• Ian Cuttress spills the beans on AMD's TRX80 and WRX80, and Intel's LGA1159.  (AnandTech)
  
  In short, they don't exist.  They never existed.
  
  These weren't prima facie implausible as leaks - we know that that Threadripper and Epyc use the same physical socket, and Epyc alrady has 8 memory channels - they just happen not to be true.
  
  
  
• A first look at DDR5.  (AnandTech)
  
  Unfortunately since there are no DDR5 systems yet all you cna do is look at it.
  
  One thing we can see is that this ECC module has 20 chips rather than 18.  This is because DDR5 is divided into two 32-bit lanes, each with its own ECC.  Standard SECDED ECC on 64 bits requires 8 bits of parity data, but two 32 sub-channels require 7 bits each.
  
  
  
• Intel's Core i9 10990XE could have a 380W TDP.  (Tom's Hardware)
  
  For just 22 cores.
  
  
  
• Copyright killed the video star.  (TechDirt)
  
  To no-one's surprise.  At least, to no-one's surprise if they've ever heard of the time John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like himself.  (Rolling Stone)
  
  
  
• Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion.  (Tech Crunch)
  
  Plaid who?
  
  
  
• Does consciousness pervade the Universe?  (Scientific American)
  
  No, that's fucking retarded.
  
  
  
• How to make Python blazingly fast.
  
  Ignore all these suggestions and use PyPy.
  
  
  
• Putting the Epyc 7252 to the test.  (Serve the Home)
  
  This is a 24 core part with dual socket support, costing $1350.  If you're not familiar with server CPU prices, that is really cheap for that level of performance.
  
  
  
• The Google v. Oracle case is still going.  (EFF)
  
  Arguments before the Supreme Court are scheduled for March.  One to watch.
  
  
  
• Lessig v. New York Times Corp is just getting started.  (The Wrap)
  
  Burn it to the ground.
  
  
  
• You might have a problem if you buy the Mac Pro for its expandability when it has zero storage options.  (9to5Mac)
  
  In this case the problem is resolved with a PCIe card that holds six M.2 slots and a PCIe switch.

Posted by: Rick C at Wednesday, January 15 2020 03:33 AM (Iwkd4)

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