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paleotn

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5. All we've gotten the last 20 years....

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 08:12 PM

May 13

are some net improvements on what already existed, in addition to all the other "solutions" looking for problems that don't exist. Nothing ground breaking for all the hype and money spent. And don't say AI. To generate some text or code I'll have to spend time vetting for fear of inevitable errors, i.e. should have just done it myself, they're threatening to use more electricity than the entire state of Utah. Not to mention water resources in a region hard pressed as it is.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/utah-approves-datacenter-backlash

Only upside is it will probably never be completed. No AI firm has yet to deliver a believable plan to generate enough revenue to cover the gargantuan cost in a host of lifetimes. Dot Com bubble on steroids.

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There's the internet archive, but so many other things to do. usonian May 13 #4

All we've gotten the last 20 years.... paleotn May 13 #5