We will see more and more of these luxury goods coming out that only 10-20% of the people can afford, and they still won't own it. A smartphone is an expensive device they sell you for good money, and they continue making good money on it, because you have no choice but run the OS and the apps they want you to run. I still can't understand how most people don't see or care about that. Happy and own nothing, indeed.

Let's just hope this is only a temporary crisis and the bubble bursts, so we can all enjoy our LLMs without having to use their data centers and data brokers.

The problem is Greed (Trade Mark sign here) made sure average Joe can't run LLMs on their computer with these prices of RAM and SSDs, but they can run "Crisis" and "Doom" and pay for AI subscriptions. This is how they "solved" open sourced LLMs for the majority of population who can't pay 3200€ (Jan.2026) for 128GB of high MT/s RAM.

Yeah. I shop for groceries about 2-3 times a week and store them in the fridge, some of it can be frozen so it can sit in the fridge for a very long time. Still, something gets spoiled every now and then, not the frozen stuff.

Eating lettuce every day is just going to make you a starving zombie who craves food all the time. It's not the way to live your life. The best way to lose weight is to change your lifestyle. I've been into nutrition and cooking my whole life as a little interesting side-thing. If you want to eat healthy and look healthy, not crave food like a maniac, you simply have to eat proper vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts and seeds, grains, mushrooms, fish and chicken if you eat meat. Your body shouldn't starve vitamins and minerals, only for a bit of calories, so avoid sugar, salt, oil, starch, as much as you can. What also matters is how you eat all of that. Make your own list of dishes you like to eat and make them healthy. Eat 3 times a day with the main meal (dinner) being the biggest one. Have fruits in between meals if you feel hungry. Drink self made lemonade with lots of water and tea, some coffee.

I can give you an example of my regular breakfast, to give you an idea of what I'm talking about here. I mash a banana, add 3 spoons of oatmeal, add half a cup of soymilk, half a teaspoon of cocoa, and 2-3 tablespoons of ground nuts and seeds I make (flax, sunflower, sesame. sometimes almond or walnuts). If I need more sweetness, I'd add a teaspoon of good quality honey, but banana is sweet enough for me. A mashed banana can become a really tasty jam in a minute! ;)

My main meals are usually chilli beans or vegetable curries style food, with some grains like millet, barley, buckwheat, corn-grits, and a rich salad made with tomatoes, peppers, onion, spinach, beetroot, sauerkraut, turnip, even lettuce. These two types of food (stew and "risotto" types) are easier to make and can be stored in the fridge for a couple of days. I am a lazy cook, but I like to eat healthy food! ;)

There's a solution regarding voice, too. Just learn to speak like Tom Waits and use it every time you shop.

If they want to spy on me, sell my data to ad companies, and make money... I should get it for free. Even better - pay me to use it! I'm not buying anything anymore that collects and sells my data, whilst costing a lot. I'm fed up with their greed.

"The company also argues that over-ear headphones offer more privacy since audio responses aren't audible to bystanders." LOL this is the least of my worries when it comes to privacy. They want you to know they care about your privacy... from bystanders. LOL

I find this part very interesting: "fake news" and "hate speech", like straight from the G. Orwell's '84.
Fake news=everything they don't like.
Hate speech=everything they don't like.
Moral police... that's pure authoritarianism.

What doesn't get enough attention are sea currents. Aside from the atmosphere, they are the key to the climate, and not something we can really control. Changing sea currents in the Atlantic can cause much colder weather in the lower part of the Northern hemisphere, and also cause more extreme weather patterns. Everything is connected, everything influences everything, and the Earth is a closed ecosphere which we're all a part of. Since we have passed the point where things could be reversed, things will just get worse, faster and faster. It's also become obvious not many people care what happens, or rather - they do, but they still don't think it will. Pretty insane...

Great example! Orwell got censored! It's almost funny. Orwell's books which are about dystopian society, mass control and censorship, got censored. One would almost think it's Onion news, but it's real. And that in 2009! We absolutely have to pay attention to such nefarious attempts of censorship of art and history, and restricting freedom of expression in the name of... what exactly? Is it the "protect the children" again?

I was just looking at the USB flash drives... 128GB for $10. USB-A or USB-C or even combo drives. Easy to carry around on your keychain. So what is the use of this cloud service again? I don't get it. Don't say "it's convenient" because if something is convenient it's a 128GB drive on your keychain that you simply insert in your computer or phone.

I must be meeting wrong women then.

Only if your jeans are compatible enough with pig's.

Just to point something out. I don't think they are not smart for writing such misleading reports, they just need to put food on the table. What I mean is - the politics forces them to lie for money. It happens far more often than you think, especially in time of economical struggles and crisis. They could grow a pair, though, lose the (additional?) income (bribe?) and be truthful to themselves for once. Doing that certainly has its own merits.

Maybe they thought that "aligning our pipes" would make women in the workplace feel left out?