vord's recent activity
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Comment on Google makes a privacy policy exception to use your Gmail and Photos data for ads in ~tech
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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
vord Link ParentI mean, the best way to eat beef is a bit of salt, pepper, and cooked just barely enough to kill the germs. Much more than that, and you're eating the seasonings more than the meat. (and yes I...I mean, the best way to eat beef is a bit of salt, pepper, and cooked just barely enough to kill the germs.
Much more than that, and you're eating the seasonings more than the meat.
(and yes I know there is more to it than that, just channeling my inner Swanson).
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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
vord Link ParentThe Impossible Whopper came around and proved that for fast food chains of that caliber, they could go meatless and nobody would even notice. The beef industry would look very different if...The Impossible Whopper came around and proved that for fast food chains of that caliber, they could go meatless and nobody would even notice.
The beef industry would look very different if McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy's all went meatless by default.
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Comment on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year in ~transport
vord Linklolololololol That's some comedy gold right there.The Cybertruck never made it on sale in Europe because it did not reach the required safety standards.
lolololololol
That's some comedy gold right there.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord Link ParentA few key stock options on a few key players. I spent $250 a month ago and I could sell them off for almost double as of today.A few key stock options on a few key players. I spent $250 a month ago and I could sell them off for almost double as of today.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord Link ParentI see that causality as reversed. Anthropic/OpenAI going bust is what takes the market for the ride.I see that causality as reversed. Anthropic/OpenAI going bust is what takes the market for the ride.
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Comment on US Federal Aviation Administration says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 in ~tech
vord Link ParentThat, and like, it's a highly sophisticated piece of kit, probably costs several millions to replace, and requires a level of consistency and uptime that seems impossible these days. It's probably...That, and like, it's a highly sophisticated piece of kit, probably costs several millions to replace, and requires a level of consistency and uptime that seems impossible these days.
It's probably cheaper to just buy a company to keep churning out new floppies.
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Comment on US Federal Aviation Administration says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 in ~tech
vord Link ParentI give this a 10% chance of actually happening. My brother in law is an ATC that is working at a facility that was 80% staffed. It's now 93% staffed, yet no headcount changes. The definition of...I give this a 10% chance of actually happening.
My brother in law is an ATC that is working at a facility that was 80% staffed. It's now 93% staffed, yet no headcount changes. The definition of "fully staffed" was just modified to declare efficiency by the orangutang in chief and his cronies.
So they'll probably rename the floppy disk to 'enhanced security device' and keep on air truckin.
This has been mostly in jest.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentMost importantly for my concerns: A broader stock market crash that has been held up largely under the premise that AI will deliver us to the next golden age. The bubble needs to 'pop' in order...Most importantly for my concerns: A broader stock market crash that has been held up largely under the premise that AI will deliver us to the next golden age. The bubble needs to 'pop' in order for the true economy to show its face.
When this happens, we might actually get some social safety nets in place. These are rarely built out in 'good times.'
Secondary: If OpenAI and Anthropic collapse into nothingness, that should cause a massive rethink about the viability and diversity of the ecosystem long term. Hoping this results in a more reasonable development and deployment of an admittedly useful technology. Ideally with laws that mitigate the climate crisis, like demanding 110% green energy buildout.
And less so: Vindication that Sam Altman and company have been more or less grifting us towards beleiving that this bubble was something it wasn't. They might not have been doing it intentionally, though that decision to utterly hose the RAM market does make me think it might have been at least a little.
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Comment on AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft hold capex forecasts in ~tech
vord (edited )LinkThis was one of my major warning signs for AI bubble collapse. So far it's happening right on schedule. Right now my (literal, though small) money is betting on a huge market drop between June and...This was one of my major warning signs for AI bubble collapse. So far it's happening right on schedule. Right now my (literal, though small) money is betting on a huge market drop between June and August 2027.
The hyperscalers slowing the capex flow is going to make the debt that much more expensive.
For those that remember that extensive chat I posted with Kagi Assistant, here is the read of what to watch for next:
Anthropic IPO: Priced above $1.4T: Credit line is still open. Postponed: It's shut, probably permanently.
NVIDIA posts earnings on Nov 17th:, showing earnings up to Oct 25th. The P/L will look fine and tell us nothing because everything that has transpired since won't be factored, at all.
The number that matters is the supply commitment line: $279B, up from $119B in one quarter. Three possible readings:
Reading What it means Grows again Management still sees demand; the option layer is alive Flat The first public admission of demand discipline — the single most informative datapoint available Falls Commitments being unwound; the cycle has turned in Nvidia's own accounting Also watch purchase-obligation provisions off the $6.3B first-half base, and whether guidance starts using "visibility" language instead of "demand."
@R3qn65 :)
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentWell yes. But needs somebody to do something about it. And it's felt painfully slow in that regard.Well yes. But needs somebody to do something about it. And it's felt painfully slow in that regard.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentYea. I don't have my hopes up. But still much happier than the alternative.Yea. I don't have my hopes up. But still much happier than the alternative.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentYes. The good news is they have at least some grounds to impeach a justice or three (lookin at you Clarence). The Dems have damn better have a plan as coherent and supported as P2025 before Jan.Yes. The good news is they have at least some grounds to impeach a justice or three (lookin at you Clarence).
The Dems have damn better have a plan as coherent and supported as P2025 before Jan.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
vord Link ParentThat's generally considered a constitutional crisis.That's generally considered a constitutional crisis.
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Comment on Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentPretty much anybody who isn't a developer, creative professional, or PC gamer. Sure, Steam hardware survey shows almost everyone with more than that. But that's less than 200 million people. But...Pretty much anybody who isn't a developer, creative professional, or PC gamer.
Sure, Steam hardware survey shows almost everyone with more than that. But that's less than 200 million people.
But most people are buying the Black Friday $500 laptop with 8GB of non-expandable soldered RAM, just enough compute power to open Chrome and play Netflix.
That's not to say this isn't impressive about what can be done. But I think a lot of us forget we're talking about enthusiast devices at this level.
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Comment on How My Chemical Romance's 'The Black Parade' hit No. 1 in the US, twenty years later in ~music
vord Link Parent"Because it's a solid contender for one of the greatest albums ever made" doesn't have much clickbait potential though. History is rife with these though. Albums and songs that we see as..."Because it's a solid contender for one of the greatest albums ever made" doesn't have much clickbait potential though.
History is rife with these though. Albums and songs that we see as monumental in retrospect were barely blips when first released.
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
vord Link ParentYea it's not over till he, Vance, pretty much anyone else related to Jan 6th are removed from office (dishonorably, if following military convention), every Supreme Court judge that ruled against...Yea it's not over till he, Vance, pretty much anyone else related to Jan 6th are removed from office (dishonorably, if following military convention), every Supreme Court judge that ruled against Roe impeached for incompetence/corruption, and that we get a solid 10-20 years of filibuster-proof majority due to a fragmented conservative base.
This is a good start.
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
vord Link ParentNo matter what the method, someone will try to spin it as fraud if it isn't going their way.No matter what the method, someone will try to spin it as fraud if it isn't going their way.
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Comment on Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too in ~tech
vord Link ParentMy understanding from some more searching is that the new APU systems from AMD and Apple both can make great leverage of system RAM, thus easing the burden of dedicated VRAM.My understanding from some more searching is that the new APU systems from AMD and Apple both can make great leverage of system RAM, thus easing the burden of dedicated VRAM.
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Comment on Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too in ~tech
vord Link ParentI feel like people have vastly different expectations of average. I mostly see laptops that top out around $900USD unless they're a gamer. Very few people have 16GB of RAM, let alone VRAM.I feel like people have vastly different expectations of average.
I mostly see laptops that top out around $900USD unless they're a gamer. Very few people have 16GB of RAM, let alone VRAM.
Yea, and it's just a coincidence that you'll be nagged to connect that information every 30 seconds.