Mike Wuerthele

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  • Sonnet eGPU Breakaway Puck RX 5700 review: quiet GPU power for Intel Macs

    There are individuals that have gotten the 5500/5700 pucks to work under Bootcamp with the 1903 version of Windows, but I haven't had any luck myself.  I haven't tried an EFI approach, but the devices work just fine on the macOS side.

    I wasn't aware that there would be a performance difference for an external display vs driving the internal display on a MBP.  
    Yup, big difference. In heavy load, the Thunderbolt is pretty well saturated, and sending back the data is a non-zero load.

    Support for loop-back varies. Some apps will, some won't. Getting Info on an app allows you to check "prefer eGPU" and it will attempt loop-back.
    kurai_kagecgWerks
  • Ship blocking Suez Canal will snarl constrained chip, electronics industries

    tzeshan said:
    Interesting. Seems like a coupla tugboats could free it, but what do Editorbs know.
    The Suez doesn't tow vessels from the shore within its confines. It's looking like there was an engineering casualty that locked the rudder, driving the vessel into the sidewall at transit speed. So, the bow dome is buried pretty deep in the sand at the edge of the canal.

    200,000 metric tons plus doesn't stop on a dime, and that's a lot of force behind it, even at just a few knots. And, in that stretch of the canal, there isn't a good way to unload the vessel.
    Blow up the ship! Don't try to preserve the ship and containers. The loss of shipping delays are much greater than this. Try to salvage the containers on the water. 
    200,000 metric tons of vessel and more mass in containers doesn't evaporate. A sunken hull will be harder to remove.
    tmaymuthuk_vanalingamGeorgeBMacfastasleepmaltzStrangeDays
  • Ship blocking Suez Canal will snarl constrained chip, electronics industries

    Interesting. Seems like a coupla tugboats could free it, but what do Editorbs know.
    The Suez doesn't tow vessels from the shore within its confines. It's looking like there was an engineering casualty that locked the rudder, driving the vessel into the sidewall at transit speed. So, the bow dome is buried pretty deep in the sand at the edge of the canal.

    200,000 metric tons plus doesn't stop on a dime, and that's a lot of force behind it, even at just a few knots. And, in that stretch of the canal, there isn't a good way to unload the vessel.
    CloudTalkinking editor the grateStrangeDaysFileMakerFeller
  • Ship blocking Suez Canal will snarl constrained chip, electronics industries

    bsimpsen said:
    "Ever Given"?

    My eyes see "Evergreen".
    22july2013 is correct.

    Shipping lines have big branding for the owning company on the port and starboard. The name of the vessel is often very small on the stern centerline, or not visible at all.
    bsimpsenBeatsCloudTalkinFileMakerFeller
  • Slack's new cross-business messaging feature was briefly an avenue for harassment

    flydog said:
    flydog said:
    This article is incorrect. Slack Connect can be disabled, though is is enabled by default.

    Enable or disable Slack Connect for channels

    By default, members can work in channels with people outside your company. Owners and admins can enable or disable the option for members to share channels at any time. 

    Enable or disable Slack Connect for DMs

    By default, members can start direct messages (DMs) with people at other companies. Owners and admins can enable or disable Slack Connect for DMs at any time.

    https://www.cloudsavvyit.com/10312/how-to-disable-slack-connect/

    https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/help/articles/360050528953-Manage-Slack-Connect-settings-and-permissions-



    The article is correct. Individual users cannot opt out.

     Well then it's misleading since the organization that owns the account can in fact disable Slack Connect.

    Slack is not a personal service like your cell phone or personal email.  You get it through your organization, school, employer, etc.  

    Why would an employee have control over his company's settings?  If the company wants an employee to receive message from outside companies then the employee should receive them.  That's like saying an employee should be able to refuse phone calls on their company phone because some may be telemarketing or spam. 


    You're welcome to believe what you want, in regards to "misleading."

    And in regards to your second complaint, I'm going to assume that you've never screened a call like mpschaefer above, or been harassed or SWATted as a result of your job, or through job-provided avenues of communication. If you aren't involved in customer service, you as an employee absolutely should have the ability to do so, and somebody reaching out through Slack for customer support is super-iffy.

    Some of us here have been involved in life-threatening abuse from Internet folks, including myself, because a YouTuber's fanbase took issue to me pointing out factual holes in a video of their idol's and decided to call the cops on me about it. While Slack's previous policy wouldn't have abated that, it is one less exploitable avenue.
    muthuk_vanalingam