Literally on the Steam Machine page:

• CPU: Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T
• GPU: Semi-custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs

The Steam Machine uses semi-custom processors. Changing them would have required getting AMD to design new chips, not swapping out off-the-shelf parts. AMD doesn't yet have an RDNA4 replacement for the GPU, so they would probably only go up to RDNA3.5, and that might not have been enough of a boost to even be worth the trouble.

410 CAD to go from 512GB to 2TB, and sadly that's pretty much just what a 2TB drive costs these days.

If he's worried about people wanting to kill him, maybe he shouldn't have fucked over so many people with DOGE. That probably made the list of people who want him dead a lot longer.

That seems to be the default for Unreal Engine 5.

UE 5.8 is supposed to include a "Lumen Lite" and some other improvements so that "games that rely on global illumination for artistic purposes can run on Nintendo Switch 2 at 60 fps". That'll probably provide a big boost on other platforms, but I dunno if anyone will patch their existing games to the new version.

Burnham at least said he wants to do electoral reform so let’s hope he comes through.

In 2015 Justin Trudeau said he'd do electoral reform for Canada, and we've had 3 un-reformed elections since then. Don't get your hopes up.

Israel disappearing would probably be a big step towards peace in the Middle East, given their tendency to start shit with their neighbors.

Fact check: Did Jeff Bezos say human use of water is slowing down AI? Here is what we found

He is being slammed for the purported words, but the truth is that Bezos did not say any of this. The unedited clip from the event proves that the words are wrongly being attributed to Bezos. We went through the live stream of the VivaTech event posted by Associated Press and did not come across the contentious words. Other people on the internet also wrote similar posts, saying that Bezos did not make any such statement. The billionaire talked about his space company, Blue Origin and his industrial AI startup, Prometheus. However, he did not talk about the use of water for data centres.

They don't link to the Associated Press's stream of the event, and I can't find it, but maybe someone else will have better luck.

Another check shows that the fake news originated from a Reddit thread, which has now deleted the post. Examining the statement on Gemini also revealed that it is incorrect. "This quote is entirely fake, though it recently circulated on platforms like Reddit, Hacker News, and X (formerly Twitter) wrapped in a convincing, manufactured screenshot," the AI tool responded when asked about the authenticity of the statement.

The Canadians should complain about the other countries making them work on a holiday.

Major iOS versions regularly drop support for older models. They're talking about phones that aren't old enough to have had support ended yet.

The US government would never be so honest. Maybe "Department of Strategic Withdrawal".

"Hot-swappable" is above and beyond replaceable. To me hot-swappable sounds like you'll be able to swap the battery pack without turning off the device, which seems like it would require the device to have another power source to cover the changeover.

Telus's SIM fee includes eSIMs:

For example, an argument could be made that with the proliferation of eSIM technology, physical SIM cards could be an optional purchase, as most phones no longer need a physical card. However, that would leave people with older devices in a lurch — and that’s not even getting into the fact that Telus charges $15 for both physical SIMs and eSIMs.

Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) has filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau against four companies they claim import goods from Alabama made with forced labour.

The complaint names four entities: lumber company Canfor, automakers Hyundai Canada and Kia Canada, and door-manufacturer Masonite International. Using data from The Associated Press investigation and records from the Alabama Department of Corrections, it alleges that these companies either directly, or through suppliers, used prison labour and made false claims to the contrary in their annual reports under Canada's Supply Chains Act.

The act requires large companies to report on how they are keeping forced labour out of their supply chains, but Yap says these reports are not scrutinized.

The US complained about us importing goods made with forced labour, so it's only fair we look at such goods that come from the US.

it’s not a bad play to stop Israel’s genociding

They're only trying to get Israel to do less genociding. Stopping the genocide in Gaza isn't on the table.

The list of rollbacks they give is long:

• Scrapped the carbon tax and rebate
• Passed the Building Canada Act, which exempts major projects from environmental laws
• Doubled down on LNG infrastructure, by referring LNG Canada Phase 2 to the Major Projects Office
• Ended the Greener Homes loan program, which provided homeowners with up to $40,000 in zero-interest financing for green renovations
• Disproportionately cut funding to Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Expanded subsidies for carbon capture and storage
• Axed the 2 billion trees program
• Promised federal support for a new oilsands pipeline, as well as the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline
• Announced intention to not proceed with the cap on emissions from the oil and gas industry
• Weakened the Clean Electricity Regulations by suspending their application in Alberta
• Promised new subsidies for fossil fuel infrastructure (pipelines, CCS & enhanced oil recovery)
• Threatened to amend or suspend the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
• Weakened greenwashing provisions in the Competition Act
• Weakened methane regulations, by delaying Alberta’s deadline for achieving the targets
• Doubled down on fossil fuels, by referring Ksi Lisims LNG, and the enabling North Coast Transmission Line, to the Major Projects Office
• Suspended a ban on the export of single-use plastic items that are prohibited in Canada
• Scrapped the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, which would have required all new vehicles sold in Canada to be zero-emissions by 2035.
• Cut $5 billion for the Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF)
• Updated the mandate for the Canada Infrastructure Bank to make way for fossil fuel financing
• Promised $1 billion for Equinor’s proposed Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project
• Ended the Clean Growth Hub
• Gave Alberta more powers over impact assessment
• Paused the fuel excise tax
• Created new fossil fuel subsidies for more oil and gas production
• Weakened the Pest Control Products Act
• Doubled down on fossil fuels, by approving Enbridge’s $4 billion Sunrise natural gas pipeline expansion plan in BC
• Proposed sweeping changes to major project decision making and approvals, including:
  — creating special economic zones where projects will not need reviews,
  — creating conditions to preapprove pipelines,
  — weakening Species at Risk Act to allow Cabinet to approve projects
  that would threaten the survival or recovery of endangered species
• Weakened Canada’s Electricity Regulations, which will make more room for fossil gas and make it harder to get a clean, affordable grid
• Weakened industrial carbon pricing
• Lowered expectations for CCS Pathways Project
• Considered using Export Development Canada for public financing for LNG Canada

However much shit Trump may talk about Netanyahu, I bet US weapons shipments to Israel go uninterrupted.

Gotta save money for the reparations program for Iran.

Canada is like someone who's trying to stop smoking, hits a rough patch, and starts smoking even more because they don't know any other way to deal with stress. Doubling down on fossil fuels isn't the only way to deal with this economic pressure.