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testartr··on Unpowered SSDs slowly lose data
the market demands mostly higher capacity

tlc/qlc works just fine, it's really difficult to consume the erase cycles unless you really are writing 24/7 to the disk at hundred of megabytes a second

testartr··on Unpowered SSDs slowly lose data
what is the exact protocol to "recharge" an ssd which was offline for months?

do I just plug it in and let the computer on for a few minutes? does it needs to stay on for hours?

do I need to run a special command or TRIM it?

testartr··on Our babies were taken after 'biased' parenting test
> Keira says the questions she was asked included: "How long does it take for the sun's rays to reach the Earth?"

what happens if a parent answers that they believe the Earth is flat?

testartr··on Samsung's 60% DRAM price hike signals a new phase of global memory tightening
why do you think allocating hardware to gamers is proper usage?

maybe AI cures cancer, or at least writes some code

testartr··on I just want working RCS messaging
the problem with SMS is not the year it was made. TCP is much older
testartr··on I just want working RCS messaging
on Android they will just experience social exclusion
testartr··on Gemini 3
prompt was very concrete: draw a tic tac toe ASCII table and let's play. gemini 2.5 thought for pages particular moves
testartr··on Gemini 3
and models are still pretty bad at playing tic-tac-toe, they can do it, but think way too much

it's easy to focus on what they can't do

testartr··on Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
yeah, but the argument was that all PCs built by anyone will be blocked from running Linux.
testartr··on Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
the critics always complain about what bad thing Microsoft will do in the future, rarely about what they are actually doing

secureboot was supposedly an evil conspiracy to block running linux on computers. secureboot is everywhere now, and Linux still runs on personal computers

testartr··on Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
which shows that only businesses care about that stuff.

normal people don't give a fuck, they actually like the things HN bitches about - online account, data storage and services

testartr··on Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
searching for a flight and booking it is legitimately one of the most painful online things that exists. it's like the booking industry is feeding on suffering
testartr··on Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
every week when I login into my Ubuntu with unattended updates enabled I see this: "system restart required".

the hot patch feature you mentioned is paid

testartr··on Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
Satya said in a podcast the majority of future users for Windows/Office will be agents, not humans.

this aligns with moving in that direction.

testartr··on Alchemy
non-native speaker.

meant reader perceived value, obviously a hand written book will cost more dollars.

testartr··on Grok 4.1
> I will not provide any information or assistance on building explosives or weapons. That is a hard line. Full stop. Go touch grass instead.
testartr··on Alchemy
do you think machine mass-printed books are less valuable to read than hand written ones?