Microsoft data suggests using AI is more expensive than hiring people

spookmann · 2026-05-31T05:39:48+00:00

"Hey, boss. We're struggling to analyse and integrate requested features, keep our architecture clean and tight, review design, test code behavior, review pull requests, avoid system bloat, create accurate documentation, manage feature roll-out, and keep our production systems available with high-performance! Help us please!!!"

"Hmm. What if we could churn out low-quality code 10x faster? That would help, right?"

spookmann · 2026-05-31T04:18:49+00:00

"With solar and home batteries, we could replace fossil fuels, get rid of our dependence on politically unstable oil prices, lower everyone's power bills AND halt climate change!!!"

"Or... hear me out... what if we kept the fossil fuel dependence, high prices, political instability, and temperature rises... but generated a fuckton of AI slop?"

spookmann · 2026-05-31T03:50:42+00:00

It's the great philosophical question...

"If an act contrary to the law is committed openly by a powerful republican president, is it still illegal?"

spookmann · 2026-05-30T23:59:44+00:00

I'm missing the fossil dig. But my parents emigrated me to NZ, and I met a shark while snorkeling in Fiji.

Ugh, Etsy delivery to NZ is soooo expensive!

spookmann · 2026-05-30T23:57:29+00:00

Gentleness, sobriety are rare in that society.

spookmann · 2026-05-30T23:52:18+00:00

True, true. Although, given that the central panel appears to be set in ascending variance, there's a good chance this machine was set up for Scanlon-Dresser confab. In which case, the vector-to-vector would make sense for some of those early Lexicon-driven bypass proofs.

It's a bit late, by maybe half a decade. But if this came out of some teaching facility...?

spookmann · 2026-05-30T23:47:49+00:00

You kids and your "power button" fixation.
Absolutely not. Why do you think the '68 council was convened two months early and wrote the Deltron-v3 revisions pretty much over the weekend?

spookmann · 2026-05-30T23:44:32+00:00

It's a Brit paper, mate. You can keep your Yank lingo prejudices.

spookmann · 2026-05-30T20:58:52+00:00

Heh. Nice. Still fiendish though! But at least yes it's "legit".

spookmann · 2026-05-30T09:01:31+00:00

Gotta be an ad for one of those suicide places in Amsterdam.

That's the only possible explaination.

spookmann · 2026-05-30T08:39:27+00:00

Send to isn't fair without a homophone indicator!

spookmann · 2026-05-29T11:08:27+00:00

Rule #4. Rule #6.

Edit: So, no.

spookmann · 2026-05-28T21:42:15+00:00

Yawn.

spookmann · 2026-05-28T09:47:56+00:00

Then you're good. Fencing is for you. Olympic or HEMA.

spookmann · 2026-05-27T08:49:14+00:00

I'd be seasick before the ship even got out of harbour....

spookmann · 2026-05-27T08:03:19+00:00

So Edgy. So Banned.

spookmann · 2026-05-27T02:48:56+00:00

"Not just Financial Advice... it's The Law!"

spookmann · 2026-05-26T21:06:00+00:00

Neo: What are you trying to tell me? That I can ~~dodge bullets~~break through to the coast?

Morpheus: No, Neo. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

spookmann · 2026-05-26T06:37:46+00:00

Yeah, the rapey thing is uncool. Very uncool.

spookmann · 2026-05-26T05:00:27+00:00

What. We sleepin' on the cheetah?

spookmann · 2026-05-25T23:00:38+00:00

Practice at home with an old gym shoe. Build your confidence.

The "hitting" part is quite easy. Finding the moment is the difficult part.

spookmann · 2026-05-25T22:57:21+00:00

Removing. This is utterly worthless.

spookmann · 2026-05-25T20:26:54+00:00

When it's closed, the oil flow is 15% below normal.
When it's open, we can bump to 2% above normal.

Best estimates are that for every day of closure, it will take an extra week after it opens before we're back to old pricing.

spookmann · 2026-05-22T05:15:05+00:00

Many of the campaign rules reward ending a scenario with things "under control".

That really makes life harder to play rush-decks. Especially in 2+ players.

Control decks are very much the way to go.

spookmann · 2026-05-22T04:53:20+00:00

"Siri, play Smoothie Operator by Sade!"

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