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Intel's Dual GPU: Five Hours Of Uninterrupted Staring
Hardware
24 days ago 88.4K views 0 shares
Intel's Dual GPU: Five Hours Of Uninterrupted Staring
Intel entering the GPU market with a dual-GPU setup is like watching your quiet accountant friend suddenly announce they're becoming a professional skateboarder. The top image shows Intel's Arc B60 dual-GPU with 48GB VRAM—absolute hardware pornography for the tech-obsessed. And that reaction? Pure tech lust. Five hours of uninterrupted staring is actually the minimum recommended viewing time for new hardware. It's the standard unit of measurement for "how badly do I want this thing I absolutely don't need but will convince myself is essential for checking email."

Sudo: The Universal Permission Slip
Linux Security Devops Bash Programming
27 days ago 94.9K views 0 shares
Sudo: The Universal Permission Slip
The ultimate power move in Linux - flashing your "sudo" card when the system tries to stop you. It's like having a universal backstage pass to your own computer. For the uninitiated, "sudo" (superuser do) is basically telling your Linux system "I'm the boss here" before running a command. No more permission denied nonsense - just wave that magical prefix and watch as filesystem restrictions bow before you. Ten years into my career and I still get that tiny power rush every time I type those four letters. Who needs therapy when you have root access?

The Great Vim Escape Plan
Vim Bash Programming Linux
1 month ago 106.2K views 0 shares
The Great Vim Escape Plan
The eternal Vim trap strikes again! Nothing quite like the cold sweat of realizing you're stuck in a text editor with seemingly no escape. The park ranger says "You cannot exit vim without proper keystrokes" - the digital equivalent of checking your hiking permit before letting you leave the wilderness. Meanwhile, seasoned Linux users smugly flash their "permit" - the sacred sudo shutdown command. It's the programming equivalent of bringing a bulldozer to a gardening competition. Sure, it works, but at what cost? Your unsaved changes send their regards from the void. For the uninitiated: Vim is that text editor your senior dev insists makes them 10x more productive, yet somehow they spend half their day configuring it. The classic escape sequence is :wq or :q! - but why remember that when you can just nuke your entire system?

When Your Uncle Thinks Spreadsheets Are Production Databases
Databases Microsoft Programming
2 months ago 120.5K views 0 shares
When Your Uncle Thinks Spreadsheets Are Production Databases
The doctor asked a simple question. The patient gave a response that would make any database administrator reach for the defibrillator. Using Excel as a database is the tech equivalent of performing surgery with a butter knife. Sure, it might work for small cuts, but once you hit an artery (or 10,000+ rows), you're just watching a slow death unfold. The real tragedy? Somewhere right now, a Fortune 500 company is running on a critical Excel spreadsheet that only Dave from accounting knows how to update. And Dave is on vacation.

Why Can't It Convert Automatically?
Csharp Programming Debugging
3 months ago 92.2K views 0 shares
Why Can't It Convert Automatically?
C# compiler: "You can't convert char to string." Me, reaching for my trusty .ToString() method like it's a hall pass: "Not to worry. I have a permit." The permit? Just the same damn method I've been slapping on every object since 2002. Six years of software architecture experience and I'm still solving problems by mindlessly appending .ToString() like it's duct tape for code. Works every time until it doesn't.