Well it is from the youtube transcript which interprets “ninety sixty” as 960. I didn’t want to watch the video either so there’s not much point trying to proofread for accuracy and I didn’t bother, but I’ll correct that detail. If you want to watch the video and come up with your own summary, feel free. To me the important details here are that it is $350 and 16GB vram.

Here’s a summary of the transcript generated with qwen3:

1. Product Overview:

   • The AMD RX 9060 XT is a mid-range GPU with 16GB VRAM, competing against NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti (8GB VRAM).
   • AMD also offers an 8GB version of the RX 9060 XT, likely for cost-effective market strategy, but the reviewer strongly recommends the 16GB variant for better future-proofing and performance in memory-demanding tasks.

2. Pricing and Strategy:

   • AMD leverages NVIDIA’s higher pricing for the RTX 5060 Ti (which is more expensive than the RX 9060 XT) to position its card as a better value proposition. The reviewer advocates for 16GB over 8GB GPUs, even if it means slightly higher costs.

3. Performance Comparison:

   • Power Efficiency: The RTX 5060 Ti is noted for 30% lower power consumption at similar performance levels, a significant advantage for NVIDIA.
   • Ray Tracing: NVIDIA generally excels in ray-tracing performance, though AMD might edge ahead in specific scenarios.
   • Driver Ecosystem: Historically, NVIDIA’s drivers are more polished, but recent controversies around NVIDIA’s driver updates have shifted perceptions, with AMD now appearing more reliable in this area.

4. Hardware Design:

   • The RX 9060 XT features a simplified design with minimal VRM components and uses thermal putty (common in Gigabyte’s builds) on the GPU and memory ICs for heat dissipation. The PCB layout is basic, reflecting its mid-range positioning.

5. AMD’s Transparency Initiative:

   • AMD emphasized independent testing in its review guide, urging reviewers to conduct unbiased evaluations without interference. The reviewer confirms AMD adhered to this policy, praising the company for ethical practices amidst NVIDIA’s recent controversies.

6. Market Positioning:

   • The RX 9060 XT is framed as a strategic counter to NVIDIA, challenging its dominance through competitive pricing and VRAM capacity. The reviewer applauds AMD’s bold move, calling it a “slap in the face” to NVIDIA’s pricing strategy.

7. Conclusion:

   • The RX 9060 XT is recommended for users prioritizing VRAM capacity and value, especially in a market where NVIDIA’s pricing and driver issues create opportunities for AMD. While NVIDIA leads in power efficiency and ray tracing, the RX 9060 XT’s 16GB VRAM and lower cost make it a compelling choice for many gamers and creators.

Final Verdict: A strong contender in the mid-range GPU segment, the RX 9060 XT offers a balanced mix of performance, VRAM, and price, positioning AMD as a formidable competitor to NVIDIA in the current GPU landscape.

The video doesn’t mention it but I looked it up and apparently this card has msrp of $350, but comments on the video are predicting that in practice it will be more expensive than that.

Just like old web forums, how nostalgic

Most cryptocurrencies have less privacy then tradfi

Sort of, but that doesn’t really contradict what I said, because cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency tools that enable more privacy exist and work and are used. Even ones that don’t offer the potential for pseudonymity and are functional for bypassing the arbitrary censorship/control of Visa etc, for example see recent events with CivitAI.

It will always have people trying to destroy privacy and also people trying to enhance privacy.

But this means the people trying to destroy it will win sometimes. That means it is important that systems for preserving privacy should be resilient against small victories by this faction. By design GNU Taler seems to lack the resilience against interference that is a core feature of decentralized systems which could be used in its place.

Privacy is a good thing.

Yes

And don’t forget the State works for us.

Hasn’t Europe been seriously considering bans on end to end encryption? Aren’t there serious pushes to force VPN companies to keep logs? And for all this project seems to be trying to emphasize its distinction from other styles of cryptocurrency, the goal and means is largely similar, and I don’t think you can ignore all the precedent for how crypto exchanges, mixers and pseudo-mixers have been treated regardless of their efforts to be compliant with the law, especially as relates to privacy features. So how can you possibly trust a state to perpetually remain on the right side of this? The design of this project means there is little possible resistance to any level of attack coming from that direction, even something as simple as banks dropping the exchange as a customer would kill it, and I think it is a fatal flaw, especially when other cryptocurrencies already achieve greater levels of privacy and payment censorship resistance without asking or needing permission, despite being under constant attack from states.

It’s a neat idea but I think the concept of user payments privacy and also being based on custodial centralized exchanges collecting KYC and trying for total compliance is too contradictory to work out. This totally depends on state acceptance and not pushing the removal of privacy features.

This legislation makes the online environment for children worse, so it’s a moot point; whether you think it’s the government’s place to take a proactive stance on this or not, it’s still bad either way.

Maybe she expected the interview to happen and had an article planned about it, and then decided to just write it anyway when it didn’t

The OP tweet seems to be leaning pretty hard on the “AI bad” sentiment. If LLMs make academic knowledge more accessible to people that’s a good thing for the same reason what Aaron Swartz was doing was a good thing.