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April 18th 2014 - The WAN Show Document

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Video should be live sometime in the next 6-8 hours. My home Internet is slow now....

 

News Items NSA has reportedly used Heartbleed for years

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Topwargamer

Source 2: linustechtips.com OP: AlexGoesHigh

Source 3: theverge.com

- Bloomberg reports that the heartbleed bug has been known and exploited by the NSA for at least 2 weeks.

- According to anonymous sources the bug was kept a secret in the interest of national security.

- The agency used it to obtain passwords and other data.

- It would have given the NSA access to two-thirds of the encrypted servers on the web.

- The NSA has officially denied the allegations, stating that it was not aware of the bug until it was made public on Monday.

- The White House also denied the allegations.

- Internet explorer is good… <Jerry> DISCLAIMER: Probably not...

Wimboot for Windows 8.1

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes

Source 2: bit-tech.net

- Saves space by having 1 compressed section for windows files instead of 1 compressed and 1 uncompressed

- It does this by simply creating pointers to the compressed “Recovery” partition and using it for both things

- When the user adds files, apps, or updates, they're added onto the Windows partition.

- “Recovery” partition not changed by updates or anything

- Not convinced that there won’t be a noticeable performance difference… (tablet VS PC?)

- REQUIREMENTS

- available for client editions of Windows 8.1 with Windows 8.1 Update only (not server versions).

- available only for UEFI-based PCs running in UEFI mode

- supported for solid-state drives and eMMC, Mechanical/Hybrid not supported

- Drive requirement only applies to WIM, additional drives can be installed that are mechanical/Hybrid

- Some backup, antivirus, and encryption tools aren’t compatible with WIMBoot images.

Quantenna Announces Development of 10G Wi-Fi 802.11ac Chipset

Source 1: anandtech.com

- 8-stream configurations (up from 3-stream previously)

- up to 160MHz channels (up from 80MHz) (Wave2 only), and

- Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) (Wave2 only)

- the 8x8 chipset is expected to arrive in 2015.

- I don’t know of any consumers/ consumer devices devices that could utilize this atm

- Need NAND flash to catch up. Hasn’t changed that much in the last couple years.

- Super epic wireless bridges/access points for places like schools/enterprise

Intel is losing billions on tablet and smartphone sales

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Goodbytes

Source 2: theverge.com

- In 2013, Intel's mobile chip division lost a hefty $3.15 billion, after posting an operating loss of $1.78 billion in 2012.

Nvidia releases low end graphics cards

Source 1: linustechtips.com

Source 2.1: techpowerup.com - GT705

Source 2.2: techpowerup.com - GT710

Source 2.3: techpowerup.com - GT720

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Amazon smartphone revealed

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP:deguziiii

Source 2: bgr.com

- glasses-free 3D interface.

- total of six cameras

- The main rear camera is thought to feature a resolution of 13 megapixels

- Lower resolution front facing camera for video chats and such

- 4 cameras in the corners of the front for the 3D effects(low-power infrared cameras)

- Extra cameras are for tracking position of face/eyes in relation to phone screen

- allows the software to edit positioning and perspective of elements on screen

- Built in wallpapers/App icons can take advantage of the IR cameras

- Apps such as maps will be able to change perspective on things depending on how you hold the phone

- no clear release date

- another, lower cost phone will be announced at a later date

Sony will sell it’s SquareEnix shares

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes

Source 2: polygon.com

Source 3: eurogamer.net

Source 4: Sony sells 7M PS4

- According to polygon.com it was sold as part of the Sony's ongoing effort to streamline its portfolio and operations.

- Eurogamer.net says “No explicit reason for the sale was given.”

- Sony is looking to sell its 9.52 million common shares in Square Enix to global financial company SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

- Sony owns 8.2% of square Enix, making it the largest shareholder.

- Sony is expecting to gain 4.8 billion yen from the sale, the total shares are worth 16 billion yen.

- Early last year Sony sold its Sony City Osaki building in Tokyo for $1.2 to strengthen its corporate structure.

Twitch now funding projects and selling games

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: KakaoDj

Source 2: kitguru.net

- Twitch is looking to diversify its income beyond advertising.

- Indie title “Nuclear Throne” will be the first game sold and offered a part of a subscription to the developer’s channel.

- Developers will show will tell you what it’s like developing the game and give you tips on game making.

- “Choice Chamber” is another project that Twitch has supported by contributing the remaining $15,000 on the game when it looked like it wouldn’t have been funded.

- KitGuru Says: Twitch is perfectly placed to be a promo company. All it does all day is showcase content, selling it too is a no brainer.

Why you might not want a $50 Project Ara

Source 1: slashgear.com

Source 2: pcmag.com (General Project Ara info)

- The $50 price point is not set for consumers.

- Anything near that price will be very basic.

- “You’ll consider it a feature phone” - Slashgear

- It needs to introduce the world to an idea of an upgradable phone.

- The $50 price point comes from a mention of approximate cost of parts and labour for the device.

- Google said the first early version of the phone will be available in early 2015.

Smart Lamp

- “Need someone to make this please” - Linus

- (no notes)

Ubuntu Touch released today

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: TheAMDGamer8870

Source 2: ubuntu.com

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GTA 5 "sucked dollars" out of Xbox 360/PS3 market, says EA

Source 1: gamespot.com

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Video should be live sometime in the next 6-8 hours. My home Internet is slow now....

6 - 8 hours, did you move to Australia or something ?

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oooo i fell asleep yesterday though middle of it.............

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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I remember that thread 

link please?

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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Twitch is pretty unwatchable for me hence I want able to watch it this afternoon =(

You know twitch saves all the live streams so you can watch it whenever you want it doesn't have to be live.

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link please?

Argh I couldn't find it. It had something to do with LTT Day Theme master race 

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Argh I couldn't find it. It had something to do with LTT Day Theme master race 

i tried those keywords but couldn't find it too

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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video is unavailed!!!!

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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You know twitch saves all the live streams so you can watch it whenever you want it doesn't have to be live.

 

It doesn't matter. Its not the connection to the broadcaster its the connection to Twitch servers. 

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I thought the

 

"I hate this show"  moment would have been edited out

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360p? Ah well.

at least its finaly up

Desktop 

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CPU: Intel i7 6800k @ 4.2GHz Mobo: Asus X99 Strix GPU: 2x Asus Strix 970 RAM: 32GB Corsair vengeance 2400MHz, SSD: Samsung 960 Pro 512GB, 2x Intel 520 256GB HDD: 2TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv atx Tempered Glass Monitor: Asus PG278Q, Asus PB278

Laptop 

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 256GB 8GB RAM

Server 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E5 2620 v4 Mobo: Asus X99-A RAM: 32GB Corsair vengeance 2400MHz SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (boot) RAID Controller: Adaptec RAID 81605ZQ, HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL HDD: 12x WD 4TB Red Case: Norcotek RPC4224

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Hello everyone, this is my second post. Let me apologize in advance for my lack of prowess in the english language.

 

I wanted to share my opinion about the eye traking technology that arised during the show.

 

 

I think that the two main advantages of this technology are the following ones, both of them related with how display technology is not optimized for the way in which we humans see.

 

 

1.- Fix 3D. The big problem with 3D, is that it only provide that 3D effect if you are looking exactly where the programer is expecting you to look at at any particular moment. This is because we focus at an object depending on its distance, so if there are two objects, one "near" you, and other at a distance, and the programer expect you to look at the one that is "near" you, that object appears focused and the second seems to be unfocused. If you look at the other one, the 3D effect is completely ruined. With this technology the software will know where you are looking at and create a 3D effect especifically for that moment. This could really make 3D something more than a trend that comes and goes because it never truly fool your sense of sight.

 

2.- Improve performance/efficiency. We humans take almost all information from the point we are looking at, and the bigger the angular distance from that point the less information our brains actually receive, this is because the optical nerve has not enough bandwith to process an unscaled image with the definition our eyes are able to receive. Furthermore, our brains process the signal, making some objects we see disapear, the nose for example, it is irrelevant therefore it is not procesed by our brains unless we focus on it, or glasses when people were them. This means we dont need the same amount of definition and therefore resolution in every point of the frame. With this technology the software will know where we are looking at and decrease the definition and resolution of the different areas as the angular distance from that point increases. This will make even more sense with curved ultrawide panoramic displays in order to improve immersion while saving computing power. I know that in order to take advantage of this the way in which images are rendered will have to change, being divided by sectors, but it will make a far more efficient system of artifical image generation than the one we are using now, in which we are creating images with the same definition at every point just because the software does not know where you are looking at in that picture.

 

 

I am curious about how people think about these two things, I am sure I will learn a lot in this community. Again, apologies for my english.

 

Regards

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Linus, please use 'Paste as plain text'... Dark theme users will be grateful...

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No time stamps. :(

PC Specs - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Geforce RTX 3090 FE 

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I thought barnacles(sp?) was an amazing guest, possibly the best guest on so far, he's very well spoken and genuinely seems to know his stuff.  

Intel 4670K /w TT water 2.0 performer, GTX 1070FE, Gigabyte Z87X-DH3, Corsair HX750, 16GB Mushkin 1333mhz, Fractal R4 Windowed, Varmilo mint TKL, Logitech m310, HP Pavilion 23bw, Logitech 2.1 Speakers

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