Slashdot is powered by your submissions, so send in your scoop

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror

Comment Re:AI as a sacred prestige competition (Score 1) 12

AI Slop, all of it. "A theocratic sunk cost trap"? I admit religions are a cost trap, but they are not connected to data centers.....unless.....could it be.....God just announced he'll be acquiring land for data centers to handle the rush of prayers from people asking for divine intervention for their troubles.

Comment AI data centers aren't going anywhere (Score 1) 40

and neither are their power demands. AI exists to automated white collar jobs. The Demand for that is huge.

When the AI bubble bursts yes, you and I are going to bail out the banks that loaned doggy AI companies hundreds of billions (either that or they'll crash the global economy, remember, you're a hostage not a consumer)

But all that infrastructure you paid for with your tax dollars will just be bought up for cheap by whoever survives and you'll lose your jobs to it.

But hey, look over there! It's a DEI trans girl playing high school sports carrying a happy holidays sign!

Comment Re:Difference in fundamental rights. (Score 1) 34

But making sure that every single person has access to sufficient food is a core job that government has to do(**)...I understand that from the US' point of view, I am an evil

The scary/evil part is when the government is in complete control of the food supply, because that's how you get Holodomor (ie, the government exports food out of the country during a famine in order to oppress enemies of the regime).

There are exceptions, but the vast majority of Americans believe people shouldn't starve (and most would like the government to do something about it). Even Libertarians think people shouldn't starve, although they don't agree on how to stop it.

Comment Re:29 Months? (Score 1) 156

I have a usb port in my car so that I can charge while I drive and my phone is still fresh when I get where I'm going. It has the added benefit of removing the uncertainty about who is driving so there is no confusion. The problem with the Apple ecosystem is that it locks you into their walked garden.

The walled garden meme is a bit specious. This is a phone. When I pick it up, I just want it to work. May smartphone is in the same category as my refrigerator or automobile, only a bit more sophisticated. I like that I bring my phone near my Mac, I can operate the phone the same way as I do my Mac. Depends on what people want to do with their phones. Some want to surf porn on a toy screen, some are addicted to social media. I fear even my wife is a little bit addicted, though to a much lesser extent - she doesn't need the validation rush so many get. Me? I just use it to get texts and phone calls.

I used to have a Mac but I would really rather have the freedom to buy a $99 phone and stay free of their marketing pressure.

I'm not certain what you mean by marketing pressure. Did you somehow feel the need to "keep up" with the latest gizmos?

In fact it is a point of pride for me that I know how to do these things myself and can therefore stay free. They could make their products work as well with everything but they have people like you who willingly volunteer to give them money for tiny benefits so they won't.

It's all a matter of opinion and temperament. I can do many things at a high level. But messing with my smartphone to do what I consider basic things - no thanks.

And my burn rate is such that these tiny benefits you speak of are rounding errors. A 99 dollar el cheapo Android versus a iPhone 17 Pro Max at ~$1200, or the Galaxy S25 Ultra at ~ $1260 doesn't mean that much.

But 99 dollars? Dood!, you need to get this one: https://www.amazon.com/BLU-Unl.... Stop wasting your money on those overpriced 99 dollar phones, You made of money or something. 59 dollars for the win. Buy smart! The best phone is the cheapest one, You can use the money you save to buy gold or coin. And you are free. 8^)

Comment Re:Hp to cut 4000 out of 58000 jobso r7% (Score 1) 38

Conjecture: A decade of established companies focusing on their stock analysts numbers improving leads to a culture of stagnation, status quo, decay and lack of innovation.

It's HP, they've had a culture of stagnation, status quo, decay and lack of innovation for decades now. You could also add backstabbing, lack of transparency, insane office politics, corporate hellscape as a part of their culture. Their existence shows how far you can get based on a culture of stagnation.

Slashdot Top Deals

Is it possible that software is not like anything else, that it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble?

Working...