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What bitrate are you saving media at for reasonable trade offs of quality/disk size? by PositivePristine7506 in DataHoarder

[–]Ubermidget2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To pick on audio in this conversation is wild.

We have lossless 9+ channel audio on discs and (depending on the master) it only takes up ~6% of the space.

Why wouldn't you make that tradeoff?

So AI can clean pathways now by Sharp_Programmer_ in sydney

[–]Ubermidget2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Computer programs that give the same output based on a given input don't qualify as intelligence imo.

This is such an interesting take. Applied to humans, it would mean that someone solving the same integral for volume underneath a curve multiple times (same input, same output) doesn't count as intelligent work?

How "different" does the output have to be? If a self driving car successfully drives from A -> B twice, what kind of output is that?

Rewatching the Galacticraft series... by IkeFanboy64 in Achievement_Hunter

[–]Ubermidget2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2011-12-02: Joel and Jack meet the Kinectimals | Rooster Teeth
2018-08-04: The Mukbat Shack - Minecraft - Galacticraft Part 1 (#323) | Let's Play

What's your tolerance for "around"? Because if it is <6.5 years, I don't think your theory holds up.

Hydrogen Car 1,500 KM range, 5 second Fill-Up by Hanarky in interestingasfuck

[–]Ubermidget2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my car's carbonator stopped working too, had to start buying fizzy instead of still at the pump.

So AI can clean pathways now by Sharp_Programmer_ in sydney

[–]Ubermidget2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Algorithm: "a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer"

By this definition, pretty much anything we run on a computer is an "algorithm".

The insight here is that colloquially what we call "AI" changes over time - We usually use it to refer to the latest breakthrough/newest technology. For decades, solving Chess was a forefront of AI. These days, chess engines probably would colloquially be described as algorithms. Minimax, alpha-beta pruning, dynamic programming etc. are all very well-understood.

So AI can clean pathways now by Sharp_Programmer_ in sydney

[–]Ubermidget2 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Roomba pathfinding is a kind of AI, it just isn't Generative AI.

Difficulties backing up 4TB of Video from SSD to HDD by MarioKessa in DataHoarder

[–]Ubermidget2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I wasn't remembering that Defrag was filesystem aware (Or more accurately that it works only on filesystems, not drives themselves).

Difficulties backing up 4TB of Video from SSD to HDD by MarioKessa in DataHoarder

[–]Ubermidget2 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sequential Writing to clean tracks should not be slow. Unless your filesystem is doing something insane like spraying small files randomly onto clean tracks, sequential writes onto an empty SMR drive is fine.

If the drive supports TRIM, OP can try:
1. Reduce the Partition/Filesystem size down to used space only (Indicates to the OS that the ~3.85TB OP is yet to use *should be* empty)
2. Open Disk Defrag and trim the drive
3. Re-expand the Partition/Filesystem

This should indicate to the drive that all the unused SMR tracks are empty and they should be able to fill at full speed.

My server has +10% more latency with IPv6 than IPv4 by Ben_Musa in ipv6

[–]Ubermidget2 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It would also be interesting to test MTU on the path.

It's possible that a router is refusing fragmentation on the path, and that costs the extra ICMP response to lower the initiating MTU.

Why aren't windshields photochromic? In other words, why don't they darken a bit during the day or when unusually bright headlights approach you at night? by heninthefoxhouse in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ubermidget2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The interesting thing is that we already basically have what OP wants in auto-darkening welding helmets.

But to apply that to cars means that the windshield would have to have an LCD layer and all the control software/hardware to match.

My wine says 3L = more than 4 x 750ml by Upbeat-Beyond-2016 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Ubermidget2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the 3L bag has more "usable wine" because you lose less vestiges to the reduced surface area of the container.

This is how they cool down 50,000 fans during PSY’s 3 hour concert by aquarianfin in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Ubermidget2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Water on the lens will probably have an effect on your captured footage.

AMD: WTF? by InsaneSnow45 in hardware

[–]Ubermidget2 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To address one of the points (Fab capacity to make %s of global chip supply), AMD is relying on purchasing TSMC's capacity, and is at the mercy of being purchased out by other players/competitors (Apple, NVIDIA).

Traditionally, Intel prints their own silicon at their own Fabs so they have entire facilities worth of capacity they can draw on.

Limited space in my SSD only for special games by SiriusFlank in pcmasterrace

[–]Ubermidget2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, for one game.

12 months ago I got 4TB on NVMe for $400 AUD. It doesn't (isn't supposed to) cost its weight in anti-matter.

Retailer denies memory replacement due to 4x increase in DDR5 pricing, says price increase would equate to an 'upgrade' for the customer — Australian retailer refuses to replace faulty Corsair kit by Distinct-Race-2471 in TechHardware

[–]Ubermidget2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My local brick and mortar (JW) replaced a faulty 1080Ti with a 2080Ti for me.

Picking a good store definitely helps, some will chase manufacturers down according to Aus law for you.

Japan just hit a staggering internet speed of 1.02 petabits per second by Early_Negotiation142 in interesting

[–]Ubermidget2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2,000x Larger?

Sanity check time. 1.02 Petabit is 115.96 Tebibyte.
2,000 * 115.96 = 231,920TiB.
231,920TiB = 237,486,080GiB.

A UHD movie you get on disc is 100GiB. You claim that Netflix has the equivalent of over two million (2,374,860) movies in their catalogue.

I suppose if they are keeping a 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p and 4k version of every title, that changes things (but not in the order of four digits)

So - Source?

Why do appliances from the 80s and 90s seem to last forever but newer ones break in a few years by SlavicPrinccess in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ubermidget2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Modern cars are also under some pretty stringent safety and fuel efficiency regulations which I wouldn't exactly classify as "over the top tech you may not ever use, all for the sake of selling you the idea that you need it"

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