because nas hardware and software suck and everything else was a poorly executed subscription product...i think one was called helm, another was by early twitter alumni. imagine a home device that manages and maintains itself and is a joy to interact with.

And why would the hypothetical "OwnAI" product be any different?

not automatically, but a meaningful step up in ease of use (managing photo/video backup from all family devices) without a subscription would be a solid foundation

did they learn why? were there other gains?

O2 GPU was slower than other SGI options at the time, however it could use hilariously larger pool of memory without copying, which meant that O2 could use approaches that were punishingly hard (very tight transfer loops) or impossible (huge textures that couldn't be virtualized due to needing whole texture).

That was because unlike other GPUs at the time, O2's didn't have dedicated memory but shared the memory with CPU - way slower, but zero copies and bigger.

Arguably early home computers and workstations also used "unified memory" :D

if the theft accusation is credible and not a rogue fuck up, then you wonder if a company that authorizes a $200k theft could have some other skeletons in the closet. like the sus $95mm sales claim.

hear cops often say it like that on body cam footage

used a lot in legal settings, yes - "bob was trespassed at that time"

see, to me, it feels like wuphf.com finding a buyer

it used to coalesce into organized religion and its local institutions. what's new is that those sources of meaning and connection were not explicitly commercial ventures.

i first played 2000 when it was bundled with my family's windows 95 pc, and was sad to learn that gog/steam sell the inferior dos variant. but, yes, 2000 was just right.

I think that's because it's easier to package a DOSbox program than a Win16 program (it had Win32 edition, but supposedly the installer itself was Win16). According to pcgamingwiki, there's a patch to convert the GOG DOS edition to the Win32 edition.

you had me at apophenia

Indeed, never heard this word but it’s so useful.

true, but the starbucks etc. scenario was already answered above. personal cups shouldn't contact cafe equipment. although i trust peet's/starbucks and not dunkin to actually follow it.

last.fm scrobbling outliving cbs interactive has been unexpected. does anyone know if scrobbling attracts new people, or just keeps the existing user base happy?