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bytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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This is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver.

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This is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver.

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  • bobbbu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    It always fascinates me how people can achieve such things, and acquire knowledge to do so in the first place. Meanwhile, last night I spent 1h troubleshooting jellyfin because my kid clicked a few things in a menu by mistake when I was away.

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      Anyone who uses Jellyfin occasionally does some troubleshooting, don’t sell yourself short

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    At age 20, she reverse-engineered the Apple GPU. At age 40, I got the LED to blink on my Arduino.

    • HubertManne@piefed.social
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      I mean I have decades of doing all sorts of IT work and this is way beyond my level. Absolutely amazing.

      • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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        I have such immense respect for people who know how the bits are physically flowing through a machine. I took classes about it but I can’t imagine doing that daily, it’s so tedious.

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      I’m 30 and I wiped my own ass. So I’m feeling pretty accomplished.

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        You must be male

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    Of you look at all of the work behind Asahi, it’s incredible. I’m so grateful for heroes like Alyssa who are saving millions of computers from landfills when Apple no longer supports them

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      I applaud them for their thankless work. I hate that it’s necessary in the first place.

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    Name is misspelled in the title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Rosenzweig.
    Also, wow, impressive.

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      https://alyssarosenzweig.ca/blog/asahi-gpu-part-n.html

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    Sometimes I think I’m smart then I hear stories like this and I’m humbled.

    She is a hero and a legend. It just makes me think, it’s so sad that we live in a world where the most altruistic, talented, and capable people make less than those that are the best at taking advantage of the system and others for their own greed.

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    Transphobes can fuck right off. The fact that a SINGLE person contributed this much says quite a lot about their own abilities, and whether they are trans or a woman is irrelevant.

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      So much so, so naturally so, that you brought it up so, makes me wonder about what strife witnessed.

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      lol her being trans or not didn’t even cross my mind

      a woman is a woman, it’s as simple as that

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    Did she just do this in her spare time or was this part of her job? It’s interesting just how people are able to accomplish this sort of things

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    She’s amazing. Also fascinating life story, came out as transgender at 10, was raised Jewish but she is now a Quaker

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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      like the oats guy?

      1000004527

      • Emerald (she/her)@lemmy.world
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        Fun fact: Quaker Oats has no relation to Quakers at all.

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          but they’re both bland and tasteless and disappointed in my life choices after seeing each other.

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      raised Jewish but she is now a Quaker

      Trading one religious tradition for another.

      That’s a lateral move at best.

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        To be fair Quakers are like, the best people of pretty much any western organized religion

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        No, she plays Quake now… damn, now I have to look up the hat Quaker is

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          i will now forever hear “quaker” as a slur for boomer-shooter players.

          Fucking quaker, IDDQD yourself.

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    Her live streams are something else

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      What does she do on the livestreams?

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        Something else

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