Oh of course, just like how Netanyahu reassured us that the (Israeli newspaper) Haaretz reporting of Israeli soldiers admitting war crimes was mere blood libel.
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~~I think that PSU is larger than necessary for running a PC with a single graphics card - I haven't done the maths but it's probably comfortably under 850W (a common PSU size).~~ (l should have done the maths, judging by the responses)
The memory is huge but fractionally "slow" at CL32 - I'd say 32GB of CAS latency 30 memory would make more sense (or even CL28). With such premium kit, you might even be able to use DDR5-6400 (running at 1:1 mode).
It's a huge price though - a really good PC should cost about a half of that (or even a third depending on your local prices), those components are in the "money's no object" end of the range. It does match what you asked for, so if you don't mind the price it's a solid build using all of the latest and greatest speeds and versions.
I don't understand, am I missing the joke? We have 36 species in the UK, including the invasive tiger mosquito and the London Underground mosquito.
I think that credit cards are unambiguously tied to you, whereas a photo could be a bunch of people. I appreciate that having someone take a photo of you before you go to a porn site isn't exactly anyone's idea of a utopia.
The techies implementing it probably knew this, but hoped that people would just quietly do it and not blast the news all over the internet. Nope!
I guess soon there will be only the more intrusive/trackable options like credit card or bank details.
I've been rewatching TNG and reading the trivia afterwards and I always forget to look out for the 47 references. Some people go too far and "find" tortuous references that are more like numerology.
When I say I don't accept, I don't mean I live in denial, I mean I don't acquiesce - I resist it, whether that be by avoiding services/products, paying for premium, installing ad blockers or modding things to remove telemetry.
I am aware that my phone company knows where I am and I'm on cameras, but I'm not going to make it easy for the next Cambridge Analytica.
I've got a whole roll of that velcro strap stuff, but I think my case is already generous with cable tidying features.
I was RingTFM while impatiently waiting for the last few things to arrive.
But then I wouldn't get to do it as often! As OP knows, it's a very satisfying chore.
I'm only half joking, and good ol' Water Displacement, 40th formula is marvellous jack-of-all-trades. I also have gaffer tape.
I can't believe these bigots are so casually using the c-word
I'm assuming this is a young group, and they've grown up in the always-connected, always-surveilled modern world.
I've met plenty of people that are surprised or even suspicious when I say that I try to avoid corporations and governments tracking me. I guess the Overton window has shifted so that people expect and accept constant surveillance.
Title text:
If only my ancestors had been fortunate enough to marry into the branch of the bacteria family that could photosynthesize, like all my little green cousins here.
Transcript:
[Cueball and Beret Guy, seen from afar in silhouette, are walking up a grassy hill.]
[They continue walking up the hill, reaching its grassy summit. Now with normal lighting. Beret Guy is a bit ahead of Cueball.]
Beret Guy: I learned something today.
Beret Guy: I went on one of those family tree sites and kept clicking back, and it turns out I'm related to stromatolites![Closeup on Cueball. Beret Guy's reply comes off-panel from a starburst on the right edge of the panel.]
Cueball: The bacterial mats?
Beret Guy [off-panel]: Yeah! A few billion years back, on my mitochondria's side.[Cueball and Beret Guy standing on the top of the grassy hill facing each other. Berety Guy holding a hand out towards Cueball.]
Beret Guy: My Archaean ancestors absorbed some bacteria that were cousins of stromatolites. That's how I got mitochondria.
Beret Guy: Cell nuclei, too.[Cueball is standing behind Beret Guy who is now sitting down in the grass leaning back on one arm with the other arm resting on his bent knee.]
Cueball: I think there are still living stromatolites. You could get in touch.
Beret Guy: Nah, they're probably busy. I don't want to bother them.[Cueball is sitting behind Beret Guy who is now lying down, both again shown in silhouette from a far, revealing they are on the top of the grassy hill.]
Cueball: So what are you going to do with this knowledge? Nothing?
Beret Guy: Lying on a hill in the warm sun is an old family tradition.
Source: https://xkcd.com/3046/
Title text:
They're continuing to search for a square with the same area as the circle, as efforts to construct one have run into difficulties.
Transcript:
[In a single panel, White Hat, Ponytail, Miss Lenhart, Cueball, and Megan are standing in a field. Ponytail is holding a notebook and taking notes, Miss Lenhart is kneeling and holding her hands on a circular object with the radius marked on it, Cueball is holding a large caliper-like measuring instrument, and Megan is taking a photo with her phone sideways.]
[Caption below the panel:]
Math breakthrough: Dimensional analysts have discovered a real unit circle. Once they measure it, units can finally be added to all our geometry textbooks.
Source: https://xkcd.com/3041
Source: https://xkcd.com/3025
Recently, someone asked about advice on a PC build, collected a lot of useful feedback then deleted their post once they had what they needed. Now all that work other users put in is inaccessible, and all that valuable knowledge can't help anyone else. I think that's a problem.