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Sad that scientist still have to do these types of research (proving that masks are effective at stopping COVID) ;
 
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/05/19/science.abg6296
 
 
Meanwhile in Quebec ;
 

 
 
Not kidding despite the meme ;
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-to-stretch-delay-for-second-vaccine-doses-to-four-months-up-from-three-1.5332749

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As stated in the Community Standards, political discussion isn't allowed.
 
Also, If you're curious about 'Canadian Heritage', this isn't the thread as this is about the potential impact of the bill C-10 on Floatplane, so please stay on-topic.

Please don't, it's a scam, MLM (pyramid scheme)

Thanks bro. I wont get involved in this. 🙂
 
Thanks :). Will keep those things in mind.
 
Hahaha... Thats exactly what it looks like.

Please don't, it's a scam, MLM (pyramid scheme)

Same, I have what I call a COVID beard (only shave it every few days rather than everyday)

same
 
Have I found my 3d waifu
I do that alot

That's amazing! Hopefully everything keeps going upwards!

then uwu it is

Stable employment is better than nothing, I guess.

Please don't, it's a scam, MLM (pyramid scheme)

Same, I have what I call a COVID beard (only shave it every few days rather than everyday)

Ah okay so searching just for 'Jocial' gets me meaningful results, yup.

So you play them money, then they send you products to review so you make money?
 
...Yeah, that's a pyramid scheme of some sort.
 
Anyone who is promising you a bunch of money but only if you give them money first, is not going to make you a lot of money.  Even McDonalds gives you the uniform for free.

Friends wouldn't try to hook you up into what sounds like a pyramid scheme.
If you need to pay anything out of your own pocket to work for them, it's the classic pyramid scheme. Scam. Run for the hills and block these fake friends.

Classic pyramid scheme.
Excuse me, a "breakthrough in multi-level marketing!" totally legit!
Honest and for true!
 
(scam, any "company" that charges you to work for them is a scam)

Will keep it, hides the fact I couldn't be bothered to shave 🤣

Yeah, totally understandable. I want to get a black surgical mask pack tho, as that would look more catgirl-like... ^~^

I know I will

I know I will

Who else here is still gonna stick with masks post-mandate?

Given the ongoing GPU shortage, I have seen several posts around the internet about using an NVIDIA Tesla K40 (the datacenter version of the GTX Titan Black, with 12 GB of VRAM) for gaming, so I wanted to share my experience with the Tesla K80, which is essentially two K40s in one card.
These cards can be found pretty cheap on eBay and Amazon right now, and they are absolute monsters with 4492 CUDA cores and 24 GB total memory. I bought mine off of Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Tesla-K80-Accelerator-Refurbished/dp/B07GJ45V3D) about 2 months ago for $200, but they are still going for $300 at the link above.
 
Basic Considerations
The Tesla K80 draws 300W and uses a CPU 8-pin cable, so you'll need a decent power supply with two CPU outputs.
You will need a BIOS with the option to enable "Above 4G decoding" (I’m using an ASUS Prime Z490-A mobo).
You will need to be running at least Windows 10 version 20H2 (I'm running 21H1).
You will need a CPU with integrated graphics (I'm using an Intel i9 10850-k), or a second GPU with display output.
 
Cooling the K80
Because Tesla cards are designed for servers and use passive cooling, you will need to rig up some DIY active cooling. One option is to buy a 3D printed adapter for a blower fan off of eBay.
What I did was I removed the heatsink shroud via the eight 1.5mm hex screws on the sides, and then peeled off the clear plastic cover that was glued on the inside. This exposes the heatsink on the rear of the graphics card.
I bought a full-length GPU cooler for $50 (https://www.amazon.com/anidees-Graphic-GIGABYTE-Addressable-AI-GP-CL/dp/B07Y6CY6GL/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=gpu+cooler&qid=1621551180&sr=8-4), which blows air into the graphics card through the opening where the clear plastic used to be. If you're not worried about aesthetics, there are some cheaper GPU coolers that go for about $20.
This setup keeps both GPUs at about 35°C on idle, and around 60°C under load, but it uses 4 PCI slots.
   
Enabling Graphics
The Tesla K80 is a computing GPU, so Windows will not recognize it as a graphics processor by default, though it can be used for computations and neural network training, etc. In order to trick Windows into using the K80 for graphics, these are the steps that I followed:
Enable "Above 4G decoding" in the BIOS.
Install the latest NVIDIA Tesla K80 driver for Windows (https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/174135/en-us)
Reboot
Modify the Windows Registry:
Go to the start menu and type in "Regedit", enter.
Navigate to: computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0001
Export your registry to make a backup.
Delete the entry: AdapterType.
Create a 32bit dword: EnableMsHybrid and give it a value of 1.
Reboot
Switch the GPU from compute (TCC) to graphics (WDDM) mode in the command prompt:
Go to the start menu and type in "CMD".
Right-click on "Command Prompt" and run as administrator.
Run nvidia-smi -L to get a list of GPUs and their ID numbers.
Run nvidia-smi -g {ID} -dm 0, where {ID} is the ID of the GPU that you want to use for graphics.
Reboot
Assign the game executable to run using the K80:
Right-click on your desktop and go to the display settings.
Scroll down and click on "Graphics Settings".
Find the .exe file of the game you want to run using the K80.
Click on the game in the list and select "Options" and choose the "High performance" NVIDIA Tesla K80 GPU.
  Overclocking (edit) My K80 came with a GPU clock limit of 562 MHz and a memory clock limit of 2505 MHz. I found the GPU to remain stable (without any modifications to voltage) at a boost clock of 849.5 MHz and a memory clock of 3505 MHz. These settings can be changed either using MSI Afterburner or by flashing the VBIOS using these instructions: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1058561-simple-tutorial-ish-for-kepler-and-probably-maxwell-ii-bios-tweaker/ Conclusions
Overall, I think this could be a pretty good option for anyone who hasn't been able to get their hands on a new GPU. These cards aren't that useful to crypto miners, so they've generally been available. Also, many data centers are getting rid of these cards in favor of newer options, increasing their availability.
 
Personally, I only switched one of the two GPUs in my K80 to WDDM mode, because I primarily use this card for scientific computing. Similarly, I only overclocked the WDDM GPU (by flashing the VBIOS; MSI Afterburner will overclock both GPUs). Essentially, I now have one 12GB K40 for scientific computing and a second 12 GB K40 for gaming. For the games that I've tested, it operates at a pretty decent average of 60 FPS on high settings.
 
Sources:
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/gaming-on-my-tesla-more-likely-than-you-think/171185?fbclid=IwAR2QMYGD-LFsX7mMjBEspR48zMUR010cqSEEBe8b49YjHTY7aAIZcFSYfzY
https://www.overclock.net/threads/gaming-on-a-tesla-m40-gtx-titan-x-performance-for-a-third-the-price.1777611/

Even when I was in line to get vaccinated, which was outdoors, everyone was masked.  Though that's probably a very skewed sample.  This was before anyone under 39+ could get vaccinated but this popup had tweeted that 18+ was open that day.  So the entire line was 'keeners', people who were plugged into the information and very interested in getting vaccinated as soon as possible and were standing in line in the middle of a Wednesday to do it.  This would not be a sample of the 'Overall Average Canadian'.

In the areas of Toronto, Canada I've been in, mask compliance has been pretty solid.  You see exceptions if course and idiots who leave their nose exposed, but this is numbers game, it's about pushing the averages down and it'll never be perfect.

I might reschedule to get my 5G injection