He used codex on other devices. He just opened the Lenovo USB case no AI needed because the sd card can be read by using a reader. The USB connection is disabled/enabled by the fingerprint reader.

> China has not even invaded a country for centuries.

You should open a history book. Or two.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Peo...

I find it hard to believe this comment was made in good faith.

China attempted to invade Taiwan several times last century, they just didn't have the naval capability to take even Kinmen.

They are two separate countries now, unless you think North/South Korea are the same, Russia/Ukraine, etc.

> They are two separate countries now

No, they are not. The US legally recognized Taiwan (fka Formosa) as Chinese territory in 1943 and 1945 and legally recognized the PRC as the sole legal government of China in 1979, following a similar recognition by the UN in 1971.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12503

There are only 11 countries in the world that recognize Taiwan as a sovereign entity and the largest are Guatemala, Haiti, and Paraguay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_T...

When you visit Taiwan, do you see any Chinese officials at the border control? Do you have apply for a Chinese visa, or follow Chinese laws in the country?

It is de facto a country, not de jure, for obvious reasons. You can pretend otherwise, but what's the point in engaging in a discussion where you get to invent your own reality?

The Chinese government calling an event the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" doesn't negate many others in the world calling the same event the "Chinese invasion of Tibet".

Rinse, Repeat.

It is my understanding that mainland China is the rebel province ;)

China invaded Vietnam in 1979. In response to Vietnam invading Cambodia, to be fair. But that's still an invasion in my book.

And Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia was well justified, as far as these things go. Pol Pot's cross border raids and ongoing genocide of Vietnamese (and other) civilians required a response (see the Ba Chúc massacre).

Did you forget Tibet?

this idea is widespread everywhere bar China, not just in the USA...something related with free speech

The problem of SO is the duplicate question is years apart. The answer is now different because software version changes along with the APIs. Cancer killed SO, the aggressive policing and killing of noobs who want to contribute.

YUI library was amazing and all the Yahoo coding stuff, it is sad they were all just discarded because it was not financially viable.

It is hard to describe the feeling of seeing things getting archived in real life. It will be very sad once SO is deleted from the web. When I needed a good description of a new computer stuff I usually go to Anandtech and now the whole site is now gone and all the knowledge on it. The future generation can't even dig it out of the ground like what archeologist are doing right now to piece some of our history. One day SO will be deleted from the web and all the knowledge it holds just like the old Usenet and Yahoo/Google groups with vast knowledge just deleted.

It is a real thing. If you experienced the shift from CRT to the first generation of LCD screens and the CRT bros are not moving to the new technology because it gives them headaches and the majority of people are OK with the refresh rates. The 60fps to 120fps perception is hard to explain.

Their budget iPad I think got 70% increased in price a couple of months ago. I was planning to upgrade my iPad mini to the normal 11inch iPad and when I checked the price it was nowhere near the price I remembered I last saw it.

It makes sense for the manufacturer, they save a LOT of materials.

Like nitrogen and oxygen gas that would take up the extra space inside?

Density is insanely highly correlated with the perception of premium quality. No one’s increasing the volume of premium devices beyond what’s needed to hold components.

iOxygen and iNitrogen can be quite expensive, especially if you get the Apple+ option.

The most advanced form of Oxygen and Nitrogen ever seen. Steve Jobs himself invented the precise mixture of isotopes.

In Japan, the main stairs of the building is designed like fire escapes. It is unenclosed and mostly on the side of the building. When I first saw them I thought it was silly to have the stairs open to the environment during rain and snow. I finally realized they have double purpose.

In S. Korea almost all apartment buildings have their own escape lapel rope attached to the window and all have a fire proof blanket in the cabinet near the exit door.

In the computer world, wait a few years and things get cheaper. That was broken by an exceptional event. Who would have thought you can't afford DDR4 in 2026?

We seem to be going back to the days when desktop PCs had a little lock hole.

They (in theory) could padlock them so the drives and ram couldn't be stolen?

https://francisuniverse.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/the-turbo-b...

I'm aiming for my machines to be too heavy and hard to open ;)

I put 256G in it wondering if I would ever need that much RAM and now it looks way too small. Highly frustrating. I wonder if the companies that made these deals realize that they've just given an entire industry a reason to look for alternatives. It's not like they wouldn't have sold their product otherwise.

Just like an investment though - you need to have the money to play. I wasn't buying a computer at the time because [snip a long list of other toys I bought instead].

My current plan is to stick with my existing computers for a couple more years and hope this blows over. Time will tell.