12 years ago, a whiskey-fuelled rant coined the iconic term HODL with a drunken mispelling — Bitcoin investment strategy would have turned $523 into over $87,000, a 16,666% gain
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12 years ago, a whiskey-fuelled rant coined the iconic term HODL with a drunken mispelling — Bitcoin investment strategy would have turned $523 into over $87,000, a 16,666% gain
1BTC on Dec 18, 2013: $523. 1BTC today: $87,623. The HODL strategy delivered a 16,666% gain.
In a pinch? Last-minute digital gift ideas for Christmas 2025 for the techie in your life — here's the picks if you have no time left for deliveries
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In a pinch? Last-minute digital gift ideas for Christmas 2025 for the techie in your life — here
Digital gifts you can still buy that will arrive with no waiting.
AMD publishes first Zen 6 document detailing ground-up redesign on 2nm process node — brand-new 8-wide CPU core with strong vector capabilities
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AMD publishes first Zen 6 document detailing ground-up redesign on 2nm process node — brand-new 8-wide CPU core with strong vector capabilities
But there are a few catches.
MSI adds auto BCLK overclocking to X870 MAX motherboards — claims new 'one-click' features add up to 15% extra performance on Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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MSI adds auto BCLK overclocking to X870 MAX motherboards — claims new
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Google killed the 25-year-old Sega Dreamcast PlanetWeb 3.0 web browser this week — big G's services no longer respond to this quarter-century-old software
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Google killed the 25-year-old Sega Dreamcast PlanetWeb 3.0 web browser this week — big G
Some fan-made search engines and online gaming servers remain available.
Hands-on with the Thermal Grizzly Der8enchtable: Updating our longstanding motherboard test bench
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Hands-on with the Thermal Grizzly Der8enchtable: Updating our longstanding motherboard test bench
Der8nechtable brings active PCB and convenience to extreme benchmarking and hardware reviewing
The USB Power Delivery (PD) Specification — everything you need to know about USB-PD
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The USB Power Delivery (PD) Specification — everything you need to know about USB-PD
Learn the secrets of the USB PD specification
Registry hack enables new performance-boosting native NVMe support on Windows 11 — Windows Server 2025 feature can be unlocked for consumer PCs, but at your own risk
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Registry hack enables new performance-boosting native NVMe support on Windows 11 — Windows Server 2025 feature can be unlocked for consumer PCs, but at your own risk
This feature would let you maximize your NVMe drives.
China's new nation-spanning network eclipses 100 Gbps transferring 72 terabytes across 1,000km — experimental research network designed to connect thousands of virtualized networks across the country
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China
State-backed experimental network spans 40 cities and targets AI and deterministic networking.
Valve discontinues the most affordable Steam Deck — $399 LCD version on the way out as new starting point is $549
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Valve discontinues the most affordable Steam Deck — $399 LCD version on the way out as new starting point is $549
You can no longer buy the $399 Steam Deck new.