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The more severe problem is that Google installs model weight files on a per-user basis, meaning Chrome occupies 4 more GB of space for every OS user on your dev

by maxloh 5mo ago

The more severe problem is that Google installs model weight files on a per-user basis, meaning Chrome occupies 4 more GB of space for every OS user on your device.

emegeve83 5mo ago
For every profile.
bityard 5mo ago
The company I work at has several environments and hundreds of VDI users in each environment. Chrome is the default browser in all of them. By my rough napkin math, this one small change by Google will eat up at least 15 terabytes of new disk space in total. (I sure hope we are using deduplication at the physical storage layer...)
- throwway120385 5mo ago
  It's fine. Network and disk space are free, right?
  - charcircuit 5mo ago
    Compared to human labor it is.
    - account42 5mo ago
      Only because those who can save on the labor are not paying for the increased resource use in the first place.
- Pay08 5mo ago
  I certainly hope you don't automatically update.
  - TheRealDunkirk 5mo ago
    Does your place review every line of every update patch note? Do you think you would catch this implication?
- dburkland 5mo ago
  Thankfully deduplication is a thing ;)
- tbrownaw 5mo ago
  Shouldn't the filesystem be set to encrypt everything before it hits the physical storage layer?
- niutech 5mo ago
  Serious question: why do you use Google Chrome in the first place, when there are better alternatives, e.g. Brave (crypto stuff could be easily disabled) or Vivaldi, both with adblocker?
ai-x 5mo ago
4GB, $0.10 (whatever the HD price) that is the equivalent of a High School level intelligent brain that can perform many cognitive tasks (and in the future even PhD level intelligence) for free? Oh, the horror!!! Wait, let me pay my HVAC guy $500 he deserved because he came all the way from his home to replace a fuse
- recursive 5mo ago
  It doesn't make sense to apply wholesale prices for mass storage. People are running Chrome on specific devices that they already own. Storage is not fungible in this way.
- beedeebeedee 5mo ago
  If you’re pissed you had to pay your HVAC guy to drive to your house and do something you think is trivial, why didn’t you do it yourself?
  - account42 5mo ago
    As the saying goes, gp didn't pay $500 to have the fuse replaced, he paid $500 for the training and experience that was required to know that the fuse had to be replaced.
- verisimi 5mo ago
  Here is your google brain on your device, whether you want it or not.
- SkiFire13 5mo ago
  Tell that to Apple, I'm sure they will allow me to pay $0.025/GB for additional storage on my Macbook /s
  - tayo42 5mo ago
    It's annoyingly imposible to add more disk space to laptops. I think mine is soldered.
BiteCode_dev 5mo ago
Does each playwright (or similar automation system) count as a different user, and does it keep the model around ? If yes, it's an interesting API to call when a AI crawler hit your website.

by maxloh 5mo ago

The more severe problem is that Google installs model weight files on a per-user basis, meaning Chrome occupies 4 more GB of space for every OS user on your device.

emegeve83 5mo ago

For every profile.

bityard 5mo ago

The company I work at has several environments and hundreds of VDI users in each environment. Chrome is the default browser in all of them. By my rough napkin math, this one small change by Google will eat up at least 15 terabytes of new disk space in total. (I sure hope we are using deduplication at the physical storage layer...)

throwway120385 5mo ago
It's fine. Network and disk space are free, right?
- charcircuit 5mo ago
  Compared to human labor it is.
  - account42 5mo ago
    Only because those who can save on the labor are not paying for the increased resource use in the first place.
Pay08 5mo ago
I certainly hope you don't automatically update.
- TheRealDunkirk 5mo ago
  Does your place review every line of every update patch note? Do you think you would catch this implication?
dburkland 5mo ago
Thankfully deduplication is a thing ;)
tbrownaw 5mo ago
Shouldn't the filesystem be set to encrypt everything before it hits the physical storage layer?
niutech 5mo ago
Serious question: why do you use Google Chrome in the first place, when there are better alternatives, e.g. Brave (crypto stuff could be easily disabled) or Vivaldi, both with adblocker?

ai-x 5mo ago

4GB, $0.10 (whatever the HD price) that is the equivalent of a High School level intelligent brain that can perform many cognitive tasks (and in the future even PhD level intelligence) for free? Oh, the horror!!! Wait, let me pay my HVAC guy $500 he deserved because he came all the way from his home to replace a fuse

recursive 5mo ago
It doesn't make sense to apply wholesale prices for mass storage. People are running Chrome on specific devices that they already own. Storage is not fungible in this way.
beedeebeedee 5mo ago
If you’re pissed you had to pay your HVAC guy to drive to your house and do something you think is trivial, why didn’t you do it yourself?
- account42 5mo ago
  As the saying goes, gp didn't pay $500 to have the fuse replaced, he paid $500 for the training and experience that was required to know that the fuse had to be replaced.
verisimi 5mo ago
Here is your google brain on your device, whether you want it or not.
SkiFire13 5mo ago
Tell that to Apple, I'm sure they will allow me to pay $0.025/GB for additional storage on my Macbook /s
- tayo42 5mo ago
  It's annoyingly imposible to add more disk space to laptops. I think mine is soldered.

BiteCode_dev 5mo ago

Does each playwright (or similar automation system) count as a different user, and does it keep the model around ? If yes, it's an interesting API to call when a AI crawler hit your website.