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New comment by meangenehackman in "Nvidia's $750B in Deals Reignite Circular AI Fears"

meangenehackman — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:56:11 +0000

It is far better for society when companies like Nvidia spend their money rather horde it like Apple.

Nobody (including the dragon) benefits from sitting on piles of gold.

New comment by meangenehackman in "2x the productivity of our R&D org in 9 months"

meangenehackman — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:47 +0000

Management is eating this up. Less pay, less employees, MORE PRODUCTION!

It's crazy how people will sabotage themselves willingly.

New comment by meangenehackman in "The Silent Majority of Experts (2012)"

meangenehackman — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:11:24 +0000

There is a very, very small crossover of "good programmers" and "good bloggers".

New comment by meangenehackman in "Time Doesn't Trickle Down Either"

meangenehackman — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:02:58 +0000

The young must learn to protect their time from the old.

A tale as old as time.

New comment by meangenehackman in "Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts"

meangenehackman — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:53:22 +0000

Apple's greatest accomplishment is convincing its customers that they're all geniuses.

New comment by meangenehackman in "Conversation Is Being Recorded. They All Are"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:07:05 +0000

We've been recording almost everything since the early 2000's.

I remember installing NICE and their little blackboxes way back in the before time (2000).

New comment by meangenehackman in "Blade Runner 2099 exclusive first look at the replicant uprising"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:50:15 +0000

Ugh... They're gonna Star Wars, Bladerunner.

New comment by meangenehackman in "Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn?"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:47:58 +0000

I'm glad Zuckerberg appreciates my homemade porn. Nobody else seems to.

New comment by meangenehackman in "You never have to do work again"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:58:59 +0000

This is how you get busted.

New comment by meangenehackman in "Algorithm-Designed Photonic Circuits Beyond Human Intuition"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:57:08 +0000

It's gonna be awesome when some future machine designs a circuit that mimics a biological circut and we come full circle.

New comment by meangenehackman in "Kalshi demands Netflix down trailer misleading prediction market documentary"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:54:22 +0000

Can I bet on the outcome of this on Kalshi?

New comment by meangenehackman in "The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout"

meangenehackman — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:53:29 +0000

Followers will follow anything that leads them. Its why "sheep" are so often used to describe humanity.

New comment by meangenehackman in "Why hasn't AI increased unemployment?"

meangenehackman — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:35:54 +0000

The guy with his back to the volcano says "what problem?"

New comment by meangenehackman in "Everybody Wants to Be a Dev"

meangenehackman — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:28:31 +0000

Dev's are one step above users, so this is a natural progression. Funny how there are rarely/never articles about everyone wants to be Helpdesk or Admins.

New comment by meangenehackman in "The Cost of "Contact Us for a Quote" in Modern E-Commerce"

meangenehackman — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:06:32 +0000

"Contact Us for a Quote" is just another way to say "We don't want your business."

New comment by meangenehackman in "German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications"

meangenehackman — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:05:29 +0000

FTA - They lost Apple as their main customer. Apple is switching to Chinese battery manufactures.