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Comment Re:Very few things are cheaper in the "cloud" (Score 1) 65

But for compute, or storage, or bandwidth: on-prem will always win in cost.

With two exceptions I can think of. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it:

1. For lightweight web hosting, a low-end VPS from a company like DigitalOcean is likely to be less expensive than upgrading a home office from home-class home Internet to business-class home Internet to unblock inbound ports 80 and 443.
2. SMTP is still an old boys' club, with major mailbox providers (such as Gmail and Outlook) blocking connections on port 25 from on-premise IP addresses as likely sources of spam.

Comment Re:Not at all creepy (Score 1) 132

In reality you can be fine in either a home school or public school environment. Or, either one of them can really mess you up. I know a few kids who graduated early from high school (some doing home school, one going straight for the GED two years early), so they could escape from public school and enter the much more healthy environment of university life.

Comment Re: AI is a fraud until they get the I(intelligenc (Score 1) 149

Attention (the word) was chosen because it is a human related attribute, and it does trick ignorant people into thinking it is like human attention (just like "quantum teleportation" as a term https://xkcd.com/465/ intentional mislead).

Emphasis or subsetting work just as well as a term, and aren't intentionally misleadingly related to human intelligence.

Comment Lots of games work (Score 3, Informative) 68

Lots of games work. Here's the summary:

Pick SteamOS if:

* You play mostly on Steam
* You want better battery and fewer headaches
* You like quick suspend/resume and controller-friendly menus
* You don’t need online shooters like Valorant or Fortnite

Pick Windows if:

* You want full compatibility with all games and services
* You need Game Pass, Epic Store, or Riot Games
* You don’t mind tinkering with settings, drivers, and updates
* You’re using your handheld for work or media too

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