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exetras

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  1. Oops, here it is https://perens.com/2018/08/22/new-intel-microcode-license-restriction-is-not-acceptable/
  2. Intel released a Microcode Update, with it a new EULA. which has a mention that you are not allowed to publish benchmark. Its written pretty openly so that they could take down content they dont like. Discus! Edit1 Link: https://perens.com/2018/08/22/new-intel-microcode-license-restriction-is-not-acceptable/ Edit2 Link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/21/intel_cpu_patch_licence/ Edit3, My Comments: This is pure Poppycock! and it probably wouldn't stand in court. I feel intel's PR guy hasn't heard of the Streisand effect, as this will make everyone want to benchmark before and after the update.
  3. Since they were heavy on the ray tracing in the presentation. I am wondering if this graph is the comparison of a 1080 with Ray Tracing vs a 2080 with Ray Tracing. Again going to need more details on this.
  4. Found this last night, https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/directx/2018/03/19/announcing-microsoft-directx-raytracing/ looks like Ray Tracing is defenetly something that could be added to older games, provided that they are on one of the engines listed. Also with Microsoft supporting Ray Tracing, we can be sure that other makers like AMD and INTEL will be working on implementing something in the near future.
  5. From this TDP discussion, It sounds like someone should really be testing these out. Is Intel really basing their TDP off of base clock? What does Intel consider normal load? Is the thermal going beyond what is advertised? According to Wiki TDP is the Wattage generated in heat under normal load. how high does it go beyond when under max load? Should Manufacturers advertise maximum TDP? Should Manufacturers advertise Power draw? This discussion is generating a bunch of questions that need answers.
  6. This is what QA and Testing is for, this heat issue would have popped up during either of those. the fact that they released it in this fashion is quite telling.
  7. At that price range you almost need to think about which monitor you want to buy before you choose your GPU, since the Monitor may be priced higher than the GPU. Also someone need to make a G-Sync to FreeSync adapter.
  8. The Kangaroo Dock PC http://www.kangaroo.cc/kangaroo-mobile-desktop-pro/ The also have a Notebook.
  9. A couple of points to help you out. A security system from a security company is always good, it can also bring down insurance costs. NAS's like Synology's have built in DVR's for IP cameras. The cameras wont prevent break in's but they will help you with insurance claims and with the police. (use a POE switch if you can and get the 1500VA UPS from Costco to keep it powered if you lose power) Visible Camera's can help deter crime but again it wont stop someone who know what he is doing. Make sure to change all your door locks when your new house, you don't know who has spare keys from the old owners. Check the door frame of all the door for previous attempts of break in's and that everything is solid. Insurance, this doesn't prevent theft or damage but it makes it easier to get back on your feet. The biggest thing you can do is getting to know your neighbors and the neighborhood. makes people more likely to help if something were to happen. Otherwise, I hope nothing does happen and that you get to feel safe in your new home. Cheers.
  10. Its not something new, but it certainly something a lot more players are doing. If I were to get one, I would probably go with these guys: http://www.kangaroo.cc/kangaroo-mobile-desktop-pro/ A review of that device vs. what is coming out would be cool.
  11. https://www.itwire.com/security/83347-openbsd-chief-de-raadt-says-no-easy-fix-for-new-intel-cpu-bug.html Looks like its not an easy fix. If your able to extract Keys from software, that would help pirates break DRM's and such more easily.
  12. If you take an earlier i7 and turn off Hyperthreading you basically have an i5. Would they become equals at that point? (if GHz were the same)
  13. Looks like the Vulnerability is going to be explained at blackhat 2018 TLBleed: When Protecting Your CPU Caches is Not Enough: https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/#tlbleed-when-protecting-your-cpu-caches-is-not-enough-10149
  14. cool, If the port is showing that means the app is working. Beside the port is it showing 127.0.0.1(localhost) or one of your private IP address?
  15. https://www.mail-archive.com/source-changes@openbsd.org/msg99141.html Hyper-threading (HT) is Intel's proprietary implementation of Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), a technology that allows processors to run parallel operations on different cores of the same multi-core CPU. The feature has been added to all Intel CPUs released since 2002 and has come enabled by default, with Intel citing its performance boost as the main reason for its inclusion. But today, Mark Kettenis of the OpenBSD project, said the OpenBSD team was removing support for Intel HT because, by design, this technology just opens the door for more timing attacks. Timing attacks are a class of cryptographic attacks through which a third-party observer can deduce the content of encrypted data by recording and analyzing the time taken to execute cryptographic algorithms. The OpenBSD team is now stepping in to provide a new setting to disable HT support because "many modern machines no longer provide the ability to disable hyper-threading in the BIOS setup." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openbsd-disables-intel-cpu-hyper-threading-due-to-security-concerns/ This is quite the news, Hyper-threads are a huge deal in the enterprise market. They "help" a lot in case's of virtualization as they are seen as Independent cores by hypervisors like VMWare Vsphere(ESXi).
  16. ok, were you able to run Netstat? were you able to find the open port?
  17. if you have access to the command line, do a netstat and look at what ports are listening. $ netstat -lp That should tell you if its running and listening. Now you say public IP, is this hosted in the cloud or at home?
  18. I wonder how this compares to the Kangaroo + http://www.kangaroo.cc/kangaroo-mobile-desktop-pro/ @AlexTheGreatish ?
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