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Ryan Whitwam

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Minnesotan. Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica. Previous bylines at ExtremeTech, Android Police, Wirecutter, NY Times, PC World, HotHardware, Android Authority, and more.

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Nvidia says it raked in $193.7 billion in annual data center revenue over the last year, while gaming brought in $16 billion Priorities, etc.

Okay, can we have a new Shield TV now? Throw us a bone. www.pcgamer.com/hardware/nvi...

26.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that for him.

05.02.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."

Inside Nvidia’s 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

30.01.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, that's not actually true. Active cooling systems exist, for example on the International Space Station. They're complicated and bulky, but it is possible to remove heat from a spacecraft or satellite with them. No clue if it's cost-efficient or reliable enough to scale for data center needs.

30.01.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jeez if only you were like in the Senate you could do something about it... wait a sec...

25.01.2026 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If only elected Dems were as pissed as their social media manager.

25.01.2026 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is releasing chemical weapons, assaulting protestors, and kidnapping children in our stateβ€”the state you represent in the Senate. How disconnected from reality are you?

22.01.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gemini for Home is going just great.

18.01.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First time in my life I'm hoping for absolutely abysmal weather. I want more videos of ICE slipping on ice, preferably set to yakety sax.

15.01.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can email me. Contact info is on Ars.

14.01.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone whose work is public-facing ought to have thicker skin. I've been called every name in the book just writing about phones and shit.

12.01.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can tell they're from down south.

11.01.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*shakes phone*

Oh my god, I've been hit by a car!

09.01.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Fucking bitch"

-Jonathan Ross, after committing murder in broad daylight.

09.01.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

NYT's track record standing up to fascism has been spotty lately, but this is an important thing to publish right now. Some people are living in an alternate reality. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

08.01.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bullshit. He walked around the front of the car, putting himself in that position. He was also clearly out of the path of the car, which is why there's only one bullet hole in the windshield. The other shots when through the open driver's window. It was murder. Don't defend fascist murders.

08.01.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

08.01.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, go defend more fascists while saying you're anti-fascist. πŸ‘

08.01.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Then I guess we are at an impasse because I don't believe you. I hope for your sake you are never put in a position like this woman was. You may think you'll miraculously do everything right in the moment, but when you can be murdered 12 seconds into an interaction, you may find time moves fast.

08.01.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know, I think there's plenty of reason to be rude and hostile. This could have happened to anyone. These roided up assholes are 100% to blame for how they escalated the situation. If you're on their side, you are not on mine.

08.01.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If that all seems a fine and normal thing to happen in America, you are part of the fascism problem in America. Full stop. I'm done.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The chud leans over the hood and shoots you. As the car passes, he fires twice more through the driver window from the SIDE of the car where he cannot possibly believe he's in danger. You are dead. It has been 12 seconds.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You turn the wheel to avoid him (as is 100% clear in the video) and begin pulling awayβ€”you didn't do anything wrong, after all. It has been 11 seconds.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're terrified and confused. You were trying to leave like they said. You try to pull away but one of the chuds walks past your front bumper. He's reaching for a gun. It has been ten seconds.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Suddenly, another car of chuds pull up yelling something else at you. They don't know what's happening, but they are instantly aggressive. Now one of them is in your face, screaming and pulling at your car door. It has been eight seconds.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have regrettably watched this murder frame-by frame. Put yourself in this lady's shoes, if you even have the capacity for empathy to do so. You're driving, and run into some ICE shit. As you're scoping it out, they start yelling at you to leave. You start turning around to do so. Start the timer.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Except the part where you can see him doing it. We went through this. I just don't believe you're making an honest effort to look at what happened. Ya ever get a good look at those tires? The multiple frames of the shooter walking in front of the car? That's something they aren't supposed to do.

08.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not new footage. Does not change the fact that he walked toward the car while it was moving. She was waving them past, and 12 seconds later she was dead. People are not used to armed men surrounding their car screaming contradictory orders. So obvious that guy wanted to shoot someone.

08.01.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dude, genuine question. Are you watching this video on a small phone screen? The car is turning away from the chud before he fires the first shot. You should look frame-by-frame on a bigger display if you can't see this.

07.01.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's totally wrong. I'm not sure where you're from; maybe you don't drive in the snow much. Look at the car's wheels. The driver is clearly cranking the wheel well before the first shot at 0:12.

07.01.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0