toebert

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[–] toebert@piefed.social 2 points 19 hours ago

I believe the fact that it comes up as a "slot" is positive. SATA m.2 connectors don't show up under slots, they come under "connector"s with type SATA.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

The key doesn't correspond to capability. It's about the connector's physical shape. i.e. which side is the lil notch on. B has a notch on the right, M on the left. B & M have a notch on both sides and therefore fits into either connector, but it is limited to PCIex2/SATA speed (i'd guess this won't matter to you as pciex2 is around 4gbps even on pci1). It also doesn't mean the length would fit, that'll be a number like 2230, 2280 etc.

You'd have to check the manual for the motherboard to see if it specifies, but if it's labelled m.2 PCIe it should work I think. If it only said SATA then it would not work.

You can try dmidecode --type slot on Linux, it should list them as available and presumably specify the type to be PCI express.

I think ultimately you'll only know when you try, but these may give you some confidence.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are other means to help this exact issue than just increasing supply.

They could instead re-introduce the government programs (ECO) to insulate homes better - which is just ending - to reduce demand. Pumping heat into a home that has a draft going through it is still just burning money.

Increasing supply instead just fuels speeding up global warming which is contributing to higher energy usage due to requiring more heating/cooling. The same people will be equally affected by those issues, and that's before even talking about the environmental impact and risks of the actual drilling.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's amazing how refried beans manages to walk the line of looking like liquid diarrhea whilst still being jealous for them.

It looks awesome, good use of wood scraps too!

[–] toebert@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, and that sentiment captures exactly 2 sentences of a many paragraph email. It happens to be the part that can be interpreted most like drama from it, hence its a sensationalist title.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I agree with you, and also consider the current AI setup destructive and unethical all the way from the model creation from mostly stolen data to the data centers to run it with the issue you listed.

I would also prefer if more people spoke up on that to fasten the demise of this current hype.

That being said I also realise that Linux (and therefore the kernel) is incredibly important in a different fight for privacy and owning our own devices. If it were to fall behind because they completely lock themselves off from the admittedly useful aspects of AI, it could backfire in a different way.

I think it's a lose-lose situation here and he understandably picked the side that's more impactful for the Linux kernel (and him).

[–] toebert@piefed.social 49 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

The actual body of his message seems to be more about him taking a stance that AI is a tool and people working on the project are free to choose to use it because it does have technical merit, which he considers the deciding factor in the case of the Linux kernel.

It's actually a pretty calm and reasonable message, I don't think the sensationalist title is warranted.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes - as long as it's served quickly after ordering.

I think the distinction you're looking for is between fast food and junk food.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 3 points 4 weeks ago

I think on the face of it this sounds kinda reasonable, 174k is still a pretty comfy salary. I can see the person in charge of 100+ schools earning more than the one in charge of 1-2 though, but I'd much rather the money is spent on the teachers/kids as well.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

I have the setup, never found a use for it though.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

This may provide the first actual usecase for SUVs in cities. They seem to be about as tall as a child, so presumably invisible for the suv drivers.

Hopefully the robots will get mowed down when trying to cross the street.

[–] toebert@piefed.social 138 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Not to agree with him but.. They already are and have been for a while?

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