Solar isn't free. When it makes sense, it gets used in data centers: https://seia.org/blog/ai-leade...

If they actually do invent general AI, then they WILL make their money back. To get there, they need new algorithms, not bigger data centers.

Apparently they have 350,000 workers in corporate, so firing 14k is about 4% of their total employees. Not a huge cut.

If you are a manager, and hire five managers below you, then it increases your importance. The optimal strategy is to hire as many people as you can. If they are useless, that is a bonus (because then you have to hire more people to get the job done).

According to IEEE, they are using jet engines to power data centers because they can't get grid connected hookups. Connecting to the grid is apparently cheaper, and they will do so as soon as the power is available.

Then we will have "dark AI datacenters" to match all the "dark fiber" that was laid in the .com era.

I was not aware that modern data centers use jet engines. That is new info to me.

It seems like any AI data center would be ok with 95% uptime. If you can't ask questions for a few minutes, that's ok. Build the datacenter, then bring in the generators when they become available.

Order of operations happen deterministically.

Thanks for the info.

So what? If someone came up with something better, you would reject it. That means you're too brittle, and closed minded.

If a new guy comes in and thinks he has a better way, give him the requirements and see what he comes up with. Chances are he'll end up using prepared statements (or any of the many alternatives that are just as good), but then he'll understand why.

Is Amazon music actually worth using? I get ads for it a lot.

Quantum mechanics is computable (as far as we know), but binary creates further limitations. This is similar to how a computer with a black and white monitor will never be able to play a color video: it doesn't have the capability. Binary representation of number is a limitation on representation, not on computability (just as the monitor type is a limitation on output, not on computation).

Or Kings of the Wyld, which is about an adventuring group that comes out of retirement for one last mission. One of them retired to be a city guard, another a king... pretty good story. Good mix of pathos and humor.

That's a cool idea, I'm going to try it from now on. I have to go now though, I have a meeting at 00:11.

ok, that's you being too brittle. Set the requirement, and accept anything that fills them. You're just wrong.