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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • In the late 90s I saw a piece demonstrating an optical 3d storage system that had a capacity about an order of magnitude greater than the at the time brand new HD DVD and Bluray discs. I assumed this clearly superior format that already had a working demo would obviously kill other optical media. Turns out nobody could figure out how to manufacture one at a price anybody was willing to spend.





  • The problem is it doesn’t have anything to do with how strong or weak the federal government is right now. Trump literally does not care what he’s “allowed” to do as part of the federal government, he just does what he wants and then dares anybody to stop him and so far everyone else has blinked. Half the things he’s done he’s not actually legally allowed to, so removing even more powers from the federal government won’t stop him and it will just further empower the bad actors at the state level.

    The primary argument for state vs. federal isn’t about someone having “too much power”, it’s about having the option to experiment with different ideas. If there’s no clear consensus about something and a bunch of different ways you can go about handling it that all seem equally valid that’s a pretty good argument for leaving it up to the states to hammer out. If it’s something basic that everyone should be on board with like basic human rights, that’s a good argument for federal control.



  • Sounds like it’s about equivalent to Intel’s latest GPU. Both are running about a little over a generation behind AMD and Nvidia. Meanwhile Nvidia is busy trying to kill their consumer GPU division to free up more fab space for data center GPUs chasing that AI bubble. AMD meanwhile has indicated they’re not bothering to even try to compete with Nvidia on the high end but rather are trying to land solidly in the middle of Nvidia’s lineup. More competition is good but it seems like the two big players currently are busy trying to not compete as best they can, with everyone else fighting for their scraps. The next year or two in the PC market are shaping up to be a real shit show.