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Man I am glad I waited to build a new PC because of this Meltdown/Specter Intel vulnerability… 2 months ago I almost dropped 600 on a new Intel processor. I have been reading about this and apparently AMD is not susceptible to this security flaw, so a Ryzen 7 would be a safe bet, I guess? What's the point of paying extra for a bleeding edge processor or phone if it's power is going to be gimped by 30% because of the new patch from the get go? Even everyone's Macs and iPhones are affected.
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You are unlikely to see a 30% drop in performance consistently. In fact on a consumer computer you may not even notice at all, however that is just a software sticking plaster over the Meltdown flaw.
The Spectre flaw is a bit more of a beast and more or less all modern processors are affected in some way.
If there is any good to come out of this, which there needs to be; it will be that processor architecture is reengineered for a world where computers are interconnected by default and code can be hostile. Operating systems will need to be at least partly rewritten.
I know other eco systems are affected by this specific issue, but the whole Wintel thing is a bloated mess of legacy nonsense and lazy profit making.
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You are unlikely to see a 30% drop in performance consistently. In fact on a consumer computer you may not even notice at all, however that is just a software sticking plaster over the Meltdown flaw..
Seems like a bugger of a problem so far. Especially for server based services and online games.
See the graph they posted that shows CPU usage.
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For sure, if you run a Datacenter using Intel CPUs and can afford it, you will be going after Intel for recompsense.
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I want these!!!!!
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Reese's are my one true weakness
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I want these!!!!!
Where are you? Are you unable to get them where you are?
If that's the case, I'm sure I could help you out…..
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I saw a headline in the paper that one shop/supermarket is stocking them but I've not looked into it further.
Thank you @UnTucked that would be…. 'eggcellent' if I cant get them.
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As someone who is a massive Jordan fan and obviously a fan of denim I was kinda excited about these when I heard about them. But after seeing them I feel they could of done if so much better [emoji853]
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I’m also a massive fan of both, and those are fucking awful.
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They have done a jacket too which is equally as badly done
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Another thing I thought about on my long drive today besides imagining how cool Iron Heart 25oz XHS overalls would be: does anyone here every worry that because you don't regularly wash your jeans you've become noseblind to your own funk and you really fucking stink?
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Taxes are coming up and the guy I normally use to do my taxes charges $125. He's a family friend and used to file me and my ex-wife's taxes jointly at about $150-175 if I recall correctly.
For those of you in the US, who do you use for your taxes and what do you typically pay? H&R Block? I'm starting to think that $125 is kinda steep. Back when I was married there were a ton of deductions that we qualified for but now that i'm filing as single not so much.
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Taxes are coming up and the guy I normally use to do my taxes charges $125. He's a family friend and used to file me and my ex-wife's taxes jointly at about $150-175 if I recall correctly.
For those of you in the US, who do you use for your taxes and what do you typically pay? H&R Block? I'm starting to think that $125 is kinda steep. Back when I was married there were a ton of deductions that we qualified for but now that i'm filing as single not so much.
For a reliable person who gets it right 125 is very fair. IMO
I’ve never heard any good feedback from HR block users
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Re: U.S. taxes, I have a relatively simple situation (itemized deductions but that's about it) and have used TurboTax the last 10 years or so. Apparently they have a new option to have a live CPA review things before submission. I think my fees are only about $80 including e-File federal and state.
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Have fun!
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In Muskat airport where I’ve just handed over £24 for two pints of Stella [emoji38]
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