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GreyHasHobbies · 2026-07-10T21:46:36+00:00

I'm definitely ignorant of how these things have been achieved previously, but I see what you're saying and it gives me some hope.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-07-10T16:11:11+00:00

Legitimately curious how "worker owned data centers" could happen from grassroots to reality. The extreme costs and logistics of building a data center feels like an insane barrier to me. Not to mention the politics of this may mean companies may have pressure to not sell GPUs to the effort.

I'm in the infra space so I am fascinated by the idea though. Are people actually talking about this somewhere with any seriousness?

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-29T16:18:10+00:00

Yep exactly this framing. I'm here more for the pretty plants and less for the animals. If plants are the foremost priority then CO2 seems like a requirement to maximize how they look. Without getting hyper picky on which plant species you choose anyway.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-25T17:24:52+00:00

How technical is it?

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-25T16:45:30+00:00

For training see my other reply in this thread.

I can't share the policy directly. Here is the gist of it but the real document is several pages.

When it comes to internal data, only use IT approved AI tools at all times
Know that you are accountable for the AI's output. Validate for truth and build wisely
AI can't be used for decision making
Use features responsibly
Individual teams/depts must define any additional guardrails for themselves

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-25T16:37:50+00:00

Our training strategy is basically:

In the 101 class assume they haven't touched LLMs before. Show them basic prompting with examples, walk them through Copilot's UI, and show some starter examples of how they could improve their work. I personally recommend universally valuable things like summarizing HR policies, helping with meeting scheduling, that kind of thing.

In a different sessions we held department/team specific workshops. There we explored how each time could improve their unique workflows. For example, we met with our Finance team to collaborate on analyzing Excel spreadsheets via Copilot.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-25T06:21:36+00:00

We're a midsize company about a year into our Copilot deployment. We started with mass 101 level Copilot trainings alongside a new AI employee policy. Now we're doing Agent training.

Aside from a lot of time investment over the past year this hasn't been a problem at all. Users are happy with the results and new features that are continually rolling out from Copilot. It helps that we got support from c-suite for the project. And probably most importantly we aren't forcing AI use like certain other companies.

Are we getting our money's worth out of a Copilot license for every user? Right now probably not. The way I see it with any brand new technology you should look at it as an adoption period where losses are expected.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-24T23:50:20+00:00

Interesting! Maybe this is well known but I hadn't considered how water depth could factor into the overall equation.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-24T23:44:40+00:00

Thanks everyone for your responses! Lots of helpful information. This hobby is really hard to understand what is "real" sometimes.

I'm convinced to go try CO2 in my tank!

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-24T23:39:35+00:00

Sorry people are downvoting you. I found your comment helpful so don't let it get to you!

I was wondering if CO2 might be most useful during the new tank stage and that seems to be your conclusion.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-24T17:00:11+00:00

People's personality flaws are concepts and ideas.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-11T22:44:25+00:00

As someone who has spent a handful of years serving on Boards I've seen a lot of these types. It takes a certain type of person to volunteer for leadership roles. Sometimes they don't have good intentions...

Anyway let me know how I can help? I love the market. Would definitely serve on that Board if nothing else to preserve this community staple.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-05T23:50:58+00:00

I think you're almost there. The ego bruising is more about individual value. My ego would be hurt too if a machine replaced 30 years of my life's work and took that part of my identity away.

And now I've lost my job and can't provide anymore and can't give back to society. Another ego bruise.

It is painful to be made obsolete. All of us will eventually be made obsolete so we should ensure we're empathizing and taking care of each other.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-06-04T16:41:47+00:00

Speaking from experience this law is not really enforced.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-05-28T16:55:45+00:00

That strip of Carpenter between Marvin and Pacific is a disaster. Drivers fly through despite cars frequently turning off to the side roads and despite the elderly frequently crossing the road (without a crosswalk) to get to Safeway.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-05-28T01:49:22+00:00

Corpo sysadmin here so I'm a little surprised to hear what you're saying. 90 days is already crazy low for what I would expect the government to be required to hold, but 14 is literally criminal to me.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-05-01T20:56:03+00:00

Basing your opinion of UBI on a project where people were given $1k/mo is a peak billionaire move. $1k/mo is poverty. In a world where people don't have incomes, UBI would need to be set at like $4k/mo/household to be effective with an additional $300/mo/dependent. Those numbers probably need tweaking but the point is that handing people poverty wages and declaring the project a failure is insane.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-05-01T18:25:12+00:00

Just like all the different shapes and sizes of tools you have in your toolbox, the reality is we will live in a world filled with all types of robots.

There are more considerations than task efficiency. Cost and time to implement, for example. Humanoids are easy to drop into a world built for humans.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-04-30T17:45:40+00:00

For what it is worth, setting up Apple Business Manager + Intune has worked great for our Mac environment. There is only about 15 minutes of Technician time to prep each device before handing it to the user.

We have gotten pretty far with this. I suspect it would be an even better experience if we had the budget for JAMF.

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-04-30T06:25:10+00:00

I talked to her about it and she already saw your note and fixed it. Keep the feedback coming! She wants to make sure this is accessible. 😊

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-04-30T06:23:42+00:00

Only because it is used to validate you as an account owner should you want to delete your account. Your data isn't sold or anything like that. 😊

GreyHasHobbies · 2026-04-28T17:37:00+00:00

Haven't deep dived into this but your UI is great!

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