Control Structure #143: Genetically Modified Cats

Control Structure

After a hiatus, Andrew and Steve return to talk about AMD, Python, Java, SSDs, hard drives, and responsive images. Neat!

News

• The AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Deep Dive: The 2700X, 2700, 2600X, and 2600 Tested
• AMD’s Stock Price Jumps On News Of Stellar Earnings Spurred By Ryzen | HotHardware
• [UPDATE] AMD CPU Market Share Jumps 43% in April Alone, Steam Survey Shows – But Did it Really?
• Steam Hardware & Software Survey
• The Mainstream Phoenix Rises: Samsung’s 970 EVO (500GB & 1TB) SSDs Reviewed
• Python 3.7: Introducing Data Classes | PyCharm Blog
• PEP 557 — Data Classes | Python.org
• xkcd: Python Environment
• Radioactive Cats and Nuclear Priests: How to Warn the Future About Toxic Waste – Motherboard
• Oracle: Java SE 8 business users must buy a licence from January next year | V3
• Do Helium-Filled Hard Drives Perform Better Than Air-Filled Drives?
• AT&T explains why it blocked Cloudflare DNS: It was just an accident | Ars Technica
• Tesla starts brutal review of contractors, firing everyone that is not vouched for by an employee | Electrek

Feats

• Responsive Images & Remote Debugging | the Andrew Bailey

Don’t forget

• International Backup Awareness Day

Music

• Bump Foot – Releases – foot132
• Gas Powered EP | Kubbi

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