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New comment by binarycrusader in "Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike"

binarycrusader — Sun, 31 May 2026 20:39:40 +0000

No, they weren't wrong -- it was listed as sold out almost immediately after. It's just out of date now already since it looks like it has been restocked again. Source? I had checked shortly after they said they restocked only to see it was sold out again.

Also, they addressed the inventory size in the fine article. Maybe the snark isn't warranted?

New comment by binarycrusader in "RTX 5090 and M4 MacBook Air: Can It Game?"

binarycrusader — Fri, 15 May 2026 05:23:03 +0000

I picked both Puget Systems and Falcon Northwest because for the most part, both focus on pre-tested off-the-shelf parts with good reliability data from their own servicing.

My Puget Systems workstation for example has a simple AIO for cooling with some Noctua fans and a Fractal Design 7 XL full tower case.

The Tiki system I ordered for a family member from Falcon Northwest does have a custom case, but almost everything else is fairly standard inside. The super small form factor was important to them.

Could I have built either of these systems myself? Absolutely -- I've done that for at least prior 20 years or so, and I've built dozens for employers, but it sure was nice to buy one that just worked this time instead of having to having to fiddle with memory sticks or find exactly the right bios settings for stability, etc.

I'm well aware of the premium I paid but I can honestly say it has been incredibly nice to have a workstation that just works without having to fiddle with bios updates or hardware. I also don't really have the time to spare so I was entirely willing to trade funds for time.

New comment by binarycrusader in "RTX 5090 and M4 MacBook Air: Can It Game?"

binarycrusader — Thu, 14 May 2026 20:05:48 +0000

DISCLAIMER: Only speaking for myself, not employers or affiliates.

I've been pretty darn happy with the Puget Systems custom workstation I ordered last year before the memory craze started (especially since it has 192GiB of DDR5).

I also ordered another family member a custom "Tiki" system from Falcon Northwest and that has also been quite excellent from what I've seen and they've told me.

Now is obviously not the most economical time to order a new system, but when it is appropriate (and for what it's worth) I think those are two great system builders.

New comment by binarycrusader in "College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work"

binarycrusader — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:05:54 +0000

I’ve been typing for years since the 80s. However, even in the 90s I found any extended period of handwriting to be painful and laborious. I don’t think I could handle an instructor that insisted on handwritten long form but I’d happily accept a compromise in the form of a typewriter.

New comment by binarycrusader in "A new C++ back end for ocamlc"

binarycrusader — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:16:59 +0000

Indeed: https://blog.janestreet.com/author/sdolan/

https://signalsandthreads.com/memory-management/#:~:text=Ste...

New comment by binarycrusader in "Something is afoot in the land of Qwen"

binarycrusader — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:47:24 +0000

You absolutely do not have to show ID to pick up every prescription; just some, which is also dependent on state law, federal law, and pharmacy.

But also, I don't care if it's a tired argument--this isn't about how things are, it's about how we want them to be. I don't want to live in a state action-coerced society.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Microgpt"

binarycrusader — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:14:01 +0000

Maybe they're talking about this version?

https://github.com/loretoparisi/microgpt.c

New comment by binarycrusader in "How to Allocate Memory"

binarycrusader — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:38:08 +0000

Can you clarify?

As far as I'm aware, dwAllocationGranularity returned via GetSystemInfo determines the MEM_RESERVE alignment and size. Yes, in practice this is always 64KiB but may not always be true in the future.

Additionally, dwPageSize returned via GetSystemInfo determines the alignment and size for MEM_COMMIT which in practice is 4KiB or 16KiB.

Put differently, while an application might be stuck with allocation-granularity reservations, the actual commit is in units of page size, right?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/memory/reser...

Page protections are also based on page size afaik, for example: https://www.softwareverify.com/blog/leaking-memory-with-virt...

Or the way I read it, you might be stuck with a dwAllocationGranularity reservation, but the actual commit increment is in units of dwPageSize.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Puget Systems Most Reliable Hardware of 2025"

binarycrusader — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:57:01 +0000

I ordered a custom Ryzen 9950X3D workstation in a full-size tower from Puget last year with 192GiB of RAM before the memory craze happened and I've been quite happy with it. Zero reliability issues and excellent performance.

Coincidentally, I also ordered a custom Tiki-based gaming system from Falcon NW for a family member and that's also been amazing.

I think I would be hard-pressed to choose between the two system builders, but Puget definitely has the edge for workstations since they offer Full-size towers and other hardware that Falcon NW does not. Conversely, Falcon NW offers custom cases and the very best of hardware for gamers with unheard of customization options like custom paint jobs.

New comment by binarycrusader in "A few random notes from Claude coding quite a bit last few weeks"

binarycrusader — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:22:12 +0000

Claude Code is a CLI tool which means it can do complete projects in a single command

https://github.com/features/copilot/cli/

New comment by binarycrusader in "The Olivetti Company"

binarycrusader — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:34:37 +0000

Somewhat apropos is this excellent video I just watched yesterday where Olivetti's graphics were touched on:

https://youtu.be/xNsK_F4JlG4?t=586

New comment by binarycrusader in "Update on age requirements for apps distributed in Texas"

binarycrusader — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:30:51 +0000

Some states such as Virginia (although with an exception if the person has a high school diploma or equivalent):

https://www.vccs.edu/application-information/

To qualify for general admission to a college, you must have a high school diploma, its equivalent, or be 18 years of age or older.

Unclear whether that is statewide or just a requirement of this state institution. I suspect many of the ones that do have this age requirement also have the diploma exception.

New comment by binarycrusader in "The Riven Diffs – Seeing Riven (1997) Differently"

binarycrusader — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:18:27 +0000

Updated today, 2026–so the 1997 title is somewhat misleading.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Quality of drinking water varies significantly by airline"

binarycrusader — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:10:17 +0000

Completely orthagonal -- I absolutely can't stand the taste of the "Boxed Water" Alaska uses. I swear I can taste the cardboard or whatever they use to package it. I always bring my own water instead.

New comment by binarycrusader in "I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13"

binarycrusader — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:17:18 +0000

Yes, eccentric, but this thread linked from the post is the real winner:

https://community.frame.work/t/the-snack-drawer-store-now-ma...

We Saved Reboot

binarycrusader — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:41:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00jx-GH2w8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46363275

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by binarycrusader in "Ultrasound Cancer Treatment: Sound Waves Fight Tumors"

binarycrusader — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:20:30 +0000

...they also appear to have been acquired by an investment group this past year:

https://www.fusfoundation.org/posts/transformational-milesto...

DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's why

binarycrusader — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:12:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/dram-prices-spiking-dont-trust-industry-reasons/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46059737

Points: 270

# Comments: 148

New comment by binarycrusader in "The Geometry of Schemes [pdf]"

binarycrusader — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:46:46 +0000

Pretty sure that's a ferret.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Server DRAM prices surge 50% as AI-induced memory shortage hits hyperscalers"

binarycrusader — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:36:38 +0000

right, which is why I said partially...