Everything posted by HiWire
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Sony money box
Sony announces less money boxes: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/new-sony-walkman-music-players-feature-stunning-good-looks-android-12/ I guess they don't expect to sell many of these things... my main concern is on the feasibility of battery replacement, which is not discussed. My 3rd-generation iPod Shuffle is still working on its original battery, which is not bad for a device from 2009.
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What are you listening to Part the Third
Chromeo – She's In Control
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Compact cassette is back!(?)
Indie bands have been releasing cassettes for a few years, but now a new cassette player has been released. I was cleaning my place and stumbled on some old cassettes... taking some time to listen through all of them (especially since many of them are unlabeled/mislabeled) on my ancient Walkman. Unfortunately, this new player doesn't measure or perform very well, but perhaps it will stir the big players into producing something better. https://www.wearerewind.com
- Happy Birthday Knucks!
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Happy Birthday Looser101!
Happy Birthday, Renato! 🎂
- Happy Birthday, Jacob!!!
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Happy Birthday, Joachim (Joamat)!
Happy Birthday!
- Happy Birthday Ric!
- Merry Christmas everyone!
- Happy Birthday guzziguy!
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What TV show are you watching now?
It's hard not to binge the show. Already watched a few episodes of Season 2.
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What TV show are you watching now?
Finally finished the first season of The Expanse!
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Happy Birthday Tom (bozebuttons)
Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday Bryan (Aura)
Happy Birthday!
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- Happy Birthday emelius!
- Happy Birthday JP numbers!
- Happy Birthday mikeymad!
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What are you listening to Part the Third
Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 Zapp
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What TV show are you watching now?
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
- Happy Birthday luvdunhill!
- Happy Birthday Dusty!
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Windows 11 upgrade - yay or nay?
Saw this article on Ars Technica today... seems to be relevant: Discmaster, a website archive of floppy discs and CD-ROMs files, etc. that includes automatic media playback: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/10/lost-something-search-through-91-7-million-files-from-the-80s-90s-and-2000s/
- Happy Birthday Wayne!
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Get your game on!
Yes, the 4090 is a good value if it performs like Nvidia claims and if the prices are in the ballpark of what they listed. I'm not sure what availability will be like... will the high-end market be indifferent after such a long drought... at this point, some people are probably trying to figure out whether it's worth purchasing a 30-series or wait for the new products. The GeForce RTX 30-series is mature (and upgraded with the Ti products) and the drivers should be relatively stable, likewise regarding the hardware power and cooling implementations, mux output, etc. I can see the 4090 and its relatives being popular for content creators (i.e., graphic rendering, etc.), given the significant performance improvements that could pay for themselves very quickly.