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    jtr1962 reacted to Mercutio's post in the thread Nvidia 50xx with Like Like.
    I don't think we're getting vastly more efficient anything unless there's some staggering breakthrough in materials science...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Nvidia 50xx.
    As an aside I was going to invest in a mutual fund which holds the stocks of companies providing electricity generation for AI data...
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    jtr1962 reacted to Mercutio's post in the thread Nvidia 50xx with Like Like.
    "Crawling" might be a strong word. But what else will they do if rackmounted compute hardware isn't consuming every bit of capital...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Nvidia 50xx.
    No it doesn't. I think the tech companies thought they could make a profit off AI because they would have legions of customers more than...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Ryzen.
    I haven't in a while but holy shit! It looks like SSD prices jumped by a factor of 3 or 4 compared to what I remember. We were down to...
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    jtr1962 reacted to Mercutio's post in the thread Something Random with Like Like.
    It definitely helps that most of the people I know have pickup truck/small U-Haul quantities of belongings rather than moving van...
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    jtr1962 reacted to Mercutio's post in the thread Empire in Decline with Like Like.
    I just BARELY remember the tail end of the 1970s,, but that also means that I do remember the '79 oil embargo, albeit mostly as...
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    jtr1962 reacted to Handruin's post in the thread Something Random with Like Like.
    I can't remember if I mentioned it but I did end up adopting a new friend a few months back. Her name is Opei and she came from a...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Something Random.
    So you have five now? Must be very lively at your place. Props for giving another stray a good home. He does sound like he was someone's...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Something Random.
    I understand you have no need for a yard. There are attached homes on 20'x100' lots with very little yard space. My brother owns one...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    Holy crap! I knew this administration was evil but this takes the cake. Maybe he took a cue from his former buddy Rudy Giuliani...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Something Random.
    Houses have advantages and disadvantages. I have to maintain it myself. I have to shovel snow. I have to take care of the yard. It can...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Something Random.
    Sounds like it was bought out by a private equity firm. These firms are big reason housing is unaffordable in most places. Mark my...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    Hopefully Trump will go the route of all dictators and wannabe dictators. To quote a line from the movie Valkyrie "The portrait will be...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    I'm reading this as a sign they want to bring back the draft, as one of the comments mentioned. If we send troops on the ground in Iraq...
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