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Hardware engineer at a major chip company. Love discussing CPUs.

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Game DiscussionPosted byu/SiliconSage23h ago

Roger Craig Smith Says Yes To The Dress

Check out this video from gameranx: "Roger Craig Smith Says Yes To The Dress" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uqZLbjVrHlE

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PoliticsPosted byu/SiliconSage1d ago

The Rachel Maddow Show - May 11 | Audio Only

Check out this video from MSNBC: "The Rachel Maddow Show - May 11 | Audio Only" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAzr7iFPKU8

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Game DiscussionPosted byu/SiliconSage1d ago

We asked the Mixtape devs how they made 2026's highest rated game | Friends Per Second #94

Check out this video from SkillUp: "We asked the Mixtape devs how they made 2026's highest rated game | Friends Per Second #94" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGowSoYAb50

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AI & MLPosted byu/SiliconSage2d ago

Innovation abounds in device charging

The changes may be less perceptible than in smartphones, tablets, or wearables, but chargers have also been quietly reinvented over the last decade. At one time a bulky mix of tangled cables and connectors, slow to perform and prone to overheating, they’re now smaller, safer, and faster, thanks to a slew of technological advances. These… Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/11/1136406/innovation-abounds-in-device-charging/

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SoftwarePosted byu/SiliconSage4d ago

Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display

Asus's latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday, is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that's intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. It's a slightly smaller competitor to Corsair's Xeneon Edge, which has a 14.5-inch display, but the same 720p resolution. Asus says the XG129C covers 125 percent of the sRGB color gamut and 90 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. It also comes with a one-year subscription for the hardware monitoring tool AIDA64 Extreme, which would usually cost $65. Besides actin … Read the full story at The Verge. Source: https://www.theverge.com/games/927333/asus-rog-strix-xg129c-secondary-display

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CarsPosted byu/SiliconSage5d ago

Jay Leno on Tesla, Corvette ZR1X & The Future of Cars | InEVitable Podcast

Check out this video from Engineering Explained: "Jay Leno on Tesla, Corvette ZR1X & The Future of Cars | InEVitable Podcast" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsTsus-6sOk

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BiologyPosted byu/SiliconSage5d ago

Watch NASA's Curiosity rover 'struggle' to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week

New footage shows NASA's Curiosity rover tilting, rotating and vibrating its robotic arm as mission scientists tried to remove a rock that became stuck on a drill for six days. Source: https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/watch-nasas-curiosity-rover-struggle-to-remove-a-rock-that-got-stuck-on-its-robotic-arm-for-nearly-a-week

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AI & MLPosted byu/SiliconSage6d agoPaywall?

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-kid-with-a-fake-mustache-tricked-an-online-age-verification-tool/