The General Technology Thread

[ArcadiaGP]

I don't know. I wonder if it will ever be possible to do it without leaving a trace. Digital forensics are also advancing all the time. Like anything there is a constant battle going on.

It's gotten quite good lately... apparently good enough for sites like Reddit to outright ban it. I think they did it under the guise that people could use it to create technically legal child porn (underage actress heads on of-age bodies).

 

[KLB]

It's gotten quite good lately... apparently good enough for sites like Reddit to outright ban it. I think they did it under the guise that people could use it to create technically legal child porn (underage actress heads on of-age bodies).

No doubt it is good. I just doubt that someone could not figure out if it were real or not forensically.

 

[Phase2]

I don't know. I wonder if it will ever be possible to do it without leaving a trace. Digital forensics are also advancing all the time. Like anything there is a constant battle going on.

Unfortunately, the forensics will be only marginally useful. All you have to do is have the faked video be widely shared and the public will react. The forensics will only be applied a small percentage of the time due to the effort/expense involved and the results shared long after the public has been convinced that the opposite is true.

 

[KLB]

Unfortunately, the forensics will be only marginally useful. All you have to do is have the faked video be widely shared and the public will react. The forensics will only be applied a small percentage of the time due to the effort/expense involved and the results shared long after the public has been convinced that the opposite is true.

I was thinking beyond the court of public opinion. People there will believe whatever fits their world view no matter what evidence or even logic dictates.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Apple fans are returning their new MacBook Pros that cost a minimum of $2,800 because they can't reach the advertised speeds

 

[KLB]

 

[BugI02]

Apple fans are returning their new MacBook Pros that cost a minimum of $2,800 because they can't reach the advertised speeds

Are you at all familiar with thermal throttling? The devices can hit the claimed speeds, just not for long

Processor critial temp is 100C, clock rate then drops to low 2gigs to keep temps below critical

 

[KLB]

Are you at all familiar with thermal throttling? The devices can hit the claimed speeds, just not for long

Processor critial temp is 100C, clock rate then drops to low 2gigs to keep temps below critical

That is at best deceptive advertising. To build a computer that is not capable of cooling the processor enough to perform at base clock speeds is ridiculous.

 

[jkaetz]

That is at best deceptive advertising. To build a computer that is not capable of cooling the processor enough to perform at base clock speeds is ridiculous.

But it has to be super thin and not have any vents...

 

[actaeon277]

But it has to be super thin and not have any vents...

Still deceptive.

 

[jkaetz]

Still deceptive.

Yep, all in pursuit of a marketing gimmick.

 

[jamil]

OS X is a great development platform if you’re not a .NET developer, which I’m not. The problem is the accuracy of the future Apple imagines and the need to make things seem new without actually innovating anything new.

Other than advances in security and necessary os changes in interfaces, the OS X UI has been complete probably since Mavericks. The changes since have been pretty unnecessary and in some cases, a productively sink. My work MBP is still on Yosemite, for that reason, but I think IT is going to make me update soon. I’ve been holding out.

Hardware wise, Apple still thinks it knows better than consumers, and to be fair, that used to be the case. Back when Apple was truly cutting-edge innovative, they were like, no, really, you’ll get used to the graphical keyboard, and you’ll like your iPhone better than your old flip phone. They were right. But they were future-changing uber innovative back then. Now they’re faking innovation with this fixation on thinness.

You want a mac that’s thin? Get n AIR. They’ve already go the thin freakes covered. You want a full featured laptop? Sorry. Thinner is more important than utility. Apparently.

**** you Apple. I’m tempted to ask for a Wintel laptop configured with linux.

 

[jkaetz]

OS X is a great development platform if you’re not a .NET developer, which I’m not. The problem is the accuracy of the future Apple imagines and the need to make things seem new without actually innovating anything new.

Other than advances in security and necessary os changes in interfaces, the OS X UI has been complete probably since Mavericks. The changes since have been pretty unnecessary and in some cases, a productively sink. My work MBP is still on Yosemite, for that reason, but I think IT is going to make me update soon. I’ve been holding out.

Hardware wise, Apple still thinks it knows better than consumers, and to be fair, that used to be the case. Back when Apple was truly cutting-edge innovative, they were like, no, really, you’ll get used to the graphical keyboard, and you’ll like your iPhone better than your old flip phone. They were right. But they were future-changing uber innovative back then. Now they’re faking innovation with this fixation on thinness.

You want a mac that’s thin? Get n AIR. They’ve already go the thin freakes covered. You want a full featured laptop? Sorry. Thinner is more important than utility. Apparently.

**** you Apple. I’m tempted to ask for a Wintel laptop configured with linux.

I can run my Dell precision 5520 laptop (i7 with dedicated GPU) at full load infinitely. The fans will scream at me but the CPU and GPU will run at full clock speed. Not much thicker than the mbp either. Can't promise Linux drivers for it but I bet it could be done.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Tangentially technology.

U.S. Breaks Up Fake I.R.S. Phone Scam Operation

 

[actaeon277]

Tangentially technology.

U.S. Breaks Up Fake I.R.S. Phone Scam Operation

Chop a hand off.

 

[BugI02]

OS X is a great development platform if you’re not a .NET developer, which I’m not. The problem is the accuracy of the future Apple imagines and the need to make things seem new without actually innovating anything new.

Other than advances in security and necessary os changes in interfaces, the OS X UI has been complete probably since Mavericks. The changes since have been pretty unnecessary and in some cases, a productively sink. My work MBP is still on Yosemite, for that reason, but I think IT is going to make me update soon. I’ve been holding out.

Hardware wise, Apple still thinks it knows better than consumers, and to be fair, that used to be the case. Back when Apple was truly cutting-edge innovative, they were like, no, really, you’ll get used to the graphical keyboard, and you’ll like your iPhone better than your old flip phone. They were right. But they were future-changing uber innovative back then. Now they’re faking innovation with this fixation on thinness.

You want a mac that’s thin? Get n AIR. They’ve already go the thin freakes covered. You want a full featured laptop? Sorry. Thinner is more important than utility. Apparently.

**** you Apple. I’m tempted to ask for a Wintel laptop configured with linux.

If your MBP is i9, I'll give you $1000 for the useless thing

 

[BugI02]

I can run my Dell precision 5520 laptop (i7 with dedicated GPU) at full load infinitely. The fans will scream at me but the CPU and GPU will run at full clock speed. Not much thicker than the mbp either. Can't promise Linux drivers for it but I bet it could be done.

Uhh, the MBP i9s run at i7 speeds while they're being throttled

 

[ArcadiaGP]

 

[jkaetz]

Uhh, the MBP i9s run at i7 speeds while they're being throttled

i7 and i9 have both have a max TDP of 45 W. I was only pointing out that laptops can dissipate that much heat if properly designed.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Damn I really need to upgrade. Makes me feel like mine is ancient history