nikisil80

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by nikisil80 3mo ago
lol - the guy who thinks every single subscriber to a newsletter is a paying customer wants to be taken seriously. Zitron's POVs are always deeply researched, well-sourced and clearly formulated - things that, in and of themselves, are
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by nikisil80 5mo ago
thank god at least 1% of HN users aren't so heavily propagandized - makes me believe in the future a bit more.
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by nikisil80 8mo ago
I appreciate your responses to my comments, including the addition of reading material. However, I'm going to have to push back on both points. Firstly, saying that because AI water use is on par with other industries, then we shouldn&
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by nikisil80 8mo ago
Yeah, I do tend to have a rather nihilistic view on things, so apologies. I really think we're just cooked at this point. The amount of people (some great friends whom I respect) that have told me in casual conversation that if their L
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by nikisil80 8mo ago
Checked your history. From a fellow skeptic, I know how hard it is to reason with people around here. You and I need to learn to let it go. In the end, the people at the top have set this up so that either way, they win. And we're down
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by nikisil80 8mo ago
Yeah sure but have you considered that the actual cost of running these models is actually much greater than whatever cost you might be shelling out for the ad-free apps? You're talking to someone who hates the slopification and enshit
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by nikisil80 8mo ago
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by nikisil80 1y ago
Let me know when you make your liquidity move and I'll tail you. The meltdown which will occur because of the GenAI mirage will be generational
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by nikisil80 1y ago
Best reply in this entire thread, and I align with your thinking entirely. I also absolutely hate this idea amongst tech-oriented communities that because an AI can do some algebra and program an 8-bit video game quickly and without any mis