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1-6··on Nobody knows what a used GPU cluster is worth
The GPU cluster's RAM is probably worth more than the flops these days.
1-6··on China's Xi Jinping launches new AI alliance, WAICO
Free and open... Like the Great Firewall. It's comical to see this coming from China.
1-6··on AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion
Fast and loose with billing data. Welcome to the new Amazon.
1-6··on Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass
Biting the hand that fed you... on your way out.
1-6··on Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation
I'm sure they can think of some things to make new copies a differentiator such as DLC's and perks in game.

Also, 'new games' eventually get discounted as the title gets old. It's one way of keeping money in the game store ecosystem constantly changing hands.

1-6··on Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation
I wonder why Sony or Microsoft don't try to 'game' the used market by becoming the used marketplace for virtual copies. They can charge a commission for every game that changes hands.
1-6··on For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
"The cell is not alive by any definition..." "But it’s the strongest demonstration yet that it is possible to generate life from nonlife."

Contradicting themself in the same paragraph.

1-6··on Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development
A 3090 never came with 32gb of vram
1-6··on Japanese symbols that speak without words
I don't see anything particularly special about these symbols. Don't get me wrong, I like Japan but while these icons look nice, don't most symbols already speak without words?
1-6··on Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?
OP is describing Dave Ramsey
1-6··on Honda Civics and the Evil Valet
Honda knows how to build great cars but they haven't up-skilled their software knowledge.
1-6··on Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
The concept of a cheap new computer like an RPi for poor families is a 1st world solution that doesn't understand markets. Used computers are way more popular in countries where the price of new computers are out of reach.

It's a supply chain problem, n

1-6··on Siri AI
Apple has built the strongest ecosystem of AI-capable consumer products in the industry. I suspect they deliberately chose not to compete in the AI data center race. Entering that arena would have cannibalized sales of their own high-margin devices, while further straining their already tight supply chain for memory and M-series processors.

Apple would never willingly pay Nvidia for GPUs anyway.

Why absorb supply chain pricing pressures and volatility when you can pass those costs directly to the consumer?

1-6··on Apple WWDC 2026
While I may hold an unpopular opinion, I really enjoy using liquid glass. It really makes an information-rich screen seem less cluttered.
1-6··on Sabotaging projects by overthinking, scope creep, and structural diffing
Interesting read but the author's thoughts were all over the place.
1-6··on Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents
I don't expect Menlo Park to keep it character for long as Silicon Valley CEOs are fleeing the state.
1-6··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
I wonder if tax returns of corporations could be made public data.
1-6··on Software 3.1? – AI Functions
To you, what's the point of spending countless billions on space exploration?
1-6··on 14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight
100% this. There's nothing wrong with focusing on first principles and this is a rediscovery in that matter.

It's just an acknowledgement that the Miura pattern works and this kid kept his focus. To be perfectly honest, he just took something that was already done before (the fold) and applied it. Scientists do this all the time and win prizes--like cellophane tape to create graphene.

1-6··on Clawdbot - open source personal AI assistant
I see this posted everywhere this week. Is it really that good? I understand this runs on any hardware (not limited to Mac Minis) as long as you have an API key to an LLM (Preferably to Claude). People online make bold promises that it will change your life...

It sounds interesting to me, I might install it on a cheap Mini PC with Ubuntu. This can't come at any worst time as storage and RAM has gotten astronomical. I feel bad for people who are just starting to build their first rig and an alt rig for this.

1-6··on Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11
Windows 11 doesn't support Intel CPUs older than 8th gens. Linux is no longer an alternative, it's a lifeline for many old yet very capable machines.

What is Microsoft trying to do by ending Windows 10 support?

1-6··on Fuzix on a Raspberry Pi Pico
+1 to simple machines.

As an analogy and anecdote, I've learned a lot about cars through RC racing as a teen. Building differentials, CVDs and Universal Joints, hydraulic shocks towers, and tuning radios really gave me the baseline to know and fix cars as an adult.

I still lack a very basic understanding of computers which has somewhat neutered what I'm capable of doing today. I'm now sorta getting back into learning these things but it's kinda hard when it is limited to weekends and holidays. I hope RPI keeps going with their vision as a publicly traded company. Kids need to learn these things.

1-6··on Fuzix on a Raspberry Pi Pico
Thanks for this writeup, I'm going to try myself as I have a few Raspberry Pi Picos laying around myself. I'm going to try to create a Google Colab Notebook for my virtual environment instead.
1-6··on A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London
It looks like AI slop to be honest. My second best guess is that it could be arrayed transformers.

I don't think a utility company in their right mind would allow workers to bicycle inside a tunnel powering the grid.

1-6··on Steam Machine
Steam is starting to become the 'Apple Computer Inc.' everyone wants.
1-6··on Fallout from the AWS outage: Smart mattresses go rogue
Even though this is a light-hearted headline, there is a larger problem brewing as critical tech is increasingly connected to the cloud.
1-6··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
Friends tell their friends about more mature brokerages once the account goes over $100k.
1-6··on Kohler launches smart toilet camera
Privacy issues aside, I think having a camera to monitor stools and urine color is an excellent way to gauge health. I hope the folks at Kohler can make this happen.
1-6··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
Glad that you're taking the first step toward resiliency. At times, big outages like these are necessary to give a good reason why the company should Multicloud. When things are working without problems, no one cares to listen to the squeaky wheel.
1-6··on Leaving serverless led to performance improvement and a simplified architecture
I think this is what is being said:

"Down with serverless! Long live serverless!"

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