Meanwhile, Amazon/AWS have reworked their corporate employees compensation so that employees get less in each annual review than previously. As well as making the top possible annual increment firmly out of reach.
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There's a good solution to that. It's called unionizing. I know tech workers are allergic to that though LOL
What you're telling me getting TT 3 Years in a row is not feasible?
Also don't firget reducing the amount of promos handed out and trying to get people to leave so they can replace them with college kids.
But yeah let's throw 4 billion more at Anthropic
I love subsidizing these jackoffs energy bills in my own power bill /s. 17c/kwh for me, 3c/kwh for Bezos... From the same supplier.
If that’s the case there is likely a demand component to the bill. You don’t want to cheaper kWh and pay demand…
You “shouldn’t” be subsidizing the bill but who knows, it may be something but probably not as much as you would think.
Off hours can't be 6 times cheaper, surely
Every system is different so can’t speak for you. All the grid infrastructure is built to deliver peak demand so it’s not all about cost of generation resources.
Large companies that can use power consistently for 24hour will get “better” rates because in theory they are maximizing energy sales with the designed lines. That has value too but “better” isn’t always “cheaper”; energy kWh’s and peak demand are valued differently based on the grid/consumers needs.
Nearly every residential user does not use energy that way 24hrs a day. Sun goes down, lights come on, dinner prepped, and home climate changes contribute to significant demand that adds up quickly. That’s why most utilities offer time of use rates, if you want a cheaper energy bill than do your part by either not straining the grid at peak hours or paying into your contribution.
All that to say as long as your utility is not an investor owned utility than 6x may not be that crazy for your system. The fundamentals of energy costs is supply vs. demand. But IOU’s is a completely different ballgame.
Suckers
Forget the lottery. "ChatGPT, how do I create an AI Startup?"
Amazon is not a startup.
Of course not. My point was that these wealthier-than-god goobers just throw money at anything with the term "AI" attached with abandon, and that seems like a better road to relative wealth than playing the lottery.
Step 1. Be rich or know rich people
Step 2. Convince rich people to give you more money
Step 3. Repeat Step 2
Maybe some do. Maybe some dont.
This is probably a long shot, but you wouldn’t happen to be the same FaceDeer who does the cool luanti mods?
Oh, neat. Yeah, that's me. :) Been a couple of years since I've picked up the modding pen, but I still remember those days fondly. Just got really busy with life for a while and fell out of the habit.
Awesome, what a coincidence! I still run dfcaverns on my mcl-based server to this day, I thought the name seemed familiar 😁 my stepchild loves taking dwarven syrup baths!
But sorry for jumping in suddenly like this, just thought I’d ask and share my appreciation. You’ve brought a dash of joy to our lives, and I thought we don’t get to tell that enough to all the amazing creators out there
Thanks! DFCaverns was kind of my "baby", and the one I keep thinking I should get back into modding to continue developing. I can't promise anything, of course, but this is of course fun and encouraging to hear. :) Making DFCaverns Mineclone-compatible was quite a chore back in the day, glad to hear it's still working!
All to avoid paying taxes.
Oh goody! More nameless knockoff garbage at the top of my searches but now less relevant. Can't wait.
Is there an eject button on this hell ride?
Is there an eject button on this hell ride?
Yep. Don't do it though. No way to make things better if you check out early.
There are some things to be said for non-existence
Sure, that's what drugs are for. Why stop existing forever when you can stop existing for short periods of time from the comfort of your couch?
Sadly, they'll gain only the earliest start on NextGen Evil, waste many earth-boiling watt hours doing it and pass the losses on to everyone else via streaming, taxes, whatever.
I hope they lose all their investment
Why in hell are all these people on a Technology community who clearly don't understand the reason why companies are all-in on the AI thing?
I don't want to pull a "no true scotsman" here, but holy christ. Are any of the people here actually technology enthusiasts? Because there's a lot of technophobes and luddites here.
In fact, I'd say MOST replies to this community are people pooh-poohing Tech.
I think there's a healthy discussion about technology. The fact that people are open to discuss their concerns about AI and the ramifications of the technology is exactly what is needed in a discussion. Technology for the sake of technology is not needed, that's the play book these giants don't seem to realize. They are rewarded for technology and their ability to destroy and wreck the power grid without having to pay restitution or taxes. It's capitalism when in fact taxpayers are constantly the ones footing the bill with grants, tax levies, or holding the bag with bad contracts and needing to fix the problems these corporations leave in their wake.