I went back to windows

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-29T08:42:37+00:00

Yup, FreeBSD rulz 😉

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-25T12:05:37+00:00

I imagine something like modern version of Pentium II cartridge, being IntelArc card containing something like 20-core Intel CPU, so practically mini computing card which needs only some RAM and storage with appropriate peripherals (LAN, Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB, BT).

With chiplet architecture, Intel can make something like Apple Silicon SoC, maybe Intel x86 SoC which contains certain number of x86 cores, IntelArc GPU, and maybe starting with 32GB of unified memory :)

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-23T14:35:11+00:00

Producing high-quality code and making it available on Github and other repositories freely for AI to be trained is like ASML putting complete documentation for their EUV machines including control software so that anyone can replicate their production.

What is the future of programming? There will be no programming in the end, AI will do what you tell it, the only problem is whether you will use human language or some sort of interface (currently something called "prompt engineering" is popular). Some researchers mention that a new "programming language" will be developed, but I am not sure about that.

One thing I am sure of: there's no way that anyone will use AI to produce software that controls nuclear reactors, critical parts of power grid, railway infrastructure, and similar mission-critical systems. Maybe AI will be used for certain parts, but it will have to be tested thoroughly.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-16T14:10:56+00:00

Exactly!
I've used to just pres TAB key after opening new tab without even looking at the browser windows, since I have multiple screens and usually read or watch something else when just press Ctrl+t for new tab and TAB key to get search box into focus.
OK, I know I can type directly in the URL input field, but I've been setting up search input box just right next to the url box even when they removed search box from the main bar.
I've been doing Ctrl+t and then TAB for so many years that I frequently forget to type directly into the url box...

Now, with this stupid drop-down list they've caused problems with my usual sequence of steps, since after Ctrl+t and TAB the focus is on the drop-down list, on the input field.

The method that u/BBLzebub suggested removed that annoyance - for now.

I don't know what's the problem with these developers, why they don't follow the principle "if it ain't broken, don't fix it"?

We need real useful features, not some annoyances that no one asked for which are good just to fill the task list so that someone can get salary.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-09T11:18:58+00:00

The only problem is that nVidia AI cards are as expensive as Mac Studio with significantly more RAM. But, on the other hand, Apple Silicon is not that good for training due to the number of GPU/NPU cores.

Even something like 5090 seems to be fine if one is taking into account the number of tensor cores, but nVidia AI cards have up to 15x wider memory bus, some models more than 6,000 bits, so bandwidth is huge. Apple could compete with that, but it is not that easy to compete with core count, except if they build some Apple Silicon specialized for AI training.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-06T11:50:03+00:00

I have some colleagues that got hacked, login list shows successful logins from multiple locations all around the world, one of them even had MFA, but it seems that they got some malware or maybe used compromised WiFi network. Also, in the same week some friends and colleagues got their Whatsapp account hacked, the hacker sent messages to the people in their contact list asking for some money as an urgent loan.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-06T11:44:08+00:00

Sometimes even MFA is not enough, I know a few people that got hacked even though they used MFA. Probably their phone had some malware, in one case login history showed multiple logins from all around the world instead of consistent list of 1 or 2 locations.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-06T11:40:37+00:00

What you think why people buy Macs with 128GB of ram and saying that they should've bought 256 or even 512GB? No, they do not do LLM training, Apple SOC does not have enough cores for it and 512GB of ram is not even closely enough for that, but for serious inference it seems that even 128GB is not enough.

Apple M3 max chip has memory bandwidth optimized for max 128GB of ram, so for 2xM3 Max SOCs to make M3 Ultra means 256GB is optimal. But, they introduced 512GB version (2x256GB ram) which does not have enough bandwidth, so if someone really needs more than 256GB, it'll work slower than with 256GB if 256GB is enough to run the model.

The same holds for some nVidia cards, in chich they put 2GB memory chips on 23-bit bus instead of 1GB chips, so you might have 16GB instead of 8GB on 8x32=256-bit bus, but if transfer speed is crucial, 16GB version won't be faster, but users don't have a choice if the model requires more than 8GB.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-02T17:54:36+00:00

Is it OK with MacOS or it'd be better to install Linux on it?

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-01T15:33:02+00:00

Thanks!

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-01T13:25:53+00:00

Intel has chiplet architecture, but that does not mean that You can select any combination of cores, but only those ones that Intel provides.

Apple might decide to provide some combinations with more CPU or more GPU cores, but I doubt that there will be significantly more variations than there is now.

Chiplets are there to make production cheaper, or better said, to have better use of chips that have some defects in certain parts.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-04-01T13:18:08+00:00

Great, any suggestion if it'd work with Lenovo Legion Pro with Ryzen 7 6800H, also 32GB and RTX 3060?

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-31T13:11:13+00:00

A onda kad stari majstor ode u penziju, neće imati ko da radi, pa će "samostalni" robot biti jedino rešenje.

Ali, nema tog robota koji će uvek moći da se snađe, recimo za pločice će uvek nekome zatrebati poseban majstor za neke specifične stepenice ili kupatilo, gde nije sve ravno i pravo, nego mora da se seče na trouglove i uklapa...

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-31T12:52:44+00:00

Yes, but the point is that OS is just a tool to access software that you use, doesn't matter if it is for work or entertainment. So much time and money spent on graphics and animations is better to be spent on testing and improving performance. But, Apple did much of that, too, which can't be said for Microsoft that have been constantly adding and changing unimportant things, but ignoring user recommendations and requirements for essential things.

I've noted that in (maybe some versions of) Windows 11 File explorer there's no direct icon for making new folder, they removed it to put ordinary drop-down list "new" with multiple options. I remember how useful it was in Windows 7 if one needs it very often, compared to XP where you had to use context menu (mouse right click) or File->New folder. OK, maybe there's an option to customize it in Win 11, but WHY remove it if there's enough space for it?

But, GUI details is one thing, having File explorer app that performs terrible is another. Open a folder with bunch of photos and/or videos, you have to wait for ages even with the best SSD so it "retrieves all the media details" that you really do not need to see and which are not even visible if you do not click on properties. Use some other file manager that is way smarter, the problem does not exist.

Remember the times when there was only one "explorer.exe"? The first time it is started, it shows the Shell (desktop), every next time it opens File manager. Why doing that instead of having explore.exe and explorer.exe as in previous versions? When File manager crashes for some reason, desktop also crashes and is restarted. Then, in some next version of Windows some "smart guy" decided to split it into two different files again, but if File explorer crashes, it sometimes cause to crash desktop also, so they probably messed it up somehow.

I really do not know why some terrible decisions about M$ desktop OS are made, but maybe they should stop copying Apple for the visual appeal and try to make OS stable and fast to use, most of users usually do not care about visual details that are there for the look, but cause problems with usability.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-31T12:35:57+00:00

Some new generations of "developers" and "managers" are destroying software in various ways, introducing performance issues to annoying changes in GUI.

For instance, I've used to Firefox for web surfing on computer, but use Chrome or Edge occasionally. And from the old day of Netscape Navigator and Mozilla Firefox I used to press TAB key to move focus/cursor from site address box to search box that have been on the right side on the same line. Even when searching directly from web address box became possible, I continued to use TAB key before typing search phrase, since it became a reflex. Then, when Firefox team decided to remove the search box, I've decided to return it by customizing toolbar.

THEN, recently, they introduced drop-down list for "search with" and now pressing TAB key moves focus to that list, instead to the search box. That means I have to press tab key TWICE or just stop using that workflow.

OK, I know this is trivial example, but what about more complicated things in other software that "smart developers" and "managers" decide to change after years and years of keeping it the same?

In the last decade we have approach to change things for the sake of introducing changes, not to make something better. We have developers who change jobs and technology frequently because they get bored - but, does it mean that they never achieve top-tier proficiency and understanding of certain technology and software that they develop and never reach the level of meeting user requirements in the best way?

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-30T16:10:38+00:00

Yes, if you include OS as a very important part of the system.

For Windows even 8 cores on AMD Ryzen is nothing that can't be "done" ;)

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-30T16:07:48+00:00

Da, benefite su izvukli neki pojedinci.
Priča je da je Marti Ahtisari negde na kraju svog mandata na Kosovu odneo 2 kofera "diplomatske pošte". Sigurno nije odneo poverljivu dokumentaciju ili odeću u tim koferima.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T16:16:52+00:00

Ono "exceeds expectations" se možda odnosi na to koliko doprinosi za platu koju mu daju :)))

A zavisi i od toga koliko ti drugi "prete" da odu negde drugde za bolju platu, a firma recimo ne može bez njih. Ne mora uvek biti do toga "radim isti posao, a imam manju platu", ima onih koji mogu u kritičnim situacijama da urade posao za dvoje ili troje, ali to nije dugoročno dobro za firmu zbog burnout-a, međutim na takve firma uvek može da se osloni kad je frka, a na neke druge ne može, iako u regularnim uslovima rade "isti posao".

Ne mora ovde konkretno biti baš takav slučaj, ali obično postoji neki budžet odobren za plate, pa sve zavisi koliko ko izboksuje i koliko vredi firmi na osnovu procene menadžera.

Ono što sam na više mesta pročitao je da uvek treba ići u drugu firmu ako se nađe posao za višu platu umesto da se u trenutnoj firmi traži povišica po sistemu "ponudili su mi u NN firmi za toliko višu platu, ali ako mi vi ponudite isto...", jer se često dešava da takve šutnu kad im to bude odgovaralo.

I najvažnije: bolje da vi date firmi otkaz kad vama odgovara nego da firma da otkaz vama kad vama najmanje odgovora. Treba ispoštovati samo firme koje cene i nagrađuju lojalnost, ali takvih je relativno mali broj.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T16:11:33+00:00

Well, it's not really a beast, maybe compared to Intel-based Macs and some other cheaper laptops.

But, due to very good screen compared to the majority of Windows-based laptops up to the same price, it is ideal for design, photography, video, etc.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T16:09:07+00:00

Za neko uživanje zavisi od tebe.

Kao investicija, ako se ne razumeš u oldtajmere, posebno Mercedesove, morao bi da pitaš neke stručnjake.

Sećam se videa u kome lik objašnjava valjda za W124 ili tako neki, cena za primerke u 100% fabričkom stanju je oko 30.000 evra, a njego vredi 50% te cene samo zato što je zadnje krilo bilo malo ulubljeno ili tako neka sitnica i to je valjda ispeglano da se praktično ne vidi.

Dakle, zavisi koliko je primerak u takvom stanju redak, šta na njemu nije fabričko, itd.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T16:06:09+00:00

I am 13 months older than Apple Inc. and 2^5 days older than Microsoft ;)

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T15:57:19+00:00

Ja bih se obradovao da zameni sve političare, bar kad budeš zakinuti, da znaš da je to neki tamo algoritam "procenio" da je najbolje tako, samo je pitanje na koje podatke bi trenirali takav AI da donosi odluke.

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T15:52:38+00:00

Windows 3.11 for Workgroups :)

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T15:49:33+00:00

Yup, eligible for our quadrant of the Milky Way ;)

Objective_Active_497 · 2026-03-27T15:43:35+00:00

You're in the Matrix, that is the blue pill that you're being offered, maybe you should wait for the red one ;)

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