It is known that flash storage isn’t forever — but now’s the time to spread the word. Don’t just leave ‘em in a drawer!
Before, most SSDs you’d pull out of an old PC weren’t big enough to use as long-term storage, and they probably had lower-density cells (SLC, MLC) less likely to corrupt. That has changed. Don’t do it.
Now we’re playing Doom on... receipts. This has gone on long enough.
google_was_my_idea:
At this point, Doom might as well replace Hello World as the default launch code for everything.
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At least, according to a new trove of benchmark data collected by Gamers Nexus, which compares game performance on one of the most popular gaming Linux distributions.
They tested several different GPUs, too, so you can get an idea of how your PC might perform if you leave Windows behind.
The AI boom has now turned its baleful eye on RAM, driving prices up so high — and so fast — that stores are resorting to selling at “market price” to keep up. Of course, selling RAM like lobster opens up a whole world of possibilities.
CuriousToaster:
I don’t see how covering RAM in butter is going to help.
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It’s not going to be a sort of subsidized device, like Valve is not going into this thinking we’re going to eat a big loss on this so that we can group market share or category or anything like that, correct?
Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais:
No, it’s more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market. Obviously our goal is for it to be a good deal at that level of performance, and then you have features that are really hard to build if you are making your own gaming PC from parts.
And with RAM prices soaring... it might be a console, but not priced like one.
A story about a time-traveling, game-breaking Half-Life 2 door bug is as good a reminder as any that programming is neither an art, nor a science, but one of the deep magicks.
Sly Mr. Fox:
This kind of thing is why good programmers are paranoid and superstitious.
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