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Comment Re:Give the magatards a chance (Score 1) 41

Nuclear is just around the corner. Particularly for data centers and AI. Cost is no object, so the "Reeee! Nucular is expensive!" doesn't matter.

Should Google Go Nuclear?
I'm sure they invited other guest speakers besides the late Dr. Bussard, but that's the link I have bookmarked from nearly two decades ago. It just shows that the people with the really big data centres have been thinking about building their own nuclear power stations for quite some time.

I still think it's a shame that Polywell never amounted to anything but the talk is still interesting because Dr. Bussard also covers a few things that we could accomplish with cheap, plentiful fusion power.

Comment Re:Vizio is throwing away a great opportunity (Score 1) 64

Imagine if Vizio were to become the first pro-consumer TV.

The MPA member movie studios would probably withdraw their respective streaming services from Vizio's platform on grounds that a user-modifiable free operating system fails to satisfy the "compliance and robustness" rules of whatever digital restrictions management protocol they use.

Comment I doubt most home users have heard of HTPC (Score 2) 64

Seriously who bothers with the crapware built into a tv anyway? Just use it as a dumb screen and attach other devices to it.

First, the user needs to know that "a cheap little computer" exists and can be connected to a TV. Walmart and Best Buy haven't been doing a good job of marketing these to the public. Second, the user needs the spare time to learn to administer yet another computer. Third, the user needs to be satisfied with some services limiting streams to 480p because a desktop computer running Linux and Firefox has a low "integrity level" in Widevine.

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