You're correct, I read it the wrong way!
Hope now you'll remember it :P
Readit Newsblackoil commented on AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard' theregister.com/2025/08/2... · Posted by u/JustExAWS
blackoil commented on Intel Foundry demonstrates first Arm-based chip on 18a node hothardware.com/news/inte... · Posted by u/rbanffy
If we assume that intel gets successful with 18A with their x86 processors, would they even have the money to finance the node after that? And the node after that which gets exponentially more expensive?
In the past x86 raked in enough money to burn a lot of it on new fab tech but non-x86 has grown immensely and floods TSMC with money. The problem for intel is that their fab tech was fitted to their processor architecture and vice versa. It made sense in the past but in the future it might not. For the processor business it may be better to use TSMC for production. For the fab it may be necessary to manufacture for many customers and take a premium for being based in a country in need. So, a split-up may be inevitable and this fabbing a competitive ARM chip surely helps in attracting more customers. Customers who may pay a premium for political and security reasons.
Apple, Nvidia and US govt can provide the required funds if they have confidence in its ability to deliver. These companies will benefit from breaking current monopoly of TSMC.
blackoil commented on X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls popsci.com/technology/tib... · Posted by u/Hooke
Wild that they found Sanskrit grammar in a Tibetan mantra. Just goes to show how fluid and interconnected these traditions really were
Considering Buddhism's origin it isn't that surprising.
Elon Musk is working towards getting humanity to Mars in the low chance Earth becomes uninhabitable, and he'll never live to see the Mars dream become a reality even if everything goes as planned.
But I guess that doesn't fit the common narratives about a man that isn't a cartoon but a flawed human with strengths and weaknesses.
This is why we don't hear of great men anymore: We only hear about them when they're long dead and their transgressions forgiven and their strengths raised to a pedestal unattainable by real live human beings.
Goals and means. No matter what end goal is, if it requires eugenics (hyperbolic example) to reach there, people will resist.
Why? It's very easy to get people to plant trees for you. Just give a gardener, even a very old one, some money and they'll do it for you.
No amount of money allows the gardener to plant it in the past. You can pay money now to plant tree now whose benefit will be reaped 100 years down the line. Also, tree is symbolic so no point in going in details of tree growth.
How does this work with UPI and Pix?
Steam has recently added UPI. Since it is completely interoperable, one company/bank can't block it. Govt. may block some account, but than they can do so much more.
I have a slightly different opinion. Businesses can decide who they want to do business with unless it’s a protected class. I don’t think Visa is doing anything wrong here. They are in a difficult position as they need to be mindful of the government coming at them as well as chargebacks. Ideally there would be a new entrant here to fill the need.
Works if Businesses don't have monopoly/duopoly. Also, some sectors are utilities, they should have stronger regulations.
It's industry standard for porn stars to get fucked on camera. But I'm not a porn star, and I don't want to be fucked on camera.
Handwaving away this abuse of privacy by saying "everyone does it because it makes money" is a gross justification.
Then why are you in a porn movie?
blackoil commented on AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC's US plant costing 5%-20% more bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
Think of all the wars we didn't have :)
Democracies aren't perfect, but they can change, admit mistakes and adapt.
I think it is other way round.
In a democracy ideas are ingrained in public psyche for support. Be it Muslims/Jews/Christians good/bad, immigrants evil, abortion bad all become part of a large percentage of people's belief and changing that requires equally herculean efforts.
In autocracy, people are generally kept aloof of such decisions so you can always switch enemies from Eurasia to Eastasia and no one cares. In case of China, the value of Taiwan/Arunachal/... is mostly egoistical, based on some notion that Qing China boundaries must be restored. If tomorrow a new leadership comes and makes EU kind of setup with Taiwan, people will have no say and most won't care.
blackoil commented on The Hater's Guide to the AI Bubble wheresyoured.at/the-hater... · Posted by u/lukebennett
The biological brain of the top human IMO guy runs on 20 watts. I wonder how much electricity Google used to match that performance.
What is the training cost of such human? Reliability is another concern. There is no manufacturer whom you can pay 10 billion and get few 1000 of trained processor.