This is quite untrue, especially if you do actual research and not just run other people’s models. For example, ROCm is missing in many sparse autograd frameworks, e.g. pytorch_sparse, or having a viable alternative to Nvidias MinkowskiEngine. This is needed if you do any state-of-the-art convnets with attention-like sparsity.
Entomologists, rejoice! There’s a Steam Deck D-pad just for you (www.polygon.com)
Activision Blizzard to Pay More Than $50 Million to Settle Lawsuit That Spurred Microsoft’s Takeover (archive.ph)
Original (pay-walled): wsj.com/…/activision-blizzard-to-pay-around-50-mi…
Linux Kernel of the Beast 6.6.6 exorcised by angelic 6.6.7 update (www.theregister.com)
Power Management Bugs Hold Up Some Linux Laptops Due To Regulatory Requirements (www.phoronix.com)
E3, once gaming’s biggest expo, is officially dead (archive.ph)
Original (pay-walled): washingtonpost.com/…/e3-permanently-canceled/
Valve To Steam Deck Owners: Stop Huffing Its Vent Fumes (kotaku.com)
Introducing LLM360: Fully Transparent Open-Source LLMs (www.llm360.ai)
Google Loses Antitrust Case Brought by Epic Games (archive.ph)
Original (pay-walled): wsj.com/…/google-loses-antitrust-case-brought-by-…
Mistral shocks AI community as latest open source model eclipses GPT-3.5 performance (venturebeat.com)
Original Mistral AI blog: mistral.ai/news/mixtral-of-experts/
Fntastic closes days after The Day Before's launches on Early Access (www.gamesindustry.biz)
How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins (theconversation.com)
The Day Before Discord mod says Fntastic threw “us under the bus” (www.pcgamesn.com)
December 10 - DOOM's 30th Anniversary Stream with John Romero, John Carmack, and David L. Craddock (www.youtube.com)
Improved Sound Open Firmware On The Way For Valve's Steam Deck OLED (www.phoronix.com)
Debian 12.3 Delayed Due To An EXT4 Data Corruption Bug Being Addressed (www.phoronix.com)
Wine 9.0 has a first Release Candidate released (www.gamingonlinux.com)
The Day Before mods lock down Discord, urge players to refund (www.pcgamesn.com)
5 reasons Linux is better than Windows for gaming handhelds (www.xda-developers.com)
5 reasons Linux is better than Windows for gaming handhelds (www.xda-developers.com)
Steam’s Most-Hyped Zombie Game Is Out, And It’s A Dumpster Fire (kotaku.com)
From Unicorns to Zombies: Tech Start-Ups Run Out of Time and Money (archive.ph)
Original (pay-walled): www.nytimes.com/…/tech-startups-collapse.html
Feral's GameMode 1.8 Adds CPU Core Pinning & Parking (www.phoronix.com)
Neuralink Barrels Into Human Tests Despite Fraud Claims (spectrum.ieee.org)
Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover (www.ign.com)
Steam Deck OLED Is the Battery King (linuxgamingcentral.com)
Direct link to the YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQkpJ1qPUVA
The Performance & Power Improvement Of Steam Deck OLED's 6nm APU (www.phoronix.com)
PSA: Your Steam Deck OLED May Have Audio Crackling Issues on the Headphone Jack (linuxgamingcentral.com)
Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.5.9 Preview 'Well Paced Edition' brings more fixes (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3 and other RPGs reign supreme on Steam Deck, Valve says (www.pcgamesn.com)
Mainline Linux Support Is Being Worked On For A $100~200 ARM Handheld Gaming Console (www.phoronix.com)
Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug (www.theregister.com)
Xbox spends "over a billion dollars a year" on Xbox Game Pass (www.eurogamer.net)
Linux share on Steam back to nearly 2% thanks to Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)
How to Install a Larger SSD in Your Steam Deck (www.wired.com)
Wayland takes the wheel as Red Hat bids farewell to X.org (www.theregister.com)
How to check Steam Deck OLED screen type: BOE & Samsung explained (www.dexerto.com)
How does she know... (lemmy.ca)
Report: 83% of mobile games fail in the three years after launch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
SteamOS 3.5.7 released, plus Steam Deck Client update and Power LED changes coming (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Rocky and Oracle Unbreakable Linux join Big Purple at 9.3 (www.theregister.com)
Steam Deck OLED doesn't just look better than LCD, it plays better too (www.eurogamer.net)
TL;DR for LCD: Preview “OLED” firmware appears to improve the input lag with LCD models, too...
Steam Deck Undervolting Tested: Boosting Battery Life And Performance (hothardware.com)
Steam Deck system update greatly improves older LCD displays, too (arstechnica.com)
RHEL and Alma Linux 9.3 arrive – one is free, one merely free of charge (www.theregister.com)
Steam Deck OLED - Q&A Part 1, answering your first comments (www.youtube.com)
Steam Deck (LCD), reviewed by a portables enthusiast (www.gamingonlinux.com)