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Comment on SNA on xf86-video-intel 2.20.0 by remi

remi — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 08:33:41 +0000

I have a Sandy Bridge i7 machine at work and Gilles (the Gnome guy better known as ‘eva’) recently bought an Ivy Bridge setup. Bottom line, Intel GPUs may not be the fastest on the market, but the driver setup is so much simpler than all the other GPU manufacturers. I can’t put a price on peace of mind: my next box will be an IB setup.

SNA is still somewhat in flux, but the performance it brings on SNB/IB machines is well worth it. I can’t really comment for older chips though it feels slower on my ancient 855GM laptop (an 8 year old chipset). I have no idea how it fares on 965, G3x and G4x chips. YMMV.

Comment on SNA on xf86-video-intel 2.20.0 by nightmorph

nightmorph — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:32:53 +0000

given that it’s not the default, which method do you personally recommend? i’ve been considering a desktop rebuild that uses intel, not amd, parts. i’ve been hesitant to commit to this given all the sb/ib graphics driver weirdness over the past year.

Comment on Christmas left-overs by Jon

Jon — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:14:09 +0000

I apologize that this came to be Remi, maybe people should not judge other peoples likes and dislikes. If you do not like something then do not do it. Guess I should have come out and just said what I wanted to say instead of beating around the bush.
PETA people are almost as bad as the ACLU in the USA.

Comment on Christmas left-overs by Colin Shapiro

Colin Shapiro — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:09:44 +0000

Sigh... I was commenting strictly on your appended "Edit" message, in which you engaged the comments left by other users, indicating that you did, indeed, have some desire to participate in a discussion about the agricultural issue. Your appended "Edit" message was not really part of your "Christmas rant," as it was on another topic entirely. Hopefully, that part didn't go wooshing above my head.

As far as the rant goes, you're right. Food is good. And food is what makes most holidays great. I didn't comment on that because the message made sense and I couldn't think of anything to add.

But all I'm saying is that you, yourself, did change topics slightly by appending that edit, and you did make an argument at that point that some will find controversial. I simply wanted to comment on that specific part.

Forget the "Iraq" thing; I have no political message to leave here, that was just one example of the logic I'm describing that popped into my head. Basically, what I meant is that I think the logic of "This ethical dilemma doesn't matter because it has always been ignored" is flawed. That's all.

Sorry to be a Grinch about your blog post. That wasn't the intent. But we all remember the last things we read the most, and the last paragraph of your post struck me as something to comment on. Happy holidays (truly).

Comment on Christmas left-overs by Jon

Jon — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:36:55 +0000

Hunting geese is an enjoyable activity, except one thing really pisses me off. When Dick Cheney shoots someone in the face with a shotgun they apologize, when I shoot a goose I get no apology, just great tasting finger steaks ; )

Comment on Christmas left-overs by Colin Shapiro

Colin Shapiro — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:30:19 +0000

First of all, I'm not going to criticize you for eating foie gras. That is your decision, no matter how it is produced.

However, your argument is basically this: "I'm going to ignore the ethical implications, because everything else works that way." I think that is one of the most ridiculous arguments that anyone can make. To me, that's the same argument that some people make about the incidents of Iraqi prisoner torture... "It doesn't matter, because this kind of thing has happened in all wars." Or even, "I don't vote because no one's vote counts."

If you had simply said "I know how foie gras is produced, but I choose to eat it anyway," I wouldn't be commenting. Such is a personal decision everyone has the right to make, one way or another. But basing it on the fact that "everything is that way" is simply an ethical shortcut that I believe is entirely baseless.

Rémi: And I just wanted to write a small and (hopefully) funny rant about Christmas and that the only thing I truly enjoy is being with my family around the dinner table. Hear that sound? Yeah, that's the sound of my small Christmas rant wooshing a mile above your head.

And as for you bringing up Iraq in a Christmas rant, I'll just give you your Godwin point. There, you earned it.

Comment on Christmas left-overs by steffen

steffen — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:47:04 +0000

there is still the possibility to eat food from people you know (local peaseants) so you dont need to be a vegan, of course not everyone is able to do it.
sorry, didnt had the intention to ruin your dinner, i just know many ignorant people who dont care about where their stuff comes from, that is pretty annoying.

Comment on Christmas left-overs by lol

lol — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:37:35 +0000

Foie gras is delicious. QQ more, lefties.

Comment on Christmas left-overs by steffen

steffen — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:40:30 +0000

foie gras is animal abuse

Comment on Looking for a padawan, Part II by Jacob Godserv

Jacob Godserv — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:08:27 +0000

I'm seriously considering becoming ARCH="~amd64" so I can help test stuff like this.

I checked out the repo but I found very little 2.29. Did it get pulled?