robeastham

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Comment · 4 months ago
I used my M2 version of the Vision Pro every day last week, as did one of my colleagues and at least three of our clients.
Comment · 5 months ago
This is not true. A few well known brands made both DDR3 and DDR4 servers that support v3 & v4 chips. Ask me how I know :-)
Comment · 9 months ago
Comment · 11 months ago
I believe this Elixir based project is influenced somewhat by Rails:

https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix/overview.html

Not tried it, but I came across it whilst updating my knowledge on what was out there that was similar/influenced and/or opinionated like Rails.

Also, off topic re: Elixir, found this for Rust:

https://loco.rs/

I guess it's difficult to justify moving away from tried and tested Rails for a new startup if you know how to spin things up with it already.

Comment · 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure it's been the case since at least 7.0, as I've done it a few times on hosts such as Scaleway that only offered a Debian base image for my machine.
Comment · 1 year ago
I agree, but then I spend a lot of time talking about and developing software for Apple Vision Pro so perhaps I see this in a different light to most. Feels like a great interface for random discovery and/or semi-random discovery within more tightly connected bubbles of taxonomy.
Comment · 1 year ago
This is fricking awesome. It's the coolest thing I've seen on HN for a while. Love it!

N.B. I visit HN multiple times per day. I've been a member of HN since 2010. My last comment was made in 2018. I logged in for the first time in years just to make this comment :-)

Comment · 8 years ago
Anyone care to comment on whether this complements or competes with Rancher 2.0?
Comment · 8 years ago
On linux you could try QEMU/KVM with GPU passthrough - install virtmanager for GUI. Easy with a desktop, difficult to do, but possible on Optimus laptops with - so you need the right kind of integrated and dedicated GPU there - see this guide https://gist.github.com/Misairu-G/616f7b2756c488148b7309addc.... Easy, but expensive route for a laptop, on a more modern laptop, would be to attach a eGPU enclosure via thunderbolt and share/passthrough that to your VM.

If you are considering doing your VM's on a server then it's worth a look at Unraid too - it uses QEMU/KVM under the hood but has some other advantages too.

Edit: you are likely to lose a little GPU 2-3% due to vm overhead, but GPU passthrough is as close to native as you are going to get. I've happily run a high end VR headset via a Windows VM running on Unraid in the past.

Comment · 8 years ago
^^ I did lots of research on whether Meteor was the right move for us. I ended up learning about Vulcan.js, which is developed by the Sacha who built the very popular Telegram on Meteor back in the day.

I have to say I'm impressed so far. Lot's of nice things to get one up and running quickly. But it's been thought about in a way that should allow you to mix and match the defaults it comes with in a modular way as your application grows.

With Apollo/GraphQL at its core and React on the front end it really does make a lot of sense given current trends and I'd urge anyone looking at Meteor to check it out. Great active Slack group too.

Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
Saw that the Centriq 2434 (40 cores) is listed at RRP $888.

Does anyone know if you can get hold of a Centriq cpu & compatiple motherboard to build a local server or two? I fancy one in our lab rack to play around with.

I'm assuming that this is not possible and that they are currently just for datacentre partners who make a large order. But would be great to hear otherwise.

Comment · 8 years ago
Well done you! Though 30 is not that old, I've never believed that old adage about old dogs. Grit, determination, self belief and a positive outlook are some of the main ingredients required to change course in life. Sacrifice will most likely be required too if the change of course is more than 45 degrees.
Comment · 8 years ago
Would love this too.
Comment · 8 years ago
Epic Games Founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said: “Magic Leap has truly created something magical in this combination of hardware breakthroughs and software innovations, which represents a giant leap towards the coming spatial computing revolution.”

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games and head geek for Unreal Engine 4, must have tried Magic Leap One and he doesn't strike me as someone who just goes ahead and drinks the Kool-Aid. I guess we'll all have to wait and see.

Apologies for annoying so many people here. Now I'm getting down-voted into oblivion :-(

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