There's a little 'update' blob to say now (Oct 23) 'Expanding to Pro and Max plans'

It is confusing though. Why not a separate post?

There is a perception out there about GenAI and water that goes surprisingly deep. I was told we are will be living in a drought-stricken hellscape, and AI is to blame.

I'd like to know the equivalent energy consumption of a single TikTok video, but that is probably arguing the wrong thing. My bigger question is ... where do they think that water goes? Steam? The assumption is that it is gone forever, and I can't get over how people could just take that at face value.

People are also more likely to click into web content that helps them learn more — such as an in-depth review, an original post, a unique perspective or a thoughtful first-person analysis

So... not the blog spam that was previously prioritized by Google Search? It's almost as if SEO had some downsides they are only just now discovering.

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I like their transparency about who actually supports them, and what the whole community gets for it. I wish other projects would do that, if for no other reason than to make it obvious that FOSS isn't just something that happens.

https://phk.freebsd.dk/VML/2025/

It's the stuff in the fridge that takes the initial work, repeatedly exchanging the air is maybe a rounding error?

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I'm sure that was true for everyone back in the punchcard days. It would enforce a kind of rigor that I can blissfully ignore.

edit: I see the exact same story in the linked thread, so clearly a lot of Russians are very proud of that skill

They are not 'normal', which is something I always admired about David Lynch. He had a very personal style and vision, and stuck with it.

"Today’s plan mainlines AI into the veins of this enterprising nation – revolutionising our public services and putting more money in people’s back pockets."

Is a heroin analogy really what they are going for, and then straight into some imaginary cost savings?

I know it is fashionable to wonder if something was written by AI. I don't think this is, but some human went to great lengths to sound borderline unhinged.

https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2019/06/decoder-ring...

e.g.

  We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to start with? Even this is a difficult decision. Many people think that a very abstract activity, like the playing of chess, would be best. It can also be maintained that it is best to provide the machine with the best sense organs that money can buy, and then teach it to understand and speak English. This process could follow the normal teaching of a child. Things would be pointed out and named, etc. Again I do not know what the right answer is, but I think both approaches should be tried.

  We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.

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It opens up questions about grids and market efficiency, so your mileage may vary.