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Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by ActorNightly »

segmondy wrote: post #54
dimator wrote: post #28

watching a virtual persona stream their development of their M1 GPU drivers is one of the most cyberpunk things I've ever seen! it's easy to forget that this world is looking closer and closer to those dreamed up by Gibson, Stephenson, etc. what a time to be alive.

Which is what Zuck is trying to get us all into with the Meta, but the world is not ready yet.

Same thing was said about full touch screen iphones circa 2007.

VR/AR just hasn't been done right as of now, but its getting close. Demand is there. Imagine virtual schooling during time like Covid, but instead of Zoom, kids actually see each other in VR and can interact with each other.

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by psychphysic »

sangnoir wrote: post #107
psychphysic wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> However how is "Asahi Lina" and an animated cartoon avatar creepier than psychphysic and a random picture or manga snip on a forum 15 or 20 years ago? That's a really good question and I only have a cop-out answer. I'm not the type to get the creeps. But the immediate thought I had and commented else where was of Pennywise. Which is really quite alarming! I think the core was that Asahi in my mind is quite infantil…

> Nothing particularly predatory here, but there is still a feeling of a false sense of security. What danger could an online persona possibly present to you? "[...]a false sense of security" implies there's a danger

There's no point thinking of this as a cognition the pilomotor response is a reflex.

One that evolved before the dinosaurs were wiped out.

I can only tell you my feelings, thoughts and emotions. Feel free to come up with a better explanation!

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by random314 »

dlinz wrote: post #111
TimTheTinker wrote: post #77

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The problem is that there's so much unexplored territory in operating system design. "Everything is a file" and the other *nix assumptions are too often just assumed to be normal. So much more is possible.

Curious student here, would you mind elaborating a bit on this unexplored territory?

Smalltalk vms, forth, Oberon, lisp machines, amoeba etc

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by mrguyorama »

dlinz wrote: post #111
TimTheTinker wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is that there's so much unexplored territory in operating system design. "Everything is a file" and the other *nix assumptions are too often just assumed to be normal. So much more is possible.

Curious student here, would you mind elaborating a bit on this unexplored territory?

This is a bit like asking "Can you elaborate on particle physics" in 1900. The point is that we don't know because there's been so little experimentation in the space. Not a lot of funding for "build an OS that uses completely different idioms and concepts to what we know, possibly without even a goal other than trying something out".

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by Retric »

ralfd wrote: post #95
Retric wrote: post #83

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Mature mammalian red blood cells ditch their DNA, which is one reason they don’t live very long.

Did dinosaur / do reptilian blood cells live longer?

No idea about dinosaurs but some reptilian red blood cells live much longer as in 500+ days for turtles vs 120 for humans. However, it varies widely with mice and chickens having much faster turnover. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000649712...

Five species of salamanders have similar enucleated red blood cells, but I can’t find out how long they last in comparison. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18328681/

One theory is it’s an adaption to having unusually large genomes which would otherwise be an issue, but biology is odd so who knows.

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by mrguyorama »

steveklabnik wrote: post #114
cjsawyer wrote: post #85

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The opinions around facebook’s metaverse are hilarious when things like Second Life, WoW, EVE, VR Chat, and even Roblox have been so massively popular yet unrecognized for what they are.

I kinda think to some degree those words are the reason those opinions are the way they are. The metaverse is being sold as this new, groundbreaking, fantastic thing, when they've already existed for decades.

Also, VRChat is infinitely better than the Metaverse, does not require you to sell your soul to Facebook, does not require a branded headset (OR ANY AT ALL, YOU CAN PLAY IT 2D), runs well, HAS LEGS ON YOUR AVATAR FFS, and massive community support in and out of game.

Also it didn't require billions in investment. Facebook could have literally burned $900 million on hookers and cocaine, and then thrown $100 million to buy VR chat, and be better off than they are now.

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by comprambler »

helf wrote: post #57

The fact so much hardware these days is running a full real-time OS all the time annoys me. I know it is normal and understandable but everything is such a black box and it has already caused headaches (looking at you, Intel).

Technically it is not a real time OS. There are very few OSs that have this moniker (vxworks, qnx, etc)

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by IshKebab »

Philip-J-Fry wrote: post #110
throwntoday wrote: post #43

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Have to say as much as I want to watch their streams, I can't get passed the annoying voice.

This shouldn't be controversial to say, but it's blatantly obvious that it's a voice changer.

Duh. Doesn't mean it's not annoying af.

Re: Tales of the M1 GPU

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Post by hallarempt »

throwntoday wrote: post #43
qrio2 wrote: post #23

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pretty much the appeal(?) of asahi lina. it's been a weird ride to follow for sure.

Have to say as much as I want to watch their streams, I can't get passed the annoying voice.

Fair enough. I cannot get past your typo.
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