Interesting Tech Articles

[mevinyavin]

18" laptops are back. 
https://www.pcworld.com/article/1445432/youre-going-to-need-a-bigger-backpack-laptops-are-large-and-in-charge-at-ces-2023.html

[mevinyavin]

Spotted in a review:

[mevinyavin]

CAMM has been approved to eventually replace SODIMM.
Among other things:

CAMM even enables the possibility of LPDDR6 on a replaceable module. LPDDR, or low-power DDR RAM, has long been preferred for smaller and thinner laptops as well as phones for power savings. It’s also long been implemented only as soldered-on.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/1473126/camm-the-future-of-laptop-memory-has-arrived.html

There goes one more excuse for soldered RAM.

[yfr bachur]

https://www.deepmind.com/blog/mastering-stratego-the-classic-game-of-imperfect-information

[mevinyavin]

A rumor that mid-range dedicated graphics is being phased out because the integrated chips on most processors are usually sufficient.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Absence-of-laptops-with-GeForce-MX-GPUs-at-CES-2023-indicates-Nvidia-may-have-abandoned-their-entry-level-discrete-GPU.683129.0.html

Besides, you are already seeing RTX 2050s in laptops that are built the same way as laptops without them.

[mevinyavin]

Microsoft wants to know what version of Office you are running... badly. So it wants to scan your computer for it. If your office is cracked, beware.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/21/microsoft_office_count_update/

[mevinyavin]

A rumor that mid-range dedicated graphics is being phased out because the integrated chips on most processors are usually sufficient.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Absence-of-laptops-with-GeForce-MX-GPUs-at-CES-2023-indicates-Nvidia-may-have-abandoned-their-entry-level-discrete-GPU.683129.0.html

Besides, you are already seeing RTX 2050s in laptops that are built the same way as laptops without them.

More on this:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Nvidia-GeForce-MX-series-is-struggling-against-the-AMD-Radeon-680M.684159.0.html

[mevinyavin]

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-engaging-in-semi-destructive-actions-against-amd-says-firm

[justaregularguy]

not a tech article, but google had this posted on their home page introducing a new family filter type app
https://families.google/familylink/

could this replace tag? havent looked into it yet

[AsherO]

not a tech article, but google had this posted on their home page introducing a new family filter type app
https://families.google/familylink/

could this replace tag? havent looked into it yet

Nothing can replace tag without getting rabbinical backing. The issue isn’t technology or the reliability of the filter, it’s adoption and branding. TAG had cornered that market and you’ll have to beat them on their (or the community’s) terms.

[aygart]

not a tech article, but google had this posted on their home page introducing a new family filter type app
https://families.google/familylink/

could this replace tag? havent looked into it yet

Would you trust Google to set your family 's standards?

[justaregularguy]

Would you trust Google to set your family 's standards?

they don’t make the standards. They give you the tools to set your own

[AsherO]

Would you trust Google to set your family 's standards?

I would trust a Google-baked technology filter vs some home brewed TAG solution. If anyone knows how to filter the internet, it’s Google.

[aygart]

they don’t make the standards. They give you the tools to set your own

Using their definitions

I would trust a Google-baked technology filter vs some home brewed TAG solution. If anyone knows how to filter the internet, it’s Google.

They are definitely ahead on the tech side

[Jojo202]

I would trust a Google-baked technology filter vs some home brewed TAG solution. If anyone knows how to filter the internet, it’s Google.

Right the same people who are trying to sell you more ads. I am not a big proponent of TAG at all, but many companies they use are big companies that worked to make their software work without workarounds, not just stuffed in another feature to their already complicated offerings.

[lcm]

Depends how you need to use it, is how good it will be for you.
But family link has a superior advantage to be the most baked into the phone

[yesitsme]

Depends how you need to use it, is how good it will be for you.
But family link has a superior advantage to be the most baked into the phone

is it a filter or app lock?

[lcm]

is it a filter or app lock?

A bit of both.
It can block any downloaded app, and prevent new apps from being downloaded. (Not discussing nuances in guaranteeing this.)
If you only allow chrome on the phone, you can whitelist or blacklist sites, or use their built in filter.

[yesitsme]

A bit of both.
It can block any downloaded app, and prevent new apps from being downloaded. (Not discussing nuances in guaranteeing this.)
If you only allow chrome on the phone, you can whitelist or blacklist sites, or use their built in filter.

so it comes with a bunch of ifs and buts, thats where tag/or others shine, they filter on the network level

[lcm]

so it comes with a bunch of ifs and buts, thats where tag/or others shine, they filter on the network level

My point is that no filter is foolproof, but implemented well - family has a superior quality. every other android filter (outside of Samsung maybe) is working usually on an app level, albeit fairly deep.
Family link has more infallibility due to the fact it's system level and not app level