Almost nobody actually laid of employees because of AI, that was just an excuse to downsize in slow markets. If sales were growing, the same number of employees could do more work via bots such that they wouldn't actually reduce head-count. The proper business move under gained efficiency in a normal economy is to chase market share, not lay off.
As more and more datacenters were being announced, some skeptics kept asking about how datacenters would be powered and cooled. There was concern that the infrastructure was not adequate. "Trust me bro," always seem to be the answer. It turns out building megawatt datacenters requires a great deal of meticulous planning. Who knew?
I completely agree with this. My state was all about banning ICE vehicles and gas stoves and furnaces in about a decade...but had very few plans to handle the terawatt capacity requirements...and this was *before* datacenters got a seat at the table.
Something else that has been brought up is that with delays, the hardware in these datacenters might be obsolete by the time they are built.
I'm...not quite sure I agree with this one as much...
AI always needs the latest and greatest processors.
This...I think, has some wiggle room. Sure, training new models requires greater amounts of compute power, and as newer models and services develop, there will be a need to increase compute power. However, that doesn't mean that older models are useless. They may not be front-and-center, but they can still be used in lesser capacities. ChatGPT 3.5 isn't quite as awesome as v5, but if it's what is used to serve up ads in ChatGPT sessions, the hardware is still perfectly fit-for-purpose. Same goes for Google or Microsoft - older boards may not be front-and-center, but they can still do boring, smaller-scope tasks that are still useful.
Investors might start asking too many questions about what happened to their investments.
...we can only hope.......
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(But finally I can buy PC parts.)
with the Iran war, [Trump has inadvertently] done as much for renewables as EV subsidies ever did !
Maybe God does work in mysterious ways. I thought She sent him as a substitute for a locusts to punish us for mistreating the planet, but maybe Don's dual-purpose. She's good!
"It looks like you're trying to pull an Apollo 13, would you like some help with that?"
"My God, it's full of bugs!"
Seems IT is amateur-hour even in space.
Look, they JUST finished their migration away from Lotus Notes...
"Star-North", solved!
Bots can't test the newfangled space-toilet.
Not exactly an answer to your question, though I've found Stalwart e-mail server has most of what "homelab" users would actually find useful which is modern email (with JMAP), calendaring, and contacts. Give Stalwart a look especially if trying to ween oneself off of Google Mail.
Agreed; Stalwart isn't a bad mail solution...but Nextcloud isn't a mail solution. The GP's unsubstantiated statement was that Nextcloud was not viable for a business of any meaningful size. Since the claim was unsubstantiated, however, it was unclear what the recommended alternative would be. GP hasn't indicated why Nextcloud isn't viable, or what would be viable for a company with a need for browser-based file access and syncing.
In fairness to the GP, a large-enough company is going to prefer Google or Microsoft simply due to a desire to pass the buck to someone...but here on Slashdot, it's a default understanding that monolithic tech companies tend to have their own problems, starting with data sovereignty and continuing with the lack of customizability. So, while they're probably right that a big enough company would prefer to problem solve via litigation rather than through technological means, business priorities neither validate or negate the merits of Nextcloud, or any other available solution, hence the question.
Some slob had a double salami sandwich just before launch.
Donald has repeatedly claimed climate change is a hoax, and his cult believes him.
"Pssst, wanna see my north pole?"
Also, let's not burden EmDash with the historical baggage of Wordpress just because people are looking for an alternative. I mean, it sucks in its own special way, but it's not *THAT* terrible. Yet. Move enough people to it and I'm sure it can get there, but no reason to start its race with all the baggage of Wordpress hanging on its neck.
While Cloudflare is certainly free to release their own alternative...it's not like Wordpress lacks competition - there's Ghost and WriteFreely for blogging. There's Drupal and Joomla for website building. There's Plone, Concrete, Hugo, Silverstripe, and Ametys (if you hate yourself) for niche requirements. ClassicPress and WPDistrib are direct forks of Wordpress. All of these are free-as-in-beer. Most have some form of OSS license.
So...while I'd certainly agree that Wordpress sucks in its own way, its massive ecosystem makes it attractive to users who value the ecosystem rather than custom code development...and while EmDash might make some inroads due to Cloudflare integration, I'm not sure that the massive plugin/theme/custom code stacks will be drop-in replacements overnight...and until EmDash gives a compelling reason to move off Wordpress (or if the WP/WPE crap flares up again), EmDash is going to have an uphill battle ahead of it to accomplish what a dozen incumbents haven't.
I can hardly believe any sizable establishment would use NextCloud.
NextCloud might be okay for home use, or a very small business.
Well, if we operate under your assessment, what would be your recommended alternative for an open source (any license) file sync / collaboration suite? Owncloud? Pydio? Seafile?
Or are you suggesting OneDrive or Google Drive or Dropbox?
No seriously, I'm aware that Nextcloud has its faults and shortcomings...but if you can "hardly believe any sizeable establishment would use [it]", I'm interested in what you'd recommend as your preferred alternative.
What the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
