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New comment by iamtheworstdev in "A retrospective of my time on the internet"

iamtheworstdev — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:53:22 +0000

also leaving out that real competitive gaming at that time was probably in Korea and involved Starcraft and others

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "County with 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to 'Conserve Electricity'"

iamtheworstdev — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:59:38 +0000

hahah that is so wonderfully malicious compliance

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Rocketlab acquires Iridium"

iamtheworstdev — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:33:24 +0000

Ugh. People already trying to find ways to gate keep space by raising the financial barrier to entry before we've even been able to capitalize on cheap space flights. I'm sure SpaceX and others will be against this until suddenly, they're not, when they realize they're one of the few that can even afford to pay it.

Like when Amazon finally had warehouses in all fifty states and suddenly quit campaigning against online sales tax.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Steam Machine launches today"

iamtheworstdev — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:34:17 +0000

because the less wealthy get mad about it

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"

iamtheworstdev — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:13:09 +0000

when you see the list of major investors in Cursor that will never break even if it stays independent, and compare it to the investors in SpaceX, it all makes sense.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs"

iamtheworstdev — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:06:34 +0000

if I remember correctly it involves prepaid debit cards that involved no ID correlation, then you bought sims in person using said debit card which you activated online with any made up address because the prepaid debit cards had no mailing address, so it accepted anything. or you "registered" the prepaid sim online with whatever fake mailing address you wanted.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Running local models is good now"

iamtheworstdev — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:57:53 +0000

are you running an NVLink? I have the same setup but no NVLink and it feels like it's best just splitting the 3090s to run separate models concurrently. But I also have no idea what I'm doing.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff, Edwards Air Force Base says"

iamtheworstdev — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:33:28 +0000

as a pilot - it's a reminder that if the pros can make a mistake then I absolutely can and I better not take anything for granted when I fly.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs"

iamtheworstdev — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:25:23 +0000

In the US it gets fought hard because Wall St uses it to dodge state income taxes. Everyone thinks it's drug dealer related for us, but it's actually Finance bros driving into NYC from out of state (NJ or CT) but trying to hide it.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)"

iamtheworstdev — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:42:17 +0000

that's actually not true at all. today's homes flash up in a matter of minutes, where as older homes can take nearly a half hour. today's homes are designed to minimize the chance of danger, but in situations like a fire, once they happen they are more dangerous today than they were in the past.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Memory has grown to nearly two-thirds of AI chip component costs"

iamtheworstdev — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:21:47 +0000

isn't there a law for that? as things become cheaper you consume more?

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Was my $48K GPU server worth it?"

iamtheworstdev — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:03:56 +0000

I thought NVLINK didn't matter anymore because of the latest PCI-E speeds. Am I wrong there?

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Flipper One – we need your help"

iamtheworstdev — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:42:01 +0000

probably means - more expensive than any of us would spend on a "toy", but far cheaper than what an expert might on an industry standard version of this.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Declining America"

iamtheworstdev — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:21:26 +0000

they're also on the cusp of throwing it all away, again.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment"

iamtheworstdev — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:36:34 +0000

also relevant is the end of this SNL sketch from this last weekend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS97AzfKp3U

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Why most product tours get skipped"

iamtheworstdev — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:53:52 +0000

doesn't this affect auth on, like, every website you visit? (genuinely curious)

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Tesla tells HW3 owner to 'be patient' after 7 years of waiting for FSD"

iamtheworstdev — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:38:18 +0000

> Things like pilots on flights with autopilot;

Funny, I was going to mention exactly that. I'm a private pilot with a modern autopilot and flying is exhausting. Partly because the piston engine is rattling your brain the entire time but also because you're on high alert the entire time. You're always making sure the autopilot is keeping the plane on the blue (or green) line and is being predictable. And my smartwatch shows my heart rate is usually more elevated on autopilot than not.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "Spain to expand internet blocks to tennis, golf, movies broadcasting times"

iamtheworstdev — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:39:45 +0000

did soccer balls change shape to warrant being compared to eggs?

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

iamtheworstdev — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:18:44 +0000

That wouldn't be punishment to Hegseth, he seems pretty clear that he's more supportive of his Protestants than his Catholics.

New comment by iamtheworstdev in "NHS staff refusing to use FDP over Palantir ethical concerns"

iamtheworstdev — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:02:54 +0000

* if available in your area or within your means of travel, which may include flying to another state