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12:26 AM
I'm very, very skeptical about this.
But if this is true, and we cannot rule this out (it's coming from AdoredTV, who has historically been accurate with rumors of this sort), Astaroth is getting a massive jump in performance next year.
I expected eight high-frequency (~5 GHz) cores. I did not expect 16 cores.
The 135W TDP sounds about right given the die shrink, core count, and frequencies, but again, it's a very early rumor and I'm not too sure about it.
The low end of the product stack does sound a bit too good to be true. 6C/12T at $100 is IMO unrealistic, even with the 7nm advantage.
(though the 50W TDP sounds about right)
I'll be looking at the AdoredTV video once I get out of work.
Even if this is true... I'm honestly concerned about memory bandwidth. Dual-channel memory will be a bottleneck.
I mean, I can't say these rumors are likely to be true. But you never know...
In any case, gotta go.
 
 
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1:40 AM
@Bob you around? I checked the local time in AU before pinging
 
1:56 AM
Still on duty.
 
Bob
@HornOKPlease 👋
 
 
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3:15 AM
._.
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Q: Rogue Start-Up of Robot sweeper

jerrytI have an Xiaomi Mi robot sweeper and at 7:00:40pm each day it is being started up by a rogue internet message. I saved the active IP table from the DD-WRT router firmware immediately before and after several of the startups and have found the following unique IP remote (foreign) addresses, whe...

this is definately off topic but so cool that I don't exactly want to close it ._.
 
 
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Bob
4:39 AM
@JourneymanGeek Maybe IoT.SE?
 
...just registered bwdra.co. There's nothing there yet, but figured it would be a good idea, seeing how @rahuldottech has been collecting a bunch of domains lately. (I suspect rad.blue will be worth a lot in the future...)
Namecheap, as usual.
 
@bwDraco maybe, but we don't migrate to beta sites either
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek Not an automatic migration, no, but it could make sense if the OP explicitly requests it. At the very least we can point them there for future questions.
 
@Bob more that migrating to beta sites is explicitly discouraged
 
@JourneymanGeek You seem to have replied to the wrong dragon person.
 
4:50 AM
ya, apparently I did
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek How is that different from "Hey, it's off-topic here but you can probably ask it there" followed by a cross-post?
 
I'm running on almost no sleep ;p
@Bob apparently beta sites need to find users themselves
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek That ... makes no sense.
It'd need to be advertised somehow, somewhere.
 
@Bob there's probably a meta post somewhere
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek Ehhh. Unless there's something newer than meta.stackexchange.com/questions/258593/…
 
4:54 AM
does this count as a best question? ._.
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek I don't know?
 
Bob
That would be something for the destination to decide, no?
I'm not suggesting just straight up migrating it
 
I just thought it was cool
maybe, but I don't really know anyone on IOT
or the IOT site
 
Bob
idk, I've poked their meta a bit
 
4:56 AM
If they want it, let me know and I'll do the needful
 
Bob
at this point I'm more curious what their scope is
 
I have a grand total of one IOT device
 
Bob
cause if they do graduate they'd fill a nice gap that SU doesn't cover
@JourneymanGeek Even if they like it at most I might drop a comment telling the OP about the site's existence :P
That said I've done that a few times for retrocomputing which is apparently still in beta o.O
just a "you might find retrocomputing interesting" if someone asks about a 20-year-old OS :P
 
ya, hopefully graduations speed up soon ;p
 
5:34 AM
I'm just redirecting the new domain to my current website for the time being.
At least I won't have to worry about domain squatters taking that domain anymore.
I might put something experimental there in the future...
(or even reimplement my website there in Docker)
 
5:58 AM
Well, there's a motivation to learn Docker...
 
 
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8:04 AM
Folks, would this be on-topic for SuperUser? Does it clear the don't migrate carp directive?
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Q: Why are USB drives incapable of booting an entire OS long-term?

SermoThrough reading several articles and forum submissions, I have come to the (perhaps incorrect) conclusion that one cannot download in entirely the Ubuntu OS onto a flash drive. The answers that I found were those saying that if I could manage to download all of the OS onto a USB flash drive, that...

 
8:37 AM
@NickAlexeev Would be on-topic (some might see it as opinion-based or too broad)
I could see there being a good answer that challenges the assumptions and talks about flash wear, but someone would have to write such a thing :P
 
It's one for @bwDraco :)
 
9:05 AM
@NickAlexeev in this case, kick it over and see what happens
 
morning
 
morn o/
Is it just me, or has Special K (and it's off-brand equivalents) gotten sweeter over the years?
 
so everyone that needed to be here for the 9am meeting is late
 
0_0 IDK I don't do drugs.... ;p
 
I don't often eat breakfast, but munching a bowl of 'Special Flakes' seems excessively sweet
Hah
I think Placebo had a song called "Special K" which was pretty drug-reference-laden
Unlike all the rest of their stuff, amirite?~
Anyhoo
 
9:17 AM
i think that was referring to ketamine
 
#that'sthejoke
 
Ah, the well-known antidepressant
 
@bertieb could be possible you've gotten more sensitive with age
or they've added more sugar
 
@JourneymanGeek But-but-but I'm still young in my mind! :P
Yeah, either's possible
It tastes more like something you'd get stateside
(I find mundane things like bread sweet over there, for some reason)
Something something something, high fructose corn syrup?
 
oh that's plausible
Its ok the next health hysteria will fix that
 
9:22 AM
we have a sugar tax in the UK
 
I don't think it applies to cereals D:
 
They banned full sugar drinks in government installatioms
 
Interesting- what about 'sports' drinks, like Lucozade?
 
I can't get a proper soda at work
 
Wondering as that's often what gets given to diabetics at risk of having a hypo
Ah, that's irksome
Welp
Looks like the CVRQ is short on audits today
As I got the same one twice
 
10:36 AM
@bertieb nope
 
11:01 AM
ffs
kicked the bloody power cable out AGAIN
 
11:45 AM
@JourneymanGeek Why is it off topic? Router configuration is on topic. Surely it doesn't matter what the actual device is?
> The IL13-UK1-H05-3100-200 is a 2m IEC Power Cord with locking system for IEC C14 inlet, UK version. Schaffner power cord with IEC lock guard against accidental disconnection of all electrical appliances with an IEC inlet. No exchange or modification of the IEC inlet or IEC inlet filter system is needed. Easy retrofit for all electronic equipments and devices.
 
@DavidPostill its about a vacuum cleaner still
 
@JourneymanGeek Yes, I know. But its also about configuring a router ...
 
kinda, but the router was never the problem
I mean, I thought about that ._.
 
12:13 PM
Sooooooooo last night a plane was going over the house as I parked up
cept.... it was like it had a huge flood light on the front
> During descent: Landing, wing inspection, and logo lights are turned on below 18,000 feet to maximize visibility in busy airspace.
looks like it was the landing lights
Sigh
Mrs's car went again this morning, the garage have towed it
tho I'm doubtful they'll find anything as the engine management light keeps resetting
 
12:44 PM
are you close to an airport?
 
1:07 PM
wow, since adobe bought magento its gone full corporate
 
Bob
1:41 PM
 
weird...
 
oi
responsible people
me manage
my money.
help
(please?)
 
1:56 PM
0_0
 
@djsmiley2k ???
 
@djsmiley2k what happened? 0_0
 
2:16 PM
@djsmiley2k How can we help?
 
oh, mrs' car maybe dying
and she's useless with money (as we've discussed)
 
:o I think I missed the discussion of the latter
Dash / warning lights again?
 
nah that's my car
 
HALP!!!!!
NAKED MAN IN THE HOTEL WINDOW
 
@Burgi Another one?!
 
2:20 PM
the same one?
Is he waving?
 
I'm surprised someone doesn't shine a laser pointer at his, uh, radar dish
 
if he spins it round fast enough, it might reflect and give @Burgi internet access....
(this joke is going on far too long).
 
LOL
he looks a bit like james may but with less clothes
 
So basically I'm... 'saving' around £200/mo, which is great
that's after paying the minimum on the credit card, so the plan is to pay the max instead
maybe via a loan from my brother.
However, I need the misses to get her money under control
Right now she gets paid, suddenly has 101 things she 'needs to buy!'
 
can you send your children to work in the mines?
 
2:22 PM
whoa
 
some of it is legitimate stuff, but most of it could wait.
 
ambient sound mode is weird Bob... do the mics capture the outside sound and replay it inside the headphones? 0_0
 
@Burgi Could be? GT is on break from filming at the mo', right?
:P
@djsmiley2k Something something something, adult mature sensible discussion
There are probably questions on IPS and Finance which would help
I mean, you are tracking finances which is a good start
But you need to be on the same page or frustration will ensue
same as anything, really
 
@djsmiley2k I tend to actually set a budget to "spend", a budget for emergencies, and the rest gets put into my account
 
easier said than done, ofc
Yeah
 
2:28 PM
so 300 quid a month for mad money, and a 50 dollar bill on my desk if I run out of cash
 
Some kinda buget
 
and its easier to keep track of spending if you see it somehow
 
@Burgi You have 2 3 4 choices. Close your eyes. Close the curtains. Close your girlfriends eyes. Call the hotel and make a big complaint.
 
the woman he is with is now stripping off
 
Must be warm in that room!
 
2:29 PM
@DavidPostill I think he's at work
 
It's the only possible explanation
 
yeah this is the hotel opposite the office
 
the moon is very cheap
 
and it appears i have managed to get into a github argument with some german guy
 
@Burgi should I reply
> Hey! He's my friend! Do what he says!
 
Oooooer. 1/ Call the hotel and order room service for a very large bucket of ice cubes 2/ Call the police and report a public order offense 3/ Call the hotel manager and report a fire in that room 4/ Ask a question on IPS ;)
 
is IPS still a thing?
i thought it was shutdown?
 
@DavidPostill 5/ do nothing and enjoy the show, especially since the woman is joining in the naked party
 
@Burgi Only from HNQ
@Burgi Does that hotel offer short term room rentals (ie on an hourly basis)? Call the police and report the owner is running a brothel.
 
@DavidPostill its a marriott
 
3:02 PM
 
@Burgi Call the manager and remind them Erin Andrews awarded $55m in lawsuit over nude video case | Sport | The Guardian when a guest was filmed nude in their room :)
 
3:17 PM
@JourneymanGeek Nod
she needs to do exactly this
but, she just... blows the budget
@bertieb oh we've discussed it.
we agree we need to fix it
it's the implementation I'm having trouble with
she's even offered to put all her money in my account and i can pay out to her
but I don't want to be doing that
@Burgi Google the guy, google his bank details
call his bank
get his card blocked
marriot got hacked, right?
 
yeah
i don't think you can google faces... yet
 
hmmm
surely you can figure out the room number from there...
just download the details and off you go ;D
 
@Bob halp
Took me hours to drain the battery
It would boot, tell me battery is at 0%, and then shutdown
But obviously it wouldn't be booting in the first place if the battery was drained
I went through like a dozen boot cycles
Then suddenly it tells me that battery is at 10%
So I play a video to drain the battery
Finally it crashes and refuses to boot
So I put it on charge and after half an hour it still shows 0%
I switch it on while still on charge
Now it's at 2%
 
3:36 PM
turn it off
let it charge fully
 
3:58 PM
@Burgi Take photo of people in room -> Google search by image -> uhhh -> Upload to Tumblr -> uhhhhh -> ??? -> Profit!!!
 
@bertieb wouldn't be on tumblr for long
they are shutting it down on the 17th
 
4:39 PM
@Burgi they're not
Only pornographic content on Tumblr is being banned
 
and that is all that is on tumblr
 
@Burgi actually, it's home to a few really cool communities
 
so i have heard....
 
> What Satanism believes in:

"The Satanic Temple has seven fundamental tenets:

One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.

The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.

The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
TIL I'm a Satanist
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6:09 PM
@bwDraco welcome to the game of domains!
 
6:40 PM
what?
 
6:51 PM
14 hours ago, by bwDraco
...just registered http://www.bwdra.co/. There's nothing there yet, but figured it would be a good idea, seeing how @rahuldottech has been collecting a bunch of domains lately. (I suspect https://rad.blue/ will be worth a lot in the future...)
 
lol
 
7:38 PM
@bwDraco I.... don't
 
8:10 PM
> Tumblr has always been unfairly and inaccurately reduced to being a site for porn
 
welcome to urrr 3 days ago? XD
if we want porn we just need to look outta the window of @Burgi's office
 
8:30 PM
@djsmiley2k Ain't nobody got time for that
 
8:47 PM
i can't.... function right now
 
9:02 PM
How come?
 
@rahuldottech In the future, put the system into the BIOS, then close the lid and let it run all the way down. Then plug it in and let it fully charge without interruption.
 
9:26 PM
@bertieb my brain is all blurgle wurgle wizbang
I'm either gonna have a huge crashing downer
or go on a fun time manic period
 
:(
Have anything for it?
 
10:03 PM
Any ideas??
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Q: How to copy certain partitons or a section of a storage device to another? Which includes boot partitions for the MBR/GPT and still have it bootable?

MathCubes Sorry for confusing language ahead but I have a neurological disorder which makes it nearly impossible for me to write clearly. This took me around 3 hours to write. So if someone wants to clean it up thanks. Basic Explanation How could I copy partitions sdh1 though shd4 form my 600gb HDD(sd...

I been looking all day for an way
I only need to copy over my windows partitions with the bootloader
Humm
Partimage
 
10:19 PM
@djsmiley2k they have pills for that
OH
not the blue ones
> Before digital techniques, blue screens were preferred because, of the three primary colours, that's the one rarest in human skintones.
racist!
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A: Why are green screens green?

J.G.It's partly about how human colour vision works, partly about avoiding colours you want to keep, such as those of the actors. Colour cameras record concentrations of red, green and blue light to mimic human colour vision. Before digital techniques, blue screens were preferred because, of the thr...

 
Smurfs are people too?
 
i was thinking of the blue man group
 
 
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11:40 PM
NCH SoundTap turned out to be at least brokenware, if not malware/badware... it had a kernel thread from stdriverx64.sys (their SoundTap driver) taking up a full core
 

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