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nba456_··on Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution
The consequences of environmentalists killing nuclear.
nba456_··on Nvidia in Talks with OpenAI to Guarantee $250B Financing for Data Center
Yeah everyone is so scared they became the biggest company in the world today (again)
nba456_··on Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ammonia" fertilizer
We need to hurry and kill this tech before environmentalists try to make other fertilizers illegal and cause mass famine.
nba456_··on Private healthcare makes industries less innovative. It's time for change
no it doesn't
nba456_··on Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. import reliance with substitution and recycling
Micron had to delay their New York memory fab by a year because there were some bats in trees. This stuff is DOA in most states.
nba456_··on Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters
How could you have worked at Apple during the entire Samsung lawsuit and say Apple has no history of suing competitors over IP theft?
nba456_··on Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters
Not really, just slowing down a potential competitor could still be worth it.
nba456_··on Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
Like when Apple sued Samsung. Why bother with the free market when you can just sue your competitors?
nba456_··on Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
Steve Jobs would've drowned OpenAI in a thousand lawsuits like he did Samsung. He knew better than to compete fairly.
nba456_··on Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
Reminds me of Apple suing Samsung. Why bother with the free market when you can just sue your competitors?
nba456_··on Google loses fight over record $4.7B EU antitrust fine
Yes?
nba456_··on European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple
> Aren't monopolies is what we end up by default if have no regulation at all?

No.

nba456_··on Rocketlab acquires Iridium
What you're describing is a global government, otherwise that can't be enforced.
nba456_··on Rocketlab acquires Iridium
And who does the tax get paid to? Some mythical Global Government that will totally work this time?
nba456_··on Rocketlab acquires Iridium
Oh great the NIMBYs are coming for space now.
nba456_··on Half-Life 2 in a Browser
>Besides, IP law is dead. The rise of AI made it pretty clear that you can steal literally anything without consequences.

God, AI keeps making life better than I could've ever imagined!

nba456_··on A man was gifted his dream car by Kevin Mitnick, who he helped put in prison
Too bad he wasn't colorblind.
nba456_··on Chevron signs 20-year power agreement with Microsoft for West Texas data center
Then why does Texas install more solar?
nba456_··on Chevron signs 20-year power agreement with Microsoft for West Texas data center
If Europe was as willing to drill for gas as the US is, they'd probably be able to run more ACs and save thousands of lives every year.
nba456_··on Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging is a turnoff
You can't trust consumers with what they say they want in their marketing.
nba456_··on Thermodynamics rules future orbital data centers
The NIMBYs are coming for space launch sites, too.
nba456_··on The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
GenZ might be outspoken and booing commencement speakers, but the usage numbers don't lie.
nba456_··on The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
Of course it is. Young people are always more eager to adapt new tech while older people yell at clouds. AI usage is MUCH higher among young people.
nba456_··on Claude Opus 4.8
I don't agree at all for these coding models. Even the most anti-AI people from last year seem to be giving in to using them.
nba456_··on Greg Brockman interview [video]
If his entire personal diary got exposed and that's the worst that's in it, good for him.
nba456_··on Shunning AI is the human choice
No, there isn't. At this point you would have to wipe out humanity to get rid of AI.

And then hope nothing else ever evolves intelligence.

nba456_··on Eric Schmidt speech about AI booed during graduation
They don't want hope, they want to doom
nba456_··on The US is winning the AI race where it matters most: commercialization
> No, the US is _leading_ the AI race, but the race isn't over.

When someone says their football team is winning in the first half, do you say, "Umm, no, they're leading, not winning!"

nba456_··on The US is winning the AI race where it matters most: commercialization
Even if it leads to global disaster, you'd rather be the country with the best AI. You won't be saved just because your AI is worse.
nba456_··on DeepSeek v4
Wow, never seen a post with so many comments posted overnight like this.
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