jaykrown
@jaykrown@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why many in Gen Z are ditching college for training in skilled trades 22 hours ago:
If demand climbs and there are people out of work, then people will learn to do the jobs as long as they aren’t as bad as working in a coal mine. I’m strongly considering learning a trade or robotics maintenance because demand is increasing rapidly.
- Comment on We shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30. 1 day ago:
Let’s all spend time learning about construction and planning and build our own housing!
- Comment on We shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30. 1 day ago:
You touched on a core part of the issue, which is seeing housing/real estate as an investment which has driven up costs significantly while encouraging owners to be against new construction.
- Comment on Data centers in Silicon Valley stand empty, awaiting power 2 days ago:
If you ever needed a solid fact to prove this is a massive bubble, here it is.
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- Comment on U.S. Tech Layoffs Hit Two-Decade High in October 3 days ago:
This absolutely has to do with AI. If 1 tech worker now has the productivity of 2 tech workers, then they only need to hire half as many workers. Junior developer positions don’t really exist anymore. If we want new jobs, we need new businesses that try to solve the problems that still exist, like the lack of recycling. I’m lucky to have a job in the refurbishment industry, but I’m starting to strongly believe I’m going to need to start my own business next year.
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- Comment on Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels 1 week ago:
Sounds more eco maybe, significantly less efficient, and the amount of area you’d need would be pretty massive. You lose energy to the pump and the turbine. Chemical energy storage is the most efficient, the batteries can be recycled. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are another option. en.wikipedia.org/…/Lithium_iron_phosphate_battery
- Comment on Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels 1 week ago:
This works a lot better. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-ion_battery
- Comment on Chaotic Evil 1 week ago:
I’m so glad that the USB-C connector is reversible. Just think about the couple seconds it’s taken trying to plug into a USB-A the wrong way, having to flip it over to plug it in properly. Now multiply that by the billions of attempts over time, very detrimental.
- Comment on 'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced 1 week ago:
You pay for them now, but once they become cheaper and more efficient no one will pay for them, and people will be able to run the models locally. I agree AI is useful, it’s not going away, and will become more accessible and cheaper rapidly as time progresses.
- Comment on The Value of NVIDIA Now Exceeds an Unprecedented 16% of U.S. GDP 1 week ago:
This is the exact type of thing you seek near the peak of a bubble.
- Comment on 'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced 1 week ago:
That’s hopeful, but that’s never how it’s worked before. When I talk about “pop” I’m talking about the financial. I think the debt will pop and a lot of these oddly named AI companies will dissolve with no money. The applications of AI will continue. The dotcom bubble saw a huge financial crash, and a lot of weird internet companies died, but the internet remained and we eventually got Netflix and Amazon, etc.
- Comment on 'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced 1 week ago:
AI is a massive bubble, and it will be popping in the next year or so. It will still be the case that no companies are making money from it. Why? Because it makes the technology more accessible, and allows individuals to do things that otherwise would have taken a team without AI. The level of competition is extremely high, and no one will be willing to pay for AI services. Profitable companies with multiple revenue sources like Google and Meta will continue to offer AI services for free, while companies like Anthropic and OpenAI will run out of money.
- Comment on Microsoft seemingly just revealed that OpenAI lost $11.5B last quarter 2 weeks ago:
Pretty sure it’s just a number on a computer screen.
- Comment on Artificial Neurons Communicate Directly With Living Cells 3 weeks ago:
Most people don’t even like the idea of wearing smart glasses or smart watches, and you expect them to line up and pay for brain chips? 🥴
- Comment on some days i cant even 4 weeks ago:
I look forward to seeing more electric leaf blowers. Sure they have a bit of an annoying high pitched whine when you’re close by, but you’re not going to hear it more than 5 meters away. I’ve also been seeing more electric lawn mowers which are also much quieter.
- Comment on Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years 4 weeks ago:
This is absolutely terrible for working people and the economy as a whole. Gatekeeping which ultimately brings down everyone including the investors who hold it above the heads of others.
- Comment on Poor salmon 5 weeks ago:
Why does it say “Source: US government”? 😂
- Comment on U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after 1 month ago:
Sodium-ion batteries are becoming more viable, which will be necessary to buffer the solar energy surge during the day and lack of energy production at night.
- Comment on AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds 1 month ago:
I remember GPT 4 being useless and constantly giving wrong information. Now with newer models they’ve become significantly more useful, especially when prompted to be extremely careful and to always double check to ensure the best response.
- Comment on AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds 1 month ago:
I’ve found success using more powerful LLMs to help me create applications using the Rust programming language. If you use a weak LLM and ask it to do something very difficult you’ll get bad results. You still need to have a fundamental understanding of good coding practices. Using an LLM to code doesn’t replace the decision making.
- Comment on AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds 1 month ago:
Wait, are you blaming AI for this, or yourself?
- Comment on Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies 1 month ago:
I did, it wasn’t better. What “off the shelf” OCR software are you talking about? I tried EasyOCR and PaddleOCR. Llama 4 Maverick has been more accurate.
- Comment on Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies 1 month ago:
What a dumb take.
- Comment on Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies 1 month ago:
It makes sense that large companies would be incapable of using it effectively. They rely on antiquated systems and rigid structures that are less likely to change than smaller companies.
- Comment on Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies 1 month ago:
If I have a low ability in that specific area then why was I able to achieve success?
- Comment on ‘My buyer’s guilt is insane. It’s $1,300 on trash’: the adults addicted to blind box toys like Labubus 1 month ago:
I love not spending money on trash.
- Comment on Renewables blow past nuclear when it comes to cheap datacenter juice 1 month ago:
Thankfully wind and solar are cheap and require a low up front investment, otherwise it couldn’t be. We need to continue to invest in battery technology, sodium batteries are the way forward.
- Comment on Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies 1 month ago:
Yea, you can do that, but have fun doing that 1000 times a day. Manually copying was the problem, I created a system that automated that process.