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New comment by schrectacular in "Xiaomi: New CPU matches Apple cores single threaded, much faster multithreaded"

schrectacular — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:21:01 +0000

If both those are true, then shouldn't we expect China to destroy them as part of first offensive?

New comment by schrectacular in "Online clinics and influencers are promoting Cialis as a longevity drug"

schrectacular — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:25:07 +0000

Maybe not longer, but definitely harder.

New comment by schrectacular in "Last.fm is now independent"

schrectacular — Thu, 28 May 2026 03:38:18 +0000

Have you checked out ListenBrainz?

New comment by schrectacular in "12k Tons of Dumped Orange Peel Grew into a Landscape Nobody Expected (2017)"

schrectacular — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:12:19 +0000

The thought occurred to me some 25+ years ago that today's landfills will be tomorrow's mines. I hope it isn't true but taking the very long view I'm afraid it will be.

New comment by schrectacular in "Kagi is contemplating the removal of the assistant from its professional tier"

schrectacular — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:21:28 +0000

Why is this on a whole separate domain and why can't I use my Kagi account to comment? Why do I have to sign up here? Why haven't I seen any messaging from Kagi directly about this? This seems really weird.

New comment by schrectacular in "Palantir defends its role in the kill chain"

schrectacular — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:15:31 +0000

Sadly I would argue that most do, about most of the things, most of the time. See the Propaganda Model.

Things like Iran are sadly the exception, as far as my experience goes.

New comment by schrectacular in "BC got rid of Daylight Savings"

schrectacular — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:02:09 +0000

Long, long ago when humans rode dinosaurs to work.

New comment by schrectacular in "Don't make me talk to your chatbot"

schrectacular — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:12:52 +0000

Slop-y indeed

New comment by schrectacular in "Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer"

schrectacular — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:00:12 +0000

People do! But you have to sit there and buzz your lips to make a trumpet make sound, but for a guitar you just have to shake the strings. And the sound coming from the amp will do this shaking, completing the feedback loop. So it's mostly portable stringed instruments that get this treatment. There are some violin players that play with feedback effects. I hear Jon Rose is one but I am not familiar with his music. Folks like Jean Luc Ponty and Jerry Goodman make ample use of guitar pedal effects in their violin. And there's a YouTuber out there who plays with them on her harp.

New comment by schrectacular in "China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals"

schrectacular — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:39:50 +0000

You would likely also need to get a Chinese driver's license.

New comment by schrectacular in "1,300-year-old world chronicle unearthed in Sinai"

schrectacular — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:08:33 +0000

Fascinating, thank you for taking the time to post this!

New comment by schrectacular in "Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark patterns try to stop you"

schrectacular — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:04:27 +0000

... So pay your server for ripping off their employer?

New comment by schrectacular in "Fastmail Donates USD 10k to the Perl and Raku Foundation"

schrectacular — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:34:07 +0000

Originally switched to fastmail in '03 or so because they used perl. Kinda sad they sunset my "lifetime" plan but _guess_ I understand.

New comment by schrectacular in "Teaching my neighbor to keep the volume down"

schrectacular — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:40:03 +0000

Where they depend on wood for heat they are more likely to have efficient stoves that completely burn the wood. Smoke coming out of the chimney is "firing for the crows" and wasting fuel.

New comment by schrectacular in "Slop is everywhere for those with eyes to see"

schrectacular — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:06:17 +0000

As much as it angers me to say it, I do believe it is an eggcorn.

New comment by schrectacular in "1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)"

schrectacular — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:29:21 +0000

Have you seen "The Fall"?

New comment by schrectacular in "Bricklink suspends Marketplace operations in 35 countries"

schrectacular — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:43:38 +0000

Are they really better quality now? Honest question.

New comment by schrectacular in "James Cameron Says Netflix Movies Shouldn't Be Eligible for Oscars"

schrectacular — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:58:02 +0000

There's a theater in my area with the 64 channel audio setup and it's AMAZING and I can't reproduce anything close at home. Furiosa was so good there. But in the main I agree with your point.

New comment by schrectacular in "The end of the rip-off economy: consumers use LLMs against information asymmetry"

schrectacular — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:09:05 +0000

I know this is in jest but do you need tshirt reviews?

New comment by schrectacular in "Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast network of bunkers"

schrectacular — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:40:27 +0000

"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war"