Hate not so much for AI in and of itself, my ire is the resource use for one. We were already draining aquifers that took thousands of years to fill and now we’re burning even more for datacenters (DCs).

To top it off, America’s western deserts are the best place for DCs. No natural disasters, stable and predictable weather, tectonically inactive. Every time I’ve had to pick a primary or backup DC, I’d hit one in Las Vegas or somewhere out west. (This experience was pre-AI.)

These DCs are burning power and causing higher bills to consumers, which is just fucking obscene. States should legislate that DCs have to bring at least some of their own, dedicated renewables, and pay a premium to the power company for the extra stress and maintenance on the grid. These costs should not touch customers, residential or business.

Maybe even worse is the economic aspect. Have a look at the current Buffett Index, the ratio of the total United States stock market to GDP. We topped 200% for the first time, ever. For comparison, the Great Depression and Great Recession were around 120-130%. This “extra” stock market valuation is all due to AI speculation.

So for all the other whining lemmy does about AI, it’s the ecosystem and economic disasters it’s creating that we’ll all remember when the bubble pops.

Some stuff is more, most is less, at least in my town.

Watched that earlier. Why is everyone fighting this administration such pussies?!

“Sir,” she responded, “we have not deported US citizens or military veterans.”

“Here are the receipts (WAY more than just this guy), and here’s a vet you deported, live on Zoom. So, either you are lying or ignorant as to what is going on under your watch.”

“bullshit, bullshit, bullshit…”

“You are either lying or ignorant. Which is it?”

“bullshit, bullshit, bullshit…”

“Lying or ignorant. Pick one. Only one.”

Why do they not nail these people to the fucking wall?!

Same! I also reuse bread bags and the like. Plastic grocery bags work for most things.

No idea when I last bought kitchen bags, but it’s been at least a decade.

I’d say the idiocy lies with anyone who can’t understand a clear joke.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTTASUq6isfvyOXnYzM8Jgc28tET8PMc4

Yep. Last time I was in county, because I had opened my fucking mouth. Never. Again.

fenced

beaver

Have these people never encountered wild beavers?

And… deleted.

That scam works well for AWS. My last company was a very small software dev (120 people) and spent $6M a year on AWS. Can you imagine the infra you could build with that much money!? And still have plenty left over to pay a small team to be responsible for it.

I got thrown in the drunk tank in college solely for failing the recite the alphabet backwards and mixing M and N, cuffed me the second I mixed it up. They had nothing else on me, was riding my bike straight down the sidewalk after returning library book in the wee hours. Performed the roadside aerobics perfectly.

Right here, where ICE is not. Want me to chase them down in another state?

My god did you fucking nail it. Been thinking about bailing out over all the things you brought up.

I’d add two things though, news users are also swamped with furry shit and little girl porn, or “anime” as some call it. I spent my first two weeks here smashing block on all that shit, yet it still pops up constantly. If 8-yo girls in sexy maid outfits and fucking dogs is your thing, lemmy might be a good fit!

What a fascinating map! Love how my hometown of Tulsa is at the intersection of 3 distinct areas.

This is part of what Forrest Gump was about. Think Forrest and Bubba would have made it to boot in the first place?

Oh I believe it! But how did you find both products? I doubt they’re sold on the same page.

You have got to me fucking me. How did you find this?!

Remember when OF banned porn in 2021? 😆

Wait till you hear where ice cream truck music comes from.

“At the end of August, I’m going away [on vacation],” she adds. “And my team will all know, [so] when they’re able to actually go off and do something, they should go off the grid and do it.”

She’s not talking about being nonstop plugged in. The corollary is that you can unplug when you need to. That sort of thing goes without saying when you have a solid job and management.