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  1. jandrese

    Vast pedophile network shut down in Europol’s largest CSAM operation

    Even worse it seems like the cops just went and rounded up the usual suspects, there appears to have been not a lot of detective work done to actually identify the users. The only good news is that a great many of those accounts are probably bots. Anybody who runs a public service can tell...
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    Not-so-permadeath: Blizzard revives Hardcore WoW characters killed by DDOS attacks

    According to that most characters don't make it to level 15(!!). That seems even more surprising to me since it's the low level content that tends to be the most boring in MMOs.
  3. jandrese

    Not-so-permadeath: Blizzard revives Hardcore WoW characters killed by DDOS attacks

    I tend to find "hardcore" games to ironically be the opposite. Because the penalty for mistakes is so high I have to play ultra-conservatively and never take on a challenge that is anything but trivial. People who take risks in hardcore mode don't last very long. This is why roguelikes always...
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    Apple announces “iPhone 16e” to replace iPhone SE, starts at $599 for 128GB

    I'd guess additive manufacturing. Rather than taking a block of aluminum and grinding away everything that isn't part of the case, you can do a 3D printing type thing where it welds metal together and then grinds off any excess. If you do it right you can end up with a very strong piece of...
  5. jandrese

    Things you just watched on netflix/streaming video...spoilers all over the joint...

    I need to upgrade my phone when it drops out of support and was just wondering if Apple still offers a free month of ATV+ when you buy something expensive from them? Might have to wait to upgrade until I have enough time to binge some shows. On the shows front, I watched Delicious in Dungeon...
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    The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge

    Even more exciting is that it qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit, at least for the LT and RS models. If there are other models they don't qualify. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax2023.shtml
  7. jandrese

    The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge

    Yeah, but they are the only EV builder who thought of this. Everybody else sells 6 figure EVs with modest size batteries. Even the Cybertruck has a paltry battery size given the weight of the vehicle.
  8. jandrese

    The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge

    I will give GM credit for looking at the luxury car segment and going "why don't we just put a giant ass battery in the vehicles?" The Silverado EV took the same approach and really opened up the towing capability of that vehicle.
  9. jandrese

    Leaked GeForce RTX 5060 and 5050 specs suggest Nvidia will keep playing it safe

    Why not just have a mobile chip on a card? Bill it as a 4050 ECO or something like that.
  10. jandrese

    Trump killing CFPB slammed as “get out of jail free card“ for Elon Musk’s X Money

    It's like if 4Chan announced that they are opening a bank. Actually, I'd probably trust 4Chan before I trusted X.
  11. jandrese

    Things you just watched on netflix/streaming video...spoilers all over the joint...

    Rifftrax just added "Things" to the Friends list. I am in awe at how terrible the movie is. If someone were setting out to make the worst movie possible I don't think they would be able to top Things. The cinematography is a war crime, the beyond crappy special effects, the complete disregard...
  12. jandrese

    Trump killing CFPB slammed as “get out of jail free card“ for Elon Musk’s X Money

    Given that one of Trump's first acts was to dissolve a number of oversight boards and directors it seems unlikely to happen. It was one of those 4D chess moves, to fire everybody who would have authority to enforce the laws you are about to break. Is it legal? Probably not, but with nobody...
  13. jandrese

    Trump’s 25% tariffs take effect; Canadian PM calls it “a very dumb thing”

    Other than the mass protests happening regularly in DC? You don't hear about them because the mass media is run by billionaires who are fully on board with Trump. This isn't something important like Biden being old or Obama wearing a tan suit. It doesn't warrant relentless media coverage.
  14. jandrese

    Trump’s 25% tariffs take effect; Canadian PM calls it “a very dumb thing”

    Damn Biden DEI making groceries expensive again.
  15. jandrese

    Tesla sales plummet in the UK, France, and Germany

    I will kindly request that you do not make sex similes when talking about Trump. :sick:
  16. jandrese

    Peer pressure, revenge, horniness: Teens explain why they make fake nudes

    I'm not sure asking teenagers to not be horny has ever worked.
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    Peer pressure, revenge, horniness: Teens explain why they make fake nudes

    Can you imagine the level of cringe when a boy finally gets to third base and goes "Wow babe, the AI totally guessed wrong what you look like naked."
  18. jandrese

    Now the overclock-curious can buy a delidded AMD 9800X3D, with a warranty

    I remember cranking my Pentium 75 up to 100Mhz by just swapping a couple of jumpers around and getting noticeably better framerate in Quake. These days you're hard pressed to have any visible advantage from an overclock. Most games end up bottlenecked on the GPU, media encoding is usually...