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    DocSwag reacted to illegalwater in China To Force Changes To 20 Popular Games, Ban 9 Including Fortnite and PUBG   
    what
     
    did they mix up fortnite with another game, lol
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    DocSwag reacted to Princess Luna in Is the Ryzen 3800x announced or released on CES 2019?   
    Only Jesus can help you out mate.
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    DocSwag reacted to LukeSavenije in Need help picking parts for $750 gaming pc   
    I get your idea, but I can get much better for that budget. I just want the extra info
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    DocSwag reacted to Enderman in i9 9900k oc   
    There are no "safe settings" that work on all CPUs, every CPU overclocks differently.
    You need to do it yourself and find out.
    Follow an overclocking guide and you won't break your CPU.
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    DocSwag reacted to rcmaehl in FBI! OPEN UP! - US Department of Justice begins investigation into the FCC   
    Sources:
    Buzzfeed
    The Verge

    Summary:
    The federal government is now looking into faked comments posted to the FCC’s website to determine if those comments violated the law by essentially using stolen identities, and has issued subpoenas to a handful of organizations related to the comments.

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    With how sloppily copy-pasted the fake comments were and the fact this was a government entity, I am glad that the FBI is investigating this and I'm sure many many other people are as well. Hopefully, how well the perpetrators hid their involvement is just as sloppy.
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    DocSwag got a reaction from genexis_x in How can I see if my laptop supports Optane?   
    Honestly you'd probably be better off buying an SSD and then using something like primocache to use part of it for caching
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    DocSwag got a reaction from Chronified in How can I see if my laptop supports Optane?   
    Honestly you'd probably be better off buying an SSD and then using something like primocache to use part of it for caching
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    DocSwag got a reaction from Crunchy Dragon in How can I see if my laptop supports Optane?   
    Honestly you'd probably be better off buying an SSD and then using something like primocache to use part of it for caching
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    DocSwag got a reaction from Crunchy Dragon in 9900k frequency extreme unstable! 1,2-5ghz damaging cpu?   
    That's totally normal. Small increases in load can cause it to ramp up the frequency all the way.
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    DocSwag got a reaction from The Benjamins in Google's Deepmind AlphaZero chess AI is apparently learning itself human intuition and creativity   
    I think the trick would be to compensate for the lost jobs with something else (maybe a UBI? Not sure if it's the right solution though). Because if automation is saving the company money and increasing production, there should be excess capital being generated which could be redistributed to the people who's jobs it replaced.
     
    That being said, this would require extreme changes to how the government would regulate companies and I'm sure many people would be heavily against such a thing. As you mentioned, slowing down could result in a more gradual change making it so more people would likely be on board with the idea.
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    DocSwag got a reaction from lmeneses in Radeon 3080 vs RTX 2070 vs CPU rendering.   
    Pulling out my magic crystal ball and it says.... Yes.
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    DocSwag reacted to PlayStation 2 in Radeon 3080 vs RTX 2070 vs CPU rendering.   
    The 3080 hasn't even come out (if that's what it'll even be called), how the hell are we going to know how they do?
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    DocSwag reacted to Trik'Stari in Google's Deepmind AlphaZero chess AI is apparently learning itself human intuition and creativity   
    Has any of these people thought that maybe we should slow down a bit?
     
    Automation stands very likely to put a third of the workforce of the developed world, out of a job. Less than 1/5th-1/15 of those (in my mind) is likely to find a new job repairing the automation machines. And how long before those people are replaced by machines?
     
    I wouldn't mind, if we were seeing huge breakthroughs in "putting my brain in a jar on top of a robot so I can live forever".
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    DocSwag reacted to Bananaman1 in Google's Deepmind AlphaZero chess AI is apparently learning itself human intuition and creativity   
    Lol thats not how that works, this isn't a sci-fi movie.  Even if it did work like that we're still a long ways from any sort of AGI
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    DocSwag reacted to LAwLz in Qualcomm announces its first actual laptop CPU - Snapdragon 8cx - Core i5 performance   
    I wonder how many times we will see posts that "Qualcomm chips are totally fast enough for Windows 10 this time, we promise!".
    I think this is the fourth time I've heard it, and every time a new generation comes out we get another "okay it wasn't fast enough the last time, but this time it totally is!".
     
    Remember when the Snapdragon 850 came out and we had headlines about how "it's designed for Windows 10, not your phone!"? Yeah...
     
    Also, be warned. Do not buy Windows 10 on ARM devices. They come with Windows 10 S, which is a crippled piece of shit for an OS where you can't even change the search engine from Bing. Buying a Windows 10 S device sends Microsoft the signal that the horrible garbage business practices they are currently doing is acceptable, which it isn't.
    I'd honestly rather have a Chromebook than a Windows 10 S device, which is saying a lot (because I think Chromebooks are garbage, at least for my use cases).
     
     
    Anyway, seems like a promising chip and I think it will deliver pretty good performance. I am skeptical regarding the "i5 performance", but I guess that depends on which i5 they compare it against. I have to doubt that it's the 8250U they are comparing it against.
     
     
     
    The biggest problem I had with Windows 10 on ARM laptops wasn't the performance. It was the terrible business practices from Microsoft where they locked the entire platform down to make it more like iOS, that is to say Microsoft want total control over your computer. Their end goal seems to be a computer you buy, and then they control what you can install, what services you can access, what do you do with it, etc. Like Apple with iOS. I think that's a massive step backwards.
     
    Another massive problem was the price, and I doubt this newer, larger, more expensive chip will fix that. If anything, prices will go up.
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    DocSwag reacted to Princess Luna in When the 20th generation nvidia cards will be relased?   
    If you're from US or any other country with good supply of hardware, the RX 570 is being the best value out there right now.
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    DocSwag got a reaction from WkdPaul in Rx 3000 leaks   
    I'm a bit skeptical because this would legit mean same performance for half the price but if it's legit ima shit my pants and buy a navi 10 probably
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    DocSwag reacted to TetraSky in Rx 3000 leaks   
    Here's hoping all these AMD leaks are legit... 
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    DocSwag got a reaction from Canada EH in Microsoft to include Chromium in Windows 10 (Edge will use Chromium engine, which Chrome extention support)   
    I was considering switching to Firefox a while back and I did a little research on it and nowadays Chrome is actually better than many other browsers like firefox when it comes to ram usage. The difference isn't huge but in general Firefox does use more. I tested it myself and with the same tabs open it was something like 3.5 gb vs 3.8
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    DocSwag got a reaction from lukart in Considering a new PCbuild, could use your advice!   
    Something like this? Prices are from Germany so maybe some stuff may be more expensive if you're not from germany.
     
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€157.90 @ Mindfactory) 
    Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€85.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
    Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€122.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
    Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€71.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
    Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card  (€399.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
    Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  (€76.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
    Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€78.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
    Total: €993.58
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-04 04:06 CET+0100
     
    I didn't grab an NVMe SSD because for what you'll be doing (storing OS, apps, games, etc.) it's really not worth it. There will be little to no difference between an NVMe ssd and a solid SATA SSD like the mx500
     
    https://techreport.com/review/30813/samsung-960-pro-2tb-ssd-reviewed/5
     
    I chose a Vega 56 because your monitor has freesync, so I think that'd be a good thing to take advantage of. Also, you might have some options for the case. I'm not sure if you want a window or not or what specific aesthetics you'd like so I just chose the define s which is a pretty solid all around case. If you want something more flashy (or with rgb?) or with a windows you might want something else.
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    DocSwag reacted to Jurrunio in Which higher end X470 should I choose?   
    I'd rather wait till X570. If board makers push more powerful boards on X570 like they did on Z390, you will regret buying now
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    DocSwag reacted to ARikozuM in Apple starting Veterans and Military Purchase Plan ONLINE   
    “Sir, sand has infiltrated the military zone known as “my [iPad].”
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