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Comment Re:Just shows he does not really understand hardwa (Score 1) 43

One major difference, assuming you've got full platform support(should be the case on any server or workstation that isn't an utter joke; but can be a problem with some desktop boards that 'support' ECC in the sense that AMD didn't laser it off the way Intel does; but don't really care); is that ECC RAM can (and should) report even correctable errors; so you get considerably more warning than you do with non-ECC RAM.

If you pay no attention to error reports ECC or non-ECC are both rolling the dice; though ECC has better odds; but 'proper' ECC and Linux-EDAC support will allow you to keep an eye on worrisome events(normally with something like rasdaemon, not sure what other options and preferences there are in terms of aggregating the kernel-provided data) and, unless the RAM fails particularly dramatically and thoroughly, will give you much better odds of knowing that you have a hardware problem while that problem is still at correctable levels; so you can take appropriate action(either replacement, or on the really fancy server systems, some 'chipkill'-like arrangement where the specific piece of DRAM that is failing gets cut out of use when deeemed unreliable without having to bring the system down.

Comment Re:BSoD was an indicator (Score 1) 43

Sometimes you'd get a BSOD that was a fairly clear call to action; when the error called out something recognizable as the name of part of a driver; but that is mostly just a special case of the "did you change any hardware or update any drivers recently?" troubleshooting steps that people have been doing more or less blind since forever; admittedly slightly more helpful in cases where as far as you know the answer to those questions is 'no'; but windows update did slip you a driver update; or a change in OS behavior means that a driver that used to work is now troublesome.

Realistically, as long as the OS provides suitable support for being configured to collect actual crash dump material if you want it; it's hard to object too strongly to the idea that just rebooting fairly quickly is probably the better choice vs. trying to make the BSOD a genuinely useful debugging resource; especially given how rare it is for the person with useful debugging ability to happen to be at the console at the time of crash(rather than just an end user who is ill equipped to make sense of it; or a system that mostly does server stuff, quite likely not on actual physical hardware, where nobody has even touched the physical console in months or years; and it's more or less entirely useless to display a message there; rather than rebooting and hoping that things come up enough that management software can grab the dump files; or giving up and leaving the system in EMS so that someone can attach to that console.

Comment Re:Meanwhile (Score 1) 91

Nonsense. But you nicely show the stupidity of the average person here.

First, obviously a self-driving car comes with accountability. It just sits in a different place. And second, most humans cannot adapt to unusual situations either.

The bottom line is that self-driving cars already kill less people per distance driven than regular cars or are close to it. But I guess people like you are fine with people dying just so long you have not adjust to anything new.

Comment Re:So it's not the worst thing (Score 1) 161

" You are suggesting that people should have blamed Trump for COVID, which is doubtful"
the link i provided gave a timeline that included Trump's statements throughout. pretty damning out of his own mouth.
"You were complaining about Trump's efforts to overturn the election, they were complaining about the prices they see on the shelves every day"
so what are they saying now when their Dear Leader is saying that "affordability is a Democratic hoax" when a year ago he was saying he'd fix it all on Day 1?
I have long had a lot of issues with Biden and his policies & his often poor political instincts but i don't recall any ostentatious displays when people were suffering, not even on his birthdays.

Submission + - Trump stuns auto industry with tiny-car move that promises ultra-cheap wheels (dailymail.co.uk)

sinij writes:

President Donald Trump says he's moving to legalize Japan's beloved kei cars — the tiny, boxy, almost toy-like vans, trucks, and coupes that have a cult following overseas. And he wants US automakers to start building them here.

This makes a lot of sense in urban settings, especially when electrified. Hopefully these are restricted from highway system.

Comment Re:So it's not the worst thing (Score 1) 161

"During COVID there was a lot of financial support for people"
Trump voters call that socialism.
"During COVID there was a lot of financial support for people. That ended only after Trump left office"
not a SINGLE one of the federal benefit plans for COVID expired before Sept 2021.
some, such as the pause on student loan payments & interest accrual were in place until late 2023
of course Trump was constantly tweeting about how he was the real POTUS but...well, you know.

"So they just don't/didn't remember Trump's first four years as a terrible time in their lives"
that claim can only be supported by ignoring how they felt about lockdowns or, for example, this:
"May 7, 2020
Over 33 million jobless claims have been filed"
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoggett.house.gov%2Fmedi...
Memories are short, especially for those with COVID-induced memory loss

Comment Good fun. (Score 1) 35

You might call it a tad goofy to turn a somewhat b-movie "hero" into a high quality bronze statue and place it in public display, but this was entirely a private initiative and it's standing in a commercial property and the owners where in on the fun. That's how stuff like this (and weird woke projects) should be done.

I get the joke - RoboCop was also a commentary on the derelict state of Detroit - and would pay the statue a visit.

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