2.5 Admins 2.5 Admins 260: Watery Email
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Aug 14, 2025 The hosts dive into AMD’s latest impressive mobile processors, showcasing their performance. They question the UK government's bizarre suggestion to delete old emails to save water, highlighting its unrealistic approach. Technical discussions cover setting up verified boot with snapshots and optimizing ZFS for virtual machines, providing invaluable insights. The contrast between small form factor CPUs and higher-end models reveals interesting advances in efficiency. The conversation blends tech innovation with pressing environmental issues, making for a thought-provoking experience.
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Mobile x86 Reaches Desktop Performance
- AMD's mobile-class Ryzen AI Max 395 delivers near-desktop performance at much lower power consumption.
- Jim Salter highlights performance-per-watt gains that challenge assumptions about x86 efficiency.
Performance-Per-Watt Changes Deployment Tradeoffs
- Performance-per-watt matters beyond benchmarks because it reduces heat, cooling, and noise in real deployments.
- The hosts note this shift parallels Apple Silicon's influence and forces competition across architectures.
Deleting Emails Won't Save Water
- Don't expect deleting emails to materially save water; it's a poor lever for data center efficiency.
- Jim recommends reducing cloud AI agents on your mail and focusing on system-level changes instead.
