the usual next-to-nothing traffic. I don't want to use a CDN on this site either as it is not true self hosting. Now my strategy is I either post on Mastodon or Facebook first, then wait for a day or two before posting it on the other site.
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Comment on Humble Choice - January 2025 in ~games
whs Link ParentComparing Boxes with Doors: Paradox (from Humble - The Great Escape Room Bundle), I think Doors' puzzle is more non-trivial. I'd also say it's like The Room, but the quality is more like Doors...Comparing Boxes with Doors: Paradox (from Humble - The Great Escape Room Bundle), I think Doors' puzzle is more non-trivial. I'd also say it's like The Room, but the quality is more like Doors turned up a notch or two. Perhaps the fact that the both games target Android lowers the game quality (The Room originally target iOS)
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Comment on Why does Cloudflare Pages have such a generous free tier? in ~tech
whs LinkMy company is on Cloudflare Enterprise, and from what I believe Pages is free for enterprise customers too. Apparently they might charge for the CI/CD, but since we bring our own CI/CD (no way...My company is on Cloudflare Enterprise, and from what I believe Pages is free for enterprise customers too. Apparently they might charge for the CI/CD, but since we bring our own CI/CD (no way they gonna clone code from internal repository) there's no chargeable axis.
From what I can tell the entire sales team that I interact with are shielding the entire country from the internal revenue-focused sale teams. For example, they transferred my account off the team who speak my language to a new team that doesn't. And then the new team asked to meet our team online to "discuss my requirements". The previous team suggested that I should emailed to both teams to ask to be transferred back. After that they almost never upsell things that I don't need (other than renewal/support I don't think I ever talk to Cloudflare last year). The team told me that they created a new team specifically upsell existing customer, which is why my account was transferred. My account even have several paid features license that we used to pay lying around because they didn't bother writing the documents to remove the license from our accounts (not that we were depending on them anyway - more like indefinite PoC license).
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Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk
whs LinkI wonder if Angel Beat's purgatory would be a nice place to live it. Endless school days in a well-funded schools, with various facilities for students' afterhour activities like gardening,...I wonder if Angel Beat's purgatory would be a nice place to live it. Endless school days in a well-funded schools, with various facilities for students' afterhour activities like gardening, baseball, fishing, or even starting a band. The only way to leave, is to leave without regrets.
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Comment on I hate 2FA in ~tech
whs LinkPasskey will solve this. Might be a while for adoption though, as most sites also doesn't accept U2F or Yubikeys. Many sites like Google and GitHub accept passkeys in place of password altogether....Passkey will solve this. Might be a while for adoption though, as most sites also doesn't accept U2F or Yubikeys. Many sites like Google and GitHub accept passkeys in place of password altogether.
If you use a password manager, a passkey could be a RSA public/private keypair stored on your password manager. The password manager handle the passkey exchange with the site so you simply authorize the key usage on the password manager and you're in, plus it verify that the entry URL matches so it is also phishing resistant (obviously, as long as your password manager itself is not hacked).
The problem with the spec is that it seems to be not pro-consumer. The site owner can choose to enforce limitations on the key, such as device bound (stored in TPM), require two factor authentication to use (eg. password and fingerprint), or that you're required to reauthenticate before the key can be used (which in case of password manager they define it as re-unlock with master password or fingerprint or whatever you used to unlock it). Last I heard KeepassXC is not playing that game and they do not honor reauthenticate flag and report keys as two factor. Someone on the specs team were saying that doing this may cause websites to block KeepassXC, but I heard that Apple is also not playing that game and will not report vendor information so blocking a no-name Passkeys means blocking Apple users.
The coming of Passkey will be a paradigm shift where many people, even in security fields, believed that you need two devices to be secure. Now your authenticator is back on the same device but can be more protected against cloning and phishing than 2FA.
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Comment on Announcing Supporters of Chromium-based Browsers in ~tech
whs LinkFeel like this is the response to the Justice Department's call to breakup Chrome. Google says they're contributing server time but I wonder if in the long run they're executing the Kubernetes...Feel like this is the response to the Justice Department's call to breakup Chrome.
Google says they're contributing server time but I wonder if in the long run they're executing the Kubernetes move by "opening the infra to contributors" and cap the free infra cost in form of GCP credits, which they can choose to not renew
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Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech
whs Link ParentI was expecting every AMD CPU to be an APU since it's their major selling point, so I ordered a Ryzen5 3500. I didn't realize AMD to have CPU without a GPU, especially one that doesn't have a...I was expecting every AMD CPU to be an APU since it's their major selling point, so I ordered a Ryzen5 3500. I didn't realize AMD to have CPU without a GPU, especially one that doesn't have a suffix (like the "F" suffix on Intel indicating no integrated graphics).
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Comment on Outdoor CCTV recommendations? in ~tech
whs LinkI understand that the post says no WiFi, but I'd recommend to get wired especially that you don't want to use local storage. My 5 CCTVs use 20Mbps constantly, and WiFi is a shared resource so...I understand that the post says no WiFi, but I'd recommend to get wired especially that you don't want to use local storage. My 5 CCTVs use 20Mbps constantly, and WiFi is a shared resource so they'll be constantly haggling the airwave.
My preferred camera brand is a Hikvision. They have usable web interface (latest model use web assembly, the older ones use ActiveX). They only have very few wifi models, which I own one due to the wiring limitation and I think I owned the best model they have that I could source. The feature set is very limited compared to the wired ones, the web interface is half broken (I think they was going to ship the wasm but can't due to size limitation, so they just cut the wasm without replacement), the UDP streaming often get glitchy and slow.
(Aside: Learning to config the Hikvisions make me realise the reason phone cameras are so ubiquitous and produce sharp images, yet the CCTV sensors are so bad is because they have different goals - CCTV are not trying to be artistic or realistic. They need to completely capture the scene, whether day or night. Even when people are pointing bright light directly at them the image doesn't go entirely white or black. Many modern ones also have large sensor that capture full color at night without infrared. Most people buy the cheapest one though and I don't think they've evolved much except in price)
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Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech
whs Link ParentLooking at the GamerNexus 4070 Ti Super review you get 145FPS in Resident Evil 4 1440p without AI upscalers. The 50 series is expected to be 10-30% better than that. With max raytracing (without...Looking at the GamerNexus 4070 Ti Super review you get 145FPS in Resident Evil 4 1440p without AI upscalers. The 50 series is expected to be 10-30% better than that. With max raytracing (without path tracing) in Cyberpunk 2077 you get 35.2FPS before any AI shenanigans.
Adding AI to that, the result for 1440p RE4 RT Medium with FSR Quality is 121fps (GamerNexus nor LTT labs didn't have frame generation result). I think you'll be set for 120fps gaming for a while, and if you're using it past its prime DLSS4 1:3 frame generation may also help in longevity.
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Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech
whs Link ParentMy Linux hearsay about AMD cards is when it was ATi. I remembered back then people who run ATi were told to buy a new GPU for Linux, Intel has the only plug and play setup but is too slow to run...My Linux hearsay about AMD cards is when it was ATi. I remembered back then people who run ATi were told to buy a new GPU for Linux, Intel has the only plug and play setup but is too slow to run Compiz Fusion so only the NVIDIA people get the eye candy. So far I think the NVIDIA experience is consistent - it always worked for me, maybe rocky at times but there will be a combination that works.
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Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech
whs Link ParentThe card I have before the 1080 is a GTX 950. It played every games 1-2 years before its release at max settings. I think it was Unity 4 that killed it. A few years later I bought an Mini-ITX PC...The card I have before the 1080 is a GTX 950. It played every games 1-2 years before its release at max settings. I think it was Unity 4 that killed it.
A few years later I bought an Mini-ITX PC for a home server. The shop called me "your AMD APU doesn't actually have a GPU". So I put the 950 into the server to install the OS. After that it sit dormant for years until I realize Frigate (Software NVR for CCTV) can use the GPU. I tested out and it seems that GPU detection consume more power than CPU, but GPU video decoding does reduce CPU temp.
Later on I added ollama. It can do at most 8B models which does RAG tasks fine, but without much internal knowledge.
Sadly I don't think 1080 fit into the Mini-ITX case so the server wouldn't get the hands-me-down.
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Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech
whs (edited )Link/rant I'm buying the 5090. Tech media and people on news aggregators are saying "don't buy NVIDIA", and so I've held on to my 1080 for years. I haven't heard any tech media says "this is the one.../rant
I'm buying the 5090.
Tech media and people on news aggregators are saying "don't buy NVIDIA", and so I've held on to my 1080 for years. I haven't heard any tech media says "this is the one to buy" in regard to any highest performing gaming GPU since the 1080, and at best 4090 get praised as the best 40 series cards in term of performance leap from the 30 series.
At the same time it feel like the latest wave of games are the signs to upgrade my 1080. In the past I could get stable 60fps from any games I play at medium settings. Now Horizon Forbidden West won't run at 60fps on any settings without XeSS (there's no DLSS on this card). There's a plenty of time I died in PoE2 because at the lowest settings any upscaler can't handle lightning spike effects and I can't see any AoE under me (nor is my partner who is on 4060 + DLSS). I haven't play any UE5 games yet, but it should be clear that the 9 years old card is now showing its age. The only thing it still work pleasantly is running 22B LLM which the math behind that didn't even exists before the GPU. The 8GB VRAM is a limiting factor, but 22B model is surprisingly give quality answer while running at bearable speed.
I don't think 5090 would meet my expectation - stable 120fps 1440p path tracing at native resolution. There'd probably be DLAA and Ray Reconstruction in that so it's not 100% AI-free yet. But I can't hold out for another generation.
I went to bed last night at 1.30am because of Logic Town