shalafi
@shalafi@lemmy.world
- Comment on New data shows companies are rehiring former employees as AI falls short of expectations 2 days ago:
I’ve found that people, I’m assuming young folks, don’t understand that you have to ask for money.
- Comment on China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centres 5 days ago:
Sounds like a no-brainer to me. If the government is paying, why would they pay foreigners? Why would they allow foreign tech into state funded DCs?
- Comment on E Ink goes mobile with budget eye-friendly smartphone 1 week ago:
Wow! Not in the market ATM, but I’m sold. IR blaster?! Impressive view in the sunshine. I struggle on the trail, worse on the water, trying to see where the hell I’m at and where I’m pointed.
That review was enough to catch my interest. I may well go for this when I need a new phone.
- Comment on Microsoft CEO says the company doesn't have enough electricity to install all the AI GPUs in its inventory - 'you may actually have a bunch of chips sitting in inventory that I can’t plug in' 1 week ago:
So many actors in the AI space are admitting to issues that I wonder if they’re not trying to blunt the crash.
- Comment on 'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced 1 week ago:
And what economic system fails to allow the money to flow to the top? The Soviets tried socialism as a ladder to communism, were about instantly corrupted. Any system we wish to discuss has to take human behavior into account, and not idealized human behavior.
The government has to be the brake, and the people have to have the education in history, math, politics, current affairs and critical thinking to power that engine.
Now the trick becomes keeping the wealthy from taking that education. I have no answer.
Socialism works in small groups, no better system. But we didn’t evolve to work in groups of more than 150-200 individuals, let alone 8 billion.
Anyway, I posted more on c/unpopularopinion. I’m sure I’m taking a beating over there. :)
- Comment on E Ink goes mobile with budget eye-friendly smartphone 1 week ago:
Not using mine for video or even social media. Main uses cases are calling, text, GPS, map, compass, web surfing when I have to. E-ink sound good for me?
- Comment on 'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced 1 week ago:
Capitalism ain’t the problem. Capitalism for the economy and democracy for the government is the best we humans have figured out. Problem being, money, as in any system, has been funneled to the top. The top took our vote via lack of education and media control, and it has been snowballing for the last 20-30 years. Now we’re too ignorant and misled to vote in our own best interests. We’re seeing the end game, the end game of any unregulated system.
Said many times, almost every evil of capitalism gets nullified when the government disallows and breaks monopolies and megacorps. Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, argued vehemently against monopolies.
Having grown up in the 70s and 80s, I am stunned by what is allowed. A handful of corporations own and control our health, food, entertainment, news, banking, everything. Education is the one thing that’s not wholly corporate, and the oligarchs have had that sector in their sights for decades.
And they’re not after education merely to skim more money. Education in history, math, critical thinking, is how they can be beaten. FFS, we’re repeating the mistakes of exactly a century ago, people can’t figure when back-of-the-napkin math doesn’t make sense and can’t tell when they’re being conned. I see the latter two on lemmy, daily.
Blaming capitalism is as naive as saying, “Trump did this!”. We can acheive nothing but backlash. Instead say, “The GOP did this!” (politically) and “The billionaires did this!” (economically). Words matter if you want to win hearts and minds.
- Comment on E Ink goes mobile with budget eye-friendly smartphone 1 week ago:
So, at that price point, what’s the catch? I’m fine with Android, don’t watch video on my phone, would love the battery savings.
- Comment on Microsoft's OpenAI losses hidden as part of $4.7 billion 'other' expense — stake in AI company still doesn't turn a profit as companies grapple with ongoing contract negotiation 2 weeks ago:
This crash will be Great Depression 2.0. Not being funny, not exaggerating.
- Comment on AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright 3 weeks ago:
Smart devices are just dandy when they don’t require an internet connection. Got a cheapo smart thermostat that works no matter what. Google could cancel my Minis and my internet could go offline, I can still control it with buttons.
Bought that 5-years ago. At this point I assume all IoT devices require internet.
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 3 weeks ago:
“Tangentially” doing some heavy lifting here.
- Comment on Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors 3 weeks ago:
My view of the danger is that people are sourcing facts from AI instead of Wikipedia. Not worried about volunteers, they’re not going anywhere.
- Comment on ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app 4 weeks ago:
I used a free online service to rip my Spotify playlists to MP3s. Now what? (for Android)
- Comment on FCC could roll back rule requiring ISPs to list every fee, apparently, there are too many 4 weeks ago:
Hurts consumers by taking away transparency in their billing. Why would they do this? How does this benefit the consumer?
I’ve worked for a few ISPs, on the phone and in the field, can’t come up with an argument for this roll back being a good thing for anyone but the ISPs.
- Comment on FCC could roll back rule requiring ISPs to list every fee, apparently, there are too many 4 weeks ago:
I was playing this game long before Trump came around, didn’t lose once, got boring.
When you see a headline that doesn’t include any mention of Democrats or GOP, ask yourself, “Do this law/proposal/regulation hurt people?” By hurt, I mean that it hurts more people than it helps. Don’t think I need to explain the rest.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 4 weeks ago:
Had a guy on eBay wanting me to overnight a long outdated Fast Ethernet (10/100) switch because theirs had died. I was too late to get the message and lost the sale. Wrote him back saying any switch would work. NOPE. Had to be replaced with the exact model.
- Comment on As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is 'harming both gamers and developers' 5 weeks ago:
Lina Kahn was the most effective bureaucrat I’ve even heard of. We had a chance to stop these mergers, unwind monopolies, etc. Capitalism worked a whole lot better when there was competition, which in kinda at the root of the idea.
This isn’t capitalism, this is oligarchy.
- Comment on "I’m Canceling My Subscription": Xbox Players Call to "Boycott" Game Pass "Hard" Over 50% Price Increase As Microsoft’s Website Crashes from Mass Cancellations 5 weeks ago:
They most likely, and purposefully, relegate few assets to a cancellation page.
- Comment on Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia 1 month ago:
Trump dementia symptoms: An AI Overview is not available for this search
Biden dementia symptoms: nothing returned
- Comment on U.S. gov't mulls tariffing devices based on the number of chips used and their estimated value — policy would impact nearly every type of electronic device 1 month ago:
I understand the goal here, but why the hell would an overseas investor or nation, or even a domestic investor, build a chip plant in America?
Say you’re mulling the idea, but you have a few problems. Trump’s tariffs are going to tank the economy, and already are in some places. SEE: Nebraska. Any objective observer can see that Trump has a degenerative neurological condition, and almost certainly other serious health issues. So whether he dies, loses hard in the midterms or trashes the economy first, the tariffs will be repealed.
Want to be the one left holding the bag on you’re shiny new chip plant? Constructing one in the United States is an objectively bad idea. I know jack about economics, and I ain’t too bright to begin with, but even I can see this as a no go.
- Comment on Costco Confirms It's Removed Xbox Consoles, Calling It A "Business Decision" 1 month ago:
Depends not only on today’s date, but subject to hourly change. At least the fascism is logical if you want to take total power, but the business decisions coming out of the White House are ludicrous.
- Comment on New Arizona law to restrict online porn access; Pornhub will block state 1 month ago:
Me visiting me in 1998:
“So, yeah, the United States has fallen to fascism, it’s all over but the shouting. Donald Trump is the President for the second time. Yes, that Donald Trump. Censorship is the rule of the day and the only major corporation to stand against it, taking a hit to their own profits, is the internet’s largest focal point for porn, a sort of hub for porn.”
“You are clearly demented. Get the fuck out of my house old man.”
- Comment on China Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool 1 month ago:
Sounds like a great idea. OTOH, impossible to calculate the damage to local ecosystems vs. traditional methods.
Totally uneducated guess: Probably better? Cooling is a major power suck, as well as consuming water.
Roughly 40 percent of the electricity consumed by an ordinary data center is for this purpose.
We’re draining aquifers that take thousands of years to build up. Don’t read up on that, it’s horrifying. So if we have to have data centers, I’m gambling that underwater is the lesser of two evils.
- Comment on OpenAI reportedly on the hook for $300B Oracle Cloud bill 1 month ago:
I had thought OpenAI might survive this bubble, but it sounds like a monster crash coming up. How the hell can they ever make enough to see a profit?!
- Comment on This Atari handheld with retro controls is finally available for preorder 1 month ago:
Not interested in reimagined “retro”. If it’s not the original games, I don’t care.
- Comment on Battlefield 6 dev apologizes for requiring Secure Boot to power anti-cheat tools 2 months ago:
I’d have a problem as it’s been turned off since my original Windows 10 install. I’d have to reinstall if I enabled it because I installed Windows in BIOS mode. There are ways around all that, but it’s a little risky.
- Comment on Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears 2 months ago:
This crash will make 1998 and 2008 seen like child’s play.
Let’s just get it fucking over with, but be careful what we wish for.
- Comment on Microsoft Store application updates can no longer be disabled 2 months ago:
People use apps from the MS Store?! I honestly had no idea. It’s been such a broken mess from the git go that I gave up years ago.
- Comment on AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day 2 months ago:
Me too! The crackhead downstairs tried to sell us AOL CDs.
“You guys are into computers, right!? I got this software, only $20!”
- Comment on Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds 2 months ago:
You inspired me! He has an episode on unlocking one of my safes, but it requires a special tool. :(
