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    Any downsides to putting m.2 ssd in enclosure vs portable ssd?

    In my experiences with Ori-co, their products fail much more than others, and their "support" email goes into a black hole or /dev/null if you are a Linux person. I used to buy them because of the price/performance ratio, but no longer.
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    Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

    How is that happening?
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    Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

    Except that the Federal Reserve doesn't "print money" except for Quantitative Easing. And crypto companies can't set interest rates.
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    Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/technology/senate-blocks-crypto-bill.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260915&instance_id=181985&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=226550&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a A sweeping bill that would create business-friendly rules for...
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    Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/trump-ai-regulation-anthropic-dario-amodei.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share He dismissed safety concerns as a “hoax” that would give China the upper hand in developing the technology. He argued that “the people that say AI is going to destroy the World”...
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    Testing new waters with a home lab setup

    Where are some good places to look, beyond eBay?
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    If Graphene Coating NVMe Heatsink has such high conductivity, shouldn't we have more Graphene NVMe heatsink out there?

    I had to check the calendar to make sure it isn't April 1st. But hey, only 7 bucks on Amazon (plus shipping ;) )
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    Motherboard Prices May Rise Again as PCB Costs Climb Up to 50%

    And a side benefit would be better security overall.
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    Motherboard Prices May Rise Again as PCB Costs Climb Up to 50%

    rich nerds only.
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    Motherboard Prices May Rise Again as PCB Costs Climb Up to 50%

    A true Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot moment. What's next? keyboards? Displays?
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    Lekuo SouthBridge Max Puts An AMD B650 Chipset Onto A PCIe Card For More I/O

    If I had my druthers, the AMD x970e (or whatever it's called) would have lots more lanes. But Lisa Su hasn't called me so far to ask what I want. :p
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    Lekuo SouthBridge Max Puts An AMD B650 Chipset Onto A PCIe Card For More I/O

    Maybe the same idea for an x870
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    At least three exhibitors got robbed at Gamescom 2026 — laptops and handhelds with unfinished game builds stolen from locked cabinets

    C'mon. Give me a break, Some of those booths with BB were * packed.* I would just walk right past them,
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    At least three exhibitors got robbed at Gamescom 2026 — laptops and handhelds with unfinished game builds stolen from locked cabinets

    Yeah I remember going to trade shows with BBs. Once this BB was walking next to her exhibitor, who was a lot shorter than her and had his arm around her. Lots of shows used BB to bring in people and keep them there through some meaningless spiel that was all empty content. IOW, the exhibitor...
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    At least three exhibitors got robbed at Gamescom 2026 — laptops and handhelds with unfinished game builds stolen from locked cabinets

    When I was doing trade shows I never left laptops overnight at the booth. But of course I'm as paranoid as the best of them.
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