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Thursday, 9-January-2025 23:15:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Catching up on some bits and bobs from the news box.
Firstly, it's 2025, where is my flying car, yada yada. Actually this car doesn't fly but it does charge itself from solar while you drive around, so that's pretty neat. Cruising range is impressive nonetheless: the company claims 400 miles to empty, although the coup de grace has to be the built-in solar panels found on practically every horizontal surface of the main body (even on the dashboard). With the cells rated at 700W of solar collection capacity, the sun can power enough juice for 40 miles per day. Of course, that's under sunny cloudless skies, but imagine not having to ever plug the car in if you live in a mostly sunny locale.
Microsoft has relaxed the Windows 11 requirements, thanks Myne_h. Microsoft's support page for installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices is filled with disclaimers. It starts by warning users that the company doesn't recommend carrying out this action, and that they should be comfortable assuming the risk of running into compatibility issues. More info on the official page here.
But they're also trying to get people to buy a new PC in 2025. The company is making a full court press to sell users on Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. It’s touting AI features such as Recall, which takes snapshots while the computer is in use so that a user can search for something later. Additionally, the security benefits of Windows 11 are also put front and center. Honestly this bugs me. Has our user experience really changed that much since Windows 7? How much landfill has been generated by forced hardware upgrades to support forced software upgrades which haven't really improved our experience - or which could have just been implemented through software. Personally I spend most of my PC time in a web browser, email client, text editor or spreadsheet. Those things have worked fine for countless generations of PCs and operating systems. Gaming is about the only thing that really needs new beefier hardware. Meeehh.
TechPowerUp have an DDR5 Thermal Testing & Analysis article. In mid 2024 JEDEC finalized the DDR5-8800 standard, with PC Enthusiast memory getting even more performance using additional XMP and EXPO profiles. Lower timings, increased frequency and higher voltages are combined to significantly exceed the current JEDEC standards. With this in mind, it is time to revisit DDR5 operating temperatures and explore some of the different factors that go into the creation of XMP and EXPO memory profiles.
StorageReview wondered how a gaming GPU and a workstation GPU compare. To explore how different desktop architectures handle AI workloads, we approached Dell with a straightforward request: provide us with the most powerful systems in their gaming and workstation families. The goal? To determine how a top-tier gaming desktop optimized for consumer performance compares against a high-end workstation designed for professional-grade tasks when running AI workloads – each with the best NVIDIA GPU in the class.
Another computing pioneer passed away recently - Donald Blitzer, creator of the PLATO system, which paved the way for much of our modern online experience. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were developed for or matured under PLATO, including forums, message boards, online testing, email, chat rooms, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, multimedia, and multiplayer video games.
Meanwhile here's a video about the oldest running digital computer in America. It wasn’t easy, actually, it was mind numbingly difficult, but this thing is executing code flawlessly. Seriously, there’s not much else I can say, check the video out!
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