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Better an AI researcher or scientist get one of these cards than some scumbag miner.

dylan604 5y ago
Why do you think an AI researcher can't be a scumbag as well? Clearview AI anyone?
benreesman 5y ago
I’m annoyed as the next guy that my deep-learning rigs are costing 5 figures, but “scumbag” might be a little strong for people who arbitrage NVIDIA’s repeated failures to effectively segment their GPU offering?
- speedgoose 5y ago
  No I think it's fair, unless they heat up their bedroom while mining.
- wpietri 5y ago
  It is deeply weird to me that of all the people involved you place the failure on Nvidia here. Regardless, I'm ok with the term "scumbag" for anybody who tries to profit from a negative-sum system.
- 5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
  But they are. I ranted about this here a few weeks ago, but we're still getting intermittent rolling blackouts because of energy shortages caused by miners moving into the country (we have cheap electricity… for now at least).
  - benreesman 5y ago
    As I mention above: I’ve got no special love for Ethereum miners. But why you’re trying to lay your municipality’s busted, corrupt-ass utility’s issues at their feet is perplexing. Ethereum miners at their worst are the maggots crawling around in your community’s failure to form a voting bloc to reform utilities. At best they provide an arbitrary demand for electricity that makes solar panels obvious. So I missed the part where you’re a newcomer troll.
    - 5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
      After that "troll" bit I have no desire to engage with you. Have a look at the guidelines, old-timer.
      - benreesman 5y ago
        I apologize for being rude. I have my reasons for being touchy about this but taking it out on you is unfair.
ComputerGuru 5y ago
I’d rather a scumbag miner got it than a PoS “scientist” working on facial recognition technology for advertising or governmental use.
- swalsh 5y ago
  I too would rather see cards going to people working on protein folding AI and similar.... but I must admit your use cases are likely the more dominant ones.

Why do you think an AI researcher can't be a scumbag as well? Clearview AI anyone?

I’m annoyed as the next guy that my deep-learning rigs are costing 5 figures, but “scumbag” might be a little strong for people who arbitrage NVIDIA’s repeated failures to effectively segment their GPU offering?

speedgoose 5y ago
No I think it's fair, unless they heat up their bedroom while mining.
wpietri 5y ago
It is deeply weird to me that of all the people involved you place the failure on Nvidia here. Regardless, I'm ok with the term "scumbag" for anybody who tries to profit from a negative-sum system.
5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
But they are. I ranted about this here a few weeks ago, but we're still getting intermittent rolling blackouts because of energy shortages caused by miners moving into the country (we have cheap electricity… for now at least).
- benreesman 5y ago
  As I mention above: I’ve got no special love for Ethereum miners. But why you’re trying to lay your municipality’s busted, corrupt-ass utility’s issues at their feet is perplexing. Ethereum miners at their worst are the maggots crawling around in your community’s failure to form a voting bloc to reform utilities. At best they provide an arbitrary demand for electricity that makes solar panels obvious. So I missed the part where you’re a newcomer troll.
  - 5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
    After that "troll" bit I have no desire to engage with you. Have a look at the guidelines, old-timer.
    - benreesman 5y ago
      I apologize for being rude. I have my reasons for being touchy about this but taking it out on you is unfair.

ComputerGuru 5y ago

I’d rather a scumbag miner got it than a PoS “scientist” working on facial recognition technology for advertising or governmental use.

swalsh 5y ago
I too would rather see cards going to people working on protein folding AI and similar.... but I must admit your use cases are likely the more dominant ones.