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U.S. inks bill to force geo-tracking tech for high-end gaming and AI GPUs (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

People will just make custom firmware and drivers.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 19 hours ago

It would be wonderful if this pushes develpment of noveau drivers. But i don't get my hopes up...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

Or desolder the gps module

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

INB4 the US outlaws Free Software drivers and mandates DRM and locked firmware in all new PCs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

How would that even work? But aside from that, I should probably upgrade my GPU before this goes into effect, even if the GPU I want will probably not be affected.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I'd back up as many versions of the drivers as well (different oses, different releases). I feel like this will be implemented drm style with forced network connections baked in the drivers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's the only way I can see this work. I use Linux with the Mesa drivers, that are part of the kernel, anyway, so there's not really a need for me to make driver backups.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

I use Linux

Believe it or not, straight to CECOT.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago

Just did the same. My pc was 7 years old. This may be my final ever upgrade.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago

Thanks but no thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

This will surely complete the final step of the master plan - the world craves those superior American made goods.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Once China takes the semiconductor crown, the US isn't getting it back.

Glad I get to be alive to witness communism beat capitalism. While the US ruling class wastes its money on dumb shit like "space tourism," the Chinese ruling class has been investing vehemently into its own populace.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I’m intrigued…..

Why and how do you think China will take the semiconductor crown?
in what way will communism “beat” capitalism?
You think China has been investing in its own people? The wealth gap in China between the 1% and the rest is enormous and growing - that’s how all communism ends up lol. Chinas ruling class treat the rest of the population like garbage.

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