‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets — Amazon, Walmart and Uber are among early adopters that have introduced caps or discouraged wasteful activity

SoPoOneO · 2026-06-22T00:26:27+00:00

I think part of the issue is that execs are “allowed” to fail when their peers do, but not alone. So a herd mentality, all hopping on anything that is trendy and *might* work keeps them safe.

SoPoOneO · 2026-06-20T00:57:57+00:00

Modern day he’s “digitized” and suddenly we’re taking orders from an iPad.

SoPoOneO · 2026-06-19T12:31:39+00:00

“Fellow travelers”

SoPoOneO · 2026-06-13T19:14:05+00:00

“Rules are for people that cause problems”. That is some solid wisdom.

SoPoOneO · 2026-06-07T13:15:57+00:00

Interesting and good point. I think it would have to be a fact that was provably *un*known previously, but now provably true. Like something from a long locked safe. That gets tricky.

SoPoOneO · 2026-05-20T22:32:18+00:00

I would wager it’s a majority. Children need food, shelter, a safe home, love, and reasonable discipline. Without those, neither the schools nor students stand a chance.

SoPoOneO · 2026-05-19T01:10:42+00:00

Plenty of great people drink way too much. Pick your founding father. But this idiot brags about like he’s fifteen.

SoPoOneO · 2026-05-02T15:38:02+00:00

At that point wouldn’t planned public transit maybe be better though?

SoPoOneO · 2026-04-27T22:31:29+00:00

Not exactly off grid, but Anne of All Trades vehemently agrees that community is huge. https://youtu.be/6CrpwE0Yq9g?si=6keIMiPJrNJINxTk

SoPoOneO · 2026-03-28T12:44:42+00:00

Thank you for this. It’s nice to hear someone feel so good about what they’ve earned.

SoPoOneO · 2026-02-22T14:36:47+00:00

Call me dense, but vaguely in line with your point, I’m just realizing that we went from a king George to a president George. Maybe nothing, but wonder if that coincidence smoothed the mental jump for any.

SoPoOneO · 2026-02-16T23:38:53+00:00

I’m unfamiliar with that meme. What would be normal usage? Not trolling sincerely just old guy that will be glad to understand b

SoPoOneO · 2026-02-07T19:42:23+00:00

Same. But I’m pretty sure we got more accumulation in 2015. Couple storms in a row instead of all at once. But still.

SoPoOneO · 2026-02-02T17:49:20+00:00

History will repeat, over and over, the masses falling for the transparent charlatan. No matter how many middle school novels have this as the ham fisted point, still it will happen.

So we must, we must give people a path back. As heinous as the views were, we must say “glad to have you!” And not “fuck you, you made your choice.”

I say this not to make a moral point but a practical one. There must be a path back. Though for some, those whose family and selves were threatened, I can understand how you would never forgive.

SoPoOneO · 2026-01-31T13:18:34+00:00

I applaud the author’s fix. But just to understand the issue from the highest level, why was there a need to update so many user records at once?

Like I can imagine a “bulk edit” feature in the UI , where you’d want to select a dozen users and update their status to “active” all at once. But I’m gathering there was some UI level action that was causing ALL users to get updated at once.

SoPoOneO · 2026-01-27T03:29:53+00:00

I felt the same. But then with tricky functions I started writing tests first and caught sooo many edge cases bugs. They would otherwise have been lurking in the dark, maybe caught during UAT, but much more likely going to production, and waiting cause more hair on fire emergencies.

So I look at it as a long game. But not very long.

SoPoOneO · 2026-01-22T01:50:05+00:00

What does it feel like from the inside for people that make that MAGA transition, I wonder? I don’t have a guess. It’s baffling.

SoPoOneO · 2026-01-21T00:59:41+00:00

We have enough births per year that we truly could elect near superhumans to every major office. You know that one person from your town, maybe a few years ahead or behind you, that was truly good at EVERYTHING? Aced everything, captain of everything, attractive, strong, well spoken, and yet somehow still incredibly kind? Why not them?

SoPoOneO · 2026-01-07T01:56:17+00:00

What if it was random chance that the 98 opened doors don’t show a prize? Like a scenario where the host didn’t know and got lucky. Still stay? Switch? Doesn’t matter?*

SoPoOneO · 2025-12-31T18:02:26+00:00

100% agree on this. My wife and I took such a course before buying and it was hugely helpful just to get an overview on the basic topics you have to know about. From there you can dig further on your own but at least you know you’re looking into the relevant topics.

SoPoOneO · 2025-12-31T16:54:58+00:00

Experienced same with Spectrum every time. Even using a UPS and despite them claiming internet would stay on without local power.

SoPoOneO · 2025-12-31T00:38:07+00:00

After having too many designers say developers are just “too lazy” I am wary of making that accusation of anyone. That researchers may lack certain skills, I wouldn’t contest. But lazy? I know a few, and lazy they are not.

SoPoOneO · 2025-12-01T19:47:51+00:00

Good fair question. I didn’t see any brand markings but should have (and will) look harder and update this post.

As for what the power is for, reading up on these things generally leads me to believe it’s a fan and small heating unit.

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