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New comment by venussnatch in "Nobody knows what a used GPU cluster is worth"

venussnatch — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:34:17 +0000

Or... auctions are a terrible way to buy big expensive risky purchases.

Auction prices account for that risk, you don't get to do all of the verification you do for normal purchases.

New comment by venussnatch in "Qwen 3.8"

venussnatch — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:51:42 +0000

The chromium example is wild. There's an extreme distrust and contempt for chromium becoming the defacto browser and therefore Google becoming the defacto gatekeeper of the web.

New comment by venussnatch in "Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods"

venussnatch — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:44:54 +0000

You can have intelligence with lidar.

You can have even more intelligence with both.

New comment by venussnatch in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"

venussnatch — Thu, 14 May 2026 19:38:00 +0000

There's no basis mentioned there either. It's just stated as a matter of fact without explanation.

New comment by venussnatch in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"

venussnatch — Thu, 14 May 2026 17:29:27 +0000

What is the suspected method of Bluetooth communication?

Afaik phones do not share their internet blindly to Bluetooth devices.

New comment by venussnatch in "A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”"

venussnatch — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:36:50 +0000

Any single page application, such as YouTube, Gmail, or discord.

It lets persistent content (videos) or connections (chat) persist while emulating a pagenated browsing experience.

When it's done right you don't notice it at all.