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XJDenton t1_j6mf235 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can't just send to a display? by WeirdGamerAidan
A CPU is a dremel: can be used for a lot of different tasks and pretty good at most of them.
A GPU is a chainsaw: far more narrow in what its useful for but far more efficient for that what it is good at.
And while you could cut down a tree with a dremel, there are good reasons to use a chainsaw, especially if you need to cut down a certain number of trees per hour.
XJDenton t1_j5goh3a wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in [I ate] Wagyu beef carpaccio by following_the-_light
Wagyu is a (number of) breeds, not a grade. A1/A2 wagyu with minimal marbling is still a thing. Not that the Japanese system applies to any meat bred outside of Japan anyway.
XJDenton t1_j4hktod wrote
Reply to [homemade] Full English Breakfast by Fomenting_Pocket
Looks like a decent approximation of a full-english, assuming you are limiting yourself to vegan ingredients. Hope it was nice!
XJDenton t1_j4hkip1 wrote
Reply to comment by Tamaska-gl in [homemade] Full English Breakfast by Fomenting_Pocket
>And why is it all in a cast iron pan?
Saves on washing up.
XJDenton t1_j3gy43s wrote
XJDenton t1_j28k1ek wrote
Reply to Experts warn smart toys for children could be collecting user data that might be sold by AmethystOrator
Tech Enthusiasts: Everything in my house is wired to the Internet of Things! I control it all from my smartphone! My smart-house is bluetooth enabled and I can give it voice commands via alexa! I love the future!
Programmers / Engineers: The most recent piece of technology I own is a printer from 2004 and I keep a loaded gun ready to shoot it if it ever makes an unexpected noise.
Security/Infosec Guy: *Sighs heavily, and reaches for another bottle of whiskey*
XJDenton t1_izgg6ng wrote
Reply to comment by VikKarabin in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
The massive jumbos were built to service the largest airports, when most long haul service operated on a "Hub and spoke" model. This is when the big international airports serve as a "hub" for the vast majority of incoming flights, where people would then connect on to another flight which would fly a shorter distance to the final destination. However airlines, for a number of reasons, have shifted more towards using smaller, more efficient aircraft that serve more direct routes. Larger aircraft also require bigger runways, which means they are not as flexible as smaller craft.
XJDenton t1_izgeqb1 wrote
Reply to comment by FuzzyLogic0 in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
I'll allow it.
XJDenton t1_iyf3rxt wrote
Reply to comment by WonderWirm in My shipment of jams was packaged using wood shavings. by SquirrelSanctuary
>and not get jammed.
I'll allow it.
XJDenton t1_iun6zo7 wrote
Reply to comment by tea_and_biology in Why didn't heavier atoms originate in the Big Bang? by omigodd
>subsequent fusion to get up to iron, and then supernovae for everything else.
Minor clarification: you do get elements heavier than iron from non-supernova stars via the s-process.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-process
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-process#/media/File:Nucleosynthesis_periodic_table.svg
XJDenton t1_is05vlg wrote
Reply to comment by WraithCadmus in Roulette simulation: 10'000 players each betting 5'000 times (74% chance of having a negative return ) [OC] by nautilus_red
I'll allow it.
XJDenton t1_j7gihpa wrote
Reply to I would rather die of passion than of boredom. [Image] by NoahBraun7
"[Rincewind] is a coward. He is happy with this description. He would rather people said that Rincewind is a coward than Rincewind was incredibly brave right up to the point where he was bitten in half."