Mark Hachman
@markhachman.bsky.social
PCWorld tech reporter, splitting time between PC tech, chips, and Microsoft. Nerd, college football and MLB fan, Domer. I like puns.
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
Dear Leader doing the "Sir this is a Wendy's" meme live at a meeting for McDonald's franchisees today.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Dear Leader doing the "Sir this is a Wendy's" meme live at a meeting for McDonald's franchisees today.
At what point will you buy a birthday card for your nephew or kid and it will just be a LLM voice interaction with their favorite video character
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
At what point will you buy a birthday card for your nephew or kid and it will just be a LLM voice interaction with their favorite video character
PCWorld normally recommends that you buy new hardware. But with tariffs and supply uncertainties, 2025 might be the year that you should be looking at used components and PCs. And no, not eBay. www.pcworld.com/article/2971...
Is 2025 the year that used hardware goes mainstream?
Move over, eBay: Jawa.gg, and competing sites are here. Take a page from the used car market and consider used hardware to fight tariffs and drive prices down during Black Friday
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November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
PCWorld normally recommends that you buy new hardware. But with tariffs and supply uncertainties, 2025 might be the year that you should be looking at used components and PCs. And no, not eBay. www.pcworld.com/article/2971...
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I never thought I’d get this wish. Odd seeing eulogies before I expire
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I never thought I’d get this wish. Odd seeing eulogies before I expire
This is worth watching just to see how the sausage is made.
This clip from the documentary Art of the Surge gives some insight into how Trump's tweets are made.
Trump can be seen dictating to his aide Natalie Harp. We also see the entire room brainstorming, with Matt Gaetz and Stephen Miller contributing ideas.
gizmodo.com/does-preside...
Trump can be seen dictating to his aide Natalie Harp. We also see the entire room brainstorming, with Matt Gaetz and Stephen Miller contributing ideas.
gizmodo.com/does-preside...
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is worth watching just to see how the sausage is made.
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Someone made a website that serves up a constant stream of AI slop but only if you get on all fours and oink like a pig (no seriously) sloptrough.co
Slop Trough
sloptrough.co
November 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Someone made a website that serves up a constant stream of AI slop but only if you get on all fours and oink like a pig (no seriously) sloptrough.co
Kensington's 19-in-1 laptop dock has features other docks just dream about. My review: www.pcworld.com/article/2961...
Tested: Kensington's Thunderbolt 5 dock justifies its enormous price tag
Kensington's EQ Pro Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station (SD7100TS) probably isn't for most users. But premium features cater to creative professionals, and the dock makes a strong argument for its high pric...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Kensington's 19-in-1 laptop dock has features other docks just dream about. My review: www.pcworld.com/article/2961...
If you're a long-time Windows user, you know about Winamp and its visualization technology. It's a little wild that only now are we seeing this come to the browser. (Opera will try just about anything.)
www.pcworld.com/article/2973...
www.pcworld.com/article/2973...
Holy Winamp! Opera puts a music visualizer inside its browser
Opera One has added a Sonic theme that syncs with Spotify to render colorful visualizations of music playback.
www.pcworld.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If you're a long-time Windows user, you know about Winamp and its visualization technology. It's a little wild that only now are we seeing this come to the browser. (Opera will try just about anything.)
www.pcworld.com/article/2973...
www.pcworld.com/article/2973...
The Trump-Clinton speculation is mind-blowing
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Trump-Clinton speculation is mind-blowing
The Trump admin is trying to block Prop 50 because it is a "racial gerrymander". LOL.
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Trump admin is trying to block Prop 50 because it is a "racial gerrymander". LOL.
AMD keeps inexorably increasing its desktop market share. Latest Q3 2025 numbers: www.pcworld.com/article/2971...
AMD continues gaining desktop CPU share, holding its own in mobile
AMD conrtinues gaining market share in the desktop PC CPU market, and Inrtel's decision to push its higher-margin server processors at the expense of mobile chips also benefited AMD as well.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
AMD keeps inexorably increasing its desktop market share. Latest Q3 2025 numbers: www.pcworld.com/article/2971...
Oh wow, the latest Stern pinball looks awesome!
($7 grand, sigh)
($7 grand, sigh)
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Oh wow, the latest Stern pinball looks awesome!
($7 grand, sigh)
($7 grand, sigh)
Kensington has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with hotkeys, CompactFlash, optical connections, and more! www.pcworld.com/article/2962...
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Kensington's new Thunderbolt 5 dock is an absolute monster
Kensington has announced the SD7100T5 EQ Pro 19-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station, featuring luxuries like an optical connection, CompactFlash, and dedicated hot keys.
www.pcworld.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Kensington has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with hotkeys, CompactFlash, optical connections, and more! www.pcworld.com/article/2962...
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
Review coming tomorrow. (And yeah, kinda pricey.)
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Reposted by Mark Hachman
Updated with some additional details, including an additional CPU roadmap slide.
AMD financial analyst day wrap: Zen 7, GPU and NPU roadmaps, too. www.pcworld.com/article/2968...
AMD confirms Zen 7 CPU plans, offers look at GPU, NPU roadmap
AMD provided a sneak peek at some of its CPU and GPU roadmaps during presentations made for financial analysts on Tuesday.
www.pcworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Updated with some additional details, including an additional CPU roadmap slide.
AMD financial analyst day wrap: Zen 7, GPU and NPU roadmaps, too. www.pcworld.com/article/2968...
AMD confirms Zen 7 CPU plans, offers look at GPU, NPU roadmap
AMD provided a sneak peek at some of its CPU and GPU roadmaps during presentations made for financial analysts on Tuesday.
www.pcworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
AMD financial analyst day wrap: Zen 7, GPU and NPU roadmaps, too. www.pcworld.com/article/2968...
Since Jack Huynh isn't on stage during AMD's Q&A, I'd say that underscores where client plays right now. (Papermaster is, however.)
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Since Jack Huynh isn't on stage during AMD's Q&A, I'd say that underscores where client plays right now. (Papermaster is, however.)
OK, if you're wondering why AMD is betting big on datacenter vs client...
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
OK, if you're wondering why AMD is betting big on datacenter vs client...
How Wall Street has seen AMD's financial analyst day so far.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How Wall Street has seen AMD's financial analyst day so far.
Jack Huynh is on stage at AMD's financial analyst day to talk client, which will cover consumer as well as enterprise.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Jack Huynh is on stage at AMD's financial analyst day to talk client, which will cover consumer as well as enterprise.
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.