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The whole machine off the lot is going to be less than a drywall contractor's Ford F150...so long as it can be put to work Yes. You're a drywall contractor you

The whole machine off the lot is going to be less than a drywall contractor's Ford F150...so long as it can be put to work Yes. You're a drywall contractor you go to Craigslist and start humping some jobs. Make some bucks and buy you a nice F150. Conversely, there aren't a lot of "need deep learning in my dentistry" ads on CL -- and not as easy or clearcut path from point A to point B. So the investment makes sense, if the right conditions are true. To the average developer, those conditions look very murky and uncertain to gauge. So while it's obviously some sweet tech, but it takes a lot more than tech.

brudgers 11y ago
I don't disagree. The price is the price because the price makes sense for businesses. Prosumers may buy one for the same reason pump and valve salespeople buy 911 GT3's...to drive something fast slowly. It's on a continuum the drywall feller ordering the 6" lift and 34" tires, leather seats and dual climate control. All that he really needed was the four wheel drive and the diesel V8. Which BTW, the drywall impresario who's buying a new truck for his business isn't finding jobs on Craigslist. He's got business relationships with serious people who call him when a bid needs bidding and drywall needs hanging. It's deal flow just as it is for the sort of person who needs a 4 GPU box and CUDA code for their business. It's only a lot of money if it sits idle. If there isn't a business case, there isn't a business case and buying it is an inefficient allocation of resources.
robotresearcher 11y ago
On the other hand, there are lots of researchers twiddling their thumbs waiting for code to run right now. The bet is that this activity will continue to grow quickly. Of course this isn't for the average developer. Which is why they are marketing it to researchers and maybe AI startups.

brudgers 11y ago

I don't disagree. The price is the price because the price makes sense for businesses. Prosumers may buy one for the same reason pump and valve salespeople buy 911 GT3's...to drive something fast slowly. It's on a continuum the drywall feller ordering the 6" lift and 34" tires, leather seats and dual climate control. All that he really needed was the four wheel drive and the diesel V8. Which BTW, the drywall impresario who's buying a new truck for his business isn't finding jobs on Craigslist. He's got business relationships with serious people who call him when a bid needs bidding and drywall needs hanging. It's deal flow just as it is for the sort of person who needs a 4 GPU box and CUDA code for their business. It's only a lot of money if it sits idle. If there isn't a business case, there isn't a business case and buying it is an inefficient allocation of resources.

robotresearcher 11y ago

On the other hand, there are lots of researchers twiddling their thumbs waiting for code to run right now. The bet is that this activity will continue to grow quickly. Of course this isn't for the average developer. Which is why they are marketing it to researchers and maybe AI startups.