The PS5 is a major advance in graphics and CPU power over the PS4. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about.

That being said, like everything else, it depends on how you use it. If you occasionally game, have an older TV, and pick up games when they are on sale, the PS5 isn't going to make a major impact on your experience over a PS4. If you are a gamer, have a 4K TV, nice sound system, play new games as they come out, it's a huge upgrade.

One example, I play Fallout 76. It runs fine on my PS4. One of my friends got a PS5. While I'm sitting there waiting for the world to load in, they are already fighting the enemies that spawned in around us. The PS4 was struggling to load all of the graphics elements while the PS5 was lightning fast. Anything graphics intensive is smoother, faster to load, etc. and it can handle 4K, HDR, etc. If this is something that you value, then you'll want a PS5.

Sarcasm-fu is great with this one....

Stores are not directly selling GPUs "way over MSRP". Some online stores do, however, have listings by third party sellers who sell well over MSRP. Most of these third parties are using bots to buy up stock at MSRP and then are reselling them for higher prices.

There is a difference here as normal retail stores could be fined for predatory pricing if they sell items for too much. But there is no limit on resellers.

As for receiving stolen property, most laws include the requirement that "The defendant knew or believed that the property was stolen". So, finding an item on Walmart.com for MSRP and buying it and not noticing that it was being sold by a third party (i.e. not Walmart) could be a legitimate defense. Finding a new GPU for under MSRP would be a red flag. Also, if you later find out that it's stolen and you keep it, you are still on the hook.

FYI: I am not a lawyer. So take anything discussed here with a large grain of salt as it's just my personal opinion.

Yeah.... no.... He was wrong... Maybe not on pricing, battery improvements, or the trend towards green power, but about the basic assumption that we will get to the point where we will not need a base load, like nuclear power, etc. Maybe 100 years from now, we'll eventually find a solution, but not in the next 20 to 30 years.

You can oversize a solar farm in the Northeast as much as you want to, but when a major winter storm hits, you need a power source that can power industry, millions of homes, etc. Okay, so you want vast wind farms. What happens when it's calm out, the solar cells are all buried in a foot of snow, etc? There is some promise with wave generators, but between the power of the tides and salinity of the ocean, they break down really quickly. We need new materials that are strong and not affected by salt. Yes, there are ways of storing energy such as moving water to a higher level and then releasing it to generate power when needed, but nothing to the scale that would be needed.

The point is that going 100% green energy requires a LOT of sticky problems to be solved and these problems tend to be glossed over.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for green power. I have solar on my house and we only use solar at the family log cabin during the summer. I just know that there are real problems to be solved and I don't have any confidence that the US or Canada has the leadership necessary to make the right investments, and this applies to all levels of government and all political parties.

Jockeys are small to to reduce drag and reduce the stress on the horse's muscles all to increase speed over short distances. It has more to do with the wear and tear on the physical capabilities of the horses because of how finely tuned the breeding is. It's a really poor analogy.

Ever wonder why F1 hasn't gone to all-electric? It's because the energy to weight ratio of batteries is way lower than a fuel powered engine. So low, in fact, that 50lbs is a drop in the bucket. To get the energy density that a F1 car needs for a race, you would need a 5200lbs battery. 50lbs is just under 1% of the battery weight. And this being generous. After all, a F1 car needs a much higher horsepower engine. Sure, you could use several engines, one at each wheel, for example, but then you start adding more weight.

https://www.thedrive.com/accel...

The point that you missed is that the batteries weigh a LOT. Much more than most people think. Yes, battery technology and capacitor technology is changing and improving, but not at the pace where a 50lbs drop in engine weight would make enough of a practical difference for most cars, trucks, etc..

I agree that there is nothing wrong with optimizing and improving components. There are likely some applications that will benefit from the weight reduction. But it's not a major breakthrough, just an incremental one. And yes, each incremental improvement adds up.

They could release a 4G version of the Kindle Voyage. I prefer the Voyage design over the Oasis, for many different reasons.

The main point of the article was to point to how Intel management shifted profits from R&D to using the funds for stock buybacks. While it's true that Intel lost ground as a result of the lack of R&D investment, there really isn't any discussion about why they would be unlikely to catch up beyond this.

Given the financial stability of Intel, at least in the near term, I don't see any reason why they can re-start investing in R&D, hiring scientists away from the competition, etc. I'm thinking that this would require at least 3 to 5 years, but I don't see it as unlikely, it'll just take time.

Then again, 3 to 5 years used to be the standard strategic plan for most businesses. These days, it's something that might happen way in the future. Which is probably why the author can't see beyond next year...

So what we need to do is increase smog and then build structures where we can live above it... wasn't there a movie about that... (grin)

The Amiga never competed in the home computer space. The IBM PC was released ins 1981, the XT was released in 1983, and the Amiga wasn't released until 1985. It was more of the C-64 vs the PC and the PC had won by the time the Amiga rolled around. Most people bought the Amiga as game consoles. Though, it was used in some video production for TV because of the advanced graphics. For graphics, it was way ahead of its time.

I'm not sure what you mean by "Apple had to lead this one once again"? Apple has never lead in the CPU space until now. While it's true that the M1 may have step on Intel, it's just the beginning of this round. For those who lived through the previous rounds of CPU and GPU wars this is just deja vu all over again.

https://www.extremetech.com/co...

You do realize that for the amount of energy you would need you would have to carry hundreds of pounds of spare batteries vs tens of pounds of gas because of the energy density differences. And how would you connect said additional batteries? And where would you put them? You would have no room left in the car.

Solar charging is impractical from two perspectives. First, you would need a solar farm, not just a few panels, so a large clear swath of land. Second you would need to store that energy somehow for times when the sun wasn't shining, which means a facility of some sort to house the batteries, which would require maintenance. Then (remember, we are talking about Canada) they would get obstructed by snow and ice during the winter. So, it would be useless during, and for a time after, any major snowstorm.

Generator charging requires a large generator, gas, and, depending on how much charge you need (i.e. distance you need to travel vs battery charge), can take up to 48 hours if you need to go 180+ miles. Not exactly a good solution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

You've never spent any time in New Brunswick, have you? New Brunswick isn't a rich province and the roads constantly need repair due to frost heaves, etc. The closest analogy in the US is Maine, but hardly anyone outside of Maine knows what it's like once you get off the interstate and into smaller communities, etc. They only see it during the summer and in the popular tourist spots, which are well maintained.

This is a poor analogy. A better one would be the need for transportation, whether your own a car, use an uber, take a train, or fly. The electronic components contain gold. So whether the speculative market goes up or down, gold will never go to $0 simply because we make things with it that are hard to live without. Meaning that there will always be a demand for gold. Not so much for cryptocurrency.

First, I agree about the micromanaging part, but it would be kinda hard t believe that he doesn't know, in ballpark numbers, how much Google is paying. I'm guessing that it would be a decent part of the bottom line.

Second, Apple is not the worlds largest company. It's 4th or 5th depending on which list you look at and what your criteria is.

So, this report identified the major plastics manufacturers. Not sure what it really changes.

What we need is another type of container with similar properties as plastic but which is bio-degradable. Even bio-degradable plastics only degrade to smaller particles, they don't really fully degrade to dust. There has been work on plastic eating bacteria and using seaweed as replacement containers, but both still seem to be decades out.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/s...

Maple Syrup is cheaper in New Brunswick than at your local Supermarket. You can literally buy it directly from the producers, ensuring that you are getting the real stuff and not something that is watered down in any way. So, yes, people who live in New Brunswick can afford Maple Syrup, and the good stuff too....

The only comparable Maple Syrup that I can find on the store shelves is Grade A amber from Maine. If you have ever had New Brunswick Maple Syrup, you would understand why New Brunswicker's refer to Vermont Maple Syrup as "water", Vermont Maple Syrup has very little flavor in comparison.