This is a spectrum regarding internet privacy. Where are y'all sitting? Personally, towards the privacy-conscious point.

the image uses wojacks and the word normie I can't do this

Patatitta wrote: 5t25

the image uses wojacks and the word normie I can't do this

I find it a bit cringe too, but the core idea is certainly better than "use this; if you don't, you're stupid and you get spied on by everybody".

I'd like to be more towards privacy-conscious ppl but I, as with many ppl, needs Google (and also GitHub for me (owned by Microsoft)) for school/work. And also use mainstream social media (not something most people don't even know what it is like Signal) to connect with ppl.

Why is the pic so low res? Can barely read it.

I sit somewhere between privacy conscious and activist according to this. I don't really sacrifice convenience that much, like I still use windows, switching to a privacy focused linux distro is way too inconvenient to be worth it for me.

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

switching to a privacy focused linux distro is way too inconvenient to be worth it for me.

I mean... such distros are hardcore even for me.

i seem to land in the middle

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

This is a spectrum regarding internet privacy. Where are y'all sitting? Personally, towards the privacy-conscious point.

guess im normie

wtf ghosts are literal deep level military agents

normie

and "the gost" is probably on his 4th burnout + hospitalized for paranoia.

dont be "the ghost".

Polyspora wrote: 4i695

normie

and "the gost" is probably on his 4th burnout + hospitalized for paranoia.

Or some drug lords wanted by the CIA. Or Edward Snowden

Jangsoodlor wrote: 4z5t12

Polyspora wrote: 4i695

normie

and "the gost" is probably on his 4th burnout + hospitalized for paranoia.

Or some drug lords wanted by the CIA. Or Edward Snowden

probably some person doing journalism in a hostile country

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

I think for the most part I'm at normal, though I tend to randomly go to stage 2 or 3. For the most part though I'm at normal, since all my information is probably out there already.

I knew someone at stage 3, and was very close to stage 4. Really complicated OpSec. They were a pretty fucked up individual.

These new Intel Us are kind of weird. The launch was rushed and the power efficiency claim is very weird. The pricing for these Us is really bad too. That doesn't mean there aren't some good things here, but it's too little for anything significant. I'm disappointed with this new generation of Us, but at the same time, both of these generations are switching to new architectures. Let's hope that the next one will be better.

Intel right now:

I think we should start making our own U's

abraker wrote: 6cx2d

Intel right now:

More or less, yes. I think it's time for a mindset shift to happen, almost a decade after Ryzen 1000.

Me who's still using a 2nd gen i3:

great_elmo wrote: 6o1l6a

Me who's still using a 2nd gen i3:

See if your motherboard an i7 nicely, because I can imagine 2nd gen i7 will be rock solid.

These thin clients are honestly super freaking cool. I love how boring they look, yet behind them is some super cool ass stuff. That keyboard also looks awesome!

So uhh... new Intel GPUs soon.
This is a must-win for Intel as if these suck, they're done.
nice necropost ngl

great_elmo wrote: 6o1l6a

So uhh... new Intel GPUs soon.
This is a must-win for Intel as if these suck, they're done.
nice necropost ngl

12 and 10GB VRAM iirc, not great for 2025.
It's cheap but for that price it's like buying an older AMD/Nvidia GPU but with more risk of compatibility issues.

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

great_elmo wrote: 6o1l6a

So uhh... new Intel GPUs soon.
This is a must-win for Intel as if these suck, they're done.
nice necropost ngl

12 and 10GB VRAM iirc, not great for 2025.
It's cheap but for that price it's like buying an older AMD/Nvidia GPU but with more risk of compatibility issues.

At 250$, 12GB or 10GB of VRAM is much better than what AMD or Nvidia are offering at this price point and going over 10GBs will be hard, considering the fact that this price point, we're still in the budget territory, with no expectations of going over 1080p in many cases and no ray tracing either. We will have to see its performance, because at this price point, Intel can gain some marketshare from AMD and Nvidia IF it is actually a good card. We shall see.

3 of these corps fighting for marketshare

VWith increased popularity of running local LLMs, imagine if we could upgrade VRAM more effortlessly

The Arc B580 is out. Only read the TechPowerUp's review so far, where they give praise to its relative efficiency and great value compared to what AMD and Nvidia currently offers. Others seem to be saying the same thing: it's a no cut corners, actually decent budget card.

ittedly, it is a little late to the party, but for the moment, this is the answer for a decent priced, budget card if you're looking to build something actually budget and get all new parts. Obviously, older titles won't work as well, but report everything to Intel and I'm optimistic that they will look into it and figure it out.

Oh, Microsoft...

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

Oh, Microsoft...

average corp

How is it possible that my AIO HP PC's motherboard got faulty just by not powering on the PC for a few weeks? Also they're saying that the hard disk is also damaged. I literally pain stakingly installed Linux Mint via dual boot into windows. That was tough. But now, all of this has gone to waste.

But yeah, they're saying that they'll upgrade the ram from 4 GN to 8 GB. They'll also upgrade the HDD to SSD. Maybe I'll also opt in to upgrade the monitor and the processor if possible.

Rhythm32 wrote: 5ti6u

How is it possible that my AIO HP PC's motherboard got faulty just by not powering on the PC for a few weeks?

On a motherboard, you have a lot of sensitive components that need require a precise voltage to function, like your processor or graphics accelerator. As such, there are components like VRMs (voltage regulator modules) and capacitors that filter things out. It's possible that one or more of those components went bad. It's also possible that the power supply for that AIO went bad.

recently picked up an intel u, but it was a gift from my mom and it's actually a keychain lol

xch00F wrote: 576j2p

recently picked up an intel u, but it was a gift from my mom and it's actually a keychain lol

Intel U Keychain? Sounds cool! Mind sharing a pic of it?

it's literally an intel u lmao I was so confused unwrapping it. included my previous keychain for shits and giggles
you can't see it due to the lighting but it's a pentium g870

xch00F wrote: 576j2p

it's literally an intel u lmao I was so confused unwrapping it. included my previous keychain for shits and giggles
you can't see it due to the lighting but it's a pentium g870

Looks cool, not gonna lie.



I find it a bit weird how even when Apple does something utterly stupid, Apple s don't seem to be that bothered when Apple upsell them storage like a crypto rugpull. No disrespect towards Jeff, I find him cool. It's just that I don't know why Apple s have this type of response.

xch00F wrote: 576j2p

it's literally an intel u lmao I was so confused unwrapping it. included my previous keychain for shits and giggles
you can't see it due to the lighting but it's a pentium g870

I thought the orange object on the right was a Final Fantasy XIV job stone

it is, it came with the fanfest bag lol

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

Privacy conscious and pseudononymous.

sighs that's another one

great_elmo wrote: 6o1l6a

sighs that's another one

Watch out for AMD's new GPU series. I don't have high hopes, but at the same time, I do. Please don't fuck it up, AMD...

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

great_elmo wrote: 6o1l6a

sighs that's another one

Watch out for AMD's new GPU series. I don't have high hopes, but at the same time, I do. Please don't fuck it up, AMD...

I really hope they don't fuck this up but deep down I'm like 80% sure they will.

I now feel ashamed for having an Intel chip on my laptop

BluePyTheDeer_ wrote: 4m3m27

I now feel ashamed for having an Intel chip on my laptop

you don't owe any company any loyalty, you alsos shouldn't be ashamed of owning any products. Your pc doesn't define your status.

BluePyTheDeer_ wrote: 4m3m27

I now feel ashamed for having an Intel chip on my laptop

Dawg what? Chill. If that chip works for your use case, then use it without shame.

BluePyTheDeer_ wrote: 4m3m27

I now feel ashamed for having an Intel chip on my laptop

anyways, I'll restore your mental retardness

intel is one of the top investors of risc-v

meaning that they're pro free market and a competitive one at that.

risc-v is an open source assembler already found in use by many corporations, its an architecture that just might substitute x64 and ARM in the future.

your favorite to hate chip company is actively investing in a better future for you.

when a GTX 750 ti for $150 can turn any office computer into a gaming powerhouse that can play any game available?

How times have changed.

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

when a GTX 750 ti for $150 can turn any office computer into a gaming powerhouse that can play any game available?

How times have changed.

Still could, if you choose not to play slop

Isshiki Kaname wrote: 6cd23

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

when a GTX 750 ti for $150 can turn any office computer into a gaming powerhouse that can play any game available?

How times have changed.

Still could, if you choose not to play slop

Elden Ring ain't slop.

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

when a GTX 750 ti for $150 can turn any office computer into a gaming powerhouse that can play any game available?

How times have changed.

8GB VRAM minimum requirement lol.

Isshiki Kaname wrote: 6cd23

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

when a GTX 750 ti for $150 can turn any office computer into a gaming powerhouse that can play any game available?

How times have changed.

Still could, if you choose not to play slop

I do agree with the sentiment that there are MANY good games that have close to 0 system requirements but I also agree with tad's point that a 750TI will immidietly allow you to play every single game. The point was not how many good games it can run, it was just how much it can run and handle, in general.

Looks interesting, gotta wait to see actual price and performance though.
It'll likely be out of stock for months in any case.

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

Looks interesting, gotta wait to see actual price and performance though.
It'll likely be out of stock for months in any case.

I wouldn't put my hopes too high into AMD. If they don't have stock issues, their drivers will very likely be sucky for a few months. We'll see, though.

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

Looks interesting, gotta wait to see actual price and performance though.
It'll likely be out of stock for months in any case.

I wouldn't put my hopes too high into AMD. If they don't have stock issues, their drivers will very likely be sucky for a few months. We'll see, though.

Stores have been stocking 9070s and 9070xts for months now and some people even got them early so stock seems to be good.

And AMD drivers have been consistently good for the past decade. And they even said that their day 1 driver is the most polished it's ever been, probably because the cards were supposed to be on sale earlier but got delayed so the driver team got extra time to iron out issues.

"Hurr durr bad AMD drivers" is a thing 15 - 20 years ago. Not now.

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

Looks interesting, gotta wait to see actual price and performance though.
It'll likely be out of stock for months in any case.

I wouldn't put my hopes too high into AMD. If they don't have stock issues, their drivers will very likely be sucky for a few months. We'll see, though.

Stores have been stocking 9070s and 9070xts for months now and some people even got them early so stock seems to be good.

And AMD drivers have been consistently good for the past decade. And they even said that their day 1 driver is the most polished it's ever been, probably because the cards were supposed to be on sale earlier but got delayed so the driver team got extra time to iron out issues.

"Hurr durr bad AMD drivers" is a thing 15 - 20 years ago. Not now.

I mean when has a company delivered on their word

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

Looks interesting, gotta wait to see actual price and performance though.
It'll likely be out of stock for months in any case.

I wouldn't put my hopes too high into AMD. If they don't have stock issues, their drivers will very likely be sucky for a few months. We'll see, though.

Stores have been stocking 9070s and 9070xts for months now and some people even got them early so stock seems to be good.

And AMD drivers have been consistently good for the past decade. And they even said that their day 1 driver is the most polished it's ever been, probably because the cards were supposed to be on sale earlier but got delayed so the driver team got extra time to iron out issues.

"Hurr durr bad AMD drivers" is a thing 15 - 20 years ago. Not now.

As I said in my original comment, we'll see how things fold out. I'm hopeful that AMD will deliver something nice.

Thank you to Corne2Plum3 for helping me move this thread to General Discussion. I believe this thread would better fit here than on Off-Topic.


Let's get back to our business now.

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Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s of Use after backlash

Firefox's new of Use around the most criticized area wrote: 496b6s

You give Mozilla the rights necessary to operate Firefox. This includes processing your data as we describe in the Firefox Privacy Notice. It also includes a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license for the purpose of doing as you request with the content you input in Firefox. This does not give Mozilla any ownership in that content.

The fact that Mozilla decided to do this in the first place is kind of off-putting, but frankly, the other options weren't much better, at least for my use case.

Didn't that happen before? I feel like it's not the first time.

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

Didn't that happen before? I feel like it's not the first time.

I don't . Maybe something like this has happened before.

I knew I wouldn't be able to get a 9070 XT at msrp but cheapest available I could find is 850€ instead of 600$ (which is 555€).
Some are over 1000 it's ridiculous.
I hope prices are gonna go down quick, I think my current gpu is melting.

Tad Fibonacci wrote: 476g6d

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

Karmine wrote: 6c5h1b

Looks interesting, gotta wait to see actual price and performance though.
It'll likely be out of stock for months in any case.

I wouldn't put my hopes too high into AMD. If they don't have stock issues, their drivers will very likely be sucky for a few months. We'll see, though.

Stores have been stocking 9070s and 9070xts for months now and some people even got them early so stock seems to be good.

And AMD drivers have been consistently good for the past decade. And they even said that their day 1 driver is the most polished it's ever been, probably because the cards were supposed to be on sale earlier but got delayed so the driver team got extra time to iron out issues.

"Hurr durr bad AMD drivers" is a thing 15 - 20 years ago. Not now.

Lmao I'll call this out and say you haven't seen the 22.5.2+ driver mess :p

The Radeon RX 9070XT is also suffering from high prices and supply issues. At this point, it is clear it isn't AMD's or Nvidia's fault.

Winnyace wrote: 182q6t

The Radeon RX 9070XT is also suffering from high prices and supply issues. At this point, it is clear it isn't AMD's or Nvidia's fault.

We mostly expected it tbh.
It still sucks though.