SoapSeller's comments

On: Ryzen 8000G review: An integrated GPU that can bea...

[SoapSeller]

Strange that they talk so much about GTX 1650 but didn't bothered to benchmark it.

Someone in the comments linked to actual benchmark[0] and it looks like it ~30% faster in most cases...

[0] https://www.computerbase.de/2024-01/amd-ryzen-8700g-8600g-te...

On: Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your p...

[SoapSeller]

That's depends on the device and app, I've used Airalo on couple of Android devices and it was always one click inside the app to install the eSIM.

On: Kepler, Nvidia's Strong Start on 28 nm

[SoapSeller]

NVIDIA Ampere consumer line was manufactured in Samsung fabs:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_30_series

[FirmwareBurner → SoapSeller]

That's why it was a power hungry hog.

On: Qanat

[SoapSeller]

Also see Seville attempt to cool public spaces using modern variant:

https://cartujaqanat.com/

On: What It's Like to Grow Up in an Israeli Settlement...

[SoapSeller]

There is a US law limiting the resolution American companies are allowed to use in sat imagery of Israel. It was changed in 2020.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl%E2%80%93Bingaman_Amendme...

On: Invisibility Training for Motorcyclists [video]

[SoapSeller]

It's because of bad paint. Some places use cheap, generic paint and some will use the one with proper grip.

You can sometimes tell in advance by the texture. It's a gamble I personally wouldn't take.

On: Nvidia releases new AI chip with 480GB CPU RAM, 96...

[SoapSeller]

Amazon have Inferentia[0] and Trainium[1]. You can use them today on AWS.

[0] https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/inferentia/

[1] https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/trainium/

On: Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of...

[SoapSeller]

My driving instructor had short pieces of colored tape on the beams between the windshield and side windows.

He would say to people with such problem "turn in the next left blue" every time.

So when they got to their test and and the tester will say to them "turn in the next right" their brain will add a "red" and they will look it up in the car and find it on the right beam.

He claimed it usually solved the issue.

[gooseyman → SoapSeller]

I'm interested in the about the phrasing "in the next left/right."

Are you located in the US?

I moved from the mid-west to NYC and learned a fun regional language difference about waiting with others: Those from the NYC area say that they are "standing on line" whereas I had grown up saying "standing in line."

That little in vs. on sounds so different!

[SoapSeller → gooseyman]

Not at all (: That took place in Israel.

I've used mostly word by word translation from Hebrew as I didn't intuitively found "right" translation that will convey the same idea.

On: The beauty of CGI and simple design

[SoapSeller]

Doesn't lambdas are more efficient than CGI due to ability to keep the runtime env running (JIT cache and all)?

[speedgoose → SoapSeller]

Yes it’s like FastCGI. But expensive.

[scotty79 → speedgoose]

Funny how the word "expensive" when referring to code execution might today mean actual money, not just memory or time.

[saurik → SoapSeller]

Yeah: AWS Lambda feels a lot more like the things that came after CGI, not CGI.

On: Bitwarden raises $100M

[SoapSeller]

Nope. They are part of Providence Equity

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Equity