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Yes, Linux actually does already run on ARM chips, and Qualcomm themselves pledged support for Linux for the new chips within the next 6 months.

There is one big issue though: most applications won't be available since they have to work specifically for ARM. This is a big deal because I don't think Linux has a proper x86 --> ARM translation layer. That means most of your apps and games won't work.

I'd wait at least a couple of months to see how the ecosystem is before buying one. It's likely going to be a very bumpy ride for the next ~2 years until everything you'd need is supported.

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Most applications are/can be compiled for arm. You just need the right repo or to compile from source.

Maybe the essentials like browsers and CMD tools are available for ARM, but I'm talking about applications in general. Almost all of Flatpak won't work, not everyone will bother compiling for ARM and those that do probably won't do so as soon as these laptops release. You'd have to be a real poweruser to compile stuff from source and not suffer. Not to mention proprietary stuff that are already reluctant to support Linux, imagine how long it'll take for things like Zoom and Discord to get official support. Before anyone hits me with the "those don't matter", it does to a lot of people.

You don’t need a translation layer unless the software is proprietary and the vendor isn’t willing to compile for arm.

Even then, there will be tons of legacy apps people will want to run.

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Isn’t there things like qemu and box64…

Yeah, but they're experimental and probably very buggy. I've used box64 on my phone, it doesn't play well with everything.

Can it do LLM inference as fast as a M2/M3 Macbook?

It should be better at AI stuff than M series laptops, allegedly. Many manufacturers actually started listing their prices for the new laptops, the new Microsoft ones start at 16GB of RAM at $1000. I know the Lenovo one can reach 64GB of RAM but not sure about the pricing.

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Step 1: Reformat your Android phone

Step 2: Turn on ultra power saving mode (this disables everything in the system except a few apps such as phone and messaging)

Step 3: Never connect to the internet

Et voila. You have a dumb phone.

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You will definitely notice better battery life as an end user.

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It has more to do with manufacturers than Microsoft. Nobody was making high performance ARM chips, so there was never a market for windows on ARM until now

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Don't use [email protected], the entire instance closed down and that community's been abandoned.

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Cyberpunk 2077, probably. The game maxed out will destroy your graphics card but the graphics are undoubtedly gorgeous.

Horizon Forbidden West also has really good graphics.

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They're adding the desert car for Trackmania 2020.

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Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time... I remember when hold forward line rider maps were all the rage on early youtube.

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They brought it back as a gamemode called "open queue", which nerfs tanks to be more in line with DPS.

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I haven't played the game yet but this seems to fix a lot of the immediate issues I saw people complaining about. Sprinting was overhauled and resource gathering mechanics have changed. Bless supergiant games.

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Anchorman 2 wasn't that bad

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Patapon and Lumines are my votes.

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Pretty interesting that Yasuke is one of the main characters. Not super excited considering where the franchise has been headed, but I am interested.

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It says so at the end of the trailer:

  • 40 new levels

  • 15 hours of dev commentary

  • New graphics and sound

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Seems like it's on everything

PS4, PS5, Switch, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series.

It's also on iOS and Android for Netflix subscribers (ugh)

Hello GPT-4o ( openai.com )

GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”) is a step towards much more natural human-computer interaction—it accepts as input any combination of text, audio, and image and generates any combination of text, audio, and image outputs. It can respond to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds, with an average of 320 milliseconds,...

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I hate everything about the AI trying to be funny and faking laughter. Insanely creepy.

Other than that, seems like a good step forward from GPT-4. Cheaper API will make a lot of people happy.

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Well there are multiple reports and a trademark that sounds related, so it's something.

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