henfredemars

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henfredemars,

That’s most likely because it does have 32-bit support on some cores. Thus, no emulation layer is required.

henfredemars,

Two main reasons:

  • Cutting off older API versions to enforce tighter security requirements
  • Dropping 32-bit hardware from newer phones breaks apps with 32-bit binary components such as libraries.
henfredemars,

I’m so glad you asked because I specialize in instruction set architectures of all kinds in my day job. You can’t simply pad larger registers. The instructions themselves, the native binary code that the processor executes has changed. If you want to execute different native code, you need different hardware.

The relationship between 32-bit Intel and 64-bit Intel is a very generous one, providing lots of opportunity for backwards compatibility. You can’t buy a 64-bit only Intel processor for example. Here, when I write Intel I mean x86, not necessarily the manufacturer Intel. Even processors marketed as exclusively 64-bit must contain the 16 and 32-bit modes. Therefore, running 32-bit code on a 64-bit x86 family processor is a relatively simple task in principle. You enter the mode that you need, and the instructions have many similarities.

64-bit arm (actually aarch64 or Armv8) is remarkably different from 32-bit (armv7). Firstly, there is no expectation that 32-bit mode will be available. It saves space, power, and area not to include the support, and all of these factors are especially important in the mobile realm. Given that the binary instructions are so different, there’s very little to be gained by combining support for the two. They’re basically different languages.

Mostly Eastern handset manufacturers still include the 32-bit hardware because third party app stores in those countries frequently offer 32-bit binaries. Even then, it’s relegated only to the low or middle performance cores. Vendors targeting Western markets prefer to leave it out so they can invest more heavily on the 64-bit side and obtain better performance for most apps.

However, as the article shows, this is changing. We’re starting to see a shift to 64-bit only hardware and instead using creative software techniques to bridge the gap. The alternate solution is to translate the code into a form that the hardware does understand at run time, at a cost of some performance and memory.

henfredemars,

I would pay extra for this Corb.

henfredemars,

Sir excuse me but I seem to have misplaced my blood.

henfredemars,

I wonder if this is true for others but I’m just not close to my family. I think most people have smaller social circles today than they did 10 years ago.

Without close family, there’s a lot less to Christmas.

henfredemars,

I like the angle of “believing” because it’s fun but never really thinking he’s a real physical being.

henfredemars,

You know what? I’m going to put my phone down and wash the car like I’ve been meaning to. I think I’m done.

henfredemars,

I suspect the readers are a very technical crowd. I would love to know the details.

henfredemars,

It seems that I see fewer lights every year since I was a child.

henfredemars,

And as far as my wife is concerned, I’m definitely 6 ft tall. Height ain’t what it used to be.

henfredemars,

Maybe it’s in the over-provisioned storage space!

Yes, I know it’s because of the units conversion, but there could actually be 2 TB of NAND even though it’s not accessible to you.

henfredemars,

I always start off being nice until some leader insults me for no reason.

More blood for the blood god 🤷‍♂️

henfredemars,

I met the author… a guy who wrote the script for one of the pictured movies. He was doing stand-up comedy on a cruise ship. He said yes, they are all terrible, but there’s a certain audience for them and they’re quite profitable.

He said I want you to think of me when you’re forced to watch one of these. I want you to know who is responsible, and that I’m very sorry.

henfredemars,

I’m not familiar with black mirror. Is this literally in the literal sense of the word by definition or literally in the oxymoronic figurative sense?

henfredemars,

My wife was recently in school. Almost all the services she used decline to render unless you’re using Chrome.

henfredemars,

Is my electric toothbrush wireless? What about a flashlight? Is this restricted to communication devices?

henfredemars,

These regulations weren’t even intended for passenger vehicles. It was supposed to constrain actual work trucks.

henfredemars,

I love the technical detail. Excellent link you have shared!

henfredemars,

I’m an elder millennial but you guys are in the same boat. No idea how we’re going to afford housing down the line.

henfredemars,

Appreciate the down-to-earth response. Might have to head this direction sooner or later, except maybe with a tiny plot of land and an improved shed if it comes down to it. I’ll take something that works over homeless.

henfredemars,

Here’s the reference:

…wikipedia.org/…/John_Jacob_Jingleheimer_Schmidt

I’m curious. Where are you from? I didn’t know the children’s rhyme was uncommon.

henfredemars,

Right. Of course I understand that.

I asked where people who don’t understand the reference come from. That was my question, so I can understand better what places haven’t heard the rhyme before.

I didn’t know that this one specifically was centered on the United States and Canada before looking it up.

henfredemars,

A diverse forest is also a forest that lasts. No single invasive species or disease can destroy it.

henfredemars,

Have you ever tried to buy the absolute base model car at a dealership? They have few to none in stock.

It’s the same phenomenon. Smaller number on the advertisement, fleece you on the upgrade.

henfredemars,

I came from the Sense 2 and it’s the same graphics for several screens as my previous watch. They definitely copied off the Fitbit purchase.

henfredemars,

Overlooking the title, the real news to me in this article is the rapidly increasing difficulty of getting permission from that vendor to unlock your bootloader in the first place.

And why should you need permission to do this?

henfredemars,

Is this not the case with the pixel?

henfredemars,

This sounds like a welcome addition for those coworkers who like to use email as if it was an instant messaging service. Should make it easier to pop off my quick reply and move on with my day.

henfredemars,

I have so many questions for what this could mean for the market:

  1. What will these processors cost compared to the ones we are buying today?
  2. What market segments will show availability? Are they going to be premium only or widely available even on low-cost models?
  3. Will the bootloaders be unlockable? Will we finally get official Linux support for an Arm SOC in a laptop form factor?
  4. Can Windows x86 emulation provide the same great user experience of Rosetta 2?
henfredemars,

All the performance is great, but when I get my first ARM laptop almost everything I want to run is going to be x86. It must perform acceptably with today’s applications to be a viable alternative.

Apple has already proven that emulation can be sufficiently good that a casual user won’t notice the difference. If Microsoft is smart this will be a requirement.

I want to download and execute a utility written for Windows XP on Intel and forget that I’m even using ARM. If you tell the user his favorite app won’t work, he will buy a different laptop.

henfredemars,

My wife and I share a PS4 and neither of us knew it had Twitter integration.

henfredemars,

I’m in the same boat. Making more money than last year but I’m still down anyway because my dollar doesn’t go very far.

henfredemars,

I like the G Power. They’ve done everything that my parents have needed without making it overly complicated, while keeping the price very reasonable.

henfredemars,

I feel this, especially when I’m looking up technical information. I’ll specifically exclude keywords and they show up in the first result.

Half the time I feel the search engine doesn’t care what I’m looking for.

henfredemars,

My smartphone is specifically and uniquely useful to me for the following:

  • Access the Internet without using my work laptop. My employer doesn’t need to know I took a moment to check the weather, answer my wife to coordinate schedules, or respond to an important personal email.
  • Entertainment while my dog sniffs the same spot on the ground for 5 minutes, or while standing in a queue.
  • Safety, if I need to reach someone while out and about. I can’t imagine pulling out a laptop on the side of the road and trying to call a tow.
  • More secure OS for accessing mobile banking.
  • I love taking pictures. The best laptop cameras struggle to compete with a mid-range smartphone.

With that said, I think the smartphone is something that you know is useful to you. For most people, the answer is clearly yes that it has a place. It’s refreshing to know that not everyone is so dependent.

henfredemars,

Decentraleyes

henfredemars,

Indeed. I’m not sure who wants this feature. Is this the same as the people who were looking for ray tracing on a smartphone?

henfredemars,

Is this the cuckoo’s egg strategy? Require the user to install your games and consume so much disk space that they have to choose between playing your game and somebody else’s?

henfredemars,

Horrifying. I hate it. Awesome.

henfredemars,

Sometimes it’s like keeping a dog behind a window or a fence. The anger and frustration builds over time because they can see but they can’t have.

henfredemars,

I think a human needs to be in the loop to make the right choice between abandoned communities and communities preserved for posterity.

The best balance might be to empower the instance admins with an easy, push button solution to list inactive communities by last activity for bulk deletion.

henfredemars,

I have a feeling that the results of this question are going to be biased against those who don’t post answers.

henfredemars,

I wish I only had to change my passwords every 90 days. That would be a dream.

I’ll just have to refer to the unofficial password sticky note that everyone in the office shares containing all the usernames and passwords, and the date on which they were last changed, that was started less than a week after the password change policy.

It’s hilariously insecure, but we just can’t deal with the password load. It’s too much work. We’d sooner be fired if we had to comply with the password policy.

henfredemars,

Not sure what client you’re using, but from the thumbnail in my client it shows a non Google VPN service as the example. I don’t think this is aimed at Google services in particular.

henfredemars,

SteamOS is almost entirely open source software, except for the handheld’s specific proprietary drivers and Steam itself. Vendors are free to use it via its open source license if they choose.

The hardest parts (i.e. proton) are fully available to anyone who’d like to use it under an approximation of the MIT license, even for commercial use.

henfredemars,

Here’s a list of the non-free software packages used in an older version of the OS.

Briefly: graphics, wireless drivers, firmware etc. The hardware is non-free although designed for to be user servicable, which is a great first step.

You’re right that open graphics support exists, but they’re using proprietary binary drivers.

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