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CodfishCartographer posted:As someone who knows nothing about computers, is what they’re saying impossible? Aka a RAM stick that plugs into USB. It sounds like something that makes sense at a very, very surface level, but I assume it’s not that easy or it would have been done by now. No. Memory is memory. Your computer already has a pagefile that is sitting on the hdd that supplements your RAM. Using a USB drive to add to the pagefile isn't new or anything, and Windows has supported it for a while. The problem is speed and latency. Pagefiles higher overhead than RAM, so it won't provide as much of a performance increase.
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CodfishCartographer posted:Welp. I guess the lesson is people don’t understand how computers work, and if you dress something up in a way that kind of makes sense and make it look minimalistic and slap a leaf logo on it, you can get it kickstarted. If the bits about running an android app that cleans your phone or their mongodb cloud storage solution didn't tip you off...
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They even promised lower energy usage- somehow- that's not how ram works.
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Phanatic posted:It's been done by now. It's entirely standard. Using flash storage as virtual ram/swapfile/cache is way faster than using conventional hard drive storage for that purpose, and modern OSes have been supporting this on the fly for years; MS started officially supporting it in Vista. Problem is, it makes less and less difference the more real RAM you have, and it provides no benefit whatsoever if you're using a solid-state hard drive. The other thing is that it's going to be nowhere near as fast as anything you can plug into your motherboard, like a SATA cable or a PCI Express card, let alone a RAM stick. I know USB3.0 can get as fast as SATA 6GB/s, but not as consistently as SATA.
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Vin Diesel played a game of D&D with Queen Elizabeth II and Dwayne Johnson. I will never not love the man.
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This isn't really awful, I'm just not sure who it's for. Has there been a huge demand for this? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/240812439/spinning-top-type-a?ref=category_newest The description makes it sound like the creator watched inception and just fell in love with the spinning top.
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twofive1 posted:This isn't really awful, I'm just not sure who it's for. Has there been a huge demand for this? quote:Pledge 39 dollars
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quote:[...]I saw a cool spinning top. After some google research, I decided to buy one. However, the purchase didn’t bring me much joy, since I soon had enough of it  What an endorsement. "I bought this stupid toy as a gimmick, then got bored with it. Now you can do the same!" quote:to be continued... What the gently caress? Also I don't get the whole kickstarter campaign in the first place, if they have a manufacturer and suppliers already why are they trying to kickstart it? Why not just open a store front online and start selling? This isn't for a prototype or funding to get something, they're just flogging them on kickstarter. I don't get it, ditto on the February 2016 estimated shipping date.
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Duckbill posted:It says 'Mittani Media' - isn't The Mittani an EVE goon? Yes, the Mittani is an EVE goon. Hense why most of the game's community isn't supporting the book, they feel it will be bias to the CFC. Wether or not this is true remains to be seen.
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Helpimscared posted:Yes, the Mittani is an EVE goon. Hense why most of the game's community isn't supporting the book, they feel it will be bias to the CFC. Wether or not this is true remains to be seen. I thought they might not be supporting it because they have some taste, but they play Eve so yeah it's probably because of what you said
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Gilganixon posted:I thought they might not be supporting it because they have some taste, but they play Eve so yeah it's probably because of what you said
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Helpimscared posted:Yes, the Mittani is an EVE goon. Hense why most of the game's community isn't supporting the book, they feel it will be bias to the CFC. Wether or not this is true remains to be seen. This question was answered during the AMA, on a KS update and also on TMC. Being informed is p. cool.
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SeaBass posted:This question was answered during the AMA, on a KS update and also on TMC. Being informed is p. cool. You're assuming that the people in question actually read any of those things.
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Ah yeah, dat gnurling tho. $21 seems okay, but the "full retail" of $60 is pretty lol worthy.
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Batterypowered7 posted:http://www.pcgamer.com/meet-a-fan-who-has-spent-30000-on-star-citizen-ships To be honest he does look just like the kind of guy who would do that. At least he can never be fully disappointed if the game never releases.
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twofive1 posted:This isn't really awful, I'm just not sure who it's for. Has there been a huge demand for this? 
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SeaBass posted:This question was answered during the AMA, on a KS update and also on TMC. Being informed is p. cool. Questions of bias answered by mittens during an AMA, on his own kickstarter page, and a website he owns. O K A Y. The funny thing about the Kickstarter is that most of the EVE community, including the people involved in Fountain, hate the idea, and I think the only reason it's getting funded is because EVE goons are a cult.
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Kimsemus posted:Questions of bias answered by mittens during an AMA, on his own kickstarter page, and a website he owns. Is there anyone who plays EVE and isn't a huge rear end?
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TetsuoTW posted:Is there anyone who plays EVE and isn't a huge rear end? Vilerat
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ayn rand hand job posted:Vilerat "is" being the operative word, not "was" he ded
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twofive1 posted:This isn't really awful, I'm just not sure who it's for. Has there been a huge demand for this? There's been a whoooole bunch of spinning top kickstarters. Much like wallets I suspect the reason is that they're actually pretty simple to manufacture if you happen to have the right tools but most people can't be bothered to make one for themselves so these crowdfunding entrepreneurs think they've found a niche where their limited skills will work out. Most high school metalworking classes make a spinning top exactly the same as that one as one of their first class projects. Here's one with a new twist!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/424991352/the-totem-pen-a-pen-and-a-top-combined/description quote:The Totem Pen - It's a pen, It's a top, it's a way to liven up meetings and conference calls. See who can spin theirs the longest! Made in USA!
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Fauxtool posted:"is" being the operative word, not "was" He was a goddamn hero.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:There's been a whoooole bunch of spinning top kickstarters. Much like wallets I suspect the reason is that they're actually pretty simple to manufacture if you happen to have the right tools but most people can't be bothered to make one for themselves so these crowdfunding entrepreneurs think they've found a niche where their limited skills will work out. This is pretty interesting. I didn't know this but it makes sense. I can imagine the sort of person that would want something like this. I'm still surprised and a little upset that the TOTEM PEN got funded though.
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twofive1 posted:I'm still surprised and a little upset that the TOTEM PEN got funded though. People have pledged roughly a million dollars to successful KS spinning top projects. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jllawsonco/the-spin-tray?ref=discovery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/124127689/precision-machined-spinning-tops?ref=discovery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2134320489/turbotoptm-a-mesmerizing-spinning-top-with-turbo-b/description https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jllawsonco/the-spin-tray?ref=discovery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251371853/forever-spinning-top?ref=discovery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251371853/foreverspintm-20-precise-durable-and-elegant?ref=discovery
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:People have pledged roughly a million dollars to successful KS spinning top projects. I wonder how much R&D goes into the tops beyond "spline, rotate on axis, send to CNC lathe 'yup, it spins, whack it on Kickstarter' "
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:People have pledged roughly a million dollars to successful KS spinning top projects.  
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Crust First posted:I sure wish I had a magic USB powered cutting board. "UPDATE 1: Special offer for Kickstrartr's!"
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unpacked robinhood posted:* spins fedora
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benisntfunny posted:I think I'd actually fund this (for being a huge dick) if it weren't $100 to get the horrible product. From the weird rear end video that does everything it can to sexualizes a cartoon lady to the examples that include 'oh no you're wife is gonna find those pictures you have', everything about this is A+ awful. Good stuff. Also: quote:Please be aware: USB Killer may cause damage to the motherboard, depending on your computer. By making a pre-order you acknowledge that you are aware of this fact.
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EatinCake posted:Also: Even better: quote:Sometimes, USB Killer may cause damage to the motherboard. This damage may be repaired with no lasting consequences, but data thieves are not going to stick around long enough to do so. 
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EatinCake posted:This is an amazing solution. I kept reading the pitch hoping to find out this was a means to 'turn-off' your USB port, but no, it's literally a stick that hopes to permanently destroy the port. I've seen this demonstrated when it was some Russian hacker building the thing (and it's likely the same guy trying to monetize his creation) and releasing the plans on the internet and the common conclusion was that this isn't really for doing a data wipe, but vandalizing computers. The original video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TidRpVWXBE Motherboard at Vice discusses with a bunch of computer engineers on it's capacities. It will likely destroy the "southbridge" chipset but there's a "remote possibility" it could damage the CPU and hard drive. But, yeah, replacing the entire motherboard along with the CPU is likely what'll happen. But then, since it likely won't wipe the HDD, then it's useless as a data protection measure when the data thieves can just yank the working HDD and plug it into another computer.
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Found this local kickstart that is just completely  UFO MUG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/icreatemyidea/ufo-mug The entire description is just one single, giant, image.  Also, lama-nator. Obviously a gimmick but gave me a chuckle. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/387431724/llama-nator
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