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GTX 1080 Ti is running hot.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the second-fastest single-GPU graphics card you can buy, and only because there’s a $1200 Titan Xp offering questionable value out there, too.

That was from an article written in 2017.

When I wanted to try out virtual reality, I bought a gaming computer with that graphics card.  At that time, it was almost impossible to buy a graphics card because crypto-currency miners were buying all available graphics cards.

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Gen Z are basking in dread.

Economist: The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable

Economist: The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable

The graph shows the percentage of people of each generation who are unhappy at a particular age.  The article is based on this research about the decline in mental health of the young, which is based on an annual survey conducted by the CDC.

It makes sense that Gen Z would be the most unhappy.

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Weak men make hard times.

It’s embarrassing that the next mayor of New York City can’t lift 135 lbs, while a retired teacher in Ohio can bench 180 lbs.   My brother and I are doing two sets of 12, at 140 lbs.

More embarrassing for Mamdani is that he made the attempt without knowing for certain that he can lift the weight.  Not a good look.

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