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- Comment on IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs 1 day ago:
The other companies involved know this as well; they’re just not saying the quiet part out loud.
- Comment on Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn 2 days ago:
Always good to have a list of what to avoid so we can all make sure we avoid them.
- Comment on Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn 2 days ago:
Only websites hosted by land lovers are bound by such laws.
- Comment on Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn 2 days ago:
I’m sure they’ll be getting a lot of photos with abnormally long noses and saggy, wrinkled, hairy chins.
- Comment on It would be so funny if China colonizes Mars, then the Martian Colonists declare independence, and Mars become a new bastion of Freedom and Prosperity. 3 days ago:
The trip to Mars will be similarly expensive to a trip to the New World back in the day. I can imagine history rhyming with something akin to indentured servitude. Especially if the rockets and resources on Mars are owned by billionaires like Musk.
- Comment on Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out 3 days ago:
I have a RTX 4060 low-profile in my 2U server and am limited to 8GB of VRAM for anything I self-host at the moment. I may consider a larger chassis with a better GPU in the future.
- Comment on YSK that Apple makes hundreds of millions of dollars with personalized advertising. If you have an iPhone, you should turn it off. 3 days ago:
There are 2 reasons a big corporation will ever do anything:
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Make number go up
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Avoid number going down due to bad PR, government fines, etc.
This probably falls under #2.
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- Comment on same shit every day, on god 4 days ago:
Dihydrogen monoxide is potent greenhouse gas that has caused many deaths, and we should stop using it to generate power.
- Comment on Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out 5 days ago:
Too bad larger LLMs require ungodly amounts of VRAM, or self-hosting would be a good alternative. LLMs have their uses, but they’re not useful enough to put up with ads.
- Comment on Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know 1 week ago:
Thanks, will check it out!
- Comment on Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know 1 week ago:
It unfortunately is. I’m currently using Linux on a mini PC with Pegasus Frontend and a remote to launch Jellyfin, VacuumTube, and games as a HTPC. It’s necessary to exit each app differently to get back to the launcher, and then if anything gets hung up, I have to connect a keyboard and mouse. Really looking forward to Plasma Bigscreen to deliver a UX more like Android TV.
- Comment on Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know 1 week ago:
Who wants Android on a PC? If anything, let’s get some better options for Linux on phones, tablets, and TVs.
- Comment on Microsoft says Copilot will 'finish your code before you finish your coffee' adding fuel to the Windows 11 AI controversy that's still raging 1 week ago:
A more appropriate line would be that Copilot can shit out code faster than you can pinch off your own loaf.
- Comment on Sam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary disease 2 weeks ago:
I feel like this kind of thing can create a “Great Filter” kind of situation. Tech works great and most humans are genetically engineered now, but wait, why is everyone off before 30? Nope, it’s not the genetic engineering, and anyone who says that is a tinfoil hat wearer. Ok, actually, the data is in and it is the genetic engineering, but it made a bunch of billionaires even richer, so all good, right?
- Comment on Steam Hardware Announcement 2 weeks ago:
I think you’re right. You can already get cheap mini PCs in the 300s with a 780M that has double the graphical power of a Steam Deck. I doubt Valve is going to double or triple that for $500.
- Comment on Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. 2 weeks ago:
I found this mini PC for $360 with a 780M, so 12 RDNA 3 CUs compared to Steam Machine’s 28. If Steam Machine is priced proportionally, it would be in the $800s. A 780M is about twice as powerful as the Steam Deck’s GPU. If I knew for sure the Steam Machine isn’t going to be in the $500s, I’d buy something like this right now, because I’m mainly looking for a HTPC for the living that can play couch-friendly games on a TV better than the Deck, which this type of machine accomplishes.
- Comment on Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. 2 weeks ago:
Here’s a gaming laptop for $700 that I think is similarly powered, except it also has a screen, keyboard, and trackpad. If Steam Machine doesn’t come in below that, then I’ll probably just build something more powerful instead.
- Comment on Steam Hardware Announcement 3 weeks ago:
Agreed, but if it’s like $500, then it’ll make a nice addition to the living room for couch co-op games with the kids and possibly serve as a decent HTPC. 4K technically isn’t false advertising, but let’s be real, this is made for 1080p to be upscaled to 4K where most people won’t notice from the couch. Anyone who wants 4K on a monitor up close with 60 fps on ultra is not the target market and is instead looking for a PC where the GPU alone costs double what a Steam Machine costs.
- Comment on When we eat the billionaires, we should spare Gabe Newell? No? 3 weeks ago:
I have no problem with people who contribute a lot of value to society being proportionally rewarded. However, having a net worth in the billions is just plain ludicrous, especially since the billionaires aren’t the ones creating all the value, they’re just controlling it. For example, did Gabe invent everything that makes Valve as successful as it is, or was most of it designed and developed by engineers who are paid a fraction of what he is paid? Even if most of Valve’s IP started with Gabe and other engineers were doing the grunt work to “make it so”, that still shouldn’t mean that society allows this one man to control billions worth of our societal resources.
- Comment on Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame 3 weeks ago:
I believe the cost of Meta devices is also subsidized by surveillance capitalism, so if this costs more, doesn’t spy on you, and lets you do whatever you want with your own hardware, then it’s worth voting with your wallet. If Valve somehow is able to price this similarly to a Quest 3 while having better specs and without exploiting their customers like Meta does, then all hail the great and mighty Gabe.
- Comment on Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been contemplating Steam Game Mode in Bazzite on a HTPC as a potential replacement for Android TV, and this might fit the bill nicely, in addition to supporting living room gaming of course. I bet this would run Jellyfin and VacuumTube quite nicely with a USB remote control. A Nvidia Shield is still $200, so if Valve prices this similarly to a console, it’d certainly be a compelling option.
- Comment on Simplest Path to Jellyfin Access for the Developmentally Disabled 3 weeks ago:
I can at least confirm Jellyfin on a tablet works well for toddlers when they have their own Jellyfin account that is locked down without a password while other accounts have a password.
- Comment on Is self-hosting becoming too gatekept by power users? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been in tech a long time and don’t allow WAN ingress into my network at all because I don’t have time to properly harden my self-hosted services. For absolute beginners, I wouldn’t recommend making anything public until they’re more experienced. Just running Jellyfin for you and your family on an old laptop is a perfect starter project.
- Comment on Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Twinkle twinkle little star 4 weeks ago:
Gwynne Shotwell mentions in this video that she saw a mechanical engineer’s talk when she was young and loved her suit. She said she’s hesitant to tell that story, but considers it an important topic because it is ultimately what inspired her to go into STEM.
I think her hesitance is due to the fact that men don’t understand and might ridicule her. For a young lady, seeing a successful woman in STEM bucking the stereotypes, just being herself, and not conforming to male standards changes their perception of the field. Maybe a lot of men shrug when they see Rita’s sparkly dress, but it’s inspirational to many girls with aspirations in STEM.
- Comment on YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations 4 weeks ago:
What would the legal consequences be if YouTube did not comply with the sanctions and refused to delete the videos / accounts? Are they caving because they don’t give a damn, or because they have no choice?
- Comment on What does Oracle actually do? | Good Work [11:47] 4 weeks ago:
This is also mentioned in the article I posted elsewhere in the thread:
Oracle started as a project for the Central Intelligence Agency. Indeed, it is named after Project Oracle, a 1970s CIA operation on which Ellison worked
- Comment on Billionaires are extremists 4 weeks ago:
Worshiping money above all else is similar to worshiping a god above all else, and can both lead people down a path to extremism.
- Comment on What does Oracle actually do? | Good Work [11:47] 4 weeks ago:
Larry Ellison, the largest private funder of the Israel Defense Forces, is deeply tied to the Israeli national security state and counts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among his closest friends.
- Comment on What does Oracle actually do? | Good Work [11:47] 4 weeks ago:
That’s a great “it could be worse” read for any engineer who hates their job.
