Day: March 11, 2026

Flare Network and Xaman Open DeFi Access for XRP Holders Through XRPFi

2026-03-11 By admin

This content is provided by a sponsor. For years, decentralized finance has largely developed around assets native to smart contract platforms such as Ethereum. Meanwhile, major digital assets like XRP have remained largely outside decentralized finance markets despite their large market capitalization and global holder base. Bridging that gap requires new technical frameworks capable of […]

Discussion – Apple Silicon SoC thread

2026-03-11 By admin

M15 nmUnified memory architecture – LP-DDR416 billion transistors 8-core CPU 4 high-performance cores192 KB instruction cache128 KB data cacheShared 12 MB L2 cache 4 high-efficiency cores128 KB instruction cache64 KB data cacheShared 4 MB L2 cache(Apple claims the 4 high-effiency cores alone perform like a dual-core Intel MacBook Air) 8-core iGPU (but there is a […]

Iran’s $200 Oil Warning Raises Stakes as IEA Floods Market With Emergency Crude

2026-03-11 By admin

Oil markets jolted on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency said member countries will release a record 400 million barrels from emergency reserves to counter supply disruptions tied to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the growing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. IEA Deploys Record Strategic Oil Release to Stabilize Markets The coordinated action—announced […]

Discussion – when & whither next gen consoles ?

2026-03-11 By admin

What Does “Sunsetting” Xbox Look Like Anyway?​ Daniel Sims – February 27, 2026 When you think about it, a traditional PlayStation-style console never fit Microsoft. Microsoft is a software and services company. They’ve never been huge on hard consumer products. A box that does one thing and locks its content to a walled garden was […]

Discussion – RDNA 5 / UDNA (CDNA Next) speculation

2026-03-11 By admin

Shared L1 Has Far Reaching Implications Global LDS patent Patent available here: https://patents.google.com/patent/US12001334B2 It’s a radiating fabric paradigm. Does nearest neighbour searches first, then propagates out to other CUs further out. The patent is old so likely major tweaks since t… docs.google.com

gas prices compared to 70’s oil crisis

2026-03-11 By admin

As someone who lived through the 70s oil embargoes, no, this isn’t like that. The gas prices suck, but I’m not yet seeing gas stations out of gas, no odd/even rationing based on your license plate, no restrictions on how much gas you can buy in one visit.

Inflation Holds Steady at 2.4% in February as US Stocks Open With Caution on Geopolitical Risks

2026-03-11 By admin

U.S. stocks opened cautiously Wednesday morning after fresh inflation data showed consumer prices rising at a steady pace in February, offering investors some relief while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept energy markets and risk assets on edge. February CPI Confirms Cooling Inflation While Energy Markets Spike on Middle East Conflict The February Consumer […]

Discussion – Arrow Lake Builder’s thread

2026-03-11 By admin

Yes but Gracemont is crap in comparison to Skymont. Also, you need to turn HT off with 13900K. It messes with your mind in that you wonder, why not go with HT and benefit from extra threads, except when those virtual threads cause performance regressions in some workloads. With 285K, you have none of these […]