IT... Computing....

[PluMGMK]

I don't know that much about RISC-V, but I've seen enough conversations on Phoronix Forums that it sorta feels like controlled nuclear fusion – always just a few years away

[Master]

Haha that's fair, I think there are some RISC-V products out in the wild at this point, I remember Jeff Geerling doing some videos on one of them. I also think Framework have one as well, but I'm not completely sure on that.

[PluMGMK]

Tbh I'd much rather use a RISC-V chip in my computer(s) than an ARM one, but I don't really see either happening any time soon…

[Master]

Agreed, one step closer to a truly open Personal Computer in such a case. Though I'd be curious to see if anyone could ever create an open-source GPU that could rival the proprietary offerings.

[PluMGMK]

I'm not inclined to think so. Especially not now with all the cloak-and-dagger geopolitical stuff about AI

[Master]

Indeed, it's a shame too, there's so many more gains we could probably have if we weren't stuck in this whole proprietary mire.

[PluMGMK]

Speaking of AI and being stuck in mires, someone sent me this on WhatsApp the other night:

[Master]

Truly we lived in more optimistic times...

[PluMGMK]

Actually I watched some of the Venom movie on TV last year, and the villain legit reminded me of one of the marketing guys in the company I worked for

[Master]

Truth in fiction I suppose, even when you really don't wish it to be.

[Rsandee]

Actually I watched some of the Venom movie on TV last year, and the villain legit reminded me of one of the marketing guys in the company I worked for

Was it the Woody Harrelson guy?

[PluMGMK]

Actually I watched some of the Venom movie on TV last year, and the villain legit reminded me of one of the marketing guys in the company I worked for

Was it the Woody Harrelson guy?

I meant Carlton Drake

[EdgyRabbid]

My computer is broken. Like the charger is now loose and for some reason it disconnected the internet chip or whatever the fuck. I don't know, I bought this laptop on Kijiji for 75$.

[Elite Piranha]

I have to return one laptop charger that I bought. I looked one for a very similar laptop model, but it didn't fit.

[PluMGMK]

Agghhh, the scourge of the earth that is incompatible charger types…

[Pirez]

Thank god for the EU and their USB-C mandate

[PluMGMK]

Yes, that is already reducing my stress levels!

Actually a few weeks ago I went to buy two USB-A to USB-C cables. I could have sworn I picked up two the same. But when I got home I realized one of them was a Lightning instead of USB-C, making it absolutely useless for me. And I hadn't kept the receipt

Eventually I'll probably give it to someone who needs it…

[dr_st]

Well, my Thinkpad 25 Anniversary seems to have finally given up the ghost. I think it's the motherboard. I have a replacement motherboard here, but I cannot muster the energy to start disassembling and reassembling everything.

Plus, having a friend with access to a BGA station, I'm still toying with the idea of unsoldering the 7th gen CPU and soldering an 8th gen CPU, just to see if it would work (same socket).

[PluMGMK]

I know the feeling!

Are the 7th and 8th gen CPUs really electrically compatible?

[dr_st]

Are the 7th and 8th gen CPUs really electrically compatible?

Supposedly so, because some low-end SKUs of 8th Gen laptops came with 7th Gen CPUs. I doubt they would have designed two different motherboard layouts. A brief look at the Thinkpad T470 and T480 schematics revealed no differences, but I should probably consult with my friend and get a closer look.