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13 votes
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How and why I stopped buying new laptops
20 votes -
The story of 1987's Acorn Archimedes, the first production ARM/RISC-based personal computer
9 votes -
Google acquires Neverware, a company that turns old PCs into Chromebooks
13 votes -
When important components become scarce
6 votes -
Pine64 December update: The longest one yet
4 votes -
Apple preparing next Mac chips with aim to outclass top-end PCs; up to 32 core CPU's, 16 core GPU's rumored
18 votes -
Google announces Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G phones, new Chromecast, and Nest Audio smart speaker
13 votes -
Looking Glass Portrait: Kickstarter campaign
5 votes -
Apple MacBook iFixit teardowns: something old, something new
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Suggestions for no-display laptop
This is more specific than ~talk would normally have , but tildes doesn't have anything for shopping yet, so... I'm using my laptop right now, but I've found that for a lot of the stuff on my...
This is more specific than ~talk would normally have
, but tildes doesn't have anything for shopping yet, so...I'm using my laptop right now, but I've found that for a lot of the stuff on my computer,
I don't really need a screen. I like using the terminal, and can get a lot done just typing:
no mouse or display. I think this would be great, as I already do a lot of my casual writing
and note taking my eyes closed, leaning back in a chair.What's the best machine that meets these qualifications? Basically, I just need a way to read memory
out to another drive. Battery would be a must as well.Thanks
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What keyboard do you use?
I have been using a "Pok3r"-style 60% board I assembled with MX Browns for years. As time goes on, I'm growing increasingly tired of the limitations, like pressing three different keys to get a ~....
I have been using a "Pok3r"-style 60% board I assembled with MX Browns for years. As time goes on, I'm growing increasingly tired of the limitations, like pressing three different keys to get a ~. I use my keyboard for writing code, writing reports, and playing RTS games like Homeworld, which a 60% board is simply inadequate for doing. While I initially used VIM as my default text editor, I've moved to using VS Code, where using a function key to access arrow keys is simply absurd. So I'd love to get your set up:
What keyboard do you use?
What is your keyboard? What kind of switches? 60%, TKL, 100%? What brand do you use? Do you use a default keyboard with your system, a laptop keyboard, a gaming board, or some sort of ergonomic monstrosity?
What do you use your keyboard for?
Are you a developer? Are you a gamer? Do you write? What are your primary use cases?
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M1 MacBook Pro and Air review: Apple delivers
14 votes -
The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore
9 votes -
Introducing the next generation of Mac - A new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by M1, Apple’s chip designed specifically for the Mac
31 votes -
How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux
19 votes -
GPD Win 3 announcement
4 votes -
Apple announces ‘One More Thing’ event for November 10th
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Raspberry Pi 400: The $70 desktop PC
46 votes -
Testing quad GeForce RTX 3090s in a desktop
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Engelbart's Violin
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8K Gaming - Nvidia RTX 3090 on a LG ZX 88" OLED TV
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Microsoft announces new Surface Laptop Go and Surface Pro X
I couldn’t find a good roundup that covered both of these and didn’t want to add clutter to the front page with two posts. From The Verge: Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete...
I couldn’t find a good roundup that covered both of these and didn’t want to add clutter to the front page with two posts.
From The Verge:
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Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete with Chromebooks
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Microsoft’s updated Surface Pro X has a faster processor and new platinum color option
The Surface Pro X seems like just a spec bump, so there isn’t too much interesting there. But the Surface Laptop Go is interesting. The base model is absolute garbage (4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of EMMC storage) but the other models are somewhat decent.
The overall design of the Surface products is really striking. I honestly think they look much more modern and clean than Apple’s laptops. I also really love that they are offering colors. I wish Apple would offer more colors than just gray, silver and pink/gold on their laptops.
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LG Wing hands on
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Apple unveils new iPad and Apple Watch models; a new Fitness+ service; and Apple One, which bundles its key services for one monthly price
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon with Fedora preloaded available for purchase
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4K screen on 15" laptop - worth it?
Pricing up my next Thinkpad (I'm a lifer for Thinkpads I think now) and I keep hovering over the 4K screen option. I'm looking at a 15.6" screen. The FHD 14" screen I currently have is lovely and...
Pricing up my next Thinkpad (I'm a lifer for Thinkpads I think now) and I keep hovering over the 4K screen option. I'm looking at a 15.6" screen. The FHD 14" screen I currently have is lovely and sharp with a decent colour gamut, and I don't think I can see pixels, even now when the machine is literally on my lap. I'd guess the screen is maybe 35cm from my eyes at the moment.
I don't really game, I do edit photos, video (HD, not 4K) and do a little 3D work with Blender/FreeCAD/etc. I usually run Debian/Gnome, occasionally dropping into Windows because my 3D printer's preferred slicing software is Windows only (grrrr).
The other bonus to 4K is HDR400 and twice as many nits of brightness but again, I'm not sure that's worth an extra £250. I'd probably turn the brightness down anyway. The HDR is potentially interesting but as I don't watch TV/movies on this machine and my camera doesn't output HDR, that's likely not very useful despite sounding good. I could buy quite a lot more compute power and ram with that money instead..
I would go and look at one in person but I have no idea where the nearest 4K Thinkpad is, in person, and even if I did, I don't really want to go into shops right now.
Any thoughts, experiences, advice, etc would be much appreciated.
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NVIDIA announces Ampere-based RTX 30 series GPUs
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What's your computer/PC like?
(I'd be surprised if this hasn't been asked before.) A few questions that come to my mind are: What are your computers' specs? How are your computer parts/cabling organized? (Are they?) What is...
(I'd be surprised if this hasn't been asked before.)
A few questions that come to my mind are:
What are your computers' specs?
How are your computer parts/cabling organized? (Are they?)
What is the resolution of your monitor(s?)
What OS is it?
I'm not really knowledgeable when it comes to technology, so you can add you own questions as you please.
Edit: In hindsight, my knowledge of specs is even poorer that I thought it was and I can barely read the answers. Ah well "^~^
21 votes -
Onyx Boox Nova 2: Gizmodo review
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Achilles: Over 400 vulnerabilities found in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon DSP chip, threatening the security of hundreds of millions of Android devices
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Trying to build the ultimate Raspberry Pi computer (Zero Terminal v3) - Node
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20GB of Intel's internal source code, schematics, specs, and documents released, allegedly found on an unsecured CDN server
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Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 4A all at once
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27-inch iMac gets a major update
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ARM is for sale and Nvidia’s interested, Apple isn’t
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Hands-on: The $300 Kano PC, a “build-it-yourself” Chromebook competitor
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Hackable/moddable electronics?
I recently came across a cool video on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj8JwdQ7Lk&feature=youtu.be - The guy added a 4g connector to his rc plane and I think some extra batteries and...
I recently came across a cool video on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj8JwdQ7Lk&feature=youtu.be - The guy added a 4g connector to his rc plane and I think some extra batteries and managed to fly to the next island over.
I love stuff like this. Do you guys know any other current electronics that can be modded like this? Sadly it seems like most new consumer electronics come with their own small walled garden and often enough stuff just stops working once the seller goes bankrupt.
Other things that come to mind are:
Raspberry Pi
Arduino
ESP
But do you guys know whole systems that are moddable like this?
The Ryze Tello is a programmable drone, which is pretty cool as well.
I also saw some people modding 3d printers to laser cutters7 votes -
The five most over-hyped tech devices
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Apple switches to its own chips for Mac computers as it adds features, privacy controls
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Rainbow – An attempt to display colour on a B&W monitor
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With monitors, which panel is ideal for movies and TV?
I'm looking for a ~24" 1080p monitor -- nothing flashy, purely for TV and movies. Right now I have a crappy Dell TN. I don't mind it, but the viewing angles aren't great. I just started looking...
I'm looking for a ~24" 1080p monitor -- nothing flashy, purely for TV and movies.
Right now I have a crappy Dell TN. I don't mind it, but the viewing angles aren't great.
I just started looking tonight. A lot of posts are saying that VA is ideal, IPS has light leaks, and TN has the typical viewing angle issues.
The main things I am concerned about are:
- I'm close to this monitor (VESA mounted where you'd have a second monitor)
- Color reproduction is important -- same with decent contrast
- I often watch stuff in a dark room
I don't really care about specific models (regional availability), but I'm hoping to find out which panel is ideal. Does anybody have any experience with a VA panel?
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Hands-on review: Why Apple’s newest iPad Pro packs a powerful punch
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Galaxy Z Flip comes with an unexpectedly low-tech vibe
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On WD Red NAS Drives: disclosure of Western Digital products that make use of Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR)
15 votes -
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020) first look from Dieter Bohn at The Verge
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SCOPETREX vector gaming on your oscilloscope!
@tubetimeus: announcing the SCOPETREX -- the vector gaming console for your oscilloscope or XY monitor! ever wanted to buy a Vectrex, but can't afford the high prices on auction sites? well now you can build your own! full design files at https://t.co/hHAbFwwePE
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Microsoft launches Surface Book 3
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The saga of Apple’s bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over
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Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance
15 votes